The Prime Minister’s Darling-Chapter 1618 - 778 Reunion_3

"Alright, alright, what’s your situation over there?" The old scholar feared sudden sentimentality the most and hastily urged Xiao Hen to share information about Shengdu.

Their situation was a bit complicated, leaving Xiao Hen at a loss for where to start. He had no choice but to begin with his and Gu Jiao’s current identities.

"What? You took Shangguan Qing’s place to become the Crown Prince?" The old scholar was struck with shock. It turns out that the surprise of him and Zhuang Jinse coming to Shengdu was not the biggest; Xiao Hen’s lineage was!

Xiao Hen continued, "I forgot to mention, Shangguan Qing is Xiao Qing, the son of my father and my mother."

The old scholar pondered, "The son of Princess Xinyang and Marquis Xuanping? That child is still alive?"

"Yes," Xiao Hen replied, "He was brought to Yan Country by my mother."

The old scholar was becoming overwhelmed, "Your mother is——"

Xiao Hen earnestly answered, "Former Princess of Dayan, Shangguan Yun."

So the woman Marquis Xuanping brought back to the Capital City back then was not a Yan Country slave but a royal princess.

Was Marquis Xuanping really so fortunate?

Empress Dowager Zhuang, after all, had come from the palace, and her sensitivity and acceptance level in these matters were higher than the old scholar. Her reaction was relatively composed.

However, she couldn’t remain calm when Xiao Hen talked about Gu Jiao.

The Duke Residence’s adopted son, the Hei Fengqi commander, the nemesis of the ten great families——

Empress Dowager Zhuang’s mouth twitched.

She had wondered how this girl could be so unproblematic.

Look, she had almost turned Shengdu upside down.

——And all with her own strength.

Xiao Hen and the old scholar exchanged information for a full two hours.

The two elders fell into silence.

These little ones have done too many sensational things recently. They were already too stunned to be shocked anymore and needed time to digest it all.

Despite the successes Xiao Hen and Gu Jiao had achieved at this stage, in the eyes of the experienced Empress Dowager Zhuang and the old scholar, their methods still lacked perfection, were impulsive, and lacked rigorous organization and planning.

In their day, Empress Dowager Zhuang and the old scholar’s conflicts were intense, spanning from the court to the harem, from the harem to officialdom, even indirectly affecting the battlefield.

Compared to these kids’ skills, it was child’s play.

Empress Dowager Zhuang snorted, "Had you, back then, had only Ahen’s level of skill, the Aijia would have exiled you three thousand miles away, never to return to the capital in your lifetime!"

The old scholar sneered, "Had you been as bold and reckless as Jiaojiao back then, I would have ensured you were stuck in the Cold Palace permanently!"

Xiao Hen and Gu Jiao: "..."

Can’t you two argue without involving us?

Don’t we need any dignity?

Besides, you didn’t need to hide your identities back then, so you could fight however you pleased!

Try hiding your identity in Yan Country and see how it feels!

How frustrating.

The young couple turned their faces away.

"Ahem ahem." The old scholar gave in under Empress Dowager Zhuang’s death glare, "Ahen, where are you staying now?"

...

Half an hour later, a carriage entered the National Master Hall.

The heavy rain had just stopped, Ya He was carrying a bowl of decoction from the western corridor. He saw Xiao Hen and Gu Jiao leading an elderly couple into the Qilin Palace at a glance.

He asked in confusion, "Your Highness Changsun, Young Master Xiao, who are they——"

Xiao Hen calmly replied, "They are Young Master Xiao’s patients, who came from the outer city after hearing of him. It was raining heavily with nowhere to go, so I decided to bring them here first. I’ll inform the National Master later."

Ya He hurriedly said, "No need, it’s a small matter. Master has instructed that Your Highness Changsun should treat the National Master Hall as his own home, no need to stand on ceremony."

After all, Your Highness, you’ve never been polite to the National Master Hall.

You’ve had those Jianghu companions stay overnight more than once or twice, bringing in two normal patients this time was actually surprising.

How was Xiao Hen to know that Shangguan Qing was so informal and really considered the National Master to be hospitable.

Recently, the inner city checks were strict, Xiao Hen and Gu Jiao were worried about leaving the elderly couple at the inn, so they temporarily brought them back to the National Master Hall.

But the National Master Hall wasn’t suitable for a long stay either. At dawn, Xiao Hen planned to find a suitable mansion.

The guest rooms in Qilin Palace were numerous; the eastern corridor had over ten rooms, with only Xiao Hen, Gu Jiao, Shangguan Yun, and Xiao Jingkong, plus a few servants, occupying them, leaving many empty rooms.

Given that they were "a married couple," it was odd to have two separate rooms, so Gu Jiao only had the servants prepare one room.

The old scholar looked at the spacious room and nervously said, "Well, I, uh, I’ll sleep on the floor tonight."

"Ha-ha." Empress Dowager Zhuang rolled her eyes and went to Gu Jiao’s side.

"Your Highness Changsun!"

Four palace maids doing the sweeping in the corridor bowed to Xiao Hen in unison.

Xiao Hen slightly nodded, "Carry on."

"Yes." The four continued working.

Empress Dowager Zhuang had just reached Gu Jiao’s door.

She looked at the two maids and two eunuchs doing the sweeping.

Her gaze fixed on one of them, and she frowned slightly.

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