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

When Young Master Xue returned to the Corner Palace excitedly with two large baskets of snow, he was told that his younger siblings had already gone for their afternoon nap.

Young Master Xue felt a moment of disappointment, but quickly cheered up.

"Then I'll build some snowmen first, so my younger brother and sister can see them as soon as they wake up."

Without further ado, Young Master Xue enthusiastically built a snowman in the Corner Palace.

Gong Zishang was also preparing to return to Zhiren Palace, as she still needed to prepare dinner for the day.

We need to prepare a good meal for my younger siblings' first visit to the palace.

Unexpectedly, Miyazaki called out to her.

"Hold your weapon and stay put."

Gong Shangjiao then looked at Xue Zhongzi, "This concerns the strange person in the back mountain, Xue Zhongzi, please stay."

Gong Zishang and Xue Zhongzi's expressions both turned serious; this matter really should be resolved as soon as possible.

Gong Shangjiao also sent Jin Fu to invite Gong Yuanzheng.

Hearing her breathing, Gong Yuanzheng knew that Daiyu was fast asleep. Without hesitation, he pushed open the door and entered the room.

Lin Qingyue sat sideways on the edge of the bed, looking tenderly at her sleeping younger brother and sister. The expression on her face was one of tenderness that Gong Yuanzheng had never seen before.

She clearly didn't hear Gong Yuanzheng come in, and was still looking down at her younger brother and sister.

Although Lin Qingyue had already had a heart-to-heart talk with him, she still felt a pang of sadness upon seeing this scene.

Just as he had expected, once Yue'er's younger siblings arrived, he was no longer number one in Yue'er's heart.

With a step forward, Gong Yuanzheng picked up Lin Qingyue around the waist and carried her to the soft couch in the outer room.

Lin Qingyue remained completely calm. At the palace gates and in the corner palace, no one but Gong Yuanzheng would dare to treat her like this.

Sitting on the soft couch, Gong Yuanzheng did not put Lin Qingyue down, but still held her tightly around the waist, with a half-smile on his face.

"Yue'er, you have never sung a song for me."

Lin Qingyue wasn't afraid of his behavior; instead, she smiled and tugged at Gong Yuanzheng's loose hair.

The movement was small, but it still produced a soft bell sound.

"Yuanzheng, don't tell me you're jealous of Yu'er and Qingyu?"

Gong Yuanzheng looked at her, his smile gradually fading, his eyes growing redder and redder.

"Yue'er, you have never sung a song for me."

Lin Qingyue also stopped smiling and reached out to touch Gong Yuanzheng's eyes.

Gong Yuanzheng's eyelashes trembled as he gently brushed his hand across Lin Qingyue's palm.

Lin Qingyue lowered her hand and, sure enough, saw that mist was already forming in Gong Yuanzheng's eyes.

"Yuanzheng, why do you cry even more than Yu'er?"

Gong Yuanzheng pursed his lips and remained silent.

"Although you look beautiful when you cry, I don't want to see you cry."

Gong Yuanzheng's eyes trembled slightly as he stared intently at her.

He was never a fool, and naturally understood the meaning behind Lin Qingyue's words.

Tears only fall when one is extremely sad and wronged.

Except for the first few times, his eyes were genuinely red from distress.

Ever since he discovered that Yue'er was susceptible to this, only he himself knew how much of it was genuine and how much was fake in the subsequent instances, including this one.

“I raised Yu’er since she was little. Sometimes she had insomnia at night, so I would sing to her to lull her to sleep.”

“I never sing normally, so I hadn’t thought about it.”

"If you like, I'll sing you a song to lull you to sleep, okay?"

The girl's soft voice reached Gong Yuanzheng's ears, bringing him back to his senses.

Before him were Lin Qingyue's clear eyes, and through those eyes, Gong Yuanzheng could see himself clearly.

Lin Qingyue couldn't see it, but Gong Yuanzheng saw the darkness deep in his own eyes.

According to his plan, he would not let Lin Qingyue meet the Lin family before the wedding, or rather, before the birth of their child.

But things are unpredictable, and the arrival of Daiyu and Qingyu completely disrupted his plans.

Lin Qingyue had calmed his earlier unease, but everything that had happened today clearly told him that in Lin Qingyue's heart, he was not the most special one.

The gloom that had been suppressed in my heart was brought to the surface again.

He buried his face in Lin Qingyue's neck, avoiding her gaze.

What should I do, Yue'er? The more gentle and tolerant you are towards me, the more I want to keep you by my side forever.

Such a wonderful Yue'er made him even more reluctant to let her go.

He wanted her to be with him forever and ever.

He wanted her eyes to always be fixed on him alone.

Lin Qingyue was puzzled, but she simply reached out and gently stroked Gong Yuanzheng's back, just as she had done when she was comforting Yu'er.

In a corner she couldn't see, Gong Yuanzheng's eyes were frighteningly dark.

He wanted to tighten his grip on Lin Qingyue's waist to pull her closer to him.

But I was afraid of hurting her, so I didn't dare to use too much force.

Gong Yuanzheng buried his face even deeper.

Lin Qingyue could feel Gong Yuanzheng's breath pressed against her neck.

His lips were too close to her neck.

Lin Qingyue shifted uncomfortably, her neck inadvertently brushing against Gong Yuanzheng's lips.

Unaware of her own actions, Gong Yuanzheng's face instantly turned bright red, his eyes darkened, and his hands unconsciously exerted more force.

"Young Master Zheng, Miss Lin, Young Master Jiao invites you."

Jin Fu's voice suddenly came from outside the door.

The gloom in Gong Yuanzheng's eyes quickly faded, and when he raised his head, he had returned to his previous appearance.

Lin Qingyue nudged him, "Let's go. Brother must have something important to tell us."

Gong Yuanzheng let go of her hand, and after Lin Qingyue stood on the ground, he naturally took her hand again.

The two went out of the house together and saw Jin Fu. Lin Qingyue instructed, "Have someone go to the clinic and call Qiu Lan over. Have her watch over Yu'er and Qing Yu."

Jin Fu hurriedly agreed.

As soon as the two entered the main hall, Gong Shangjiao said, "Yuanzheng, tomorrow Xuezhongzi and I will go to the depths of the back mountain. You will come with us."

Lin Qingyue's expression changed slightly, and she blurted out, "No! We can't go!"

Gong Shangjiao, Gong Zishang, and Xue Zhongzi all turned their gazes toward her at the same time.

Gong Shangjiao thought to himself, "Just as I thought."

Gong Zishang and Xue Zhongzi were puzzled as to why she was so strongly opposed.

"Sister Qingyue is worried about her brother Yuanzheng, isn't she?" Gong Zishang said with a smile, trying to smooth things over for her.

"Don't worry, with two experts like Shang Jiao and Xue Zhongzi here, no matter how powerful those supernatural beings are, they won't be able to harm Yuanzheng's brother."

Lin Qingyue realized that her attitude had been a bit too harsh.

She frowned slightly and, for the first time, did not respond to Gong Zishang's words.

How was she supposed to explain radiation to these ancient people?

How could she convince Gong Shangjiao and the others that the miasma in the back mountain was unsolvable in this era?

“Brother,” Gong Yuanzheng said calmly, “I recently re-examined the miasma permeating the back mountain.”

"The toxins inside are increasing. Although the front mountain is not greatly affected, the back mountain should be greatly affected."

"If I'm not mistaken, the snow lotus should be blooming less and less, right?"

The following sentence was directed at Yuki Shigeko.

Yukishigeko nodded calmly. "That's true."

“Although my brother and Xue Chongzi are highly skilled in martial arts, this miasma is too strange. Yue’er also hopes that we can wait until I can concoct an antidote pill that is better than Baicao Cui before we go.”

Gong Zishang looked worried. How come the matter of the supernatural beings hadn't been resolved yet, and now the miasma was causing problems too?

"Let's put the matter of the supernatural beings aside for now and solve the problem of the miasma first."

"Yuanzheng, I'll need you to work hard to develop a new antidote."