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

Xie Miaorong found a plausible excuse to justify her own selfish motives, and supported Mrs. Huo as they walked towards the courtyard.

She was thinking carefully in her mind how to get Yu Ci away and then find a way to lead her grandmother to the tangled vines.

“Today’s weather is really good, and the breeze is very comfortable.

The flowers in our house are well-tended and are a real delight to the eyes." Mrs. Huo felt refreshed as she looked at the scenery in the garden.

"Yeah, that's really good." Xie Miaorong was thinking about something in her mind and answering absent-mindedly, and suddenly she frowned.

its not right!

This garden has not been taken care of for many days. How can it be pleasing to the eye with all the flowers and branches scattered around?

When she looked up, she saw that the originally messy garden was now full of vitality. The wildly growing shrubs were trimmed into round and lovely shapes, and the transplanted climbing wisteria flowers dotted the garden, making it particularly lively.

"How is this possible..." Xie Miaorong looked at everything in front of her in disbelief and murmured.

"Miaorong, what did you say?" Mrs. Huo didn't hear clearly and asked in a gentle voice.

Xie Miaorong shook her head guiltily, "Nothing... nothing."

Could it be that Manager Zhang was pretending to obey her but actually disobeyed her?

"Grandmother." A clear and pleasant voice came, and Gu Jin walked out from the flowers wearing a wide-sleeved cloud-like skirt embroidered with pink flowers. She was truly more beautiful than the flowers.

Mrs. Huo smiled and said, "What a coincidence, Jin'er is also admiring the flowers?"

Gu Jin glanced at Xie Miaorong, his lips curved, "Grandma, do you think this garden is pleasing to the eye?"

Mrs. Huo was very satisfied. "It's very good. It shows that the people who serve the courtyard are doing their best."

"This garden is not tended by our servants, but by a gardener I found outside.

That day I went to visit General Huwei's mansion and found that the garden of the mansion was very beautifully maintained. After asking, I learned that the Murong family had rented out the garden all year round.

These people are specialized in tending flowers and plants, and they are much more experienced than ordinary servants and maids, and most importantly, their prices are very reasonable."

It's Gu Jin who is causing trouble again!

Xie Miaorong suppressed the anger in her heart and said in a slightly cold voice, "The mansion already has servants who are specifically responsible for gardening. Wouldn't the mansion have to pay an extra expense in this case?"

Hearing this, Gu Jin's smile deepened, like the most gorgeous peony flower blooming on a branch, "Sister Miaorong, you don't know, it's because I don't have enough manpower in the mansion that I resorted to this desperate measure, but I didn't expect the effect to be so good.

So I discussed with my mother and arranged for the servant who was originally in charge of the garden to clean the guest houses that were not frequently used. From now on, the gardening would be fully handed over to outsiders.

The price is fair, so they dare not slack off. "

Xie Miaorong's face suddenly looked as uncomfortable as if she had eaten a fly. Looking at Gu Jin's smiling face, she wished she could go up and tear her apart.

Mrs. Huo had no objection to this. Since she had decided to delegate power to Mrs. Su, she would not easily interfere with Mrs. Su's decision.

After walking around the yard for a while, Mrs. Huo felt a little tired. "You two can play. I'm going to go back and take a rest."

"Grandma, let me take you there."

Mrs. Huo waved her hand to reject Xie Miaorong, "I have so many people with me, no need to bother you, you two can have fun."

Mrs. Huo was unaware of Xie Miaorong's sinister intentions, and was still thinking about keeping her and Gu Jin to cultivate their relationship.

Watching Huo leave, Xie Miaorong asked with a frown, "Gu Jin, you guys are really good at changing people without making a fuss. Are you so impatient to eliminate the dissidents?"

Xie Miaorong prides herself on being the eldest daughter of the Marquis's mansion, and always likes to put on a stern and lecturing attitude towards her younger brothers and sisters in the mansion, as if she, Xie Miaorong, is the only one in the mansion who knows the rules best.

Gu Jin shifted his gaze, his cold eyes slowly falling on Xie Miaorong, "So I should just leave it alone, even if it accidentally falls on the masters in the mansion, it won't be a problem, right?"

Xie Miaorong choked. Gu Jin's eyes were so cold that they seemed like an ice mirror that could see through people's hearts. It seemed that any of her little thoughts were exposed in front of her.

"I don't know what you mean by that."

Gu Jin looked at her coldly. She had previously thought that Xie Miaorong was a bit pedantic like a scholar, but now she seemed to be a hypocritical villain. "Do you know what the biggest difference between humans and animals is?"

Without waiting for Xie Miaorong to speak, Gu Jin said quietly, "Humans know how to be shameless, but animals don't.

To achieve one's goals, one can even use one's closest relatives. Such people are worse than animals."

Xie Miaorong was frightened at first. Could it be that Gu Jin really saw through her intentions?

But what qualifications does a young lady from a baron's mansion have to teach her a lesson? Who is Gu Jin!

Xie Miaorong felt humiliated and said angrily, "Grandmother gave you some face, but you really don't know your own weight. You have no right to speak in this mansion!"

"She is my legitimate wife, the third young lady of the Marquis's Mansion. Even if you, the eldest sister, don't have the right to speak in this family, she will still have it."

Xie Ran was dressed in a dark green official robe, looking dignified and noble. All the splendor in the mansion became a foil to him alone.

Different from the gentle and handsome appearance in his usual clothes, there seemed to be a chill in his eyes at this moment, making him look noble and majestic.

"You're back?" Gu Jin was a little surprised.

Xie Ran had just taken up the post of Minister of the Dali Temple and had been busy with many affairs, so he had not returned home for several days.

"Yeah." The look in his eyes when he looked at her was still gentle, as if it hadn't changed, yet it seemed as if there was a hint of sincerity silently.

Xie Miaorong said unhappily: "Third brother, what do you mean by what you said just now?

As the eldest daughter of the Marquisate, am I not qualified to teach her a lesson?"

Xie Ran said indifferently, "It is the mother-in-law's responsibility to teach the bride a lesson. What does it have to do with my cousin from the next room?"

Xie Miaorong's face flushed. She didn't expect Xie Ran to publicly embarrass her.

Xie Ran gave her a cold look and said, "Sister, you will get married one day. When the time comes, you will have your own husband's family to take care of. You won't have to worry about the affairs of the Marquis' Mansion."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Gu Jin with a gentle expression, smiling, "Accompany me to see my mother."

Looking at the two people's sweet and intimate backs, Xie Miaorong's eyes were burning with anger.

They are a family with the same surname, but Xie Ran treated Gu Jin, an outsider, like this. He must have been bewitched by a vixen!

"Miss, I've been looking for you everywhere!" Manager Zhang came running over from afar, with a layer of sweat on his forehead.

Xie Miaorong was angry and said unhappily, "What do you want from me?"

"Now the Third Young Madam has driven all of us to the guest house. You have to come up with a plan!"

He listened to the eldest lady and deliberately disobeyed Su's orders. At the beginning, the eldest lady promised to promote him to be the chief steward of the outer courtyard after she took over the power of household finances, but now he can't even keep his job.

Maintaining the garden is a lucrative job, and there is money to be made from purchasing seeds and flowers. If you are driven to the guest house, a remote place, then everything will be over.

Xie Miaorong glanced at him coldly and said condescendingly: "It's because you are useless that you can't even beat Su Shi and Gu Jin!"

Xie Miaorong stood up and walked away. Just as Manager Zhang was about to catch up with her, a servant came over and said, "Manager Zhang, the Madam and the Third Young Lady want to ask you a question..."