The Grand Secretary’s Pampered Wife

Special Thanks to these patrons for their support!

S T E L L A R C L O U D

[Galetron]

O R A N G E S T A R

[Alma S.] [Christine G.-L.] [Fazzienaz] [K.Rom]

[Onepiece] [Suong D.] [Tori D.] [Ziana K.-P.]

Y E L L O W S T A R

[Chlaudette P.] [Gwyneth T.] [Passerby] [Xena]

G O L D S T A R

[Nevy] [Roxanne C.]

R A I N B O W S T A R

[Allie] [Debra W] [Kiiayame] [Peggy F.]

T H E S U N

[BritnaeM] [kuroneko_chan] [Michelle K.] [Smurfinbatik] [Sophia W.]

CELESTIAL CONQUEROR

[Ava C.] [Caroline] [Kaylee3150] [Kiroxsu] [Lily J.] [Malinkat] [Manon]

Also, many thanks to everyone who bought me coffee (*≧∀≦*)

Gu Jiao doubted her own eyes. How could she see Gu Chengfeng here?

Mu Qingchen, who had been resting with his eyes closed, opened them and looked at Gu Jiao in confusion.

However, that group of people had already turned a corner and headed in the opposite direction.

Mu Qingchen asked, ”What are you looking at?”

Gu Jiao sat back down, ”I think I saw someone I know.”

Mu Qingchen glanced at the group outside the window, then looked deeply at Gu Jiao and said, ”Do you know someone from the Han Family, or one of those labor slaves?”

Gu Jiao was momentarily stunned, ”Labor slaves?”

Mu Qingchen looked at her and said, ”Did you mistake one of them for someone else?”

Gu Jiao closed the window, ”I might have seen it wrong.”

Gu Chengfeng couldnʼt possibly be in the State of Yan, and even more so, couldnʼt be a slave.

……

At the foot of Dongshan Ridge, outside the city of Shengdu, there was a mine managed by the Han Family.

Recently, there was an accident at the mine that resulted in the death of several laborers, prompting the Han Family to quickly purchase a new batch of laborers.

Most of these laborers were marked as slaves. They included impoverished people from the State of Yan, prisoners sentenced to severe punishments, and able-bodied men bought from the black market.

The group stopped at the checkpoint of the mine. A guard glanced at the laborers tied with ropes and clicked his tongue in disdain, ”This batch of laborers doesnʼt look very useful, there’s not many strong ones.”

An officer on horseback replied, ”Given the current situation, itʼs good to have any at all. Just make do with them.”

The guard said, ”Alright, get them to work. Weʼve been waiting!”

The officer chuckled, ”Working so late, arenʼt you afraid of another accident?”

The guard smiled helplessly, ”Thatʼs what the higher-ups ordered. What can I do?”

Although he spoke with helpless words, his expression clearly showed indifference.

After all, who would care about the lives of a group of lowly slave laborers?

The group entered the mine, and a few officers found a vacant spot and told them to rest there.

It wasnʼt out of consideration for them, it was just that after the long journey, they were exhausted and needed to rest and eat something to regain their strength for work.

Everyone sat down directly on the ground.

Gu Chengfeng sat at the very back, looking inconspicuous.

After enduring the hardships of the journey, he no longer resembled the aristocratic young master he had been in the State of Zhao.

Soon, someone brought porridge and buns, and the laborers surged forward.

”Stand still! Stand still! Donʼt move!”

An officer distributing food whipped at their direction, and everyone became obedient.

Each person received a bowl of porridge and two buns.

By the time it was Gu Chengfengʼs turn, there was only half a bun left.

Gu Chengfeng said nothing, took the bowl of porridge and the hard bun, and ate voraciously.

After several times of going hungry, he understood well that if he didn’t eat quickly enough, he would go hungry until the next meal.

Sure enough, as soon as he finished wolfing down the half bun, the officers urged them to enter the mine.

”Sir, can we have a bit more to eat? Without enough food... we donʼt have the strength to work...”

An over-fifty-year-old laborer clasped his hands together and pleaded with the officer.

The officer whipped him, causing him to fall to the ground, ”Now youʼve got strength!”

He collapsed right in front of Gu Chengfeng.

If it was in the past, Gu Chengfeng would have helped him up, but now, Gu Chengfeng did nothing. He silently stepped around him and followed the group forward.

The group entered the mine.

Some ores were on the surface and could be directly extracted, while others were underground and required the digging of blind shafts.

They were assigned to dig shafts, and a few old laborers were already excavating.

”Get your own shovels!” The officer shouted sternly.

The group quickly stumbled over to pick up the shovels on the ground and started digging shafts, mimicking the actions of the old laborers.

Gu Chengfeng also took a shovel and started digging in a proper manner.

They dug until midnight, exhausting everyone to the point of complete fatigue before being taken to a large communal room to rest.

Dozens of people crammed into one room, making the air suffocatingly foul.

Gu Chengfeng lay on a wooden plank in the farthest corner, with a laborer on one side and a dusty wall on the other.

Perhaps due to exhaustion, everyone fell into a deep sleep almost immediately after lying down.

After checking the room, the officer locked the door from the outside and then left.

In the darkness, Gu Chengfeng slowly opened his eyes.

He was not here to be a laborer. Now that he had reached Shengdu, there was no need to continue mingling with a group of slaves.

He needed to find a way to leave.

As he pondered this, he turned over, accidentally pressing on the wound on the outside of his right leg, causing him to gasp in pain.

“Damn it!”

The slave mark branded on him hurt a lot.

He couldnʼt help but curse.

……

After returning home, Gu Jiao told the family about her new job as an equestrian instructor for the Little County Princess. Since she would often be visiting there in the future, it was better to inform them.

Lady Nan served Gu Jiao a bowl of corn and spare rib soup, asking, ”Which Little County Princess? Do we have a County Princess in the outer city?”

Hearing ”County Princess” indicated someone of high status, usually residing in the inner city.

”The daughter of Lord Yanshan.” Gu Jiao answered.

”Lord Yanshan…” Lady Nan found the title familiar but couldnʼt recall immediately as she had been away from the State of Yan for many years.

”The Emperor’s younger brother.” Old Master Meng casually said.

Lady Nan was suddenly enlightened, smiling, ”Ah, right, right, the Emperor’s younger brother. No wonder it sounded so familiar.”

Gu Jiao was puzzled, ”The Emperor’s younger brother have such a young child?”

She remembered that Ming Junwang was the legitimate son of the Crown Prince, which made him the Emperorʼs grandson.

Ming Junwang appeared to be about the same age as Xiao Heng, so the Emperor must be around the same age as Old Marquis.

Lady Nan pondered, ”Iʼm not clear about this.”

She hadnʼt paid much attention to imperial affairs in the past and had limited knowledge of the imperial family.

Old Master Meng took a sip of soup and casually said, ”Lord Yanshan is the posthumous son of the Empress Dowager, nearly thirty years younger than the Emperor.”

With this, Gu Jiao understood. Lord Yanshan was the Emperorʼs youngest brother, making his daughter of the same generation as the Crown Prince, which meant that even Ming Junwang would have to respectfully call the Little County Princess ”Aunt.”

Gu Jiao suddenly smiled, ”The little one has quite a high status.”

Everyone looked at her strangely.

After all that discussion, your focus is on the hierarchy?

That is the daughter of Lord Yanshan, an imperial family’s Little County Princess!

Raz P.ʼs Thoughts

To read advance GSPW chapters! Updates 7x a week (daily).

You can read up to 45 advance chapters in our patreon so you should go check it out. ^^

No patreon but want to support us? Then,

OR if you canʼt support us in money, you can always support us emotionally -just hope into . Hehehe~

--------------------------------------------

PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR NEW PROJECT:

Description:

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.

When Shi Dai suddenly transmigrates, she takes on the role of the Shi family’s young lady, the one who subjects him to countless trials, eventually leading to her demise.

The twist? She never got to finish reading the novel.

From what she knew of the plot, Jiang Baiyan was just a silent, timid, and often bullied pitiable character.

***

Jiang Baiyan had never encountered someone like Shi Dai.

After he had slaughtered all the evil creatures in the garden, the blood-stained young man, exuding a murderous aura, approached her step by step, his lips curling into a malicious smile, ”Scared?”

Shi Dai responded, “You’re really amazing! I applaud you until I spin like a spiral and fly around the moon three hundred times! And also——you have dimples when you smile!”

Jiang Baiyan: ...?

—

After seeing her at a lantern festival with another man, Jiang Baiyan lowered his eyes, his fingers twirling her hair. He said in a mocking and sinister tone, ”The mansion in the western suburbs...if I hide you there, no one will find you, right?”

Shi Dai replied, ”Does it come with meals and lodging? Can I sleep in everyday? Oh, and your cooking is the best!”

Jiang Baiyan: ...?

—

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—”

Shi Dai responded, ”Alright, alright, I’ll only have you. Mwah.”

Jiang Baiyan: ...?

He hasnʼt finished his lines yet though…