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

Seeing Mrs. Cao's indifferent, relaxed and calm look, Gu Jin narrowed his eyes and his voice turned cold.

"Mrs. Cao, what do you mean by this? You took the initiative to seek me for this business deal, but now that something has gone wrong, you deny it?"

Madam Cao put down her teacup, looked at Gu Jin with a warm smile and said, "Third Young Madam, you can eat carelessly but you can't say carelessly. You said that I came to you to do this business, do you have any evidence?"

"My maid heard it all!"

Madam Cao burst out laughing. "It's a good thing that General Xie is the Minister of the Dali Temple. Doesn't Third Young Madam know that the testimony given by your cronies on your behalf is invalid?"

Gu Jin slammed the table and stood up, staring at Madam Cao angrily, "How dare you plot against me!"

"You can't say that. This is a matter of mutual consent. If Third Young Madam is not greedy, it will be useless even if I promise you a fortune." Mrs. Cao finally revealed her true shrewd and cold face. Facing Gu Jin's questioning, she did not feel guilty at all but smiled.

Gu Jin fell back into his chair, looking a little flustered. "But you clearly said at the beginning that nothing would happen. Those who paid for the test questions would keep their mouths shut and not dare to reveal a word. How come it suddenly became such a hot topic..."

Gu Jin suddenly caught a glimpse of the smile on Mrs. Cao's lips, and his mind suddenly became clear, "It's you!

You didn't come to me to do business with me at all. From the beginning, you were planning to drag me into this. No, you were planning to drag the entire Yongchang Marquisate into this!"

Madam Cao raised her lips and laughed, "Third Young Master's nurse is indeed a smart person, but sometimes her cleverness backfires, which is a pity."

Gu Jin grabbed Madam Cao by the collar, which scared the calm Madam Cao. The personal nanny beside her stepped forward to save her but was slapped to the ground by Gu Jin.

"You...if you have something to say, just say it nicely. Let me go first." Mrs. Cao had never seen such a rude person.

"What else do I have to say to you!" Gu Jin's eyes were red with anger.

"How dare you, a bitch, hurt me! Do you think I would let you go if anything happened to me?

I will tell you everything I know, and you Cao family will have no chance of getting away with it!"

Madam Cao was frightened by the murderous intent in Gu Jin's eyes. She grabbed Gu Jin's hand and said in a trembling voice, "I'm telling you the truth. It's useless even if you expose me.

My master was just an editor in the Hanlin Academy. How could he steal the exam questions by himself? In the end, he could only put the blame on the president of the academy, Grand Secretary Wu Liang.

Who do you think Wu Liang is? He belongs to Concubine Wan and Prince Heng!"

Seeing that Gu Jin's eyes were relaxed, Madam Cao became more confident and said loudly: "If it is really because of you that Prince Heng is implicated, Concubine Wan will be the first to take your life. By then, even the Anding Marquis's Mansion will have to bear Concubine Wan's wrath!"

"What good will this do for you?" Gu Jin's eyes turned red and he was furious.

Madam Cao pursed her lips and said nothing. Seeing that she didn't say anything, Gu Jin became even more furious. He held Madam Cao's neck with both hands and said with gritted teeth: "If you don't let me live well, then I will send you to death first!"

Gu Jin's hand increased in strength. Madam Cao opened her eyes wide and slapped Gu Jin's hand non-stop, kicking her legs wildly. "Mad man, you are crazy... If you kill me, you must pay with your life."

Gu Jin sneered disdainfully, "Anyway, according to what you said, I have no way out, so why should I care about your life?"

Mrs. Cao didn't expect that Gu Jin would be so angry that he would dare to kill someone. The nanny beside her was also frightened. She went forward to fight Gu Jin but was hugged by Ruyi.

"Why are you stopping me? Can't you see that your young mistress is going crazy and wants to kill someone?"

Ruyi gritted her teeth and used all her strength to entangle the nanny so that she could not move an inch. "The young lady must have her reasons for killing people!"

A family of lunatics!

Seeing that Madam Cao's struggle was getting weaker and weaker, the nanny was so anxious that tears flowed down her cheeks. "Quickly let my wife go! She was also forced by Prince Yu. If you have the guts, go and settle the score with Prince Yu!"

Gu Jin released his hands that were restrained on Madam Cao's neck, and Madam Cao gasped for breath like a dying fish.

"Madam, are you okay?" The nanny hurried forward to help Madam Cao calm down.

"Is everything she said true?" Gu Jin looked at Mrs. Cao coldly. The cold and gloomy gaze and the suffocating feeling that still existed made her feel frightened.

Mrs. Cao no longer had the leisure and ease she had initially, and looked at Gu Jin warily, as if she was afraid that she would go crazy again.

Madam Cao's face was pale and her voice was weak, "You and I are both fish on this chopping board and we have no control over ourselves.

The dignitaries in the capital may sound impressive, but in reality, they are all pawns in the fight for the throne. If you want to blame someone, blame Prince Yu!"

Seeing Gu Jin remained silent, Madam Cao rolled her eyes and said in a gentle and persuasive manner, "I know that I am sorry for you, but if I don't do this, it will be my son who will die. What can I do? If it were you, you would make the same choice, right?

It is true that you sold the exam questions. You have no way out. If you are willing to cooperate with Prince Yu and reveal the Yongchang Marquisate and Prince Heng, Prince Yu may be able to save your life."

Gu Jin was silent for a moment, then he smiled, "You are really a loyal dog. You are still thinking of turning me against you at this time."

Madam Cao frowned.

“There are two things you are wrong about.

First, if my son is truly an unforgivable criminal, I would be merciful if I did not kill him for the sake of justice, and I would certainly not harm innocent people for his mistakes. "

"The second thing is... who said I have no way out?"

Gu Jin looked at Madam Cao with interest and pulled out a wax-sealed letter from his sleeve. "Do you recognize this?"

Of course Mrs. Cao recognized it. This was the test question that the two of them sold to the powerful people.

"open to take a look."

Mrs. Cao unfolded it in confusion, and her expression changed after a quick glance, "What is this thing!"

This is not a test question at all!

"You lied to them?"

Gu Jin shook his finger and smiled innocently, "How could I lie? I only told them that these were good things that could help them pass the Autumn Examination.

These are my husband's annotations on the words of the sage. You know my husband, a genius who passed the imperial examination at the age of seven. If he had not given up literature and joined the army, he would have become the youngest top scholar in the Chen State.

If they can integrate these annotations, they will definitely get good results in the autumn exam."

Cao's hands were shaking as she realized she had fallen into a trap.

She threw the thing in her hand to the ground and said angrily: "You are really crazy!

You cheated those powerful people, do you think they will let you go? Do you think Prince Yu will let you go? "

Gu Jin curled his lips and smiled meaningfully, "I don't know what those dignitaries think, but Prince Yu may be too busy to take care of himself!"

Gu Jin stood up and slowly walked to the screen under Mrs. Cao's puzzled gaze.

As the screen was pushed open, the person inside was exposed to her.

Madam Cao felt her head buzzing. She no longer remembered how many people were behind the screen, because her sight had already been fixed on Emperor Hui'an, who was surrounded by everyone...