The Prime Minister’s Darling

Chapter 184: 119 Entering Beijing (Second Watch)_3

Despite being slightly annoyed that Lady Fang was placing that disabled boy in such high esteem, Lord Gu did agree with her other words. The Yao Family was indeed detestable.

As for Gu Jinyu, Lord Gu never considered her as part of the old Gu Family and so, he didn’t think she was being insulted.

Lady Fang didn’t mean to scold her either, only targeting those from the old Gu Family.

But the speaker had no intention while the listener took the message to heart.

Gu Jinyu’s face was flushed, more embarrassed than when she was slapped in public by Gu Jiao.

Eventually, she didn’t help Lady Yao with the luggage. Instead, she turned around with teary eyes and headed back to her room quietly.

“Lady Fang,” Lady Yao in the room suddenly spoke, “Please be careful with your words in the future, lest Jin Yu overhear them. The child is sensitive and prone to overthinking.”

“Yes, my lady,” Lady Fang bowed in acknowledgment.

Looking at the three sets of clothes in the box, all personally made by her, Lady Yao realized that in her hurry to connect with Jiaojiao, she had somewhat neglected Jin Yu.

These three sets of clothes were made for Jin Yu.

Knowing that her daughter felt uncomfortable with them, Lady Yao did not ask her to travel with them, but instead arranged for the best coachman and carriage from the Marquis Residence to take her daughter instead.

Lord Gu did not object to this, after all, Gu Yan was physically weak, and a good carriage would significantly reduce the roughness of the journey.

Sitting in the jolting carriage, Gu Jinyu felt more and more that she held no weight in this family.

They gave her only three sets of clothes but gave Gu Jiao a whole carriage!

Looking out the window, Gu Jinyu’s face was filled with grievance.

On a bright and sunny morning, Gu Jiao, Xiao Liulang and their group set out for Capital City. Fortunately, the weather held up, and after a month of arduous travel, they arrived in Capital City.

Fen Lin did not join them; he took the waterway home. His travel permit was with Xiao Liulang, and his aunt and Xiao Jingkong were registered on his permit.

He himself was a student at Guozijian. He could enter the city with his admission documents.

Gu Jiao and Gu Xiaoshun were registered on Xiao Liulang’s permit. This school district permit was different from ordinary permits; it allowed him to bring family members, but no more than two.

As for Gu Yan and the coachman, they were both locals from Capital City.

It was still early when they entered the city, so they went to the nearest post station first to rest, feed the horses, and inquire about housing in Capital City.

On the way, Gu Jiao had already discussed with Xiao Liulang about their living arrangements, preferably near Guozijian for convenience in attending school.

They had spent some silver on the journey, they now had a thousand taels left. A thousand taels could buy several mansions in the county, but it was nowhere near enough in Capital City.

The best remedy was to rent.

They were lucky; the station had a house broker.

A house broker, otherwise known as a protector, was akin to an intermediary in Gu Jiao’s former world. They were registered in the Yamen, handling the legal buying, selling, and trading of servants, properties, livestock, and vehicles.

This broker, named Zhang, was a man in his early thirties.

When Broker Zhang heard that they were coming to study at Guozijian, he promptly saluted and displayed a respectful demeanor, “So it turns out you’re students of Guozijian! I must offer my help! Rest assured, whichever area you have your eyes on, I’ll get you the lowest possible price!”

Gu Jiao was unfamiliar with Capital City.

Xiao Liulang had told her about the general location of Guozijian at the northeastern corner where Chang’an Avenue intersected Xuanwu Avenue a bit closer to Chang’an Avenue. However, since Chang’an Avenue was a commercial street and could get congested, the differences between the two avenues were negligible.

Broker Zhang was surprised, “Young man, have you been to Capital City before? You seem so familiar with it!”