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

The next day, just as dawn broke, the scroll in the sky slowly unfolded.

The palace guards also arrived at the Blade-Holding Hall immediately.

This was also an order given by Gong Hongyu last night; from now on, everyone must view the scroll together in the Zhiren Hall.

Gong Liushang, who was paralyzed in bed, was also carried to the Zhiren Palace. His concubines and sons were not spared either and were all brought to the Zhiren Palace.

Gong Hongyu's purpose was clear: to prevent the formation of the Jiao Palace, Zhi Palace, and Shang Palace.

Gong Zishang calmly met Gong Shangjiao's gaze.

She began to understand why her relationship with Gong Ziyu was so bad in the painting.

The first character to appear in the scroll is Gong Yuanzheng.

The morning sunlight shone on him, giving the handsome young man a warm glow.

A faint smile played on his lips as he carefully selected flowers in the backyard.

A flower basket sat at his feet, filled to the brim with all sorts of flowers.

Some are still in bud, while others are in full bloom.

Even without anyone saying it, everyone guessed that Gong Yuanzheng must have picked it for his wife.

Soon, Gong Yuanzheng had another large bouquet of flowers in his hands. He was satisfied and carried the flower basket into the room.

Lin Qingyue was arranging the various vases on the table when she saw Gong Yuanzheng, and immediately broke into a bright and radiant smile.

The two did not exchange a single word, yet the deep affection between them was clearly palpable.

Gong Zishang found it strange that the girl had her hair down.

Then they saw Gong Yuanzheng put down the flower branch in his hand, walk behind the girl, and skillfully comb the girl's long hair.

Judging from his skillful movements, it was clearly not the first time he had done it.

The way everyone looked at Gong Yuanzheng changed once again. Who would have thought that the ruthless and vicious young master Zheng, who would gouge out people's eyes and cut out their tongues at the drop of a hat, would actually tie up his wife's hair? It was quite an eye-opener.

The men, especially those in the palace, are almost all somewhat chauvinistic.

The previous Palace Master of the Horned Palace was indeed loving towards Lady Ling, but there was never any record of him styling Lady Ling's hair.

Soon, a cleverly styled hair bun was formed in Gong Yuanzheng's hands.

Just when everyone thought that was the end of it, Gong Yuanzheng picked up another snail-shaped inkstone.

He lifted the girl's chin with one hand and focused on drawing her delicate eyebrows with the other.

His movements were extremely careful and cautious, as if the object he was drawing was the most precious treasure in the world.

After finishing drawing her eyebrows, Gong Yuanzheng lingered, not releasing the girl's chin, gazing at her with undisguised affection in his eyes.

Lin Qingyue blushed and pushed Gong Yuanzheng away, saying, "You've been drawing my eyebrows for so long, I'm almost forgetting how to draw them."

Gong Yuanzheng smiled, “No need for full makeup on the face, just leave the eyebrows for the person to paint.”

"This is our promise. I will draw your eyebrows for the rest of my life."

Lin Qingyue felt a surge of joy and couldn't help but smile.

"I haven't finished arranging my flowers yet."

Gong Yuanzheng sat beside her, resting his chin on his hand as he watched her arrange flowers, noticing that her attention gradually shifted to the flowers in front of her.

On a whim, I picked up a flower and put it in the vase.

"There's so much space here, let's put this flower in the space."

Lin Qingyue paused, then quickly took the flower branch out. "No, no! You can't put this flower here; you're ruining the whole atmosphere!"

Gong Yuanzheng seemed to have found enjoyment and started helping Lin Qingyue arrange flowers without stopping.

"I think this is very beautiful."

"No! The colors don't match, you need to change to this one!"

"We can't put it here!"

"Why can't we put it here? It's so empty."

"Leave blank space here! Leave blank space!"

The girl was charming and pretty, the boy was refreshing and handsome.

Watching the two playfully bicker, Gong Yuanzheng couldn't help but smile.

He felt both envious and jealous of his reflection in the painting, and his gaze couldn't help but fall on Miyazaki.

Brother, can you find this girl quickly?

He really, really wanted to marry this girl, and he vowed that he would treat her better than he did in the painting.

Gong Shangjiao understood what he meant, and the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily as he suddenly felt a bit of pressure.

Gong Ziyu looked at Gong Yuanzheng, feeling conflicted. He prided himself on being the most chivalrous man in the Gong family, but who would have thought that Gong Yuanzheng would do this to his wife?

However, drawing eyebrows for his wife is indeed a very pleasant thing.

Should he practice on the purple-clad woman's eyebrows first?

The scene shifts, and we see Young Master Xue digging a pit in the courtyard with Qingyu and Daiyu. They quickly place a flower sachet into the pit, and the three of them work together to fill it in.

"Alright, second sister, the flowers have all been buried for today, now it's time to come and catch me!"

Burying flowers? Burying flowers! Picking flowers while burying them...

These two sisters are quite different.

In the painting, one can see Young Master Xue carrying Qingyu, moving about in the courtyard.

Behind him, the pretty little girl followed closely, her movements revealing that she was practicing the palace's light-body skills.

Qingyu peeked out from Xue Gongzi's arms and smiled at the little girl.

"Second sister! Hurry up and catch up with us!"

Daiyu remained calm and laughed, "If you're so capable, then stop Xiaoxue from holding you. I'm sure I can catch you!"

Qingyu made a face at Daiyu, "I don't know martial arts, so I can only have Brother Xiaoxue carry me!"

Elder Yue angrily flicked his sleeves, glaring at Young Master Xue and Xue Chongzi with hostility. Even Elder Xue and Elder Hua looked at the two of them with disapproval.

"How can the martial arts techniques from the back mountain be taught to outsiders so casually?"

She's just a sister-in-law of Lady Zheng, what right does she have to learn the martial arts of the palace?

One can only imagine how chaotic the rules were at the palace gates depicted in the painting.

Xue Chongzi simply lowered her eyes and ignored Elder Yue.

He liked these two kids too. What was wrong with teaching them some light-body skills?

Unlike the tender affection between Gong Yuanzheng and Lin Qingyue, or the playful antics of Xue Gongzi, Qingyu, and Daiyu.

Gong Zishang appeared unusually serious, with Xue Zhongzi sitting beside her.

In front of them was a pile of documents.

The steward stood respectfully to one side, reporting on recent events.

"Zhi Ren, I just received news from Jin Chao that he has escorted Shangguan Qian and Han Yaqi to the ruins of the Gushan Sect and has begun to rebuild the Gushan Sect."

The words "Lonely Mountain Sect" caused Gong Hongyu and Gong Huanyu's pupils to dilate dramatically, and the two involuntarily clenched their fists.

One person wanted the scroll to tell more about the Lonely Mountain Sect, while the other wanted the scroll to quickly omit the Lonely Mountain Sect's affairs.

Gong Zishang's expression was somewhat gloomy. "Send a message to Jin Chao and tell him about the relocation of the palace. If Shangguan Qian is willing, let her move my elder brother's grave to the Gushan Sect."

The palace gates were immediately thrown into an uproar. Gong Zishang's elder brother? That could only be Gong Huanyu. What happened to Gong Huanyu? Why did he die so young?

More importantly, as the young master of the palace, why was his tomb moved to the Lonely Mountain Sect?

Gong Hongyu's face turned pale. He wished he could shoot the scroll down immediately. He had a premonition that the scroll would reveal all the secrets deep in his heart.

Just as he had predicted, Gong Zishang in the painting did not stop.

"In the end, it was the palace that wronged my elder brother. If the palace had been able to lend a helping hand, the Lonely Mountain Sect would not have been destroyed, and my elder brother would not have committed suicide."

Xue Zhongzi looked at Gong Zishang and said, "You and Shang Jiao have done very well. It's all Gong Hongyu's fault."

“If it weren’t for him, the Jiao Palace and Zheng Palace wouldn’t have been nearly wiped out eleven years ago, and your father wouldn’t have been paralyzed.”