ebookland Chapter 144 Cloud Feather 3
Chapter 144 Cloud Feather 3
Gong Ziyu is kind-hearted, and most importantly, he has feelings for me.
Thinking of Gong Ziyu's mother, Madam Lan, she felt even more confident.
Lady Lan was forced to marry into the palace and was confined there for the rest of her life, eventually dying of depression.
Influenced by his mother, Gong Ziyu also felt great sympathy for women. As long as he showed his weak side and his intention to leave the palace, coupled with his previous deliberate expression of not wanting to enter the palace, Gong Ziyu would definitely believe him.
With the trust of Gongmen Xinzhiren, she was able to clear herself of suspicion.
When Yun Weishan heard that Jin Fan had arrived at the Women's Courtyard, she knew that her opportunity had come.
Based on the information gathered previously, Jin Fan is Gong Ziyu's Green Jade Servant. The two are inseparable, and even when Gong Ziyu goes to the Wan Hua Lou to find girls, Jin Fan will be waiting at the door.
Now that Jin Fan has arrived, how could Gong Ziyu not come?
So she immediately put her plan into action. First, she released river lanterns upstream, then used her light-footed skills to quickly run downstream, making it appear as if she was about to escape from the palace.
She had even prepared her words for facing Gong Ziyu, but who knew that Gong Ziyu would not come?
At that moment, Yun Weishan felt a moment of panic. The target of her scheme was Gong Ziyu, but now that Gong Ziyu hadn't come, could her plan still succeed?
But reality didn't allow her to think too much. She could only do as she had planned: ignore Jin Fan's words and use her lightness skill to escape into the distance.
Jin Fan was startled, but quickly came to his senses and began to speculate.
Could this Yun Weishan girl be a bladeless assassin? Otherwise, why would she run away when she saw me?
Thinking of this, Jin Fan moved a little faster. When he got close, he immediately struck hard. Yun Weishan covered her face with one hand, pretending that she didn't want others to see her face, and retaliated with one hand.
In a flash, within just a few moves, Jin Fan subdued Yun Weishan. Yun Weishan tried to struggle, but Jin Fan showed no mercy. With a forceful pull, two cracking sounds were heard, and Yun Weishan's arms fell limply to her sides, clearly dislocated.
Yun Weishan's face was contorted in pain, and she let out low moans of agony.
Jin Fan, seemingly oblivious to her pain, asked directly, "Miss Yun Weishan has been poisoned. Why isn't she resting properly in the women's quarters? What are you doing here?"
Yun Weishan's forehead was covered in a dense layer of cold sweat. Hearing Jin Fan's words, she endured the pain and replied, "I was not poisoned. Last night, I suddenly developed a red rash on my face. I heard that Miss Shangguan's family has been famous doctors for generations, so I went to her to get some ointment. After taking it, it really worked. The rash disappeared completely after I slept for one night."
Jin Fan didn't believe her at all, snorted coldly, and took out the two river lanterns she had just retrieved from the stream: "Miss Yun Weishan, you released these two river lanterns, didn't you?"
Yun Weishan bit her lip so hard it almost bled, and she nodded, her face pale.
"I think the young lady doesn't just want to escape the palace gates, but also wants to take the opportunity to send a message to the outside world using the river lantern."
Yun Weishan suddenly raised her head, her eyes seemingly glistening with tears, and shook her head repeatedly in denial.
Seeing her like this, Jin Fan finally felt a pang of pity, but he didn't let her off the hook. Instead, he continued to ask, "Then why did you appear here? And why did you run away as soon as you saw me?"
Yun Weishan lowered her head slightly, her hair falling down her cheeks, revealing a fragile and pitiful aura. Her voice, tinged with a hint of grievance, said, "I want to go home!"
"I never wanted to marry into this palace; my mother forced me to!"
"The letters I wrote on the river lanterns were just letters to my family, not messages to the outside world."
Seeing that she didn't seem to be lying, Jin Fan gripped the river lantern tightly in his hand, unsure whether to release her. After a moment's hesitation, he said:
“Miss Yun Weishan, I cannot release you on my own. I will trouble you to come with me to the Feather Palace to see Zhi Ren.”
Yun Weishan feigned reluctance, but inwardly she breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing Gong Ziyu was part of her plan, and now that Jin Fan was taking her to the Feather Palace, it suited her wishes perfectly.
Jin Fan set Yun Weishan's dislocated arms back into place before leading the group to the Feather Palace.
Still feeling annoyed, Gong Ziyu came out with a sour face, lifted her clothes and sat down, leaning back on the armchair, listening to Jin Fan recount the whole story of Yun Weishan.
Yun Weishan looked at Gong Ziyu with a pitiful expression, carefully considering her words and thinking about how to move him.
Before she could even speak, Gong Ziyu didn't give her a second glance and casually ordered the guard beside her, "Send her to the dungeon and interrogate her thoroughly!"
His tone was so natural, as if he were greeting someone.
Upon hearing this, Yun Weishan was instantly shocked and hurriedly said, "Young Master Yu..."
Hearing the awkward voice, Gong Ziyu finally turned his gaze to her, frowned unhappily, and said, "If you want to speak, speak properly, don't mumble."
puff!
Jin Fan almost burst out laughing when she heard his words, but then she remembered that she had been said the same thing before, and she couldn't laugh anymore.
Yun Weishan's words were cut off by him, and she almost choked. Without caring about anything else, she spoke again: "Young Master Yu, please listen to me..."
He still kept his voice low and strained.
Gong Ziyu, too lazy to listen any longer, simply waved his sleeve and said, "Take him away!"
The guards from the Feather Palace on both sides immediately stepped forward to restrain Yun Weishan and dragged him down.
Yun Weishan suppressed her instinctive reaction to resist and said loudly, "Lord Zhiren, please let me explain. I really don't want to send messages outside. I just want to go home. I was forced into marriage into the palace."
In her desperation, Yun Weishan's voice was no longer strained, but Gong Ziyu didn't want to listen to her anymore.
Seeing that Gong Ziyu was unmoved by Yun Weishan's words and made no attempt to stop them, the guards knew that he really wanted to send Yun Weishan to the dungeon. Without further ado, they gagged Yun Weishan and forcibly took her away.
Faced with this situation, Yun Weishan clenched her fists, wanting to punch the person in front of her to death, but after weighing the pros and cons, she still did not resist.
She cannot reveal her identity until the very last moment, otherwise, only death awaits her.
She was filled with remorse. She shouldn't have used such a dangerous plan. Not only did it fail to dispel the palace gates' suspicions, but it also landed her in the dungeon.
At the same time, she resented Gong Ziyu for not playing by the rules. Given his personality, shouldn't he have sympathized with her?
Why would you react this way?
Could it be that the deaths of his father and brother drove him to a mental breakdown?
Jin Fan was also startled by Gong Ziyu's reaction. Watching Yun Weishan being dragged away, he cautiously said, "Won't you listen to Miss Yun Weishan's explanation? What if she only chose to run away because she was afraid of the upheaval in the palace?"
"Afraid? She's probably just being clever!" Gong Ziyu scoffed. "If she were really afraid, she would hide in her room like the other female guests, instead of trying to escape from the palace."