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

Yongchang Houfu.

Xie Ran and Gu Jin accompanied Su for dinner. Su liked the couple more and more and even ate more food than usual.

The maid Lianzhi served soup to the guests while smiling and saying, "Madam can't stop smiling when she sees the general and the third young lady. I've seen Madam look even better since the third young lady got married!"

This is indeed true. Before, Su was so worried about Xie Ran's health that he couldn't eat or sleep every day. Now, Xie Ran has not only recovered but also married a wife who suits him very well. Naturally, Su is in a very good mood.

"How can I not be in a good mood when I have a lovely daughter-in-law?" Su smiled and took a sip of the soup, feeling happy both physically and mentally.

Lianzhi smiled and said, "The Third Young Madam is a blessed person. When the Marquis comes back, he will definitely like the Young Madam."

The corners of Su's mouth drooped.

Yes, there is another person in this house!

"The family letter said how long it would take for the Marquis to return to the capital?"

Lianzhi thought for a moment, "I remember that the Marquis should have arrived in the capital in the next few days."

Su put down her chopsticks and said, "I can't eat anymore."

What kind of bandits were so incompetent that they were wiped out in just over two months? She thought he could be away for at least ten or eight years this time!

Every day she just wants to go shopping and spend money with her daughter-in-law. Who wants to serve an old man?

So annoying!

Gu Jin looked at her parents-in-law and it seemed that the relationship between them was not very good.

After dinner, Su asked the two of them to play cards for a while, but Gu Jin seemed a little uneasy, and from time to time he looked out at the increasingly dark night.

She quietly kicked Xie Ran's feet under the table and winked at him secretly.

Su saw the whole scene, and the corners of his mouth curved meaningfully.

Xie Ran smiled helplessly and said, "Mother, it's getting late, you should go to bed early. We will come back to play cards with you tomorrow."

"Okay, okay, I'm a little tired too, you guys should go back soon!"

Looking at the backs of the young couple as they left, Su burst out laughing.

"What are you laughing at, ma'am?"

Su looked like she saw through everything, and said with a smile: "After all, they are young people, so they have energy."

It turns out that this man has to be good-looking to be liked by his wife. Look how much Jin'er likes Xiaoran, she can't wait to go back and enjoy their world of two.

but……

Su frowned slightly. Ran'er's body was just in good condition and it would be a pity if she couldn't use it.

Su rolled her eyes and waved to Lianzhi, "Lianzhi, go to the kitchen and make a pot of nourishing soup for Ran'er."

Lianzhi understood instantly and smiled, "I understand. I'll go right away."

As soon as Gu Jin returned to Jinxiu Courtyard, he immediately ground ink for Xie Ran and asked Ruyi to bring a few more candles.

Xie Ran glanced at her, took the pen helplessly, and started his unchanging night life again.

"The general and the young lady have a very good relationship. They are truly a perfect couple." Ruyi was deeply relieved.

Duobao glanced towards the brightly candlelit inner room, his eyes full of disdain.

Gu Jin is an idiot who is totally uneducated. What can she know?

But if the Third Young Master likes gentle and talented women, then she can also...

When Lianzhi brought the soup in, Ruyi and Duobao were waiting outside. Duobao immediately stepped forward with a smile and said attentively, "Sister Lianzhi, please come over in person. If you need anything, just call me."

"Madam asked me to bring a bowl of nourishing soup to the third young master." Lian Zhi glanced into the room and asked with a smile, "Have the young master and the others gone to bed?"

Ruyi replied, "Not yet! After the young mistress and the others came back, they went into the inner room and haven't come out yet."

When Lianzhi heard this, his smile deepened. The lady was indeed thoughtful.

"Then you can take the soup to the young master. I will go back and report first."

Ruyi reached out to take it, but Duobao snatched it away first.

"Don't worry, Sister Lianzhi. I will remind you to drink it while it's hot."

After seeing Lianzhi off, Duobao raised his hand to brush away the loose hair on his temples, twisted his waist, picked up the food box and knocked on the door.

"Come in." Gu Jin's voice came from inside.

Duobao curled up the corners of his mouth, revealing a gentle and charming smile.

When he opened the door, he saw Gu Jin tapping Xie Ran's shoulders. Xie Ran looked relaxed and seemed to be enjoying himself.

Gu Jin's principle is that if you want the horse to run, you have to let it eat grass. If Xie Ran hurts her, she will have no chance to make money.

Gu Jin is willing to be attentive to his business partners.

Duobao hurriedly said, "Madam, how can I trouble you to do such a heavy job? Please take a rest and let me do it!"

Gu Jin was a little hungry, so when he saw Duobao coming in with a lunch box, he stepped forward to make room for him.

Duobao was delighted and hurriedly walked over, twisting her slender waist. Her voice was soft and thin with a hint of teasing, "Sir, this servant's technique is very good. I will definitely make you feel comfortable."

But before her hand could touch Xie Ran, she was frightened away by the coldness in Xie Ran's eyes.

Those eyes that were always gentle and smiling now contained a piercing coldness.

"Son..."

Duobao was frightened. The last time she accompanied Gu Jin back home, Xie Ran looked at her with the same look.

At that time she thought she had seen it wrong, but this time she clearly saw in Xie Ran's eyes the cold-bloodedness that only belonged to those in a higher position.

She even believed that if she met the Third Young Master today, he would definitely kill her.

Xie Ran said nothing. He stood up from the table and walked to Gu Jin. His voice was gentle and completely different from before.

"hungry?"

Gu Jin nodded.

Seeing Gu Jin pick up the soup bowl, Duobao subconsciously said, "Madam, that's what Madam prepared for the young master..."

Xie Ran looked at her silently, and Duobao immediately shut up and dared not say anything.

"It's okay. I don't have the habit of eating at night. You drink it."

Looking at Xie Ran being so gentle to Gu Jin, Duobao felt annoyed, ashamed and jealous.

She still couldn't believe how such a gentle person could be so cold to her.

She was not bad looking. When they were in the Anding Marquis's Mansion, the Second Young Master's eyes always widened whenever he saw her. It must be that the jealous woman Gu Jin said something that made the Third Young Master so indifferent.

Thinking of how Gu Jin often kept Ruyi by his side to serve him, Duobao felt more and more that Gu Jin was deliberately guarding against her, fearing that she would share the Third Young Master's favor.

But there is no man in the world who doesn't take concubines. Even if it's not her, the Third Young Master would take someone else as a concubine.

"Why aren't you going out yet?" Seeing Duobao standing in the room, Xie Ran's tone showed a hint of impatience.

Duobao's heart was filled with grievances and resentment. She was unlucky to follow such a jealous master.

An evil thought even arose in her mind: it would be great if Gu Jin got sick and died.

She could then take advantage of the opportunity to care for the Third Young Master, and then he would be able to discover her good qualities!

Gu Jin drank the whole bowl of nourishing soup without noticing.

The soup didn't taste very good. It contained several nourishing herbs. She couldn't taste some of the ingredients, but she thought they should be nourishing.

After all, it was Su Shi who made it specially for Xie Ran, so Gu Jin said a little unkindly, "The remaining poison in your body has not yet been eliminated, so you can't eat these tonic foods.

Furthermore, do not use your internal energy unless it is necessary, so as to avoid activating the remaining poison and damaging your heart meridians."

Xie Ran only curled his lips and smiled, and his voice was filled with a hint of temptation, "Then I will completely rely on your protection, Madam."

Gu Jin looked at his handsome face and praised him sincerely: "In fact, you do have the advantage of being a gigolo."

Xie Ran: “…”

The two of them blew out the lights and lay on the bed. In the past, Gu Jin would fall asleep first, but today, for some reason, she tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep.

Finally, after she had been turning over for nearly a quarter of an hour, Xie Ran couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong with you?"

Gu Jinteng sat up and wiped the sweat off his forehead. "Do you feel that it's particularly hot today?"

On the contrary, Xie Ran felt that the cool breeze tonight was quite comfortable.

He stood up and lit a candle, looking at Gu Jin with concern, "But where do you feel uncomfortable?"

Under the candlelight, Xie Ran seemed to be shrouded in a layer of warm halo. The candlelight reflected in his eyes seemed to contain starlight and moonlight. His long black hair fell on his clothes in the moonlight, like an elegant ink painting.

The collar was slightly open, revealing the lines of the chest.

Gu Jin suddenly thought of the day when he stripped Xie Ran naked, the sexy Adam's apple, the perfect muscle lines, and the fatal mermaid line...

At this moment, I just felt that Xie Ran's clothes were so annoying, and I had a primitive impulse to tear his clothes into pieces...