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

In the Taiji Hall, Emperor Hui'an played a game of chess with Xie Ran and Xie Qing respectively.

Xie Qing played chess carefully and with a rigorous strategy, but in the end he lost to Emperor Hui'an by one move.

Emperor Hui'an enjoyed the game very much and praised with a smile: "As expected of a descendant of the Xu family, playing chess with you reminds me of the elegance of Lord Xu in the past."

"My grandfather was so skilled in chess that he was called the chess saint of the time. I am unworthy of that title." When Xie Qing heard Emperor Hui'an mention the deceased Lord Xu, his eyes sparkled. His Majesty had not forgotten the Xu family, and he also remembered that he was a descendant of the Xu family.

If he wants to inherit the title, he not only needs his father's consent, but also the emperor's approval. Now it seems that His Majesty should be satisfied with him.

"Xie Ran, come and play another game with me!"

"Yes." Xie Ran nodded and sat down at the desk.

Emperor Hui'an held the chess piece and looked at Xie Ran. In terms of appearance, he was not as cold as Xie Qing. He was handsome and gentle, like a piece of polished jade, without any edges and corners, and his radiance was restrained.

But when Xie Ran placed his first piece, Emperor Hui'an could sense the sharpness of his sword as it was unsheathed. Each of his pieces landed in a position that Emperor Hui'an could not expect.

He didn't notice anything at first, but when there were more and more chess pieces on the board, he suddenly realized that Xie Ran had set up a big game. When he realized it, it was too late. Xie Ran's black chess pieces cut off all his retreat routes.

Emperor Hui'an frowned deeply, and after thinking hard, he realized that there was no way out and had to throw the chess piece in his hand back into the chess box, saying in a deep voice: "I lose!"

Xie Ran smiled, still speaking in a gentle voice, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concession."

Emperor Hui'an waved his hand, "If you lose, you lose. I didn't let you win!"

Every time we play chess, Xie Ran gets beaten without any chance to fight back. It's really boring!

Xie Qing was a little confused about Xie Ran for a moment. Not only did he defeat His Majesty, but he also made His Majesty lose so ugly. Isn't he afraid of angering His Majesty?

Emperor Hui'an glanced at Xie Qing, raised the corner of his mouth, and waved, "Come on, you two brothers, play the next game."

Xie Qing was delighted. If he could defeat Xie Ran in front of His Majesty this time, His Majesty would know who is the one with real talent and knowledge!

But before Emperor Hui'an could stand up, a young eunuch suddenly ran over and said breathlessly: "Your Majesty, it's bad, there's an accident in the Imperial Garden!"

Xie Ran's eyes narrowed. Imperial Garden? Could it be that something happened to Gu Jin?

When Emperor Hui'an and his entourage arrived, they saw a group of palace maids protecting Princess Jingmin and hiding from them. A swarm of hornets surrounded them and stung them, and screams and wails echoed throughout the imperial garden.

At this moment, a clear and pleasant voice of a young girl was heard, "Hornets are afraid of water, Your Highness, please hide in the water tank!"

There are several carved and gold-painted water vats in the imperial garden, with water lilies planted in them.

Upon hearing this, Yunbi quickly helped Princess Jingmin get into the water tank, "Your Highness, hold your breath and don't choke on the water!"

After reluctantly settling Princess Jingmin down, Yunbi jumped into the vat with a big bump on her face.

Emperor Hui'an quickly ordered the guards to drive away the hornets. Perhaps because they were afraid of the steel knives in the guards' hands, the hornets stopped bothering Princess Jingmin and her partner after they jumped into the water tank, and flew away from the imperial garden with a buzz.

Emperor Hui'an did not go to check on Princess Jingmin first. Instead, he glanced at Gu Jin who was hiding under the shade of a tree. Compared with the embarrassed Princess Jingmin and her group, Gu Jin could be said to be clean and refreshed.

In fact, those maids could have escaped from the imperial garden, but although they could avoid being stung by the wasps, Princess Jingmin's narrow-mindedness would make them suffer a hundred times more, so they all tried their best to protect Princess Jingmin, and each of them had bruises on their face.

"Your Highness!"

Yunbi's exclamation brought Emperor Hui'an back to his senses. He hurried over and took Princess Jingmin in his arms, "Jingmin, how are you?"

"Father..."

Princess Jingmin raised her face. One of her eyes was swollen to a slit, there were three big red bumps on her forehead, and her lower lip was so swollen that it almost covered her upper lip.

What the hell is this!

Emperor Hui'an nearly threw the person in his arms away, but when he thought that this was his own daughter, he endured the physical discomfort.

"Oh my! How did Your Highness get stung like this? He no longer looks like he did just now!" Gu Jin ran over at some point, covering his mouth and exclaimed.

Princess Jingmin looked at the unharmed Gu Jin through her only remaining eye, pointed at him with a trembling finger, and said angrily through her numb and heavy lips: "Father, she is murdering me!"

Gu Jin tilted his head, "What? Your Highness wants to eat lotus root?"

The corners of Emperor Hui'an's mouth twitched slightly, and he pressed his mouth corners and said, "Jingmin, if you have anything to say, please speak slowly."

Princess Jingmin didn't know why she couldn't sing. She glared at Gu Jin and spoke word by word: "She...she cursed me!"

"Your Highness, this is not nonsense! Everyone saw that it was a wasp that stung you just now. When did your wife beat you?

Besides, if I hadn’t reminded Your Highness to hide in the water just now, I’m afraid your injuries would have been even worse.”

Princess Jingmin was so angry that her body was shaking, but her tongue was getting more and more out of control. She couldn't even feel the existence of her tongue, and there was no way she could argue with Gu Jin.

Emperor Hui'an narrowed his eyes, his eyes full of scrutiny, "Jingmin and the others were all stung by the wasps, why are you the only one who is unharmed?"

Gu Jin pulled the stunned Gu Rou over, full of fear, "It's all thanks to my second sister who protected me. My second sister was sharp-eyed and took me away as soon as she saw the wasp. Otherwise, I'm afraid I would be in the same situation as Your Highness now."

Gu Rou: “…” It was obviously Gu Jin who was following her, and he ran faster than her, okay?

But Gu Rou couldn't deny it. She couldn't say that she had abandoned Gu Jin alone and ran away. Wouldn't that make her seem cold and selfish?

There was a smile in Gu Jin's eyes. She knew that with Gu Rou's fame-seeking personality, she would definitely not deny it. She just didn't know if Princess Jingmin would hold a grudge against her.

Princess Jingmin stared at Gu Jin and the other man with vicious eyes. She was determined to make these two little bitches pay the price!

"Father..."

Princess Jingmin wanted to say something, but Emperor Hui'an interrupted her and said, "Rest well and stop talking.

I will now order people to check for beehives in various places in the palace to prevent accidents from happening again next time."

Although Emperor Hui'an felt that this matter was a bit strange, he did hear that it was Gu Jin who suggested that Princess Jingmin jump into the water to protect herself, so he did not suspect Gu Jin and simply attributed the matter to an accident.

Princess Jingmin felt that this matter must be related to Gu Jin, but she had no evidence and was afraid that Gu Jin would complain to Emperor Hui'an. She could only grit her teeth and stare at Gu Jin with resentment in her eyes.

Gu Jin glanced at Princess Jingmin, his eyes filled with coldness, but when he raised his eyes again, he was still gentle and harmless.

"Your Majesty, I have one more thing to report."

"What's the matter?" Emperor Hui'an felt a little bad when seeing Princess Jingmin like this, and asked casually.

Gu Jin looked at Xie Ran apologetically, and Xie Ran suddenly felt something was wrong.

"I promised Your Highness that I would sell my husband to her for 100 taels of gold. Do you want to pay for Your Highness?"

Xie Ran: “…”

Emperor Hui'an: "..."

Princess Jingmin: “…”