Gong Yuanzheng led Gong Ruanruan quickly toward the door, glancing back at Gong Shangjiao the instant they stepped out.
Upon returning to the palace, Gong Yuanzheng went straight to the bedroom. After putting Gong Ruanruan down, he went to prepare medicine and worked until evening before stopping. He made a point of checking on Gong Ruanruan, who was eating, before leaving the palace.
They headed towards the Horn Palace, while Gong Ruanruan had already gotten used to it. Anyway, he wouldn't eat at the Conquest Palace for dinner; he spent all his time eating grass with Gong Shangjiao.
Fortunately, Gong Shangjiao probably knew that Gong Yuanzheng was growing up and could eat something good at noon. I wonder if Gong Shangjiao was a herbivore in his past life. The sight of a table full of vegetarian dishes made Gong Ruanruan's head throb with pain.
Upon entering the palace, Gong Yuanzheng rushed inside. When Gong Shangjiao saw the look in his eyes, he knew that his younger brother Yuanzheng wanted to say something again, but he had been waiting all afternoon and hadn't seen him come.
In the end, even he himself wasn't sure if he had misunderstood.
"What did Yuanzheng hear this time? Yuanzheng is almost an adult now, he should control his emotions and not show them in front of outsiders." He had been traveling outside the palace for many years and knew that some emotions could not be seen by outsiders. Therefore, he always maintained a calm and composed face, hiding his inner turmoil perfectly.
He knew that behind every smile might lie calculations, and every exchange of glances could be a silent contest. He had to remain vigilant at all times, unable to let any emotion slip through his fingers, lest he become a weakness his opponent could exploit.
"These brothers told me before, but the news I heard this time is really hard to accept..." As Gong Yuanzheng spoke, his gaze inadvertently fell on Gong Shangjiao.
Gong Shangjiao: "..."
When he noticed Yuanzheng's gaze on him, he knew that this matter must be closely related to him, and only something related to him could attract the attention of Yuanzheng's younger brother.
"Brother~, how could you like that bride? Aren't I your favorite?" Gong Yuanzheng pouted and complained, but to Gong Shangjiao, it sounded like he was being coquettish.
After hearing the palace edict, Shangjiao's expression changed. What did he mean by "he likes that bride"? Thinking back to earlier today when the palace was choosing a bride, and his younger brother Yuanzheng asking if he would agree if the elders asked him to choose, it seems his future self will be the one choosing the bride.
Later, he really fell in love with her. He knew that he would be a very responsible palace master, but not necessarily a qualified husband. He would only truly fall in love if his feelings were so deep that they were so deeply rooted that they could not be uprooted.
Gong Shangjiao himself wasn't sure about the answer. He was just that kind of cold person. In his heart, the only people he could treat gently were his younger brother Yuanzheng and Gong Ruanruan.
They had spent at least six months together. During that time, he left the palace on several occasions, and each time he returned, he would see Yuanzheng and Ruanruan waiting for him in the distance. Although he couldn't hear her thoughts...
But you could tell from her anxious look and expression that she was actually worried.
Gong Ruanruan: "Of course! After all, you're my brother's brother, and also my brother's only sugar daddy."
Gong Yuanzheng waited for a long time but didn't hear his brother's reply, and he became anxious, "Brother! Why aren't you saying anything? Do you admit it?!"
Gong Yuanzheng's two loud voices pulled Gong Shangjiao back to reality. At this moment, he didn't know what to say. Was Yuanzheng's personality going back to the beginning? How could the person he had raised since childhood suddenly return to the beginning?
Gong Shangjiao said helplessly, "The expedition is still a long way off until the bride arrives. How am I supposed to know?"
"Oh right." Gong Yuanzheng immediately wilted. He had lost control a bit earlier and hadn't even considered that it was something that would happen in the future. Luckily, he hadn't lost control in front of Ruan Ruan, or he would have been too ashamed to face anyone.
"By the way, brother, there will be three Wu Fengs infiltrating this time to choose a bride. The most important thing is that you are choosing a bride... well, you can't just leave it at that, you are choosing one sent by Wu Feng."
Upon seeing Gong Shangjiao's face instantly turn gloomy and terrifying, Gong Yuanzheng hurriedly said, "Brother, I know you're anxious, but don't rush. I only heard that one of the Wufeng is Zheng Nanyi from the Hunyuan Zheng family, and Ruan Ruan called him a 'love-obsessed brain' and a 'resentful seed.' Brother, do you know what a 'love-obsessed brain' and a 'resentful seed' are?"
And Ruan Ruan said she was dead. Could it be that Wu Feng wanted us to know that there was only one Wu Feng among those chosen for the marriage, using her as a shield to protect the rest of the Wu Feng?
It has to be said that Gong Yuanzheng is right. After all, in the original story, Yuanzheng's younger brother was always right, but there were always a few people dragging him down.
"And there's more! Ruanruan also said that Wufeng is located on the back mountain of our palace, calling it the Wind Palace. Brother, aren't there only Snow Palace, Moon Palace, and Flower Palace on the back mountain? She even speculated that the original Wind Palace was specifically for preparing brides for the palace."
The brides sent by Wufeng this time were all trained according to our preferences.
"They even said that the wife of the Hunyuan Zheng family was Wufeng's, because of a 'hero-and-beauty' drama. Have you ever been a hero and saved a beauty outside? As soon as Zheng Nanyi entered the palace, the Hunyuan Zheng family was wiped out. Afterwards, the palace believed that they had long since sided with Wufeng."
Wu Feng intends to sow suspicion among the Gongmen from the outside world, so that all the major and minor sects and families in the martial arts world will side with Wu Feng, leaving the Gongmen truly isolated and helpless. They've really played their cards well!
Gong Shangjiao sat quietly to the side, listening intently. He would never fall in love with Wufeng; it was impossible and utterly impossible. His father, mother, and younger brother Lang had all died at Wufeng's hands. A blood feud separated him from Wufeng.
Even if she might have been threatened, that doesn't change the fact that she is a Wufeng assassin. Wufeng assassins always have blood on their hands. He wouldn't be foolish enough to believe that a Wufeng assassin has never killed anyone. Wufeng is divided into four levels: Chiwei Wangliang. He had heard that being one level higher in Wufeng can crush someone.
If everything Ruan Ruan thinks is true, then he will look down on whether the future him is real or fake. What difference is there between him and Gong Ziyu?
Gong Ziyu: "Am I some kind of despicable person? Why do you have to make such a comparison!"
"I will send people to guard the Zheng family of Hunyuan. After all, I am quite familiar with the Zheng family. I never imagined that the seemingly gentle, virtuous, and dignified Madam Zheng would be so ruthless."
"On expeditions, never forget that the more beautiful a woman is, the more dangerous she is."
Upon hearing this, Gong Yuanzheng blushed, thinking of Gong Ruanruan, whom he only saw every night. His expression betrayed his current mood.
When Gong Shangjiao saw his expression, his eyes darkened. He hadn't heard of anyone having contact with Yuanzheng recently. All the maids in Yuanzheng's palace were terrified of him, fearing he'd been poisoned for some wrongdoing.
Aside from routine cleaning and other chores, they would never go near the expedition site.
Gong Shangjiao thought of Gong Ruanruan, but Ruanruan could only tease Yuanzheng in her heart. So who could it be?
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