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

Gu Li returned to the main room and smashed the colorful porcelain teacup with the opera on the table. Still feeling unsatisfied, she said with a gloomy face:

"What a thing? Isn't he just relying on the Zheng family's little money and the son in Sanjiang Fortress? The Fuso envoys have come to see me, but there is no news about Zheng Wenyang, and he still dares to act arrogantly in front of me!"

If it weren't for Zheng Liu's tough measures, her grown-up grandson wouldn't have died just like that!

If he had grown up to this day, he might have passed the imperial examination and become a Jinshi just like Hui Ge'er.

Zheng Liushi treated her so rudely as soon as she arrived, which made her feel really uncomfortable.

Zhou held a round fan and comforted her: "Mother, please don't get angry because the weather is hot. Your sister-in-law and Aunt Chun are pregnant with your grandson, so don't scare them..."

As he spoke, he sent away the two concubines from the second room and told the head maids to take the fourth and fifth young ladies back to their respective courtyards.

Gu Li looked at Chun Xing and Qiu Wen sinisterly, "You shallow-eyed people, get out of here!"

Li Xianglian looked at the broken teacup on the ground, feeling pain in her heart. She looked at the two concubines with some impatience as they stepped out of the threshold before she looked away.

He replaced the cup of tea for his mother-in-law and said softly, "Life will get better and better. Why does mother care about those businessmen?"

Gu Li's expression was relieved. Seeing this, Zhou said in a rush:

"No matter how powerful Zheng Liu is, Xianghe and Baodi are still some distance apart. The Second Madam is your daughter-in-law, and you can't just manipulate her..."

Gu Li let out a breath and asked, "Where's Qingyun? Why hasn't he come back yet?"

Zhou and Li Xianglian looked at each other. After living together for so many years, they knew that the mother-in-law was annoyed by Zheng Liu's wealth.

Qingyun came out of Sui'an Hall and did not go back to Cuihua Courtyard directly. Instead, he turned and went to the kitchen.

I found that there were many more faces I had never seen before.

She was the head maid serving the old lady. No one dared to neglect her if someone recognized her, but she also did not try to please and fawn on her like she did when Li Xianglian was the housekeeper.

The cook of the Hu family saw her coming over and rubbed her hands on her apron and asked with a smile: "Miss Qingyun, does the Madam have any instructions?"

Qingyun saw that they were making roast chicken and smoked goose in the kitchen, so he asked the Hu family to pull down a chicken leg, wrapped it in oil paper and took it away.

The Hu family stood at the corner door of the kitchen and looked for a while, then curled their lips.

What's so great about that? He's just a favorite of the Madam. He really thinks himself the master and comes to ask for food from time to time under the guise of the Madam.

Seeing Gao Yi coming over, she stuffed a piece of chicken gizzard into his mouth and said to him, "Looking for your mother? The Third Miss's kitchen is short of staff, so she went to help Jin in the kitchen."

Gao Yi's mouth was stuffed full, and he said with a smile, "Auntie's cooking is really good. I can smell the fragrance from a long distance away."

When Hu heard someone calling her from inside, she patted herself and muttered, "What a little cunning fellow."

The widow from Baodi was also a blessed person. Her daughter and eldest son both served the third young lady, and her youngest son served the third young master.

Qingyun didn't dare go to crowded places with her things in her pocket. Ever since He Rui passed the imperial examination, he was not as close to her as before.

She had done so much for him, and now that she was over 20 years old, she was going to talk to him and make things clear.

I saw a little boy with a pigtail walking towards me. He looked a little unfamiliar at first glance, but it was better to be unfamiliar so that it would not cause trouble.

She waved him over and asked, "Do you know He Rui?"

The child looked at her timidly. Seeing her dressed like a maid, he showed a flattering expression, "I know. He is the youngest son of Manager He and a scholar. Many sisters in the courtyard always mention him."

After hearing this, Qingyun clutched the handkerchief even tighter and whispered to him, "Go, help me call He Rui out, and keep your mouth shut!" As he spoke, he stuffed a copper coin into his hand.

Gao Yi covered his mouth and ran towards the Chuihua Gate with a smile.

When we found He Rui that Qingyun mentioned, he was being complimented by others, "He is more than a scholar. If Master Hui becomes the son-in-law of Ningyang Marquis, maybe he can find a chance for you to be admitted to the Imperial College..."

"Won't He Rui also be an official in the future? We have to build a good relationship with you now, haha..."

"Hehe...I'll marry a housekeeper in the future to improve my family's fortune..."

Several men were chatting and laughing, and someone mentioned Jiang Nansheng from the Duke Dingguo's Mansion.

"If I could be born into such a good family, I could just lie there without any achievements, but I would be rich and prosperous for several lifetimes without any worries about food and drink."

"Have you heard? Mr. Jiang Wu ran away from the Hanlin Academy to the Dali Temple. Tsk tsk... What a good life..."

...

Gu Jinchu hadn't seen his grandmother and mother for a long time, and he knew they must have a lot to talk about.

The general's mansion in Gu'an has been renovated. Except for my grandmother, all the members of the Zheng family have moved to Gu'an and will come to the Gu family on the day of her coming-of-age ceremony.

When Gu Jinchu came out of Moxiangju, she vaguely heard her mother and grandmother discussing her marriage.

Even if I did it behind her back, she would know.

My grandmother preferred the Lu family of Baodi, and Wan'er's mother mentioned the young general of the Luo family to her mother.

My grandmother once said that she regretted my mother getting married so early, and she reached a consensus with my mother to keep her at home for a few more years.

When she returned to her Sui'an Hall, Tao Yuanwu was already waiting for her.

After seeing Gu Jinchu sitting down, he handed over a booklet with both hands, "Miss, I have completed the things you asked me to do. Here are the accounts of transactions, as well as the remaining silver bills and mortgage bills."

Gu Jinchu agreed and asked the maid to serve tea and snacks, as well as iced fruits.

She had originally withdrawn two thousand taels from Tao Yuanwu's account. She had arranged the manpower and identity background he needed, and he handled everything else on his own.

Every few days, I would report the progress to her through correspondence.

After more than three months, the two thousand taels of silver notes turned into 50,500 taels of silver.

Among the thick stack of silver bills were the deeds to Baozhu Pavilion and the deeds to several properties in Xianghe.

Roughly speaking, all these would amount to at least two or three thousand taels.

Tao Yuanwu saw Gu Jinchu looking up from the account book, "Miss, I heard that Cao Heng, the Right Doctor of the Ministry of Revenue, was arrested."

Gu Jinchu smiled and said, "Then we have done a great thing!"

"You need to be more stable here, so as not to alert the enemy, and also make the other side happy."

In his previous life, Cao Heng drank heavily and injured the grandson of Zhang Ge Lao. Zhang Ge Lao's disciples found out that he condoned his clansmen to lend money privately.

A thorough investigation revealed that several officials were implicated, including the Gu family and the Yongping Marquis' Mansion.

Not only will these people not be able to get their capital back, they will also lose their official positions as they do not have deep roots.

Gu Jinchu was naturally not afraid that his father would lose his official position.

The Gu family is different. Although Gu Huanian is only an official in the Guanglu Temple, he is the most glorious person in the Gu family.

Gu Li sent someone to tell the second master to return to Zizhu Pavilion after he finished his work.