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

Chapter 197 Resentment

Cining Palace.

Gu Jin saluted calmly under the majestic and cold gaze above her head. She half-lowered her head, seemingly respectful, but in fact there was no sign of cowardice or fear on her face.

Empress Dowager Jiang narrowed her eyes and said in a cold voice, "Raise your head so I can see."

Gu Jin raised his head confidently and let Empress Dowager Jiang look at him.

Although she knew that the imperial power in ancient times was overwhelming, she was a modern person at heart after all, so she did not have an innate awe of Empress Dowager Jiang.

What's more, her status is now high enough, so she doesn't have to worry that Empress Dowager Jiang will deal with her for an unfounded reason, so Gu Jin is not worried even if she knows that the other party has bad intentions.

Empress Dowager Jiang looked at Gu Jin carefully. Even Concubine Jiang, who entered her Cining Palace, was very cautious and did not dare to let her guard down. Gu Jin was young but quite patient.

She couldn't help but secretly praise him as a good seedling, but it was a pity that he was not born in her Jiang family.

"Are you the daughter of Earl Anding?"

"Your Majesty, this is me."

"A good father will have a good daughter. You have quite a bit of the demeanor of the Earl of Anding in his past." Queen Mother Jiang took a sip of tea and said nonchalantly, "Aren't you curious why I called you here?"

Gu Jin's eyes moved slightly, and she lowered her eyes and replied, "I dare not presume to speculate on the Queen Mother's intentions."

Queen Mother Jiang laughed out loud, and her tone could not tell whether she was happy or angry. "But the Earl of Anding is not as roundabout as you."

Gu Jin just thought that Empress Dowager Jiang was praising her and had no psychological burden at all.

"I heard that you opened a school, which attracted many dignitaries in the capital?"

Gu Jin smiled and said, "This subject is just a whim. It is really thanks to all the adults for their support."

"You are able to make the new top scholar and second place scholar willing to teach in your school, and even invite Lin Danqing to come out of retirement. These are of course your abilities." Empress Dowager Jiang put down her teacup, a hint of frost in her narrow and long phoenix eyes.

"The harem is where women can settle down. Even if the eldest princess of the Duke of Anguo was so charming, she still had to take care of her husband and children. Girls should not be too eager to attract attention and cause trouble!"

Gu Jin thought to himself that you, old baby, are still controlling the government and refusing to give in. It seems that you are the only one in the world who can stand out.

"Your Majesty, Miss Jiang requests to see you."

Gu Jin raised his eyebrows. Is Feng Qi here to save the situation?

Queen Mother Jiang glanced at Gu Jin and sneered, "It seems that you are really good at winning people's hearts. Even Feng Qi misses you so much."

How could she not see Jiang Fengqi's intention? She just said, "I am a little tired. I will not see you today. You can leave now."

"Yes, I will take my leave."

Empress Dowager Jiang half closed her eyes and looked at Gu Jin's back with a sneer.

Nanny Song, who was serving at one side, said, "The Queen Mother is quite lenient towards the wife of Marquis Qingyun."

"Do you think so too?" Empress Dowager Jiang smiled faintly and said nothing.

This is what she wanted.

Let Gu Jin think that he just wanted to give her a beating, and then give her a fatal blow when she completely relaxed!

Outside the Cining Palace, Jiang Fengqi was waiting at the palace gate with a worried look on his face. He only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Gu Jin was safe and sound.

"Why did you come to the Cining Palace to find me? Aren't you afraid that the Queen Mother will blame you?"

Jiang Fengqi curled the corners of his lips and said calmly: "I am still useful. The Queen Mother will not blame me for such a small matter."

She was well aware that she was valued because of her usefulness, not because they loved her as a person.

Gu Jin's eyes were gloomy. He couldn't help feeling distressed when he saw that Jiang Fengqi, who was obviously a young girl, had a heaviness on her face that didn't belong to her age.

Jiang Fengqi noticed it, but smiled in relief, "You don't have to worry about me. The Jiang family's eldest daughter was born like this. The Jiang family has given me infinite honor, and I must repay it accordingly."

Even if the reward was her whole life, she had no choice.

Gu Jin never wanted to interfere with the thoughts of the ancients with the cognition of a modern person, but seeing Jiang Fengqi like this, she still said: "Fengqi, in fact, it is not the Jiang family that gives you infinite honor."

Jiang Fengqi was slightly stunned, somewhat confused.

Gu Jin lowered his eyes and said calmly: "Whether it is the Jiang family or the Yongchang Marquis' Mansion, or even everyone in this palace, their wealth and glory are all given by the people of Chen State.

So if we are to blame, it is our debt to the people.”

Jiang Fengqi had never heard of such remarks, but he felt that they made sense.

"You can exercise your responsibilities as the eldest daughter of the Jiang family, but I don't want you to use this as a constraint on yourself."

Jiang Fengqi lowered his eyes and was speechless for a moment.

Whether it is the Jiang family or Prince Yu, they only care about power. No one has ever really cared about the lives of the people. Even the Jiang family's prosperity has been built up with the people's hard-earned money.

Those who go against the world will eventually be destroyed by the people. This is the case for the imperial dynasty, let alone the Jiang family. Perhaps the real way to redeem the Jiang family is not to continue their honor by having the position of queen.

The haze in Jiang Fengqi's heart was dispelled little by little. She tilted her head to look at Gu Jin and said with a smile: "No wonder grandfather always said that my second brother is the most promising young man in the Jiang family. My second brother is indeed smarter than me."

"If Mr. Jiang was not smart, how could he have been the third place in the imperial examination?"

The two smiled knowingly, and an idea started to grow wildly in Jiang Fengqi's mind, making her even excited about it.

At this time, in the Zhangqian Palace, Emperor Hui'an looked angrily at Princess Jingmin who was kneeling in the palace, and shouted, "Ridiculous! This is simply nonsense!

The Marquis of Qingyun already has a wife, and you, as a princess, are still thinking about a married man. Do you have any sense of shame?"

Princess Jingmin begged desperately, "Father, don't you love me the most? Please agree to my request. As long as you issue an imperial decree, Xie Ran will not dare to disobey!"

Emperor Hui'an was furious and sneered, "Just because you are a princess, I have to issue an order to divorce Gu Jin and let Xie Ran marry you instead?"

Princess Jingmin didn't think there was anything wrong with it at all, as this was the inherent right of their royal family.

If the king wants his subject to die, the subject has to die, let alone just asking him to divorce his wife and marry another.

Seeing Princess Jingmin's unrepentant look, Emperor Hui'an was too lazy to even scold her. He just raised his hand indifferently and asked her to leave.

"Father!" Princess Jingmin called anxiously, "Could it be that in your heart, Gu Jin, an outsider, is more important than your son?"

There was a faint glimmer of pleading in her eyes, hoping that Emperor Hui'an would give her the response she wanted.

Emperor Hui'an was extremely disappointed and said sternly, "Are you all deaf? Why don't you ask the princess to leave?"

Princess Jingmin was helped by palace servants and taken away from Zhangqian Palace. She turned her head and looked at Emperor Hui'an, hoping that he would change his mind. It was not until the palace door was coldly closed that her heart completely turned cold.

She clenched her fists tightly, her heart filled with resentment.

She didn't expect that her father would rather help an outsider than care about her feelings. Since he didn't treat her as his daughter, she couldn't blame her for obeying the orders of the Empress Dowager!