The Prime Minister's Darling

Chapter 305: 167 Rescue (First Update) _2

Chang Jing and his companions quickly cleared away the obstacles.

Xiao Liulang intended to help Gu Jiao up and leave, but she suddenly turned her head to look at the collapsed wall behind her, gasping, “Wait, there’s another person.”

…

Thanks to the intervention of Chang Jing and his companions, the injured were swiftly rescued. There were two ladies and two men.

One of the men was the scholar who’d yelled, “Xuanping has been crushed!”. The other rescued man was utterly covered in debris; thus, the officials and their subordinates weren’t sure if he was Xuanping.

In short, it was quite baffling.

The officials wanted to record their statements, but all the people involved had already left.

The terrifyingly skilled individuals were nowhere to be seen.

Officials: “…”

What on earth kind of day was this?

…

When Feishuang awakened, he found himself lying on a clean, soft bed. The room was dimly lit and faintly smelled of medicine.

Feeling dizzy for a while and then realising it wasn’t a dream, a hint of alertness flashed in Feishuang’s eyes.

He promptly reached for his hidden weapons, only to find that they were all gone.

He was completely devoid of anything, even his clothes had been cut into pieces.

He moved a little, felt a sharp pain from his left abdomen and took a sharp intake of breath.

Upon looking down, he found his belly wound covered in a bandage. Medicine had been applied, and the scent of medicine wafted from there.

He touched his face again.

His mask was still on.

Squeak…

The door was pushed open.

His eyebrows furrowed in alert, his whole body on guard.

The second shopkeeper walked in, looked at the bed and said with raised eyebrows, “Hey, you’re awake? You woke up quite quickly, great! Now drink your medicine. Xiaosan, go get the medicine!”

An assistant, whose original name was Xiaoliu but was forcefully changed to Xiaosan by Gu Jiao, went to fetch the medicine with a fast pace.

The medicine had been prepared long ago and kept warm on the stove.

“Shopkeeper, here!” Xiaoliu walked into the room with a bowl of steaming medicine.

The shopkeeper pointed to the cabinet at the head of the bed: “Just put it there, you can leave.”

“Eh!” Xiaosan put down the bowl of medicine, wisely left the room and also closed the door behind him.

The shopkeeper sat down on the stool opposite the bed, one hand rested on the table, casually watching him: “So, do you want me to feed it to you?”

Feishuang glanced at the medicine on the nightstand but didn’t immediately reach for it.

The shopkeeper shrugged: “Relax, there’s no poison. I won’t ruin my own reputation!”

Feishuang watched him warily: “Who are you? And where am I?”

The shopkeeper replied: “This is Miao Shoutang, and I’m its second shopkeeper. The school for ladies is just next door.”

Since Miao Shoutang was newly established and not well-known, the second shopkeeper would occasionally mention the school for ladies to boost visibility.

Upon hearing mention of the school, Feishuang understood.

He pondered for a moment and then asked, “How did I end up here?”

If his memory served him correct, he had been buried under the ruins of the Music Hall. @@novelbin@@

He had heard those officials and maids say they would save the Crown Princess, even at the cost of the people in the storage room.

After that, he fainted.

He believed he was a goner…

The shopkeeper said smugly: “Of course, our young Miss Gu saved you!”

In view of their deepening cooperation, addressing her as Miss Gu seemed too formal, but calling her Sister Gu seemed too presumptuous. Therefore, the shopkeeper cleverly coined a new nickname for her: Little Gu.

Feishuang knitted his brows: “Little… Gu?”

Who is Gu?

Gu Jiao, perhaps?

Yes, indeed, he had heard it from the officials of the prefecture; that girl had been working as a medicine apprentice in the medical hall next to the ladies’ school.

Wasn’t she also trapped under the big stone slab? How did she rescue him?

Moreover, how could she possibly save him?

“Why did she save me?” Feishuang asked.

“I want to know too!” The shopkeeper weighed the bag on the table, which clinked with the sound of Feishuang’s hidden weapons. “So many hidden weapons were found on you, clearly you’re up to no good!”

Feishuang did not deny it.

Indeed, he was no good man.

If he were, he wouldn’t have become the number one thief in the Capital City.

So why did she save him?

No matter whether she knew his identity or not, he had calculated against her today.

It was him who led her to the basement of the Clearwind Music Hall and let her uncover the Crown Princess’ secret.

What he hadn’t expected was that the Music Hall would collapse.

He was hiding in the secret wall of the storage room at that time and ended up being buried in the ruins as well.

What surprised him even more was she managed to guess that he had not left the storage room and ultimately saved him.

Did he not know that he had set her up?