The Cannon Fodder and Villain’s Happy Ending

Chapter 410

Gu Zezhi looked at Qin Jiu and remembered what she had said last time.

The purpose of Wang Yu’s people coming to the capital was definitely not simple.

In other words, did Gu Chenzhi really colluded with Wang Yu five years ago?

Seeing Gu Zezhi looking at her, Qin Jiu blinked, feeling as if his eyes were full of hidden meaning, and that it had something to do with her…

Did she do something?

Qin Jiu racked her brain when suddenly her eyes lit up and tapping her palm, she said. “I almost forgot!”

She untied the purse at her waist, took out a one-finger wide purple hairband from the purse, flung it around, and said braggingly, “I embroidered it, looks good, doesn’t it?”

She looked at him with sparkling eyes.

The long hairband was embroidered with honeysuckle patterns in silver threads, and when reflected by the sun, it would shimmer brightly.

Gu Zezhi’s response was raising his hand to removed the silver hair crown on his head, and his originally black hair that was properly combed fell down like waterfall and scattered on his shoulders and back, making him instantly looked lazy and carefree.

This action was obvious.

“I’ll brush your hair.” Qin Jiu instantly stood up from the chair.

The servant was very observant and immediately fetched a wooden comb and a bronze mirror.

Qin Jiu excitedly took the wooden comb and brushed his hair. His hair was black, thick, and completely different from hers.

She heard that people with black and thick hair had tough, strong, and decisive personalities. Gu Zezhi was exactly like this, but he always puts on a gentle appearance, deceiving the dead but not paying for his life.

He was indeed a scoundrel!

Qin Jiu curled her lips into a smile as she combs his hair unskilledly, handling his hair too roughly that the manservant watching on the side looked terrified, afraid that she would hurt his master’s scalp.

Qin Jiu originally planned to comb his hair into a bun but she soon realized her clumsiness, so she had to changed the bun into a simple ponytail.

In the end, she tied it into a beautiful bowtie.

Looks good! She smiled with satisfaction.

With a subtle look on his face, the manservant held a bronze mirror for Gu Zezhi to look at his reflection.

Since his master was fifteen years old, the servant had never seen him wear such “youthful” hair style, and could not help but feel that his master was really indulging Third Miss Qin.

Qin Jiu did not think anything wrong at all. When she first met Gu Zezhi, he had his black hair simply tied, looking willful and casual.

Qin Jiu also looked at Gu Zezhi in the bronze mirror, from her angle, his eyelashes were long and curly, resembling a beautiful and fine-toothed comb as if gently scratching her heart.

She could not help but pursed her lips into a smile, as she placed one hand on his left shoulder while the other hand pulled a strand of his hair to his chest.

“Looks good!”

She said with a grin.

She was unsure whether she was complimenting the hairband or the person.

Obviously, it was just combing his hair but Qin Jiu felt a subtle feeling—it was sweet, as if…

As if he belonged to her.

“I also think it looks good.” Gu Zezhi and Qin Jiu looked at each other in the bronze mirror with a smile plastered on their faces.

A hint of a fluffy atmosphere lingering in air.

The servant suddenly felt a little uncomfortable and completely oblivious to the fact that Du Ruo in the corner was staring at him, staring at him, and staring at him.

This man does not even understand the eye signal, did he not see that their master was having an intimate moment, does he not know decency?!

Just then, a messy sound of footsteps came from outside, and another manservant came in at a brisk pace, panting as he reported, “Wangye, Madam is almost at Shili Pavilion outside the city.”

Gu Zezhi and Qin Jiu exchanged glances before Gu Zezhi stood up from his chair and said, “Let’s go.”

The reason why Qin Jiu came to Xiao Mansion today was because he heard that Madam Xiao was coming back, so she specifically came to pick her up with Gu Zezhi.

Two of them walked out together, and soon after they left the city, they bumped into Madam Xiao and her group of carriages and horses who were coming towards their direction.

After a short pause, Qin Jiu entered Madam Xiao’s carriage, and the group of carriages and horses continued to travel in the direction of the city.

“Zezhi, why didn’t you tell me in advance that Xiao Jiu was coming too.” Madam Xiao spoke with a scolding tone.

Gu Zezhi smiled without saying word, his mother was not much better than him. Yesterday, she sent someone to tell him that she was returning. He originally believed that she would stay in Jiangnan until the end of the year.

The carriage moved slowly along the way.

Although it was a long journey back to the capital from Jiangnan, Madam Xiao seemed to be in a good spirit. When she talked about Jiangnan, her eyes lit up and talked endlessly.

“I haven’t been back to Jiangnan for more than thirty years, it’s changed so much there, if it wasn’t for your aunts and uncles coming to pick me up, I’m afraid I wouldn’t even recognize the road.”

“I’ve made quite a few paintings this trip back, and I’ll have to frame them properly in the next few days.”

“…”

Seeing Madam Xiao’s attachment to Jiangnan, Gu Zezhi could not help but asked. “Mother, why didn’t you stay in Jiangnan for a while longer?”

Madam Xiao looked at her son strangely, thinking that he was usually smart than anyone else, so how could he be foolish at critical moments! He was not even thinking right about it; if she did not come back, who would arrange his marriage? Does he still want to marry his wife this year!!

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