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

Gu Zhongheng was so frightened by Li's shout that he almost threw the teacup in his hand away. He thought that Li must have seen some small insect and got scared. Although he felt a little impatient, he had to stand up and ask, "What happened?"

Li didn't answer, so he could only go into the inner room himself.

"It's just a small bug, is it necessary to scare you so much...Ah!!!" Gu Zhongheng's legs went weak and he fell to the ground with a thud. He stared at the scene in the house with wide eyes in disbelief.

There were three bodies of men lying on the bed, with blood flowing from the corners of their mouths. The empty tongues in their mouths had all been cut off.

Li had already fainted on the ground. Gu Zhongheng had no time to care about her. He forced himself to get up and stumbled out.

"Someone come! Someone come quickly..."

The Anding Marquis's mansion was in chaos in an instant. Xuan Yu, who was in the dark, watched the situation expressionlessly for a while and then jumped away.

……

"Master, Lang Shi failed." A man stood in front of the desk with his head lowered and reported carefully.

He clenched his fists, unable to believe that his brother would die in such an insignificant mission.

"Okay, got it." The man behind the case responded calmly, as if he didn't care at all.

"Master, I am willing to complete the mission for Lang Shi. This time I will definitely get rid of that Gu Jin!"

The man waved his hands, and his overly pale fingers looked like white bones in the candlelight.

"No need for that. Now I think Gu Jin is interesting." Although Lang Shi's skills were not the best, he could easily fight against ten palace guards alone. However, he was killed by a little girl.

"As expected of the daughter of the Earl of Anding, she is just as difficult and annoying as ever." The man was clearly smiling, but there was a hint of coldness in his smile.

But he was able to get rid of Marquis Anding back then, and now he can just as easily get rid of his daughter, but he just wants to spare her life for the time being. "I thought Xie Ran would be my biggest obstacle, but I didn't expect that he would also have a private affair. I overestimated him."

But this is just right. No matter how powerful the opponent is, he will not be afraid as long as he has a weakness. He will use Gu Jin as a chess piece to the maximum effect and then eliminate him in one fell swoop!

……

The next day, Xie Ran got up early. He tried to move as quietly as possible for fear of waking up Gu Jin.

Xie Ran didn't sleep a wink last night.

He was worried that Gu Jin's injuries would get worse, and he was also afraid that he would press on her wound if he fell asleep. After staying with her all night and seeing that she showed no signs of fever, Xie Ran finally put his mind at ease.

"Take good care of her. If she feels bored, give her a book to read from and don't let her move around." Xie Ran specifically reminded Ruyi before leaving.

Ruyi nodded repeatedly and agreed solemnly, "Master, don't worry, I will take good care of the young mistress."

Her life was saved by the young lady, and from now on she will risk her life to protect the young lady.

Yongchang Hou stood at the second gate with his chest folded and eyes closed. When he heard footsteps, he looked up and saw that Xie Ran's eyes were slightly blue. He laughed coldly and said, "So you are afraid too. You regret it now!

It is a taboo in military strategy to mobilize troops without authorization. Be prepared to be drowned by the censor's spit today!"

Xie Ran looked at him calmly, and said in a light tone, "Are you done?"

Yongchang Hou didn't know why, but every time he saw Xie Ran, he couldn't help getting angry, but he suppressed his anger and said, "Today, all officials will definitely impeach you. When the time comes, you should honestly plead guilty to His Majesty, and your father will plead for you."

Marquis Yongchang acted as if he was magnanimous and said, "Even if you abuse me a thousand times, I will still treat you like my own son." He thought he would see surprise and touching on the other party's face, but Xie Ran just glanced at him and walked away.

Yongchang Hou was left alone, helpless and furious. "You little brat, you'll cry one day!"

There was an eerie silence in the morning court. Normally, when Emperor Hui'an had not arrived, the ministers would gather in groups of three or five and talk to each other, and it would be as lively as under the shade of the old tree at the entrance of the village, which was the favorite spot for the middle-aged ladies.

The unusual quiet foreshadows heavy rain to come.

As soon as Emperor Hui'an took his seat, several ministers exchanged glances and nodded secretly.

Just as an imperial censor took half a step forward, Xie Ran suddenly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report!"

The censor almost fell over. The person he wanted to get rid of was Xie Ran, so why did Xie Ran join in the fun!

Emperor Hui'an seemed to be oblivious to the surging undercurrent and asked in a deep voice, "What's the matter?"

"Yesterday, I mobilized the patrol battalion and found a male corpse in the western suburbs of Beijing. There was a wolf head tattoo on the arm of the corpse. After investigation, it was confirmed that this person was a wolf from the northern border of Zhao State."

"What? There are wolf people in the capital!"

The ministers were horrified. The Wolf Tribe was not a large tribe and their numbers were small, so they should not have caused any trouble. However, the Wolf Tribe members were all brave and good at fighting, and their perseverance and endurance far exceeded that of ordinary people. Therefore, many of them were recruited as death squads by the Zhao Kingdom royal family, and they were required to carry out their missions to the death.

Seeing the ministers discussing the matter of the wolf tribe, the censor stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I also have something to report!

Xie Ran temporarily took over the post of commander of the patrol camp but mobilized the army without authorization. This is clearly a disregard for the majesty of heaven and disrespect for the emperor's orders!"

Emperor Hui'an was also dissatisfied with this, so he did not stop the censors and allowed them to list Xie Ran's crimes one by one.

"Xie Ran, what do you want to say?" He trusted Xie Ran, but it was another matter if Xie Ran didn't take him seriously.

"I had to take emergency measures. I had to resort to this desperate measure just to catch this person." Xie Ran lied without changing his expression.

Come on, everyone knows that you are looking for your own wife!

Emperor Hui'an glanced at him coldly, seeing through him but not saying anything.

"I think you are clearly quibbling! Even if there are wolf people in the capital, why would he kill a little official's wife? It's a joke!"

Xie Ran spoke in a gentle tone, not hurriedly, "Isn't it because you don't know the reason that you want to investigate?

If everything can develop according to your plan, then Chen State can unify the world, right? "

Seeing that Xie Ran dared to mock them, several imperial censors shouted, "It is extremely disrespectful for you to move the patrol camp for your own selfish reasons.

Your Majesty, please punish Xie Ran severely to serve as a warning to others!"

Xie Ran's tone remained calm. "It seems that the ministers are very isolated from the news. Don't you know that the target of the assassin from Zhao State was Princess An?"

An imperial censor sneered and retorted, "It's just an excuse that the princess came up with to save your face. How dare you bring it up?"

The common people believed whatever was spread outside, but these court officials were not easy to fool.

The censor still argued, "Besides, let alone you are trying to save an ordinary official's family, even if Her Royal Highness the Princess is in danger, you should not act rashly without the emperor's order..."

"You piece of shit!"

Before the censor could finish his words, Li Ziheng kicked him several meters away.

"Do you think you can have any say in my grandmother's words? You can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth. Just because you read a few crappy books, you think you are a saint?

Don’t you all say that you are the strongest backbone of the State of Chen? Well, today I will see how hard it is to break your bones! "

The hall was suddenly thrown into chaos by Li Ziheng's sudden attack. The military officers had long been dissatisfied with the Censorate, and while trying to stop the fight, they did not forget to secretly kick him a few times.

These imperial censors are invincible in their tongues in normal times, but when it comes to taking action, they are at the mercy of others.

The farce only came to an end when Emperor Hui'an smashed the cup.

"Your Majesty, please make the decision for our old ministers!" The Censorate fell to his knees, crying bitterly.

The veins on Emperor Hui'an's forehead were throbbing, "Li Ziheng, you are so bold!"

Unexpectedly, Li Ziheng was not afraid at all. Instead, he looked at Emperor Hui'an with grievance and said, "Your Majesty, I don't want to use violence, but do you think they are speaking human language?

Grandmother has already explained that Third Young Lady Xie was involved in this accident in order to save her, and General Xie mobilized the patrol battalion for the sake of Grandmother's safety.

He actually slandered my grandmother for lying and said that she should not care about her life or death. Shouldn't I beat him up?"

Li Ziheng was usually lazy and didn't come to court, so the censor didn't notice that the plague god had come today.

The censor knelt up and, seeing the gloomy expression on Emperor Hui'an's face, he complained tearfully, "Your Majesty, everything I said was in accordance with the rules.

That is the rule set by our ancestors, how can it be changed just because of one person..."

The censor thought that Emperor Hui'an would definitely punish Li Ziheng for his misbehavior in front of the palace, but unexpectedly, Emperor Hui'an asked in a cold voice, "If I were in danger yesterday, I wonder if Xie Ran could have called on the patrol battalion?"

"It's natural..."

"But if it weren't for my aunt, all of us princes and grandchildren would have been slaughtered by the Sun family. In my heart, my aunt's safety is far more important than mine!"

The censor finally understood what was going on. It turned out that he had hit a wall!

Emperor Hui'an actually hated these censors as well. When his elder brother was in power, the Censorate was as obedient as a grandson, but now one by one they dared to come in front of him and give him orders.

"Prince Heng, you have behaved disrespectfully in front of the palace. Go back and face the wall for a month. If you dare to attack me in the palace again, I will never forgive you!"

Li Ziheng raised his eyebrows and smiled triumphantly as if he had received a reward. "Yes, I will remember this. I will never do anything in the hall again."

At worst, you can just wait until you leave the palace before taking action.

All the ministers were silent and dared not say a word.

Emperor Hui'an glanced at Xie Ran again. Although he was a little annoyed with Xie Ran, he thought that even Princess Anguo was willing to speak up for him, so he had to give her this face.

"Thank you Ran!"

Xie Ran stepped forward with a bow, "I am here."

"I order you to temporarily take over the position of Dali Temple Minister and make sure you find out who is behind the wolf tribe. This will be considered as you making amends for your mistakes."

"Sir, obey the order."

Everyone: "..."

what's the situation!

It would be fine if he wasn't punished, but why was he promoted?

Several old officials of the Censorate were so angry that they almost bleed on the spot. After leaving the court, they all complained to the censor who said the wrong thing, "You should have just criticized Xie Ran. Who told you to mention the Princess? Now, it's our Censorate that has been embarrassed!"

Not only did he fail to impeach Xie Ran, but he was also kicked by those generals.

The censor's face turned pale and then red. He couldn't even straighten his back because of the heavy kick from Li Ziheng. In the end, he was scolded by his own people.

I really want to say dirty words!

Marquis Yongchang had prepared in advance for a heated argument with the censor, but he did not expect that Xie Ran, the "criminal man", would suddenly become the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple. How could he reason with the censor?

Xie Ran glanced at Marquis Yongchang indifferently, but Marquis Yongchang smelled a hint of sarcasm in his glance.

Marquis Yongchang snorted coldly and walked away. Sooner or later, he would make this brat cry and beg him!

"Little Prince, thank you very much today."

Li Ziheng raised his chin and looked at people with slit eyes as usual, "Why are you thanking me? I did this for Xiao Jin'er, what does it have to do with you?"

I get annoyed every time I see Xie Ran’s ugly face!

The name "Little Jin'er" made Xie Ran's eyes darken, but his smile was still warm, "Jin'er and I are husband and wife, and I will accept the love of the young prince."

Li Ziheng sneered disdainfully, "Who says that a couple must be faithful to each other forever? Who knows, one day Xiao Jin'er might see my good side. When that happens, I will definitely invite General Xie to come and have a drink at the wedding."

Both of them had smiles on their faces, but that didn't stop the sparks that flew when their eyes met.

Li Ziheng was the first to retract his gaze. He stood on the towering stone steps and looked at the majestic palace. His tone was no longer as casual as before, "Besides, the more I act like this, the happier that person will be.

On the other hand, you have probably already become a thorn in the other party's side."

Xie Ran did not comment, but stood shoulder to shoulder beside Li Ziheng and followed his line of sight to look down at the ministers who were leaving. "It doesn't matter whether it's a nail or a thorn in the flesh. Whether you can pull it out or not depends on your own methods."

Li Ziheng chuckled with the corner of his mouth, "Thinking back then, the great Prince's tutor ended up with his entire family being executed. A tree that stands out in the forest will inevitably be destroyed by the wind. The Shen family back then may be the Yongchang Marquis's Mansion in the near future.

You guys named Xie are dead, so don't implicate others!"

Li Ziheng said this coldly and left with his hands behind his back.

Xie Ran looked at Li Ziheng's back with a slight smile on his lips. The Shen family was destroyed because of his loyalty, but he was never a loyal person.

……

Although Gu Jin was seriously injured, she had a bunch of supplements sent by Su and the help of medicines from the laboratory, so she recovered a lot after two days of rest.

But when Murong Qing came to see Gu Jin, she was still shocked, "Ah Jin, you look so pale.

Also, why have you lost weight again? Your face is probably smaller than a palm now."

Gu Jin had a physique that made it difficult for her to gain weight, and her recent injuries had affected her appetite to some extent, so she had become visibly thinner.

The contours of her cheeks became clearer and her chin became more delicate and smaller, but her complexion was not as good as before, and her long hair was loose and she was not wearing any makeup, so she looked less gorgeous and more gentle, just like a white peony blooming on a branch.

Murong Qing couldn't help but say sourly: "You are still so beautiful even when you are sick. You really don't leave any chance for others to survive. No wonder General Xie is willing to risk his life for you."

It would have been fine if Murong Qing didn't mention it. Once she mentioned it, Gu Jin felt a little embarrassed when he thought about the hug between them at that time.

Their friendship was pure as they slept in the same bed and could not be tarnished in the slightest.

As the two were talking, they suddenly heard a loud noise coming from outside the yard.

Ruyi ran in breathlessly, "Young Madam, the eldest young madam suddenly broke into our yard, clamoring and demanding an explanation from you.

I want to ask you if you want me to kick her out?"