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

Chapter 5: Assigning Servants

Walking around the screen, Feng Zhanye was sniffling, his little face flushed, and he looked lazy as if he had just woken up. His eyes were slightly narrowed, and he looked a little confused.

"Your Highness is awake."

Feng Zhanye's hair was a little messy from sleeping, and as he nodded, it fell down bit by bit, just covering his face.

Under the sunlight, his skin was extremely white, as if he had never seen the sun. With his cascading black hair, he looked like a fairy walking out of a painting.

He has such a beautiful appearance at such a young age, even girls would envy him. No wonder rumors about Prince Duan always spread much faster in his previous life.

"I...ah sneeze!"

Before he could say anything, Feng Zhanye's nose started to itch, causing his whole body to tremble and he couldn't help but sneeze.

"Your Highness caught a cold last night. Drink some hot water first." Gu Qingzhi brought the prepared teapot to the couch and poured a cup for Feng Zhanye.

Looking around at the completely different environment from last night, Feng Zhanye held the shiny teacup in his hand and asked hesitantly, "You don't...really plan to stay here, do you?"

"Yes."

Gu Qingzhi nodded firmly.

Of course she was serious about revenge.

“But…” Feng Zhanye was interrupted by a noisy sound outside the house before he could finish his words.

Both of them were confused, and then they heard the door being pulled open forcefully. An old woman suddenly rushed in and stood at the door shouting loudly.

"Your Highness, have you woken up yet? The Left Prime Minister has sent servants to come and ask you to come out and have a look."

The old woman was very impatient and there was no respect at all in her words to the prince. She leaned her head to look into the house, but seemed to be afraid of something and refused to step into the house.

Feng Zhan Ye got out of bed, and Gu Qingzhi followed him around the screen and walked to the door. There were only a handful of people standing outside the room.

Seeing Feng Zhanye standing in front of her unharmed, the old woman's face darkened. She took two steps back and stood outside the door. Then she turned around and saw Gu Qingzhi standing beside her, and started shouting.

"Someone come! Captain of the Guards!"

A burly man with a long sword ran over in a panic. Gu Qingzhi had some impression of this man. He seemed to be the chief guard of the north courtyard of the prime minister's mansion.

In her previous life, whenever she visited Zuo Xiang and his son late at night, she would always run into him returning drunk with a bunch of bad friends.

"Aunt Qiruo, what's wrong? Did something happen to His Highness?"

At this moment, the expression on his face was richer than that of the monkeys on the mountain. His pretended frightened face seemed ready to shout at any time, "Prince Duan has been murdered, the villa is blocked."

Seeing Feng Zhanye intact, he was stunned for a moment. He took a long time to react to the old woman's hint, then looked at Gu Qingzhi with disdain, pointed at her and asked, "Who are you?"

Since Gu Qingzhi has the courage to pretend to be a guard, he is not afraid.

She knelt beside Feng Zhanye and bowed her head respectfully, "I am a new guard who joined the palace yesterday. I saw a thief sneaking into the other courtyard, so I stayed to protect His Royal Highness Prince Duan."

"New here? Which courtyard are you from? Tell me your name!" The captain of the guards had a look of contempt on his face, and he didn't believe a word Gu Qingzhi said.

"My name is Gu Qingzhi, and I was assigned to the North Courtyard by the commander of the imperial guards."

Gu Qingzhi answered slowly and calmly, as if she had no idea that she had walked into trouble.

"Nonsense! There was only one new guard entering the North Courtyard yesterday. Do you think I'm stupid?"

Sure enough, the captain of the guards exposed her without even thinking about it.

"I was assigned here by the commander of the guards at night." Gu Qingzhi raised his eyes to the captain of the guards and deliberately emphasized the word "night".

Ordinary people may not understand anything when hearing this sentence, but the captain of the guards should know that this is actually a secret code in the prime minister's residence.

"Night" and "Guards" are both protective clothing for assassins who have dealings with the Prime Minister's Mansion. In the previous life, Gu Qingzhi always said this to the guards at the gate when she paid a visit to the Left Prime Minister.

After hearing this, the captain of the guards changed his attitude in an instant. He dared not provoke his master's people.

He scratched his head as if something had suddenly dawned on him, "Oh! Now I remember, this is indeed the case, I forgot."

Aunt Qiruo was only concerned with the backyard. She looked at Gu Qingzhi, then at the captain of the guards, not knowing what the two were talking about.

The captain of the guards winked at her, and she covered her mouth with a handkerchief in disgust and rolled her eyes.

"If it's a misunderstanding, let's just forget it. There's something more important." As she spoke, she pointed at the few people standing crookedly in the yard.

"Third Prince, these are the servants that the Left Prime Minister ordered me to select for you. Since our Majesty asked you to reflect on yourself, I thought it would be better to keep things simple. There are four maids, four servants, and one guard in total. If a new servant is disobedient, you will have to spend more time to train him."

"Oh, by the way, the commander of the imperial guards specifically asked me to tell you that two teams of imperial guards have been sent to patrol outside the courtyard. I hope you will be careful with your words and actions and don't go out. Otherwise, if His Majesty finds out, he will punish you more severely."

Gu Qingzhi expected that Feng Zhanye would not have an easy time in the Prime Minister's Mansion, but she certainly didn't expect that he could be bullied openly.

To put it bluntly, what Aunt Qiruo said means that there are not enough people and they are not useful. Not only do they have to be confined to the house, but they also have to be under surveillance. This is intentional.

Gu Qingzhi secretly looked at Feng Zhanye's expression, but saw a hint of a sneer on his face. "Aunt, if you have something to say, just say it directly. There's no need to be so targeted."

"Your Highness, what are you talking about? How can ordinary people like us bear the evil spirit on you? Not letting you go out is for your own good. The fortune teller said that these people have strong fates."

Aunt Qiruo poked Feng Zhanye's spine openly and covertly.

“Then you must be careful when you go back today.” Feng Zhanye clenched his hands tightly and stared at the old woman in front of him.

Gu Qingzhi felt so painful when she saw this, she felt that the ointment she applied to him yesterday was wasted.

Aunt Qiruo could hardly hold back her smile after hearing this. She pursed her lips and bowed to Feng Zhanye, "I have brought the person here. I will not disturb Your Highness."

After saying this, she left quickly and went back to the main residence.

Gu Qingzhi signed the contract and put her fingerprints on it. In order to avoid possible trouble, she deliberately wrote "Gu Qingzhi" as "Gu Qingzhi". The captain of the guards put away the contract without even looking at it and left.

Seeing the person leave, Feng Zhanye's strong momentum suddenly weakened. He lowered his head and said nothing. He slammed the door shut, went back to the inner room, lay down, and wrapped himself in the quilt.

Finally, it became quiet, and the master and servant were the only ones left in the room.

Gu Qingzhi could see that Feng Zhanye was depressed, but she was not very good at comforting people. She scratched her head, walked to the couch and poked the quilt.

"Are you hungry?"

"No, don't bother me." The voice from under the quilt was weak and muffled.

"Oh."

Well, he's throwing a tantrum again.

"Do you want to eat?" Gu Qingzhi tested again.

"I told you to leave me alone, don't you understand?"

Feng Zhanye impatiently poked out half of his head and glared at her with a frown.

Gu Qingzhi curled her lips, but suddenly a fragrance of sesame cakes came from outside the house, and she didn't know whose house it came from.

I just heard a faint "gurgling" sound coming from somewhere under the quilt. Well, it's hungry.

"Really?"

Gu Qingzhi narrowed her eyes and looked at the little white porcelain face which turned red instantly.

"If I say I'm not hungry, then I'm not hungry."