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

Gu Qingzhi turned around when she heard the voice and saw a young man standing behind her.

The white gauze on the bamboo hat had been flipped up to the top of the brim by the boy. His hands were full of things, he was breathing heavily, his little face was flushed, and he looked angry.

Gu Qingzhi's heart skipped a beat, and she walked closer to him and offered her hand to help him carry his things. "Your Highness, why did you come here alone?"

Feng Zhanye dodged for a moment, glanced at her lightly and said with a cold smile: "Why? Are you disappointed that I couldn't leave you behind?"

The man in front of him looked as if nothing had happened, which made him very angry.

After Guard Gu left, he sat there obediently waiting for him, but no matter how long he waited, his butt was sore from sitting on the big rock, but Guard Gu didn't come back.

On the one hand, he was a little afraid of such an unfamiliar place, and on the other hand, he was worried that Guard Gu would be in trouble by the person who bumped into him just now, so he hurriedly looked for him everywhere.

But he actually had the leisure to take care of others here leisurely, and it seemed that he didn't think about himself at all.

"I didn't intend to leave you. I just had a stomachache, so I went home." Gu Qingzhi answered embarrassedly, then took the things in his hand.

The boy was stunned for a moment, then followed her instructions and took a careful look at the alley not far away.

The alley was neither big nor small, with only three or two households. On the blue brick walls, simple wooden doors were tightly closed. It turned out that this was the home of Guard Gu.

His expression eased a lot, but when he glanced at Gu Fengping behind Gu Qingzhi, some hostility surged in his eyes again.

"Then who is he? Why did you do that just now?" Feng Zhanye suppressed his shame and imitated Gu Qingzhi's actions.

In his impression, Guard Gu had only done such intimate actions to him and him alone. He felt as if something was being robbed and he felt indescribably uncomfortable.

Gu Fengping really couldn't stand his questioning look, and before Gu Qingzhi could speak, he crossed his arms and grinned, "You little brat, you're so jealous so quickly. How old are you? This is me..."

Before he could even utter the word "sister", Gu Qingzhi hit his stomach with an elbow. Even though her hands were full of things, this elbow almost made him vomit his breakfast.

"Why did you hit me?" Gu Fengping got angry after being beaten for no reason. He held his stomach and glared at her.

Gu Qingzhi frowned, hushed him with a "tsk" and interrupted him, "This is my boss, His Royal Highness Prince Duan."

Gu Qingzhi pointed at Gu Fengping again, "He is my biological brother, Gu Fengping. Just now when I went out, I accidentally bumped into his... head."

She felt guilty when she saw the big swelling on her brother's forehead.

Gu Fengping was about to refute when he saw her blinking at him frantically. He was stunned for a moment before remembering something, rolling his eyes and cooperating helplessly.

"Yes—yes—he is my brother."

Fortunately, Gu Fengping understood her hint and did not reveal the truth. Gu Qingzhi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Feng Zhanye, who was standing by, didn’t understand the signals the siblings were sending to each other and just said “Oh” faintly.

Gu Fengping squinted at Feng Zhanye, as if he felt he couldn't see clearly enough, and he moved closer.

He stood with his hands on his hips, looking down at the kid who was a head shorter than him, staring at his face very carefully from left to right.

Being stared at like that, Feng Zhanye couldn't help feeling uncomfortable all over. He felt that this man was weird and looked up at him warily.

In fact, Gu Fengping and Feng Zhanye are only a little over one year apart in age, but Feng Zhanye is too thin, and he eats little and does not get enough nutrition. Compared with Gu Fengping, one is almost as old as an adult man, while the other is still like a child.

"Why are you looking at me?" the boy asked in confusion.

"Tsk... How did a prince like you end up like this? Your cheeks are pale, the whites of your eyes are muddy and yellow, and there are dark circles under your eyes. Have you been staying up late and eating less recently? You are losing both your energy and blood."

Gu Fengping was able to accurately identify Feng Zhanye's problem just by face-to-face diagnosis, and even guessed his recent condition.

The boy didn't appreciate it. He felt uncomfortable being stared at from a high position. He only heard his sarcasm and asked unhappily, "What does this have to do with you?"

Gu Fengping was so angry that he laughed. He narrowed his eyes and threatened him lightly: "Of course! If you want to die of illness, it has nothing to do with me."

Gu Qingzhi saw that the two of them did not get along, and was afraid that they would cause trouble if they disagreed, so she quickly pulled Gu Fengping over and explained to Feng Zhanye.

"My brother is an apprentice in a clinic. He said this was just out of habit. Your Highness, please don't be offended."

Feng Zhanye looked at Gu Qingzhi, suppressed his temper, shook his head and said, "It's okay."

Gu Qingzhi was afraid that Gu Fengping would say something out loud, so she thought it would be better to leave quickly.

"Then Feng Ping, let's go back first."

Gu Fengping understood her intention, curled his lips, took out a prescription from the herb basket behind him and handed it to her.

"Here's a recipe for replenishing qi and blood. When you prescribe the medicine, remember to replace the white atractylodes with red dates, which are milder and more in line with the season."

Feng Zhanye looked up at him in surprise. He clearly didn't recognize his good intentions and just said bad things to him, but he was still willing to put aside the past grudges and prescribe medicine for him. If it were him, he would never do that.

"Okay, got it." Gu Qingzhi took the prescription and put it away, responding casually.

"I still have a basket of herbs to deal with, so I'll go back first."

Gu Fengping touched the bag on his forehead, put on the bamboo basket and started to leave. Feng Zhanye hesitated for a while and spoke when Gu Fengping passed by him.

"......Thanks."

The boy, who was about his age, waved his hand and walked into the alley without saying a word.

The boy finally realized that not all people were malicious towards him, and not all bad words were spoken out of disgust and hatred.

Gu Qingzhi saw Feng Zhanye looking thoughtfully at the direction where Gu Fengping disappeared. It seemed that the other purpose of coming out today had been achieved.

"Your Highness, let's go back too." She stretched out her hand and reminded softly.

Feng Zhanye turned around and looked at the hand in front of him, nodded obediently, stretched out his little hand and gently held her.

The master and servant returned to the villa by the same route before noon. Seeing that Feng Zhanye was in a completely different state than before he left, Nanny Liu was extremely happy and made a lot of cakes for him, and also left a separate portion for Gu Qingzhi.

After changing shifts, Gu Qingzhi returned to her room alone. Thinking of what was written in the letter, she thought carefully and decided that she didn't need to worry too much about Feng Zhanye's safety in the near future. After much deliberation, she decided to go to this "Fengchang Inn" tonight.

Now all she needed to do was sleep. She had to conserve her energy for the evening.

At night, when Feng Zhanye fell asleep and it was almost three o'clock in the morning, Gu Qingzhi put on black clothes and a mask, and tiptoed out of the villa. There was no one on the street, only the occasional barking of dogs.

She followed the instructions in the letter and found Fengchang Inn. This place was as ordinary as its name.

The entire inn is a two-story building with a total of seven or eight rooms. At this time, the inn was completely dark, without even a single star of light. It seemed that everyone had gone to bed.

Gu Qingzhi sneaked into the second floor of the inn through the backyard kitchen and listened carefully to the movements inside each door.

In the other rooms, there were either breathing sounds or snoring sounds. Only in the innermost room, there was no sound at all.

Only when someone has just died in a house will people not be allowed to live in it. It is basically certain that this is the house where the governor of Yuzhou died of illness.

She pushed the door open gently and closed it silently, but she didn't notice that a light suddenly flashed in a room downstairs.