The Cannon Fodder and Villain’s Happy Ending

Chapter 425

“Big brother!” Qin Jiu smiled even more brightly than he did, her gaze falling on the purple hair band in his bun.

“Uncle.” Fang Hanjun knelt and curtsied to Gu Zezhi, her eyes showing respect and envy.

Qin Jiu was right, Gu Zezhi was not like Duang Wangye nor was he as sentimental or fickle as his father.

“Save…” the girl who fell into the lake was already out of energy and could not make any more splashes as her body slowly sank.

Fang Hanjun gave the other party a look and asked, “Uncle, aren’t you going to save her?”

Gu Zezhi said as a matter-of-fact, “I’m about to get married.”

Qin Jiu nodded in agreement and held Gu Zezhi’s hand.

The three of them continued talking by themselves and none even glanced at the drowning person in the lake again, as if she did not exist at all.

Gu Zezhi looked at Fang Hanjun and asked with a raised eyebrow, “You purposely called me here just to show me this?”

Fang Hanjun said, “Uh-huh.”

Qin Jiu always felt that things seemed to be developing in a very strange direction and sure enough, it was because Fang Hanjun had something going on.

Gu Zezhi had since seen Qin Jiu’s doubts and whispered to her about what had happened.

The reason why Gu Zezhi appeared here was because Fang Hanjun said that she had to see him for something important.

Fang Hanjun’s mother, Princess Yongle, was the emperor’s full-blooded sister and also Gu Zezhi’s cousin.

Yongle was a beautiful woman who suffered unhappy fates, leaving only one daughter, Fang Hanjun. For this reason, Gu Zezhi took great care of this niece.

Because Fang Hanjun said that she wanted to talk to Gu Zezhi about Yuzhou, Gu Zezhi came over. Unexpectedly, after waiting for a while Fang Hanjun did not come and instead, it was Tang Fengchun, County Princess’s cousin who came.

Gu Zezhi pointed to the handrail of a nearby water pavilion and said, “She fell from here.”

His expressions and tone were as gentle as ever, in sharp contrast to Tang Fengchun, who was currently splashing in the lake.

Unlike earlier, when she looked pitiful asking for help while looking like she was struggling, Tang Fengchun was now a sorry cut figure as she floated up and down in the lake as if she could no longer hold on.

Coincidentally, several people suddenly poured out of nowhere, shouting in chorus. “Miss Tang!”

“County Princess, Miss Tang fell into water!?”

“Quickly, get into the water and save her.”

“…”

Right after the sound of “plop, plop” could be heard twice in succession, two momo’s jumped into the water and quickly swam towards Tang Fengchun who was still splashing in the lake as her cries became increasingly weak.

Meanwhile, Fang Hanjun did not seem to notice this spectacle at all. Her eyes stared blankly at Gu Zezhi under the sunlight, and her gaze became subtler.

Qin Jiu looked in the direction Gu Zezhi pointed and saw at a glance that the water pavilion’s handrail was broken. She casually muttered, “This palace should be repaired.”

Soon, Tang Fengchun who was drowning was carried ashore by the two momo’s. She was thoroughly soaked, her face was so pale because of the cold lake water, while her lips turned purple and her whole body was trembling like a flower that was about to fall off after being hit by the rain and wind.

A maidservant with a pale face draped a thick cloak on Tang Fengchun as she repeatedly called out “Miss.” Tang Fengchun who was kneeling on the ground lowered her head as she coughed repeatedly, her long messy bun was scattered against her face dripping with water.

Princess Duan Rou did not even look at Tang Fengchun as her gaze was sharply directed toward the three people on the shore, Qin Jiu, Gu Zezhi, and Fang Hanjun.

She was not a fool, just after a moment’s thought, she figured out the whole story, and this made her eyes darkened as she glared fiercely at Fang Hanjun with eyes that seemed to carry knives.

Princess Duan Rou stood still as Fang Hanjun moved and strode towards her.

“Han…”

Princess Duan Rou had just uttered a word when she heard a “slap” sound, late to react that Fang Hanjun had raised her hand and slapped her, interrupting her words.

“….”

County Princess Duan Rou was dumbfounded by Fang Hanjun’s slap and could not react for a moment, as well as the servants around her. All were dumbfounded and could only watch as a clear five fingerprints appeared on Princess Duan Rou’s fair face, making it swollen and red.

The most shocked of them was Princess Duan Rou herself, if it wasn’t for the pain on her cheek, reminding her that Fang Hanjun had hit her, she would not have dared to admit it!

She’s got a lot of nerve!

Who was Fang Hanjun? She was nothing; although she was the daughter of the eldest princess, Yongle, she and her mother were merely hostages. Anyone can step on them!

To a County Princess like her, Fang Hanjun was like an ant that could be easily crushed to death by her hands, and yet this very ant was trying to climb on her head. How can she swallow this humiliation?

Princess Duan Rou took half a step forward and raised her right hand to retaliate, but——

“Slap!”

Another heavy slap hit Princess Duan Rou’s face, and the person who hit her was still Fang Hanjun.

Even Tang Fengchun, who had just been rescued from the shore, was dumbfounded, subconsciously shrinking as if she were the one Fang Hanjun was beating.

Fang Hanjun faintly reminded, “Duan Rou, this is the capital, don’t tell me what to do.”

The scene before her was completely beyond Qin Jiu’s expectations; if not for Gu Zezhi holding her hand, she was afraid that she would have already applauded Fang Hanjun.

Awesome, just awesome!

County Princess Duan Rou: “!”

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