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

"Gong Hongyu!" Gong Liushang's roar echoed throughout the Zhiren Hall.

He struggled to get up from the soft couch, wanting to pounce on Gong Hongyu, but the concubine beside him hurriedly supported him, her eyes also filled with shock and anger as she looked at Gong Hongyu.

The surrounding guards had already gripped their long swords tightly. If Gong Hongyu could not provide a reasonable explanation, they would likely attack him en masse.

Ten years ago, far too many people died at the palace gates.

Almost all the guards and servants at the palace gates had relatives who had died at Wu Feng's hands.

Now that they know that the disaster was inextricably linked to Gong Hongyu, how could they not be furious?

The calmest one was Gong Shangjiao. His gaze was sharp as a knife as he stared directly at Gong Hongyu without saying a word. His fierce aura was enough to make people feel intimidated.

Gong Hongyu's face was deathly pale, and he was about to lose his balance. Mingwu Ji, who was standing beside him, held him tightly.

"Nonsense! This painting is a demon! Everything it says is unbelievable!"

Gong Yuanzheng sneered, "Unbelievable? Unbelievable? You brought us to the Hall of Blades to see the scroll?"

Elder Yue's gaze sharpened slightly, and he rebuked in a deep voice, "Gong Yuanzheng, watch your tone. Hongyu is still the swordsman of the Gongmen, and you cannot be so presumptuous!"

Gong Yuanzheng's smile was gloomy. He opened his mouth to retort, but then he heard Gong Zishang chuckle.

"Elder Yue, why are you so angry? Your brother Yuanzheng was just asking a normal question. Why are you in such a hurry?"

"This is bad for the Feather Palace. This scroll is a demonic object, and it's detrimental to our three palaces..."

Gong Zishang's gaze slowly swept over everyone in the hall, finally landing on Elder Yue, his eyes full of mockery.

"Elder Yue, your way of handling things is unfair."

Elder Xue frowned slightly. Whether their actions were fair or not was none of a junior's business.

However, the most important thing now is not Gong Yuanzheng and Gong Zishang's attitude, but that Gong Hongyu must clear himself of suspicion as soon as possible.

If this matter cannot be resolved properly, I'm afraid Gong Hongyu's position as the wielder of the blade is over.

He was about to speak when Elder Yue interrupted him.

"Gong Zishang, this is your true face, isn't it? You've been pretending for so many years, what a deep scheming you are!"

Gong Zishang was not angry at all. She covered her mouth and chuckled, "Elder Yue, I am very curious about something. Why do you protect Yu Palace so much? You can't stand us saying a bad word about it."

There was mockery and probing in her eyes, "If you didn't know better, you'd think you were Gong Hongyu's biological father, protecting him like this."

Elder Yue's breath hitched, and his face instantly turned bright red, tinged with a mixture of embarrassment and anger.

"Nonsense! Utter nonsense! Gong Zishang, you've truly gone mad, daring to tarnish the reputation of Yu Palace!"

“The reputation of Yu Palace.” Gong Huanyu suddenly spoke up, slowly raising his head to look at Gong Hongyu with a mocking expression.

"Hasn't the reputation of Yu Palace been ruined by Gong Hongyu himself?"

Everyone was shocked. Elder Yue seemed to have guessed what he was going to say and immediately stopped him, "Gong Huanyu, shut up!"

Gong Huanyu smiled, her face full of malice, and her words seemed to be poisoned.

"Isn't the smear against Madam Lan the work of our Lord Zhiren behind the scenes?"

"I've seen people wear green hats before, but this is the first time I've seen someone put one on themselves!"

"Thump thump thump!" Gong Ziyu took several steps back in disbelief, and Jin Fan, who was right behind him, hurriedly helped him up.

Gong Ziyu's gaze slowly fell on Gong Hongyu. He looked at his father, who dared not meet his eyes, and spoke with difficulty.

"Father, is what my brother said true? Answer me! Why? Why?!"

Gong Yuanzheng revealed a strange smile, his eyes filled with sympathy and schadenfreude as he looked at Gong Ziyu.

Having a father like that is your good fortune.

At the same time, he also felt that Gong Hongyu was sick. If it were his Yue'er, he would never have let Yue'er experience these rumors.

Gong Shangjiao and Gong Zishang's expressions did not change much.

When this incident became known throughout the palace, they suspected that Gong Hongyu was involved.

Lady Lan was, after all, the wife of the Blade Master. Without the Blade Master's tacit approval, who would dare to gossip about her to her face?

Gong Hongyu opened his mouth as if to speak, but then lowered his head in shame. His appearance said it all.

The painting, which had been silent for a long time, was once again filled with Gong Zishang's voice.

Gong Hongyu immediately looked up, thinking the painting was meant to help him out of his predicament. Little did he expect that Gong Zishang's next words would plunge him and the three elders into an abyss.

"Xue Chongzi, sometimes I really can't understand what the three elders are thinking? Why do they favor Yu Palace so much?"

Even after so much time has passed, Gong Zishang still feels a chill whenever she thinks about it.

"What truly chills my heart are the three elders. Their food, clothing, shelter, and transportation are all earned by the Horn Palace, the herbal extracts they consume are provided by the Zheng Palace, and the weapons they use are crafted by the Shang Palace."

"It can be said that we, the Three Palaces, are supporting the entire palace. How could the elders and Gong Hongyu be so heartless as to allow us, the Three Palaces, to be slaughtered by Wufeng?"

Yes, why? Everyone at the palace gate wanted to know the answer too.

Countless suspicious and scrutinizing gazes fell upon the three elders and Gong Hongyu.

Including the Yellow Jade Guards who were responsible for protecting the elders, they were all witnesses to the great battle ten years ago.

Even though the Feather Palace was perfectly safe, the three elders insisted on not letting them go to support the other three palaces, but only letting them stay around the Feather Palace to protect its safety.

The three elders felt uneasy, and Elder Hua was speechless. He was simple-minded and hadn't thought that much. He only protected Yu Palace because Zhi Ren was in Yu Palace, and he didn't expect the other three palaces to be in such a terrible state.

Elder Xue broke out in a cold sweat. He had a premonition that they were doomed today.

The palace gates are truly about to change.

Elder Yue took a deep breath, trying to appear confident, and was just about to speak when Xue Chongzi in the painting suddenly spoke.

"Perhaps it's to better control you three palaces?"

The Moon Elder paused for a moment, then flew into a rage, pointing at Xue Chongzi outside the scroll and launching into a tirade of curses.

"Nonsense! Nonsense! Yukishigeko! You just love to sow discord!"

Xue Chongzi quietly watched the enraged Elder Yue.

At this moment, he shared the same thought as Yukishige in the painting; he couldn't think of any other answer.

Inside the painting, Gong Zishang raised an eyebrow, then burst into laughter, tears streaming down her face, before finally managing to stop.

She said in a low voice, "Xue Zhongzi, this time when we move the palace, besides you, Xiao Xue, and Xiao Hua, I really don't want to bring the rest of the people from the back mountain along."

"I won't say anything more. If it weren't for Shang Jiao protecting Yuanzheng, he might have been mistreated to death by the servants of Zheng Palace."

"Shang Jiao was infected with the Half Moon Fly and was traveling outside without even a Red Jade Guard. If it weren't for the expedition that developed the antidote, Shang Jiao would probably still be suffering."

“Even a playboy like Gong Ziyu has a red jade bodyguard like Jin Fan by his side, but Shang Jiao, who is in such danger, only has a green jade bodyguard by his side!”

"If it weren't for their contributions in the operation to wipe out Wu Feng, I would have liked to throw them all at the palace gate!"

The Hall of Blade Masters was eerily quiet.

These few sentences contained so much information that no one could process it all at once.

"Brother! What is a half-moon fly?" Gong Yuanzheng looked at Gong Shangjiao with a face full of anxiety.

Judging from what Gong Zishang in the painting meant, this half-moon fly was definitely not a simple poison.

Gong Zishang also looked at Gong Shangjiao with worry in her eyes.

"The Half-Moon Fly, also known as the Heart-Eating Moon, is a medicine required for the second trial of the Three Realms." Gong Huanyu answered Gong Yuanzheng's question.

He approached Gong Shangjiao and Gong Yuanzheng step by step.

"He is both poison and tonic. He flares up every two weeks, first losing all his internal energy, then experiencing intermittent chest and abdominal pain, and then coughing up blood."

"After coughing up blood, the paralysis started in one foot and gradually spread to all four limbs."

"If you can get through these, your internal strength will improve."

Gong Yuanzheng was shocked and furious. He could no longer hold back and drew his long sword, aiming it at Gong Hongyu and the others.

My brother is in danger of encountering Wu Feng at any moment, and they completely ignore this. This is clearly forcing my brother to his death!

The murderous aura emanating from the young man was impossible to conceal, and Elder Yue couldn't help but take a step back.

“Yuanzheng, calm down. Didn’t you hear what the scroll said? We helped you wipe out Wufeng.”

Gong Yuanzheng sneered and stepped forward. "I believe the scroll will provide more clues. They need your help to wipe out Wufeng, but we don't!"

Young Master Yue immediately stepped in front of Elder Yue, his gaze coldly fixed on Gong Yuanzheng, "You are no match for me."

Gong Yuanzheng narrowed his eyes; this guy surnamed Yue was far too confident.

His martial arts skills were inferior to his, and the poisons he developed were all backed up in the Moon Palace, but this person surnamed Yue forgot one thing.

His specialty during the Yuanzheng expedition was poison making; he still had quite a few poisons on him that he hadn't had time to send to the Moon Palace.

These poisons cannot be neutralized by any herbal remedy.

Gong Yuanzheng continued his advance without stopping, raising his long sword as he approached the three elders. Young Master Yue no longer hesitated and drew his own long sword.

With a slight movement of her feet, Xue Zhongzi stood beside Gong Yuanzheng.

Young Master Yue paused, "Great Snow, you..."

Before he finished speaking, Gong Huanyu stood on the other side of Gong Yuanzheng.

Not only him, but even Gong Hongyu's expression changed.

Gong Hongyu looked at Gong Huanyu, his unease growing stronger.

"Huanyu, don't forget, everything you have now is thanks to me..."

Gong Huanyu chuckled lightly, but there was no smile in her eyes. The deepest hatred was directed at Gong Hongyu.

None of the people in the palace had ever seen him like this before.

Gong Ziyu couldn't help but take a step back; this kind of older brother really made him a little flustered.

"Brother... what's wrong?"

Gong Huanyu ignored him and stared straight at Gong Hongyu.

"Everything I have is a gift from you, and everything I am is also a result of you."

"Gong Hongyu, the more grateful I was to you back then, the more I hate you now!"

He looked directly at Gong Hongyu and revealed Gong Hongyu's deepest secret.

“I am not of the Gongmen bloodline; I am an orphan of the Gushan Sect.”

The palace gates were in an uproar. The young master of the palace was actually an outsider?

Gong Huanyu curled the corners of his lips, and Mingwu Ji immediately realized what he was about to say and attacked without hesitation.

"Auntie!" Gong Ziyu looked at Mingwu Ji, who had attacked ruthlessly, with a face full of astonishment.

Gong Hongyu closed his eyes. It was over. Everything was over.

Gong Huanyu easily subdued Mingwu Ji.

"This Lady Mist Princess is actually the nameless assassin, Wufeng."