Chapter 406

She smiled sweetly and sent the plate of fruit in her hand in his direction, “This fruit is sweet and refreshing, try it.”

Gu Zezhi then casually took a fruit from the plate as the corners of his lips slightly raised, and took a bite.

Suddenly, his thick feathered eyelashes twitched slightly and his hand holding the fruit stiffened.

Qin Jiu blinked with a puzzled expression and grabbed the fruit as well, “This fruit is very sweet.”

“Crack.”

She had a pleasant bite of crisp and refreshing fruit.

Gu Zezhi lowered his gaze and looked at the fruit in his right hand, and since his palm happened to block Qin Jiu’s line of sight, he was the only one who saw two holes missing on the fruit, and a small teeth mark on the other side.

His eyes slightly flickered as if he had remembered something, and the corner of his lips rose even higher, making his beautiful phoenix eyes overflowed with light, adding an indescribable charm.

He brought the fruit in his hand to his lips, took another bite, and laughed, “Sweet, very sweet!”

Qin Jiu also took another bite of the fruit, feeling that there was something wrong with him but couldn’t tell.

After carefully thinking about it, she obediently moved her small face towards him. “I will also prepare a present for you, are looking forward to it?”

Gu Zezhi nodded very cooperatively, “Looking forward to it.”

Like a lovable white cat, Gu Zezhi looked elegant and obedient.

For some reason, Qin Jiu was suddenly playful and reached out her finger to hold his chin, “I’m not telling you!”

She wanted to take initiative but was not courageous enough, so she immediately withdrew her fingers after feeling like it was burning hot and quickly picked up a cup of warm scented tea and drank it gurglingly.

En, autumn dryness could easily ignite fire, so it was better to drink scented tea to reduce the hotness.

Gu Zezhi looked at her as his smile becomes thicker, and continued watching her embarrassed face which was about to get annoyed so he changed the subject as if nothing happened. “I received a letter from mother yesterday, she is still in Jiangnan. She recently went to Qixia Mountain to enjoy the maples, and should be back before my birthday.”

Qin Jiu also heard about Qixia Mountain, causing her eyes to immediately lit up.

“I’ve heard that the maple trees of Mount Qixia are extremely beautiful.” Qin Jiu revealed a look of longing.

Gu Zezhi added, “Mother also painted the maple scenery of Mount Qixia, do you want to go to my place to see it? I’ll take you to Qixia Mountain to enjoy the maple in the future…”

Qin Jiu: “Yes!”

Two chatted while leaving the Yunwei Restaurant.

Gu Zezhi casually brushed off his robe. He not only received a letter from Madam Xiao but also a letter from the western border.

That big brother of his was in a hurry!

Duan Wangye’s son, Gu Chenzi was indeed in a hurry.

He did not expect that just one year after Gu Zezhi left his sight, many things happened. The emperor actually granted him the title, County King, which was clearly recognizing him.

In the emperor’s mind, he likely preferred Gu Zezhi as the heir apparent.

Looking up at the rising sun in the east, Gu Chenzhi’s eyes look deep and sinister.

He regretted it. If he had known today, he would not have let Gu Zezhi leave under his nose.

He should have trapped Gu Zezhi on the western border, where he could make Gu Zezhi never stand out or turn over.

Gu Chenzhi’s thin lips pursed into a straight line as his eyes flickered brightly and darkly.

Although he was the eldest son of Duanwang House, he was a concubine-born son. Even if he occupied the seat of the heir apparent, his position was still unstable, especially seeing that Gu Zezhi was discontented and always in the limelight, trying to compete with him time and time again.

No one knows that over the years, he has been trembling and trying his best, afraid that he may not do well enough, making people feel that he was not as good as Gu Zezhi…

While lost in his thoughts, the curtain leading to the outer room was raised at this time, and a middle-aged man in green robes lightly walked in, saluted, and said. “Master, a pigeon has just arrived from the capital.”

“The third son of Wang Yu and the County Princess have arrived in the capital, accompanied by their counsin, Miss Tang.”

“It is rumored that that Miss Tang is a beauty unlike Third Miss Qin. She is delicate, gentle, well-behaved, and virtuous.”

Saying that, a meaningful smile appeared on the middle-aged man’s face.

Gu Chenzhi let out a faint “Oh” and slightly hooked his lower lip.

As the middle-aged man watched Gu Chenzhi’s face smiling, he also heaved a sigh of relief, and after carefully considering his words, he said. “Master, now that the Duan Wangye and Madam Xiao is divorced, if Duan Wangye marries your concubine mother then third master will not be an obstacle anymore, and you the heir apparent will be the rightful firstborn son.”

His eyes became even brighter, as he said these, and with a dazzling expression like the rising sun outside the window.

“Did you think I didn’t want that!” Gu Chenzhi pursed his thin lips, feeling a little frustrated.

There was no need to mention this; Gu Chenzhi himself had thought about it a long time ago. Since Duan Wangye returned to Luo’an City, he indirectly mentioned this in the past few months, but Duan Wangye seemed to not understand him as if he was not understanding his words at all.

One time may be accidental, but two or three times, it was a different story, and this made Gu Chenzhi still do not understand his father’s intentions.

The wind blew and sent gusts of flowers from the courtyard.

Gu Chenzhi furrowed his brow, feeling that the fragrance was a bit strong, which made him feel suffocated.

“The Lord wants to get back with Madam Xiao?” The middle-aged man frowned slightly, expressing Gu Chenzhi’s thoughts.

Gu Chenzhi’s eyes turned sinister again as he thought to himself: How could he let them get what they wanted!

Madam Xiao’s suggestion of divorcing his father was nothing more than a retreat strategy; otherwise, she had been married to his father for decades, so why would she want to divorce him now that she was old? To put it bluntly, Madam Xiao was just trying to earn Gu Zezhi the title of Duan Wang.

Although Gu Zezhi now holds a title, he was only a prefectural king. Moreover, the title of Duan Wang was hereditary and would not degrade, not to mention the large army he holds in the western border. On this day, the emperor’s influence was too far, and it was no exaggeration to say that Duan Wang was the local emperor on the western border, so who would not be tempted!

Gu Zezhi was not a fool, what’s more, he has always been ambitious. He tried to outdo him with military achievements back then, so how could he easily give up now!

Ultimately, Gu Zezhi was lucky enough to have the status of a first-born * son to have the emperor look at him highly.

(*first born son from a legal wife)

Other than that, what point was Gu Zezhi better than him!

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