Water Reflects Peach Blossoms

Gong Zishang beside him also looked anxious.

She had often come to Yu Palace since she was a child, and her relationship with Ming Wu Ji was as close as that of a mother and daughter. Now seeing this situation that was like imprisonment, she was naturally worried.

Gong Yuanzheng smiled and kindly explained, "The Council of Elders has decreed that Madam Wu Ji has violated the rules by trespassing into the Council of Elders. She will be sentenced to three days of confinement as a warning."

"What?!" Gong Zishang was shocked and furious. "What do you mean by trespassing?! Madam went to see Zhiren for something important!"

"What's the important matter?" Gong Yuanzheng looked at Yun Weishan, his handsome, youthful face concealing a malicious expression. "Oh, you're referring to Gong Ziyu's unauthorized attempt to release Yun Weishan, who had already entered the back mountain, from the palace?"

"Excuse me, Gong Ziyu, you are lucky enough not to be punished by the elders."

"What do you know?" Gong Zishang stepped forward and confronted Gong Yuanzheng. "You've been targeting Gong Ziyu all day long."

Gong Yuanzheng crossed his arms, not letting himself down at all: "What about you? You always side with Gong Ziyu."

That's it, and you still have the nerve to talk about him?

Gong Zishang was suddenly retorted by his younger brother and was unable to find words to refute him.

Seeing her defeated, Jin Fan grabbed her arm and pulled her behind him.

His behavior caught Gong Yunzheng's attention.

His calm eyes looked at Jin Fan, and Jin Fan instinctively felt a chill in his heart.

"Guard Jin." Gong Yunzheng's voice was soft, but she didn't dare let anyone take her words lightly.

Seeing Jin Fan looking over, she warned him meaningfully: "There won't be a next time."

"Otherwise, don't blame me for being merciless."

Gong Yuanzheng looked at his sister beside him, his eyes filled with unconcealable joy.

Jin Fan naturally knew what Gong Yunzheng meant. He clasped his hands together and saluted, neither servile nor overbearing. "Second Miss, this is my duty. I dare not neglect it."

"Really?" Gong Yunzheng's lips curled up into a smile. "If Brother Ziyu and Sister Zishang are willing to give you up, I don't mind. After all, it's just a matter of thinking."

"It just so happens that I have no other strengths but my brain is decent enough."

"Sister Yunzheng?" Gong Zishang stepped forward and protected Jin Fan behind him. He looked at the woman in front of him and forced a smile. "Stop joking. It's not funny at all."

Gong Ziyu also stepped forward to stop Jin Fan: "Sister Ayun, Jin Fan is also doing his duty for Yu Gong. If you are angry, then punish me."

Gong Yunzheng didn't respond, but simply asked, "Are you here to see Madam Wu Ji?"

Feeling nervous, Gong Ziyu nodded: "I have something I want to ask my aunt for help."

He needed to explain what happened with Ayun, why his aunt broke into the Council of Elders, and the sudden inaction of Gong Shangjiao and Gong Yuanzheng.

Gong Yuanzheng kindly reminded: "She is in solitary confinement."

"The order of the Council of Elders is to put the concubine in solitary confinement and not allow her to come out, but it doesn't say that no one is allowed to enter!" Gong Ziyu found a loophole in the order.

Gong Yuanzheng raised his eyebrows: "You can try to take advantage of the situation."

Sure enough, as soon as they reached the door, the four were ruthlessly stopped by the Huang Yu guard.

"Ziyu..."

Ming Wuji opened the door and looked at the four people outside through the topaz guard.

Yunweishan frowned.

She didn't know what had happened, she only knew that Madam Wu Ji was defeated, and even she was almost sent out of the palace by Jin Fan. If Wu Ji hadn't found Gong Ziyu and came to stop her in time, after she left the palace...

Thinking of this, she turned around and looked at the gentle and dignified woman who had turned around to look at them at some point.

This person... made her feel an unprecedented fear.

She wasn't even sure if there were assassins lurking outside the palace gate, because she wasn't sure whether Gong Yunzheng really wanted to send her away or just wanted to frame Madam Wu Ji to be punished.

"Forget it, let them in," Gong Yunzheng suddenly said, "If we don't review the situation carefully, we won't know where we lost."

Ming Wu Ji suddenly looked towards Gong Yunzheng, but only saw her back as she turned and left.

Walking beside his sister, Gong Yuanzheng asked in confusion, "Sister, why are you so kind as to let them in? I don't think either Wu Ji or anyone else would accept your kindness."

My sister is soft-hearted, especially towards Gong Ziyu!

"I don't mean well," Gong Yunzheng said, lifting her skirt and stepping onto the wooden bridge, her lips curled up. "Losing without knowing why is never as fun as losing with a clear mind."

Yun Weishan, Ming Wuji and Shangguan Qian, she will not show mercy to those who have no edge.

Hearing his sister say this, Gong Yuanzheng smiled with interest.

Without even thinking about it, he knew what gloomy faces these people would have when they got together.

Yumiya, Mingwuji's room.

Gong Ziyu and Ming Wuji sat opposite each other at a low table. The tea set that Gong Yunzheng had used to make tea was still on the table. Yun Weishan sat next to Gong Ziyu, Gong Zishang sat next to Ming Wuji, and Jin Fan stood aside.

The atmosphere in the house was very depressing.

After a long while, Gong Ziyu said, "Auntie, what on earth is going on?"

Ming Wuji closed her eyes, her voice sounding quite frustrated.

"Do you still remember that Miss Yun stole half of the medical records from Jin Fan and gave them to Shangguan Qian?"

"I remember." Gong Ziyu looked at Yun Weishan, realizing something, and asked, "Could it be..."

Ming Wuji nodded: "I asked Miss Yun to do this."

After she said this, Gong Ziyu, Gong Zishang and Jin Fan all looked at her in surprise.

Gong Ziyu was puzzled: "But Auntie, didn't you and Gong Shangjiao reach some kind of cooperation?"

If she wanted to, she could have just handed the entire medical record to Gong Shangjiao. Why would Gong Yuanzheng go to her room and steal the medical records? And the aunt teamed up with Ayun... This didn't make sense at all.

"Listen to my explanation." Ming Wuji said slowly, "When you went to the back mountain to participate in the First Domain Trial, Gong Shangjiao found me and asked me to tell him the secret of your life in exchange for my freedom."

"Actually, it's just about cooperating with me and each of us getting what we need."

"Then Aunt, do you want freedom?" Gong Ziyu asked sincerely.

Although he felt wronged, he would put his aunt's wishes first.

Ming Wuji's expression was gentle: "I have lived in the palace for most of my life. This place has long been my home. I have nowhere else to go if I leave here."

"It's just that Gong Shangjiao's cooperation with me made me realize that this is an opportunity, an opportunity to clear the dirty water on you and your mother."

"Your mother and Madam Ling were pregnant at about the same time. Coupled with premature births, you, Ziyu, and Gong Shangjiao's younger brother, Gong Langjiao, were born in the same year. Furthermore, since Madam Ling and your mother are both from Gusu, share the same surname, Yang, and were both cared for by Doctor Jingjie during their pregnancies, it's difficult for someone without knowledge of their medical records to distinguish them."

"So, I pretended to agree and secretly took Madam Ling's medical records from the clinic. Then I found Gong Shangjiao and told him that your mother was already pregnant when she entered the palace. It's just that the old man, out of love for her, changed two notes in the medical records, turning your birth from a full-term one into a premature one."

"Gong Shangjiao was skeptical and asked Gong Yuanzheng to go to the clinic to check the medical records. Sure enough, he saw what I said about 'dizziness and premature birth due to medication'. He then found the medical records of Madam Ling in my room, which I pretended to be your mother's real medical records."

"At this point, the game is over."