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

Chapter 217 The Prince Seizes

The Qingyun Marquis Mansion was completed. Although there was a saying that one should not divide the family while parents were still alive, the emperor's order was supreme and no one dared to say anything wrong with the decree of Emperor Hui'an.

Moreover, Marquis Yongchang has now handed over his military power, and Emperor Hui'an has conferred upon Xie Ran the title of Marquis Qingyun and has also handed over all of the Xie family's military power to Xie Ran. This is enough to show how much Emperor Hui'an values ​​him, and so on the day of the housewarming banquet, almost all the dignitaries in the capital came.

Everyone gathered around Xie Ran, drinking and chatting happily, and their words were full of praise. After all, Xie Ran was still young and his future was immeasurable.

Xie Ran was still as gentle as jade, neither too warm nor too distant, with just the right amount of thoughtfulness.

Xie Qing watched coldly from the side, feeling as if there was a ball of cotton in his heart and he couldn't breathe.

He worked so hard that he even changed his marriage to get the title of the Heir of Yongchang Marquis, but in the end everything he did seemed just a joke, and Xie Ran got a higher honor in his turn.

Xie Qing drank the wine in the glass in one gulp. He had been drinking all the time these days, trying to numb himself with the strong liquor.

But even when he was drunk he still couldn't help thinking, if he had not broken off the engagement at that time, and he still married Gu Jin, would everything have been different.

Thinking of his wife with an ugly face in the room, and thinking of himself as the eldest son of a marquisate but now in such a miserable state, Xie Qing didn't know what else he could do except drink.

"Is Master Xie in a bad mood?" A soft voice sounded behind Xie Qing.

Xie Ran frowned and looked back, and asked in surprise: "Your Highness the Crown Prince?"

Crown Prince Mu Zhen rarely attends palace banquets due to his frail health. Xie Qing did not expect that he would actually attend Xie Ran's housewarming party.

He then laughed at himself, "Xie Ran is indeed popular, and he is able to persuade His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to come in person."

Mu Zhen was not annoyed by his sarcastic words, but smiled faintly and said, "What if I say that I came here for Master Xie?"

Xie Qing was stunned, not understanding what he meant.

Although he inherited the position of Crown Prince, everyone knew that the Yongchang Marquisate was now just an empty shell and he, the Crown Prince, was of insignificant importance.

Today, all the dignitaries were surrounding Xie Ran and chatting and laughing, but no one came to look for him.

Mu Zhen smiled with his lips curved, his eyes looking deeply at Xie Ran in the distance.

"Lord Xie is now truly as dazzling as the sun and the moon. Anyone in front of him becomes a firefly."

Xie Qing looked at Xie Ran with a cold gaze, his fists clenched tightly.

As the eldest son of the Marquis's family, he should have possessed all the glory. However, Su took away his father's love for his mother, and Xie Ran took away his honor and even his wife!

"But this kind of light is too dazzling. I don't want to like it." Mu Zhen turned to look at Xie Qing, not missing the sinister look in his eyes.

Mu Zhen smiled and raised his hand to touch Xie Qing's shoulder, "I and you are both legitimate eldest sons, and we both have a group of ambitious brothers who are dissatisfied with the status quo.

We were destined to be incompatible since birth, either you die or I die.

"Xie Shizi, do you want to live or continue on this dead end?"

Xie Qing's eyes trembled, "What the prince means is..."

Mu Zhen said no more, just smiled and said: "Drinking is harmful to your health, Master Xie should sober up.

I am an idle person and I am very relaxed every day. If you have figured it out, you can come to me anytime."

Mu Zhen took the wine cup from Xie Qing and put it on the table. He smiled as if in spring breeze but when he turned around, a hint of cruelty flashed in his eyes.

Hatred and unwillingness are the best weapons in the world, and he will use this weapon to take back what belongs to him!