Stealing the Pen: Kirin's Primordial Lotus

Zhuo Yichen was dragged all the way to the martial arts arena by Zhang Qiling wearing new clothes. The praises from people along the way made the thin-skinned Zhuo Yichen like an ostrich. He hid behind Zhang Qiling and dared not come out.

Wen Xiao, Pei Sijing and others also saw Zhuo Yichen's new clothes. "It's just as the rumors say, it's made of gold and jade."

"The Xiao Zhuo in Hua Mansion is different from the Xiao Zhuo outside. The one outside is the young swordsmanship genius admired by everyone - Commander Zhuo. The Xiao Zhuo in Hua Mansion is just Xiao Zhuo, a Xiao Zhuo who does not have to bear anyone's expectations."

Gong Yuanzheng had just washed up, changed into pajamas and was about to snuggle up in his warm jade bed to sleep when he heard three knocks on the window. Gong Yuanzheng, who was always alert, walked to the window with a knife in his left hand and a hidden weapon between the fingertips of his right hand.

"Master Zheng, I was sent by His Highness to bring you clothes."

From time to time, there were some bird calls. When Gong Yuanzheng opened the door, it was indeed the bluebird riding on Fei.

The bluebird watched Gong Yuanzheng take the bundle and stand on the horns to comb his beautiful feathers. "Master Zheng, the stuff has been delivered. Fei and I will leave first."

As soon as Gong Yuanzheng lowered his head, the cow and the bird disappeared.

Although it was the middle of the night, the Yu Palace, which was only a hundred steps away from the Zheng Palace, was brightly lit.

"Chong Chong~ You and Jin Fan should guard outside and don't let irrelevant people disturb my late night conversation with my brother Zi Yu~"

Gong Zishang leaned in the arms of her guard, looking at Gong Ziyu with what she thought was a sweet smile.

Gong Ziyu looked at his sister who had always acted boldly, and then looked at her current pretentiousness, and felt a chill in his heart.

After receiving Gong Zishang's order, Jin Zhong grabbed Jin Fan and first walked around Yu Palace to check all the possible places where ambushes could be made. Then he mobilized the entire Yu Palace guards to surround Gong Ziyu's bedroom, not allowing anyone the chance to get close. Even the animals flying in the sky, crawling on the ground, and hibernating in the soil were driven away.

Jin Fan looked at the methodical Jin Zhong and said, "You are quite skilled in this business!"

Jin Zhong was really very skilled. Every time he followed the eldest lady to Jiao Palace, he was led by Jin Fu who was beside Master Jiao and Jin Hua who was beside Master Zheng, and they went through the same process over and over again.

"No big deal, practice makes perfect."

Jin Fan looked at the proud Jin Zhong.

In the bedroom, Gong Zishang sat beside Gong Ziyu's bed, "Brother Ziyu, who am I?"

Gong Ziyu stared at Gong Zishang with his eyes wide open and scratched his ears. "Have you been poisoned by Gong Yuanzheng? You don't even know who you are?"

"You were knocked out by Gong Yuanzheng's poison! I ate his Herbal Extract, how could I be knocked out by ordinary poison? Isn't that a slap in his face?"

Gong Zishang was posing on the edge of Gong Ziyu's bed, but when he heard what Gong Ziyu said, he immediately exploded and started yelling at Gong Ziyu, pointing at his nose.

"Then you ask me who you are?"

"I, Gong Zishang, am not the so-called Palace Master of Shang Palace, nor am I the eldest daughter of some palace. I am just talking to you as your sister and your family member." Gong Zishang supported herself on the bed with her hands and raised her head to look at Gong Ziyu.

"what do you want to say in the end?"

Gong Ziyu looked at the darkness outside and thought to himself: You study hard every night and don't need to sleep, I need to sleep! Which sister doesn't sleep in the middle of the night and comes to her brother's room to chat?

"Brother Ziyu, have you ever heard the saying, 'An elder sister is like a mother?'"

"I've heard of it." Gong Ziyu didn't understand, but still answered Gong Zishang.

Gong Zishang looked at Gong Ziyu with a teachable expression, "It's good that you've heard it. The following words cannot be told to outsiders, so don't expect anyone to invite external help for you."

Gong Zishang waved his sleeves and said, "Your room has been searched inside and outside. I trust Jin Zhong the most when he does things, so, brother Ziyu, are you ready?"

Gong Ziyu suddenly felt a bad feeling in his heart. Just as he was about to turn around and run out the door, Gong Zishang grabbed his sleeve.

"Gong Ziyu, you can't run away! Hahahahahaha!"

Jin Zhong and Jin Fan, who were guarding outside the door, got goosebumps when they heard the eldest lady's bold and loud voice coming from inside the door.

"Gong Ziyu, are you really stupid or just pretending to be stupid? Going against Gong Yuanzheng? What good will it do you? Look at the servants who work in the elders' council and sweep the floor at the palace gate. Who hasn't taken Gong Yuanzheng's medicine? Who hasn't received benefits from Gong Yuanzheng?"

Gong Zishang produced an extremely thick hemp rope from somewhere and tied Gong Ziyu to a chair. He also stuffed a handkerchief into Gong Ziyu's mouth, which almost blocked his throat and suffocated him.

Gong Ziyu wanted to say something but couldn't, so he could only let Gong Zishang shoot the gun alone.

"Gong Ziyu, use your walnut-sized brain to think about this. Why did the Herb Extract that Old Zhiren ate lose its effectiveness not earlier or later, but just when the Wufeng Assassin entered the palace gate? Who does Gong Yuanzheng care about the most? Gong Shangjiao!"

Gong Zishang was so excited that she poked Gong Ziyu's forehead with her well-trimmed nails.

"On the day when Old Zhiren and the young master were killed, Gong Shangjiao was not at the palace gate, and Madam Wu Ji was still alive! If it was really Gong Yuanzheng who did it, why did he leave Madam Wu Ji, who could accuse him? And if it was really for the position of Zhiren, why would Gong Shangjiao go to such great lengths? Is it fun?"

"Besides, the clear use of poison to kill Old Zhiren and poison Madam Wuji is too indicative. The person behind this is clearly trying to cause division within the palace."

Gong Ziyu was tied to a chair, his mouth blocked so he couldn't speak. He could only make some whimpering sounds, which Gong Zishang couldn't hear.

"And you got such a big bargain. Why don't you do something concrete? Why are you fighting with Gong Yuanzheng and Gong Shangjiao? Can you beat them? The money you spend on drinking and eating at Wanhua Tower every month is earned by Gong Yuanzheng's poisons, hidden weapons and Shang Gong's weapons. You are immune to all poisons in the palace, but when you are sick, you still have medicine prescribed by Gong Yuanzheng and the herbs Gong Shangjiao brought back from outside the palace."

Gong Zishang clapped his hands and looked at Gong Ziyu, still finding it hard to believe.

"It's all right now! Although Gong Yuanzheng's Herb Extract didn't explode because of your doubts, the group of old doctors hidden in the clinic exploded. Without the Herb Extract and Jinzhi Herb Tea in the clinic, what do you want those guards and maids to do? Wait for death? Those people can't find a doctor to treat their illnesses. The Elders' Council is okay, because the Moon Palace is watching over them, but with the amount of medicine stored in the Moon Palace, how long do you think it can last?"

Gong Zishang suddenly turned around and looked at Gong Ziyu. His sharp eyes made Gong Ziyu's hair stand on end.

"You should be thankful that Gong Shangjiao did not join the strike with Zheng Gong, otherwise, how long can the palace gate last?"

"Yu Palace is only responsible for coordination and guarding. First, they can't afford to pay the monthly salary of your Yu Palace guards, and second, they can't afford to provide medicinal materials for their treatment. At least my Shang Palace has income from selling weapons. With this increase and decrease, the monthly salary of the palace people can still be paid. What about you, Yu Palace? What do you use to pay? Your monthly salary of one thousand taels? You rely on Jiao Palace to distribute monthly allowances. What are you going to do if Jiao Palace also wants to teach you a lesson? Go to Wanhua Tower to perform and earn money?"

Gong Ziyu had never thought about this problem before, with his father as a swordsman and his brother as a young master to protect him. He always thought that he only needed to be an idle person who did not bring trouble to the family. Who could have thought that one day, the world would change and he would suddenly sit in the position of swordsman.

Gong Zishang saw that the firewood was almost used up, so he pulled the handkerchief out of Gong Ziyu's mouth, and a few silver threads were also tied out. This made Gong Zishang very sick, and Gong Ziyu got angry again when he saw his twisted expression.

"What's that expression on your face? It's worse than what you stuffed into my mouth! My cheeks are so sore that I can't feel them! And my hands! How can you, a girl, have so much strength!"

Gong Zishang raised an eyebrow, "If I don't have the strength, I can't lift the hammer. I'll make weapons for Gongmen!"

Gong Ziyu was choked and had a heart attack, "I..."

"I advise you to treat Gong Yuanzheng well. If you please him, you will be pleasing Gong Shangjiao. Then he will have the final say on your monthly salary. Besides, Gong Yuanzheng is just a bit sharp-tongued, but he is actually very easy to talk to."

Gong Ziyu looked at Gong Zishang who was talking nonsense in a serious tone, "Is he just a little bit poisonous in his mouth? I'm afraid that one day when he is eating, he will touch his mouth and poison himself."

"Gong Ziyu, I'm tired after talking to you so much. Just think about it yourself! Sister~I'm going to have a beauty sleep."

Gong Zishang waved his sleeves and not a single cloud took away.

Gong Ziyu looked at Gong Zishang who was walking out of the room in a daze, and the two pairs of stunned eyes outside the door, and he hadn't come back to his senses yet. Just as he was about to stand up and go to the bed, he found that he couldn't move, so he looked down.

"Gong Zishang!!!"

Jin Fan quickly ran over to untie the ropes tied around Gong Ziyu.

When Gong Zishang heard this, he had already returned to the Shang Palace.

As for the new rumor circulating in the palace tomorrow about a man holding a knife and shouting the eldest lady's name in the middle of the night, it is none of her business.