The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 1846

Chapter 1846: 915 Violent Xiaobao! (Chapter 3)

The young maid awkwardly said, "Are you here today to fetch jewelry for the Second Miss as well? Um...and this is..."

She noticed Gu Jiao beside the Yao Family.

The Yao Family said solemnly, "She is the eldest miss."

The young maid’s face changed with surprise, and she bowed, "I’m Chun Liu, I’ve met the eldest miss."

The Yao Family said to Gu Jiao, "Chun Liu is Jin Yu’s accompanying maid...I forgot to tell you, Jin Yu is getting married. Her fiancé is the third young master from the Marquis Changping’s family, surnamed Quan."

This marriage was chosen by Gu Jinyu herself.

Originally, the Yao Family had picked the legitimate son of the Huangmen Assistant Minister for her. Though his background wasn’t high, he was kind-hearted, honest, and diligent.

The parents-in-law were also good people.

Moreover, they didn’t mind Gu Jinyu’s poor reputation in the Capital City, so Gu Jinyu could have lived a peaceful life if she married there.

But she said she didn’t want to marry him.

Coincidentally, the Marquis Changping returned to the Capital City for a debriefing, bringing his family members along.

Young Master Quan from the Marquis Changping family fell in love with Gu Jinyu at first sight and was quick to propose marriage.

He wasn’t from the Capital City and wasn’t familiar with Gu Jinyu’s reputation there. They would get married in the Capital City and then move to his fief.

Though the Yao Family was angry with Gu Jinyu’s past actions, considering that the third branch of the Gu Family truly cared for Gu Jiao as well, she still hoped Gu Jinyu would have a good marriage.

Gu Jinyu’s relationship with the Yao Family had cooled considerably, and her marriage matters were now handled by Lady Gu.

"Chun Liu came to the Marquis Residence last year; you haven’t met her," the Yao Family told Gu Jiao.

After Chun Liu finished her greeting, she began to secretly observe Gu Jiao.

Just looking at her eyes, she was indeed extremely beautiful.

Chun Liu said, "Madam, the Second Miss’s wedding date has been set for the eighteenth of next month."

"Wasn’t it already set?" the Yao Family inquired.

"...You haven’t asked yet," Chun Liu whispered.

Gu Jiao looked at her coldly, "Does my mother need to ask such things personally? As servants, would you not report it voluntarily?"

Chun Liu said pitifully, "I-I thought the Marquis and madam had already been informed..."

Recently, there had been an incident at the mine in the Capital City, requiring urgent repairs by the Ministry of Works. Lord Gu hadn’t returned in nearly a month.

During the conversation, a clip on Gu Jiao’s veil came loose, and the veil fell off.

Chun Liu’s gaze fell instantly on the birthmark on Gu Jiao’s face, causing her to gasp in shock, then lower her gaze, her lips curling in disdain.

No wonder she used a veil to cover her face; she looked so ugly.

She wasn’t even as attractive as a single finger of the Second Miss.

Gu Xiaobao suddenly reached out and grabbed Chun Liu’s hair.

The young child couldn’t control his strength well, so his grip was neither gentle nor controlled.

Chun Liu cried out in pain!

She reached to pry Gu Xiaobao’s hand off.

Gu Xiaobao held on tightly. The more she pulled, the more it hurt her, and eventually, it brought tears to her eyes!

"Xiaobao!" the Yao Family’s face changed. She quickly grabbed her son’s little arm, "You can’t grab people, let go!"

Gu Xiaobao didn’t let go.

The Yao Family was anxious, "He usually doesn’t act like this. He doesn’t grab people, nor does he hit... What happened today?"

Chun Liu cried loudly in pain, drawing the attention of everyone in the store.

If it were an adult bullying her, maybe someone would have stepped in, but being grabbed by a one-year-old baby, how could anyone intervene?

Today, Gu Xiaobao was a bit fierce.

Gu Jiao looked at her fierce and cute little brother and calmly said, "Let go."

His sister was fiercer than their mother.

Gu Xiaobao let go.

A large clump of Chun Liu’s hair had been pulled out, and the top of her head was practically bald.

But it was the young master who pulled her hair, so she dared not show her anger.

Adding to the embarrassment of losing face in front of so many people, she couldn’t bear to stay a moment longer; she even forgot to take Gu Jinyu’s jewelry and ran out crying.

The Yao Family frowned and looked at her son in her arms, sternly saying, "Xiaobao, what happened to you today? Why did you grab someone?"

She was truly angry!

Gu Xiaobao looked innocently at the Yao Family, and three seconds later, he held the Yao Family’s face and said in a tender voice, "Mother, Xiaobao loves you."

Going to Youzhou was a story fabricated by the grand-aunt and grand-uncle, even told to Marquis Gu.

"Pretty well." Gu Jiao said.

She did not ask Gu Jinyu if she was doing well.

They weren’t close.

Polite pleasantries were tiresome.

Gu Jiao wanted to leave.

Gu Jinyu added, "Sister... don’t be too sad..."

Gu Jiao gave her an odd look.

Gu Jinyu sighed softly, "I don’t know if Mother and Brother told you... It turns out, brother-in-law is the young marquis of Zhaodu who was said to have perished in a fire six years ago. He didn’t die, during the time you were in Youzhou, he reunited with his family... Now, he’s no longer Xiao Liulang, he has resumed his identity as the young marquis. This was decreed by His Majesty personally, if Sister does not believe, you could enter the palace to verify with His Majesty and the Empress Dowager."

She looked anguished, "When I first heard the news, I was really happy for Sister. The husband Sister picked up from the countryside turned out to be the fallen young marquis, what great fortune is this? In the future, Sister would be the young lady of Xuanping Marquis Residence, the future mistress of the mansion."

"But I never expected that just a few months ago, news came from the palace about the young marquis’ arranged marriage with the Yan Country."

Saying this, Gu Jinyu looked at Gu Jiao with eyes filled with sympathy and regret.

But Gu Jiao clearly saw a trace of delight.

——I, once disreputable, thought I would never marry in this life, but unexpectedly, I was chosen by Marquis Changping’s legitimate son. And you, the sister who always looked down on me, have become a divorced wife of the young marquis!

A year without seeing each other, Gu Jinyu had changed a lot.

It seemed she had frequently basked in the attention of Madam Gu in recent times.

Marquis Changping was a marquis with real power. Together with General Weiyuan, the half-brother of Marquis Xuanping, he guarded the eastern border of Zhan Country.

He most favored his third youngest child. No wonder Madam Gu had changed her attitude, favoring Gu Jinyu significantly.

Tears shone in Gu Jinyu’s eyes, "I heard that back in the countryside, Sister supported young marquis’ studies through thrift and hard labor, enduring all the hardships, thinking the tough times are over, who knew you’d end up a divorced woman..."

Gu Jiao said, "You seem to really care about me."

"Of course I care about Sister." Gu Jinyu’s voice was choked, "Sister, you don’t know, the young marquis’ fiancée is the daughter of the Duke Residence in Yan Country... Behind her stands the Empress of Yan Country and the whole Xuanyuan Family... Facing such a background, not even our Ding’an Marquis Residence dares provoke, and perhaps even His Majesty and the Empress Dowager would not easily stand up for Sister."

She raised her hand, pointing at the dozens of guards moving boxes diagonally opposite, "Sister, do you see? That residence is the courtyard Duke An has set up for his daughter’s marriage, it’s bigger than Ding’an Marquis Residence. Last night, I saw them bringing in hundreds of dowries, and today, they’ve even bought so much more from the outside."

As she spoke, she inched closer to Gu Jiao, and softly mocked in Gu Jiao’s ear, "Sister, are you envious?"