Stealing the Pen: Kirin's Primordial Lotus

"Okay, brother Yuanzheng, we have to go and pay a visit to everyone and the elders in your palace. Here, some gifts are specially for you, and some others are prepared for the Jiao Palace, Yu Palace and Shang Palace." Zhuo Yixuan smiled and patted the little head of Gong Yuanzheng who was holding Zhuo Yichen's sleeve tightly.

The group of people following Zhuo Yixuan, some with their hands and some with their arms, were filled with all kinds of precious gifts. Curious Gong Yuanzheng couldn't help but lean over to look around, muttering, "Wow, so many good things! Well, I'll wait for you guys to come back in my Zheng Palace." After that, he reluctantly let go of Zhuo Yichen's sleeves.

However, surprisingly, Zhu Yan, who had always been inseparable from Gong Yuanzheng, did not leave with him this time. Instead, he followed Zhuo Yichen closely and walked towards the Blade Hall at the palace gate.

Zhuo Yichen looked back and saw this scene. He couldn't help but feel a little surprised and asked, "Hey, Zhu Yan, why are you following me? Aren't you supposed to accompany your brother Yuanzheng?"

Zhu Yan grinned, shrugged and explained, "Hehe, I thought you were still in the palace, so I came to look for you. Who knew that when I saw your cousin just now, I made him cry after a few words. Oh, I felt bad, so I thought about staying and making amends to him."

When everyone arrived at the Blade Hall, they saw Gong Hongyu, Xue Yuehua and three other highly respected elders standing steadily on the platform. They looked solemn, and had obviously heard about a series of events that had happened recently - that is, the Demon Collection Division was being squeezed by the powerful Chongwu Camp, and now it was struggling and living a miserable life.

At this time, a clear voice came from afar: "Zhuo Yixuan of the Zhuo family and his brother Zhuo Yichen have come to the palace gate to welcome their cousin Gong Yuanzheng back to Tiandu to live!" Along with the voice, two figures approached, and they were the brothers Zhuo Yixuan and Zhuo Yichen. They walked steadily and soon arrived in front of the palace gate, and bowed politely to the four elders.

Gong Hongyu nodded slightly, with a barely perceptible arrogance on his face, and replied lightly: "Well... there's no need to be so anxious to pick up Yuanzheng to go to Tiandu. Why don't you stay in my palace for a while?" After that, his deep eyes swept across Zhuo Yixuan vaguely, as if he wanted to see some clues from the changes in the other's expression.

However, Zhuo Yixuan's eyes only moved slightly, without showing too much emotion. In contrast, his younger brother Zhuo Yichen, who had been spoiled and pampered by his family for many years, was still unfamiliar with the ways of the world and was completely unable to understand the hidden meaning of Gong Hongyu's words.

Zhu Yan, who came with Zhuo Yixuan, although he was a monster, had lived in the world for more than 30,000 years and had experienced many vicissitudes of life. He naturally knew a little about the various schemes and twists and turns in the world. At this moment, his smart eyes rolled around, and he had already understood the current situation in his heart.

Zhuo Yixuan pretended to know nothing and said with a smile: "Then my brother and I will bother you all." After that, he bowed slightly to everyone to express his gratitude and respect.

Gong Hongyu stood in place, staring closely at the slowly departing backs of Zhuo Yixuan, Zhuo Yichen and the suddenly appearing great demon Zhu Yan.

Gong Hongyu withdrew his gaze only after they completely disappeared at the entrance of the Blade Hall, but his hands hidden in his sleeves moved slightly without being noticed.

The three elders who had been following him were curious about what their master was planning at the moment, but due to the difference in status, they did not dare to ask rashly. After all, for them, as long as Gong Hongyu guaranteed the interests of the palace, they would not interfere with how he acted.

At this time, Zhuo Yixuan had already stepped out of the Blade Hall with his younger brother Zhuo Yichen, and walked forward for a distance along the same path they came from.

Suddenly, Zhuo Yixuan seemed to remember something. He stopped and turned back to look at the magnificent and solemn Blade Hall again. Then he sighed deeply and said with emotion: "Alas... It seems that my cousin has suffered a lot in this place full of filthy air!"

Zhuo Yichen, who was standing by, couldn't help but feel puzzled when he heard his brother's words. He blinked his big, lively eyes, tilted his head and looked at his brother, and asked curiously, "Why do you say that? Why can't I see that my cousin has suffered a lot here?" Zhuo Yixuan looked at the innocent Zhuo Yichen and touched his head helplessly, "Last time after waking up, we didn't have time to take a good look at this place where my brother Yuanzheng has lived for thirteen years, and we hurried back to Tiandu. Now after a careful look, I found that this palace gate is not even half the size of our Zhuo Mansion in Tiandu. And with so many people staying, you can bump into people when you turn around."

As the two were talking, the guards patrolling the palace gate walked slowly past them in neat steps. The road was so narrow that even three people could hardly walk side by side. Zhuo Yixuan and Zhu Yan had to move aside to allow the guards to pass smoothly.

"This road is so narrow!" Zhuo Yichen couldn't help but complain, "The Zheng Palace where Yuan Zheng lives is even smaller than the courtyard where our servants live." He didn't lower his voice deliberately when he spoke, so the servants who were busy coming and going around could hear him clearly.

As expected, not long after, the words they said on the road spread quickly throughout the palace gate like wings. At this time, Gong Zishang was sitting in the room, concentrating on counting the clothes, jewelry, and various cosmetics that the Zhuo family had just sent. Suddenly, she heard the voices of the maids talking in low voices outside the house. After listening carefully, it turned out that they were talking about the words that Zhuo Yichen had said before.

However, Gong Zishang did not take it too seriously and just regarded it as an insignificant rumor. You know, the Zhuo family is an ancient family with a history of tens of thousands of years, with a profound foundation and a great reputation; in comparison, their Gongmen is just a small faction in the martial arts world.

Although the Zhuo family may be a little down and out now, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse, and they are still official. Therefore, it would be foolish to have conflicts with the Zhuo family over such a small matter. Gong Zishang seems to be careless and crazy in her daily life, but in fact, she still has some foresight.

One day not long ago, the sun shone through the window into the Yu Palace. Gong Zishang and Gong Ziyu were sitting there chatting leisurely. Suddenly, Gong Ziyu mentioned something as if by accident: "Gong Yuanzheng has such a powerful mother's family to support him now. He has become more unscrupulous and lawless! I have to avoid him now when I see him."

Hearing this, Gong Zishang didn't know how to respond to Gong Ziyu for a moment. After all, Gong Ziyu himself was also a well-known playboy. And even though Gong Yuanzheng acted a little arrogant, he had made great contributions to the palace.

Moreover, his parents had unfortunately passed away in that terrible catastrophe, and he had been alone since then, without anyone to rely on. If it hadn't been for Gong Shangjiao who had always protected him, it would have been hard to imagine what a miserable end he would have ended up in now.

Although the guy named Jin Fan who followed Gong Ziyu was indeed very pleasing to her, however, hehehehe... before Gong Yuanzheng's ancestor was still alive, he secretly sent her many exquisite paper figures. The men transformed from those paper figures all had exquisite faces, and each one was lifelike, as if they were alive.

Especially those handsome men, all of them were strong, with clear muscle lines, and all of them were as good at martial arts as Jin Fan. They looked at her with deep affection, as if she was the only one in their eyes. Not only that, these men transformed from paper dolls could also help her with laundry, cooking, cleaning the yard and other chores, keeping everything in order.

Gong Zishang's cheeks turned red as she thought about it, and she slurped her saliva. Turning back to look at Jin Fan, she suddenly felt that this person was just so-so. If he hadn't followed Gong Ziyu every day, he would have been hanging around in front of her when she went to find Gong Ziyu.

Maybe she treats him the same way as the other men in the imperial guard camp. After all, she is the head of a palace, the eldest daughter of the palace, and she can have any man she wants.