Stealing the Pen: Kirin's Primordial Lotus

After being scolded by the old doctor in the clinic, Gong Ziyu could only run back to Yugong with Jin Fan in shame.

When passing by the Shang Palace, Gong Ziyu suddenly turned and headed towards the Shang Palace.

"Sister Zishang." Gong Ziyu looked at Gong Zishang who had just woken up and was still yawning.

Gong Zishang rolled his eyes at Gong Ziyu who suddenly barged in, "Gong Ziyu, can you please be a little polite! Although I like to look at handsome guys on weekdays, I am a woman after all. You just barged in like this, isn't it not nice?"

Gong Zishang could only be thankful that she woke up early and had already dressed and washed up. Apart from not having put on makeup, there was nothing else about her that could be considered uncivilized.

"Sorry! Sister Zishang, the situation was urgent and I had to take an unconventional approach!" Gong Ziyu apologized perfunctorily.

"Then your sword is too crazy, or too crazy and too sword-like?" Gong Zishang called his maid in.

When Bitao and her maids walked in with the clothes and jewelry that Gong Zishang was going to wear today, she was startled by Gong Ziyu who suddenly appeared. She hadn't seen Zhiren when she was taking the servants to prepare clothes just now.

"Lord Zhiren!" After all, Bitao was a servant, unlike Gong Zishang and Zhiren who were siblings, so she and her maids still obediently saluted Zhiren.

"Stand up! No need to be so polite. Sister Zishang knows that I am not a person who likes to follow rules." Gong Ziyu waved his hand.

When Bi Tao turned around and took her maid to help Gong Zishang dress behind the screen, she rolled her eyes and thought to herself: You're saying there's no need to perform formalities after we've already performed them. It's the same as not saying anything.

"Brother Zi Yu, I need to change my clothes. Why don't you go wait for me outside?" Gong Zishang looked at Gong Zi Yu who was still in her boudoir and refused to leave, and expressed her request tactfully.

Gong Ziyu just sat down lazily with his back to Gong Zishang, "What is the relationship between Sister Zishang and me? I won't look at it, okay? Jin Fan, you go out first! Sister Zishang won't be in any danger here."

Gong Zishang saw Gong Ziyu sitting contentedly through the semi-transparent ebony screen, and his heart sank. He thought to himself: No wonder Gong Yuanzheng is always picking on you. You have a brain that refuses to listen. You must be crazy!

Gong Zishang held back his anger, and with the help of Bitao and others, he dressed neatly and walked out from behind the screen, "Bitao, go and serve Master Zhiren a pot of good tea. It's not a good idea to just sit there!"

Bitao glanced at Gong Zishang's fiery eyes and nodded slightly to show that she understood.

"Tell me! Why are you so angry so early in the morning? Did you go to Gong Yuanzheng to make things difficult for yourself again?" Gong Zishang looked at Gong Ziyu with fire in his eyes. He knew without thinking that he must have been scolded by Gong Yuanzheng again, and the scolding was probably severe.

"I was stopped by his guards before I even set foot into the Zheng Palace. He refused to even inform me." Gong Ziyu took the teacup handed to him by Gong Zishang, drank it in one gulp, and then slammed it heavily on the table.

"Be gentle! This is a teacup made of top-quality sweet white glaze. I managed to snatch it from the gift that Gong Shangjiao was going to give to Gong Yuanzheng!" Gong Zishang snatched the sweet white glaze Liuxia flower teacup from Gong Ziyu's hands with heartache, and examined the teacup carefully to see if there was any damage.

"When did you become so close with Jiao Gong and Zheng Gong? You even managed to snatch things from that little evil kid Gong Yuanzheng?" Gong Ziyu looked at Gong Zishang with a betrayed expression.

"What's that expression on your face? Who am I? I'm your sister, and also the sister of Gong Shangjiao and Gong Yuanzheng!" Gong Zishang looked at Gong Ziyu's expression as if she had done something to him, and said impatiently: "Besides, who is Gong Yuanzheng! He is the cousin of the Zhuo family in Tiandu. Who is in the Zhuo family? There is the weapon forging master - Jiang Lanming!"

Gong Ziyu suddenly remembered that Gong Zishang was the Palace Master of Shang Palace, responsible for the production of weapons and gunpowder at the palace gate. Since Zhuo Mansion had a master like Jiang Lanming, Gong Zishang naturally wanted to learn a few tricks from him.

"I'm so angry that my mind is confused. I'm really sorry, Sister Zishang!" Gong Ziyu pinched Gong Zishang's shoulders in a fawning manner.

The slightly cold look in Gong Zishang's eyes was concealed very well. Her back was facing Gong Ziyu, so Gong Ziyu had no chance of seeing the murderous intent that flashed across her face.

"Hmph! I see you! You are blinded by the prosperity at the foot of the mountain. You are holding a sword now, and tens of thousands of people in and out of the palace gate depend on you. You have to stand up!" When Gong Zishang looked up again, he had already returned to his usual self, and he comforted Gong Ziyu in a soft voice.

"But I have never been involved in these things before. Even Yu Gong's affairs were taken care of by my brother. Suddenly, my brother and father were gone, and my aunt..." Gong Ziyu sat dejectedly in the chair.

"That's why you have to cheer up! Madam Wu Ji is still on the verge of death, Old Zhi Ren died unclearly, and so is the young master. How could such a powerful man as the young master be killed by a female assassin who had been tortured all night and fed poisoned wine by Gong Yuanzheng?" Gong Zishang analyzed to Gong Ziyu the causes of death and injury of his three most important relatives.

Gong Ziyu suddenly raised his head and startled Gong Zishang, "You mean, my father might have been killed by Gong Yuanzheng? When Elder Yue was burying my father, he said that my father was planted with a strange poison that he had never seen in the medical books of the palace, so my aunt's life or death is still unknown. And the last person the assassin saw was Gong Yuanzheng!"

Gong Ziyu seemed to have grasped something, and walked around in Gong Zishang's room in a mysterious manner, "This must be it! Gong Yuanzheng must have quietly poisoned my father and aunt, and then put paralyzing powder on the bride. Otherwise, how could my brother, such a powerful man, be killed by an assassin who had no chance to fight back."

After Gong Ziyu completed the truth himself, he suddenly smiled and said, "Thank you, Sister Zishang, for helping me out! I still have something to ask the elders!"

Gong Ziyu hurriedly took Jin Fan away from Gong Zishang's bedroom, leaving Gong Zishang dumbfounded and the arm that wanted to keep him. "No! Gong Ziyu really won't do anything that has anything to do with anyone!"

"Bitao! I'm going to Zheng Palace. If anyone comes to look for me, just tell them I'm not here and I'm busy!" Gong Zishang lifted the hem of her skirt, said something to Bitao who brought her lunch, and then went straight to Zheng Palace.

After Gong Yuanzheng scolded Gong Ziyu, he suddenly felt refreshed. He also suddenly had an idea because he had been unable to find the direction of the prescription in recent days.

Gong Yuanzheng grabbed a servant and said, "Go tell my elder brother and second brother that I have a new idea for the next prescription. Tell them they don't have to wait for me for lunch." After that, he went into Zheng Gong's small pharmacy.

The servants conveyed the message to Gong Shangjiao, who was waiting for his brother to have lunch in the Jiao Palace, and Zhuo Yichen, who was waiting for Gong Yuanzheng in the front hall of the Zheng Palace.

"Since Brother Yuanzheng wants to research a new recipe, let's take all these dishes away!" Gong Shangjiao asked people to take all the various dishes on the table away.

"Thank you! Ask the people in the kitchen to prepare some cakes that Yuanzheng likes. You can bring them over later and I'll deliver them to Yuanzheng." Zhuo Yichen was worried that his brother didn't have a meal and would get hungry while studying.

After the servants received the order, Zhuo Yichen told Zhao Yuanzhou and the others to start eating, and they didn't have to wait for Yuanzheng. "Let's eat too! Yuanzheng probably won't be able to come out for a while, I'll bring some cakes to see him later."

Li Lun picked up a piece of fish from his own bowl, his ears moved, and he turned his head to look out the window, "What happened to the big locust tree?"

Zhuo Yichen looked at Li Lun who was staring out the window. He followed his gaze and didn't see anything unusual, which made him feel a little confused.

"Nothing!" Li Lun and Zhao Yuanzhou, who was picking up a piece of food with chopsticks, looked at each other. They both knew what was going on but didn't say it out loud.

Wen Xiao sat aside and watched Li Lun and Zhao Yuanzhou who were doing something fishy, ​​and nudged Pei Sijing who was picking food for her.

Except for Bai Jiu, Ying Lei and the deceived Zhuo Yi Chen, the others finished the meal with something hidden in their hearts.