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

The scroll was closed, hanging quietly in the air.

The palace gates were destined to be anything but peaceful; just recalling what Madam Lin had said in the painting would immediately give one goosebumps.

Xue Gongzi stared blankly at Jin Mao, placing a large stack of books on the desk in front of him.

"The Thirty-Six Stratagems? Sun Tzu's Art of War?" Young Master Xue stared blankly, slowly raising his head to look at Gong Zishang.

"Zhi Ren, are you serious?"

Gong Zishang pushed the book in front of her, "Read more of these. Didn't you hear what Madam Lin said? The more you read storybooks, the dumber you become."

"These books are dry, but they're useful."

"After I finish replying to Shangjiao's letter, I'll also start reading history books again."

Looking at the several history books on Gong Zishang's desk, Xue Gongzi silently shut his mouth and resignedly picked up "The Thirty-Six Stratagems".

Seeing Xue Gongzi's fearless attitude, Gong Zishang couldn't help but laugh.

But she managed to suppress her laughter and opened the letter from Miyazaki.

Just as she expected, the first thing Gong Shangjiao did was to inquire about Gong Yuanzheng's recent situation.

Gong Zishang sighed inwardly. Gong Yuanzheng remained outwardly calm and composed, but Gong Zishang knew the truth.

Gong Yuanzheng desperately wanted to leave the palace gates immediately.

Without seeing Lin Qingyue in person and taking her pulse personally, how could Gong Yuanzheng feel at ease?

The most urgent task at present is to eliminate Wu Feng. Neither Gong Huanyu nor Gong Shangjiao has time to send Lin Qingyue to the palace gate.

Sending it through the royal family? That's even more impossible; the matter of the scroll must never be leaked.

After reading the message above, Gong Zishang fell into deep thought.

It's incredibly strange that none of the demons from all directions knew anything about Liang.

Two living people, yet there wasn't a trace of them.

After reading the last part, a cold glint flashed in Gong Zishang's eyes.

"Xiaoxue, stop reading and come with me to the dungeon first."

Xue Gongzi, who was engrossed in reading, strangely pointed a finger at his own nose.

"Me? Go to the dungeon with you?"

Gong Zishang nodded, "You've grown up now, it's time for you to take on responsibilities."

After seeing the painting, Gong Zishang was determined to nurture Young Master Xue properly.

The future ones are so busy, it doesn't make sense that these two in the back mountain are so relaxed!

Since we're all from the palace, we naturally share both hardship and happiness!

If we nurture them properly now, when they enter the capital in the future, the affairs of the palace can be naturally handed over to Da Xue and Xiao Xue.

Seeing her so serious and earnest, Young Master Xue dared not ask any more questions. He obediently got up and followed behind Gong Zishang, walking together towards the dungeon.

"Shang Jiao said in the letter that he had sent Jin Shu to monitor Miss Yun for more than two months."

"Wu Feng has never had any contact with the Yun family. Miss Yun's behavior is not unusual. More importantly, she seems unaware that she has a twin sister."

"With zero talent in martial arts and average intelligence and strategy, Dianzhu would never appoint such a person as his successor."

Young Master Xue immediately thought of Yun Weishan, "So Yun Weishan is the young master of Wufeng? You're here to see her, Zhiren?"

Gong Zishang gave a cold laugh, "I underestimated her too."

The two were not slow on their feet and soon arrived at the dungeon.

Shangguan Qian was practicing the swordsmanship of the Lonely Mountain Sect when she saw Gong Zishang and Xue Gongzi. She immediately stopped her sword practice.

"Sister Zi Shang, Young Master Xue, what brings you here all of a sudden?"

The seductive air that Shangguan Qian possessed when she first entered the palace is gone; she is now poised and elegant.

As the last surviving member of the Lonely Mountain Sect, and with Gong Huanyu protecting her, Shangguan Qian always had freedom of movement within the palace gates, and the people within the palace gates treated her with considerable respect.

However, after Gong Huanyu left the palace, she spent most of her time in the dungeon. Although the palace did not mind her looking at the contents of the scroll, she was well aware of her own identity.

The people in the palace only let her look at the painting because of Gong Huanyu.

However, she was also aware that the painting depicted future events, and as an outsider, she had to avoid any appearance of impropriety.

Xue Gongzi nodded to Shangguan Qian, "Sister Shangguan, Zhi Ren and I have come to find Yun Weishan Yun."

Shangguan Qian raised an eyebrow slightly. On the day she was imprisoned in the dungeon, she and Han Yaqi had already explained everything about Wu Feng.

However, given Gong Zishang's current demeanor, Yun Weishan is probably hiding something.

Gong Zishang smiled slightly at Shangguan Qian, "Sister Shangguan, I have something important to discuss with Yun Weishan today. We can chat again next time."

They're directly calling Yun Weishan (a type of traditional Chinese garment), which shows how important the thing they're hiding is.

It should be noted that Gong Zishang has always addressed Yun Weishan as Miss Yun or Miss Yun Weishan, but now she no longer adds the word "Miss".

Shangguan Qian couldn't help but sneer inwardly. This Yun Weishan was far too arrogant. Even in this predicament, he still dared to hide anything.

She truly doesn't take the palace gates seriously. Putting aside Gong Shangjiao's own abilities, now that they've joined forces with the court to wipe out Wufeng, what secrets could they possibly not uncover?

She's really not sincere about cooperation...

Shangguan Qian didn't know how to describe her feelings for a moment. The only thing she was sure of was that she was extremely gloating.

With a mindset of watching the spectacle, Shangguan Qian followed Gong Zishang to Yun Weishan's prison.

Yun Weishan's cell was connected to Shangguan Qian's cell, except that it was just a cell with a few more pieces of furniture than a regular cell.

The other room was no less beautiful than a young girl's boudoir.

Yun Weishan seemed somewhat surprised to see Gong Zishang. She put down her teacup and asked, "Has Han Ya Si sent back some news?"

Han Ya Si and Han Ya Qi left the palace gates half a month ago to spread false information to Wu Feng, and have not returned to the palace gates yet.

Gong Zishang did not answer her question, but walked to her side and looked down at her.

“Yun Weishan, I remember you said you hated Wufeng and wanted to escape.”

"But even if you escape, as long as Wu Feng exists, he will never stop hunting you down."

"Then why don't you help us completely eliminate Wufeng?"

Yun Weishan's hand trembled, and she lowered her eyes to look at the table.

Gong Zishang smiled coldly: "Or are you, Yun Weishan, thinking about inheriting Wufeng in the future?"

Inheriting the ruthless? Shangguan Qian's eyebrows involuntarily rose.

“No, I’ve never thought of it that way,” Yun Weishan said calmly.

“That’s not important anymore,” Gong Zishang said. “I don’t care about your thoughts. All I know is that we agreed to cooperate, but you weren’t sincere.”

"I'm only giving you one chance. If you don't tell the truth, I'll have to call Gong Yuanzheng over."

"Liang, one is you, and who is the other?"

Yun Weishan's pupils suddenly contracted.

Shangguan Qian's gaze towards Yun Weishan was different now.

I thought I was the one who was hiding the deepest, but Yun Weishan was the real king.

Gong Zishang gave a cold laugh and said to Xue Gongzi, "Summon Gong Yuanzheng immediately."

Young Master Xue immediately walked outside.

Thinking of Young Master Yue's fate, Yun Weishan quickly shouted, "Wait, I'll talk!"

“I don’t know the person’s identity. I’ve only seen a jade pendant on him. Bring me a brush and ink, and I’ll draw it for you.”

Jin Mao immediately placed the paper and pen he was carrying on Yun Weishan's table.

Now that things had come to this, Yun Weishan didn't hesitate any longer and immediately drew the shape of the jade pendant.

Gong Zishang took the paper but didn't look at it closely. Instead, she smiled and looked at Shangguan Qian.

“Sister Shangguan, I plan to write letters to Shangjiao and my elder brother. Do you have anything you want to say to my elder brother? Write it down and give it to me, and I will send it out together.”

Shangguan Qian's eyes lit up. "Sister Zishang, I have so much to say to my brother."

“Come with me to the Blade-Holding Hall, and we’ll write letters together.”

The two walked out of the dungeon hand in hand, and Young Master Xue turned to look at Yun Weishan, who seemed somewhat dejected.

"Why don't you tell us the truth? It would make our cooperation smoother."

Yun Weishan pursed her lips and didn't reply.

As if he had read her mind, Xue Gongzi said, "I apologize to Feng Palace, it is Yu Palace and the elders who are sorry, not the other three palaces."

"It was Dianzhu who killed Yun Que, and it had nothing to do with the palace gate."

After saying that, without waiting for Yun Weishan's reaction, Young Master Xue left the dungeon.