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

Under the tightly closed door with hanging flowers, there was a vague black shadow, and a servant walked over with a lantern in hand.

After carefully examining her from head to toe for a while, she felt that she looked unfamiliar and had never been seen before in Moxiangju. She was not dressed like a maid or a housekeeper. She raised her leg and kicked, "Why are you sleeping here?"

There was a fat woman leaning there. After she opened her eyes, she screamed in fear, "Oh my God!"

Gulu rolled to Gu Huanian's feet, knelt there and said tremblingly: "Second Master, I am from the Hu family in the kitchen."

Gu Huanian smelled the cooking oil on her body, frowned, took two steps back and asked, "Why are you guarding the door? There is no light in there."

After the birth of her eldest daughter, Zheng's bad habits in the boudoir were improved a lot. She no longer had a bad temper and never did such a rude thing as refusing to let him in.

"Replying to the Second Master, the Third Miss is ill, and the Second Madam needs to stay with her tonight."

The fat woman kept repeating this sentence over and over again, and she knew nothing about the rest.

After sending her away, Gu Huanian looked at Zhang Shun who was standing beside him and said, "Why didn't anyone tell me that the Third Miss was ill?"

Zhang Shun walked beside him holding a lantern, carefully leading the way.

"Replying to the Second Master, it was Yinsuo who was beside the Second Madam who came to tell her that the Third Miss had developed a fever since she returned from Cuihua Courtyard."

"The Second Madam's guard went to invite Doctor Lu. The First Madam also knew about this. When Yinsuo came, you were at Chunxing's place..."

Gu Huanian looked in the direction of Sui'an Hall, and he remembered that Chun Xing was serving him during his break.

Chun Xing was a concubine who had just been opened this month. Her condition was between that of a young girl and a mature woman, and her body was well developed, which was just the right time for him to have fun.

If the maid answered while standing at the door, he would just walk over as soon as he heard it.

...

When we arrived at Sui'an Hall, it was completely dark.

Zheng was wearing a brown satin cloak with a vertical collar and dark patterns. In the dim candlelight, the colorful butterflies on the hem of her clothes seemed to be flying before her eyes as she walked.

Gu Huanian was a little dazed. More than ten years ago, Zheng had appeared before him in such a stunning manner.

He was in darkness at the time, which made him sink into it at a glance.

Under the bright light, he seemed to see the girl with the sweet smile, cheerful and enthusiastic again.

It seemed like she had returned to the past and she was still the Peony waiting for him to come back. But she also had an illusion that the smile in front of her was about to disappear before her eyes.

Gu Huanian told himself in his heart that this was just an illusion.

He is now a sixth-rank official under the emperor. The wife of an official of the same rank must at least be a concubine's daughter from an aristocratic family.

Zheng had no children except her eldest daughter over the years, but he did not despise her. He had already done his best.

Zheng came over and bent her body, dignified and gentle, "Husband, Sister Chu drank the medicine and fell asleep."

Gu Huanian looked at her deeply, as if searching for something on her face and in her eyes.

There was still a faint smell of medicine in the air. He first asked about the eldest daughter's condition, and then said:

"I remember Chu Jieer liked the candied fruit from Dongguxiang. When she was little, she would refuse to take medicine without it. I'll ask Zhang Shun to buy some tomorrow."

"When we asked Doctor Lu to come in, Mother Jin asked people to queue up to buy it. If Chu Jie knew that her father missed her so much, she would definitely be very happy." Zheng replied with a smile.

Gu Huanian felt a little embarrassed. His eldest daughter fell ill in the afternoon, and he just found out about it now.

However, he had not forgotten the purpose of this trip. "Madam, there will be a banquet at the Song family the day after tomorrow. You should take Sister Chu with you. Sister Yu and Sister Yan are young, so it's time for them to go out and see the world."

Zheng didn't respond, but she didn't refute either. She just looked at him quietly, as if she was wearing a perfect mask.

"I heard that Madam sent the key and account book to Biluozhai. In the future, Madam will have to deal with the ladies of various mansions. It would be great if she could accompany you."

Gu Huanian spoke more and more fluently, and then he stated his final goal:

"This way, Brother Hui will be able to follow us and attend the banquet at the Jijiu family's house, and he will also be able to meet people from the Imperial College and the Hanlin Academy..."

...

After hearing all of this, Zheng agreed to everything, her face still gentle and calm, "It's late at night, Chun Xing is still waiting for her husband."

Gu Huanian felt uncomfortable when he heard this and wanted to go forward and hold Zheng's hand, "Mudan, are you unhappy?"

"My husband, you worry too much. Having children is the duty of a woman in the harem. I cannot do it. I just hope that my husband can get what he wants soon."

After saying this, Zheng sent Gu Huanian away and stood by the door looking at the dark night outside.

Mother Tong came over and whispered in her ear, "Miss, Aunt Lian has sent over some soup again."

......

Gu Jinchu only found out at breakfast that her father came to look for her mother after she fell asleep yesterday.

My father hasn't taken a concubine in recent years, but I don't know how many maids have come and gone around him.

She looked at Zheng. Doesn’t her mother care?

In her previous life, during the first year of her marriage to Jiang Nansheng, the lady never asked about their bedroom affairs.

When she was pregnant with her eldest son, the Dowager Lady did not ask any questions, but the Crown Prince's wife and the sisters-in-law became very enthusiastic.

At that time, she was experiencing the pain of losing her mother. She had a big tantrum, had spotting and had a miscarriage, so no one dared to interfere.

Jiang Nansheng went from being an editor in the Hanlin Academy to being the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, the youngest person in history to hold the fourth rank.

He only has her as his principal wife, and he doesn't even have a concubine. I wonder how many people envy him.

To be fair, she knew that there were not many people like her uncles and cousins, and it was normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines, but she didn't like it.

She only made a fuss that time because she was pregnant and was suffering from the pain of losing her mother.

As I recall, my mother was indulgent towards my father and treated his concubines and maids well.

Zheng picked up a piece of food for her daughter with chopsticks, "Mrs. Lian and your father grew up together, she knows your father's preferences very well, and each of those concubines has their own merits."

She paused here, thinking that her daughter would be coming of age in less than four months, and although she had not yet been engaged, there was no need to avoid some things.

"Men have bad habits. They always like to find new things in different people. If you don't send them to them, they will go out and find new things themselves. It's better to control everything in your own hands."

"After all, not all men come from the Zheng family..."

"With them taking care of your father, mother can concentrate on managing the backyard."

There was sadness and confusion in Gu Jinchu's eyes, "Mother, are you happy with father?"

Zheng looked at her daughter who was as beautiful as a flower, and the smile on her face deepened, "I liked him at the beginning..."