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

Gu Jin and Li Ziheng looked at each other, and immediately hid deep in the rockery.

"Xiao Jin'er, don't you think we have a good understanding of each other?" Li Ziheng couldn't help but teased her as he looked at the beauty so close to him.

Gu Jin raised his eyebrows, "Why, you want to cut off my tongue now too?"

Li Ziheng: “…”

As the footsteps approached, both of them held their breath and stopped talking.

Judging from the footsteps, there should be two people. Gu Jin recalled the novels he had read in the past. Generally speaking, those who came to the rockery to plot something big were either going to harm someone's life or might even involve court struggles. In short, it must be important information.

"Zhenglang, I miss you so much!"

"My beauty, I miss you too..."

Gu Jin: “…”

Where's the promised intelligence? Just let her see this?

The two of them hugged each other into the rockery, the woman's slender arms wrapped around the man's neck, and they kissed passionately in ecstasy. Fortunately, it was daytime and they had to be careful, otherwise Gu Jinzhen would have been worried about seeing a live version of the 18+ version.

"Zhenglang, when will this end? Why don't you buy me a small yard outside, then you and I can be together openly, right?" The woman hugged the man's arms, her tone resentful.

The man gently stroked the back of the woman's hand and sighed, "Hui Niang, I also want to stay with you forever, but you are my uncle's concubine, how can I take you out of the house?"

Gu Jin's eyes widened. It turned out that these two people were not only over 18 but were also committing incest!

On the other hand, Li Ziheng looked calm, as if he was not surprised at all. Seeing Gu Jin's frightened look, he couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips.

Although Hui Niang knew that her idea was unrealistic, she was still unhappy when she heard Jiang Zheng reject her and said, "How can you bear to see me commit myself to an old man? Do you have me in your heart?"

"Hui Niang, you and I have known each other for many years. Don't you know how I treat you?" Jiang Zheng looked at Hui Niang lovingly, his tone gentle and patient.

“I will definitely pass the imperial examination this time, and then my grandfather will pay attention to our second branch.

My uncle has only two sons. Jiang Qing is a useless fool, and Jiang Yu is a talented writer but a cripple.

Sooner or later, this Jiang Mansion will become our second branch's, and then you and I can live together forever.

Good Hui Niang, believe me, this won't last long." Jiang Zheng's eyes were filled with ambition.

"Zhenglang, you must not betray me when the time comes!" Hui Niang leaned against Jiang Zheng's chest, and her slender jade fingers painted with cardamom kept drawing circles on his chest.

Jiang Zheng held her soft hands and promised affectionately: "If I, Jiang Zheng, let Hui Niang down in this life, I will be struck by lightning and die a miserable death..."

This typical scumbag quote was so funny that Gu Jin couldn't help but curl up the corners of his lips, while Li Ziheng simply laughed out loud.

Gu Jin raised his eyes and glared at him fiercely. He was really incapable of doing anything good and always made things difficult. He was even discovered eavesdropping in a corner.

"Who's there?"

Jiang Zheng and Hui Niang were both frightened, especially Hui Niang, whose face turned pale and she almost fainted.

If their affair was discovered, Jiang Zheng would at most be punished by the family, but she would definitely die.

Jiang Zheng signaled Hui Niang to go first, and he picked up a stone and moved towards the depths of the rockery.

Li Ziheng really didn't mean it, it was just that the two of them were talking in such a cheesy way that it gave him goosebumps.

"Young Prince." Gu Jin suddenly raised his eyes and called softly.

The sudden tenderness made Li Ziheng feel a little flattered.

"You're a real man, aren't you?"

This is natural!

Without waiting for Li Ziheng to answer, Gu Jin smiled at him and kicked him out when he was in a trance.

A real man must be brave enough to take responsibility!

Li Ziheng was not paying attention for a moment and was kicked in front of Jiang Zheng.

"Young Prince?" Jiang Zheng was filled with surprise when he saw the person in front of him.

Why did he come to the backyard of Jiang's house instead of drinking in the front yard, and even hide in the rockery for no reason!

Li Ziheng steadied himself, brushed the hem of his clothes, raised his chin and questioned Jiang Zhengdao: "Why are you here instead of drinking in the front yard?"

Jiang Zheng: “…” Shouldn’t he be the one asking this question?

Li Ziheng ignored his surprised look, his expression still arrogant, "This prince drank a little too much and wanted to find a quiet place to rest for a while, but you kept making noises!"

"I'm so sorry for disturbing the little prince's sweet dream." Jiang Zheng rolled his eyes and asked cautiously, "I wonder how long the little prince has been awake..."

Li Ziheng sneered and glanced at Jiang Zhengdao from the corner of his eye: "Are you trying to trick me?"

"Don't dare..."

"That's right!" Li Ziheng said with disdain, "I am busy with all kinds of things every day, how can I spare the time to pay attention to your trivial matters!"

This is true. Although Li Ziheng has a bad reputation, he has always been concerned with eating, drinking and having fun, and has never been interested in other people's affairs.

"What the young prince said is true. I am just being petty."

"It's good to know."

Jiang Zheng secretly threw away the stone hidden behind him, and respectfully accompanied Li Ziheng away, not daring to make any complaints.

Although only the dead can keep secrets, if Li Ziheng is killed, the entire capital city will have to be investigated thoroughly, and the price is too high.

He would rather be humble and flatter this gentleman.

Seeing the few people walking away, Gu Jin hurriedly came out from the rockery, and without bothering to wait for Jiang Yu, he returned to his seat first.

"Why are you so slow? If you don't come back I will go look for you."

Gu Jin thought that he was forced to watch a live pornographic show, so he said casually, "I just took the wrong road and wasted some time."

Murong Qing did not doubt him, she just looked at Gu Jin eagerly and said, "Ah Jin, can I come to your house to play with you in the future?"

Gu Jin didn't have time to coax the child. Just as he was about to refuse, he heard Murong Qing say, "I have money. I can buy a lot of things in your shop."

Gu Jin: “…” Is she so easily manipulated?

"Let's do it."

Murong Qing immediately laughed happily. She finally found her first good friend in the capital!

Although she spent money to buy it, she felt it was worth it.

The banquet was halfway through and everyone was feeling a little tired.

Madam Jiang was about to end the birthday banquet when a maid came over quickly and said to Madam Jiang with a pale face, "Madam, something happened in the backyard."

Mrs. Jiang raised her eyebrows and asked in an unexpected tone, "What happened?"

The old woman pursed her lips in embarrassment and reported the truth: "Someone drowned in the lotus pond in the backyard."

"What?" Mrs. Jiang was shocked. If something happened to any young lady or boy in the Jiang Mansion, they would bear a heavy responsibility.

"Have you found out the other party's identity?"

The old woman nodded, looked at Gu Jin meaningfully, and said, "The person who drowned was Xiao Tao."

"Xiao Tao? Didn't I ask someone to sell her off to a human trafficker? How could she have drowned?" Mrs. Jiang said coldly with a frown on her face.

Before Gu Jin could even begin to suspect anything, a maidservant knelt down with a plop, and said with a trembling body, "Madam, Xiao Tao didn't drown accidentally, she was murdered by someone, Madam, you must seek justice for her!"

Mrs. Jiang raised the corners of her lips slightly, and said calmly: "Then you can see the murderer's appearance clearly."

The little maid nodded, raised her hand and pointed at where Gu Jin was, and shouted at the top of her lungs: "She is the one who killed Xiao Tao!"