The Grand Secretary's Pampered Wife

Chapter 634: The Crafty Beauty Xiao

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Little Jing Kong's small body jerked, his eyes widening as he turned around to look at the other person in doubt.

"JiaoJiao?"

Little Jing Kong, who had been searching for her all along, suddenly felt a surge of great grievance in his heart. With a cry, he exclaimed, "JiaoJiao!"

"It's really you." Gu Jiao walked over, squatting down to embrace the little one in her arms.

Gu Jiao hadn't dared to quickly recognize him before because although the child's gait and figure resembled Jing Kong's, his appearance was extremely tanned. Her Jing Kong was a fair-skinned, tender little child, so how had his complexion suddenly become so dark?

Alone, Little Jing Kong didn’t feel wronged, but as soon as someone showed concern, he felt aggrieved. Little Jing Kong cried loudly, successfully turning himself into a little rainwater spirit.

Gu Jiao never expected to encounter Little Jing Kong here, or more precisely, she never expected Little Jing Kong to come to the State of Yan.

Little Jing Kong looked extremely miserable, emitting a strong smell of sulfur all over his body.

At the same time, Gu Jiao also noticed that Little Jing Kong was still clutching onto a... person.

Now she was sure it was a person, earlier she thought it was a big sack.

Gu Jiao had too many questions in her mind, but this wasn't the place to talk. She decided to take Little Jing Kong back first, but before that, she needed to make sure if this person also needed to be taken back.

"Who is he?" Gu Jiao asked.

Old Master Meng's face had long been blown up into something unrecognizable, not even his own mother would recognize him.

Little Jing Kong hadn't stopped crying yet, stuttering between sobs, "He's a kind old man... He brought me... brought me to find JiaoJiao... and then he got knocked out accidentally by the explosion..."

"Alright, I understand."

Gu Jiao brought both of them back.

Their place wasn't far from here, just across the alley.

Gu Xiaoshun and Gu Yan had already rested, Master Lu was practicing punch techniques in the courtyard, while Lady Nan was concocting medicine on the side.

Creak——

The courtyard gate was pushed open.

Lady Nan hurriedly put down the medicinal herbs in her hand, "JiaoJiao is back."

As soon as she spoke, she saw a dark little head poking in.

Lady Nan was startled.

Immediately after, she saw a dark little figure holding Gu Jiao's hand, with Gu Jiao also carrying another person on her shoulder.

Lady Nan stood there in a daze.

What's going on?

How did Jiao Jiao manage to bring back two people while she was out for a while?

Lady Nan opened her mouth, "JiaoJiao..."

"Greet them." Gu Jiao said to Little Jing Kong.

Little Jing Kong obediently called out, "Lady Nan!" Then turned in another direction, "Master Lu!"

"Aiya!" Master Lu's fist accidentally hit his own face, causing his nose to bleed.

Where did this dark little child come from?

Why did he speak exactly like Little Jing Kong?

Wasn't Little Jing Kong supposed to be in the State of Zhao? Seeing him here at this late hour was like seeing a ghost!

Lady Nan felt no less shock than her husband. Fortunately, she had put down the poison she was holding, otherwise she might have fed it all to herself from surprise by now.

She looked at the dark little child in front of her who seemed to merge with the night, "Is this... Jing Kong?"

Little Jing Kong placed his hands behind his back, tilting his head, "Lady Nan!"

This familiar posture, this familiar tone of voice, it was indeed Jing Kong.

"How did you get... so dark?" Lady Nan couldn't help but ask, letting out a soulful inquiry.

Gu Jiao was curious too.

Little Jing Kong said with grievance, "It's because of the sun."

He was burned in the sun by his bad brother-in-law.

Following my bad brother-in-law all the way, it was really tough!

Lady Nan asked again, "Who brought you to the State of Yan?" A five-year-old child couldn't have come here on his own.

A bird fluttered its wings and landed on the courtyard wall.

Little Jing Kong's eyes darted around, pointing upwards, "Little Nine brought me here!"

Everyone: "..."

Gu Jiao had asked this question on the way, Little Jing Kong even mentioned encountering bandits, but he didn't mention who he came to the State of Yan with.

Lady Nan had to temporarily let it go, planning to ask again later. She looked at the other person Gu Jiao had brought in and asked, "Who is this——"

Gu Jiao replied, "A kind old man. He brought Jing Kong out of the inner city. I'll take him for treatment first."

Master Lu, having dealt with his nosebleed, walked over, "I'll do it."

Master Lu carried the person into the main room and placed him on a chair.

Gu Jiao went to get her little medicine chest, with Little Jing Kong trailing behind her like a little tail, following her wherever she went.

"Are you hungry?" Lady Nan smiled as she entered the house, "I'll make a bowl of noodles."

Little Jing Kong pointed his fingers together, saying, "I want to eat JiaoJiao's egg custard."

Gu Jiao turned to look at the little tail behind her and curved her lips, "I'll make it for you later."

Lady Nan smiled and said, "I'll go light the firewood first."

She went to the kitchen, while Gu Jiao continued to treat the old man.

He wasn't seriously injured, just a few scratches from being dragged back by Little Jing Kong, and he had inhaled some of the drugs from the black gunpowder ball.

Once the effects of the drug wore off, he would wake up.

Gu Jiao suddenly thought of a question. Little Jing Kong was also hit by the black gunpowder ball explosion and should have been drugged, so why was he fine?

And moreover, how did he manage to drag the person all the way back? Did he become so strong after just a few days of learning martial arts from Gu Changqing? Did he awaken some hidden talent or something?

Gu Jiao voiced her inner doubts, and Little Jing Kong thought seriously for a moment before honestly answering, "Little Chicken Monkey also taught me martial arts!"

"Little... Chicken... Monkey?" Gu Jiao was puzzled.

[T/N: Little Chicken Monkey is a pun for ‘Marquis Xiao Ji’; they have similar pronunciation in Chinese but are written differently.]

……

Gu Jiao finished treating Old Master Meng's injuries and settled him in the small study.

Then she went to the kitchen to cook a bowl of assorted steamed eggs with vegetarian goose liver for Little Jing Kong, along with a bowl of vegetable noodles. Little Jing Kong enjoyed his meal heartily.

"JiaoJiao's cooking is so delicious!"

Unlike his bad brother-in-law, whose cooking was so terrible it could kill!

It was really not easy for him to survive following his bad brother-in-law, sob.

He was indeed a miserable little thing!

After eating and drinking his fill, Little Jing Kong was taken by Master Lu for a refreshing hot bath.

During the bath, Master Lu tried to pry out of him how he came to the State of Yan, but the little one was extremely clever and didn't say a word.

After the bath, he hugged a small pillow, lying on Gu Jiao's bed with a satisfied expression, rolling back and forth until he fell asleep on the third roll.

He was exhausted that night, snoring away contentedly.

It wasn't the hottest time in Shengdu right now, there was still a hint of coolness at night. Gu Jiao went into the room and placed a thin quilt over Little Jing Kong's stomach.

"Who exactly brought you here?" Gu Jiao murmured.

"JiaoJiao." Lady Nan called Gu Jiao softly from the doorway.

Gu Jiao put down the curtain and walked over gently, asking, "Lady Nan, what's wrong?"

Lady Nan handed a damp little sachet to Gu Jiao, saying, "I found this while washing Little Jing Kong's clothes just now. It was sewn into the lining. At first glance, it wasn't noticeable, but when it was put in water, the dye inside the sachet leaked."

Gu Jiao took the brightly colored sachet, squeezed it, and said, "There's something inside."

She opened the sachet, and inside fell a folded piece of parchment.

When the parchment was unfolded, a note was revealed, clearly written in the State of Yan language:

"Our family's bookboy, lost at a young age. Whoever finds him, please deliver him to the Linglong Pavilion of the Canglan Women's Academy. Generous rewards will be given."

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Jiang Baiyan had never encountered someone like Shi Dai.

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—

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He hasn't finished his lines yet though…