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

The door of Gu's house closed behind Jiang Nansheng. He lifted his robe and stepped into the green-curtained carriage.

"Master Jiang."

A young man in a light blue Taoist robe stood up and bowed to him.

Jiang Nansheng nodded slightly and looked him up and down without any concealment.

Qin Lang introduced the young man's identity, "Zheng Kaicheng, Chu Jie'er's uncle's third cousin, rushed back from Jinan Prefecture last night."

After Jiang Nansheng sat down, he filled the teacups in front of the two people with tea, took out some snacks from the food box, and placed them on the small table in front of the three people.

Tongue biscuits, dragon beard candy, dried peanuts, fried abalone...

"It's past dinner time, just eat something." After saying that, Jiang Nansheng reached out and pinched a piece of tongue biscuit.

Qin Lang was already hungry, but he didn't like sweet things, so he grabbed a handful of dried peanuts from the plate.

He peeled a few and put them into his mouth in one breath. The sound of his chewing was filled in the carriage.

Zheng Kaicheng looked at the plates of snacks on the small table, smiled and said, "When Chu Jieer was young, she ate too much sweets and one of her teeth got broken. She has a domineering personality and will punch anyone who smiles."

"Well, I remember that she must have the salt and pepper flavor of this kind of dragon tongue biscuit." Qin Lang said as he imitated Jiang Nansheng and took a dragon tongue biscuit. He took a bite and found that it was not sweet.

Jiang Nansheng lowered his eyes, pinched the cup with his slender white fingertips, took two sips and put the cup down.

Zheng Kaicheng took out a handkerchief to wipe off the snack residue in his hand, and used tea to dilute the sweetness in his mouth. Seeing that Jiang Nansheng no longer reached out to take things, he spoke:

"Mr. Jiang, you may not know that I came to Shengjing on my family's ship and discovered something very interesting."

Jiang Nansheng smiled faintly, "You can say whatever you want."

"A cargo ship carrying silk went from Shengjing to Jinan Prefecture, and then to Huai'an."

"Coincidentally, the person who came to Jinan Prefecture to pick us up was an old subordinate of the King of Han. The most interesting thing is that the people in my family who have been sailing for many years said that the ship must have contained heavy objects if it sank like that..."

Zheng Kaicheng is only three years older than Gu Jinchu, but he is mature beyond his years. He tells the story in a leisurely manner and does not show any restraint in front of Jiang Nansheng.

Jiang Nansheng was silent for a while, then asked, "I heard from Kaiji that his brother traveled outside for two years after passing the imperial examination. Does he have any idea of ​​going somewhere else now?"

Seeing him shaking his head, Jiang Nansheng took out his visiting card and placed it on the coffee table in front of Zheng Kaicheng. "Lord Yang is my mentor. He likes young people like you who are insightful and have vision the most."

Zheng Kaicheng looked surprised, and he stood up and bowed to Jiang Nansheng, saying, "Thank you, Mr. Jiang."

Jiang Nansheng put down the teacup in his hand, raised his right hand and supported it in the air, "That's all I can say."

The green-curtained carriage stopped on the Xianghe official road. Qin Lang and Zheng Kaicheng got off and got on the carriage following behind.

Jiang Fei opened the curtain and saw his master leaning against the carriage with his eyes closed.

Jiang Nansheng was thinking about what Zheng Kaicheng had just said.

The descendants of Zuo Xiong, an old subordinate of the King of Han, live in Jinan Prefecture, and Zuo Hongwen is the adopted son of the Zuo family.

Back then, the King of Han was killed by his father with a single blow. As the winner makes the king, the loser makes the bandit. Needless to say, the King of Han was planning to usurp the throne.

The lineage of King Han was beheaded outside the Meridian Gate, and Zuo Hongwen was the descendant of King Han.

These were the findings of the secret guards' investigation when they went to Jinan Prefecture last time. Before them, someone had also investigated the Zuo family.

What Zheng Kaicheng said today made him doubt that what Gu Jinchu said to Yongle in Huitong Hall that day was intentionally meant to remind her.

Thinking of Gu Jinchu, her half-sister could say those words in public today, so she must be planning to fight to the death.

Jiang Nansheng called Jiang Fei in and asked him, "Did you see Gu Yan clearly at Gu's house just now?"

Jiang Fei lowered his head, "The fourth young lady of the second branch of the Gu family."

"Kill her, and the maid beside her." Jiang Nansheng said softly, "Don't leave any traces."

Jiang Fei nodded his head and disappeared into the night.

......

Early in the morning, Gu Jinchu asked his servants to bring breakfast to Cuihua Courtyard.

The people guarding outside the door were those brought from Baodi by my second uncle. They had not slept all night but there was no sign of fatigue on their faces.

Seeing Gu Jinchu coming over, he bowed and said, "Cousin." Then he raised his hand and opened the tightly closed gate.

Gu Jinchu nodded and walked in with the maids and servants.

There were also guards patrolling the courtyard, and these people were all from my maternal grandfather’s family, Zheng.

Breakfast had already been prepared in the kitchen, so she would not rashly arrange how they should change shifts.

My grandmother and father were already waiting in the main room, one leaning on the big kang by the window, and the other sitting in an armchair, staring at the open window.

The mother and son were not as close as usual, and it was obvious that they did not sleep well that night.

Gu Jinchu stepped over the threshold, raised his hand and told the servants to put breakfast on the table, and said softly, "Grandma, father, come over for breakfast."

Gu Huanian first stood up, then looked at the sky outside, and walked over with numb legs.

When he saw the stew pot on the table and thought of the soups that Li Xianglian had cooked in the past, he couldn't help but feel more hatred in his heart after not sleeping all night.

Gu Li was still waiting for someone to invite her, but when she saw her son and granddaughter, no one looked at her. She covered her forehead and groaned.

After calling for a long time, the father and daughter seemed not to hear anything. They snorted and lay motionless on the kang.

Gu Jinchu saw that his father had almost finished eating and asked, "Father, have you thought about how to accommodate grandmother and uncle's family tonight?" He added, "And Madam Ru."

She did not ask why the Gu family was not in the main room, because they could not escape from this house even if they had wings.

Gu Huanian swallowed the food in his mouth, his face and voice full of fatigue, "Last night, our families divided up the property, and your grandmother will be supported by the eldest family from now on."

"Li Xianglian... a divorce letter, life and death in the future is determined by fate!"

Gu Jin had already thought of the outcome when he first arrived; after all, they had complicated interests involved.

At this time, Bai Zhi came in from outside, leaned over to Gu Jinchu and said, "Miss, someone is outside looking for Gu Jinhui who passed the imperial examination... Master Gu..."

Gu Jinchu looked at the teasing expression on the maid's face, and then saw the eldest family running out from the inner room.

"It must be that my brother has been demoted! Gu Jinchu, do you really think our family is willing to live in this house?"

Gu Jinyu, still wearing the same clothes as yesterday, shouted weakly.

Gu Huaqing walked at the end with his head held high and patted his brother on the shoulder, "Second brother, a man who knows the current situation is a hero!"

The family thought that they were welcoming good news, but when they saw Gu Huaqing and Gu Jinhui being shackled, they were dumbfounded again.