The husband who forced her to marry her couldn't keep her warm, and she didn't want him to

Mother Tong saw Gu Jinchu welcoming her in, looked her up and down and said:

"Miss Third, do you still feel unwell? Madam Second stayed with you all night yesterday and just asked you to remember to take medicine if you wake up."

Mother Tong was the mother's wet nurse. She watched Gu Jinchu grow up and spoke to her in a more affectionate manner. She also explained why she did not see her mother when she woke up.

Because before this, Gu Jinchu had not been close to his mother for some time.

"The peach blossoms in my yard are in bloom, so I made peach blossom soup in the small kitchen. I remember my mother liked peach blossom tea cakes, so I asked them to make some too."

Gu Jinchu looked at the screen in the main hall, where two shopkeepers were standing obediently below.

When Mother Tong heard this, she was overjoyed. The Third Miss has really grown up. Although she was happy, she still had to say what she needed to say.

Looking at Bai Shao behind Gu Jinchu, "Why don't you say something to persuade the young lady? The wind is strong in spring, what will happen if she gets hurt?"

Bai Shao lowered her head and said nothing. Who among them could persuade the young lady to do what she wanted? Who would dare to persuade her?

Gu Jinchu held Tong's mother's hand and said, "I wanted to come here. I also have something to say to mother."

"The shopkeepers are all here now, so don't disturb Mother. I'll just sit here and wait for a while."

Mother Tong was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth.

In the past, no matter what happened at the Second Madam's place, whenever Gu Jinchu came, she would rush in recklessly. Her affairs were the most important of all.

The second wife only gave birth to this one child, and she was the youngest daughter in her natal family.

When it comes to Gu Jinchu's generation, she is a treasure and a one-of-a-kind existence in the Zheng family, where men are more powerful than women. She grew up with her grandmother, which cultivated her domineering and self-centered character.

So her behavior today not only surprised Mother Jin, but also made her feel distressed.

What the Second Master and the Mistress said a few days ago must have gone to her heart.

Such a lively and outspoken personality was completely changed after an illness. It shows how hurtful the words of one's closest relatives can be.

Gu Jinchu seemed not to notice Mother Tong's sympathy, "Mother Tong, are these shopkeepers from Mother's dowry shop? Why do they look so unfamiliar to me?"

Actually, not all of them. Some of them are things I have seen in my previous life.

"Miss, they are not from the Madam's dowry shop..."

After listening to Tong's mother's introduction, Gu Jinchu knew what shop these people were in charge of and what was being run in the shop.

Seeing Mother Tong talking about this so clearly, I remembered that my mother's dowry all came from Mother Tong, and her eldest son helped to manage it from the outside.

In her previous life, these things finally returned to her hands, and it was only a part of them. The smile on Gu Jinchu's face faded a little.

Tong's mother thought she didn't want to hear this, so she changed the subject.

"Miss, Madam Xu beside you has not returned yet. The rewards from the palace were sorted out by me and Bai Zhi."

After saying that, he looked at her hesitantly.

Gu Jinchu knew what Tong's mother wanted to say. In the past, she didn't care much about these things and was even more extravagant.

If you are coaxed by Gu Jinyu and Gu Yan, the good things in your hands will be borrowed by others.

She said she was borrowing, but in the end she never returned it. In the eyes of the Gu family, she was not only overbearing and unreasonable, but also stupid and rich.

......

"Miss Third, Madam Second invites you in."

Hearing the maid's words, Gu Jinchu stood up from the rose chair.

The view is wider when you go around the screen. Next to the window is a gold-painted wooden carved Arhat bed, next to the long desk are a few armchairs, and an antique bookshelf stands on one side of the screen.

After my mother took over the family business, it was here that she met the shop owners.

Hearing the voice, Zheng looked over. She stood up from behind the long desk, sat on the bed by the window, and raised her hand towards Gu Jinchu, "Come."

Mother Tong and Bai Zhi, one holding peach blossom soup and the other holding peach blossom tea cake.

After coming in, they put the food in their hands on the kang table.

"Second Madam, these were brought by the Third Miss. The peach blossom soup is still hot." After saying this, Mother Tong took Bai Zhi and the two of them retreated.

Gu Jinchu took his mother's hand and sat down on the kang table to her right.

"Mom, I didn't see you when I woke up in the morning, but I could smell your scent on the pillow, so I knew you were with me all night." As he said this, he couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Mom." He called out again, moved from the bed to the footstool, and snuggled into his mother's arms.

Thinking about the road her mother had paved for her in her previous life, she felt that she was so disappointing and had wasted her mother's hard work.

It’s a pity that when she realized her mistake, she no longer had the opportunity to practice filial piety.

Zheng hugged her daughter. The last time she cried in her arms like this was when she was still a baby in swaddling clothes.

She lifted her daughter's head and wiped the tears from her face. "Don't worry about what your father and grandmother said. With mother here, I won't let anyone bully you."

Gu Jinchu nodded. She knew, she knew everything.

My mother spent her entire life managing the Gu family's internal affairs, busy taking a concubine for Gu Huanian so that he could expand the Gu family, and busy dealing with various concubines, first wives, and dowager ladies.

She used to not understand her mother. She would blame her in her heart for spending so little time with her and for all her reasons. But when she got married and became a mother, she realized how unhappy her mother was at that time and realized that all her mother's sufferings were for her to live a better life.

My mother’s youth has not faded, just like a fine aged wine.

She should not die here. The dirty and rotten backyard of the Gu family cannot become a shackle that imprisons her.

"Mom, Qin Lang helped me capture that Japanese slave."

When Gu Jinchu said this, he paid attention to his mother's expression.

Zheng wiped the tears from her daughter's face and said, "Mother Tong just said that you have grown up, but you are still the same as when you were little, with wind and rain."

Seeing that his mother had no reaction to Qin Lang's name, Gu Jinchu did not continue.

"Chu Jie'er, tell me why Gao Jiayue is looking for trouble with you."

Gu Jinchu paused. She also wanted to know. She couldn’t just say it was probably because of Jiang Nansheng.

It was just the jealousy of the younger daughter. She didn't want to marry Jiang Nansheng anymore. This wouldn't be a problem in the future, so there was no need to tell her mother.

"Second Madam, please come over from the Madam's side."

"The eldest lady is with the fifth young lady, and Aunt Lian is with the fourth young lady. They are heading to Cuihua Courtyard."

Hearing the message from the maid outside the door, Gu Jinchu and his mother looked at each other. They came really quickly.

His father had two concubines, and Gu Jinchu didn't know how many concubines he had. Among them, only concubine Lian gave birth to a child.

Because she was the niece of the old lady, she could not use her surname, so everyone called her Aunt Lian. The fourth lady, Gu Yan, was born to her.

She boasted that she came from a scholarly family and behaved non-competitively in the Gu family's backyard.

Her mother was murdered, and the huge dowry she left behind was divided up by the first wife and Concubine Lian. Gu Yan deceived her with sweet words and slandered her behind her back. They were involved in every single incident.

Although someone avenged his mother in the previous life, it was in an extremely tragic way.

This also caused Gu Jinchu to live in deep regret for a long time.

I blame myself for not discovering their evil ambitions earlier.