Water Reflects Peach Blossoms

After just a few token questions, the man's story was riddled with holes. Gong Yunzheng didn't intend to embarrass him too much, and simply said, "Just now in the ladies' quarters, I heard Miss Yun say that the ointment Miss Shangguan used to detoxify her was very effective. I wonder if Miss Shangguan still has any left? I'd like to give it to Miss Jiang."

Realizing that the other party was testing her, she was about to deny it, but immediately saw through the other party's deliberate attempt to make her feel that it was a test. The smile on Shangguan Qian's lips deepened: "I brought the ointment from home. I have used it all to treat Miss Yun."

"...That's really unfortunate." Gong Yunzheng also laughed.

Noticing the doctor following behind Gong Yunzheng, Shangguan Qian asked curiously, "A doctor went to the women's guest house?"

"He went to check whether the powdered medicine found in Miss Song's room was poisonous," Gong Yunzheng said, hinting, "If Miss Shangguan had left home later, she probably wouldn't have had to go to the clinic."

"Drug powder was found in Fourth Miss Song's room? She..."

"Like Miss Shangguan, she also secretly brought medicine in from outside."

Fearing punishment, Shangguan Qian's originally innocent face was stained with fear: "Yes, I broke the palace rules."

To this Gong Yunzheng simply said: "Go, the sword is waiting for you."

Shangguan Qian and Gong Yunzheng passed each other. The fear on the face of the pure woman who wanted to arouse people's desire to protect her disappeared completely. A faint smile appeared at the corner of her lips and she continued to walk towards the women's guest house.

After Shangguan Qian walked away, Gong Yunzheng stopped and extended his hand to the doctor behind him.

The doctor opened the medicine box and handed her two small packages that were carefully wrapped in several layers of brown paper and the smell was covered by the strong medicinal herbs in the medicine box.

Putting the tea leaves and incense wrapped in kraft paper into his sleeve, Gong Yunzheng continued forward.

Medical clinic.

After Shangguan Qian left, Gong Yuanzheng and Gong Shangjiao discussed everything that had happened from last night until now.

He expressed his suspicion that Gong Ziyu might be the one who replaced his sister's Heart-Protecting Pill, and that Manager Jia must know the truth, but he didn't know why he was defending Gong Ziyu. Gong Yuanzheng said, "Brother, I'm going to torture Manager Jia."

He didn't say want, but want.

Sitting opposite the young man, a handsome man with a fierce aura, held a teacup in his hand, his demeanor dignified. "According to what you said, he wouldn't change his words even if you poisoned him. If he were to be caught, I'm afraid he would never give you the answer you want, even if he died."

Gong Yuanzheng said disdainfully: "Life is worse than death, I'm not afraid that he won't tell me."

"You don't want to torture him, but to find out what this matter has to do with Gong Ziyu." Gong Shangjiao thought for a moment and said, "Let him go."

"Let him go?!" Gong Yuanzheng was reluctant, "But, brother..."

Raising his hand to interrupt his brother, Gong Shangjiao was as determined as a lion hunting: "Let the wolf go, I'm not afraid that he won't go looking for the wolf."

Understanding his brother's meaning, Gong Yuanzheng picked up the teacup, a dangerous and secretive smile on his lips: "I understand, brother."

The young man was about to say something, but when he saw the door of the clinic open and a figure walked in, his expression instantly changed from vigilance to happiness. He stood up and went to greet her: "Sister!"

Gong Yunzheng walked over to Gong Yuanzheng's original seat and sat down opposite Gong Shangjiao. "Brother Shangjiao, you must have worked hard on this journey through the wind and frost."

"I'll be relieved if you come back soon." Gong Shangjiao let out a relaxed smile. "Do you like the gift I asked my brother Yuanzheng to bring you?"

Gong Yunzheng was rarely happy: "I like it very much. Thank you, Brother Shangjiao."

Sitting on the side of the table where there was no seat, Gong Yuanzheng took his teacup, added tea to his brother, poured tea to his sister, and finally added tea to himself.

After finishing all this, Gong Yuanzheng asked, "Sister, where have you been?"

He sent someone to Zheng Palace to tell his sister that his brother had returned, but found that she was not there. When he asked the servants, they said they didn't know.

"I'm going to the ladies' quarters," Gong Yunzheng said, taking a sip from his teacup. "I'm going to ask the elders to investigate the bride's poisoning."

Gong Shangjiao asked, "Did you gain anything?"

"There is a suspect, but..."

Gong Yunzheng smiled helplessly: "I found out about the girl named Yun Weishan. Brother Ziyu was very protective of her, but in the end, nothing happened."

Gong Yuanzheng frowned coldly: "Gong Ziyu...it's him again?!"

"A rat dropping fell into a pot of good porridge."

He looked at Gong Shangjiao and said angrily, "Brother, for a woman, a suspicious woman at that, he actually turned against his family. Gong Ziyu, that loser, is simply obsessed with sex!"

Gong Shangjiao lowered his eyes: "Don't worry, there will always be a time to settle accounts."

"How are you feeling?" He asked Gong Yunzheng with concern. "I heard from Brother Yuanzheng that you had a heart attack last night."

"Thanks to the expedition, everything is fine now."

Being singled out for praise, the boy raised his lips happily and shyly, and rubbed the clothes with his fingers on his knees.

Gong Yunzheng said, "In the case of the bride being poisoned, Miss Song Si was unjustly sent home. I would like to ask Brother Shang Jiao to send someone to explain the reason, so as to avoid damaging the girl's reputation."

"Don't worry, I'll send someone over." Gong Shangjiao naturally agreed.

Putting down the teacup in her hand, she recalled what her brother had told her this morning about the suspect who had replaced the Baoxin Pill. She asked, "How's the investigation going on with the replacement?"

Gong Yuanzheng was confident when he mentioned this: "Brother has already sent someone to release Manager Jia. Once he comes out, we will keep a close eye on him. We will soon know who the real mastermind behind this is."

"I will definitely treat him well when the time comes."

The boy was filled with anger when he said this, which showed how much hatred he had.

Gong Shangjiao raised the corner of his lips and said, "Okay, I'll leave it to my brother Yuanzheng to deal with when the time comes."

Gong Yunzheng then asked Gong Yuanzheng, "You went to examine the bodies of Old Zhiren and the Young Master today. What kind of poison did they take? Is there anything wrong with the Baicaocui?"

Gong Yuanzheng was angrily thinking back to something unlucky. "Old Zhiren and the young master were struck by immortal dust. As for the Herbal Extract, I checked it out and it's fine."

Fairy Dust - a highly diffusible poison that penetrates the skin and spreads throughout the body through the blood. If the poison is not detoxified before the heart beats 200 times, death is certain. It can be said that the detoxification conditions are almost harsh.

Such poison can be bought at various locations within the palace as long as the price is right.

But both Lao Zhiren and the young master took Baicaocui, which can cure all kinds of poisons, and Yuanzheng said that there was nothing wrong with Baicaocui, which could only mean that someone had replaced Baicaocui.

——Mrs. Wuji.

Could she be Gong Huanyu's accomplice?

Gong Yunzheng's mind was in turmoil.

With a clear idea in mind about this matter, Gong Shangjiao said, "Then let's secretly investigate Yu Gong's people."

After finishing his business, Jin Fu pushed the door open and came in: "Master Jiao, the servant came to report that dinner is ready."

"understood."

Gong Shangjiao looked at Gong Yunzheng and Gong Yuanzheng, his brows relaxed, like a gentle spring breeze: "It's been a while since we've met, but tonight is an exception."

Gong Shangjiao does not eat meat or fish, and does not eat after noon.

Maybe the atmosphere was too good today, so he thought it would be okay to make an exception.

Gong Shangjiao came back, and the three of them gathered in Jiao Palace, which became popular for a rare time.

Inside the house, the three of them sat together eating vegetarian food in a warm atmosphere, just like family members connected by blood.

Looking at his brother and sister, Gong Yuanzheng thought that once his brother kicked that loser Gong Ziyu out of office, he and his brother and sister would be able to have meals together every day.