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

A little maid opened the curtain of the flower hall. Xuezhu was standing by the door. She bowed and said that the fifth master had come with the young master of the Zheng family.

After hearing this, Wang called her three sisters-in-law and took the children to play on the big kang by the window.

Even though they are relatives by marriage, the girls in the family who have not yet reached marriage age are still not suitable to meet such a strange man.

After they left, only a few old ladies, the eldest princess sitting next to Madam Jiang, and Gu Jinchu were left in the main hall of the flower hall.

At this time, Mr. Jiang Wu walked in with the light behind him, making Gu Jinchu suddenly feel that several eyes were looking at her. She looked towards the door with a faint smile on her face.

When he saw the two figures following Jiang Nansheng in, the smile on the corners of his lips grew wider and he placed the cup of milk tea in his hand on the flower table beside him.

He watched them with a smile as they walked forward and bowed to greet Madam Jiang and the old ladies of other families in the room.

"This is Jinchu's cousin, the nephew of my wife's mother-in-law, and the number one scholar in the palace examination chosen by the emperor... Jinchu's younger brother, who is still studying in the Imperial College at a young age." Old Madam Jiang introduced with a smile.

"Oh, this is the number one scholar in this year's spring exam!"

"...It's rare to see two top scorers at the same time."

Several old ladies looked at them with smiles on their faces when they heard this.

Even though they knew that there were distinguished guests coming, Zheng Kaicheng and Gu Wen still found it a little difficult to cope with these enthusiastic old ladies.

Jiang Nansheng was wearing a dark blue right-fronted straight-breasted gown, looking dignified and steady, with the temperament of a scholar, and his elegance carried an aura of authority that could not be ignored.

After greeting, she sat down naturally in the chair next to Gu Jinchu, holding her hand with a gentle smile in her eyes.

Gu Jinchu lowered his eyes and his gaze fell on the mutton-fat jade pendant hanging from his waist, which was a symbol of love and love.

She tightened her grip on his hand for a moment, and after separating her hands, she looked at her cousin and younger brother, who answered every question she asked.

Zheng Kaicheng wore a sky-blue Taoist robe, his shoulders were straight, his skin was darker than that of ordinary young masters from aristocratic families, and he looked handsome in his elegance.

Because of her personality and status, Madam Liu often moved around in the circle of noble ladies in Beijing. She turned to Madam Zheng and asked, "Aunt, I wonder if the third young master has decided on a marriage?"

He was the top scholar of the dynasty and the doctor of the Ministry of Personnel at that time. He was also so young. It was difficult to find such a high-quality and marriageable man in the whole Shengjing City. The last one who was so popular was the fifth master of the Jiang family.

More than one lady had asked Mrs. Liu about Zheng Kaicheng.

Madam Zheng looked at her grandson with a smile, raised her chin slightly, and said in a cheerful voice:

"Let Kai Cheng speak for himself. The men of the Zheng family are all unable to find wives, so they follow their parents' orders and matchmakers' words."

When these words were spoken, all the old ladies were amused.

Madam Zheng's personality was different from most of the women in the imperial harem that they had come into contact with. She was straightforward and transparent, and was easy to get along with and made people feel at ease.

Zheng Kaicheng looked at Madam Liu and replied with a faint smile: "I already have someone I like, and I am just waiting for the most appropriate time to settle down."

In this case, it would be more appropriate to say that the elders proposed marriage with sincerity. At the moment, no one cared about the meaning of his words, but they also thought it was a pity in their hearts.

The eldest princess sat next to Madam Jiang. Since Zheng Kaicheng came in, they had not had any communication except for a brief eye contact.

She hadn't even told her grandmother about the relationship between her and Zheng Kaicheng.

After hearing his answer, Zhao Xuan's eyes fell on the small table beside her.

The sunlight shines through the carvings on the window sash, casting a faint halo of light on her body, making her feel warm and comfortable, so comfortable that she can't help but smile.

Gu Wen is a few years younger than Zheng Kaicheng. Standing next to him, he looks much inferior to him in both appearance and temperament.

In Gu Jinchu's eyes, her younger brother has changed a lot.

Gu Wen looked at Gu Jinchu and pretended to be mature. Although he was still a little immature, his words were calm and steady beyond his age.

"Eldest sister, am I going to be an uncle?" Gu Wen, who was in the voice change period, asked in a low voice.

There are only him and his eldest sister in the Gu family. When he heard that his eldest sister was pregnant, his first reaction was that it was great because he had a family again.

Gu Jinchu nodded, smiled and asked, "How did Wen Ge'er know the news so quickly? Shouldn't you be studying in the Imperial Academy?"

The third young master of the first house, the second young master and the fourth young master of the second house are all studying in the Imperial College, and it is not yet time for their ten-day holiday.

The old lady didn't want to delay their studies because of herself, so she specifically told them that it would not be too late to kowtow to them after they returned from their ten-day vacation.

Gu Wen smiled and explained, "I had some things to deal with at home. I happened to know that my third cousin was here to give something to my eldest sister, so I came along to take a look. I will be going back to the Imperial College soon."

Based on what Gu Jinchu knew about his younger brother, he was afraid that he was hiding something from her.

Now is not the time to talk about family matters, and it shouldn't be a big deal.

Gu Jinchu did not continue to ask, and continued: "You are here just in time. I prepared some winter clothes and some food for you, so you don't have to ask Manager Ruan to send them to you."

Manager Ruan was the manager of Gu Wen's shop, and he bought it from the dental clinic. The four members of his family were all in their prime and had once been servants in the mansion of Grand Tutor Gao.

After the fall of Gao Taifu, all the Gao family's property was taken into the state treasury. All the Gao family members were exiled, and the stewards were reduced to slavery.

When this family was in the Gao family, they managed the shop and the farm.

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The last time the Duke's Mansion held a banquet was when the fifth master of the Jiang family got married. The entire Shengjing City witnessed the ten-mile-long red wedding.

That day, the street in front of the Jiang family was bustling with people, making it seem that the 50th birthday of Mrs. Jiang today was a little too simple.

Wang was the wife of the Crown Prince and the eldest daughter-in-law. She was in charge of the household supplies at the Duke Dingguo's Mansion. She was busy arranging the servants to set out the meals at the banquet hall.

Although it was not a grand affair, great effort was put into the quality of the dishes.

Everyone thought that the eldest prince would not be able to get through this, so when they heard in the morning that his health had improved and that the emperor had sent him to the hot spring palace for recuperation, it was indeed a bit surprising and a bit unexpected.

But today is the Duke's wife's birthday, and Wang had already sent the news to relatives and friends some time ago. Now that the gifts have been received, there is no need to send invitations again in a hurry.

Wang raised her eyes to look at Old Madam Jiang. The eldest princess and Gu Jinchu were sitting on her left and right, and their closeness to each other was obvious at a glance.

At this time, Madam Hu, who was beside Madam Jiang, came in from outside and said with a smile, "Madam, someone is coming from the palace."

The people who came from the palace did not come to announce the imperial decree.

The two are very different in nature.

Emperor Jianyuan used a relatively simple ceremony to show his importance to the wife of the Duke and the Imperial Concubine Shu in the palace.

Thinking of this, Wang glanced in the direction of the prince, and was met with his displeased gaze.