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

Gu Qingzhi stood at the entrance, closed her eyes, took a deep breath, clenched her fists, and dug her nails into her flesh, barely able to drive away the discomfort in her body.

She knew that there were many secrets hidden in this study, and she was standing here not only to relive those painful memories, but also to find clues that could change her destiny.

This is the Gao family's opportunity, Feng Zhanye's opportunity, and her opportunity.

She walked into the study cautiously and looked around.

The layout of the study was exactly the same as she remembered. The bookshelves were filled with various books, and the four treasures of the study on the table were still in order.

This place looks extremely ordinary. Even for a prime minister, this study is a bit small and out of proportion to its appearance. There must be some secret space that she doesn't know about.

But she had no time to think about these and started searching immediately.

Her eyes quickly fell on a corner of the desk, where there was a seemingly ordinary but extremely exquisite box.

Gu Qingzhi walked over and gently opened the box. With the dim light from the lantern outside, she could see clearly that inside was the stack of impeachment letters she had received from Feng Zhanye.

Along with the impeachment letter, there was indeed another letter.

It was obvious that the envelope had been opened, which showed that Zuo Fuhong had read it.

However, when she opened the envelope, she found there was no letter inside.

This old fox is really cautious. Even though his study is not allowed to be entered or exited all year round, he still remembers to hide the most important things.

Gu Qingzhi had no choice but to continue searching.

There was nothing valuable on the table, so she had to turn her eyes to the surrounding bookshelves.

But if she were to search through the bookshelves one by one, it would take her forever to find them all. And by the time the palace soldiers saw that she had been in for so long and had not left yet, they would inevitably become suspicious.

She had no choice but to close her eyes and carefully recall every detail of how she helped Zuo Fuhong in her previous life, hoping to find some valuable clues.

On the surface, he looked polite and amiable, and spoke earnestly as if he was only concerned about the interests of the country. He often asked Gu Qingzhi about the current situation of the poor women and children in Wutong Lane, and always gave her extra money so that she could help the poor people in Kyoto on his behalf.

But he always just sat at the desk, not to mention giving her the target information, he even prepared tea on the table in advance.

Now that she thought about it, in her previous life, whenever Zuo Fuhong assigned her a task, he was mostly intentionally trying to be on guard against her.

It's just that sometimes, when he would be thinking about something, his eyes would unconsciously glance to the left.

People always reveal some body language inadvertently, and these body languages ​​are generally difficult to deceive.

Gu Qingzhi's mind moved, and she walked behind the table, looking to the left in the direction of his usual line of sight.

The bookshelf in that direction is no different from any other bookshelf in the house.

She walked to the bookshelf and looked at it from top to bottom, but couldn't figure out what it was, so she had to touch each layer.

Ordinary papers will become more or less scratchy after being flipped through a few times. Gu Qingzhi was sure that there were few books on the bookshelf that Zuo Fuhong had actually flipped through several times, so she adopted this method.

After a while, when she touched the upper grid, she actually found a few books.

This book feels different from other books on this bookshelf. It feels smooth to the touch and you can open it frequently after just touching it.

She took the books off the shelf and opened them one by one. Finally, she heard a "click" sound, as if something fell to the ground.

She quickly squatted down and picked up the paper on the ground, opened it and read a few lines. It was indeed a letter signed jointly by the families of the salt mine families.

She hurriedly put the other books back in place and prepared to go back.

But when she reached the door leading to the inner room, she couldn't help but stop.

To be honest, the search was quite quick this time. The cleaning time is usually between one stick of incense and half an hour.

Now that we've finally come in, why not look for other evidence about the Black Snake Head and the Zuo Xiang father and son?

Thinking of this, Gu Qingzhi hesitated and turned back to look at the study room, but she retracted her foot that had just stepped into the corridor.

After a while, he couldn't find it within half an incense stick, so he went back.

She thought so and started searching on the bookshelf.

In fact, there are not many antiques and collectibles on Zuo Fuhong's bookshelf, but most of them are very valuable, especially the coral enshrined on the shelf on the right side of the desk, which is an extremely valuable treasure in the coastal area.

Gu Qingzhi did not envy the financial resources of the Prime Minister's Mansion, but there seemed to be a box hidden behind the coral.

The box was slender and not big, only two fingers wide, but the things engraved on it caught Gu Qingzhi's attention.

At first glance, they were just a few inconspicuous ancient symbols, but she always felt that they were somewhat similar to the black snake head totem.

She thought carefully about the details of the black snake head totem. The snake head transitioned from a circular shape to a fan-shaped spell with a tail hook.

On the left and right sides are two almost symmetrical spells, both of which are bent diagonally downward to form the snake's eyes and mouth.

The lowest spell is in the shape of a long, thin snake, resembling a snake's tongue.

Thinking of this, Gu Qingzhi suddenly realized that these talismans were actually the split parts of the black snake head totem!

She couldn't help but feel secretly delighted and reached out to touch the box to see what was hidden inside. This was the first time since her rebirth that she discovered the direct connection between Zuo Fuhong and the Black Snake Head.

However, just as her hand touched the carved spell, she suddenly heard a faint sound of breaking air behind her.

Gu Qingzhi sensed something was wrong immediately and instinctively leaned forward and dodged. An arrow with green light pierced straight into the coral.

With a "bang", the coral exploded into pieces, and a pungent smell spread in the study. The expensive coral was actually filled with gunpowder.

Fortunately, she dodged quickly and far enough, otherwise she would have ended up with half of the bookshelf being blown to pieces.

However, this sound has already attracted the attention of the palace soldiers outside the house. If she doesn't run away, her fate will probably be worse than that of the bookshelf.

"who!"

She looked at the escape route that was already buried by collapsed bookshelves and books. Without time to think, she grabbed the broken coral branches on the ground, opened the door and rushed out.

As soon as she opened the door, she was hit by a knife in the face. Gu Qingzhi barely dodged it and only a strand of her hair was cut off.

Looking at the palace soldiers who had blocked the entrance, she raised her hand and threw the coral out.

Before a soldier from the government army could react, his face was covered with gunpowder.

She pulled out the lighter and threw it at the man's face. There was another "bang", a puff of smoke, and blood spurted all over the window. The man's head had been blown into pieces.

Gu Qingzhi retreated back into the house, quickly kicked open the window and climbed out, but before she could take two steps, she was entangled by a group of palace soldiers.

She had no choice but to draw out the Lanzhou in her hand and kill them one by one.

But with a long sword against a short knife, Gu Qingzhi was somewhat at a disadvantage. In addition, the enemy outnumbered her, so she couldn't stay here for long, otherwise she would surely bring trouble to herself and attract more government troops.

She swayed and retreated to the side of the corridor pillar, hugging the pillar tightly while steadying herself. Then, she suddenly used the pillar to make a circle and knocked down the nearby soldiers.

Taking advantage of the chaos, she jumped lightly off the pillar.

"Catch her!" As the palace soldiers behind them shouted, the three-story guards surrounding the study heard the noise and rushed towards her regardless.

The Lanzhou in her hand was already stained with blood, and Gu Qingzhi's skirt was also stained with blood. She was bloodthirsty, but there were too many people.

She could only find loopholes everywhere, but she could not step out of the courtyard where the study was.

At this moment, she suddenly remembered that Zuo Fuhong had discussed matters with her at the pond in the courtyard in his previous life. At that time, he casually mentioned that the pond was connected to the lotus pond in the north courtyard and was only separated by a wall.

Faced with countless pursuers and water, which was her greatest fear, she could only choose the latter.

She immediately moved to the side of the pond, kicked away the guards who were chasing her, slashed the throat of her palace soldiers with a knife, took a deep breath, and jumped into the pond without hesitation.

The cold pool water instantly submerged her head, causing her to freeze in the water and unable to move.

But then, she felt a sharp pain, and the soldier whose throat she had cut fell into the water with her. He felt a force from nowhere and desperately stabbed the long knife in his hand into her right lower abdomen.

Gu Qingzhi only felt the pool water pouring into her waist and abdomen. The water was as cold as the night she died, and it went deep into her bones. The black water gradually became filled with a strong smell of blood.