After the two brothers started talking, the atmosphere became harmonious and relaxed, and there seemed to be warmth flowing in the air.

Gong Yuanzheng cried heartily, as if all the grievances he had suffered over the years flowed away with his tears.

After he had a great time and his tears stopped, he felt embarrassed. He got up quickly, covered his face and limped away quickly: "Brother, I'll go wash my face and come back later."

The palace door opened and closed.

Gong Shangjiao picked up the brass-shelled fire starter on the table, lit the candle on the desk and the single-legged hexagonal copper lanterns on both sides, then looked at the lower half of the clothes. Well, he had to change it quickly. After cooling down for a while, it would start to reflect light.

The two met again in the study. Before Gong Shangjiao could talk about the change of the young master, he heard Gong Yuanzheng's stomach rumbling.

Gong Yuanzheng was so embarrassed that he wanted to run away but couldn't bear to do so. He had to lower his head and pretend to be an ostrich. He covered his stomach and said to Gong Shangjiao in embarrassment, "Brother, I'm hungry."

Gong Shangjiao was stunned, but seeing his face suddenly turned red as if it was painted with rouge, he could only turn his face away, clench his fist to his mouth and cough lightly, trying to hold back his laughter and asking someone to go to the kitchen to send another table of food. Fearing that he would have indigestion at night, he specifically asked him to eat more vegetables and less meat.

While waiting for the meal, the two of them moved to another place and sat around the stove.

Gong Shangjiao took a white porcelain jar with painted flowers and birds from the cabinet.

He doesn't like sweet things, but he always keeps a jar of rock honey.

This jar was delivered this morning and is filled to the brim with light red sucrose crystals.

When the water boiled, he picked up a small piece of rock honey and used a palm-sized white porcelain bowl to make a bowl of sugar water for Gong Yuanzheng. He then made some medicinal tea for himself to drink to remove dampness and soothe the nerves.

Seeing Gong Yuanzheng drink half a bowl of sugar water in one breath and put the bowl on the tea table, he casually dropped a bomb: "Last night, the swordman summoned me and appointed me as the young master."

Gong Yuanzheng was still ashamed, feeling that he had lost everything in his life today. It took him a long time to react after hearing what he said. He stood up from the table, his eyes wide open, "What, brother has become the young master?"

He was surprised and delighted, and couldn't help but clap his hands and laugh: "It should be like this, it should have been like this a long time ago, and now it is just returning the property to its original owner!"

I was confused again: "Young...what about the former Young Master? What happened to him? Why did Zhi Ren suddenly appoint me as the Young Master? Did the elders have any objection?"

"According to Zhi Ren, the former young master's practice went wrong and he became possessed. His martial arts were completely destroyed and his heart meridian was injured. He was sent to the Moon Palace in the back mountain to recuperate." Gong Shangjiao raised his hand and pressed down to signal him to sit down. "Elder Hua is happy to see it happen, and Elders Xue and Yue finally agreed."

When Gong Yuanzheng heard this, he immediately understood which elders he could win over and which ones he should be wary of.

"Brother?" He looked at Gong Shangjiao in surprise. In the past, he had taught him that he must respect the elders and not talk about them in public or behind their backs. He rarely mentioned the elders in front of him, so why today?

"Brother Yuanzheng has grown up, and it's time for him to learn some things." Gong Shangjiao looked up at Gong Yuanzheng and saw him sitting down reluctantly, as if he was afraid that the bamboo couch would prick him. He raised his lips slightly and said with his eyes downcast, "You are simple-minded and your emotions are obvious. I didn't explain it to you in detail before because I was afraid that you would become biased and reveal it in front of the elders. People would use it as a handle to attack you, and you would be labeled as 'arrogant and disrespectful to the elders'. It would be easy for those who want to interfere in the affairs of the Zheng Palace and take your power."

"I knew that brother is the best to me." Gong Yuanzheng smiled.

He moved left and right, always sitting unsteadily, and afraid of being laughed at by Gong Shangjiao, he had to try hard to find a topic: "The previous young master had an accident. Was it the night when the bride-to-be entered the palace? Has he been to the secret passage in the southwest corner?" He saw Gong Huanyu twice that day, the last time was after nightfall and before the action.

“Yes. According to the testimony of the two guards from Yugong who didn’t have Chinese medicine, the former young master went to clean up the mess for you.

He beat the Wufeng assassin who was fighting with Jin Fan, causing him to be seriously injured and unconscious, and had him taken away. After that... no one knew what happened after that.

After I came back, I was taken to the Blade Hall by Huang Yushi to take over as the young master. I also wanted to find out what the former young master was like now.

I had planned to wait for Master Yue to come back from the dungeon and then ask him about it, but I don’t know why he hasn’t returned to the clinic.”

"What is he doing in the dungeon?"

"The blade was used to send him. The three edgeless assassins in the dungeon were also drugged and unconscious. The difference between them and you is that they all have high fevers for two days and two nights." They would probably be crazy after waking up, so there would be no value in interrogating them.

The same drug has different symptoms in different receptors? Gong Yuanzheng's eyes lit up: "Brother, I'll go take a look too?" There must be some commonality among the assassins without a front that leads to such a result. If we can find this commonality and study a method to target it, it will be easy to screen out the people without a front in the future.

"Why are you so flustered? You look so irritable." Gong Shangjiao boiled another pot of water in a bad mood and made him a bowl of sugar water. "We have to go back to the clinic after dinner. First, check the pulses of those Chinese medicine practitioners in the clinic and read the pulse records.

Everyone else is still unconscious, but you are lucky enough to have run into Miss Zheng Er. Not only is your life saved, but you also woke up early... This is already enough to make people jealous. Don't run around tonight and bother others."

Gong Yuanzheng nodded: "I will listen to my brother and stay in the clinic tonight. I won't go anywhere else."

As we were talking, the food arrived.

Gong Shangjiao did not accompany them this time. He asked Gong Yuanzheng to go to the dining room to eat, while he went back to the study to read.

After drinking two bowls of sugar water, Gong Yuanzheng's stomach didn't growl any less. Maybe he didn't eat enough the previous meal. The young man was shy and it was difficult to show his affection when someone was around, so he was better to let him eat by himself.

Gong Yuanzheng was really hungry and cleaned up two meat dishes, three vegetable dishes, a bowl of soup and a small wooden barrel of rice.

He was shocked when he saw the empty plates, bowls, basins and buckets.

Because Gong Shangjiao was around, he was embarrassed to eat as much as he could and only ate until he was three-quarters full. Later, he was beaten and cried bitterly, and the little he had eaten was used up. This time, he finally ate until he was seven-quarters full.

I guess it's because he hasn't eaten for two days and two nights, and the efforts to clear toxins, eliminate hidden injuries and replenish the foundation have consumed too much energy, so he has become so hungry. One meal can eat as much as he ate in the previous two days.

That’s definitely the case. If I wait a few days, I probably won’t be able to eat so much anymore.

Gong Yuanzheng secretly comforted himself that he would not eat so much at every meal like the kitchen servants in the Guard Camp who were muttering that they were "starved ghosts reincarnated."

Gong Shangjiao was shocked at first by his brother's appetite, but after asking about it, he couldn't help but feel happy: "It's a good thing to be able to eat. I hope my brother Yuanzheng can eat as much as he can in the future. When you are growing up, eating a lot means you are in good health."

Gong Yuanzheng looked at him, hesitant to speak.

Gong Shangjiao knew what he meant, he lowered his head and smiled without saying anything, he just said: "Let's go after you're full. I sent someone to inform Zhiren that you've woken up, but you're not in a good mood. Rest up tonight, stay in the clinic to understand the situation, and go to Zhiren Hall to meet Zhiren tomorrow morning."

After thinking for a while, he added: "If it hurts, walk slower. Don't rush to apply medicine to the wound. Wait until you see the blade tomorrow."

Gong Yuanzheng looked confused, but still nodded in response.

Gong Shangjiao arranged his robes and prepared to go out. He moved his feet but stopped. He turned his head and looked up and down at Gong Yuanzheng, who had changed into a yellow and green striped robe. His eyes fell on his waist belt and he curled his lips slightly: "Brother Yuanzheng, let me ask you a question. Is Miss Zheng Er pretty?"

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