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

Chapter 174 Vomiting blood

Emperor Hui'an not only appointed Xie Ran as Marquis of Qingyun, but also gave him the military power that originally belonged to Marquis of Yongchang.

Originally, everyone was still speculating on the emperor's intentions, thinking that the Yongchang Marquisate had lost the emperor's favor and therefore had to hand over the military power, which was also the reason why Xie Qing was treated coldly.

However, no one expected that it was not Marquis Yongchang who had lost the emperor's favor, but Emperor Hui'an who favored Xie Ran alone.

Xie Ran was not the eldest son and had no chance of becoming a marquis. But now, at the age of twenty, he had already earned the title of marquis on his own. Such an honor would never be found again.

At that time, Xie Ran was still in the palace, and Marquis Yongchang of the Huo family led everyone to receive the imperial edict in the front yard.

Huo was naturally pleased, and she happily gave a huge red envelope to the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict.

The young eunuch was also very happy and smiled, "Thank you for the reward, old lady.

His Majesty also rewarded Lord Qingyun with a large mansion, and now he has someone tidying it up. This reward is unique!"

When Mrs. Huo heard that Xie Ran was going to move out, she was stunned for a moment, then she smiled again and invited the official in for tea.

The young eunuch politely declined Huo's kindness, "We appreciate the old lady's kindness, but we have to return to the palace as soon as possible and report to the emperor, so we won't stay any longer."

Mrs. Huo hurriedly ordered people to escort a few eunuchs out of the house. When the young eunuch passed by Gu Jin, he smiled as if he was in the spring breeze.

"Third Young Madam... No, look at my memory, I should call you Marquis's wife now." The little eunuch said with a smile: "His Majesty said that he has not seen you for a long time and misses you very much, so he asked you to have dinner with Lord Qingyun in the palace when you are free."

The young eunuch's attitude towards Gu Jin was friendly and respectful, which made several people jealous.

Xie Miaorong had a complicated expression.

She was a princess, but these eunuchs respected her far less than Gu Jin.

Concubine Wan and Prince Heng have also been troubled recently because of the issue of Marquis Yongchang handing over military power. The Jiang family has 50,000 patrol battalions in their hands, and with Marquis Yongchang in charge, they were at least evenly matched.

But once the military power of Marquis Yongchang was surrendered, Prince Heng was instantly defeated. In terms of civil officials, Prince Heng was even inferior to Prince Yu. Concubine Wan even regretted marrying Xie Miaorong for Prince Heng.

It is conceivable that Xie Miaorong, the future princess, was naturally uncomfortable. She thought that being the princess of the second wife would help her rise to higher positions, but in the end she still had to rely on the princess of the first wife to keep her foothold.

Now that he saw Xie Ran and Gu Jin enjoying the emperor's favor, he couldn't help but regret having targeted Gu Jin in the first place.

But the ones who were in the worst mood were Gu Rou and Xie Qing.

Although Xie Qing did not pass the imperial examination and become a first-class Jinshi, Gu Rou could still comfort herself by saying that at least he was still a prince, and her status was superior to hers.

But unexpectedly, Xie Ran earned the title of marquis on his own, and Gu Jin became the marquis' wife with a royal decree without having to wait.

This gap brought Gu Rou to the bottom in an instant. She was defeated completely and had no power to fight back.

She regretted it so much.

I regret it so much that my intestines are turning green.

She regretted marrying Xie Qing. If she had known this would happen, she should have given Xie Ran a wedding gift to cheer him up!

Xie Qing's face turned pale and he looked at the backs of the eunuchs in dismay.

He racked his brains and was deserted by his friends and relatives before he got the position of the crown prince, while Xie Ran became the marquis without any effort, completely surpassing him!

Xie Qing only felt the blood rushing up and a fishy and sweet taste in his throat.

Su was very happy to hear that Xie Ran and Gu Jin could move out of Yongchang Marquis, and hurriedly said: "Jin'er, ask the kitchen to add a few dishes today, let's have a good welcome for Ran'er!"

"Okay." Gu Jin curved his lips, a hint of smile in his eyes.

So this was what he meant when he said before he left. He wanted her to set up her own house so that she wouldn't have to continue to live a life of intrigue.

The gentle smile in Gu Jin's eyes became the last straw that broke the camel's back. Xie Qing only felt a fishy sweetness rising in his throat, and his eyes suddenly went dark.

"Oh no! The prince is vomiting blood!"