"Little brother on the expedition, Ruan Ruan."
"Meow~" Seeing that Gong Yuanzheng wasn't there, Gong Ruanruan lazily called out to her brother as a greeting.
"Brother, let's go back to Jiao Palace first. I have so many questions to ask you." His tone was very serious, as if these questions had been bothering him for a long time. He still remembered his questions perfectly, which completely baffled Gong Shangjiao and Gong Ruanruan.
He'd been talking about asking questions all day, and she was getting tired of it, but she couldn't help being curious about what kind of questions he could remember so well.
Gong Shangjiao had no understanding of pharmacology and immediately ruled it out. She thought long and hard, and realized that besides tinkering with his poisons, raising venomous insects, and the Izumo Chonglian, Gong Yuanzheng didn't seem to have any other hobbies.
What could it be...?
[Wait, you brat, you're not going to tell Gong Shangjiao that I can turn into a human, are you?! No way!!!] Gong Ruanruan suddenly had a sharp, exploding sound in her mind. She had just turned into human form last night, was she going to die young?!
Thinking of Gong Yuanzheng, who is obsessed with his brother, Gong Shangjiao wondered if he would hand her over without hesitation. After all, they had spent half a year together, and she had worked hard during that time, even if she hadn't done anything particularly meritorious... It seemed like she hadn't worked hard at all.
Gong Yuanzheng was carrying Gong Ruanruan in one arm, while tightly clutching Gong Shangjiao's sleeve with the other, hurrying towards Jiao Gong. Gong Shangjiao looked helplessly at his younger brother tugging at his sleeve and couldn't help but laugh. At the same time, he was filled with curiosity, just like Gong Ruanruan. What kind of question could make his usually composed younger brother Yuanzheng so anxious?
Upon arriving at the palace, Gong Yuanzheng rushed to Gong Shangjiao's bedroom without hesitation. After carefully placing Gong Ruanruan on a soft cushion, he decisively and quickly closed the door and instructed Jin Fu to wait outside, making sure Ruanruan was not allowed to come out of the room.
Immediately afterwards, he turned around and pulled Miyazaki to sit down in the study.
At this moment, the air seemed to freeze, eerily quiet. Even a tiny needle falling to the ground would likely make a distinct, audible sound.
Gong Shangjiao gazed at Gong Yuanzheng, who was hesitant to speak, embarrassed, and with a flushed face. He couldn't help but sigh and asked softly, "Brother Yuanzheng, what happened that makes you so embarrassed? Do you not know where to begin?"
Gong Yuanzheng blushed with embarrassment and nodded slightly. Last night, Ruan Ruan had actually tried to seduce him by flirting with him, just like Gong Zishang had done; it was something he really couldn't bring himself to talk about.
Although his brother already knew he could hear other people's inner thoughts, he felt a selfish desire at this moment and didn't want his brother to know Ruan Ruan's true identity too soon. He didn't understand why he was like this; he just felt that he seemed to have become a little strange lately. He used to listen to his brother the most, but this was the first time he had the idea of hiding the truth from his brother.
"Brother, this place is so strange, it's so uncomfortable..." Gong Yuanzheng frowned, pointing downwards with one finger, as if trying to express something, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. His round eyes were full of doubt and unease.
Gong Shangjiao stared in amazement at his younger brother's adorable and innocent appearance. After a while, a gentle smile appeared on his lips as he softly comforted him, "Yuanzheng, don't be afraid. Brother, you've grown up and it's time for you to get married."
As he said this, Gong Shangjiao muttered to himself. He suddenly realized that since the passing of Palace Master Zheng, his younger brother Yuanzheng had been growing up with him. Back then, Yuanzheng was just a young and ignorant child, unaware of many things. Over the years, he had actually forgotten such an important matter. Thinking of this, Gong Shangjiao stood up and walked towards the bookshelf at the far end of the room.
He took out a book from the shelf. It was a book his father had given him years ago, saying that when he grew up, he would get married and have children, and he couldn't be ignorant of everything. It had been sitting on the shelf for almost ten years.
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