The Grand Secretary’s Pampered Wife

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”What exactly happened?” Mu Qingchen questioned.

Gu Jiao told him about her two accidental visits to the Duke Estate.

Mu Qingchen didnʼt know what to say. No wonder he felt she seemed familiar with the place when he took her to the Duke Estate.

It turned out she really had been there before!

Gu Jiao had expected Mu Qingchen to inquire about how she managed to defeat an assassin, but to her surprise, he didnʼt raise any questions about her skills, as if he had seen them before.

But Gu Jiao couldnʼt remember ever showing her skills in front of Mu Qingchen. She finally concluded that Mu Qingchen simply wasnʼt interested in her abilities.

Mu Qingchen looked at the dagger in his hand and said, ”I understand. Iʼll notify the Duke Estate to strengthen their security.”

Gu Jiao extended her hand towards Mu Qingchen.

Mu Qingchen asked, ”What?”

Gu Jiao confidently replied, ”Give it back to me. I got that dagger through my own efforts.”

She only meant to show him the evidence, not give it to him.

Mu Qingchen: ”...”

Since the dagger didnʼt contain any clues about the assassinʼs identity, it didnʼt matter if Xiao Liulang had it.

Mu Qingchen returned the dagger to Gu Jiao.

”I once promised someone to take good care of Lord Duke.”

”Hmm?”

Why did he suddenly bring this up?

”Are you talking to me?” Gu Jiao asked Mu Qingchen.

Their relationship wasnʼt close enough to be having heart-to-heart conversations.

Mu Qingchen was taken aback, realizing he had misspoken. He explained, ”I just suddenly remembered that person.”

Gu Jiao wanted to kill the conversation, but after looking at Mu Qingchen, she decided to cooperate and asked, ”Someone important?”

Mu Qingchen recalled, ”It was a little girl. Before she left, she said to me, ʼMu Qingchen, you have to take good care of my father. If I find out you didnʼt, Iʼll beat you up.ʼ”

”The Dukeʼs daughter?” Gu Jiao asked, ”Wow, sheʼs that bold?”

Mu Qingchen replied, ”Sheʼs younger than me, but I canʼt beat her. Even wolves canʼt beat her.”

Gu Jiao thought, wolves canʼt beat me either.

This scene felt a bit melodramatic.

Gu Jiao wasnʼt good at handling such situations. She felt that if the conversation continued, the atmosphere would become incredibly awkward.

Fortunately, Mu Qingchen changed the subject, ”Those people just now were from the Imperial Advisorʼs Hall.”

”Which people?” Gu Jiao asked.

”The ones you wanted to follow.” Mu Qingchen answered.

Gu Jiao instantly perked up, ”What is the Imperial Advisorʼs Hall?”

Mu Qingchen explained, ”The Imperial Advisorʼs Hall used to be the Bureau of Astronomy. After the Imperial Advisor took over, it was rebuilt into the Imperial Advisorʼs Hall. Itʼs the most influential force in Shengdu. The Imperial Advisor possesses great powers and is greatly trusted by the Emperor. He can enter the imperial palace with a sword without needing to be announced.”

Rumor had it that several decades ago, the State of Yan was just a small country. One day, a powerful Imperial Advisor appeared and presented six great scriptures to the Emperor. It was by the secrets within these scriptures that the State of Yan rose rapidly like bamboo shoots after rain.

Gu Jiao didnʼt know if these rumors were exaggerated, but since even Mu Qingchen praised the other party’s abilities, she wondered if he might be the senior transmigrator who built the operating room.

Finding him means Gu Yan could undergo surgery.

Gu Jiao opened his mouth, ”That, uh...”

Mu Qingchen coldly interrupted her, ”Donʼt even think about it. I wonʼt take you to the Imperial Advisorʼs Hall.”

Gu Jiao paused, ”Because you canʼt get in, right?”

Mu Qingchen: ”...”

Gu Jiao understood the situation.

The hope for Gu Yanʼs surgery lay within the Imperial Advisorʼs Hall. However, the Imperial Advisorʼs Hall was a critical location in Shengdu, and even someone like Mu Qingchen, a young master from a prestigious family, couldnʼt enter freely.

Knowing that what she needed was in the Imperial Advisorʼs Hall was enough. She would find a way to get in.

Like last time, Mu Qingchen dropped Gu Jiao off at the entrance of Tianqiong Academy before leaving. Gu Jiao then walked back home.

Lady Nan and Master Lu were waiting for her in the main room. Seeing her return, they both breathed a sigh of relief.

At least they didnʼt have to worry about her today.

”JiaoJiao, you havenʼt eaten yet, have you?” Lady Nan asked.

”Not yet.” Gu Jiao replied.

”Iʼll serve you some food.” Lady Nan went to the kitchen and brought out the food she had kept warm in the pot, ”Itʼs been kept warm for a while, so it might not taste as good.”

Gu Jiao said, ”Itʼs fine. Everything Lady Nan cooks is delicious.”

The reality was that Lady Nanʼs culinary skills were really nothing to write home about.

But anyone who had been subjected to Xiao Liulangʼs dark cuisine wouldnʼt find Lady Nanʼs dishes difficult to stomach.

Fifth month in Shengdu had already transitioned into summer, but the mornings and evenings were not too hot. Lady Nan had worked up a sweat from anxiously waiting for Gu Jiao, but now that she was back, Lady Nanʼs heart was at ease and no longer needed the fan.

She tossed the fan to Master Lu and asked Gu Jiao, ”So, did you find anything useful?”

”Yes.” Gu Jiao nodded, ”The Imperial Advisorʼs Hall might have what Iʼm looking for.”

”The Imperial Advisorʼs Hall?” Lady Nan’s expression froze as she took in a sharp breath.

This reaction pretty much indicated how difficult this task was.

Gu Jiao asked, ” Lady Nan, do you know of any way to enter the Imperial Advisorʼs Hall?”

Based on Gu Jiaoʼs past actions, Lady Nan hurriedly warned her, ”Sneaking in is definitely not an option. I wonʼt allow you to do that. The Imperial Advisorʼs Hall is full of experts. Do you know how the State of Yanʼs death warriors initially came about?”

Gu Jiao asked, ”Are they connected to the Imperial Advisorʼs Hall?”

Lady Nan nodded, ”Exactly. They were trained by the Imperial Advisor. Didnʼt the late Emperor of the State of Zhao also purchase a batch of State of Yan’s death warriors? Those werenʼt even the top-tier ones; the best of the best are in the Imperial Advisorʼs Hall.”

If Gu Jiao had all her original strength back, perhaps she could still attempt to break in, but now... it was better to opt for a more cunning approach.

Gu Jiao asked, ”So how do I get in?”

”This...” Lady Nan stood up and paced around the room, ”Either you disguise yourself as a disciple of the Imperial Advisorʼs Hall, or... you somehow persuade someone from the Imperial Advisorʼs Hall to willingly take you in. But neither of these methods seems very feasible.”

The first method was too risky, and the second seemed nearly impossible——

Lady Nan sighed, ”You go rest for now. Iʼll think it over tonight. If I come up with something, Iʼll let you know.”

Gu Jiao said, ”Thank you, Lady Nan.”

Lady Nan softly replied, ”Donʼt say such formal things. I want to see Yanʼer recover as much as you do.”

As the night grew quiet and the children went to bed, Lady Nan changed into night clothes, opened the door, and stepped out.

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In the suspenseful supernatural novel “Records of Mortals,” Jiang Baiyan, once a solitary and impoverished youth, finds refuge in the Shi family of Chang’an due to his extraordinary bloodline. With his clear and captivating peach blossom eyes, this seemingly innocent young man conceals a fanatical and malevolent lunatic within. Destined to succumb to darkness amidst hardship and degradation, he becomes a harbinger of chaos.

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Jiang Baiyan had never encountered someone like Shi Dai.

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Jiang Baiyan: ...?

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Jiang Baiyan: ...?

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Jiang Baiyan was supposed to dislike her, even hate her, but as their separation drew near, his eyes turned red and he grabbed her sleeve, pleading, ”Donʼt abandon me, alri—”

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Jiang Baiyan: ...?

He hasnʼt finished his lines yet though…