After being married off, she was favored by the powerful official

Murong Qing has been completely convinced by Gu Jin. It turns out that she was not bragging when she said she wanted to overthrow the sky. These sisters are really good at it!

Xie Miaorong rubbed her brows and couldn't bear to look at it. She felt that Gu Jin was extremely embarrassed.

Doesn't she have a brain? How can she say such offensive words!

Ma curled up the corner of her mouth imperceptibly, laughing in her heart. Gu Jin really would never let her down. With her intelligence, the whole capital would be offended by her sooner or later.

Li Ying'er's mother's face turned pale, and she was the first to attack Gu Jin, "Gu Jin, what do you mean by that? Are you mocking us for being old and ugly?"

Gu Jin blinked innocently, "I didn't mean that. I was just telling the truth. Everyone will be like that when they get older."

After Gu Jin finished speaking, she covered her mouth as if she had suddenly realized something, her beautiful eyes full of panic, "Did I say something wrong? Madam Jiang, Madam Li, I really didn't mean it, I...I take back what I said just now.

You don’t look old at all, you look like a teenage girl with fair and elastic skin, no spots or wrinkles on your face, and no sagging…”

"Enough!" Mrs. Jiang finally couldn't bear it anymore and shouted coldly.

No woman wants to hear others say that she is old and ugly, especially on her birthday. Gu Jin is really hateful!

"Mother, it's getting late. I'm sure all the ladies and girls are hungry. How about your daughter go and tell them to start the banquet?" Seeing that her mother was about to get angry, Jiang Fengqi interrupted her.

Although Gu Jin's remarks were inappropriate, they must have been unintentional. She came to the Jiang residence to celebrate the birthday and was a guest of the Jiang family. How could she have an argument with a guest?

Looking at Jiang Fengqi's dignified and beautiful face, Mrs. Jiang's anger faded. Not wanting to look undignified in front of her daughter, she nodded and said softly, "Okay, go down and make the arrangements."

Everyone took their seats. Perhaps because the previous incident was too unpleasant, the atmosphere in the garden became gloomy for a while.

Gu Rou, Li Ying'er, Xie Miaorong and others sat together, talking to each other as if they couldn't see Gu Jin.

Xie Miaoyin looked at Gu Jin with embarrassment, saying that she really had the will but not the ability, and that there was really no room for him around her, and that she did not mean to ignore Gu Jin.

Gu Jinmo smiled indifferently, turned and walked to the table in the corner.

Looking at Murong Qing who came uninvited, Gu Jin raised his eyebrows, "There are so many seats in the front, why do you have to sit next to me?"

"But I just want to sit with you!"

Seeing Murong Qing's smiling eyes, Gu Jin thought that something was wrong. Could it be that this person was falling for her personal charm?

Please, she just wants to make money and she doesn't want to make any friends!

"I think you may have misunderstood something. I didn't mean to defend you. At most, we are mutually beneficial."

"I know!" Murong Qing said in a cheerful tone, not caring about Gu Jin's indifference.

"Well..." Gu Jin thought it would be more obvious, "I'm not a good person. I help you with makeup just to make money from you."

"So what?" Murong Qing smiled as brightly as a summer flower. "There are so many young ladies in the Jiang Mansion today. Why don't you use others but use me?"

"Yeah, why?"

Murong Qing smiled even more brilliantly, her eyes full of little stars, "Of course it's because we are destined to be together, which means we are destined to be good friends!"

Gu Jin: “…” Sister, that’s because there are so many people in the yard and the problem on your face is serious, okay!

Without giving Gu Jin a chance to explain, Murong Qing picked up a piece of green vegetables for Gu Jin with chopsticks and whispered, "The dishes in the Jiang Mansion today are all made by the imperial chef himself. Looking at the entire capital, only the Jiang family has this treatment!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Jin immediately lost interest in chatting with Murong Qing. He would rather spend this time eating more food. After all, he couldn't usually get the food in the palace.

The two put the food in their mouths, paused, and looked up at each other in tacit understanding.

Murong Qing swallowed the greens and lowered her voice to say softly, "I don't think it tastes very good. What do you think?"

Gu Jin said nothing and tasted a few other dishes. He suddenly felt full of sympathy for the nobles in the palace.

Is this what they eat every day?

It's not that it's unpalatable, it's just that the taste is too bland.

For the health of the emperor and the empress dowager, the imperial chefs had to use less oil and salt. Plus, the concubines in the harem had to maintain their figure and appearance and did not like spicy or heavy food, which made the imperial chefs cook lighter dishes.

People like Murong Qing, who were used to the heavy taste of the food at the border, naturally couldn't get used to this kind of food. As for the ladies at other tables, they didn't have any special reactions, which showed that they didn't eat very well on weekdays.

Gu Jin's eyes flickered. If she launched something delicious, non-fat-inducing and healthy at this time, wouldn't her door be crowded with customers?

Gu Jin was thinking about the menu when he heard a young girl speak softly, "Aunt, wine without music is really dull. It's a rare opportunity for everyone to gather together. Why don't you ask the ladies to show off their talents so that we don't have to sit around doing nothing?"

Mrs. Jiang smiled and said, "You are still so lively! Well, since Wanyue mentioned it, there is no reason for me not to respond."

Madam Jiang had an idea and said, "His Royal Highness Prince Yu is here today. It would be boring to sit at the same table with your uncle and his family. It would be more fun to invite His Royal Highness Prince Yu and your brother to come as well. It would be more lively if the young people get together."

Jiang Wanyue nodded and smiled, "Aunt is really thoughtful."

Everyone present was smart, so how could they not hear that this was an excuse that the two of them had already discussed.

Chen Guomin is relatively open-minded. Although he pays attention to the separation of men and women, he does not mind young men and women interacting with each other at formal banquets. If there are any mutual attractions, they can discuss it with their families when they go back home to avoid a blind marriage that ends in a couple of resentment.

Upon hearing this, all the girls put down their chopsticks and wiped their lips with handkerchiefs, fearing that their image would be damaged. Only Gu Jin and Murong Qing ate the candied fruits on the plate and watched the show quietly.

Soon a group of young men came to the table. Leading the group was the Prince Yu, who was dressed in a crimson purple gown and looked very dignified. He was young and promising, and was called a virtuous king by all the officials in the court. He was highly regarded by Emperor Hui'an.

Gu Jinben just glanced at it casually, and suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure, and his brows immediately frowned.

Isn’t this the dissolute young prince Li Ziheng?

Li Ziheng also saw Gu Jin. He raised his eyebrows towards Gu Jin frivolously and said to Gu Jin silently with his lips: "Xiao Jin'er, I'm here to see you!"

Gu Jin turned his face away expressionlessly, and began to recall whether there was anything in the laboratory that could perform chemical castration on people...