The legitimate daughter was reborn, and the emperor’s little Jiaojiao went crazy.

Shi Anxia believed that since Madam Gu said they were "confidants", then they must be "confidants".

Because if there was another private affair, Madam Gu would say "Mr. Shi and I have a mutual affection for each other", instead of emphasizing "a close friend with whom I can tell you everything".

Suddenly, Shi Anxia came to her senses, "So, my father said he wanted to marry you, but it was actually a fake marriage?"

Madam Gu went through such a long circle and finally returned to the starting point. She lowered her eyes and was silent for a moment before answering the irrelevant question, "Princess, you can understand it this way. When we were in Ganzhou, Lord Shi often mentioned your mother to me. Whenever he talked about it, especially after drinking a little, he would burst into tears. Once, he stumbled and fell to the ground and refused to get up, and kept shouting, 'Lord Chu, I was wrong, please forgive me'..."

Shi Anxia: "..."

Wei Cailing: “…”

Well, I don’t know what to say.

Madam Gu said, "Since then, Lord Shi may have felt that his most embarrassing appearance had been seen by me, so I am not only a confidant, but also a relative. In my mansion in Ganzhou, there is a yard for Lord Shi to live in." She paused and continued, "In fact, I have also reserved a yard for Lord Shi in this house. He can stay for two days if he wants."

Shi Anxia: "..."

How can I put it! How lucky does a person have to be to get such a great blessing by doing one thing right in his life?

She could see that Madam Gu treated people sincerely.

Madam Gu said softly, "A few days ago, Lord Shi was in a very bad mood. He came to stay for one night and asked me to drink with him. He said that your mother, Princess, is going to marry Mr. Chu Sheng. He must marry before your mother to save face, so he asked me to pretend to marry her."

Wei Cailing: “…”

Save face! My husband got it right again! Sure enough, the stupid dad is still the stupid dad, capable of doing such a stupid thing.

Shi Anxia felt tired, "I'm sorry, Madam Gu."

What a good-tempered girl! She just lets her stupid father do whatever he wants.

Madam Gu shook her head. "In fact, I guess that Lord Shi may not only want to save face, but his real purpose may be... to force your mother to change her mind. And he doesn't know how to win someone back, so he resorted to this last resort. I advised him not to make things worse. Alas, when Lord Shi is stubborn, he is... like a child who has not grown up."

Now that things have come to this, Madam Gu doesn't mind speaking out, "Since Lord Shi is determined to have a fake marriage, I will do as he wishes and help him this time. Of course, I also have my own plans."

She raised her head and met the princess's gentle gaze. "Everyone calls me 'Mrs. Gu'. They all think that my maiden name is Gu and I have never been married. In fact, my husband's family name is Gu..."

A woman supports a family, and a large family at that. The pressure and hardship involved can be imagined.

Madam Gu's husband died early, leaving behind an orphan and a widow.

In the past, members of the Gu family almost wanted to drive them and their son out of the house, plotting to seize the family property left by her late husband.

A trace of cruelty inadvertently flashed across Madam Gu's eyes, "I am not a good person either. I will use some tricks to intimidate the evildoers in the clan."

If she was really kind, she would have been dead long ago. How could I sit here and talk to a princess about the hardships of life?

On this point, Shi Anxia deeply felt that her mother Tang Chujun was not as good as Madam Gu.

It was only after Wei Cailing heard the words "Common women are not good people either" that she began to truly feel good about Madam Gu.

Madam Gu's voice was calm and powerful. "Since then, even though the Gu family members have ulterior motives, they dare not act rashly. However, I know very well that the Gu family members are plotting and are still looking for opportunities to seize my property and harm my children. I am vigilant day and night and have never dared to slack off for a moment."

This is why Madam Gu dreams of having a title. As a mother, she wants to use money to build an indestructible wall of steel for her children.

Shi Anxia and Wei Cailing both stood in awe.

Madam Gu frankly expressed her feelings: "I think that if Master Shi insists on marrying me, I am willing to make the best of a bad situation and marry Master Shi. In this way, I can establish a relationship with the Marquis' Mansion and borrow the power of the princess. At least, the Gu family members will not dare to openly target my children. In this way, I am taking advantage of Master Shi."

After saying that, she looked at Shi Anxia timidly, "Will the princess look down on me because of this?"

If Shi Anxia had no memories and impressions of her past life, she would naturally not listen to what Madam Gu said. But now she only saw a good mother who was devoted to her children and supported the world.

She smiled faintly, "How could that be? Madam Gu is an open-minded person, it was my father who was fooling around." She changed the subject, suppressed her smile, and said seriously, "I will not interfere in the matter between Madam Gu and my father. But... you can borrow my influence, I will support you if anything happens."

Madam Gu was stunned for a moment, her eyes suddenly warmed up, "We just met for the first time, and the princess actually trusted me so much. I am really ashamed. I shouldn't have lied to the princess..."

Shi Anxia shook her head and smiled gently, "Then I will accept your 100,000 taels of emergency silver on behalf of the people of Chang'an County."

The next day, the Minister of Revenue Tang Chuyu reported to Emperor Mingde in the court about the donation of 100,000 taels of silver by Mrs. Gu, the richest woman in Ganzhou.

Emperor Mingde was very happy. To be honest, there was no such person as Madam Gu in his dream, or rather, those memories were becoming more and more vague and he could not remember them at all.

In accordance with Shi Anxia's instructions, he conferred the title of Lady Yuguang on Gu and established the title of Earl Yuguang.

At this point, the capital had a wealthy earl.

Madam Gu gave the title to her eldest son Gu Shenglin, and Emperor Mingde allowed her not to reduce the title. For this reason, Madam Gu donated another 100,000 taels of silver to Chang'an County for post-disaster reconstruction.

When the Gu clan members in Ganzhou learned that this bitch would rather donate the money than give some silver to honor them, the elders and clan members, they were so angry that they jumped up and down and cursed.

Someone attempted to poison Madam Gu's children who were left in Ganzhou. He was captured on the spot, imprisoned, executed, and his head was hung for public display.

Since then, no one in the Gu family dared to have evil intentions. The Yuguang Marquis's Mansion also cut off contact with most of the Gu families in Ganzhou, severing their kinship. This is a later story, so let's put it aside for now... I won't go into details to avoid wasting more words.

Now, Shi Chengxuan learned that Madam Gu was rewarded and became Madam Yuguang. He was very happy for her and came to her to have a few drinks.

He raised his glass to invite her to drink, "Madam Yuguang, haha, now you don't have to worry about those blood-sucking bugs in the Gu family."

Madam Yuguang saw that his cup was empty, so she filled it up again and asked cautiously, "Master Shi, do you mind if I borrow your daughter's influence?"

Shi Chengxuan's eyes still revealed clear stupidity, "Don't mind, don't mind. You can use her influence, it's your ability. I can't even use her influence! If she doesn't say a few words to me when she sees me now, she can't live with it."

"I think your daughter is lovely and gentle..."

Shi Chengxuan's face fell, and he suddenly felt that "there is no point in talking if there is no agreement", and the more wine he drank, the more depressed he became.

He suddenly roared towards the sky, "Mr. Chu Sheng, I'm not done with you! If I find out who you are, I! I! I... woooo... You have to be nicer to her, she was really cheated in the past..."