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

When Gu Qingzhi pulled Feng Zhanye out of the snow, his legs and feet were so frozen that he had lost all feeling, and his whole body was half curled up in her arms.

Fortunately, there was still a lot of remaining charcoal in the cold palace. Gu Qingzhi tried her best to burn the fire as vigorously as possible, bandaged the wound on his forehead, and warmed his legs and feet.

Concubine Hui's body had already been taken away by the Ministry of Rites. Feng Zhanye just lay there staring blankly, his eyes still empty.

He was now like a delicate puppet, allowing Gu Qingzhi to manipulate him without any emotions of his own.

The whole day was like a dream to him. Good or bad, everything eventually returned to calm and nothingness.

He seemed to have fought for nothing, yet lost everything.

The funeral of Concubine Hui was handled by Concubine Shu. After all, the cause of death was poisoning, so the mourning hall was still arranged according to the minimum standards for concubines.

Feng Zhan Ye had a special fate, so it was not easy for him to come into direct contact with the mourners in the mourning hall. Therefore, Shu Fei specially set up a separate room for him to keep vigil at the side of the mourning hall.

People from Jing'an Bo Lin's family entered the palace overnight. It is said that when Jing'an Bo Lin Yuehong received the news from the Ministry of Rites, he almost couldn't breathe and fainted. He never thought that the visit opportunity he had finally obtained would result in his sister's death.

The door was wide open. Feng Zhanye, wearing linen clothes and a white cloth tied in his hair, was kneeling in the middle of the room. Gu Qingzhi followed behind him, unable to see his expression. He seemed to just look at the people passing by calmly, without any excessive emotions.

The more she saw him like this, the more uncomfortable she felt. She had been trying to talk to him from last night to this morning, but he never responded.

It was as if he had built a high wall overnight and buried his true self inside, but all his emotions were suppressed in his heart. How could he get better if this continued?

"What a sin! This evil star harmed people and finally killed his own mother. If it weren't for Concubine Shu, I would never come to mourn."

"It can be said that there is always someone who can defeat someone else. Concubine Hui is not a good person either. She killed the Seventh Prince in order to win favor. Now she is killed by her son. It is retribution."

"We should ask a master to get rid of the bad luck after we go back. If we stay in a place like this for too long, who knows what evil spirits we might pick up."

Gu Qingzhi had already heard such gossip at least ten times in the morning, some of which were even being heard right under their window.

Compared to the outside world, the people in the palace are even more powerful in flattering the powerful and bullying the weak. If they were really scared, they wouldn't have said it here. I think it was naturally done to provoke Feng Zhan Ye.

Gu Qingzhi didn't know whether Feng Zhanye had heard what they said. Even she felt annoyed to hear these words. If this wasn't the palace, she really wanted to pour a basin of cold water on them and drive them away.

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard a clear and crisp voice of a young man saying, "If you have time to gossip here, you might as well go back earlier. If you have dirty thoughts in your heart, you will naturally feel that evil will come into your life wherever you go."

Gu Qingzhi looked up and saw a handsome young man standing at the door. He was about the same age as Feng Zhanye, with an upright figure, a handsome face, and an extraordinary noble air. Even in his plain clothes he stood out.

Seeing this person coming, the people at the door lowered their postures and said, "Your Highness the Fifth Prince is teaching us that we were wrong in our words. We will go back now."

After they finished talking, they left the window in dejection.

Gu Qingzhi didn't know who this person was, but judging from the reactions of those people just now, he must be of an extraordinary identity. To be honest, she should thank him for his help just now.

She raised her eyes and met the boy's bright peach eyes. Just as she was about to speak, she saw him making a gesture to her to keep quiet, then squatted down and smiled with a smile on his face.

"No need to thank me. Brother San's room is too cold. I'll ask someone to bring a few more heaters later."

Before Gu Qingzhi could react, he saw Shu Fei in the distance gently waving to the young man. He quickly straightened his face, stood up, put on a serious expression, walked towards her, and called her lightly, "Mother."

Now Gu Qingzhi understood that this person should be Feng Zhanye’s younger brother, the fifth prince of Yu Kingdom - Prince Rui Feng Yuhan.

He followed Shu Fei into the mourning hall, completed the condolences without any mistakes, and followed her to help in an orderly manner. His words and deeds were generous and appropriate, which was very different from his lively and smiling appearance just now.

After all, she and Feng Zhanye were related in the future succession battle, so Gu Qingzhi did not expect Feng Yuhan to really take what he had just said to her to heart. She was not quite surprised until she saw seven or eight heaters placed in the room.

It turns out that what Shu Fei said yesterday about his deep brotherly love was not just an excuse.

Until sunset, there was no sign of Emperor Yu and Empress Zou in the mourning hall. It seemed unlikely that they would be willing to even look at Feng Zhanye, and naturally, they completely ignored the funeral ceremony.

The Lin family members stood in front of the mourning hall with their eyes swollen from crying. Although Concubine Hui was considered a deposed concubine, Jing'an Earl Lin Yuehong was still a veteran minister in the court after all.

The emperor's failure to come was not out of place, but the empress, as the mistress of the harem, also did not show up. I'm afraid she didn't want to leave them any face at all. However, it would be embarrassing if the news got out.

In the evening, the sound of kneeling was heard outside the door. It was Crown Prince Feng Linyuan who came to pay his respects.

He looked to be about eighteen or nineteen years old, already an adult man, tall and handsome, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and an extraordinary bearing.

He first looked towards Feng Zhanye, sizing him up carefully, but did not approach him. Instead, he paid his respects and stood in the middle of the mourning hall to talk to Jing'an Earl's family.

"My mother was irritated by my third brother yesterday. She had a headache when she returned to the palace and has been bedridden. It is difficult for her to come and take charge of the overall situation today, so I asked Concubine Shu to take charge of this matter."

"Although my mother was heartbroken, she still had some concerns for him. That's why she ordered me to come here to offer some comfort to Lord Lin and his family."

Shu Fei and Lin Yuehong listened to his words and echoed them. After a while, he seemed to have just seen the room where Feng Zhanye was, and then he walked towards this side.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, please stay. The Third Prince is guarding the casket in the house. You are of noble status, so it is better not to go over there." Shu Fei saw that he was not clear about what he meant and was afraid that there would be trouble again, so she hurried to dissuade him.

Unexpectedly, Feng Linyuan laughed and said, "It's okay. I don't believe in evil spirits. I'm afraid it will be difficult for Prince Duan to meet him again after he leaves the palace this time. I still want to go see him."

He walked to the front of the house. Feng Zhanye was kneeling in front of the door. The prince looked down at him, as if the people in the house were kneeling and bowing to him.

When he saw his expression clearly, Feng Linyuan first showed a hint of surprise, and then quickly changed it to a look that seemed to be smiling.

"I thought my third brother was crying here alone, so I came to comfort you. Now that I see that you are okay, I, as your brother, feel relieved."

Feng Zhanye raised his eyes slightly when he heard the voice, saw who was standing outside the door, and spoke softly.

"go out."

Gu Qingzhi was stunned for a moment and raised her head. This was the first sentence he had said since last night.

Feng Linyuan obviously didn't expect him to react like this. He was stunned for a moment and then smiled and said, "It seems that Third Brother still doesn't like me that much."

Then he pointed casually, looked at the white steam floating out of the house, and said to Shu Fei meaningfully: "Third brother is weak, I am afraid that he can't bear so many heaters in the house. He won't be able to bear it anymore, so it's better to take some away."

Shu Fei knew at a glance that this must have been done by Feng Yuhan.

There is nothing wrong with lighting so many heaters in the house. There are many concubines in the palace who are afraid of cold. But after Feng Linyuan's reminder, Shu Fei still remembered that this is indeed against the palace regulations.

She lowered her eyes and bowed, saying, "Your Highness is very attentive. It was my negligence. I will send someone to remove the extra heater from the Third Prince's room later."

Feng Linyuan nodded: "Since Third Brother doesn't like me being here, I should have stayed a little longer to help Empress Shufei with the funeral ceremonies. However, I still have some difficult government affairs to deal with. I hope that the Empress and Lord Lin will forgive me."

After saying this, he relaxed his smile and walked away without looking back.