Stealing the Pen: Kirin's Primordial Lotus

Chapter 406: Dead Fish Eyes That Show Deep Affection When Smiling

Early the next morning, Gong Yuanzheng put on his new cloak, new clothes bought for him by his brother, and new jewelry, and ran to the Corner Palace with the sound of jingling.

"elder brother!"

Gong Shangjiao had just finished practicing sword skills in the morning and had just finished taking a shower. With wet long hair and wearing black velvet pajamas, he sat at Jiaogong's dining table drinking tea.

"I seem to have never seen Yuanzheng's cloak before?" Gong Shangjiao squinted his eyes lazily and looked at Gong Yuanzheng who was sitting opposite him.

"This is what my father asked Bluebird to send me last night. Does it look good?" Gong Yuanzheng was afraid that Gong Shangjiao couldn't see it clearly, so he stood in front of him, turned around a few times, and showed it to him.

The silver fox cloak without a single strand of stray hair was embroidered with flying bird patterns in silver thread, and she wore a sky blue cloud brocade robe with elegant yellow rabbit fur embellishing the collar and corners of her clothes. Add to that the epiphyllum headband inlaid with moonstone on her forehead, and the silver chain hidden in her black hair that was faintly visible as it swayed, and she really was like the saying 'the man on the street is as handsome as jade, and he is unparalleled in the world'!

"Brother Yuanzheng looks good in anything he wears, except for the one he wears today. He looks like a ray of light piercing through the sky in spring, shining into the palace gate that has been shrouded in haze for the entire winter."

Gong Yuanzheng was a very thin-skinned child, especially in front of his brother. Even a few words of praise would make his ears red and his cheeks blush.

"It's because my brother has good taste. Yuanzheng's clothes were carefully selected by my brother, so naturally they look good on him."

Gong Yuanzheng is dedicated to attributing the good looks of the clothes to his brother's high standards, which is why he can wear them well.

"If you don't have the temperament of Brother Yuanzheng, I'm afraid no one else can wear this dress one-third as beautifully."

Gong Shangjiao enjoyed this feeling very much. The child he had raised, with fine clothes, delicious food, jewels and fancy clothes, was now like a flower bud about to bloom, showing off its beauty in front of him without giving others a chance to even take a second look.

"Mr. Jiao!" Shangguan Qian broke in at the right time, breaking the beauty in the room.

"what!"

Gong Yuanzheng looked at Shangguan Qian who suddenly walked in, and rolled his eyes at Gong Shangjiao in annoyance. Gong Shangjiao also looked at Jin Fu behind the door with a bad expression.

"what happened?"

Jin Fu looked at Shangguan Qian who had rushed in while he was changing shifts with the gatekeepers, and his face was not very good either. But when he saw Gong Shangjiao's livid face, he felt that he might, perhaps, have to go back to school and be retrained.

"Master Jiao, it was my fault that I failed to take good care of him and let an irrelevant person in."

Shangguan Qian looked at the three men who did not welcome her, and tears instantly filled her eyes. "Qianqian was left behind by Master Jiao himself, and it was Master Jiao who sent Master Zheng to pick her up. Qianqian just wanted to have breakfast with her future husband! Why did Master Zheng make things so difficult for Qianqian?"

Gong Yuanzheng raised his chin slightly, crossed his arms and looked at the row of pretentious women, "Future husband? You are just an attendant. To put it bluntly, what is the difference between you and those maids assigned by the elders?"

Shangguan Qian was thick-skinned. Even though Gong Yuanzheng almost pointed at her nose and told her that she was just a maid, she only froze for a moment before returning to her weak look.

Gong Yuanzheng put his clothes aside and sat down opposite Gong Shangjiao. The teacup in his hand was poured by Gong Shangjiao and handed to him.

Shangguan Qian looked at Gong Shangjiao, who not only did not stop Gong Yuanzheng, but also poured him a cup of tea as if to comfort him.

"Master Jiao, can you bear to watch Master Zheng embarrass me like this?"

Shangguan Qian thought that since Gong Shangjiao kept her, there must be a reason. It couldn't be that he just wanted to find a vent for his brother!

"Yuan Zheng is young and always speaks directly. Miss Shangguan, please don't bother with him."

Shangguan Qian looked at the way Gong Shangjiao looked at her, which was clearly saying: What my brother said is right, you were originally just a maid, sent here by the elders, but they let you come to the Jiao Palace for the sake of the elders' face. In the Jiao Palace, Yuanzheng's brother is the second master.

"Yo! It's so lively!"

Gong Zishang walked in at this time. As soon as he entered the Jiao Palace, he saw Shangguan Qian standing there like a little white flower in the wind and rain, weak yet tough. There were three big men around her. Jin Fu had a complicated expression, Gong Yuanzheng was snorting, and Gong Shangjiao looked like he was enjoying the show.

"Jin Fu, you know what, if your young master smiles, his eyes are really affectionate when he looks at anyone. What a pity, tsk! He is just too serious on weekdays!"

"Miss!"

Jin Fu always knew that the eldest lady liked to speak wildly, but he didn't expect her to be so wild! However, he still politely bowed to Gong Zishang. Gong Shangjiao nodded, and Gong Yuanzheng snorted coldly and ignored him.

"What's going on? You're so arrogant so early in the morning!"

Gong Zishang sat down next to Gong Yuanzheng and pinched Gong Yuanzheng's face. "It can be seen that Gong Shangjiao is well taken care of! His face is so tender!"

Gong Zishang was afraid that Gong Yuanzheng would give her some poison powder, so she pinched Gong Yuanzheng's face and stood up.

"elder brother!"

There was a smile in Gong Shangjiao's eyes, and the slightly raised corners of his mouth and the cold sidelong glance at her were so clear.

Shangguan Qian felt that she was asking for humiliation by standing here, but for the sake of her mission and her hatred, she could endure any humiliation, otherwise she would not have done so many things for them under the hands of her enemies for so many years.

"Jin Fu, send Miss Shangguan back. Don't let her run around if there's nothing to do. There are too many confidential documents in the Corner Palace."

"Ms. Shangguan, this way please!"

Jin Fu asked Shangguan Qian to leave the front hall in a firm tone.

Gong Yuanzheng and Gong Zishang are still pinching my face because of you, so I want to pinch them back, and we are playing and circling around Gong Shangjiao and the dining table.

Gong Zishang suddenly fell to the ground like a big horse, and two things flew out at the same time, which made Gong Yuanzheng so stunned that he quickly hid behind Gong Shangjiao.

"Brother! I didn't touch her. She fell down by herself."

Gong Shangjiao turned his head and looked at Gong Yuanzheng who was timidly hiding behind him, and patted his hand that was tightly holding the corner of his clothes, "Brother, you know, it was the eldest lady who fell down by herself, it has nothing to do with Yuanzheng."

"Jin Ling, help the young lady up."

Gong Shangjiao also has female servants around him. After all, when he is out doing business, he always encounters some businessmen who like to go to brothels. At this time, he needs a woman to help him block those brothel girls.

A woman wrapped in black tights appeared beside Gong Zishang. When she saw that Jin Ling was about to touch the two books that fell from Gong Zishang, Gong Zishang found the strength to push Jin Ling away.

"It's nothing! It's just that the weapon samples I wrote and drew at night are all invalid. Next time when I have time, I would like to ask my brother Yuanzheng to send them to Zhuo Mansion for me and let Mr. Jiang give me some advice."

Gong Zishang stuffed the two notebooks into his arms and patted the dust that had stuck to his clothes from the fall.

"Um, I have something to ask Gong Ziyu, you guys chat slowly!"

After saying this, Gong Zishang ran away.

Gong Yuanzheng looked at Gong Zishang who had disappeared, and stared at his brother blankly, "Brother, I'm hungry!"

Gong Shangjiao rubbed his head and asked the servants to bring the breakfast that had been prepared long ago.

After Gong Zishang ran out of Jiao Palace, he touched the two books on his chest. Just as he breathed a sigh of relief, he heard a faint voice beside his ear, "Gong Zishang!"

"what!!!!"

Gong Zishang's loud voice was known to everyone in the palace. The scream frightened even the elders who had just woken up so much that their hands trembled, not to mention Gong Shangjiao and Gong Yuanzheng who were having dinner nearby in the Corner Palace.

Gong Yuanzheng was so frightened by the shrill scream that he choked on the porridge he had just put into his mouth.

Gong Shangjiao looked at Gong Yuanzheng who was coughing so hard because of a mouthful of porridge, and thought that the young lady's throat should perhaps be treated.

"Jin Fu, go see what the young lady is doing outside! And by the way, tell her that her monthly salary will be reduced by half next month!"

As soon as Jin Fu came back, he was assigned to go out and check what happened to Gong Zishang. He was crying so miserably!

"Gong Zishang cough cough~this idiot cough cough~idiot~cough cough" Gong Yuanzheng's face turned red because of coughing, and the tears in the corners of his eyes added a bit of color to his already outstanding appearance.

Gong Ziyu was right next to Gong Zishang. Her lion-like roar made him see golden light and feel dizzy. He fell to the ground with a thud.

As soon as Jin Fu came out, he saw Gong Ziyu lying face down on the ground, Gong Zishang squatting beside him and poking him with a branch, and the guard Jin Fan who looked speechless.

"Miss, what are you doing?"

Jin Fu walked up to them and looked at the three of them in confusion, then pointed at Gong Ziyu lying on the ground.

"He didn't get enough rest last night, and he didn't eat this morning, so he's hungry! Just give him two steamed buns later."

Gong Zishang naturally didn't want anyone to know that it was because of her loud voice that Gong Ziyu fainted.

Jin Fu understood everything. "According to Master Jiao's order, inform Miss that the monthly salary for next month will be reduced by half!"

Gong Zishang stood up suddenly, "Why? Why? What did I do wrong?"

Gong Zishang was still planning to make a few more excuses, but in his excitement, he forgot about Gong Ziyu on the ground and stepped on him, waking him up.

"Gong Zishang! Are you planning to crush me to death and let Gong Shangjiao ascend the throne directly?"

Gong Ziyu was awakened by a kick and felt like he was carrying a mountain on his back. He turned around and knew it was Gong Zishang, that idiot!

After going through numerous hardships and dangers, Gong Ziyu finally ran back to Yu Palace with the help of Jin Fan, limping and holding her chest. She also brought the big Gong Zishang with her. In her words, she is responsible for what she does.