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

Zuo Fuhong put down his wine cup, closed his eyes and thought for a moment: "Let me think... Oh! He must be the only son of the late Minister of War, Mr. Guo. Cheng Yu even asked him to be his equestrian instructor for a while when he was young. I heard that he has been in Beimo for some time, and it seems that he will be back to report on his work soon?"

Duke Jin nodded and said, "That's right. Your Majesty invited him back not only to inherit Lord Guo's title, but also for another important matter."

Zuo Fuhong glanced at Duke Jin, and seeing his mysterious look, he became interested.

"Oh? What's the matter?"

The Duke of Jin turned his palm out, raised it upwards, and whispered "General Zhenbei".

Zuo Fuhong immediately understood that this meant promotion.

He glanced at Zuo Chengyu who had been observing his words and expressions. The two exchanged glances and then said with a smile: "This is a great event. When the imperial edict comes down, Chengyu must prepare a gift and go to congratulate your former master."

Zuo Chengyu nodded slightly: "Yes, father."

The Duke of Jin looked at the son-in-law he had chosen with satisfaction in his eyes, but then he realized that the seat opposite his daughter was empty.

"Hey? Where's Fu'er?" Duke Jin looked at his wife beside him and asked in a low voice.

The Duke's wife smiled dignifiedly and said, "Fuer was invited by the Third Miss to go out for a walk with her."

The afternoon breeze blew over, bringing a pleasant coolness. Gu Qingzhi received her monthly salary and counted the coins in her hand as she walked.

Judging from the weather, it won’t be long before autumn arrives.

As she thought about it, she put the money in her arms and walked to the lotus pond. From a distance, she saw a few people standing by the lake, apparently fishing.

The leader was Zuo Lanxin, and next to her stood a beautiful and dignified young lady who looked somewhat familiar. I thought she was Zuo Chengyu's future wife Liu Xuefu.

Gu Qingzhi just felt extremely overwhelmed. The path beside the lotus pond was the only way she could take. She was afraid of being entangled by Zuo Lanxin again, so she had to lower her head and stay away from them as much as possible.

However, things did not go as she wished. Just as she was about to sneak away from the maids and servants, the sharp-eyed Zuo Lanxin had already seen her.

"Stop, where did you learn this rule? Don't you even say hello when you see your master?"

The voice came from the side. Gu Qingzhi was extremely reluctant, but she still turned towards the few people and bowed respectfully to greet them.

"Third Miss."

Zuo Lanxin ignored her and whispered in the woman's ear: "Sister Fuer, he is the guard beside Brother Ye, the one I just told you about."

The woman secretly looked at Gu Qingzhi, and seemed a little hesitant: "So it seems that he is quite respectful, but he doesn't take you seriously?"

Zuo Lanxin pouted and pulled Liu Xuefu's arm: "Sister, just wait and see. I can show his true face in less than half an incense stick."

Zuo Lanxin's eyes rolled around and she just happened to catch a glimpse of the fishing rod in the boy's hand, and an idea came to her mind.

She looked at Gu Qingzhi with ill intentions and smiled: "Little guard, we are going to catch a fish here to make soup, come and help me."

Gu Qingzhi listened to what the two said, and seeing Zuo Lanxin's persistent look, she felt that it was extremely troublesome and planned to make an excuse to slip away.

"I don't know how to fish, and I have to go to Chongshan Pavilion to wait for the Third Prince."

Zuo Lanxin was waiting for her to say this. She immediately acted aggrieved and pulled Liu Xuefu's hand and said, "Sister Fuer, you saw it, right? He bullied me like this. Now that you are still here, he dares not even give me the slightest bit of face as his master."

Zuo Lanxin spoke exaggeratedly, as if she was about to burst into tears at the next moment, causing Liu Xuefu who was standing beside her to hug her and comfort her.

She frowned and looked at Gu Qingzhi. The man in front of her looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old, a few years older than herself. His eyes looked at Zuo Lanxin coldly, without any awareness that he had displeased his master.

"How can a guard like you be so ignorant of sympathy for women? Sister Lan Xin just wants you to help her. She might marry your master in the future. If you don't listen to her today, don't blame me for telling you at the banquet later."

Gu Qingzhi was too lazy to listen to their pretentiousness as masters, but she really didn't want to cause trouble, nor did she want to bring unnecessary trouble to Feng Zhanye.

She looked at the lotus pond hesitantly and couldn't help feeling uneasy.

There are countless human corpses buried in that endless stretch of inky black water. The fish raised there have all eaten rotten meat. What good can it do?

If you want to eat it, just eat it. You deserve it if you die from eating it.

She looked around helplessly, found a nearby willow tree, and broke off a branch.

Zuo Lanxin and Liu Xuefu were still confused when they saw her walking towards the boy who was fishing on the shore.

"Brother, can you lend me your fishing line?"

Hearing Gu Qingzhi's voice, the servant pulled out a piece of line from the fish basket and handed it to her, staring at her strangely, not knowing what she was going to do.

Gu Qingzhi took out the orchid boat from her waist, made a small hole in the willow branch, and wrapped the fishing line around it.

Everyone stared at her actions curiously, and no one spoke until Gu Qingzhi took the willow branch in her hand, walked to the shore, squatted down and looked into the water.

Seeing her serious look and the unremarkable "fishing rod" in her hand, Zuo Lanxin shouted in disbelief: "Look at him, is he going to use this thing to fish?"

After she said this, the maids and servants behind her covered their mouths and laughed quietly.

She looked at Gu Qingzhi with pity as if she was looking at a fool, and said, "I advise you to save your energy. The fish in this pond are all very smart. We have been fishing for an hour and haven't caught a single one. Your thing is a bit childish even if you use it to amuse a child."

Gu Qingzhi seemed not to hear the laughter coming from behind her. She was still squatting by the pool, holding the sharpened willow branch and waiting patiently.

Liu Xuefu realized something and murmured, "Is he trying to catch fish?"

Zuo Lanxin looked back at her, not understanding why she said that: "What are you talking about, sister? He's not holding a harpoon, and how can you catch fish standing on the shore?"

As soon as Zuo Lanxin finished her words, the willow branch at Gu Qingzhi's fingertips was instantly flicked away by her.

There was only a slight sound of breaking water, and then there was no more movement in the lotus pond. Gu Qingzhi's action of lying on the shore seemed particularly funny in this silent moment.

"Pfft..." Zuo Lanxin almost laughed out loud. The servants behind her also looked like they had seen a joke, with mocking expressions on their faces. Even Liu Xuefu felt that she was probably overthinking it.

Because it was far away, no one could see the dark red spots appearing on the bottom of the pitch-black water.

The sound of water breaking was heard, and the laughter that had not yet come out stopped abruptly.

Gu Qingzhi pulled a big fish, half an arm's length, out of the water by pulling the fishing line. Blood was still oozing from the gills of the fish that had been pierced by the willow branch. As the big fish struggled violently with its breath, it was thrown to the shore.

Everyone was stunned.

Gu Qingzhi picked up the fish and threw it into the fish basket. She brushed off the water drops on her body and then realized that everyone was looking at her in astonishment.

"We've caught the fish. I hope Miss San enjoys the meal."

After Gu Qingzhi finished speaking, she passed Zuo Lanxin and left.

I don’t know what stimulated her again, but the little girl behind her had already flushed her face, changed her expression, and glared at Gu Qingzhi with resentment.

"How dare you play tricks on me? How dare you play tricks on me!"

Before the others could react, Zuo Lanxin rushed towards her.

Gu Qingzhi had already heard her approaching footsteps, and felt that this little girl was so spoiled that she had no memory at all.

Almost relying on instinct, she dodged slightly when Zuo Lanxin's hands were about to push her.

The little girl in front of him missed her target and couldn't stop herself, falling towards the lotus pond at the bottom of the slope.