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

Chapter 125: Falling in love

Bai Yiyi is the only daughter in the family. She was loved and cherished by her parents when her father was alive. However, something unexpected happened later. Her father died early, and her uncles and aunts took advantage of her and her mother, who were alone and helpless, and took away all their land and shops.

From then on, Bai Yiyi secretly vowed to marry a handsome man and take back all the things that belonged to her.

So when she first met Li Ziheng, she regarded him as her first choice. She didn't care that Li Ziheng had a bad temper and was uneducated. She just wanted a strong backing.

But she never expected that Li Ziheng was more difficult to deal with than she imagined. He was a cold-blooded and cruel bastard!

Seeing the indifference in Li Ziheng's eyes, Bai Yiyi felt heartbroken but she could only glare at him in vain, then turned around and ran away crying.

All bastards!

Gu Jin is! Li Ziheng is even more so!

With a "bang", Bai Yiyi bumped head-on into someone who was walking towards her.

She was shocked and secretly regretted losing her composure because of Li Ziheng's matter.

Those who came to the palace for the banquet today are either rich or noble. It would be bad if they offended any powerful person.

"I'm so sorry. Are you okay?" Bai Yiyi endured the pain in her nose and quickly apologized.

"Aren't you the one who's in trouble?"

A man's gentle voice came from above her head. Bai Yiyi looked up and gradually saw the man's face through the mist in her eyes.

The man was tall, handsome and dignified. He was none other than the son of Concubine Jiang, the current Prince Yu.

"Your Highness, please forgive me. I really didn't mean it." Bai Yiyi became even more panicked when she saw this, and she pretended to kneel down.

Although Emperor Hui'an has appointed the empress's son as the crown prince, the crown prince has been weak since childhood and it is difficult for him to be appointed crown prince. On the contrary, the Jiang family is in its heyday and the Empress Dowager Jiang controls the government. It is very likely that Prince Yu will be the future emperor.

"Do I look so scary?" Prince Yu raised his hand to help Bai Yiyi up, and couldn't help but chuckle when he saw her trembling with fear.

Bai Yiyi lowered her eyes and dared not respond. Prince Yu looked at her carefully.

Although the girl in front of me is not stunningly beautiful, she has a delicate and fragile temperament. She is not as eye-catching as peonies, but as petite and delicate as jasmine.

Prince Yu looked at her with interest and asked in a gentle voice, "Whose family are you from? Why have I never seen you in the capital?"

Bai Yiyi introduced herself carefully. When he heard that she was Gu Jin's cousin, Prince Yu raised his eyebrows calmly, and the smile on his lips deepened a little, "I see.

Why was Miss Bai crying alone just now? What injustice did she suffer in the palace?"

Bai Yiyi didn't dare to say anything, she just shook her head and pursed her lips and said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. I was just dazzled."

She was still in shock at this moment, and just wanted to return to her seat to calm down, so she made up an excuse and said, "Your Highness, it has been a while since I left. If my cousin can't find me, she will be worried. I will take my leave now."

Looking at Bai Yiyi's slender back, Prince Yu was about to catch up with her when a eunuch suddenly came to report, "Your Highness, the Imperial Concubine just sent someone to ask you to accompany Miss Jiang to look for the riddle."

A fleeting coldness flashed across Prince Yu's eyes, but his tone was still warm, "Okay, I understand."

Although he seems to be in a good position as a prince, he has a strong grandmother and a strong mother above him. He is not allowed to make decisions on his own on all matters, including the choice of his wife.

Jiang Fengqi is talented, beautiful, and well-mannered, and would definitely be a qualified mistress of the house, but he does not like women like Jiang Fengqi.

Because she has the shadow of Empress Dowager Jiang and Concubine Jiang, she only makes him feel dull and depressed.

On the contrary, he prefers girls like Bai Yiyi, who is as weak and innocent as a dodder and can only rely on him to survive. Her fate and honor are all decided by him.

Prince Yu turned and left.

Bai Yiyi's background is too humble to be his princess, but she can be his concubine.

Since Gu Jin was concentrating on finding the riddle, her efficiency was much better than those young men and women who were focused on romance.

She found a pavilion to sort out the notes in her hand, but she soon encountered a problem.

Although she found a lot, she couldn't solve the ancient riddles!

Just when Gu Jin was worrying about this, he heard light footsteps behind him, "The Third Young Madam is here too."

Gu Jin turned around and saw Jiang Fengqi looking at her with a faint smile.

Gu Jin's eyes lit up, and the bright smile in his eyes made Jiang Fengqi a little dazed. She couldn't remember how long it had been since she saw such a pure smile on an adult's face.

"I was just worried about not being able to solve these riddles. I feel relieved to see you, Miss Jiang."

Looking at the thick stack of riddles in Gu Jin's hand, Jiang Fengqi's mouth twitched slightly.

No wonder she didn't find many notes when she passed by the Imperial Garden just now. It turned out that they were all taken away by Gu Jin.

"It seems that Third Young Madam really likes to guess riddles."

Gu Jin waved his hand, "I'm not interested in this kind of thing. I just want the reward that Concubine Jiang mentioned."

Such a straightforward answer made Jiang Fengqi slightly stunned, and he subconsciously blurted out: "Are you short of money?"

As soon as Jiang Fengqi said this, she felt a little regretful. She shouldn't have asked such a sudden question.

Unexpectedly, Gu Jin smiled nonchalantly and replied calmly: "Of course, the more money the better. Although the Jiang family is rich, they will not let the money in front of them go unearthed, right?"

Jiang Fengqi had no way to refute this statement. Although the powerful and the noble looked down on merchants, who in the world doesn't love money?

It’s just that everyone is hiding their desires, except the person in front of them.

"I heard that the Third Young Lady recently opened a school?" Jiang Fengqi felt that Gu Jin was a person whom she could not clearly see through.

You say she loves money, but she is willing to pay out of her own pocket to do something that does not get any reward. If you say she seeks fame, she never cares about reputation.

Jiang Fengqi said sincerely: "In fact, I really admire you. Not only can you help the wife of the Marquis of Yongchang manage the Marquis's mansion, you also run your shop well, and you can even spare time to open a school."

She felt exhausted from being busy with the affairs of the mansion every day.

Gu Jin smiled and said casually: "Because everything I do is what I want to do from the bottom of my heart. How can I feel tired when I do something I like?"

The light in Jiang Fengqi's eyes began to shake, and his heart, which had always been as calm as water, was suddenly stirred.

Do what you love...

But she didn't know what she liked.

Because her life had been planned from the beginning, she was walking on a path whose end she could already foresee.

She only knew what she should not do and what she shouldn't do. When she thought about it carefully, she had no idea what she really liked.

Gu Jin had no idea that her casual words had deeply touched Jiang Fengqi. She just smiled and handed the riddle in her hand to him. The sparkling light in her eyes was like warm and scorching sunshine that penetrated deep into Jiang Fengqi's heart.

Jiang Fengqi patiently solved the riddles for Gu Jin one by one. During the conversation, she unexpectedly discovered that although Gu Jin was not good at music, chess, calligraphy and painting, her cognitive thinking was far superior to hers.

Especially when she asked Gu Jin why he opened a school, Gu Jin's words "the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility" really moved her.

If all the officials in the court can take this as their aspiration, the people of Chen State will have no worries about not being able to live in peace.

Jiang Fengqi looked at her with burning eyes and asked softly, "Third Young Madam, can I also call you Ah Jin from now on?"

She admired Gu Jin's way of dealing with people and even more her unrestrained and frank demeanor. This was the kind of friend she really wanted to make.

"Of course." She has always had a good impression of Jiang Fengqi.

Gu Jin's smile curved her lips, as alluring as the scorching sun.

The two smiled at each other and had a pleasant conversation along the way. Jiang Fengqi even regretted that he had not met Gu Jin earlier and had wasted a lot of useless time.

When Prince Yu and the officials rushed to the pavilion, they found that there was no one around.

Prince Yu was confused, "Where are the people?"

The young eunuch was also puzzled. He was clearly here just now, so he couldn't have been kidnapped by someone!

Gu Jin and Jiang Fengqi were walking around aimlessly. Jiang Fengqi suddenly stopped and made a gesture to keep quiet.

Gu Jin looked in the direction he was looking and saw two figures standing under a weeping willow tree.

The man was thin and weak, with an unhealthy pale face, while the woman in pink and yellow skirt looked as vibrant as a spring jasmine.

Gu Jin recognized the woman. She was Xue Wei, the daughter of the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of War. She was beautiful, gentle, and played the pipa very well. As for the man, Gu Jin had never seen him before.

Jiang Fengqi stepped forward and said in a low voice: "That is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."