The Cloud Feather of the Red Chamber: A Marriage Arranged with Gong Yuanzheng at the Start

Upon hearing that Daiyu had become Gong Zishang's apprentice and had spent the entire afternoon forging iron at the Gong Zishang Palace, Gong Yuanzheng fell into an unusual silence.

He found it hard to imagine a little girl, as ethereal and serene as a fairy, wielding a hammer and hammering iron.

Gong Yuanzheng was completely baffled. Wouldn't it be better to learn medicine from him? Why did he have to learn blacksmithing from Gong Zishang?

A questioning look appeared on Miyazaki's face.

Gong Shangjiao wore a relaxed and contented smile; he accepted Daiyu's blacksmithing idea very quickly.

Daiyu is physically weak, but if she goes to work as a blacksmith with Gong Zishang, her health will naturally improve, which is a good thing.

Lin Qingyue placed a piece of duck meat on Gong Yuanzheng's plate. "This is a good thing. What's there to be confused about?"

"Actually, I've always been looking forward to seeing my sister uproot a willow tree."

As she spoke, Lin Qingyue couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Gong Yuanzheng and Gong Shangjiao froze at the same time, but when they saw the smile on Lin Qingyue's face, they realized that what Lin Qingyue said was true.

The two fell silent at the same time. No, watching a delicate, fairy-like girl uproot a willow tree was a perverse pleasure.

Gong Yuanzheng imagined Lin Qingyue uprooting a willow tree and immediately shuddered.

"Yue'er, you're perfectly fine this way. There's no need for you to uproot the willow tree!"

Lin Qingyue looked at Gong Yuanzheng with some surprise, "Of course I wouldn't uproot a willow tree, I don't have the strength for that."

Gong Yuanzheng silently breathed a sigh of relief, but quickly tensed up again because of Lin Qingyue's next words.

"Yuanzheng, can you uproot a willow tree?"

Gong Yuanzheng and Gong Shangjiao: "..."

Gong Yuanzheng twitched the corners of his mouth, experiencing for the first time what it meant to be speechless.

If he says he can't do it, won't he seem incompetent? If he says he can do it, will Yue'er ask him to pull it out for her to see?

He... he didn't want to uproot the willow tree.

The pleading look fell on Gong Shangjiao, who lowered his head to eat, pretending not to see it.

Fortunately, Lin Qingyue was just asking casually and didn't expect to know the answer.

The three of them quickly finished their dinner, and Lin Qingyue was preparing to go to the Zhiren Hall to pick up Daiyu and Qingyu.

Then they received a message from the Zhiren Palace that Daiyu and Qingyu would not be coming back to sleep tonight, but would stay overnight at the Zhiren Palace.

Lin Qingyue felt a little lost. Daiyu and Qingyu had been eating and sleeping with her since they arrived at the palace gates, and Lin Qingyue was really not used to having to sleep separately all of a sudden.

Gong Yuanzheng was overjoyed; Gong Zishang had finally done something worthwhile!

He will definitely send Gong Zishang more medicine tomorrow, and it would be best if she could keep the two children in the Zhiren Palace.

The side hall was quiet tonight. Without Qingyu and Daiyu's laughter, Lin Qingyue didn't know what to do.

Before Daiyu and Qingyu came to the palace, she and Gong Yuanzheng would spend the nights alone together, so why does she feel uncomfortable now?

Gong Yuanzheng put his arm around her shoulder and spoke to her softly, his eyes and brows full of joy.

"Yue'er, if you're so reluctant to part with Yu'er, won't you be even more reluctant to part with her when she gets married in the future?"

When Daiyu got married, Lin Qingyue immediately thought of Jia Baoyu.

Last year, Grandmother Jia wrote a letter wanting to strengthen ties with the Lin family through marriage, but Jia Min directly refused.

But Lin Qingyue knew that Grandmother Jia was definitely not giving up yet.

Once the Crown Prince's success is achieved, Lin Ruhai's status will rise accordingly, and at that time, Grandmother Jia will definitely bring up the old matter again.

No, she has to prepare in advance.

Thinking this, Lin Qingyue pushed Gong Yuanzheng away.

With a look of grievance and disbelief in his eyes, Lin Qingyue hurriedly walked to the desk.

Seeing that Gong Yuanzheng was still sitting blankly on the soft couch, Lin Qingyue beckoned to him, "Come here quickly and help me grind the ink. I need to write a letter to Father and Mother right away!"

Gong Yuanzheng was still a little aggrieved, but when he saw Lin Qingyue calling him over, he didn't dare to disobey and resignedly went over to pour water and grind the powder.

"Yue'er, it's so late, what do you want to say to your parents-in-law?"

"Yu'er's marriage."

Gong Yuanzheng: I just mentioned it casually, and you took it so seriously? Besides, Yu'er is only five years old. Isn't it too early to talk about marriage now?

As Lin Qingyue wrote the letter, she explained, "You reminded me that Yu'er's husband needs to be chosen by her mother and father first."

"If there is a suitable one, Yu'er can meet him and develop feelings for him. If Yu'er doesn't like him, she can find another one."

Gong Yuanzheng was both amused and exasperated. "Yu'er is only five years old. Aren't you being a little too hasty?"

Lin Qingyue sighed, "You don't know, but my maternal grandmother has also taken a liking to Yu'er."

"That's your maternal grandparents' family. Wouldn't it be even better if we became relatives again?"

"What do you mean by 'marrying within families'? How can close relatives marry!"

Lin Qingyue's words left Gong Yuanzheng even more bewildered.

"Cousins ​​marrying is a way to strengthen family ties; hasn't it always been this way since ancient times?"

How can you explain the dangers of consanguineous marriage to someone from ancient times?

It's hard to explain in a few words, and now that Lin Qingyue has nothing to do, she's discussing this matter with Gong Yuanzheng, so she immediately changed her excuse.

Given her relationship with Gong Yuanzheng, it was only a matter of time before he went to the Jia family. There were some things she should tell him now.

“Yuanzheng, you don’t know this, but my maternal family has been a complicated story since my maternal grandfather passed away.”

"My eldest uncle is a good-for-nothing who does all sorts of outrageous things every day. He has countless concubines in his household."

"And that second aunt, she's hypocritical and cruel. She chants Buddhist prayers on the surface, but behind the scenes she's done countless immoral things."

"Moreover, I suspect that my mother's frail health is likely due to my second aunt's involvement."

"Do you think Yu'er can have a good life with a mother-in-law like that?"

Gong Yuanzheng was so shocked that he forgot to grind the ink.

Lin Qingyue continued, "Now my Lin family holds a high position of power, while the Jia family is declining. Last year, my maternal grandmother wrote a letter to arrange a marriage between Yu'er and Baoyu."

“My mother rejected her on the spot, but I guess my grandmother is still not giving up. It would be better to arrange Yu’er’s marriage as soon as possible.”

When Baoyu was mentioned, Lin Qingyue's expression became somewhat complicated.

Her feelings towards Jia Baoyu were contradictory; she neither disliked nor liked him.

In feudal times, it was extremely rare for Jia Baoyu to respect women like this. He was gentle and treated his maids equally.

But it is precisely because he is gentle to everyone that he seems like a central air conditioner.

But as Daiyu's older sister, she genuinely felt that Jia Baoyu was not good enough for her younger sister.

Daiyu deserves someone better; Daiyu should receive unique and unparalleled love.

"Not enough." Lin Qingyue's expression turned somewhat serious.

"Even if the engagement is arranged, it's useless. If the Jia family really wants to sabotage it, they have plenty of ways to ruin a marriage."

“Yu’er’s learning from Sister Zi Shang is not enough. Yuan Zheng, you still need to teach Yu’er medical skills.”

Gong Yuanzheng nodded obediently, "After the trial, I will continue to teach Yu'er."

His expression was somewhat indescribable. From childhood to adulthood, his living environment had always been very simple. The darkest thing he had ever come into contact with was the affair between Mingwu Ji and Gong Hongyu.

Hearing what Yue'er said today, I feel like the Jia family is even more dangerous than Wu Feng.

Lin Qingyue's brows were still tightly furrowed. Was learning only medicine really enough?

The methods used by women in the inner quarters can cause damage no less severe than real swords and guns.

We still need to persuade Yu'er to learn some martial arts.

You don't need to learn anything too advanced; just enough to protect yourself is sufficient.