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

Gong Yuanzheng instantly concealed the coldness in his eyes. His fingers lingered on Lin Qingyue's lips. After a moment's hesitation, he reluctantly withdrew his fingers.

Gong Yuanzheng walked up to Daiyu, squatted down to look at her, and asked, "Yu'er, why aren't you asleep?"

Daiyu blinked. "I've had enough sleep, Brother Yuanzheng. Can you teach me medicine now?"

Gong Yuanzheng lowered his head and pondered. "It's best to study medicine at a medical clinic, where the materials are most complete."

But Yue'er is asleep now, and he can't bear to leave her, nor does he want to take Daiyu to the clinic alone.

After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Yu'er, can you read?"

“Of course.” Daiyu said proudly. “Two years ago, my sister started my education. I have already memorized the Three Character Classic, the Hundred Family Surnames, and the Thousand Character Classic.”

"I am currently reading 'Primer of Prosody' and 'Elementary Learning for Children'."

Gong Yuanzheng smiled and nodded, praising, "Yu'er is really amazing, she has read so many books at such a young age."

Daiyu was so perceptive that she naturally realized that Gong Yuanzheng's praise was not heartfelt.

He then took a medical book and handed it to her, saying, "Yu'er, this is a medical book that I often read. It records methods for treating some difficult and complicated diseases, as well as some of my notes and insights."

"You can take a look first, and if there's anything you don't understand, then come and ask me."

After saying that, he handed the medical book to Daiyu, gesturing for her to take it.

Daiyu's eyes lit up, and she immediately took the medical book as if it were a priceless treasure. "Thank you, Brother Yuanzheng."

Gong Yuanzheng smiled as he watched Daiyu carry the medical book to the desk.

He sat back on the soft couch, gently stroked Lin Qingyue's cheek with his right palm, then took her hand that was resting on the quilt and closed his eyes to rest. He was somewhat pleased with himself.

They're still just kids, they're easy to coax.

Daiyu absorbed the knowledge in the book with great eagerness. When she looked up, she saw that Gong Yuanzheng had fallen asleep, his right hand still holding her sister's left hand.

Daiyu pursed her lips, recalling Gong Yuanzheng's previous demeanor and behavior.

From a etiquette standpoint, Gong Yuanzheng's behavior was extremely impolite. Even if they were engaged, he should not have been so disrespectful to his sister, let alone enter her boudoir so brazenly.

But he seemed to really like his sister; he looked at her with such focus.

Daiyu reminisced about the time she spent with Lin Ruhai and Jia Min.

She seemed to have never seen her father and mother so close before.

Daiyu put down the medical book in her hand with some frustration, rested her chin on her hands, and felt uncomfortable, but couldn't quite put her finger on why.

There was a gentle knock on the door, and before Daiyu could speak, Gong Yuanzheng walked straight to the door.

"what's up?"

Qiulan's voice rang out at the door, "Young Master Zheng, Young Master Jiao has sent someone to inform you that it's time to go to the Zhiren Hall for dinner in a quarter of an hour."

Gong Yuanzheng was surprised; they had slept for so long during their lunch break today.

He immediately opened the door. "Wake Qingyu up first, then dress Yu'er up."

After saying that, he immediately turned around and returned to the soft couch, and softly called out to Lin Qingyue.

Qiulan was used to this, but Daiyu's eyes widened once again.

When she came to her senses, she was already sitting in front of the dressing table, and Qiulan was re-combing and braiding her hair.

Through the mirror, she saw her sister sitting sideways on the soft couch, still looking a little sleepy.

Gong Yuanzheng stood behind her with a smile, his slender fingers deftly braiding her hair, delicate pearls cleverly woven into it.

It turns out that Gong Yuanzheng's makeup skills were so good.

"Second miss?"

Qiulan's voice brought Daiyu back to her senses.

"Second Miss, I've packed your luggage. Would you like to change your clothes tonight?"

Daiyu nodded. "Give these to my brother and me. We also brought a lot of my sister's clothes, all newly made. You can take one for her too."

Qiulan's expression was somewhat strange. "All of Miss's clothes are now prepared by Young Master Zheng."

Before she could finish speaking, Gong Yuanzheng walked directly to the wardrobe, took out a set of clothes, and came to Lin Qingyue in a gentle tone.

"How about wearing this tonight?"

Lin Qingyue glanced at the clothes and nodded. Gong Yuanzheng's smile became even brighter. He put down the clothes and said, "Then I'll go back and change first."

Then she called out loudly, "Qiu Lan! Help Yue'er change her clothes."

"Yes, Young Master Zheng!" Qiu Lan replied with unusual speed.

For a moment, Daiyu was at a loss for words.

You can just wander into someone's boudoir and stay anywhere you want. Opening the wardrobe and taking out a piece of clothing doesn't seem like a big deal anymore, does it?

No! That's not how you calculate it!

Daiyu realized that she seemed to be getting sidetracked, and quickly pulled her thoughts back.

Taking a piece of clothing is nothing, but he can't just open his sister's wardrobe without permission!

His underwear was also kept inside. How could a man like him just look at it like that!

Daiyu blushed, she was furious!

Lin Qingyue quickly changed her clothes, walked to Daiyu's side, and poked her cheek. "Why are you suddenly angry?"

Daiyu looked up at her, her eyes still filled with lingering anger, but her eyes lit up when she saw Lin Qingyue's clothes.

This outfit is beautiful. It's a long blue and white dress with soft rabbit fur embellishments on the cuffs and collar, and delicate patterns outlined in silver threads. It perfectly matches the pearls in Lin Qingyue's hair, making her look like a fairy.

However, this did not prevent Daiyu from being angry.

"Sister, Gong Yuanzheng is really being very rude!"

Lin Qingyue remained silent. According to the Lin family's rules, Gong Yuanzheng had been impolite in too many ways. She just didn't know what Yu'er was angry about.

"Yu'er, tell your sister what he did wrong, and I'll talk to him about it in a bit."

Daiyu pursed her lips and tugged at her sleeve. How could she possibly say such a thing?

"Never mind, sister, I'll keep an eye on him from now on and make sure he doesn't do anything rude again."

Lin Qingyue stopped asking questions and looked at Qingyu, who was sitting obediently on the edge of the bed with her chin resting on her hand.

"Qingyu, let's go to the Blade-Holding Hall now."

Qingyu nodded happily and stretched out her hands to Lin Qingyue, "Big sister, carry me off the bed."

Lin Qingyue immediately hugged him. This place was not close to the Blade Master Hall, and Qingyu's constitution meant that he would definitely get tired if he walked there.

They carried one and held the other's hand, and just as they reached the door, they saw Gong Yuanzheng hurrying over.

Daiyu's eyes widened.

His clothes were also blue and white, with rabbit fur embellishing the cuffs and collar.

As soon as Gong Yuanzheng approached, he took Qingyu from Lin Qingyue's arms, saying, "Let me hold Qingyu, otherwise your hands will definitely hurt tomorrow."

Then he looked at Daiyu and said, "Yu'er, let me carry you over."

Daiyu refused outright, saying, "I want to go with my sister."

Gong Yuanzheng wanted to persuade her again, but Lin Qingyue said, "It's alright, Yu'er is tired, I'll carry her."

Since Lin Qingyue had spoken, Gong Yuanzheng naturally wouldn't say anything more.

The four of them walked hand in hand toward the main hall. After walking only a few steps, they saw a pile of animals made of snow.

Rabbits, cats, dogs...

Although it was done rather poorly, it made Daiyu and Qingyu's eyes light up instantly.

"Sister, is all of this made of snow?" Daiyu asked in surprise.

The maids in the Lin family only ever made snowmen for her, never so many animals.

Lin Qingyue nodded with a smile, gesturing for Qiulan to bring over the two smallest snow ducks.

"When Young Master Xue brought the snow down, you and Qingyu were both asleep. So he piled up all the snow so that you could enjoy it when you woke up."

Upon hearing "Young Master Xue," Daiyu immediately thought of the young man with a cinnabar dot on his forehead.

Qiulan quickly brought over the little duck. While the other animals were poorly made, this duck was remarkably lifelike.

A white duckling appeared before her eyes, and Qingyu couldn't help but reach out to touch it, then exclaimed and withdrew her hand.

"It's so cold."

Gong Yuanzheng was amused by his reaction. He took the snow duck and held it in his palm.

"I'll carry it for you; you can read it slowly on the way."

Lin Qingyue looked at Daiyu, "Yu'er, are you going to take the snow duck to the Blade-Holding Hall?"

Daiyu shook her head. "Just leave it here. If we take it to the Blade-Holding Hall, it will melt away quickly. If we leave it here, it will live longer."