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

Gong Yuanzheng felt increasingly sad and wished he could immediately ask Lin Qingyue if she would be willing to stay with him at the palace gate.

But under his brother's oppressive gaze, he dared not leave the study.

He just kept suppressing his grievances like that.

"Don't worry, Qingyue. No matter how badly the hidden arrow is damaged, I can fix it."

The merchant Gong Zi arrived before he did, but his voice preceded his arrival.

Gong Yuanzheng immediately stood up, but under Gong Shangjiao's gaze, he dared not go out to greet him, and his already slightly red eyes became even redder.

Miyazaki: "..."

It was the first time I discovered that Yuanzheng's younger brother was actually a crybaby.

As soon as Gong Zishang entered the study, she saw Qi Yan'an sitting in the main seat.

Her expression immediately changed, and she turned slightly to the side, looking at Qi Yan'an with a shy expression.

"Shang Jiao, is this young master your friend?" His movements and postures were extremely affected and pretentious.

Before Gong Shangjiao could speak, Qi Yan'an unfolded his folding fan and said with a smile:

“My surname is Qi, and I am the thirteenth child in my family. You can call me Brother Thirteen.”

Gong Zishang's expression changed slightly. Qi was the imperial surname, and the thirteenth prince was the crown prince's younger brother. This marriage alliance between the palace and the court was arranged by the crown prince.

Was the thirteenth prince here at the palace gate in place of the crown prince? What was his purpose?

For a moment, Gong Zishang stood there frozen.

Lin Qingyue was watching Gong Zishang's performance when she noticed a burning gaze fixed on her.

Turning her head, she saw Gong Yuanzheng with red eyes, looking at her with a wronged expression.

Lin Qingyue was puzzled, so she went out to invite Gong Zishang, and Gong Shangjiao scolded Gong Yuanzheng.

Considering their current relationship, she turned slightly to the side, saw Gong Yuanzheng's hand on the coffee table, hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not place her hand on it. Instead, she asked softly:

"What's wrong with you? Are you okay?"

Gong Yuanzheng pursed his lips and shook his head. As a martial artist, he noticed Lin Qingyue's gaze.

He also looked down at his hands, which were well-defined, fair, and slender, and seemed quite handsome.

She stared at my hands for so long, did she also think they were beautiful?

The grievances in my heart inexplicably lessened.

Gong Yuanzheng looked up at Lin Qingyue, smiled, and replied softly, "I'm fine."

It's good that you're alright. Lin Qingyue turned her gaze back to Gong Zishang.

Gong Yuanzheng: "..."

Gong Shangjiao put down his teacup, looked at Gong Zishang, and said only a few words.

"Isn't it tiring to act like this all the time?"

Gong Zishang slowly put away the frivolous smile on her face, and looked at Qi Yan'an with clear eyes, no longer showing the absurd look of the past.

She found a spot and sat down casually, then smiled again at Gong Shangjiao and Qi Yan'an.

It wasn't the frivolous and exaggerated laughter of the past, but the unrestrained and carefree laughter that a true hero should have.

"Tell me, what is your purpose in having Qingyue go to such lengths to lure me here?"

Gong Yuanzheng looked like he'd seen a ghost.

Gong Zishang curled her lips in disdain, "Stop acting like you've never seen anything like this before! Look how calm Qingyue is."

Gong Yuanzheng immediately looked at Lin Qingyue.

As expected, Lin Qingyue remained calm. "In urgent situations, we must act expediently. I hope Sister Zishang will not take offense."

"No, no, I can't bear to blame a beauty like Qingyue." Gong Zishang covered her mouth and smiled, revealing a hint of her former demeanor.

She actually flirted with Lin Qingyue right in front of him!

"Gong Zishang!" Gong Yuanzheng was furious and immediately wanted to kick her out.

"Call me sister." Gong Zishang straightened her sleeves, showing no hurry whatsoever.

With Gong Shangjiao around, Gong Yuanzheng won't do anything to her.

“Brother Yuanzheng.” Gong Shangjiao spoke up again to extinguish the fire.

Gong Yuanzheng sullenly sat back in his chair, turning his head away from Gong Zishang.

Lin Qingyue concealed her smile by drinking tea. This Gong Yuanzheng was exactly the same as the one in the video she had seen, only listening to his brother.

A hint of envy appeared in Gong Zishang's eyes.

Within this palace gate, the person she admired most was Gong Yuanzheng.

She was protected by Gong Shangjiao from a young age, and although she had no parents, she lived the most unrestrained life in the entire palace.

Even the wedding was the best in the entire palace.

No lady who married into the palace throughout history could compare to the Lin family's lineage.

This was probably something that Miyazaki planned for him.

After calming his younger brother down, Gong Shangjiao looked at Gong Zishang and cut straight to the point, "You knew all along that Jin Fan was Hongyu's bodyguard?"

Gong Yuanzheng's eyes widened, and just as he was about to speak, a hand gently landed on his arm.

“Young Master Zheng, let’s hear what Sister Zi Shang has to say first.”

Even though the hand was completely weak, Gong Yuanzheng forgot to pull away. Looking at the hand, his face slowly turned red.

He looked up at Lin Qingyue and slowly asked, "Why do you call her Sister Zishang and me Young Master Zheng?"

Lin Qingyue: "?"

Gong Shangjiao's lips twitched. "Yuanzheng, little brother, do you want to look at yourself, looking so pathetic?"

Gong Zishang covered the corner of her mouth and laughed silently, her eyes flashing with a strange light.

Pray for peace and happiness so that the marriage can proceed smoothly. Yes, keep it that way, and the marriage will be secure!

Lin Qingyue awkwardly withdrew her hand, and Gong Yuanzheng also knew that now was not the time to talk about these things, so he pouted unhappily.

Gong Shangjiao coughed lightly and looked at Gong Zishang.

Gong Zishang immediately became serious, "It's also thanks to Yuanzheng's younger brother. That time he fought with Ziyu, Ziyu was no match for him, but Jin Fan easily defeated Yuanzheng's younger brother."

“At the time, I suspected that Jin Fan was not an ordinary guard. After testing him a few times, I was pretty sure it was true based on his reactions.”

"What a fine blade, what a fine back mountain."

Gong Shangjiao sneered and looked at Gong Zishang, asking:

"Sister Zishang, do you know that there are spies from Wufeng in the palace?"

Gong Zishang nodded, "I knew about it ten years ago, but I didn't know where he was hiding."

In that battle ten years ago, all the elders of the Zheng Palace and Jiao Palace were killed, and her father was paralyzed as a result.

Before she even reached marriageable age, she shouldered everything in the Shang Palace. Facing the spies lurking in the shadows, she was apprehensive and afraid.

The Zheng Palace is so well protected by the Gong Shangjiao that it's impossible for her to protect the Shang Palace.

She couldn't think of any other way but to contaminate herself.

Only if Wu Feng believes that the Shang Palace poses no threat will he let the people of the Shang Palace go.

Over the past ten years, under her deliberate guidance, her younger brother has become increasingly lazy and incompetent.

At the same time, she was also investigating the background of the Shang Palace servants little by little. It wasn't until last year that she confirmed the innocence of the Shang Palace servants. As for the spy, she didn't find a single clue.

As she reminisced, Gong Zishang's eyes deepened.

Gong Yuanzheng curled his lip. Was she that smart? She knew that ten years ago?

Gong Zishang sat opposite Gong Yuanzheng and immediately saw his expression. She couldn't help but sigh.

“Little brother Yuanzheng, you’ve really been raised to be far too naive. Your thoughts are written all over your face.”

Gong Shangjiao chuckled, "Yuanzheng is just fine like this."

A simple and unpretentious life is less tiring.

Gong Zishang looked at Gong Yuanzheng with a deep gaze. Only those who are favored have the right to be willful.

Gong Yuanzheng frowned in disapproval. "What's with that expression?"

"I envy you, Yuanzheng brother. Your Shangjiao brother is so good to you."

"Of course my brother is good to me!" Gong Yuanzheng trembled again.

A smile flashed in Gong Shangjiao's eyes.

Gong Zishang lowered her eyes, concealing the envy in them, and continued the previous topic.

"You must have found out about Wu Feng's spy by calling me here today, right?"

Gong Shangjiao gave Jin Fu a look, and Jin Fu immediately went out and soon returned to the study carrying a man who was tied up.

After the hood was removed, the man was gagged. He looked at everyone in terror, knelt on the ground, and kept kowtowing to them.

Gong Zishang looked at the man on the ground and felt that he looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen him before.

Gong Shangjiao kindly reminded, "Hanegumi Myōmū-hime."

Gong Zishang suddenly realized, "He must be Lady Wuji's brother, they do look alike."

She's practically a male version of Lady Mist.

"He is the younger brother of Mingwu Ji. Mingwu Ji's original name was Wuming, and she was a Wufeng-level assassin."

Gong Zishang was stunned, her face full of disbelief.

"How could that be! Lady Mist Princess is a concubine who wields a blade, how could she possibly be without a blade..."

She abruptly stopped speaking, her disbelief turning into anger and hatred.

She suddenly stood up, took a few quick steps, grabbed the man by the neck, stared intently at his face, and sneered repeatedly, her voice filled with chilling coldness and hatred.

"So that's how it is! No wonder, no wonder! Hahahaha..."

No wonder that ten years ago, when Wu Feng invaded the palace gates, Yu Palace was completely unharmed.

So that's the reason. The one who was supposed to protect the palace gates was the one who actually let the wolf into the house.

She was so blind and foolish as to treat her enemy with the respect due to an elder; it was truly laughable!