Water Reflects Peach Blossoms

Gong Yunzheng clenched her hands hidden under the quilt, and guilt swept over her like a huge wave.

Suppressing her emotions, she asked, "Have the remains of Zhiren and the Young Master been examined and investigated?"

Gong Yuanzheng replied, "I was busy treating my sister last night. The doctors at the clinic examined the remains of Zhiren and the Young Master, and they were taken to the ancestral hall in the back mountain for burial this morning."

It was too late. Gong Huanyu must no longer be in the coffin in the ancestral hall in the back mountain.

Gong Yunzheng frowned.

Seeing that his sister had just woken up and was not paying attention to her own health, Gong Yuanzheng asked the maid to bring the still hot porridge. He scooped up a spoonful of the fragrant and soft porridge and handed it to his sister's lips: "This is the medicinal porridge that has been warmed on the fire. Sister, eat more, and your body will recover quickly."

After drinking it, a warm current reached his stomach. Gong Yunzheng felt much more comfortable and his strength had returned a little.

Seeing his sister lowering her eyes and saying nothing as she fed her the medicinal porridge spoonful by spoonful, Gong Yuanzheng assured her, "Don't worry, sister. I will definitely find out who is trying to harm you."

Gong Yunzheng asked him, "Do you have a direction?"

Gong Yuanzheng nodded: "Three suspects."

"I checked the Baoxin Pill in the porcelain bottle. The Lingzhi herb in the pill had been replaced with the common Chenglan. These two herbs are different in appearance and properties, but the taste and smell of the pills they are made into are 90% similar. They are so indistinguishable from the real thing that even many doctors with many years of experience can't tell the difference."

"Are you saying someone changed the herbs?"

"No, I made my sister's medicine myself. I'm afraid someone made the medicine according to my prescription, replaced the Ganoderma lucidum with Chenglan, and then stole the medicine that I asked Manager Jia to deliver."

Gong Yuanzheng asked, "Sister, it was Qinglan who received the medicine last night. Could it be her?"

"It wasn't Qinglan." Gong Yunzheng said with certainty, "Qinglan was standing at the door when she received the medicine, and she leaned sideways so I could see the entire process. If she made any small movements, I would have seen it."

"Then Qinglan's suspicion has been ruled out." Gong Yuanzheng's tone turned cold.

Gong Yunzheng asked, "Who are the other two people?"

"Yes……"

The knock on the door interrupted Gong Yuanzheng's words. He frowned, obviously displeased, and stood up to open the door.

Standing outside the door was a yellow jade guard. He didn't enter the room, but simply stood at the doorway and saluted. "The three elders sent a subordinate to inquire if the second young lady has woken up and is in good health."

Gong Yunzheng: "I'm fine now. Thank you three elders for your concern."

The guard continued, "The three elders said that if the Second Miss is alright, they would like to ask Master Zheng to assist in the investigation of the murder of Zhi Ren and the Young Master."

"I understand." Gong Yuanzheng said in a light tone.

Guard Huang Yu bowed and took his leave.

"elder sister……"

Seeing his brother's hesitant look, Gong Yunzheng said, "You go ahead. I also have some things to do."

"I'm worried, so I'd better stay with my sister."

"No, Qinglan will go with me."

The next second after Gong Yunzheng finished speaking, Qinglan, who had been waiting outside the door, walked to the door and stood there in silence.

Seeing Gong Yunzheng's insistence, Gong Yuanzheng had no choice but to obey.

Qinglan walked into the room, closed the door and walked to Gong Yunzheng. She told him everything she had heard last night about what happened when Gong Ziyu took the bride away, as well as the guards who searched the women's guesthouse.

After listening to her, Gong Yunzheng leaned against the head of the bed and pondered.

——Clouds are my shirt.

That brother Zi Yu gave the mask to his bride, and ran away on the way to let them leave. Last night, he was poisoned by the same poison as Jiang Lili.

Jiang Lili was sent to the clinic for treatment.

She recovered this morning thanks to the treatment she received from Shangguan Qian, the daughter of the Shangguan family, a family of medicine.

The suspicion is...

"Are you sure Yun Weishan was lying on the bed in Shangguan Qian's room with all her clothes taken off?" Gong Yunzheng asked.

"I'm sure," Qing Lan said, crossing his arms. "I asked the guards who came out of Shangguan Qian's room. At first, they were afraid of being punished and didn't dare to tell me. It was only after I used some tricks that they told me the truth."

Jiang Lili was poisoned, and Yun Weishan was poisoned.

Shangguan Qian detoxified Yunweishan.

The entire timeline took place last night, after the bride was chosen for Gong Huanyu.

Gong Huanyu was "dead", so the bride he chose was naturally useless. He didn't need to take action at the palace gate to deal with it, but the murderer certainly didn't know about it, so he took action. Therefore, it can be judged that the murderer was among the female brides in the remote and uninformed guest house, and must have been sent by Wufeng.

Multiple cases occurred in one night, which were complicated and mysterious, as if entangled with a thousand threads. However, if you divide them into Gong Huanyu and Wu Feng, and then think about them according to the reasons, it will become simple and clear.

However, the assassin without a front needs further investigation to confirm.

Of the two other people that Yuanzheng just mentioned who were suspected of changing the medicine, one must be Manager Jia who delivered the medicine. Who is the other one?

And there is Baicaocui. Did Baicaocui lose its medicinal properties, or was the Baicaocui that Lao Zhiren took replaced?

If the items were switched, Gong Huanyu would have little chance of accomplishing this, but Madam Wu Ji could do it without any effort.

If Baicaocui loses its medicinal properties, Manager Jia, who is responsible for purchasing the medicinal materials, will be the first to bear the brunt.

Her heart-protecting pill was replaced, and it happened to be the medicine delivered by Manager Jia. If he wanted to save his life, he would definitely involve the other suspect mentioned by Yuanzheng.

This Manager Jia really has many people involved.

Furthermore, since Gong Huanyu dared to fake his death, he must have an accomplice. What he is after is not just the position of swordsman. In a short period of time, he will definitely take action against the top leaders of the palace and disrupt the situation.

Thinking of this, Gong Yunzheng got out of bed.

"Where are you going?" Qinglan asked.

"The Elders' Council." Gong Yunzheng replied as he put on his shoes, "Go find the three elders."

"I'll accompany you."

"No, you have to do something else," Gong Yunzheng said solemnly, "Help me investigate Manager Jia. Do you have a wife or children? And do you think his family has suddenly made a fortune in recent years, or has there been any other things that have attracted attention? We need to investigate all of this thoroughly."

"Yes." Qing Lan nodded and asked again, "Will someone attack you again?"

"Not in the short term." Gong Yunzheng was very sure about this matter.

She didn't die this time, but if she did it again, she would definitely be caught by the guard and the person hiding in the dark would be found out.

Knowing how powerful she is, the cautious Gong Huanyu would not do that.

And he will definitely push out the person who changed the medicine in a short time to ensure that she and the people around her will not continue to investigate.

In this case, she didn't need to be on guard. She could just pretend to be alone and open to the air to confuse Gong Huanyu and make him think that she was luring the snake out of its hole.

Qinglan left the palace through a secret passage and went to the town in Jiuchen Valley to investigate Manager Jia.

Gong Yunzheng went out alone, in full view of everyone, without any guards around him, and entered the Elders' Council alone.

At this moment, Gong Ziyu and Jin Fan, who were examining Zheng Nanyi's body in the clinic and had poisoned her pearl flower, noticed some movement behind the door.

Gong Ziyu opened the door and saw Gong Yuanzheng, who had just had an unpleasant argument with him in the morning, and Manager Jia, who was standing behind him with half of his face swollen.