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

Saying this meant that he and the Left Prime Minister were completely tied together. Gu Qingzhi was sweating for Feng Zhanye in her heart.

Now Zuo Fuhong controlled almost all of his vital points, and he had no room to resist. It was only thanks to his agility that he was able to cope with such a situation.

Guo Maoheng looked Feng Zhanye up and down, then looked at Zuo Fuhong and sneered knowingly, "I guess it's the feng shui of the Prime Minister's Mansion that helps him stay healthy. Prince Duan looks even more radiant after being away from the palace for so long."

This was certainly not a compliment, but rather a veiled criticism of Feng Zhanye for being ungrateful to his ancestors.

However, Zuo Fuhong drank leisurely with the old man beside him, with an attitude of watching a good show, and had no intention of joining in the conversation.

Feng Zhanye held his expression and counterattacked: "I'm afraid that when it comes to supporting people, the Prime Minister's Mansion cannot compare to Lord Guo's base. However, I heard that the people there are tough and have incorporated a lot of the arrogance and arrogance of the Northern Desert Royal Court. Lord Guo should be more cautious and don't get involved in any bad habits."

Zuo Fuhong's narrowed eyes flashed, and then revealed an intriguing smile.

Feng Zhanye made his position clear, and Zuo Fuhong was satisfied, so he spoke at the appropriate time.

"Well, if you have any objections, you may go to the study to discuss with us. If not, then let's stop here today."

After waiting for a while, the faces of the people behind Guo Maoheng looked unhappy, but no one said anything.

"I'm afraid I drank too much today and am a little drunk. I need to go downstairs and take a rest. Everyone, enjoy your meal and drink."

Zuo Fuhong pretended to be drunk, exchanged a few words with the old men around him, and then left the table.

Everyone stood up respectfully and watched him leave Chongshan Pavilion, then dispersed in groups of three or four to other places.

Now that it was getting dark, the wedding banquet was gradually coming to an end, but it was far from time to relax, as what was about to happen next was the highlight of the banquet.

Zuo Chengyu's servant picked a free moment to come over and give instructions. At that moment, Guo Maoheng's wife Yuan and his eldest son were having a banquet for the ladies deep in Maple Garden.

Feng Zhanye looked at the sky and let out a breath.

Gu Qingzhi sensed his depression and reached out to gently pat his shoulder.

"Aye, just do your job from now on, and leave the rest to me."

Feng Zhanye nodded gently, sorted out his thoughts and said to Gu Qingzhi: "Let's go."

The banquet for the female guests was much more harmonious than that for the male guests. The two of them went around to the back of Chongshan Pavilion and turned onto the road leading to Maple Garden.

There were many women on the bluestone road, holding their children and chatting with others. When they saw Feng Zhanye's beautiful face, they couldn't help but take a look.

Of course, Gu Qingzhi was also looking carefully at the children in their arms.

According to what the servant said, Guo Maoheng's legitimate son looked to be about five or six years old, wearing a short shirt with a dark blue collar, so he should be easy to identify. As she walked inside, she recalled the countermeasures she had discussed with Feng Zhanye before.

When he came back that day and told Gu Qingzhi everything about how he was threatened by Zuo Fuhong, Gu Qingzhi realized that this incident coincided with her own experience in her previous life.

She remembered that in her previous life, when Zuo Chengyu got married, she was arranged by Zuo Fuhong to go to the other courtyard to deal with the eldest son of Marquis Guang'an.

Because the rumor of embezzlement of military pay was spreading all over the city, Gu Qingzhi specially commissioned Yuan Jie to carefully investigate the truth of the matter. Sure enough, Yuan Jie's men sneaked into Guang'an Marquis Mansion and successfully retrieved evidence of embezzlement.

Therefore, the order that Gu Qingzhi received for the eldest son of Marquis Guang'an was never to imprison him as Zuo Fuhong told Feng Zhanye, but to assassinate him.

However, judging from Guo Maoheng's reactions just now, he did not seem like a person who would be easily swayed by money. If he had not acted too realistically, then the accusation of embezzling military pay would have been all false and would have been an injustice done to him by Zuo Fuhong.

If things had continued to develop as they did in the previous life, Zuo Fuhong would probably have never thought of letting Guo Maoheng's legitimate son walk out of the villa alive, and the one who would be charged with the crime of murder would be Feng Zhanye.

Gu Qingzhi would never kill an innocent child in her previous life, and she would not watch him die in this life.

She told Feng Zhanye her guess about Zuo Xiang's thoughts, and they agreed with him that they had to find the child and bring him to the other courtyard before Zuo Xiang and his son sent anyone.

As the two were about to reach the women's banquet deep in the maple forest, they ran into Zuo Lanxin head-on.

The little girl almost fell into Gu Qingzhi's arms. She wanted to roll her eyes, but then she realized that Feng Zhanye was beside her and quickly relaxed her expression.

"Brother Ye? Why are you here? This is where the women stay. Did you go the wrong way?"

Since the last time, Zuo Lanxin has been much more polite to Feng Zhanye. She no longer dares to pester him and just bows obediently.

Feng Zhanye was just worrying that it might not be possible for him and Gu Qingzhi to attend the women's banquet, so he could only ask the maid to see if she could call Guo Maoheng's wife and children out, and then he happened to meet Zuo Lanxin.

The young man looked at her, an idea came to his mind, and a gentle smile appeared on his handsome face.

"Miss Zuo San, my teacher asked me to tell the wife of Marquis Guang'an that Lord Guo drank too much and is resting in the side hall of Chongshan Pavilion. He can stay at the Xiangfu Mansion. Please don't worry."

Zuo Lanxin smiled sweetly: "What a coincidence, the wife of Guang'an Marquis and several wives of the Dukes are talking to the eldest lady and my mother, why don't I go and help you convey it."

Feng Zhanye nodded: "Then I'll trouble you, Miss Third."

Zuo Lanxin's face lit up with joy at being able to help Feng Zhanye, and she immediately ran in happily.

The two found a secluded place and waited quietly. Just when they were getting bored, Gu Qingzhi suddenly felt someone pulling her trouser leg.

She lowered her head and what caught her eye was a short, dark-colored, double-breasted shirt.

She wanted to see the owner of the clothes, but then she saw a little round head raised up and made a stealthy "hush" sound at her.

Gu Qingzhi and Feng Zhanye looked at each other and recognized that this was the legitimate son of Marquis Guang'an that Zuo Chengyu's servant had mentioned.

It was effortless to get it.

"Little guy, whose child are you from?" Gu Qingzhi bent down and asked in order to confirm his identity.

The child was not shy. He looked at Gu Qingzhi carefully, then hugged her legs and giggled.

"My father is so powerful, he is the great general of the Northern Desert!"

Looking at the innocent child, Gu Qingzhi knew that she was not wrong. This was how he answered her when she kidnapped him in the previous life.

Gu Qingzhi looked up and winked at Feng Zhanye, and found that he was staring at the child's hands clinging to her legs. He was unusually dazed, with a somewhat stiff expression.

"Aye."

Gu Qingzhi called out, and Feng Zhanye came back to his senses.

"Little one, let go of your hand first. Why are you alone? Where is your mother?"

Although Feng Zhanye looked calm, he was pulling the child with his hands and trying to pull him off Gu Qingzhi's legs.

But the child insisted on holding on tightly, grabbing Gu Qingzhi's trouser leg with one hand.

"My mother insisted on taking me back. I haven't played enough. My brother is tall and I want to play with him!"

Feng Zhanye looked at himself, then raised his head to look at Gu Qingzhi, who was much taller than him, and his expression became even more stiff.

The pants were about to become loose if they were pulled down any further, so Gu Qingzhi quickly squatted down and pulled the child in front of her.

"Well, I'll take you to a fun place where your mother won't find you, how about that?"

"it is good!"

The child immediately jumped up and nodded excitedly.