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

If no extraordinary person has emerged in a hundred years, it can only be said that the palace is unlucky.

"Give me a Heart-Eating Moon, and I will develop an antidote for it as soon as possible."

Xue Zhongzi was somewhat surprised. "You want to pass the trial in the back mountain first? That's fine, but you have to start from the Snow Palace and develop the antidote for the Heart-Eating Moon. This is the Moon Palace's assessment."

Gong Yuanzheng sneered, "I have no interest in the trial. I developed the antidote for my brother."

"If you don't know what the Heart-Eating Moon is, you can ask Zhi Ren. I'm too lazy to talk about this nonsense!"

After saying that, he helped Lin Qingyue up. "It's late, Yue'er and I will go back first."

"Wait a minute." Gong Zishang finally put down her digestive tea and looked at the maid beside her. "Go and fetch my bright red brocade cloak with fur trim."

She glanced at Gong Yuanzheng, then looked at Lin Qingyue with a smile, "Wrap yourself up warmly, you can't let my Qingyue sister get cold."

Gong Yuanzheng's face turned ashen instantly because of her words.

Lin Qingyue also noticed that Gong Zishang seemed to really enjoy teasing Gong Yuanzheng. She suppressed a laugh and thanked Gong Zishang.

The maid was quick. Gong Yuanzheng took the cloak, wrapped it around Lin Qingyue, put his arm around her shoulder, and left the Zhiren Hall without looking back.

Once outside, I discovered that it had started snowing again.

Gong Yuanzheng picked up Lin Qingyue, intending to use his lightness skill to fly back to the corner palace.

Lin Qingyue stopped him. "Yuanzheng, the Horn Palace isn't far from here. Let's walk back."

Although Gong Yuanzheng was puzzled, he still obediently put Lin Qingyue down and took her hand.

Lin Qingyue looked up at the distant back mountain, her expression unreadable.

Gong Yuanzheng thought she was worried about the strange people in the back mountain, so he gently comforted her, "Yue'er, don't worry, even if the strange people come out, I can protect you and make sure you leave the palace safely."

Lin Qingyue shook her head. She wasn't worried about the superhumans, but rather about the miasma.

Gong Yuanzheng was an ancient person who didn't understand, but she had received a modern education. This so-called heavenly fire was very likely a fire caused by a meteorite falling from outer space.

Those extraordinary individuals were probably the first to come into contact with the meteorite and were the most severely affected by radiation.

A hundred years have passed, and those who were exposed to radiation have likely all passed away.

She tightened her grip on Gong Yuanzheng's hand. "Yuanzheng, I heard you say last time that the miasma in the valley is getting worse?"

Gong Yuanzheng looked down at her with gentle eyes, "Yes, it is a bit worse than in previous years, but don't worry, all this miasma can be removed by taking my Herbal Extract."

Lin Qingyue frowned even more deeply, suspecting that the miasma was residual radiation.

She looked at Gong Yuanzheng with a serious expression, "Yuanzheng, if all those strange people in the back mountain are gone, how about we persuade your brother to move away from here?"

Gong Yuanzheng asked, puzzled, "The supernatural beings are gone, the threat is gone, so why do we still need to move?"

Lin Qingyue was a little anxious, but she didn't know how to explain radiation to an ancient person.

“The miasma here is very strange. I’m worried that if we live here for too long, we will become like those strange people.”

Gong Yuanzheng was amused by her. He touched Lin Qingyue's hair at her temple and said, "Yue'er, you're exaggerating."

"A hundred years have passed. Even if someone wanted to become an Outcast, they should have done so long ago. How could they only be changing now?"

"Moreover, you must trust my medical skills. I will develop an even better herbal extract that can completely remove even the most poisonous miasma."

Seeing his nonchalant expression, Lin Qingyue became even more anxious. The miasma was getting worse; did that mean the radiation was increasing?

She pursed her lips and pulled out her last trump card.

“Yuanzheng, you know I have precognitive dreams. I’ve had such dreams before. I didn’t understand what they meant before, but today I heard about the strange man.”

"I think it was because of these miasmas that they became like that."

The smile on Gong Yuanzheng's face disappeared. He gently stroked Lin Qingyue's cheek with his left hand, his dark pupils fixed on her.

"Yue'er, are you telling the truth?"

Lin Qingyue felt inexplicably scared under such gazes, but she still gritted her teeth and said, "It's true."

Gong Yuanzheng lowered his left hand and simply put his arm around Lin Qingyue's shoulder.

"It's late, let's hurry back to the Horn Palace."

He often used dungeon prisoners to test drugs. Having entered the palace dungeon, he naturally had a grudge against the palace, so how could he willingly tell him the effects of the drugs?

Over the years, he has become able to tell at a glance whether those people are lying or not.

Compared to them, Yue'er is far too naive. She can't even fool Gong Zishang; at most, she can only fool Xiao Xue from Xuegong.

But why would Yue'er tell such a lie?

Judging from what she said, those strange people should no longer exist. Could it be that the miasma was really strange?

They returned to the Horn Palace in silence.

Just as Gong Yuanzheng helped Lin Qingyue remove her cloak, the guards responsible for watching over Shangguan Qian rushed over.

"Young Master Zheng, Shangguan Qian wishes to see you."

"I'm busy." Gong Yuanzheng's expression remained unchanged as he slowly and methodically untied Lin Qingyue's hair.

He looked at the guard through the bronze mirror and said, "If she wants to talk about Wufeng, let her dictate it, you write it down, and give me the result."

"Yes, Young Master Zheng." The guard bowed and withdrew.

Gong Yuanzheng looked at Lin Qingyue, whose worry had not diminished at all.

Gong Yuanzheng was puzzled. Did this miasma worry her that much? He didn't find anything special about the miasma.

Although she was puzzled, she still gently comforted her, "Don't worry, Yue'er, I will discuss moving with my brother."

"Really!" Lin Qingyue looked at him with a face full of surprise.

"Of course." Gong Yuanzheng looked back with a smile. "When have I ever lied to you?"

Once Lin Qingyue was fast asleep, Gong Yuanzheng rushed to the pharmacy.

The hidden weapons in the secret passage all need to be coated with his newly developed poison, but the current dosage is not enough, so he needs to prepare more.

As soon as he pushed open the door to the pharmacy, Gong Yuanzheng noticed something was amiss.

There is someone in the house.

Gong Yuanzheng's lips curled into a cold smile, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

There is no one else but Yunweishan.

He closed the door without making a sound and skillfully prepared and cooked the medicine.

It was this medicine that forced Yun Que out of the pharmacy.

Now, he has changed the prescription, making it even more toxic than before. He wants to see how long Yun Weishan can hide it.

Gong Yuanzheng crossed his arms and waited leisurely for Yun Weishan to come out.

Before long, Yun Weishan stumbled out of the pharmacy.

She collapsed to the ground, clutching her throat and gasping for breath.

Even though he was dressed very warmly in the dead of winter night, Yun Weishan was only wearing a strapless gauze dress.

It seems her martial arts skills are even higher than they knew.

Gong Yuanzheng also instantly remembered that Yue'er had said that in her precognitive dream, he liked Yun Weishan.

Therefore, he must have had some contact with this assassin without a blade, which is why Yue'er had such a misconception.

So, what was her purpose in dressing like this?

Gong Yuanzheng's gaze grew even colder.

Looking at Gong Yuanzheng not far away, a hint of anger flashed in Yun Weishan's eyes.

"Does the princess know that Young Master Zheng is so ruthless?"