The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 1618

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: "..."