Quick Wear: The Enchanting Concubine, Rules of Survival and Plunder

After Mr. Jiang met with Old Master Jiang, Old Master Jiang's ambition was naturally ignited. After all, if this succeeded, the Jiang family would rise to the top in one step.

On the contrary, if it fails, the Chiang family will at most lose some family property and a granddaughter, so why not take a gamble?

That night, Old Master Jiang called all his sons together to discuss the matter, and then the Jiang family began to take action.

Three months later, the Emperor finally arrived at the imperial palace in Jiangnan, where Jiang Chunxi had been arranged to stay for several days.

When the emperor arrived in Jiangnan, the officials there naturally arranged for some beautiful women from Jiangnan to serve him. The Jiang family spent a lot of money to get Jiang Chunxi into the imperial palace in Jiangnan.

Next, it depends on whether Jiang Chunxi has the good fortune to serve the emperor. Of course, that alone is not enough; she also needs the good fortune to win the emperor's favor and be taken back to the capital. If she doesn't have that good fortune to be taken back to the capital by the emperor, then Jiang Chunxi's life is over.

Meanwhile, in the capital city, Gu Yanjin...

"Yan Jin, Yan Jin," Yan Jialu said, looking at Gu Yan Jin with dissatisfaction, "What's wrong with you these past few days? You always seem distracted. When I talk to you, you're always daydreaming. If you don't want to come out with me, just say so. Why make me feel awkward with this attitude?"

"How could that be?" Gu Yanjin quickly explained, "Jialuo, it's my fault. I was just thinking about the imperial examination. After all, next year is the triennial imperial examination, so I inevitably put more effort into my studies, studying late into the night every night, which is why I haven't been in good spirits these past few days."

"Why didn't you say so earlier?" Yan Jialuo naturally didn't believe Gu Yanjin's words, but she wouldn't expose his lie. "If you had said so earlier, I wouldn't have asked you out. Anyway, even without you, I could have found someone else to accompany me."

Yan Jialuo said this to create a sense of crisis for Gu Yanjin, to let him know that she, Yan Jialuo, was not indispensable to him.

However, Gu Yanjin is indeed acting very strangely. Could it be his cousin?

A woman's intuition is often very accurate. Yan Jialuo knew after meeting Gu Yanjin's cousin that the relationship between that woman and Gu Yanjin was more than just that of cousins.

Of course, Yan Jialuo didn't take that woman seriously. She didn't think that a woman of such humble origins was worth her vigilance. After all, how could the mud on the ground compare to the clouds in the sky?

But now it seems she was careless. She doesn't necessarily demand that Gu Yanjin remain chaste for her and never have a concubine other than her in this life, but she will absolutely not allow Gu Yanjin to have any other woman in his heart.

Yes, Yan Jialuo has now decided to marry Gu Yanjin and no longer considers him as her first choice, because her father wrote to her, urging her to win Gu Yanjin over as soon as possible and marry into the Gu family.

Gu Yanjin frowned slightly, but still humbled himself and apologized to Yan Jialuo: "Jialuo, it's all my fault. Please don't say such hurtful things to me. You know how I feel about you, so why say such things to hurt me?"

Without Jiang Chunxi as a catalyst, Gu Yanjin's affection for Yan Jialuo didn't seem as intense as it had been in the original owner's previous life.

Faced with the threat in Yan Jialuo's words, Gu Yanjin did not feel a sense of crisis. Instead, he felt a faint displeasure and couldn't help but compare Yan Jialuo with Jiang Chunxi.

If it were Chunxi, she would never threaten him with such words. Chunxi would only care about whether he was too tired from studying and feel sorry for his late-night study schedule.

"Hmph!" Yan Jialu snorted arrogantly, "You talk a good game, but if you really care about me, why don't you hurry up and inform your elders so that your family can send someone to Ruyang to propose marriage to my father?"

“Jialuo, let’s discuss our marriage after I pass the imperial examination,” Gu Yanjin said. “Besides, if I become the top scholar, wouldn’t it be better to ask the emperor for a marriage decree?”

“That’s true,” Yan Jialuo nodded. “If you can become the top scholar in the imperial examination, it would be even better if you could ask the Imperial Uncle to grant us a marriage. But are you sure you can become the top scholar? Don’t let my hopes be dashed.”

Yan Jialuo's words were meant as a joke between lovers, but Gu Yanjin didn't take them the same way. However, Gu Yanjin didn't show any displeasure.

"Don't worry! I definitely won't let you down," Gu Yanjin assured him with a confident smile.

"Hmph! Then I'll wait for you to become the top scholar in the imperial examination," Yan Jialuo said with a smile and a coquettish tone. "By the way, is your cousin betrothed yet? I still have a few half-brothers who are not married. For your sake, it's not impossible for your cousin to marry into our Lu Prince's Mansion."

Yan Jialuo's question was naturally a test of Gu Yanjin. If she was sure that Gu Yanjin cared about his cousin, then she would have to consider doing something.

“No need,” Gu Yanjin said, his expression turning displeased. He didn’t even realize that his tone was angry. “My cousin grew up in the capital, and my stepmother would never allow her to marry far away to Ruyang. So you don’t need to worry about my cousin’s marriage, and there’s no need for her to try to climb up to your Prince Lu’s family.”

“It’s getting late,” Gu Yanjin said, his face growing even colder. “Let’s have the boatman bring the boat to shore, and I’ll take the princess home as soon as possible.”

Yes, Gu Yanjin and Yan Jialuo are currently boating on the lake, and it's still quite early.

A flash of resentment crossed Yan Jialuo's eyes, but it was fleeting and wouldn't be noticed by Gu Yanjin.

It seems that Gu Yanjin's cousin is really a menace; we need to find a way to ruin that woman.

After sending Yan Jialuo back, Gu Yanjin immediately returned to the Gu residence. He sat in his study for more than an hour before going to the courtyard where his younger sister lived.

Gu Yanjin's mother died in childbirth while giving birth to her daughter, so she disliked and even hated her younger sister, Gu Yanjin.

It wasn't just Gu Yanjin; even Gu Bingkun disliked this daughter very much, feeling that she had brought death to his beloved wife, and therefore naturally disliked her as well.

Fortunately, Old Madam Gu doted on this granddaughter. Otherwise, facing the hatred and disgust of her father and brother, Gu Yanjin's sister would have suffered terribly in the Gu family, and been bullied by the servants.

"Brother." Gu Yanting was not surprised by Gu Yanjin's arrival; on the contrary, she was somewhat displeased.

This shows that Gu Yanting has given up on her brother Gu Yanjin and no longer expects him to accept her as his sister or treat her as an enemy.