The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 697

Chapter 697: 328 Fight for Favor (Two updates)

At the hour of You, both the Guozijian and Qinghe Academy had finished courses.

Gu Xiaoshun had gone to Nanxiang to learn skills from Master Lu, and Gu Yan, citing physical discomfort, had asked for a leave.

He, of course, wasn’t really feeling unwell; he had deliberately asked for leave in order to carry out a plan of the Anti-Brother-In-Law Justice League he had formed with the young monk.

"Why hasn’t the little monk come back yet?" Gu Yan paced back and forth in the courtyard.

Lady Yao asked with amusement, "Aren’t you feeling sick anymore?"

Gu Yan coughed lightly, "I ... I feel much better after some fresh air."

Lady Yao knew that he was intentionally skipping school but didn’t say anything considering his health conditions.

As the month progressed, Lady Yao was sweating profusely despite Gu Yan not feeling hot, so she went back to her room for a bath.

Gu Yan waited anxiously at the door, it felt like forever before he finally saw the little monk return.

"Why are you so late?" Gu Yan asked.

The little monk sighed like an adult and said, "Isn’t it because uncle was late? I told him I could come back by myself, but he insisted on me waiting for him."

The Guozijian and Bishui Alley weren’t far apart, the little monk walked this path every day, and he wouldn’t get lost even with his eyes closed.

But the thoughts of adults and children are always different. For them, his safety range was confined to this alley, and once he crossed that limit, they would start worrying.

Gu Yan glanced down both ends of the alley and reached out to take the little monk’s hand, "Alright, let’s not discuss this any further. My sister and brother-in-law will be back soon."

This meant that the pair were about to start secretly scheming up to no good.

However, being their first time, they had to plan thoughtfully.

Both the Medical Hall and the Hanlin Academy weren’t busy today so Gu Jiao and Xiao Liulang got home early. Once home, Xiao Liulang went to the study room to check the little monk’s homework.

He finished his assignments faster than Gu Yan, so his work was usually checked first.

Gu Jiao headed for the kitchen.

Gu Yan narrowed his eyes and sneaked a glance into the kitchen, only to find that his sister was actually making salted tofu pudding!

Ah!

Has she become addicted to sending salted tofu pudding to her husband?

She’s even started making the tofu pudding herself!

With a tinge of jealousy in his heart, Gu Yan saw the little monk sneaking out of the study room, using the excuse of going to the toilet. The two conspirators hid behind a begonia tree, seriously exchanging the intelligence they had gathered.

"Jiaojiao went to the Hanlin Academy to pick up brother-in-law!" said the little monk fiercely.