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

Su prepared a table full of delicious food, but she lost her appetite after eating two bites of the food.

Gu Jin's eyes flickered slightly, he put down his chopsticks and asked, "Is mother worried about Aunt Xu?

If that's the case, don't worry, she won't die."

Su was stunned, "How do you know?"

Gu Jin and Xie Ran smiled at each other. Although Aunt Xu's move seemed to be scare people, it actually did not hurt their heart at all. She was just using a self-torture strategy to avoid punishment.

However, Aunt Xu is cruel enough to herself and others, and this old white lotus should not be underestimated.

Now that idiot Xie Qing must be so moved that he's about to die.

"Actually, I'm not worried about her." Aunt Xu came up with such a vicious trick to plot against Jin'er, so how could she possibly care about someone who wanted to kill them?

"It's just that the Yongchang Marquisate received favors from the Xu family back then, and it would be troublesome if Aunt Xu died."

When the previous emperor was in power, the old Marquis of Yongchang was framed by treacherous ministers for having rebellious intentions. The previous emperor was suspicious and cold-hearted and would rather kill the innocent than let him go.

"If it weren't for Elder Xu's life, the Yongchang Marquisate would have long ceased to exist in this world."

The late emperor was the elder brother of Emperor Hui'an and the biological son of Empress Dowager Jiang. He was not as magnanimous as Emperor Hui'an. He believed in governing the world with strict laws. He was also violent in temperament and would punish court officials if he was not happy at the slightest.

At that time, there were countless officials who were imprisoned and convicted. Even the censors who liked to report on the situation did not dare to say a word to impeach them. Every official in the court was in danger.

Fortunately, he died of illness less than a year after taking office, otherwise Chen Guozhen would have fallen into hell on earth.

The Xu family saved the Yongchang Marquis's mansion, and the old Yongchang Marquis was extremely grateful to the Xu family. He specially arranged a marriage between the Yongchang Marquis and the Xu family with Lord Xu in order to ensure that the two families would have an everlasting bond.

"The late Madam Xu was a talented beauty, and the Marquis was a young general; they were truly a match made in heaven.

It's a pity that Xu died young, and the Xu family has gradually declined since the death of Lord Xu. The Yongchang Marquisate cannot give up on the Xu family at this time."

That's why Marquis Yongchang took Aunt Xu into the mansion as a concubine and married himself, who did not have a prominent family background, as his principal wife, so that there would be no threat to Aunt Xu's status.

Su sighed and poured himself a glass of wine.

The two of them were a perfect match and childhood sweethearts, but she was the flaw in this perfect relationship.

Clearly, she married into the Marquis's Mansion only after Xu's death, and clearly she had never interfered with the relationship between the two, but in the eyes of many people, she was still the rat shit that spoiled this delicious dish.

But if there weren't so many unexpected things in life, she wouldn't want to marry into the Marquis's Mansion!

Wouldn’t it be nice to stay at home and be a carefree old maid for the rest of your life?

If he had to marry, the young man in blue who had saved him would be a good candidate...

into the night.

After taking a shower, Xie Ran found Gu Jin sitting alone in front of the window in a daze. Normally at this time, she would have pestered him to write a book for her.

"not in a good mood?"

Gu Jin didn't turn around, just nodded.

Xie Ran thought for a moment, then turned around and got a cloak for Gu Jin.

"What are you doing..." Gu Jin looked at Xie Ran who was tying a cloak for him and was a little confused for a moment.

Xie Ran just smiled gently and said mysteriously: "Follow me."

Gu Jin followed Xie Ran out of the room doubtfully. Outside, the moon was high in the sky and a gentle breeze was blowing.

"Are you afraid of heights?" Xie Ran asked suddenly.

Just as Gu Jingang shook her head, someone grabbed her waist and she flew into the air the next moment.

Before Gu Jin could ask any questions, the two of them landed steadily on the roof.

Gu Jin looked down at his feet, then raised his head to look at Xie Ran, who had a smile on his face.

Is this guy going to say something stupid like giving the moon to her?

If he dared to tell her, she would kick him off the roof!

"Why did you bring me up to the roof?"

Xie Ran smiled, lifted his robe and sat down. He patted the empty seat beside him and said softly, "Don't you think the moon you see here is different from the one you see down there?"

Gu Jin frowned. She was born allergic to romance and had never looked at the stars and the moon on purpose in her previous life.

But she still sat down, and followed Xie Ran's gaze to look up at the bright moon that was emitting clear light.

"Are you in a bad mood because of Duobao's matter?" Xie Ran hit the nail on the head.

Gu Jin raised his eyebrows but did not comment.

She was not a saint and would not sympathize with Duobao, but this was the first time she had been involved in a human life since she traveled through time.

Although it was Mrs. Huo who ordered Duobao to be beaten to death, it was indeed because of her calculations.

She knew clearly that Duobao would betray her, but she just watched coldly, allowing Duobao to step into this dead end step by step.

So rather than saying that Duobao was beaten to death by order of Huo, it would be better to say that she was just a discarded pawn in his chess game.

It's not that she is not used to seeing life and death. On the contrary, she has been to too many battlefields and has seen all kinds of corpses. Even if she is sitting next to the broken limbs, she can still eat as usual.

But those life and death situations were for the sake of safeguarding the interests of the country, and were fought with real guns and swords on the battlefield, rather than involving one person after another just because of a small dispute in the harem.

Duobao is not innocent, but she does not enjoy such a victory.

"I just think there's no point in such intrigue."

She did not look down on the ancients, but the feudal ideas here were difficult for a modern person born in a society ruled by law to accept.

After hearing this, Xie Ran did not rush to comfort her nor deny her. He just looked up at the bright moon and said slowly, "Do you know how old I was when I killed someone for the first time?"

Gu Jin knew that he had joined the army at a young age, so he thought for a moment and answered, "Sixteen years old?"

Xie Ran smiled, his voice as calm as clouds, "Eight years old."

Gu Jin's pupils shrank slightly.

Eight years old is just an elementary school student in modern times.

"I knew from a young age that I was different from Xie Qing, because his grandfather was a great scholar and his mother came from a prominent family, so I was looked down upon since I was a child.

When I was young, I didn’t understand why they looked down on merchants when they valued money so much, as if talking about gold and silver would undermine their noble character.

At that time, every time he and Xie Qing and Xie Run went out of the house for a banquet, Xie Qing could chat and laugh with the young men of the same age, but when they looked at him, there was disdain in their eyes, as if he was born humble and unworthy of going with them.

Children's hearts are always sensitive. He once asked Su about this. Su smiled and told him not to care about those mediocre people.

But when he came back, he saw Su secretly wiping tears. From then on, he never mentioned that he didn't want his mother to go to the south for him.

He was eight years old that year. He went to the home of the upstart Li Rongsheng for a banquet with his family elders. He was still ridiculed and mocked by those young masters, while his good brother Xie Qing just looked at him expressionlessly.

As if to say, "Look! You don't belong in your circle, and even if you rack your brains, it still won't tolerate you!"

He endured it and waited until the banquet began, when someone deliberately spilled wine on him.

He followed the servant to change his clothes amidst the mocking gazes of the crowd, but was surrounded in the backyard by several sons of powerful families.

In order to please the leader Jiang Qing, the young master of the Li family ordered the servant to push him into the pool.

Water rushed in from all directions and poured into his mouth and nose. It was the first time he felt the threat of death up close.

Cold, oppressive, suffocating.

When the servant let him go, he lay on the ground like a drowned dog.

On the shore, they laughed loudly and unrestrainedly.

Gu Jin frowned.

Isn’t this what school bullying is now?

Gu Jin thought Xie Ran had always been a favored child of destiny, but he never expected that he would encounter such a terrible thing when he was a child.

She has lived in an orphanage since she can remember, and has to rely on snatching for food. The law of the jungle is vividly reflected in the orphanage.

At that time, she was always bullied because she was thin, but she knew that giving in would only make those people worse, so she would fight even if she was covered in bruises every time, and she would not give in as long as she was not killed.

Fortunately, her master took a liking to her stubborn and unyielding character and took her away from the orphanage.

"What happened next? Did you resist?"

"Yeah." Xie Ran nodded slightly, his expression as peaceful as the moonlight tonight.

After bullying him, those people were satisfied and ready to leave, but he crawled up from the muddy ground, took out the dagger in his arms and stabbed the servant from behind.

Those powerful young men were about his age, and even though they had vicious minds, they were still children.

They were so frightened that they didn't know how to run or shout. They just watched him press on the servant and stab him with his knife again and again.

Even to this day he still remembers the feeling of blood splattering on his face; the sticky warmth was uncomfortable, but far better than the cold pool water.

He still remembered the look in their eyes, filled with fear and terror, but without the contempt he had before.

From then on he understood a truth: fairness lies only on the edge of the sword.

The best way to make someone shut up is not to convince him with reason, but to put a sword to his neck.

So he resolutely joined the army, and step by step became a young general, and then became the invincible and irreplaceable god of war of the State of Chen.

And Li Rongsheng's family, who had bullied him in order to please the Chiang family in the past, had already tied themselves up in knots and were ordered by the emperor to be killed for treason.

He was the one who led people to search the Li family mansion, and anyone who dared to resist would be killed without mercy.

The father and son of the Li family were detained by the officers and soldiers like stray dogs, and this time it was his turn to look down on them.

Xie Ran's tone remained calm from beginning to end, as if he was just telling a story about a stranger who had nothing to do with him.

A trace of pain spread somewhere in Gu Jin's heart.

"This is for you."

Gu Jin felt a chill on his palm, and when he lowered his head, he saw a dagger in his hand.

"This is the dagger I used to kill that boy.

Now, I give it to you.”

He would not force her to accept the cold reality, but only hoped that one day she could find the direction she wanted like him.

The dagger felt heavy, and so did Gu Jin's heart.

She didn't like the heavy atmosphere, so she lowered her eyes and said, "What is this, a token of love?

Others give away cars and bags, but you give away a knife!"

Xie Ran ignored her nonsense and just looked up at the moon and said, "The scenery is always better at high altitudes. If there is a chance, I will take you to the highest Baixian Tower in the palace. The moon there is the most beautiful."

Gu Jin held the dagger in his hand and looked up at the man beside him. The cold moonlight blurred his profile, but the smile on his lips was still gentle.

Such evening breeze, such night scenery, and such tenderness always make people feel relaxed.

The shadows of the trees were slanting across the moonlight, and two figures stood side by side on the eaves and treetops, like a pair of immortal lovers.

"The moonlight is so pure and beautiful, I think there must be a very beautiful fairyland above it."

Gu Jin looked up at him, the moonlight falling into her eyes was warm and bright, as charming as willow branches.

"actually……"

He also lowered his eyes to look at her, his eyes extremely gentle.

"In fact, the moon is just a big uneven rock, there is nothing on it."

Xie Ran: “?”

Okay, okay, you understand romance!

……

In a deep courtyard, there was only one room with half a candle burning, and it was dead silent and dim.

"Master, this is a letter from Yongchang Marquis' Mansion."

The man in the shadows picked up the letter, his hands were as pale as paper without a trace of blood.

"Gu Jin?" The cold gaze was like a poisonous snake lurking in the dark.

He placed the letter under the candlelight and let it burn. He didn't seem to feel any pain when the flames licked his fingertips. His tone was not angry at all, "Since you are in the way, just kill me..."