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

Although Mrs. Jiang said she wanted to prepare a generous gift, she only thought of giving some brocade and porcelain. She never expected that Gu Jin would dare to ask for 10,000 taels of silver from her!

She deserves it too!

"That day I was nearly stung by a wasp in the Imperial Garden, and His Majesty rewarded me with 500 taels of gold to calm me down.

There are so many flowers in the Imperial Garden, so it's understandable that there are a few wasps occasionally. I feel a little embarrassed that Your Majesty is so kind to me."

Everyone knew that His Majesty rewarded Gu Jin with several boxes of gold, but no one knew the specific reason. It was only today that they found out that it was because of the hornet incident.

There are only a few people who know the truth. Xie Ran won't tell it, Gu Rou doesn't dare to tell it, and Gu Jin is lying with confidence.

Mrs. Jiang understood the hidden meaning of Gu Jin's words. The hornets in the imperial garden were purely accidental. His Majesty still gave Gu Jin five hundred taels of gold.

But today it was the maid in the Jiang residence who deliberately framed her, and it would be unreasonable for her not to hand over more silver.

But Mrs. Jiang was feeling depressed and didn't want to let Gu Jin get what he wanted.

"Madam Jiang." Gu Jin smiled, gentle and harmless, "In fact, there are still some doubts about this matter. If you are worried, you can ask Jingzhao Prefecture or Dali Temple to investigate. After all, it is a life, and we must give Xiaotao's family an explanation."

How dare this little bitch threaten her!

Mrs. Jiang had seen brave people, but she had never seen someone as daring as Gu Jin to pull teeth out of a tiger's mouth. Does she know how powerful the Jiang family is?

Of course Gu Jin knew it, and that’s why he dared to ask for such a high price.

The more a family like the Jiang family cares about its reputation, especially since the Jiang family wants to train the next queen, they naturally cannot allow the reputation of the mansion to suffer any damage.

As the saying goes, beautiful jade does not compete with tiles and stones. How could Mrs. Jiang be willing to use Jiang Fengqi, a piece of beautiful jade, to knock against her own broken stone!

Mrs. Jiang was furious that even today there were still people who dared to threaten her, but she was too cautious to act rashly.

Especially since Prince Yu is still here today, it would be a real disgrace if Jingzhao Prefecture really found out something.

After all, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture is Prince Heng's man.

"Okay!" The word was squeezed out from between Mrs. Jiang's teeth, with a bit of gnashing hatred.

"The Third Young Madam was wronged in the Jiang Mansion today, so this compensation is well deserved." The money had been spent, so Mrs. Jiang could not lose her composure, and she tried hard to maintain a decent and dignified smile on her face.

Gu Jin smiled brightly, more beautiful than a flower, "Thank you, Madam Jiang. I will be honored to receive your gift."

I got 10,000 taels from the trip to Jiang's house. Is there any business that makes money faster than this?

With such a commotion, the birthday banquet could no longer continue. Everyone saw that Mrs. Jiang had something to deal with, so they all had good sense and took the initiative to resign.

"Wait." It was Xie Ran who spoke.

Everyone stopped and cast doubtful looks.

"Does Miss Li still owe my wife an apology?"

Li Ying'er was stunned and looked at Xie Ran in confusion.

Why did she apologize to Gu Jin?

Xie Ran's expression was gentle, without a trace of coldness or sharpness. "Just now, Miss Li repeatedly slandered my wife as the murderer when there was no solid evidence. Now that the truth has been revealed, shouldn't Miss Li say sorry?"

"But I didn't know that beforehand..."

"Can I speculate without knowing?" Xie Ran kept smiling, his dark eyes were deep and charming, "According to what Miss Li said, can I also speculate about Miss Li or Lord Li at will?"

The girl only knew that Xie Ran was gentle and modest, but Madam Li knew the ruthless tactics behind him, so she smiled and said, "General Xie, my daughter is ignorant, please don't take it personally."

"Mom!" Li Ying'er was full of indignation. She just said a few words to Gu Jin, what was the big deal?

Xie Ran smiled, "From what I know, Miss Li should be one year older than my wife, right?"

Murong Qing burst out laughing: "You are almost married and still don't know anything. Are you waiting for your husband's family to teach you the rules?"

Gu Jin nodded secretly. It was true that clothes make the man. Murong Qing even spoke better after becoming prettier.

Mrs. Li looked embarrassed.

Xie Ran lowered his eyes and said calmly, "If that's the case, I'll go discuss your family education issue with Lord Li."

"Hey!" Madam Li gritted her teeth and said to Li Ying'er with a sullen expression, "Ying'er, why don't you apologize to Third Young Master Xie's wife!"

"Why?" Li Ying'er refused to accept. It would be better to kill her than to ask her to apologize to Gu Jin in public!

"Just because you did something wrong!" Mrs. Li scolded loudly and kept winking at Li Ying'er.

Mrs. Li knew very well that her husband valued his reputation the most. If the matter came to him, it would not be as simple as just saying an apology.

Li Ying'er also thought about it. Before, her father had grounded her house for half a month because she had an argument with a young lady outside and made a fool of herself. Thinking of her father's stern look, Li Ying'er stammered reluctantly.

"I'm sorry." She gritted her teeth, and these three words seemed to have exhausted all her strength.

Seeing Gu Jin standing beside Xie Ran and smiling at her again made her feel even more embarrassed and angry, tears welling up in her eyes.

Gu Jin made her suffer such a great humiliation, she would definitely get it back double!

Li Ying'er walked away, shaking her sleeves. Madam Li quickly said goodbye to Madam Jiang and chased after her.

Xie Ran held Gu Jin's hand in his palm and said softly, "Madam, let's go back too."

No one expected that a fool who was laughed at by the whole capital would be so cherished and loved by Xie Ran. How could this be justified?

Gu Rou gritted her teeth and followed the two men, forced to eat dog food. At this moment, she wished Xie Qing could come and pick her up and take her home, at least so that she wouldn't lose so disgracefully.

Looking at Gu Jin walking side by side with Xie Ran, Jiang Yu lowered his eyes and touched the purse under his sleeve.

I'll give her the medical fee when it's more convenient later.

"Erlang is now starting to meddle in other people's business!" Mrs. Jiang said sarcastically with a sneer on her face.

Jiang Yu seemed not to understand what Mrs. Jiang meant, and said respectfully: "Son dare not, I just tell the truth."

Mrs. Jiang glanced at him, snorted coldly, and walked away.

"Changsheng, let's go back." After the noise faded away, it was time for him to return to the cold and lonely courtyard.

Jiang Wanyue also wanted to leave, but was stopped by Jiang Fengqi.

Jiang Fengqi pulled her to a deserted place and asked in a low voice: "Second sister, tell me the truth, were all the things that Diao Na did to Gu Jin today arranged by mother?"

Madam Jiang had warned Jiang Wanyue not to reveal a single word to Jiang Fengqi. Jiang Wanyue was about to open her mouth when Prince Yu's admiration for Jiang Fengqi suddenly flashed through her mind. Her eyes moved slightly and she suddenly changed her words, "Wanyue dared not hide it from Big Sister. It was indeed my aunt who asked me to do this..."

……

Gu Jin hummed a little tune contentedly. Xie Ran asked with a smile, "The Jiang family clearly framed you. Can you swallow this?"

"I can swallow it!"

“Even if I pursue this matter to the end, at most I can just punish a few servants without causing any harm. With the Queen Mother like a giant Buddha, who can touch the Jiang Mansion?

Not only will she not get any money, but she may also be targeted by the Queen Mother, which is not worth the loss."

Besides, this is ten thousand taels of silver, it is worth it to let her suffer a little more.

Xie Ran didn't know what to say to her for a moment, so he just said, "You think it's easy."

After returning to the Marquis' Mansion, Gu Jin and Gu Rou went to pay their respects to Mrs. Huo. Xie Ran called Xuan Yu to the study and asked about what Gu Jin had done in the Jiang Mansion.

Xuan Yu had no expression on his face, and his tone was even, "The Third Young Madam was embarrassed by someone first..."

Xuan Yu's dry narration made people sleepy. Xie Ran listened attentively while handling the official business in his hands.

"The Third Young Mistress discovered that the Second Young Master of the Jiang Family was ill, so she fed him medicine and then took off his clothes..."

Xie Ran paused with the pen in his hand, raised his cold eyes and said calmly: "Tell me more about this part."