After the arranged marriage, she farms and survives under the tutelage of the villainous boss.

“They are a very good couple. You are my older sister, but I will tell you the truth, Jiang Zhiyun is more beautiful than you.”

"..." Gu Wanqing didn't believe it.

She goes to great lengths to maintain her face, taking meticulous care of it every time.

"impossible."

Seeing that she didn't believe her, Gu Wanzhi said, "You'll know once you've seen it."

"Another day, invite Jiang Zhiyun to your palace for tea, and you'll know then, won't you?"

Gu Wanzhi continued, "Yesterday, Xiao Su told me something. The Emperor is also worried about trouble in the capital. So he's already forming an alliance with the Turks, considering sending a princess for a marriage alliance..."

Gu Wanqing frowned: "Where is the princess?"

“There is no princess, but you and I are sisters. Sisters serving the emperor is something that foreign countries would also like to see. So in the end, perhaps I will marry into the Turkic Khaganate and be given the title of princess.”

Gu Wanzhi dared not think about Gu Wanqing now, as the Emperor was already madly in love with her. If they couldn't find a scapegoat, then Gu Wanzhi would be the only one to be given the title of princess for a political marriage.

“So, sister,” Gu Wanzhi said, looking at her, “you like Xie Shuheng, and Xie Shuheng’s wife is Jiang Zhiyun. Why can’t you take Jiang Zhiyun hostage and secretly marry her in my place?”

"If Xie Shuheng doesn't have a wife, and he chooses another one, wouldn't that wife be you?"

“If you don’t kill Jiang Zhiyun, I think you’ll never get that position.”

Gu Wanqing pinched Gu Wanzhi's chin.

Now that you mention it, I'm a little curious. What kind of person is Jiang Zhiyun?

"You've been praising her the whole time, but you've been putting me down the whole time."

"As your older sister, I'm not happy about this."

"Right now, I'll just assume you don't want to die and are trying to use me to drag someone down with you. I'll decide what to do after I've met with Jiang Zhiyun."

At this point, her eyes held a detached look: "In any case, I will invite her to the palace."

Gu Wanzhi nodded.

If Jiang Zhiyun invites her in, then we'll be able to see her make a fool of herself.

Gu Wanzhi couldn't beat her outside, but in the palace... Gu Wanzhi still had enough power to deal with her.

Gu Wanqing said, "Xie Shuheng is outside Bianjing City. Aren't they afraid we'll deal with her if they bring their whole family into Bianjing City?"

"If we were to trade her life for ours, Xie Shuheng would definitely agree. Where does this weak woman get the confidence to cause trouble in the palace?"

In Gu Wanqing's opinion, only a fool would do the things Jiang Zhiyun did.

Gu Wanzhi didn't know that she thought the same thing as her sister.

However, Jiang Zhiyun couldn't possibly be that stupid.

We don't know what went wrong...

-

At this moment, inside the Taiji Hall, the Emperor was thinking the same thing.

Jiang Zhiyun, dressed in plain clothes, stood before the palace with an exquisite face, unadorned yet without makeup.

The emperor was momentarily lost in thought.

The civil and military officials around were also watching.

Rumor has it that Xie Shuheng married a crude rural woman, but who would have thought that this so-called crude rural woman would be so beautiful?

Even the renowned beauty of the Imperial Concubine Yang would pale in comparison to her.

Xie Lin had always been jealous of Xie Shuheng's good looks since childhood, as he was always the center of attention wherever he went. Even though Xie Lin was a prince and the crown prince at that time, no one ever gave him a second glance because of his status as the crown prince.

Many people even avoid him like the plague.

Now, Xie Shuheng has also married a stunning beauty. Ha!

Xie Lin was somewhat irritated: "Jiang Zhiyun."

Jiang Zhiyun bowed and said, "I am Jiang Zhiyun, wife of General Xie Shuheng. I am beating the Dengwen Drum today because I have a grievance to speak out and I have no other choice but to do so."

Upon hearing this, before the Emperor could even speak, it was Song Yun, the Vice Minister of Revenue, who spoke. Jiang Zhiyun had seen the portrait of this man before; he was Song Chunhe's father.

Song Yun has always moved among these people, so it's not surprising that she does anything.

Song Yun stepped forward, carrying her ivory tablet:

"Xie Shuheng is a traitorous minister, and Jiang is the wife of a disgraced minister. Now they have plunged our court into misery and war on all sides! How dare such a family come to the Emperor to plead their case?"

“Everyone in our Bianjing city is now trapped inside. Everyone is wronged. The Emperor originally appointed him General of the Cavalry without holding a grudge and considering his hard work. I never expected that he would be nothing but an ingrate who has even come to Bianjing to fight.”

“Jiang, it should be us begging you! We beg you and your husband to commit suicide together to atone for your sins! One of you is relentlessly pressuring us outside the city, while the other is causing trouble in the palace.”

"You two are quite adept at playing the same tune, but for people like us, there's nowhere to seek justice."

As Song Yun said this, she felt utterly disgusted!

Many ministers around him stood up and strongly supported what Song Yun said.

He said, "I second that proposal!"

"I second the proposal!"

"..."

Every single word of these words came out.

The Emperor, resting his chin on his hand, looked at Jiang Zhiyun's beauty and suddenly felt less angry. He asked with some curiosity, "What does Jiang have to say?"

"I don't know what I did wrong. I haven't done anything, yet I've been deliberately framed for such a serious crime." Her eyes blinked innocently. "I'm just here in Bianjing to do business. My husband has already recovered the Northwest and wants to come to Bianjing to report on his duties. Wasn't that what Your Majesty instructed us to do before?"

"Why is it that after we've taken the Northwest, the defeated general Xiao Su is already in the capital, while my lord, who is protecting the people, is locked up outside?"

"He's just going back to Bianjing to report on his duties, why are they all making it sound so terrible?"

Jiang Zhiyun looked at Song Yun, the Vice Minister of Revenue, and her seemingly innocent face suddenly turned sharp!

"Lord Song Yun, you must be reasonable and have evidence in your words and deeds! What you've said should warrant the execution of my husband and his entire family. But I'm still standing here, and I can even plead my innocence. The Emperor hasn't punished me. My husband has served the country faithfully! From the Grand General of the Southwest to the General of the Cavalry in the Northwest. He's guarded the borders for the Emperor. I don't think the Emperor would be so heartless!"

"With so many people in the Censorate watching, it's unreasonable for the Three Departments to meet. I don't understand what our family did wrong. We're just protecting the people, why are we being scolded?"

Upon hearing Jiang Zhiyun's words, Song Yun was speechless, unable to utter a single word...

"What a quick-witted little girl!"

"I only mentioned the beginnings of your family's problems, and now you're starting to press the loopholes in my words and keep talking."