Water Reflects Peach Blossoms

"I've considered it, but I can't just consider your feelings." Looking at his brother in front of him, Gong Yunzheng told him firmly: "You are my brother, an important family member to me, but you must know that in my heart, no matter how important you are, it is not as important as the safety of the palace."

"Zi Yu, you should understand what should be prioritized when necessary."

Gong Ziyu was sad: "So, Sister Ayun also thinks that someone like me with my personality is not suitable to be a Blade Master, and chose to stand on Gong Shangjiao's side, right?"

Without waiting for Gong Yunzheng to answer, he asked again, "What if it was Gong Yuanzheng?"

"If Sister Yun suspects that Brother Yuanzheng likes someone, will Sister Yun do the same?"

"What stupid thing are you talking about?"

A clear young voice suddenly rang out.

Gong Ziyu turned around and looked at Gong Yuanzheng, who had been leaning against the door at some point.

The young man stared at him as if he were an idiot. "The moment my sister decided there was something wrong with her, do you think I would have ignored the safety of the palace gates like you did?"

"Gong Ziyu, don't think that everyone is as lustful as you."

Gong Ziyu looked annoyed: "You!"

"You what?" Gong Yuanzheng said bluntly, "You only make things difficult for me. You've disregarded our sibling relationship for a suspicious woman and disobeyed me many times. Besides making me angry, you haven't done anything to make me happy."

"It's only natural that my sister stands on my and my brother's side."

The hands on her legs kept clenching, and Gong Ziyu sought Gong Yunzheng's opinion: "Does Sister Yun think the same? You just want an obedient brother?"

If you don't listen, you'll give up...

But he didn't want to disobey his sister. He just didn't want his beloved woman or innocent people to get hurt.

Looking at the man across from him, who was unable to conceal his sadness, Gong Yunzheng said to him, "You will always be my brother. I will not hurt you, but I will eliminate all negative factors around you."

"Through what happened today, I think you should understand my attitude towards you."

She plotted against Yun Weishan and Wu Ji, but only protected Gong Ziyu.

"Auntie is trying to help me." Gong Ziyu murmured.

"But it can also stir up discord between you brothers." Gong Yunzheng disagreed. "Using a close relative, especially one who has passed away, to attack Brother Shangjiao is something I cannot tolerate."

"Then, Sister Ayun, can you tolerate Gong Shangjiao doubting my background and slandering my mother's reputation? You have to know that my mother is also a deceased person. Your words are very biased."

"If Brother Shangjiao really wanted to use your background to drive you out of your position as a doctor, once he knew the truth about the medical records, he would change Madam Ling's medical records to Madam Lan's. With his methods, it would be easy to make the fake look real."

Seeing Gong Ziyu's stunned expression, Gong Yunzheng continued, "But he didn't. His real purpose in doing this from the beginning to the end was to investigate your background."

"Gong Shangjiao is definitely not a despicable person. If he wants to kick you out, he will do it openly and honestly."

"That's why there is the Three Realms Trial Agreement."

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On the way back to Yu Palace, seeing Gong Ziyu was absent-minded, Jin Fan asked, "What did the Second Miss say to you?"

Gong Ziyu whispered, "Sister Ayun has never taken sides. She just wants to get rid of Ayun. For this purpose, and because Auntie's scheme touched her bottom line, she retaliated like this."

"I think so." Jin Fan affirmed: "In fact, the Second Miss has helped you a lot secretly."

"What?" Gong Ziyu was puzzled.

Jin Fan: "It is the first trial of the three-domain trial."

At this point, he became a little confused: "Didn't the Second Young Lady have you practice internal energy the entire night you were locked up in the dungeon? That was the test for the First Domain Trial."

"I was wondering if this was a coincidence or if the Second Miss really knew the details of the trial. Now that I think about it... it's probably the latter."

The second young lady has a purpose in everything she does.

"But how did the Second Miss know the content of the trial?"

Thinking of the scene where Haidongqing flew away from Zheng Palace just now, Gong Ziyu fell into deep thought.

Could it be that Xue Chongzi revealed the content of the first domain trial to Sister Ayun?

Yumiya, evening.

When Yun Weishan found Gong Ziyu, this gentle and kind-hearted young man was sitting on the couch with his eyes lowered in thought.

He clenched his fists against his lips, and his fine eyelashes obscured the expression in his eyes. Even Yun Weishan, who was always good at reading people's minds, couldn't tell what he was thinking.

She stepped forward and draped the cloak in her hand over Gong Ziyu.

As if awakened, Gong Ziyu looked at the person beside him gently: "Ayun."

"Why don't you rest at this late hour?"

"Young master has something on his mind, and I feel uneasy too." Yun Weishan said gently as he sat on the other side of the low table between the couch.

"I'm sorry." Gong Ziyu felt guilty: "It's my fault that I failed to protect you and almost put you in danger."

Yun Weishan shook his head: "It's not my fault."

Gong Ziyu wanted to smile at her, but the corners of his mouth just couldn't curl up.

He narrated dejectedly to Yun Weishan, "Sister Ayun was very kind to me. When I was a child, not long after my mother passed away, my father changed his usual gentle demeanor and became strict and unkind to me. At that time, apart from my aunt and brother, Sister Ayun was the only one who treated me well."

"She treated me like her own brother, teaching me everything she taught Gong Yuanzheng, and always spoke to me in a gentle and patient voice."

"Because my father was so strict back then, I always wanted to go against him. He wanted me to study hard, but I refused. I followed Sister Zishang and skipped classes, leaving the palace to play in the Old Dust Valley. My father wanted me to learn about palace affairs, but I refused. Until one day when I was skipping class, I met Sister Ayun. Sister Ayun didn't say anything, nor did she stop me from skipping class. Guess what she did?"

"How to do it?" Yun Weishan asked Gong Ziyu.

Gong Ziyu said gently, "Sister Ayun personally made up my lessons for me in the evening. I skipped classes every day, and she did the same every day. One time, I didn't go at night, and she spanked my hand for the first time and made me write a lot of calligraphy. She told me that there are some things I can choose not to do, but I must learn them. Only in this way can I avoid being looked down upon and bullied."

"I was not convinced at the time, but I was afraid of being spanked by my sister again, so I never fell behind in my studies again."

"It took me a long time to understand Sister Ayun's intentions and her painstaking efforts for me." A glint of tears appeared in the eyes of the current swordsman of the palace gate. "Sister Ayun was truly good to me. Even when my father scolded me for my incompetence and my brother indulged me for being a playboy, she was the only one who didn't give up on me and taught me the essentials for survival in the palace gate."

"She is targeting you now because of me."

Gong Ziyu looked at Yun Weishan, her misty eyes filled with guilt. "Ayun, I'm sorry. But I will protect you. Please believe me, I will definitely resolve the misunderstanding between you and Sister Ayun and will not let you get hurt."

Yun Weishan said sympathetically, "I understand your dilemma, and I believe you will protect me."

Because Gong Ziyu really did it, he even went so far as to contradict Gong Yunzheng, whom he regarded as his own sister.

Looking at Gong Ziyu in front of her, Yun Weishan felt complicated. Gong Ziyu was supposed to be used by her, but she didn't expect that he would actually protect her so much. She always thought that her heart of a spy was cold and indestructible, but at this moment, she felt guilty and moved.

A burst of snowflakes flew down from the sky, and the two people who were having a heart-to-heart talk looked at each other in confusion.

How come there are still snowflakes at this time of year?

When she looked away and forward, she was suddenly surprised to see a handsome young man in aquamarine clothes standing in front of her. She frightened Gong Ziyu so much that she fell back.