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

Seeing him leave, Gu Qingzhi came to the door of the back hall, hesitated for a moment, and then pushed the door open and walked in.

There was not a single candle lit in the room, and the entire house was shrouded in darkness.

"Didn't I tell you not to come in? Don't you understand what I'm saying?"

Looking in the faint moonlight, the ground behind the screen was a mess. There was a crumpled quilt on the bed, scattered pillows, an overturned lantern on the ground, and several books that seemed to have carried anger that should not have been vented on them.

A book flew over the screen and towards Gu Qingzhi, landing heavily at her feet with a heavy sound.

Gu Qingzhi did not hide. The young man behind the screen seemed to realize that the person who came in was not Wu Fang, and he stared at the figure standing in the outer room.

It was not until Gu Qingzhi walked around the screen that she saw the boy's current appearance.

He looked like a kite with a broken string, or like fallen leaves drifting in the autumn. His slender body was slightly hunched, his chest heaving violently, and his thin shoulders trembling constantly, as if he was about to faint in the next second.

No one knew where he was injured. His right hand hung in his sleeve, and drops of dark red blood fell one after another, making a slight sound in the quiet room.

"go out."

The cold tone was colder than the weather in the cold winter, no longer as gentle as before. The boy stared at her fiercely, as if the cute look this morning was all an illusion.

He picked up the book at his feet and smashed it hard on Gu Qingzhi's side, driving her away with his actions.

But she still stood there, motionless.

"I just told you not to appear in front of me again. Why did you come back?" The young man rushed over and pushed her hard.

Gu Qingzhi took two steps back under his force, looked at the blood on her body, took a deep breath, and knelt on the ground.

"I know my crime is unforgivable. Your Highness, can you listen to my explanation?"

Feng Zhanye turned his head away from her and sneered, "What is there to explain? How else are you going to lie to me?"

Gu Qingzhi lowered her eyes. Although she couldn't see his eyes, she could still roughly guess his current expression through his trembling voice.

"I can guarantee that everything I said this time is true."

Feng Zhanye shook his head and took two steps back, putting some distance between himself and her. "I won't trust you anymore."

Gu Qingzhi looked at his bloody right hand, was silent for a moment and stood up, "Then at least stop the bleeding first."

She picked up the lantern that had fallen to the ground and lit it up, and then she could clearly see the injury on Feng Zhanye's hand.

The wound was on the back of the hand, and it wasn't big, just like something had cut the skin a little, but the amount of blood that flowed out looked a little scary.

In order to check if he had any other injuries, she reached out to pull him, but he dodged and looked at her hand indifferently as it stopped in mid-air.

Her non-cooperation was as expected. It seemed that unless she made things clear today, he would not let her touch him at all.

Gu Qingzhi lowered her hands, thought for a moment, and then slowly spoke: "I didn't mean to deceive Your Highness. I am indeed a woman, but I have always lived as a man since I was a child. In a place like Wutong Lane, this is just a means for me to make a living."

"Because I've long been accustomed to this kind of life, I didn't deliberately explain it when I entered the Prime Minister's Mansion. I didn't expect that it would cause you such harm."

There was no response. Gu Qingzhi seemed to be talking to herself, but she was not lying. She had indeed never thought that Feng Zhanye would have such a big reaction to her gender issue.

The young man was just standing there quietly, his fair face completely hidden under his black hair. It was hard to tell what his expression was, nor did I know if he was listening. Only the "dripping" sound of blood was particularly harsh.

Gu Qingzhi had no choice but to continue speaking: "I know that even if I say this now, it will be difficult for you to believe it, but everything I said today is true."

Seeing that Feng Zhanye still had no reaction, Gu Qingzhi estimated that he would not change his attitude towards her for a while, so she sighed, took out the medicine powder from her arms and placed it on the table beside her.

"I'm on duty outside tonight. Your Highness, please take the medicine and go to bed early."

She walked through the screen and into the back hall, closed the door, and stood alone under the eaves.

The chill of the night filled my whole body. I looked up and found that the lonely and incomplete moon had already climbed up into the gaps between the bamboo forests in the distance. There was no starlight to accompany it in the dim sky.

I stayed awake all night and the candles in the house were not extinguished all night, but the house was quiet and no sound was heard.

In the back hall separated by a wall, Feng Zhan Ye also had trouble falling asleep. Although he was lying on the couch, his eyes were staring blankly at the door through the screen from beginning to end.

The room was eerily quiet. The person who always sat by his bed and accompanied him to sleep was now standing outside the door.

He should have been cruel enough to drive Gu Qingzhi away because of her deception, but after hearing her explanation, he just couldn't do it.

In fact, deception has long been commonplace for him. If it were someone else, he would not feel anything at all and would simply never have any contact with that person again. However, after living together for the past few months, he began to hesitate for the first time.

Unconsciously, Gu Qingzhi had already taken on a different meaning to him, and this inexplicable subtle connection drove him to let down his guard towards her.

She had obviously done so many things for his good, but she was the one who deceived him. This made it hard for him to understand.

Perhaps it was really as Gu Qingzhi said, she really didn't do it on purpose, but for some reason, he still felt aggrieved.

Out of missing her, he plucked up the courage to find her, but discovered the secret she was hiding.

He didn't understand what he had done wrong and why things turned out like this?

The boy raised his arms to cover his eyes, and his tears fell on the pillow with a "plop, plop".

Gu Qingzhi stood outside the house all night long. The damp and cold air almost froze her from the inside out. It was not until the morning light appeared in the sky that Madam Liu came to the vegetable garden in front of the back hall as usual to check on the growth of the vegetable and discovered her.

The old nanny saw the figure at the door, and walked over in two steps, and saw Gu Qingzhi standing there with her head down.

"Guard Xiao Gu? When did you come back? Why are you standing outside in such a cold day?"

Gu Qingzhi then raised her head, straightened her body, stretched her frozen fingers, and found an excuse.

"I see the weather is good today, so I'll go out and breathe some fresh air."

Madam Liu was not Wu Fang. Seeing the faint dark circles under her eyes, she guessed what was going on. She came over and asked in a low voice, "Did His Highness get angry with you?"

Gu Qingzhi shook her head and smiled bitterly, "No, it's my own fault."

If only it were as simple as a temper tantrum.

Aunt Liu patted her on the shoulder and consoled her, "It's okay. This is how children of this age behave. He should be awake by now. I'll go in and talk to him."

Without waiting for Gu Qingzhi to stop her, she pushed the door open and walked in.

Gu Qingzhi estimated that if Madam Liu knew what happened yesterday, she would most likely not be able to stay in the villa. She looked at the fertilizer she brought and thought that it would be very cold standing here. She might as well do some work and stretch her muscles to at least warm herself up.

Gu Qingzhi had just finished her work and was wiping the sweat off her head when Nanny Liu happened to come out.

Seeing the empty fertilizer bucket, she handed Gu Qingzhi a towel to wipe her sweat and said, "How come you did all the work for me without saying anything? This thing is smelly and dirty. I will do it myself."

Gu Qingzhi was a little confused as she listened to Nanny Liu's usual words. Didn't Feng Zhanye tell her what happened yesterday?

Seeing her staring at her blankly, Aunt Liu patted her on the shoulder with concern, "What are you staring at? Go in quickly, you're sweating all over and don't catch a cold."

Gu Qingzhi wanted to refuse, but Aunt Liu winked at her and whispered, "It's okay, Your Highness just felt uncomfortable for a while, and he's fine now."

Gu Qingzhi walked into the room half-believing and half-doubting, and saw Feng Zhanye, who also had bruises under his eyes, sitting beside the couch, staring at her.