Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

When Jiang Xinxin regained consciousness, she found something was wrong.

Gong Yuanzheng was originally confronting Gong Ziyu from a superior position. Before the two of them said a few words, Gong Yuanzheng suddenly threw a few, um, smoke bombs into the crowd?

Jiang Xinxin covered her mouth and unconsciously fanned herself with her wide sleeves. She felt dizzy and uncomfortable, and even her consciousness was almost blurred.

The system nervously told Jiang Xinxin: "Xinxin, we have all been deceived by that Heavenly Dao. He said that the child you had with Xue Chongzi doesn't count, and he wants you to give birth to another descendant of the palace..."

"Your current identity is Zheng Nanyi, the bride who was discovered to be a Wufeng spy the first day she entered the palace. What you brides are experiencing now is exactly what you saw on the day you first took Xue Zhongzi and Xue Gongzi down the mountain to play..."

Jiang Xinxin cursed the heavens in her heart, and even cursed them. However, it would take some time for her soul to fully adapt to her body, and the screams and cries of the brides in her ears only made her more irritated, so she didn't see Shangguan Qian grabbing Yun Weishan who wanted to assassinate Gong Ziyu, and she didn't hear Shangguan Qian crying and hinting that she should expose herself to protect her and Yun Weishan.

Jiang Xinxin was the second one to faint following the asthmatic Miss Song. Gong Ziyu had already realized that everything that happened today was probably a show, the purpose of which was to lure out the Wufeng spy hidden among the brides.

He couldn't accept that he was also part of the conspiracy. What made him even more angry was that Gong Yuanzheng was still a minor, and Zhi Ren and the Young Master had told him to participate in such a thing!

Because Zheng Nanyiyi, who should have been exposed, was not, all the brides in this batch were major suspects, so their treatment was naturally not very good, at least they were not allowed to step out of the women's quarters.

Zheng Nanyiyi's situation was special. Her family was on good terms with Gong Shangjiao, and besides being slightly poisoned, she was also running a fever due to being frightened and catching a cold in the dungeon. So all the other brides were sent to the women's guest house, and she was taken to Zheng Palace by Gong Yuanzheng for treatment.

The next morning, the other brides all changed into the palace's uniform white clothes embroidered with gold, with almost no ornaments on their heads. They also drank the anti-poison Angelica dahurica golden grass tea. However, Jiang Xinxin, who was merging with Zheng Nanyi's body, was still in a coma with a high fever, which made Gong Yuanzheng, who was helpless, very worried.

Gong Yuanzheng confirmed again and again that this Miss Zheng really had a high fever just because she was frightened and caught a cold, but no matter what kind of fever-reducing and calming prescriptions she took, they didn't work on her!

Because Zheng Nanyiyi's family has a close relationship with Gong Shangjiao, Gong Yuanzheng cannot test the medicine on Zheng Nanyiyi as a matter of course, and he also has to ensure that Zheng Nanyiyi can get the best treatment in the palace if he falls ill.

While ruling out the suspicion that Zheng Nanyi was Wufeng's spy, Gong Yuanzheng carefully felt her pulse with patience to confirm the effect of the medicine she had taken before on her.

In the Zhiren Hall, Gong Huanyu received news that the young lady of the Zheng family had a high fever and fell unconscious as soon as she entered the palace. Thinking of the close relationship between the Zheng family and Gong Shangjiao, he deliberately mentioned the suspicious behavior of Zheng Nanyi in front of Zhiren.

"Young ladies from the Song and Jiang families, which are similar to the Zheng family, are also among the candidates for brides. Although Miss Song and Miss Jiang have also experienced a series of shocks and poisonings along the way, they have never been as frightened as Miss Zheng, who directly frightened herself to death..."

Zhi Ren sighed secretly and said meaningfully, "The Zheng family is on good terms with Shang Jiao. This time they are willing to send their daughter here to be chosen as a bride. This is a gesture of their attitude. The Zheng family cannot possibly have anything to do with Wu Feng. The daughter of the Zheng family had no problems before entering the valley. This time it is indeed the palace's own fault."

Zhi Ren also understood that not finding the spy this time did not mean that the palace gate was safe. On the contrary, now was the most dangerous moment for the palace gate because the enemy was there, but they knew nothing about it.

No one in the palace thought of killing all the brides. Even Gong Huanyu only suggested that the Swift Eagles be sent from various strongholds in the palace to check the homes of these brides. It would be best if they could take the bride's portrait out and find the neighbors to confirm it again.

This task was too complicated, so of course it could only fall on Gong Shangjiao, who was able to walk outside. So before Gong Shangjiao had time to take a breath after returning to the palace gate, the task fell on him again.

However, Zhiren's document abolishing Gong Huanyu's position as young master has been delivered to the Council of Elders, and Xuegong and Huagong have expressed their agreement. Zhiren has actually talked to the elders privately. Gong Huanyu is now obsessed with activating the Infinite Flowing Fire to eliminate Wufeng, but Zhiren and the elders both know what the Infinite Flowing Fire will bring. So after repeatedly reminding Gong Huanyu without success, Gong Huanyu's position as Zhiren has basically been abolished, but it has not been notified to the outside world yet.

Even if Yuegong favors Yugong and hopes that Yugong can produce another sword wielder, there is no way for him to continue to favor him now.

Three days later, the investigation results of most of the ten brides were out, and the feedback was all good. The only bad thing was that the Zheng family had been wiped out by Wufeng. Gong Shangjiao had to go out in person to deal with the Zheng family's affairs. Before leaving, he could only ask Gong Yuanzheng to take care of Zheng Nanyiyi as much as possible.

Even though Gong Yuanzheng was known by people around the palace gate as a ruthless poisoner who would test poison on others at any time, and his sense of belonging to the palace gate was not as strong as Gong Shangjiao's, his greatest advantage was that he listened to Gong Shangjiao very much, and whenever Gong Shangjiao gave an order, he would do it meticulously.

Jiang Xinxin finally came to her senses three days after Gong Shangjiao left the house. By then, all the other brides had gone through the inspection at the palace gate and were divided into three levels. The highest-level girls who received gold medals were only Jiang Lili and Yun Weishan. Not many girls received jade medals, and Shangguan Qian was the one who received a jade medal.

As for the other girls who got the wooden tokens, they were all girls in poor health. Originally, the palace would arrange for them to go home and get married, but they were unlucky and happened to encounter spies sent by Wufeng. Therefore, even if they got the wooden tokens, they could only find someone to marry in the Jiuchen Valley and could not return home.

Gong Huanyu's replacement as the young master had not been notified yet, so he had not yet had the intention to kill Zhi Ren. Gong Shangjiao had already told Zhi Ren that he had set his eyes on Zheng Nanyiyi, so Zhi Ren asked Gong Huanyu and Gong Ziyu to choose a bride from the remaining girls.

As the oldest among his peers, Gong Huanyu chose Jiang Lili first. Gong Ziyu had some contact with Yun Weishan before, and Yun Weishan was very good-looking, so he chose Yun Weishan.

Zhi Ren also said that since they had chosen the bride, they should start preparing for the wedding. However, Gong Shangjiao had not returned yet, so the girls still had to stay in the women's guest house for a few days and wait for Gong Shangjiao to come back before holding the wedding together.

Although Gong Huanyu was not very happy about it, he had no good excuse to refuse since Zhiren had spoken, so he could only agree.