The Grand Secretary's Pampered Wife Chapter 743.1: Safe Return

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The imperial physicians regularly provided treatments for the Little County Princess, and over the past few years, both Lord Yanshan and the Emperor had taken great care of her. As a result, her asthma had rarely flared up.

Gu Jiao suspected that the Little County Princess had inhaled some kind of allergen in the forest, which triggered an acute attack.

"What kind of medicine is this? It's so effective." In the past, it always took the Little County Princess a long time to recover from an attack. The imperial physicians had said that it wasn’t guaranteed she would always be able to catch her breath in time, so they focused on prevention, trying to avoid any attacks.

Gu Jiao explained, "This is a special medication for asthma."

Mu Qingchen asked in confusion, "You carry this kind of medicine with you?"

As a martial arts pract.i.tioner, shouldn't she be carrying trauma medicine, hemostatic medicine, and antidotes instead?

"Didn't you tell me the Little County Princess has asthma?"

Ever since Mu Qingchen had mentioned it, Gu Jiao had made sure to keep an asthma inhaler in her first aid kit.

Mu Qingchen gave Gu Jiao a deep look and suddenly fell silent.

"Go fetch some water." Mu Qingchen instructed his bodyguard.

"Yes."

There was a small stream along the path they had just walked, likely the same one they had seen deep in the forest, winding its way to the nearby area.

Mu Qingchen was about to take the Little County Princess into his arms.

But the Little County Princess clung tightly to Gu Jiao's neck, refusing to let go, "I want Teacher to carry me! You're all hard and uncomfortable! Teacher is soft! Like——"

Gu Jiao quickly covered her little mouth and said to Mu Qingchen, "I’ll carry her."

This little one, don’t be too excessive with your snuggling.

"Young master! Young master!"

The guard returned hastily, looking anxious.

Mu Qingchen noticed that the bodyguard hadn’t fetched any water and knew something had happened.

"What is it?" Mu Qingchen asked.

The bodyguard replied, "I went to fetch water, but halfway there, I ran into people from our family and the Mu Family coming this way."

The Su and Mu families.

Gu Changqing had no good feelings toward any of the ten major n.o.ble families. If one came, he was ready to cut one; if two came, he would cut a pair.

Mu Qingchen glanced toward the back of the forest, his brows furrowing as if struggling with an internal conflict. After a moment, he finally said to Gu Jiao, "You should leave first. Don’t take the field path; it's too wide and you’ll easily be spotted. Take a detour, exit from the other side of the forest, or I’ll lead them back, and you can come out a bit later."

For him to say such a thing wasn’t easy.

Deep down, he didn't believe the Mu Family or the Su Family would do something like s.n.a.t.c.h the Little County Princess, but... he couldn't quite explain why. He just felt that letting Gu Jiao and others leave first was the right choice.

Perhaps, deep in his heart, there was already a suspicion he was unwilling to confront.

"Then we’ll be going." Gu Jiao said as she turned with the Little County Princess in her arms. "Say goodbye to Mu Qingchen."

The Little County Princess obediently waved, "Goodbye, Mu Qingchen."

Gu Changqing followed with Little Jing Kong in his arms.

The two people walked east for a few steps and entered the forest.

Even as they walked farther away, they could still hear the conversation from behind.

"Qingchen, what are you doing here? Have you found any clues?"

"Second Uncle, no, I haven’t. But I heard that the Little County Princess has already returned."

"What? Returned?"

"Yes, just now I ran into an injured guard. I don’t know whose household he belongs to, but he said he saw someone taking the Little County Princess out of the forest, heading in the direction of the field path. The Little County Princess is safe, and nothing has happened to her."

"So we came here for nothing… I wonder if we can still catch up if we start chasing now..."

Mu Qingchen looked at his second uncle, and gradually, disappointment filled his eyes.

......

The Little County Princess swayed a bit in Gu Jiao’s arms before falling asleep again.

Gu Jiao looked at the little one in her arms and said, "Who would've thought that the disappearance of a small child would stir up all sorts of demons and monsters?"

Gu Changqing remarked, "The ten major n.o.ble families have always been at odds. This day was bound to come sooner or later."

Back then, everyone was envious of the Xuanyuan Family’s dominance, wis.h.i.+ng they could destroy it. But after the Xuanyuan Family truly fell, each one of them wanted to become the next Xuanyuan Family.

Gu Jiao asked, "By the way, why did you come here?"

Gu Changqing replied, "It was Xiao Heng who informed me."

Originally, he had planned to leave the inner city to visit Gu Yan, but just as he reached the inner city gate, Xiao Heng caught up with him.

Gu Jiao: "Did you tell him you were leaving the inner city?"

Gu Changqing: "No, he figured it out on his own."

Gu Jiao raised an eyebrow, "My husband is so smart!"

Gu Changqing’s expression darkened.

The part of the forest they were in was backed by the mountains, and the light was dim. The two walked cautiously.

Gu Jiao added, "By the way, how are things progressing with the Crown Prince?"

Gu Changqing said, "It's going smoothly."

Gu Jiao responded with a hum, "He really trusts the people sent from the underground martial arena so easily?"

Gu Changqing explained, "He gave me a poison that requires taking an antidote once a month; otherwise, I'll die."

Gu Jiao glanced at him, "Did you drink it?"

"Yes." Gu Changqing nodded and looked at Gu Jiao, "I think you can cure it."

Gu Jiao said, "I don’t think I can."

Gu Changqing: "..."

Suddenly, Gu Jiao’s ears twitched, and she turned to look toward the deeper part of the forest in the southeast. "It seems like there's some movement over there."

Gu Changqing narrowed his eyes and looked in that direction as well, "I hear it too. Should we go check it out?"

Gu Jiao thought for a moment, "Let's go take a look."

Gu Changqing held Little Jing Kong in one arm and wrapped the other around Gu Jiao’s waist, using his qinggong to swiftly carry her over.

The two of them, with the child in their arms, concealed themselves behind a large tree.

About a hundred paces away, a young man in a Taoist robe was fighting two masked men in black, and standing at the scene of the fight was a handsome and elegant... youth.

"That's Feng Wuxiu and Taoist Qingfeng." Gu Jiao whispered.

"You know them?" Gu Changqing asked in a low voice.

Gu Jiao nodded, "I’ve seen Taoist Qingfeng at the Imperial Advisor's Hall, and I’ve seen Feng Wuxiu’s portrait in the library pavilion... But, why does Feng Wuxiu look even younger than he does in the portrait?"

Feng Wuxiu was twenty-three this year, but in the portrait, he looked under twenty. Seeing him in person now, he appeared even younger by about three more years.

Feng Wuxiu’s age wasn’t a lie. He just had a naturally youthful face.

Taoist Qingfeng was engaged in an intense fight with the two black-clad men. Their martial skills seemed not much inferior to Qi Xuan's, and combined, they were essentially like a "Qi Xuan 2.0."

Gu Jiao couldn’t help but marvel, "The State of Yan really is full of formidable experts... Who do you think will win?"

"The Taoist." Gu Changqing answered almost without hesitation.

Both of the black-clad men had already unleashed their killing moves, but Taoist Qingfeng was clearly still holding back. In order to avoid letting his internal force affect Feng Wuxiu, who was nearby, he split each move into two parts——

One move to fend off the enemy, and the other to disperse his internal force in a certain direction.

This was the first time Gu Changqing had seen such a fighting style, and it really opened his eyes.

"Hmm." Gu Jiao was watching intently. "Looks like Mu Qingchen was right; it’s a good thing we didn’t run into this Taoist from the Feng family."

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