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

Chapter 181 Besieged

After leaving Zhangqian Palace, Concubine Wan put away the considerate look on her face and glanced coldly at Gu Jin and Princess Pingxi.

"Gu Jin, I underestimated you before. Your ability to win people's hearts is really great!"

Princess Pingxi smiled calmly and said, "Madam Wanfei should understand me. I never pay attention to other people's affairs."

Concubine Wan did find it strange. The Princess of Pingxi seldom went out in public, and this was the first time she did so today.

"But..." Princess Pingxi changed the subject and looked at Concubine Wan and said, "But I like Ah Jin very much. I only have one son, An An. I intend to adopt Ah Jin as my goddaughter, so her affairs are naturally my affairs."

Concubine Wan was stunned. She didn't expect that Prince Pingxi would actually intend to adopt Gu Jin as his adopted daughter.

How could this little bitch be so worthy of this!

Gu Jin was also surprised. After Concubine Wan left in anger, she asked, "Princess, were you serious about what you said just now, or were you just trying to protect me?"

Princess Pingxi did not comment, but just smiled and asked, "What do you think, Ah Jin?"

Gu Jin pursed his lips and asked the question in his heart, "May I ask if the princess likes me simply because of me, or because of other people?"

Princess Pingxi was not panicked when she saw Gu Jinsheng's suspicion. Instead, she just smiled calmly and said, "Maybe it's both?"

Princess Pingxi did not give Gu Jin the chance to ask further questions after she finished speaking. She left first, making the excuse that she was going to look for Chen Anan.

Gu Jin could conclude that the Princess of Pingxi must have had an acquaintance with Lady Zhao, the wife of the Earl of Anding, but it was unknown what Lady Zhao's exact identity was.

Gu Jin went to wait for Amber outside Concubine Wan's palace.

Amber walked out of Wanhe Palace with unsteady steps. Her eyes immediately turned red when she saw Gu Jin, "Young Madam."

Gu Jin walked over to support her, with a cold look in his eyes, "Did they torture you?"

Amber quickly shook her head and murmured through her cracked lips: "Your Majesty did not beat me, she just hung me in a dark room without giving me water or food."

Concubine Wan was reluctant to destroy her face and body, and also wanted to make her change her mind and seduce Xie Ran.

But Amber had finally managed to live a decent life, and she refused to go back to the way she was before.

"Madam, I did not betray you.

I have even thought about it. It is better to die cleanly than to live in disgrace!" Amber's eyes turned red.

She is a slave, but also a human being, and as a human being she has self-respect and personality.

“Silly girl, life is full of endless opportunities.

If you encounter this kind of situation again in the future, it doesn't matter if you give in. Just keep your mind clear and don't be rigid in how you deal with things."

Gu Jin is a person who only looks at the results and not the process. Some people may seem righteous but are actually selfish and cowardly when encountering things, but some people may not act like gentlemen but can stick to their original intentions.

Amber seemed to understand, but Gu Jin smiled and said, "Okay, don't think about it anymore, let's go home."

The word "go home" just touched Amber's tear point. After her parents passed away, she was sold to a human trafficker by her relatives. She thought that the word "home" would never be hers.

"Madam, thank you..." Amber was choked with sobs, feeling that God still favored her after all.

Gu Jin was about to take Amber away when Liuli suddenly rushed out.

"Young Madam, please take this servant with you!"

Liuli looked at Gu Jin pitifully and begged, "Madam, I will definitely change my ways and obey your orders in the future. I am also willing to teach in the school. Please don't abandon me."

Amber was so angry when she looked at Liuli. If Liuli hadn't complained to her, she wouldn't have been punished so badly by Concubine Wan.

She had been so kind as to persuade Liuli to go to school with her!

Just as Amber was about to speak, Gu Jin patted her hands, smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for a night. I see you look good."

Liuli lowered her eyes guiltily.

“It’s not like I didn’t extend an olive branch to you before, but you looked down on the work at the school.

Everything should be done on a consensual basis, and I don’t like forcing others to do things.”

"Young Madam, it was all my fault before. I have figured it out now..."

Gu Jin pursed his lips, his eyes like a mirror that could see through people's hearts, "Did you figure it out or is it because the school has a new top scholar?"

Liuli's pupils shrank, and her eyes flashed with panic at having her intentions seen through. "I didn't think so much..."

"Children need proper guidance, and my school does not need people with impure minds."

Gu Jin guessed that Liuli should have realized that Xie Ran was really a tough nut to crack, so she simply set her sights on Shen Wuji.

Her school is a place for teaching and educating people, and there is no room for those dirty little thoughts.

After being ruthlessly rejected by Gu Jin, a trace of resentment appeared in Liuli's eyes.

She clenched her fists tightly and gritted her teeth. "What's so great about that? I can still climb up without you. Just wait and see!"

Liuli walked away in anger. Amber was so angry that she said, "I just can't stand her acting like this. It's as if everyone in the world owes her something!"

"Forget it, let's go back." Respect her fate and stop asking questions and interfering in her own affairs.

Soon after returning home, Concubine Wan sent someone to deliver Amber's indenture contract and ten thousand taels of silver. Gu Jin smiled as he touched the white silver.

At this time, Ruyi suddenly came running in and reported, "Madam, please go to the school and take a look. Mr. Shen has been surrounded!"

"Ah?" Gu Jin found it unbelievable, "Who dares to surround the new champion?"

"It's the family of Li, the Minister of Personnel." Ruyi added, "I heard that it was Shen Zhuangyuan who was having an affair with Miss Li Ying'er."

Gu Jin couldn't help but frown when he heard this.

Can there be some new tricks in the harem? This has happened so many times!

But the other person was Shen Wuji, so she couldn't just ignore him and could only stand up and say, "Let's go and take a look."