Water Reflects Peach Blossoms

Looking at the snow rabbit leaning on the railing, Gong Yunzheng praised: "Very cute."

After building the snowman, Mr. Snow came over, looked at the snow rabbit, and then looked at Gong Yunzheng: "You are the first one. Even I have never shown you such a skill."

Under Gong Yunzheng's gaze, Xue Zhongzi put his fist to his lips and coughed, "I didn't know how to do this before. I just had this idea and tried it. I didn't expect it to work."

Mr. Xue is a man who can't sit still.

He ran to pick snow lotus, saying that snow lotus can still bloom for a while if placed in ice water, so he asked Gong Yunzheng to take it with her when she returned to Zheng Palace. She could use it to appreciate it at ordinary times, and it would also be good for the body to use it to make tea.

He didn't know that Gong Yunzheng only had a few days left to live.

When he said these words to Gong Yunzheng, Xue Chongzi beside him felt mixed emotions, and the pain of helplessness was about to overwhelm him.

After Master Xue left in a hurry, only Gong Yunzheng and Xue Chongzi were left outside Xue Lu, and the scene suddenly became quiet.

Gong Yunzheng actually enjoyed this kind of quietness.

What she loves most is quiet and peaceful time.

Xue Chongzi poured her another cup of tea, and the two of them silently admired the falling snow and played a game of chess.

When Gong Yunzheng left, Xue Chongzi and Xue Gongzi sent her to the gate of the Snow Palace. From afar, they saw a tall young man in a black robe waiting there.

Seeing his sister leave the Snow Palace, Gong Yuanzheng, who was waiting on the shore, said, "Sister, I'm here to pick you up."

Master Xue handed the snow lotus in the box to Gong Yuanzheng, and at the same time, he said warmly to Gong Yunzheng, "The palace has strict rules. Xue Chongzi and I had to ask Elder Xue for help before we could go to the front mountain to pick you up. I'm afraid we won't be able to do that in the future. As our friend, you must come here often to play with Xue Chongzi and me."

Gong Yunzheng agreed.

Master Xue smiled happily and couldn't help but confirm: "When will you do it next time..."

Before he could finish his words, he was separated from Gong Yunzheng by Gong Yuanzheng. The young man protected his sister with an impatient look on his face: "Why are you so annoying? Didn't Xue Chongzi teach you the rules properly?"

Young Master Xue curled his lips and muttered unconvincedly: "What rules are there for making friends..."

As he spoke, he saw the oversized food box in Gong Yuanzheng's hand and asked curiously, "What is this..."

"Sister asked the kitchen to make some snacks this morning. They're for you." Gong Yuanzheng stuffed the food box into Mr. Xue's hands. "Now that you have something to eat, just keep quiet."

Master Xue held the food box with a smile on his face, made a face at Gong Yuanzheng, and stopped talking.

Before leaving, Gong Yuanzheng reminded Xue Chongzi, "Inside the food box is a layer of the most fashionable masks that my sister specially ordered someone to go out of the palace and buy in the Old Dust Valley. They have just been delivered. Please keep an eye on the greedy young master Xue and don't let him eat them."

Mr. Xue immediately retorted: "I wouldn't do that!"

"Let's go." Gong Yuanzheng said to them.

After saying goodbye to Xue Chongzi, Gong Yunzheng walked towards the front mountain.

Looking at the two of them walking away, and recalling Gong Yunzheng's earnest farewell to him, Xue Zhongzi realized, "She knows."

"Know what?" Mr. Xue, who was holding the food box, looked confused.

No one who left the palace that day told her that Izumo Juren failed to save her life. They were all secretly looking for other ways, but she still found out.

Yes, with her intelligence, she had already predicted her final outcome from the moment she made the plan.

"Nothing." Xue Chongzi clenched his hands into fists under his robe, feeling lost.

He walked silently towards the Snow Palace. Behind him, he heard the Snow Prince's questioning voice: "Snacks, you don't want to eat?"

Looking at the falling snow in front of him and feeling the coldness of the snow on his body, Xue Chongzi walked back to the snow reeds step by step, as if he had made some kind of decision.

Gong Yunzheng likes a peaceful and quiet life the most. She would not feel bored even if such a life remained the same for ten years.

Since that was the case, he would live for her, lead a peaceful life for her, and never leave the mountain again.

……

After Gong Yunzheng returned to the palace, the palace has been very busy these days.

She pretended not to see her brother staying up all night in the clinic, pretended not to see her brother Shangjiao leaving the palace frequently, and pretended not to see Young Master Yue moving the rare medicinal herbs from the Moon Palace to the Zheng Palace for free under the watchful eye of Elder Yue.

She is very obedient.

He drank all the medicine that was brought to him, without asking why or what the effect was.

When the bright red silk decorated the entire Shang Palace, Gong Yunzheng stood behind Gong Zishang, combing Gong Zishang's three thousand strands of black hair with an exquisite comb in his hand.

These should have been done by Gong Zishang's elders and her stepmother, but her stepmother and she had always had a bad relationship. Gong Zishang also insisted that Gong Yunzheng come to dress her up. Gong Liushang, who was paralyzed in bed, had no choice but to do nothing about his grown-up daughter.

Knowing that this wedding was held in such a hurry because of her, Gong Yunzheng gathered up her long hair and said softly, "Sister Zishang is very happy today, but the wedding was hasty..."

Sitting in front of the bronze mirror, looking at her delicate and shy face due to her wedding, Gong Zishang grabbed Gong Yunzheng's hand that was reaching for the hairpin.

She pulled her to sit in front of her: "There's no rush when you're here."

"I'm really happy that you came to my wedding with Jin Fan. Are you happy?"

"Happy." Gong Yunzheng said, "I'm very happy to see Sister Zishang get what she wanted."

She was truly happy. She had previously thought she would never see Sister Zishang as she wished, but now that she had, it was a relief.

On the day of Gong Zishang's wedding, Gong Shangjiao still did not rush back from outside, but asked his subordinates to send back a gift.

After a whole day of lively activity, the other two palaces dispersed at nightfall.

Gong Ziyu teased Jin Fan a few times, and after seeing Gong Yunzheng leaving, he chased after him.

The brother and sister walked side by side for a while.

When they were almost at Zheng Palace, Gong Ziyu said, "Sister, I didn't know anything before, and I always let you down and failed to live up to your expectations. Now I know everything, and I know what I should prioritize from now on, and what I should do."

His voice was serious, as if he was swearing to Gong Yunzheng.

Gong Yunzheng stopped and looked at her much taller brother in front of her: "The fact that you can say that shows that you have really grown up."

Gong Ziyu nodded heavily: "Sister, please supervise me from now on. I will never disappoint the palace gate or my brothers again."

"My sister knows." Gong Yuanzheng couldn't stand it any longer: "Stop calling me sister so affectionately. Go back to the way you used to call me."

Gong Ziyu smiled at Gong Yuanzheng and said, "I just won't."

"Also, you should call me brother, right?"

Gong Yuanzheng seemed to laugh out of anger: "If you want to be poisoned and silenced, just say so."