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

Yukishige maintained her smile and gently persuaded Seiyu.

"That won't do. If you want a koala, I can take you to catch one, but a kangaroo is absolutely out of the question."

Lin Qingyue wrote very clearly in her letter that kangaroos can kick people.

Moreover, while he was catching the koala, he happened to see two kangaroos fighting together.

That scene was no less impressive than two bears fighting.

Although Qingyu has practiced martial arts for several years, her internal strength is not yet fully developed, and she is still young. It is too dangerous for her to come into contact with kangaroos now.

He looked at Young Master Xue, signaling him to offer some advice as well, but unexpectedly saw a face eager to try.

"Hey, I'd like to raise kangaroos too. How about we catch two, and Qingyu and I can each raise one?"

Xue Chongzi: "..."

I'm exhausted. After all these years, I've finally come to understand what it means to be mentally exhausted.

Daiyu was petting the little koala in her arms when she spotted Qingyu, who was whispering to Xue Gongzi to the side. Her face turned cold.

Qingyu shivered. Was the temperature dropping?

He turned around and met Daiyu's gaze, which made him jump.

"Second sister! Don't worry! I would never sneak off with Brother Xiaoxue to catch kangaroos!"

Young Master Xue: "......"

Qingyu realized she had let something slip and was regretting it when she heard Daiyu speak gently.

"Qingyu, of course I believe you. You're not sure you wouldn't lie to your sister, are you?"

Qingyu: "...Yes, I dare not..."

Xue Zhongzi couldn't help but smile, and too lazy to pay attention to the two children, one big and one small, she turned around and went to find Jia She.

They have more important things to do on this island, and if Jia She and his men want to go somewhere else, then they can only apologize that they cannot accompany them.

As for the two children, he will need to arrange more things for Xiaoxue tomorrow, as he will be too busy to play around with Qingyu.

Qingyu alone could not cause any trouble.

Jia She was fully aware of Xue Zhongzi's purpose.

He got straight to the point, "Mr. Xue, there's no need for further explanation. We'll stay on the island and help you build the palace gates."

Xue Zhongzi was somewhat surprised, "Aren't you in a hurry to report to the Emperor?"

Jia She smiled faintly, "We've already been at sea for two years, so what's a few more years of delay?"

Xue Zhongzi understood and cupped his hands in greeting to Jia She. Although they had enough manpower to build the palace gates, adding these hundred or so imperial guards would naturally make things much easier.

The sooner they finish building the palace gate, the sooner they can bring Gong Shangjiao and the others to this island.

After dinner, a guard brought out tea to aid digestion, and Yukishige briefly explained the results of her investigation during the day.

"This island is very large, with plains and mountains. Today I went to the highest peak."

"The east side is more suitable for habitation, while the west side is drier and contains a vast desert,"

Jia She held the teacup in his hand thoughtfully, "So, the island is actually larger than we imagined."

Xue Zhongzi nodded. "In my estimation, it might be even larger than the territory of Daqing."

Lord Zhang's expression changed slightly, but when he thought about how far away Daqing was from here, he sighed in his heart.

Such a large area is destined to remain out of Daqing's hands.

Jia She is right. Rather than leaving it to others, it is better to let the people at the palace gate live there.

No one present cared about his thoughts.

Daiyu also shared the information she had gathered: "I've spoken with the local indigenous people."

“It’s somewhat different from what the criminals who came here said.”

The criminals claimed they killed people because they wanted to seize territory, but the truth is far worse.

Daiyu's face was extremely pale. "Those criminals are nothing but a bunch of heartless ingrates!"

"The islanders gave them food and shelter, and they turned around and turned their knives on these same people."

“What’s even worse is that they deliberately spread the plague on the island!”

Yukishige's expression changed drastically. "Is this true?"

"Absolutely true!" Qingyu exclaimed angrily. "Those foreigners all admitted it themselves!"

The expressions on everyone's faces changed; they realized they were indeed too kind.

To deliberately spread a plague is utterly heinous!

The saying "Those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts" is perfectly exemplified in the case of these foreigners.

Daiyu took the pulses of all the indigenous people. Based on their pulses and the scars remaining on their faces and arms, Daiyu deduced that they had likely had smallpox.

Upon closer questioning, it was discovered that the criminals had indeed given them some clothing, after which they began to fall ill with a strange disease.

The kind-hearted Daiyu directly administered the most potent poison to the criminals, forcing them to reveal the truth.

Yukishigeko put down her teacup.

It seems that traps must be set up around the island as soon as possible, and these outsiders must not be allowed to set foot on the island again.

Not only should they not be allowed to come to the island, they should also be prohibited from approaching it.

If they were capable of spreading plague against their saviors, then poisoning them would be even less of a psychological burden for them.

"Xiaoxue, tomorrow you will set up traps in all the places where you can go to the island. Yu'er and Qingyu, you two stay in the camp and don't run around."

Daiyu said directly, "Brother Daxue, let's find a suitable place to build a house together tomorrow with my uncle."

"After all, this is where I will be living for the next few decades."

Upon hearing Daiyu's words, Xue Zhongzi, who had originally intended to refuse, immediately nodded in agreement.

Qingyu looked intently at Xuezhongzi, "Second Sister and Brother Xiaoxue are both busy, so why don't I... go with you to explore the island!"

Before he could finish speaking, Daiyu interrupted him, saying, "Qingyu, you should come with me and your uncle."

He dared to cause trouble when facing Xue Chongzi and Xue Gongzi, but when facing Daiyu, he didn't even dare to say "no".

Jia Tanchun was petting the little koala when she saw Qingyu's expression and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

She had seen this scene far too many times in the past two years.

She never knew her younger brother could be so adorable, but she knew she would never have a brother like that in her life.

Being siblings also requires fate; perhaps her connection with Huan-ge'er was just that shallow.

Young Master Xue noticed Jia Tanchun's gaze and remembered that this third daughter of the Jia family also seemed to have a younger brother.

However, the relationship between the siblings doesn't seem to be very harmonious.

Seemingly afraid that she might recall something unpleasant, he immediately said:

"Does the Third Miss like this koala? If you do, I'll catch one for you tomorrow when I'm done with my work."

Upon hearing Xue Gongzi's words, Jia Tanchun was somewhat surprised. She liked koalas, but not nearly as much as Daiyu did.

I just masturbated a few times because I was bored.

Meeting the pure and sincere gaze of Young Master Xue, her heart stirred, and she smiled slightly.

"How about tomorrow, I'll go with you to set the trap, and then we can go catch koalas together?"

Although Xue Gongzi was somewhat surprised by Jia Tanchun's suggestion, he simply nodded and did not object.

Jia Yingchun overheard their conversation. She glanced at Jia Tanchun thoughtfully, then quickly lowered her eyes, a faint smile playing on her lips.

Young Master Xue is simple and kind-hearted, with a truly innocent heart; such a person is indeed good.

Jia She continued to leisurely sip his tea, his aim being to prevent talented individuals from remaining in the Jia family.

Now that he has achieved his goal, he is too lazy to care about anything else.

If San Yatou can live a better life through her own abilities, then it will not have been in vain for him to bring her out of the Jia family.

Xue Zhongzi and Daiyu seemed to have realized something.

Only Qingyu was depressed because she couldn't catch kangaroos.