The Prime Minister's Darling

The villagers were struck dumb.

“This…whose young master is this? Who is he looking for?”

“Who else could he be looking for? Of course, he’s here for Liulang and Miss Gu Jiao!”

The villagers at the well began to tease each other with banter.

In the past, any noble would do nothing but seek the Gu family. But recently, the Gu family patriarch suddenly resigned from his position as Lizheng. The Wu family said it was because he had grown too old and didn’t want to worry the villagers anymore, so he stepped down willingly.

However, the rumor circulating in the village suggested that the patriarch had offended someone and was screwed over.

As for who he had offended, most villagers guessed it was the Xiao family— Xiao Liulang garnered excellent results in the imperial examinations, even better than Gu Dashun. The county magistrate favored him, and thus punishing the Gu family to teach a lesson on Xiao Liulang’s behalf didn’t seem surprising.

Gu Jiao’s family was recently renovating rooms and had just finished building two new brick houses that morning. She was moving the newly furnished items into the house with the craftsmen.

As they moved the last wardrobe, Gu Jiao felt someone approaching.

The person poked her gently on the shoulder.

Having learned from Yao family’s previous experiences, Gu Jiao was no longer overly suspicious of others. As she turned around calmly, she saw Gu Yan, who was about to poke her a second time.

Gu Yan didn’t expect her to turn around so swiftly and froze.

The dumbfounded look on his face was just like that of a puppy in the manor.

Gu Jiao chuckled, “You’re here?”

Regaining composure, Gu Yan smiled, “Mm, I came to see you.”

Gu Jiao noted his sweaty appearance and roughly guessed his urgency. She pointed to a chair in the lobby, “Sit, I will get you a cup of tea.”

Gu Yan sat down on the chair.

While Gu Jiao headed to the kitchen to prepare the hot tea, he began assessing the room. Gu Yan, having been spoiled with luxuries ever since he was a child, had never been to such a dilapidated house before. It was not just inferior to the Marquis Residence, but also to the firewood room of the villa, which was much larger.

The initial excitement that Gu Yan had felt gradually cooled down. He felt heartbroken.

Genuine heartache.

The bond of being twins made him feel the pain for Gu Jiao deeper than anyone else.

When Gu Jiao came over with a big bowl of hot tea, Gu Yan suddenly hugged her waist and buried his head in her stomach.

Ever since he turned three, he hadn’t been so intimate even with members of the Yao family.

But at this moment, his heart was truly in too much pain.

During missions, Gu Jiao was quite adept at observing and understanding human behaviour, but on normal days she was rather slow. However, there was one person in this world who could perceive his emotions without her having to analyze or guess.

Perhaps it was the telepathic connection between twins.

He was worrying about her.

Gu Jiao set down the bowl of tea on the table and gently patted his head, “I’m fine.”

“Mm,” Gu Yan responded, his face still buried in her body.

Suddenly, Gu Jiao felt a tear trickle down the corner of her eye.

She oddly wiped it off with her index finger and said to Gu Yan, “Hm? Did you start crying?”

“I didn’t.” Gu Yan denied as he choked up.

Gu Jiao patted his head, gesturing him to look at the tear on her fingertip, “See, you did cry.”

Her eyes had cried along with his.

So it turned out twins could shed each other’s tears.

Gu Yan stubbornly refused to admit that he had been crying. Wiping away his tears, he looked up at her nonchalantly, “I’m hungry.”

Gu Jiao responded, “I’ll make something for you to eat.”

Gu Yan asked, “May I look around?”

He was referring to the house.

“Mm,” Gu Jiao nodded. Thinking of something, she pointed to the cat’s room, adding, “The old nanny is sleeping, just avoid disturbing her.”

Gu Yan began wandering around the house. It was a stretch to call it a house—it was simply a one-entrance courtyard with a wide open room upon entering. To the sides were the east and west rooms, and the small, eastern room of the old lady.

If one continued past the main room, there was a backyard; to the north of which was the kitchen and a firewood room, while eastward were two recently built rooms. To the west was the empty chicken coop and a small vegetable garden.

“This room doesn’t seem to be occupied.” Gu Yan pointed at one of the eastern rooms.

Gu Jiao replied while picking vegetables from the garden, “That’s Xiaoshun’s room, it’s newly built. He’s at the academy and only comes home during the holidays.”

“So it’s the room of that younger brother of the Gu family?” Gu Yan asked with a hint of jealousy.

He had heard some things about the Gu family and knew none of them were any good, except Gu Xiaoshun who had a very good relationship with Gu Jiao.

“Mm, yes, it’s him,” Gu Jiao nodded.

“And what about this one?” Gu Yan pointed out the brand new chicken coop that was much larger than his dog-house back home.

Gu Jiao replied, “That’s a chicken coop for the monk. He has a few chicks there. He’s at the monastery right now and will return in the evening.”

Of course, Gu Yan also knew about the young monk she brought back from the mountain.

He couldn’t help but feel a surge of jealousy—just who was her real younger brother?

Gu Jiao hesitated for a moment before asking, “Do you…want to live here? If you do, you can stay in Xiaoshun’s…”

Did she want him to stay in Gu Xiaoshun’s room?

Gu Yan snorted angrily and dismissively replied, “I don’t want to live here!”

Gu Jiao looked disappointed, “Oh, okay.”

Gu Yan coldly pointed to the room next to Gu Xiaoshun’s and asked, “Whose room is this one?”

“My younger brother’s,” Gu Jiao answered.

“Younger brother? Ha! Wait, what did you say? My, my younger brother?” Gu Yan uncertainly pointed at himself.

Was she implying that the room next to Gu Xiaoshun’s was intended for him?

“Mm,” Gu Jiao nodded, “But you don’t want—”

“I do I do I do I do I do I do—”

Before Gu Jiao could finish her sentence, Gu Yan had already dashed into the room, slammed the door shut and locked it from the inside.

No one was allowed to drag him out of this room!

He was going to settle down here!!!