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

He patiently stared at Zuo Lanxin, curled his lips and asked, "Then why are my guards also in the water?"

Zuo Lanxin was hesitating and looking for an excuse when the maid beside her took over the conversation.

"Your Highness, my master is fishing here. Since he doesn't know how to fish, he wanted to ask this guard passing by for help. But he turned out to be an ungrateful person and started to talk back to my master."

As the maid spoke, she did not forget to glance at the place where Gu Qingzhi left through Feng Zhanye, in revenge for the fact that she fell because of her a few days ago.

Feng Zhanye saw all of her subtle expressions and roughly guessed the truth of the matter.

The boy sneered: "Really?"

The maid nodded and continued, "That's right. Not only did the guard speak rudely, he also pushed my young lady into the lake. As for him falling into the lake himself, it was because he saw you coming and wanted to use this opportunity to slander my young lady and destroy your relationship."

Zuo Lanxin wanted to play weak, and just as she squeezed out two tears, she saw the young man in front of her narrow his eyes slightly, revealing a hint of danger: "Then according to you, what should I do now?"

The maid didn't hear the hidden meaning in Feng Zhanye's words. This question made her more excited. She said without thinking, "He is just a servant who likes to confuse right and wrong. It's just a matter of your words to drive him out or beat him to death. You must not ruin the relationship with the Third Miss because of this."

As expected, a dog follows his master. Feng Zhanye was so angry that he laughed. He nodded meaningfully and said, "It's rare to see such a keen servant who understands his master's mind. But how long are you going to pretend to be innocent?"

Zuo Lanxin was stunned, and her hand that was holding Feng Zhanye's arm couldn't help but tremble, and she smiled guiltily.

"What did Brother Ye say? We are not pretending to be innocent."

Feng Zhanye looked at Zuo Lanxin, his mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a hint of irony: "You despicable slave, you deserve to be drowned. Isn't that what you said yourself?"

"me......"

Zuo Lanxin's heartbeat quickened and she became increasingly anxious. Feng Zhanye's ruthless revelation made her freeze in embarrassment, and for a moment she didn't know how to respond.

"Since you don't know what to do, let me help you."

Feng Zhanye looked at her expression, sneered in his heart, slowly pulled his arm back from her hand, and in the next moment he grabbed the maid's neck.

The maid was pushed forward by him like a chick. She couldn't even put up a single resistance and was suddenly pushed into the water.

"Miss Third... help... I can't swim!"

An urgent cry for help was heard from the maid in the pond. Several servants rushed to rescue her, but were scared away by a look from Feng Zhanye.

“My guard couldn’t swim either, but he was pulled down by your master anyway?” Feng Zhanye stood on the shore and looked coldly at the struggling maid, his eyes as sharp as a knife.

He straightened his clothes leisurely, turned around and looked at the frightened Zuo Lanxin, concealed the gloom in his eyes, and returned to his usual calm demeanor, as if everything that had just happened was not his doing.

"Your maid just said that a servant who confuses right and wrong can be driven out or beaten to death with just one word. It is very suitable to be used on her."

After saying that, Feng Zhanye turned around and left, as if he didn't hear Zuo Lanxin angrily cursing the maidservant for being a fool behind him, and left the main residence without looking back.

Gu Qingzhi was sent back to the house by Wu Fang. After she changed her wet clothes, she was able to suppress the nightmarish fear.

She felt a little regretful. This was something that could have been avoided by refusing, but it turned out like this. Not only could she not handle a ten-year-old child, but she also needed others to save her. It was really embarrassing.

She just drank a belly full of dirty water, which was not a good thing. She was afraid that even if she didn't get sick she would have diarrhea for a few days. Just as she was thinking about it, she shivered all over and couldn't help sneezing.

Suddenly, a warm feeling wrapped around her shoulders. Gu Qingzhi turned around and saw Feng Zhanye taking a towel and wrapping her up.

As if he was tired, his delicate eyes were a little straight. He turned wearily and sat in front of her, leaning his stiff back against the table to relax.

"You didn't have any conflicts with them, did you?" Gu Qingzhi asked after seeing his look.

Feng Zhanye shook his head obediently: "No, don't worry, sister."

Gu Qingzhi nodded slightly, remembering how Feng Zhanye had barely been able to control his temper just now, and spoke hesitantly: "Aye, actually you didn't have to do that for me just now."

Feng Zhanye's handsome face visibly sank a little. He still maintained the same posture, but tilted his head, with some dissatisfaction in his narrow eyes.

"why?"

"Miss Zuo San is the most favored one in the Xiangfu after all. It's not worth it for you to be against her."

Gu Qingzhi gently patted the spot on his sleeve that was scratched by Zuo Lanxin, and analyzed the pros and cons with him.

The boy was always very obedient, and she thought he would respond directly that he understood as he had done before, but he suddenly stood up and avoided her hand.

"Sister Azhi, you once said that we are a family, right?"

The young man looked at her dimly, without responding, but suddenly asked her a question.

Gu Qingzhi didn't know why he suddenly asked this, and nodded in confusion: "Yeah."

“Since we are family, shouldn’t you consider each other? Do you want me to turn a blind eye and let you be bullied by them just to be humble?” Feng Zhanye suddenly raised his voice, as if he had suffered a great injustice, and looked at her with a frown and hurt.

Now Gu Qingzhi was confused.

Feng Zhanye was a sensitive person. She had no idea what she had said wrong that caused him to react so strongly.

"Maybe Sister Azhi thought I was being superfluous, but the moment I saw you being pressed into the water, I couldn't care about anything else."

Gu Qingzhi was stunned for a moment before she realized that the child might have misunderstood: "Aye, that's not what I meant..."

Before Gu Qingzhi could explain, Feng Zhanye interrupted her.

"I know you've experienced floods and are somewhat afraid of water. They almost took your life. I just hate myself for having to consider the overall situation and not being able to peel off a layer of skin from them."

Feng Zhanye clenched his other hand, which was hanging by his side, into a fist, his eyes filled with deep gloom and attachment to her.

The boy's emotions were sincere and genuine, but she felt that she shouldn't pour a basin of cold water on him at this moment.

Gu Qingzhi sighed softly and no longer tried to explain her own principles of survival to him. Instead, she pulled him in front of her and gently touched his head.

"Okay, don't be angry. Now that you've grown up, it's a good thing that you can protect the people around you in an appropriate way."

The soft hair fell into his hands, and the touch was no worse than the fluff on Xiaohua's body. The boy seemed to like it very much. After receiving the praise, the expression on his face relaxed and he squinted his eyes comfortably.

He sat down next to her like a soft and adorable puppy, allowing her to rub him as she pleased. It felt magical, just like stroking Xiaohua's fur.

"Sister Azhi."

After satisfying her desire to hold his hand, Gu Qingzhi withdrew her hand and responded to him.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

She let her wet hair down and wiped it casually with a towel.

The boy squinted his eyes and let her wet hair brush across his cheek. The slight tickle made him smile very comfortably.

"Nothing, I just think that when you let your hair down, you really look like a woman."

Gu Qingzhi glanced at him and found his statement quite strange.

"Am I not originally a woman?"

The boy raised his eyes and met her gaze, his eyes gleaming with warmth as he carefully examined her outline.

He kept silent, but felt in his heart that the face had not changed at all, but had gradually become different.