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

After Aunt Liu left, Gu Qingzhi took off her clothes and changed the medicine.

It has to be said that this brat Gu Fengping did not lie to her at all. The medicine he left behind was really strong. After applying it, she was in so much pain that she was sweating all over her forehead.

In order to distract herself from the pain, she kept busy with her hands, but her mind was quickly sorting out the current situation in the palace.

The steward is the spy in the palace. Those children from aristocratic families rely on their background and may not be truly loyal to Feng Zhanye.

However, this may not be all bad.

The muddier the water, the more likely you are to find real gold.

Ever since Feng Zhanye mentioned the secret guards yesterday, she had thought about it several times and had a few suitable candidates, but they were not enough.

Besides, before her injury healed, she was not sure whether she could go out and face the black snake head that might appear at any time, so those people could not start making arrangements.

There are so many people in this guard house, who knows, they might be hiding what she needs.

She tied the bandage tighter for today, put on her new personal guard uniform neatly, and pushed the door open to walk out.

The Guards' Court was not far from where she lived. She had met them yesterday and Wu Fang had introduced them to her.

She walked along the familiar path to the courtyard gate, and before she even entered, the noise inside could be clearly heard.

"One against a hundred? You're bragging like that, aren't you afraid of getting your tongue flicked?"

"The Prime Minister's army is not just for show. Do you think it's easy for them to escape from there?"

"Go to hell! We all heard that it was His Highness who personally asked the Left Prime Minister for help. What does that have to do with his ability to fight?"

"Hey! You still don't believe me! My little brother is more than capable of taking care of your entire courtyard! Come on, come on, listen up! Let me tell you how he and I caused such a scene together in the Prime Minister's residence that day."

The loud voice sounded very familiar. Gu Qingzhi paused and finally knew how she had earned the hatred. It turned out to be this guy Wu Fang.

"On the day His Highness moved into his new residence, that old, scoundrel Left Prime Minister suddenly detained us. How could Brother Gu and I tolerate this? We immediately flipped the table and threatened to fight the father and son to the death..."

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Wu Fang was talking with great enthusiasm, from escaping from the woodshed to stealing the indenture, from maneuvering in the study to being surrounded. In his mouth, seven parts of the events were true and three parts were false. He made himself sound so wise and brave.

Although the young guards who gathered around listened attentively, there was always a hint of sneer on the corners of their mouths.

The vivid descriptions from Wu Fang's mouth sounded more like fairy tales to them, so absurd that they made people laugh.

"Are you saying that you two overturned Master Zuo's yard and scolded him?"

No one believed this was true.

"Don't disbelieve me, this is true! Although I fell into their trap without paying attention, I refused to give in and scolded those bastards of the government army! Seeing that my brother Gu was outnumbered, he still risked his life to save him..."

Everyone in the courtyard was listening to Wu Fang's story at this time, and no one noticed when a shadow in black appeared behind him.

When Wu Fangzheng talked about the critical moment of risking his life, he was gesturing his "heroic act" with his hands. Suddenly, a hand was placed on his shoulder and patted him twice.

"Oh my god!"

Wu Fang was so frightened that he almost flew away. His hometown accent came out halfway and he bounced up high on the spot, almost hurting his leg.

He grimaced in pain, covered his leg and turned back in a hurry.

The whole courtyard suddenly burst into laughter.

"Brother Gu? Do you want to scare me to death?"

Seeing who it was, Wu Fang patted his chest and took a deep breath. Then he suddenly remembered that the real owner had heard all his exaggerated "heroic deeds". For a moment, he felt a little embarrassed.

Seeing that she had changed into new clothes, he quickly put on a smile to smooth things over.

"Oh, look at you! It has to be my brother. When he puts on this outfit, wow, he looks just like some young master."

Gu Qingzhi said nothing, her eyes calmly sweeping over everyone in the courtyard.

As he spoke, all the eyes that were originally on Wu Fang shifted to himself, looking at him back and forth with undisguised scrutiny.

The looks of those who had just spoken to Wu Fang were particularly unfriendly.

These people looked rather troublesome, and the one in the lead held his head high, looking down on others.

"Are you the personal guard appointed by His Highness?"

The man drawled, his voice contemptuous.

Gu Qingzhi nodded slightly.

"laugh……"

A sneer rang out from that person's mouth. He raised his eyelids and glanced at Gu Qingzhi lightly. He crossed his arms and continued to talk to Wu Fang: "Wu Fang, you are too boastful. Isn't this just an ordinary set of clothes? How much can it be worth?"

"Not worth the money? Gao Liang, open your eyes and take a good look at this material and this jade button. Can you afford this with your annual salary?"

Wu Fang was not convinced and pulled Gu Qingzhi's sleeve to show it to everyone, and even counted his monthly salary on his fingers in a serious manner.

Gao Liang's companions immediately joined in with a smile: "Hey, you don't know, Gao Liang's uncle is in charge of the Gao family's salt mine in Jiangnan. This little thing is really nothing in his eyes."

Gao Liang then waved his hand slowly, pretending to be nonchalant: "Well, it's not worth mentioning. You must be unsophisticated to think it's so strange. Who here isn't from an aristocratic family? Who hasn't seen some good things? To survive in this palace, you have to have real skills."

Although he was speaking to Wu Fang, Gu Qingzhi knew very well who he was actually talking to.

Gu Qingzhi calmly pulled the clothes back from Wu Fang's hands, a slight smile on the corner of her lips, and looked straight at Gao Liang.

"According to you, what does it mean to have real ability?"

"Being a guard, guarding the house, protecting the master and killing the enemy is called ability. Could it be that it depends on a set of clothes?"

Gao Liang raised his chin even higher and spoke as if it was a matter of course.

The guards behind him all looked like they were enjoying the show, whispering to each other and waiting to see her make a fool of herself.

To his surprise, Gu Qingzhi was not annoyed but nodded in agreement.

"That's fair. This outfit itself isn't a skill."

She paused and deliberately raised her voice: "It's just that wearing this dress requires a little skill."

These words were like cold water dropped into boiling oil, and it exploded instantly.

"What a big tone! He's so arrogant about just a set of clothes! I don't know what Prince Duan values so much in him?"

"Doesn't he know the Gao family's origins? He dares to speak to Gao Liang like that. He doesn't want to stay in the palace anymore!"

There was a buzz of discussion, mixed with surprise and disdain.

Gu Qingzhi seemed not to hear, took two steady steps forward, and stopped directly in front of Gao Liang, the two of them only a few inches apart.

"Since you have doubts about me, why don't you try it yourself? If I don't live up to my reputation, I'll let you wear this dress, how about that?"

There was a clear gleam in Gao Liang's eyes. He was not interested in clothes, but if he could become a personal guard in the palace, his status would be different.

He reports directly to Prince Duan and is not under the command of others. His monthly salary far exceeds that of the chief of the guards. Who wouldn't be tempted?

But seeing the young man in front of him, who was as thin as paper but looked so confident, the doubts in his heart surfaced again.

"No, no, no, Brother Gu." Before he could say anything, Wu Fangxian limped in between the two men and said, "You're still injured. There's no need to argue with them."

Gao Liang was still weighing the pros and cons, but after being stopped by him, he felt a little embarrassed.

"Tsk...it was just a sparring match. You were praising him to the skies just now? Now you're scared?" He stiffened his neck and spoke sarcastically.

"You kid, you don't listen to advice."

Wu Fang sighed heavily and shook his head helplessly, but quickly winked at Gu Qingzhi, took two steps back, and gave up the venue.

Gu Qingzhi understood. It seemed that it was Aunt Liu who taught him to say that.

She bowed slightly towards Gao Liang and said, "Please teach me."