Rebirth: The flatterer prince I raised couldn't be so clingy

She dragged her heavy body back to her room, took off her tattered clothes, held her breath, and slowly tore off the bra strips stuck on her back in front of the mirror.

Strips of cloth fell to the ground one by one, each piece was stained with blood. The white back was covered with strips of flesh and blood, and there were occasional stains of sand and dirt raised by the whip.

She was already thin, and if the wound had been a little deeper, her spine would have been visible.

She took out a bottle of external injury medicine powder that Gu Fengping had prepared for her, bit her sleeve and sprinkled it on the wound on her back bit by bit.

Despite the excruciating pain, she remained expressionless, simply feeling exhausted by the day she had spent.

Perhaps she had become numb, she always felt that these were nothing, at least compared to the pain of dying once, these were too minor.

Just as she was sighing, footsteps were heard at the door. She quickly grabbed the torn clothes and put them on. When she looked back, the door behind her had been pushed open.

The dim candlelight swayed in the wind, reflecting the small figure standing at the door, but the expression on his face could not be made out.

It was only a moment, but Feng Zhanye could see clearly the whip marks all over her thin and fair back.

The trails of blood almost meandered to her waist, causing him to gasp, but the torn flesh was tender and swollen, not like a man's.

"It's so late, Your Highness, why haven't you slept yet?" Gu Qingzhi asked, tightening her clothes and turning to face him.

The young man felt indescribably complicated and walked over without saying a word.

Gu Qingzhi felt uneasy when he stared at her, so she asked tentatively, "What's wrong?"

"Does it hurt?" He looked at her with red eyes and asked after a long while.

It was obvious that the boy saw the wound on her back the moment he entered the room.

Gu Qingzhi perked up and shook her head, "It doesn't hurt."

"You're lying! I saw blood!"

The corners of his eyes were red, and her face reflected in those beautiful eyes was so pale without a trace of blood, but he still pretended as if nothing had happened.

"I can obviously speak up for you, why on earth would you volunteer to be punished?"

Feng Zhanye clenched his fists tightly. He was only released by Nanny Liu just now. He really couldn't understand why Gu Qingzhi did this.

He didn't understand why Gu Qingzhi asked him to go back, he didn't understand why Wu Fang took him away, and he even didn't understand why Nanny Liu locked him in the house.

It was obvious that he could have avoided physical pain if he had obstructed it, so why did all these people acquiesce in accepting the punishment?

He thought about it for two hours in a row and felt his head becoming more and more confused. He could only deny himself continuously. As soon as Nanny Liu released him, he rushed here and asked her face to face.

"I was the one who broke Zuo Chengran's sword, so I must be punished."

Gu Qingzhi patiently explained to him despite the pain and numbness on her back.

“But they are just a team of guards! As long as I…” Feng Zhanye was interrupted by Gu Qingzhi before he could finish his words.

“Have you ever thought about who gave them the rights?”

Feng Zhanye was stunned for a moment, recalling everything that happened at the banquet, and then he had the answer.

"Zuo Chengyu?"

Seeing Gu Qingzhi nod, he vaguely felt that he had grasped the key.

"I slapped the Zuo family in the face at the banquet, so Zuo Chengyu will naturally come to me to get it back. Even if you can stop it for me this time, he will only retaliate more severely in the future."

As Gu Qingzhi spoke, she pulled Feng Zhanye's wrist and brought him in front of her, untying the bandages wrapped around his hand one by one.

"Instead of being on guard all the time, it's better to let him get what he wants. This way, at least we don't have to worry every day."

She picked up a wet towel beside her, wiped the area around the scar that was growing well, and applied a thin layer of medicine.

"But you were beaten like this..."

Feng Zhanye already understood what Gu Qingzhi meant, and lowered his head, allowing her to fiddle with his hands.

"Your Highness, when you do things in the future, you must think clearly about the reasons behind them. Don't make decisions that will affect the overall situation and make you regret it just because you are afraid of being wronged."

She was working in an orderly manner when a drop of water suddenly fell on the back of her hand.

Gu Qingzhi looked up and saw that Feng Zhanye's eyes were already filled with tears.

"You shouldn't have helped me like this."

The boy looked up at her, his nose felt sore and tears kept falling down his tender cheeks.

Guard Gu seemed to treat him better than he imagined, but he was punished because of himself.

Gu Qingzhi gently wiped the tears from his face and her voice became softer.

"Okay, stop crying. I just can't stand them bullying kids. You've done a good job today."

Gu Qingzhi's fingertips were slightly cold, but Feng Zhanye slowly calmed down in such a cold environment. As if he remembered something, he suddenly turned his face away and stopped her from touching him.

"It's better for you to have less contact with me in the future. No one can tell whether it was the evil spirit in me that affected you this time."

Gu Qingzhi's hands hung in the air awkwardly. She had no idea what was going on with this kid's brain circuit. After all her persuasion, he got such an incredible answer.

"If you continue like this, you will be dead soon."

Feng Zhanye opened his mouth and stabbed again.

Good boy, you still curse people like this.

If you don't want to touch it, then don't touch it. Gu Qingzhi got angry and spread out the towel to wipe the remaining ointment on her hands.

The two of them fell into an awkward silence for a while, and it was only when Nanny Liu came in that the atmosphere in the room was broken.

"Third Prince, I knew you had to come here. It's so late, and you don't even wear a cloak. What if you get frozen again before you recover from the cold?"

The old woman was wearing clothes, holding a bowl in her hand, and wearing Feng Zhanye's cloak on her arm.

When Gu Qingzhi saw this, she wanted to take it, but was stopped by Aunt Liu.

"Sit down, sit down, you don't have to help me!" She then put the bowl on the small table beside her, and Gu Qingzhi could see clearly that the bowl contained fragrant hot porridge.

"Guard Gu, I know you've been through a lot today. You haven't had dinner yet, right? I made some jujube porridge for you. It's good for replenishing your blood."

"Thank you for your concern, Mama." Gu Qingzhi felt warm in her heart.

Madam Liu waved her hand and handed the cloak to Feng Zhanye, saying, "Oh, it's just a piece of cake. But are you seriously injured? Do you need a doctor to take a look?"

The old woman looked worried, and what she said was not false. Gu Qingzhi didn't want her to worry too much, so she had to downplay the injury.

"It's okay, it's just a little skin breakage, it will be healed in a few days."

After hearing this, Feng Zhanye frowned and turned to look at her. Gu Qingzhi gently shook her head, signaling him not to tell the truth.

The young man pursed his lips and swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

Madam Liu nodded: "That's good. Wu Fang said that he will take over your duty tonight, so you should have a good rest."

"Then I will exchange it with him tomorrow during the day."

"Don't push yourself. If you feel uncomfortable, you can rest for a few more days."

After taking care of Gu Qingzhi, Nanny Liu turned to look at Feng Zhanye who was standing beside her. She knew from his calm look that he had already gotten the answer he wanted.

"Your Highness, it's late at night. You should not disturb Guard Gu from recovering from his injuries. It's time for you to go to bed."

Feng Zhanye looked at Gu Qingzhi's back. Although he was still worried, Gu Qingzhi had just concealed the truth from Nanny Liu. If he stayed, she would inevitably become suspicious, so he had to follow Nanny Liu back to the back hall.

As the boy walked on the road, he pondered and realized that Guard Gu really just wanted to help him. Just as he said, he just felt sorry for him.

But why did he feel relieved every time he had contact with Gu Qingzhi? He recalled that the bitter taste of the ointment still remained where his fingertips had touched, and he found that he seemed to enjoy having her hold his face like that.

Thinking of this, his ears grew redder and redder, but luckily it was dark enough that they were not easily noticed.

After the two left, Gu Qingzhi finally finished applying the medicine to herself with great difficulty. She was so tired that she fell on the bed and fell into a deep sleep not long after.

It seems that this punishment was worth it, at least the future big brother seemed to remember it.