The Prime Minister’s Darling-Chapter 399 - : Incident No. 203 (First Update)

Chapter 399: Incident No. 203 (First Update)

No one in the Jinluan Hall dared to speak like this in front of His Majesty.

Eunuch Wei’s face changed slightly.

So did Gu Jinyu’s.

However, she was not flustered for being called out harshly.

She forced herself to come across as calm.

His Majesty cast a strange look at Gu Jinyu and told the old blacksmith and the carpenter, “This is Miss Gu.”

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The carpenter who had never seen Gu Jinyu couldn’t make a comment.

But the old blacksmith had a clear memory, he signaled with his hands, “She isn’t! Miss Gu doesn’t look like this!”

Eunuch Wei chuckled and asked, “Are you sure you are not mistaken? Look again.”

The old blacksmith, who had spent a lifetime hammering iron and was unfamiliar with the ways of the world or dealing with diplomatic matters, lost his temper and even forgot that he was speaking to the Emperor, “There’s no need! Miss Gu was in my shop the whole afternoon, how could I forget her appearance? Moreover, her voice isn’t like this either! No, No! You must have made a mistake!”

Eununch Wei laughed awkwardly, “Are you sure that the lady’s surname is Gu, and that she is a daughter of the Marquis Residence?”

“Absolutely sure!” the old blacksmith emphatically nodded.

Back then, when the young apprentice went to the Iron Shop to collect farming tools for Gu Jiao, the old blacksmith kept insisting on giving Miss Gu a bonus. The apprentice, unable to refuse, inadvertently said, “Miss Gu is the lady of Marquis Residence, she doesn’t need your silver.”

The apprentice made a slip of the tongue and afterwards, he was incredibly cautious about not mentioning it again.

Eunuch Wei said, “But she is indeed the lady of Marquis Residence and her surname is Gu, there isn’t a second Marquis daughter with this surname in the entire world…”

Upon saying this, he paused abruptly.

No, there is a second one.

The Marquis Gu has two daughters.

One is his biological daughter who grew up in the countryside, and the other is an adopted daughter raised by his side. Although there was a mix-up, Marquis Gu always considered the adopted daughter as his own child and she was also very promising.

If the mix-up hadn’t been exposed, no one would ever suspect her to not be a genuine lady of the nobleman’s house.

What Eunuch Wei figured out, His Majesty had also deduced.

However, Marquis Gu had previously stated categorically that his biological daughter was illiterate.

So, who was lying?

The old blacksmith looked earnest while Gu Jinyu turned pale.

His Majesty’s stern gaze landed on Gu Jinyu and asked, “Do you have anything to say?”

Gu Jinyu clenched her fingers to hide her fear, “Your Majesty, indeed, the bellows was invented by me.”

The old blacksmith became infuriated, “Oh, you little girl, how could you tell lies? You haven’t been to my shop at all! It’ll be clear once they are all called!”

That day, there were not just the old blacksmith in the Iron Shop. The other craftsmen had also seen Gu Jiao.

“How dare you! This is the Princess!” Eunuch Wei quietly reminded him solemnly.

The old blacksmith didn’t care about who the princess was, he only knew that she wasn’t the person he was looking for, she couldn’t take the credit!

“Your Majesty!” Gu Jinyu bowed, saying, “I truly have not been to the Iron Shop, but the design of the bellows is indeed mine.”

His Majesty frowned, “What did you say at the beginning?”

Gu Jinyu cast her gaze downwards, speaking softly, “Your Majesty only asked whether the invention of the bellows was mine, not whether I’d been to the Iron Shop.”

His Majesty’s frown deepened, “Weren’t you curious about how your invention got constructed?”

Gu Jinyu said, “I was curious indeed, but it wasn’t too much of a surprise. After all, I had discussed it with quite a few people, and even my maids knew about it.”

His Majesty’s eyes harbored some suspicion, “Are you suggesting that someone has stolen your achievement?”

“No, that’s not it!” the old blacksmith argued, “Miss Gu would never steal!”

Gu Jinyu shook her head, speaking seriously, “I didn’t say she stole anything, she probably was just trying to help you all out, so I don’t blame her.”

“Ah…” The old blacksmith was astounded.

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She took all the labels: smart, generous, selfless.

But the old blacksmith still felt something was wrong.

It wasn’t about the evidence, but his intuition that came from half of his life experiences.

Gu Jinyu had made up her mind, insisting that the inspiration was hers. His Majesty could only investigate her associates if he wished to look further into it. Her maids had been well-prepared, ready to provide favorable testimonies for her, but most importantly, her father would definitely side with her.

As for that girl, what evidence could she produce!

The blueprint?

Who didn’t have it?

She had mastered the mechanism of the bellows a long time ago. If they were to confront each other, she wondered if that girl could stand her ground!

However, what Gu Jinyu absolutely didn’t expect was, just when she thought she had an absolute hold on the situation, the Ministry of Works suddenly brought bad news – the iron smelting furnace had exploded!