Comprehensive film and television: The Queen of Rolls Opens the Roll Again

When Gong Shangjiao was the only one left in the main hall, he calmly returned to the tea room and sat back in his original seat. His mind quickly replayed the conversation with Zhang Xueming in the tea room just now, searching for the scene that made him feel out of place at that time.

Yes, before Zhang Xueming called out "Brother", she moved her body slightly, and after she finished speaking, her eyes moved very quickly to the lower right.

He turned over the cushion that Zhang Xueming had sat on before, but there was nothing.

Looking along the edge of the cushion, I saw that the stitching was broken, and the fabric was separated, leaving a small hole.

Gong Shangjiao was somewhat relieved that Zhang Xueming was still abiding by the original agreement: as long as one of them disagreed, they would never expose the deal to a third party, not even to their closest people.

This time, Zhang Xueming conveyed the message to Gong Yuanzheng in front of him, which was also an implicit inquiry to show her attitude: she didn't mind letting his younger brother know, and if Gong Shangjiao didn't mind either, then the matter between the brothers should be resolved by Gong Shangjiao himself.

Gong Shangjiao didn't know what kind of storm he would face next. He curled his lips slightly, and used his fingers to pick out a thousand paper cranes made of white paper from the inconspicuous little hole in the cushion. When he opened it, he found a beautiful piece of hairpin flower calligraphy.

He took it to the study, sat down and examined it carefully. The more he looked, the colder his expression became.

The inner accomplice of the palace, Madam Wu Ji, the bride without a sword, the old swordsman...

Gong Shangjiao stared at the words with serious eyes for a long time. His left hand unconsciously clenched into a fist, which became tighter and tighter until his knuckles turned white.

Not until blood began to seep out from between his fingers did he close his eyes and slowly exhale.

He pulled out a black handkerchief with gold edges from his waistband and wiped the fingers of his left hand one by one. He folded the paper back as it was, moved the lamp on the upper left corner of the desk, opened the secret compartment, and put the crumpled little paper crane in it, letting it stay with its many companions.

After doing all this and restoring the desk to its original state, Gong Shangjiao stared at the surface of the ink pool in a daze.

He seemed to recall the scene of his mother lying silently in a pool of blood with her brother Lang in her arms ten years ago. His heart was like being fried in oil and burned in fire, but his cold face did not waver at all. It was just at this moment that a breeze came from the window, brushing across the water, causing ripples in the ink pool.

Gong Shangjiao sat quietly for a while, then stood up, straightened his robe, and strode out of the main hall.

The guard who was temporarily waiting outside the main hall door for Jin Fu hurriedly followed.

Gong Shangjiao walked quickly all the way, and by the time he arrived at the Zhiren Palace Square, he had completely calmed down.

The old Blade Master Gong Hongyu had not yet moved back to Yu Palace from the side hall of the Blade Master Palace, but he could not just go and ask Gong Hongyu directly whether he knew about Madam Wu Ji's affairs.

He had just taken over the position of Sword Master, and there were countless eyes staring at him in the palace, wondering if he was really cold-hearted and heartless, and whether he would become arrogant and ruthless after taking the position of Sword Master...

Gong Hongyu cannot be provoked now. Once Gong Hongyu gets into trouble, the Elders will not stand idly by. Compared with him, the new sword master with a tough style, they may prefer Gong Ziyu, who is an adult but does not know palace affairs, to be a puppet, so that more power and interests can be seized by the Elders.

When he arrived at the Blade Hall, he met Elder Yue coming out of the side hall. He approached him as usual to inquire about the situation. Elder Yue shook his head helplessly and said, "We can only wait and see how he recovers. If he recovers well, he can speak normally and maybe even stand up..."

Hongyu Shi Jin Yi suddenly interrupted: "If he can only rely on follow-up care, then can the old swordsman be moved back to Yu Palace now?"

Gong Shangjiao looked at him scrutinizingly without saying anything.

Elder Yue hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Yes."

Gong Shangjiao frowned: "Elder, I heard that Madam Yugong Wuji also fell ill."

Elder Yue glanced at him and said meaningfully, "Returning to a familiar place with family around, I think Old Zhiren will feel better. Besides, the bride has moved into Yu Palace, and Ziyu should learn to set up his own household."

Gong Shangjiao lowered his eyes, counted to three seconds in his heart, nodded and said, "Then I will do as the elder wishes."

Jiang Lili and Song Mingyue will secretly take a cargo ship to leave Jiuchen Valley in the early morning. The guards of Jiao Palace will disguise themselves and escort them home to avoid being targeted by Wufeng. The person in charge of the base will discuss business matters with the heads of the Jiang and Song families. Gong Shangjiao does not doubt the ability of anyone who can leave Jiao Palace and stand on his own.

Lin Zhenzhen, who moved into Yu Palace, and the four unsuccessful brides each received a set of valuable golden headpieces. This so-called "bride trial reward" successfully drove away the last trace of haze left in their hearts about that night.

The four unsuccessful brides were no longer sad about not being able to stay in the palace, and readily agreed to the palace's suggestion of finding a matchmaker for them with a small family in the Jiuchen Valley. This matter could be finalized in two days.

It was unknown whether the former young master Gong Huanyu, who was sent to the Moon Palace for "rest", had woken up, nor was it known what happened to Yun Weishan, the bladeless assassin who was taken away by the Moon Palace. The two bladeless assassins in the dungeon were still in a coma.

Therefore, that afternoon, Gong Shangjiao simply ordered the guard commander Jin Yingsheng to dispatch some men to cooperate with the Huang Yu guards sent by the Council of Elders to conduct a comprehensive test of the palace gate defenses. He spent the rest of the time staring at a document spread out on the desk, requesting additional staff for the women's guest house.

During this time, he also went out to say goodbye to the old Blade Master Gong Hongyu, who was going to be moved back to Yu Palace for recuperation. He watched the escort team led by Hong Yu Shi go away, feeling calm.

However, this peace was broken when he returned to the Corner Palace and saw Jin Fu coming towards him with a sad face.

"Sir, the warehouse..." Jin Fu was under so much pressure that he didn't care whether there was anything wrong with the name. He pointed in the direction of the warehouse and couldn't finish a sentence for a long time.

Gong Shangjiao had a bad feeling, so he grabbed his clothes by the collar and rushed to the warehouse to find out what was going on.

At first glance, of the ten warehouses located in the southeast corner of the Corner Palace...only one is empty?

This is impossible!

Gong Shangjiao went in to take a closer look and found that: the large and heavy furniture and decorations were not moved; two-thirds of the boxes of gold bars were missing; there were only five boxes of impure jade and gemstones, both processed and unprocessed; there were still a few pieces of precious fabrics such as jacquard satin with old-fashioned colors and patterns; half of the medicinal materials were left, and all the precious teas and spices were gone; only the second-rate four treasures of the study were left...

“Is Zheng Zhaozhao going to make a scene?!” Gong Shangjiao clenched his fists and angrily asked Jin Fu: “Brother Yuanzheng couldn’t stop that Pixiu?!”

"Ah?" Jin Fu was shocked. "No, didn't the master specifically ask Master Zheng to help Miss Zhao choose? He also said that you said that it couldn't be moved out, so he left those big items behind..."

Gong Shangjiao felt dizzy. He pointed at himself, opened and closed his mouth, then opened and closed it again. Finally, he put his hand down dejectedly: "Forget it, turn on the light, get the warehouse registration book, and see... what's left."

"Um..." Jin Fu mustered up his courage, "Sir, the registration book was taken away by Master Zheng, saying that it would be convenient for Miss Zhao to count..."

Gong Shangjiao finally couldn't help but ask a soul-searching question: "...Then why didn't they take me away too?!"