Winter is getting deeper and the snow is falling more quickly...
The old dust valley is covered with white snow, and snowflakes are falling. In the depth of winter, the entire palace gate looks more solemn.
Gong Yaozheng has been hiding in his room since the last succession ceremony.
Gong Yuanzheng has a bit of hibernation attribute. He comes here every winter, and Gong Yuanzheng is used to it.
This year's winter was a bit long. It snowed for a few days, so Gong Yaozheng stayed in Zheng Palace for a few days. He heard that Yun Weishan went to the Snow Palace as a Green Jade Attendant.
It was expected, but still a little surprising...
Sure enough, the attraction between the male and female protagonists will never weaken due to the change of status. Yun Weishan has experienced too many hardships. When meeting the simple and sincere Niu Niu, it is difficult not to fall in love!
A letter came from Yanjiao. The city of Luoyang was already in a state of panic. People in the court were in panic. He was wandering around there. He was very bored and wanted to come to the palace gate to spend the Lantern Festival with them.
Gong Yaozheng sat up with the letter, Shangyuan Festival? !
Gong Yaozheng calculated the days and asked his maid. It turned out that this year's Lantern Festival was coming soon.
On the Lantern Festival... Gong Yaozheng couldn't help but feel relieved when he thought of the breast shield worn by Yuanzheng's younger brother.
What's more, there is no Shangguan Qian in the palace this year, so everything in the play will not happen.
Today, the snow stopped and the sun came out. Gong Yaozheng put on a fox velvet cloak, wrapped himself tightly, and walked out of his small nest.
As soon as I went out, I heard the sound of fighting. Judging from the sound, it should be my brother Yuanzheng!
Walking quickly following the sound, they saw Gong Yuanzheng and Murong Ling fighting back and forth. Amidst the flash of swords and shadows, Murong Ling fell to the snow. Her red dress fell to the ground, and Gong Yuanzheng's knife was on her on the neck.
"My sister doesn't see visitors. I advise you to get out of Zheng Palace if you are sensible. Otherwise, don't blame me for having no eyesight." Gong Yuanzheng's voice was childish and his tone was angry.
Murong Ling did not reply, but looked in the direction of Gong Yaozheng, with a look of grievance in her eyes, which made Gong Yaozheng raise his eyebrows.
"Sister!" Gong Yuanzheng walked over. Gong Yuanzheng naturally saw her, subconsciously put the knife away and called out.
Gong Yuanzheng gave him a look. Gong Yuanzheng understood, returned the knife to the scabbard, and stood next to Gong Yuanzheng.
"Brother Yuanzheng is still young and doesn't know how to care for women. If he scares Miss Murong, please don't blame Miss Murong." Gong Yaozheng
He bent down and helped Murong Ling up.
Gong Yuanzheng stood behind Gong Yuanzheng and raised a provocative smile at her. So what if he showed weakness? My sister is always on my side!
Murong Ling lowered her eyes slightly and said softly: "I was just thinking about the sun coming out today and wanted to come to the second lady to build a snowman. I never thought that Mr. Zheng would be so hostile to me."
"Miss Murong may not know something when she first came to the palace. Brother Yuanzheng treats everyone in the palace the same way except me and the second brother. It's not just you. Miss Murong, don't think too much." Gong Yao Zheng patted the snow on Murong Ling's body and spoke softly.
It seemed like he was trying to comfort Murong Ling, but every word was in defense of Gong Yuanzheng...
Murong Ling:......
"Sister, don't talk to her too much. I'll have her kicked out." Gong Yuanzheng glanced sideways at Murong Ling, like a little hedgehog.
He already knew that Murong Ling had tricked his brother, and those who made his brothers and sisters sad could not be forgiven!
Gong Yuanzheng stopped Gong Yuanzheng's movement: "After all, she is now the future Lady of the Blade. Now that she has come to Zheng Palace, she should be well received."
Gong Yuanzheng was slightly startled, then smiled: "Listen to sister."
Then he glanced at Murong Ling again, with a dangerous look in his eyes, and a dangerous smile on his lips.
I wonder if you dare to drink Zhenggong’s tea?
And in the Corner Palace,
After Gong Shangjiao came back from the Blade Palace, he heard from his servants that Miss Murong had left the Jiao Palace today and went to the Zheng Palace.
He looked stern: "Are all the guards useless? They can't even stop one person!"
The servant's body trembled slightly: "Hui, Hui, hold the sword. Miss Murong said that she was feeling unwell and wanted to go to Zhenggong to get some medicine, but the guards did not dare to stop her."
"Idiot, go down and receive your punishment. The guards on duty today will be treated as dereliction of duty." Gong Shangjiao looked sad and displeased.
"Yes!" The servant resigned and left.
Gong Shangjiao sat on the seat in the main hall with an incomprehensible expression. His hand touched the laurel branch pattern on the handle of the knife, his eyes warmed slightly.
After thinking about it, he got up and walked out.
"Master Jibian, it's time for lunch soon..." an old lady reminded.
"No need to prepare, I'm going to Zheng Palace for dinner."
"yes!"
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Within the Zheng Palace,
Gong Yuanzheng sat next to Gong Yuanzheng, and Murong Ling sat opposite.
Gong Yaozheng raised his hand to pour tea, but his brother Yuanzheng took it over: "I'll do it."
Gong Yaozheng raised his eyebrows slightly, put down the tea set in his hand, and sat waiting for his brother Yuanzheng to pour the tea.
Murong Ling stared at Gong Yuanzheng's hand pouring tea, frowning slightly, and then turned her attention to Gong Yuanzheng: "Second Miss has been staying at Zheng Palace these past few days, but is she feeling unwell?"
"Zheng Palace belongs to my sister. If she doesn't stay in Zheng Palace, where will she stay?" Gong Yuanzheng sneered and retorted.
Murong Ling:......
Gong Yuanzheng found it interesting when he saw Murong Ling being defeated at the hands of his brother Yuanzheng.
This Murong Ling has finally met her opponent!
Facing Murong Ling's somewhat resentful gaze, Gong Yuanzheng took the tea from Gong Yuanzheng and took a sip without commenting.
"The relationship between Second Miss and Mr. Zheng is so good, it's enviable." Murong Ling's voice changed, and her meaning was unclear.
"My sister and I have a good relationship. Do you want an outsider to tell us?" Gong Yuanzheng's eyes were full of pride and his chin was slightly raised.
"I have been an only daughter in my family since I was a child. I have no brothers or sisters. Whenever I see the play between my neighbor's brothers and sisters, I feel envious. Every winter, they will build snowmen together, but I can only do it alone. A snowman.”
"After arriving at the palace gate, I felt that the second young lady was close to me. I wanted to be friends with the second young lady. I don't know what I did wrong. He held a sword to prevent me from leaving the corner palace. It became difficult to find the second young lady."
Murong Ling pretended to be polite and watched Gong Yaozheng's reaction while talking.
Gong Yaozheng just smiled and said nothing, his eyes seemed to see through her.
Gong Yuanzheng looked disdainful: "Making snowmen is something only children play. Are you still a child?"
Murong Ling's mouth twitched slightly when she heard this. Is her focus on building a snowman?
The atmosphere in the room was a little stagnant, and just in time a servant came to report: "Mr. Zheng, Second Miss, lunch is ready."
Gong Yaozheng stood up after hearing this: "Miss Murong, why don't you have lunch with us?"
"OK!"
Gong Yuanzheng looked at the untouched cup of tea in front of Murong Ling and sneered, idiot, do you really think you can poison?
But then, his expression froze, and Murong Ling seemed to have just come to her senses. She picked up the tea cup with an apologetic expression and took a sip: "I'm sorry, I forgot the tea Mr. Zheng poured."
Gong Yuanzheng stopped looking at her: "Sister, let's go!"
Pulling Gong Yaozheng along, he walked towards the dining room...
Gong Yuanzheng couldn't help but chuckle, and followed Gong Yuanzheng's strength to walk out. He turned his head slightly and glanced at Murong Ling, with a warning in his eyes.
Don't try to touch her bottom line...
Murong Ling couldn't hold on to her original smiling expression, and put down the tea in her hand sadly. The tea swayed slightly and spilled out.
Gong Yuanzheng pulled Gong Yuanzheng out: "Sister, why do you still keep her for lunch?"
"Because your brother is here!" Gong Yuanzheng raised his head and motioned Gong Yuanzheng to look in the direction of the door.
The guards saluted: "See you Lord Blade Bearer!"
Gong Yuanzheng was a little surprised: "How does sister know..."
"You guessed it, let's go, I'm hungry." Gong Yaozheng didn't go to greet him, but went to the dining room.
Gong Yuanzheng looked at Gong Shangjiao who was coming this way, and finally followed his sister.
When Murong Ling came out of the room, she saw Gong Shangjiao with a cold face. She was slightly frightened and bowed obediently: "I have seen the sword-wielding master."
Gong Shangjiao glanced at her, then turned to look at the inner room: "Who asked you to come to conquer the palace?"
"Jiao Palace is cold. I'm bored alone. I want to come to Zheng Palace to talk to the second lady. Isn't that okay?" Murong Ling's mood was a little low, not as showy as before.
Gong Shangjiao sighed softly: "Don't let the Murong family head down, and don't try to provoke the expedition. She, Ayao, has only this one brother. I advise you to take care of yourself."
When Murong Ling heard this, she couldn't help but raise her eyes to look at Gong Shangjiao. She couldn't imagine that these words were coming from her cousin.
Gong Shangjiao stopped talking to her and turned around to go to the dining room...
Murong Ling looked at Gong Shangjiao's back and stopped a servant: "Young Master Zheng, what do you like in your daily life?"
"Go back to Miss Murong, I don't know..."
…
At this moment, the laboratory of Shang Palace was filled with the sound of explosions...
On the experimental table, precision instruments are scattered everywhere...
Gong Zishang's face was covered with dust and his hair was messy: "How come you bully me!"
Gong Zishang threw away the saltpeter in his hand with some arrogance, his face full of anger and inexplicable sadness.
"It's not dark yet, why don't we, Miss Zishang, chase Jin Fan today?" The handsome man walked out from the side dressed in a boy's clothes, arms folded, and did not forget to fan himself.
But when Gong Zishang ignored him, he was a little startled: "What's going on? You had a quarrel with Jin Fan? If you ask me, that guard is not worthy of you."
Gong Zishang raised his head and rolled his eyes at him: "What do you know? Wait, you sneaked out again, aren't you afraid that your father will break your legs?"
"My father is the only son. He broke my leg just by talking about it. Can he really break it?" The playboy looked at the utensils and materials on the stand and started to put them away.
Gong Zishang patted the dust on his body, stood up, and picked up a hammer: "Yes, it's just words. Jin Fan said that Gong Ziyu is the most important, so it must be words."
Playboy turned his head, his expression a little tangled, and finally said: "That might be true."
Gong Zishang:...
Gong Zishang waved his hammer: "I won't listen, I won't listen...You go ahead and go find Jin Fan. You can use the things here as you like."
After saying that, he ran out...
Playboy: "Hey, hey..." Erkang couldn't catch the butterfly that ran away.
Sighing, he resignedly packed up the utensils on the stage...
And in the snow palace,
Gong Ziyu failed again and was shivering from the cold. Yun Weishan put a thick cloak on him. His face was pale and his hair was wet and not completely dry.
Porridge was being cooked in the room of the Snow Palace, and medicine was being cooked on the medicine stove nearby.
Xue Chongzi handed over a cup of hot tea: "Drink some tea first to warm yourself up."
Gong Ziyu took it: "Thank you very much. This cold pond is bottomless. Can anyone really dive into the water?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he shut up when he saw Xue Chongzi's smiling expression. He forgot that his brother and Gong Shang had just passed by.
Gong Ziyu stood up and tried again...
"Young Master has tried many times today. Don't show off and hurt your roots. Why don't you try again tomorrow." Xuezhongzi spoke slowly and fanned the fire on the medicine stove.
Gong Ziyu looked at Yun Weishan beside him. Yun Weishan nodded to him, his eyes full of worry.
At this time, Master Xue brought the porridge: "The porridge is ready. The porridge made by snow lotus is not available in Qianshan, so drink it while it's hot."
Gong Ziyu held the teacup in his hand, and just as he was about to put it down to pick it up, he saw Yun Weishan taking the porridge.
"Thank you!"
"You're welcome. If you really want to thank me, bring more cakes next time." Mr. Xue smiled sincerely.
Gong Ziyu was displeased: "That was made for me, and you ate it all."
"Stingy, this snow lotus porridge is worth a thousand dollars. How much have you drank in the past few days? Why don't you just eat a few pieces of pastries?" Mr. Xue turned around to serve the porridge.
Gong Ziyu:......
"That was made by Ayun, can it be the same?" Gong Ziyu whispered.
Yun Weishan smiled lightly, but his heart felt slightly warm.
"By the way, how many days did it take Gong Shangjiao to pass this test?" Gong Ziyu suddenly asked.
Xue Zhongzi was slightly startled, then slowly said: "Twelve days."
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"Twelve days?" After being surprised, Gong Yuanzheng couldn't help but take a sip of tea to cover up his embarrassment.
Gong Shangjiao couldn't help but smile: "Otherwise, do you think the Three Realms Trial is that simple?"
Gong Yuanzheng looked at his sister on the left. Gong Yuanzheng covered his mouth and chuckled, as if he already knew.
Gong Shangjiao couldn't help but look at Gong Yaozheng: "Ayao actually knows?"
Gong Yaozheng coughed: "When my second brother went to the Three Realms for the trial, I was already close to my hairpin age. I don't remember anything about the expedition. Don't I still remember it?"
Gong Yuanzheng was too busy with his studies at that time, so he had no time to take care of it. He just thought that his brother had left the palace again. The palace also kept silent about the Three Realms Trial, so he didn't know about the Three Realms Trial.
Murong Ling was a little curious and asked: "What will happen if you can't pass these three domain trials?"
Gong Yuanzheng glanced at Murong Ling who was opposite him, but didn't answer...
"It won't be anything. If you can't pass, you won't be able to hold a sword, and you won't be a strong man." Gong Shangjiao said calmly.
"Since my brother has passed on the 12th, I will spend the 13th! Now that Gong Ziyu has been in for seven days without any movement, I don't believe that he can pass the first level within 12 days." Gong Yuanzheng laughed. said.
It was as if he was not the one who boasted that he would pass the first level in three days.
"But is it really okay for Yun Weishan to enter the Snow Palace? You know..." Gong Yuanzheng paused. The three of them knew it well. You know, she is Wu Feng.
Gong Shangjiao couldn't help but look at Gong Yaozheng. Gong Yaozheng was eating the food in the bowl. He noticed his sight, put down his chopsticks, chewed the food in his mouth, and swallowed it.
"Are there any secrets in the Snow Palace?"
"No."
"That's not important. What's more, you didn't stop Yun Weishan from entering the Snow Palace, right?" Gong Yaozheng looked at Gong Shangjiao with a smile.
Gong Shangjiao lowered his eyes and smiled meaningfully. They had not forgotten the chess game played by Lao Zhibian.
If Gong Shangjiao hadn't opened one eye or closed one eye, Yun Weishan would have found it as difficult as climbing to the sky if he wanted to enter the back mountain.
If Xue Chongzi had not received the secret message from Zhibian, how could Xue Chongzi have survived so many moves against Yun Weishan with his martial arts skills?
When Gong Yuanzheng saw this, he naturally understood and raised his eyebrows without saying a word.
Murong Ling was a little confused. What kind of riddle were they trying to solve? But she was sensible and didn't ask again. After all, she was still just an outsider.
They didn't avoid her when talking, they were already caring about her dignity.
After lunch, Gong Shangjiao sent Murong Ling back to Jiao Palace, but he was in no hurry to leave.
He turned around and looked at Gong Yaozheng who looked puzzled: "Ayao, I heard that Mr. Yan has received a letter?"
Gong Yaozheng:......
