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

Peaceful days always pass too quickly. Half a month later, a thunderclap suddenly sounded in the sky, and the first autumn rain of the year fell without any warning.

There was a sudden knock on the gate of Kyoto under the rain, and a scout was let into the city by the defenders, who entered the imperial city in the night rain.

The court was in chaos. All the civil and military officials had gone to the imperial city to discuss matters early in the morning. Now it was already late at night, but Zuo Fuhong still hadn't returned home.

Leaves were rustling in the north courtyard of the prime minister's residence. Zuo Chengyu was sitting in the study, wiping a set of exquisite Ru kiln tea sets on the table. It was a gift returned by Marquis Guang'an some time ago.

He opened one of the teapots, looked at the black token placed at the bottom, sneered softly, and covered the teapot again while muttering something.

"A wise bird chooses the right tree to roost in. Greed and fear are both weaknesses of human nature."

Zuo Lanxin was flipping through the notebook in her hand boredly, and picked up the candied fruit on the table with one hand and put it into her mouth.

She was specially asked by her mother to wait in the North Courtyard today, just to wait for Zuo Fuhong to come back, please her, and take him back to her courtyard to rest tonight.

As if she was tired of reading, she put the book aside, looked at the sky and said, "Brother, why hasn't Dad come back yet? It's already this late."

Zuo Chengyu raised his head and smiled at her: "Lan Xin has grown up and knows how to worry about her father. Don't worry, he will be back soon."

Zuo Lanxin nodded and observed Zuo Chengyu for a while. Seeing that he seemed to be in a good mood, she asked tentatively, "Has the eldest lady's illness improved recently? Mother went to visit her last month, but heard from Aunt Qiruo that she was not feeling well, so she did not go in to bother her."

Zuo Chengyu's grinding hands paused imperceptibly, then continued his movements.

"My mother has been ill for a long time. I'm sorry to bother you to keep her in mind. But aside from that, I heard that you and Zanye have been getting along well these days?"

Hearing this, Zuo Lanxin's porcelain-white face quickly flushed. She held the handkerchief in her hand and spun it around twice, saying coquettishly, "Brother, stop teasing me. Brother Ye is absorbed in his studies. How can we talk about how we get along?"

"Is that so?" Zuo Chengyu's smile widened, and he narrowed his eyes slightly. "Then you have to work harder to get along well with him."

Zuo Lanxin sighed heartlessly: "Alas, I do want to, but I upset Brother Ye a few days ago, and he is still angry with me and doesn't want to talk to me anymore."

"Oh? It's rare for him to be angry. Why haven't I heard you mention this?" Zuo Chengyu became curious and listened patiently to Zuo Lanxin telling him what happened by the lotus pond that day.

The little girl clutched her handkerchief angrily and cursed the guards around Feng Zhanye countless times. Then she turned around and hugged Zuo Chengyu's arm and acted coquettishly.

"Brother, what do you think I should do?"

"In that case...why not ask the people around him?" Zuo Chengyu supported his chin thoughtfully and suggested.

"Yes!" This thought made Zuo Lanxin's eyes brighten a little, but after thinking for a moment, her face immediately became bitter: "But... I don't want to ask that guard. It's all because of him, Brother Ye, that he is angry with me!"

Before Zuo Chengyu could say anything else, a maid from the west courtyard walked in.

"Miss San, the Left Prime Minister has returned. He has gone to the West Courtyard. I have asked you to come back and have dinner with me."

Zuo Lanxin looked at Zuo Chengyu hesitantly. She didn't want to give up this great opportunity, but her mother and father couldn't be negligent, which made her feel troubled for a moment.

Zuo Chengyu smiled helplessly, scratched her nose lovingly and said, "Let me ask for you, you go see your father first."

Zuo Lanxin's face suddenly brightened up: "Brother, that's so nice. I'll go first!"

Watching Zuo Lanxin leave the house with the maid, the faint smile on Zuo Chengyu's face disappeared in an instant.

He looked at Aunt Qiruo who was standing at the door and pondered for a while before saying, "Qiruo, go to the other courtyard and call that young guard over."

In the other courtyard, Feng Zhanye stood by the pavilion, watching the leaves of the cotinus coggygria falling into the water, but his mind had already drifted to the person changing clothes in the back hall.

Gu Qingzhi had been asked by Old Man Qin to investigate a wealthy businessman's house in Jiangnan tonight and retrieve some things from Changyi Casino for him, in order to earn some money for Gu Fengping to pay his apprenticeship fee. It was just an excuse for Feng Zhanye to investigate the Black Snake Head.

There was no need to use Lan Zhou's identity. Gu Qingzhi often helped with such errands in her spare time. However, a murder had just happened there and the whole garden was in a mess. In order to avoid being discovered, Old Man Qin asked her to change into a maid's attire before going there.

Qiuhong's clothes fit her well, except that the skirt was a little short, there was no big problem. She let her braids down and tied her hair into a bun, and she transformed herself into a gentle Jiangnan beauty.

Feng Zhanye in the courtyard looked at her coming out and felt a little uncomfortable for a moment. To be honest, he had not seen Gu Qingzhi wearing women's clothes since he found out that she was a woman last time. Now looking at her again, she seemed to be even more beautiful.

"Aye, I don't know when I can come back tonight. You carry a sword with you. If you encounter any situation that you can't handle, go find Wu Fang."

Gu Qingzhi casually gave a warning and was about to leave, but Feng Zhanye held her hand, rested his forehead on her shoulder, and said with some worry in his voice: "Sister Azhi, please be careful and come back soon."

Gu Qingzhi squeezed his palms, touched his head to reassure him, then turned and left the villa.

Feng Zhanye watched her back gradually disappear into the darkness, turned around and prepared to go into the house, but vaguely saw a dark shadow standing quietly not far away.

Looking closely, it was a woman, dressed in slave's clothes, but her face was hidden in the darkness.

This figure is indescribably familiar.

"Who's there?" Feng Zhanye held his sword alertly and asked the black shadow.

Then the black shadow took two steps forward and revealed her face. It was Aunt Qiruo.

After learning that Feng Zhan Ye had fallen from power this year, she had become increasingly dismissive of him and showed him no respect at all, which was due to a prince. She seemed to have heard something just now, and her expression was quite strange at the moment.

She looked at the direction where Gu Qingzhi left, covered her nose and sneered: "I was wondering why the smell was so strong from such a distance, it turns out the smell is here, seducing men at dusk, how shameless, and wearing women's clothes, it's disgusting."

Feng Zhanye's heart tightened suddenly, realizing that she had seen everything that had just happened.

Seeing that he looked a little embarrassed, Aunt Qiruo looked him up and down again: "Think carefully, you are indeed in the same boat with him, and you are worthy of the name of abandoned child. You deserve to be reduced to this state when you are still young and hang out with your own slaves."

The young man only felt his chest beating wildly. He clenched the hilt of the sword tightly in his hand, and could hardly suppress the "crunching" sound between his teeth.

No matter what, the fact that Sister Azhi is a girl must not be known to others. If this matter is exposed, there will probably be endless troubles in the future.

He lowered his head and glanced around, thinking that it was already night, and since he was now in the other courtyard, perhaps this was the best time to nip the thorns in the bud.

He made a decision in his heart, and when he looked up after a while, he put on an embarrassed smile.

"I'm sorry to bother Aunt Qiruo. I don't know why you came here today, but he and I are not the same as you think. Please be kind and don't make things difficult for us."

In Aunt Qiruo's eyes, Feng Zhanye's plea for mercy seemed weak and childish. He was exactly the same as what the servants had said, a complete coward. She sneered, and spoke even more arrogantly.

"I can't avoid you because of your bad luck. Do you think I want to come here? The Third Miss wanted to make friends with you, so she asked the First Young Master to ask the evil guard to come over and question you. Now it seems that there is no need for that. You should come with me in person. I want to see how you explain it."

Feng Zhanye looked a little embarrassed and said "hmm" hesitantly.

Seeing Aunt Qiruo turning around and walking forward arrogantly, Feng Zhanye's slender eyes revealed a hint of coldness. He stared at her for a while, then raised his foot and followed her.