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

Xie Qing grew up in the beautiful capital city. Although he knew that the court was full of intrigues and deceptions and that one could lose everything if he was not careful, this was the first time he had faced a figurative death so directly.

When the sword struck, he could even smell the cold breath of blood.

With a "clang" sound, the long sword was picked up by someone and fell just an inch away from Xie Qing's toes.

Xie Qing leaned against the door frame, his toes constantly moving backwards, as if he would be injured by the sword energy if he touched the long sword.

"Xie Ran, what are you crazy about?

He is your elder brother, do you really want to kill him? "

Marquis Yongchang was glad that he arrived in time, otherwise if he had arrived a step later, Xie Qing would have really died under Xie Ran's sword.

Xie Ran's expression was calm, and his tone was extremely indifferent, "Except for the person who gave birth to me, who can't be cut by this sword?"

Yongchang Hou was stunned at first and then became furious, "Xie Ran, that's brother murder!"

Xie Ran looked at Yongchang Hou calmly, his nonchalant tone was full of indescribable sarcasm, "It's just killing my brother. There is nothing in this world that I dare not do."

If one day the king wanted him to die, he wouldn't even mind killing the king with his own hands.

Yongchang Hou was furious, but when he thought about the uncertainty of Gu Jin's life or death, he suppressed his anger, glanced at Xie Qing, who looked pale, and said, "Qing'er, you go back first."

Xie Qing's limbs were cold and his mind was still blank. He didn't even remember how he moved his feet to leave the study.

A cold smile spread across Xie Ran's lips, "The future Marquis of Yongchang is nothing more than this."

Marquis Yongchang knew in his heart that Xie Ran was more suitable for this position, but in terms of the eldest son and the legitimate wife, this position should belong to Xie Qing. What's more, this was what the Yongchang Marquis's Mansion owed to the Xu Mansion.

"Even if Qing'er inherits the title one day, I will never treat you and your mother unfairly..."

"How else do you want to mistreat her?" Xie Ran looked at the Yongchang Marquis with endless coldness and disgust in his eyes. "If you don't like her, why did you marry her into the mansion in the first place? Why did you let her suffer so many years of contempt and grievances in vain?"

Marquis Yongchang frowned.

How could he not like her!

But he had been fighting away from home for many years, and he came home only a few times, let alone had much time to be with her. Could he really have let her endure so much grievance alone?

Thinking of the recent plots of Ma and Aunt Xu, he suddenly felt a little uneasy.

Marquis Yongchang withdrew his thoughts, now was not the time to talk about this.

"How is Ajin doing now?" Yongchang Hou rushed over immediately when he heard that Gu Jin was being held hostage.

Xie Ran’s eyes darkened.

He quickly led people to find the woman who lied about having a rash on her face.

But after the interrogation, the woman just took the silver and was ordered to sit in Yuyan Pavilion for half an hour. She also cried and said that the other party promised to give her a sum of silver after the matter was done, but she waited for a long time and the man never came.

There are two possibilities in this matter. One is that the man does not keep his promise, and the second is that he is unable to come.

He was more inclined to the second option because in this situation the person would often come back to kill and silence the witness.

Since this person didn't come back, does it mean that he was held back by Gu Jin, or was killed by Gu Jin?

But if that was the case, why couldn't he find her even when he sent out the patrol battalion?

Seeing Xie Ran's frown, Yongchang Hou knew that he must be upset, so he slowed down his tone and sighed, "I know you are worried about her safety, but you shouldn't make such a fuss. Aren't you afraid that she will cause criticism?"

Xie Ran had a cold expression, and the words he said made Yongchang Hou feel frightened.

"I will kill anyone who dares to criticize me. I will kill one if they dare to criticize me. I will kill two if they dare to criticize me. If I kill them enough, they will learn how to shut up."

A strong and cold anger surged in Xie Ran's dark eyes, as if the fallen angel hidden deep in his heart would eventually tear off his gentle and harmless outer coat and rule the world. "I won't let her suffer the grievances her mother has suffered. If I can't convince people, then I will make them surrender."

Yongchang Hou suddenly felt that Xie Ran in front of him was so unfamiliar. In his memory, Xie Ran was obviously smart, lively and cute when he was a child. How could he become like this...

Gu Jin's disappearance alarmed the entire capital city. People had different thoughts, some were worried about her, some were simply curious, and some were gloating.

Li slapped her thigh with laughter in the room, "God is really helping me! Gu Jin, that little bitch, has been against us everywhere, and today it's finally her turn to be unlucky!

How can a woman who was kidnapped by thieves still be innocent? I want to see how arrogant she is this time!"

Li walked around the room twice and felt that this was a godsend opportunity. She must take advantage of it to crush Gu Jin to death.

In order to leave no chance for Gu Jin to survive, she hurriedly called her personal maid and ordered, "Find more people in the city to spread the news that Gu Jin was kidnapped by bandits, and have them pass on the message as detailed as possible..."

Li smiled with malicious intent.

Three people make a tiger. Even if Gu Jin returns intact, as long as the news spreads, the false will become true. Then she will see whether Xie Ran is willing to wear this green hat!