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

Looking at Xie Ran's ink-deep eyes, Gu Jin's pupils shrank.

"Oh no!" Gu Jin clapped his hands in annoyance, "I forgot to ask that person for the consultation fee!"

Xie Ran: “…”

Xie Ran felt an inexplicable annoyance in his heart, and he accidentally cut off the entire branch with the scissors in his hand.

"Oh, you cut all the flowers. This potted plant is not cheap!" Gu Jin felt distressed when he saw the flower branches fallen on the ground.

Xie Ran lowered his eyes and looked at the flower branch lying on the ground, and said lightly: "Who made it stretch out the flower branch?"

If a red apricot grows out of the wall, it must be pruned.

"You seem a little strange today." Gu Jin narrowed his eyes and looked at Xie Ran.

Xie Ran's mind was slightly moved, and he also felt that what he did was inappropriate. Just as he was about to explain, he heard Gu Jin say, "Is it because I didn't share the money with you?"

Xie Ran: “…” It’s like talking to a cow.

Xie Ran calmed down and tried to maintain a calm tone, "You can keep the money yourself, but now that you are my wife, you should be careful about the difference between men and women when you are out there."

As if afraid that Gu Jin might misunderstand something, Xie Ran explained: "I don't mean to restrict you, but my situation is already precarious and I don't want to cause any more trouble."

Yes, he was just worried about complications, there was no other reason.

"So that's it!" Gu Jin nodded and agreed readily, "I have a strong sense of professional ethics and will never cause you any trouble.

Don't worry about what I do. Even if I really have a lover outside, it will never be discovered."

Xie Ran: “…”

Very good, I was not comforted!

"But these wealthy families are really messy. The son of the second branch of the Jiang family committed incest with his uncle's concubine. Even rabbits don't eat grass near their nests!"

After hearing this, Xie Ran's eyes were as calm as Li Ziheng's at the beginning. He just smiled faintly, "Jiang Zheng likes the person next to Minister Jiang."

Since the second branch of the Jiang family had the ambition to compete, it had to place its own spies in the first branch. After all, there were limits to what servants could do, but it was a different story for Minister Jiang's bedmate.

"Couldn't he really like that Hui Niang?"

Xie Ran just smiled and said nothing, without making any comment.

Gu Jin curled his lips, "Li Ziheng was expressionless like you at that time, as if you were all used to it."

She suddenly raised her eyes and asked curiously, "Do you still believe in love?"

Xie Ran was slightly stunned.

Love? It seems that this has never been in his consideration.

Seeing this, Gu Jin said earnestly: "Although true love is hard to find, even if you are in the world of fame and fortune, you must always leave a corner in your heart for those true and pure feelings, otherwise you will really become a lonely person.

Don’t think I’m profit-driven, but I still believe in true love in my heart.”

Even though she might never meet him in her lifetime, there will always be lucky people in the world.

Xie Ran looked at her intently. Her eyes were as bright as the stars and the moon, which always made people feel uneasy.

He lowered his eyes and smiled nonchalantly, "If you have to spend all your wealth to stay with me, would you be willing?"

What a vicious question!

Xie Ran had already guessed the answer, so he shook his head and smiled.

She values ​​money so much, how could she be willing to give it up?

"if……"

Xie Ran raised his eyes and saw her lips parted slightly as she spoke solemnly, "If there is really someone I love deeply, then money is nothing to me."

She said it very seriously, and even shocked Xie Ran a little.

If that day really comes, he must find out who the other party is.

Gu Jin patted Xie Ran's shoulder, walked into the house with his hands behind his back, and his back seemed to be taller and straighter.

After returning to the inner room, Gu Jin quickly closed the door, clasped his hands together, closed his eyes and prayed: "God, please forgive me for my ignorant nonsense, and please don't take it seriously..."

She doesn't want someone who has to spend all his wealth to be with her, that's a curse.

……

Gu Jin's life became more and more comfortable in Yongchang Marquis' Mansion, but Gu Rou became more and more uncertain.

Now, not only Su and Xie Ran favor Gu Jin, but even Huo looks at her differently. If things continue like this, how can Gu Rou have a place in this Marquis' Mansion?

Xie Qing was busy reading and making friends every day, and Gu Rou had no one to discuss things with. After thinking about it, she decided to go to Aunt Xu's courtyard.

Although Mrs. Huo punished Aunt Xu by making her reflect on her mistakes and copy the family rules, she did not seal off her yard.

Gu Rou was led into the room by the maid. Aunt Xu, who always appeared gentle, could not hide the fierceness on her face.

"Don't be upset, Auntie. Gu Jin just happened to be lucky and let her take advantage of her. I will deal with her slowly in the future."

"Luck?" Aunt Xu sneered, "The truly lucky ones are those who are born into a wealthy family like Princess Jingmin. How lucky can Gu Jin, an orphan whose parents have both passed away, be?

I underestimated Gu Jin before, and I really thought she was a simpleton, but she does have some abilities."

Gu Jin was clearly a person who was playing dumb but was actually really powerful. She probably didn't even drink the glass of wine. They were all fooled by Gu Jin!

Gu Rou disagreed. Gu Jin had been under their noses for more than ten years, and she knew her own worth best.

"The most urgent task now is for you and Qing'er to give birth to the eldest grandson of the Marquis' Mansion first. When the time comes, the Marquis will be happy to see his grandson and will probably go to the palace to ask for an imperial decree to make Qing'er the crown prince."

Since they were not in the right regarding the marriage exchange, Mrs. Huo became more partial to Gu Jin. Now they had to find a way to keep the favor of the Marquis.

Gu Rou stroked her lower abdomen, a hint of sadness in her eyes.

Although Xie Qing tried hard to have an heir, his pleasure in the boudoir always gave her a feeling of routine, and she could not feel the lingering love in the storybook at all.

Aunt Xu picked up the teacup and her eyes suddenly swept to Gu Rou's neck. She vaguely saw a string of red beads inside her lapel.

"Your necklace..."

Gu Rou lowered her head and took out the ruby ​​​​and agate necklace hidden under her clothes.

Aunt Xu's pupils shrank, and she quickly asked, "Where did you get this necklace?"

"Gu Jin asked me for something a few days ago, so he gave me this necklace as a thank you gift." Gu Rou answered casually.

Seeing Aunt Xu's unhappy expression, Gu Rou took off the necklace and asked in confusion: "Aunt, what's wrong with this necklace?"

Aunt Xu pulled the necklace from Gu Rou's hand with a sinister look, and blue veins appeared on the back of her tender white hand.

"This necklace is a gift from me to Gu Jin!"

Gu Rou frowned. Although it was a bit unkind of Gu Jin to offer something by borrowing flowers to pay tribute to Buddha, this thing was indeed excellent.

On the contrary, it was Aunt Xu who had such a good thing but didn't give it to her but gave it to Gu Jin, an outsider. She was really confused.

Aunt Xu saw through Gu Rou's thoughts and said coldly, "If I told you that these are musk beads that can make women infertile, would you still like them?"