Water Reflects Peach Blossoms

Gong Yunzheng looked at Gong Ziyu. She seemed not to recognize her younger brother, and a hint of disappointment appeared in her eyes.

Shangguan Qian, Yun Weishan and Jiang Lili were drinking tea together. Shangguan Qian was fine, and Yun Weishan was also safe at the moment. Only Jiang Lili was severely poisoned. It was easy to tell who benefited from it.

If it was really Song Si who poisoned her, she would need to poison all the brides who got the gold and jade medals in order to have a chance of being selected.

The answers are right in front of us, why can't we see them?

Feeling uneasy when being looked at by Gong Yunzheng, Gong Ziyu reached out and tugged at her sleeve, pleading, "Sister Ayun, please stop making things difficult for Miss Yun, okay? She's also a pitiful person."

Her current situation is similar to that of his mother back then.

He couldn't just sit back and watch.

Gong Yunzheng: “…”

Looking at her brother in front of her, she seemed to see Zheng Nanyiyi chained in a dungeon.

Brother Zi Yu fell in love. For the sake of love, he could blind his eyes, disregard everything, and completely throw the safety of his family behind his back to protect Yun Weishan.

He longs for recognition so much that the more he is pushed, the more he will confront everyone. He is so stubborn that he will never give in even if it means bleeding.

As a blade bearer, if he tried his best to protect someone, even if she joined forces with Brother Shangjiao to take tough action, the final result would probably be a lose-lose situation for both the palace and the gate. The enemy would be seriously injured before they even attacked him, not to mention that there was a Gong Huanyu who was eyeing him covetously in the dark.

She seemed to see the future of the palace gate.

The nails hidden in the sleeves dug into the palms of his hands. Gong Yunzheng forced himself to calm down. At this moment, only reason was the most important!

When she came here today, she originally planned to get rid of the bladeless assassin lurking among the brides, and then concentrate on dealing with Gong Huanyu.

After all, no matter how powerful the external enemies are, they are not as threatening as internal troubles.

By getting rid of the Wufeng Assassin and then Gong Huanyu, the palace can be kept safe for the next twenty years.

But now she can only take the worst possible move and deal with Wu Feng and Gong Huanyu together.

What is slightly better than Zheng Nanyi's situation is that the person Zheng Nanyi is in love with is a heartless man, while Zi Yu's brother is facing a female assassin.

Brother Zi Yu is sincere and will give absolute preference and trust to someone he likes. This kind of reckless attitude is like a raging fire. I am afraid that no woman in the world can remain calm, let alone a female assassin who has never experienced preference and protection.

The best way is to attack the heart. As long as the heart is moved, she will find a loophole.

What she had to do now was to see the love that brother Zi Yu had for her in Yun Weishan's eyes.

Nothing can make a woman more moved and guilty than attacking her family members for a woman, which leads to a breakup between the siblings after several confrontations.

The newly appointed swordsman of the palace was competing with the second lady, who had great prestige in the palace. Everyone in the hall held their breath and felt that the atmosphere was suffocating.

To Madam Fu's surprise, Gong Yunzheng bowed to Gong Ziyu and said, "Since Master Zhiren believes that Miss Yun is not a suspect, there is no need to interrogate her."

"The following matters regarding the handling of Miss Song Si and Miss Shangguan will be handed over to Zhiren. I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave now."

Ignoring Gong Ziyu's bewildered look as she tried to explain, Gong Yunzheng walked down the stairs. She was humiliated by the knife in front of everyone, and she had to be humble because she was inferior to others. However, the second lady's dignified demeanor did not diminish at all.

The doctor standing below saluted Gong Ziyu and hurried to catch up with Gong Yunzheng.

Gong Ziyu's hand, which wanted to hold her back, stopped in mid-air. He could only watch the woman slowly walk out of the hall. For some reason, he felt a sudden sense of panic in his heart.

Seeing the second young lady step out of the door, Jin Fan, who was guarding outside, opened his eyes wide in shock.

No, the second lady actually lowered her head? Was it okay to hold the blade?

He found it incredible.

With the Second Young Lady's prestige in the palace and Gong Shangjiao and Gong Yuanzheng standing behind her, if she really confronted Zhiren, given Zhiren's current situation where he only had a title but no one would submit to him, Zhiren would definitely lose miserably in the end.

What's more, the second young lady is not the kind of person who would allow her younger brother to do stupid things. Once her sister's temper comes out, her hands will hurt when she holds the knife.

He had seen the Second Young Lady hitting the palm of her hand holding a blade many times.

In today's situation, even he stood on the side of the Second Young Lady in his heart. How could the Second Young Lady choose to bow her head?

It's incredible.

What was even more incredible was that Zhi Ren didn’t even chase after him.

After walking out of the ladies' quarters, Gong Yunzheng saw Qinglan who had returned after finishing her business.

A clear and loud cry came from the sky. She looked up and saw a Saker Falcon with beautiful white feathers and spots soaring in the sky.

The Saker Falcon landed on Qinglan's raised arm. Qinglan took out pills to resist miasma and fed them to the Saker Falcon. Then he took off the mailbox tied to its leg and handed it to Gong Yunzheng.

Gong Yunzheng opened the mailbox and took out the pill inside, holding it in the palm of his hand.

"Have you found out?" she asked Qinglan.

Qing Lan nodded. "Manager Jia's neighbor said something strange did happen to his family. Two years ago, when Manager Jia's son was seriously ill and on the verge of death, a doctor from the palace went to treat him. After the child recovered, he somehow gained extraordinary strength. After that, the child moved with his mother."

Two years ago?

"What kind of medicine can actually bring the dead back to life and strengthen people's bones and muscles?" Gong Yunzheng sneered at himself.

Apart from Izumo Juren, there is no other medicine in the world that has such miraculous effects.

Coincidentally, the lotus was also given to Gong Huanyu by Zhi Ren two years ago.

He actually used the emergency insurance provided by the palace's direct relatives, the magic medicine he needed to break through the fossil magic, to bribe the steward Jia...

It was already dark when they returned. On a pier, Gong Yunzheng met a delicate woman wearing a white shirt with exquisite patterns and holding a lantern.

"Second Miss." The woman stopped and knelt to salute. The warm yellow light from the lantern in her hand made her look even more pure and charming.

Gong Yunzheng said softly, "Miss Shangguan."

As if wondering how the woman in front of him knew him, Shangguan Qian asked doubtfully, "Second Miss knows me?"

Seeing the woman opposite her looking at her calmly, Shangguan Qian explained, "I know the Second Miss because of a chance encounter yesterday morning. The Second Miss is so graceful that she attracted the attention of many ladies living in the women's quarters as soon as she left the house."

"I just don't know how the Second Miss recognized me?"

Gong Yunzheng told her, "All the brides in the women's guest house are being questioned today, except for Miss Shangguan."

Shangguan Qian pondered inwardly, then put on an innocent smile: "The doctor who examined my pulse said that I have a spicy smell in my body, so I went to the clinic to see the doctor for some treatment."

Her family has been practicing medicine for generations, and she herself has excellent medical skills. As a woman, she must have specialized in gynecology. How could she not know that she had a spicy smell in her body before coming to the palace?

"The palace gates are under martial law. How did you get to the clinic?"

"I followed a maid and went around in circles. I almost got lost on my way back."

"Do you remember what the maid looked like?"

"I just followed her and didn't see her face."

"Did she see you?"

"I don't know. She hasn't looked back."