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

Gu Jinchu walked to his mother's side, looking a little worried:

"Mother, when we came out of the Treasure Pavilion, Shopkeeper Tao forced a roast duck on Bai Shao. Should I have someone take it to Moxiangju?"

She always felt that there was a deep barrier between her father and mother, which she had not discovered in her previous life.

Since my mother tolerated my father having so many concubines, and used her dowry to support the Gu family and support so many idle people, my mother always kept a low bottom line in front of my father in the Gu family.

Gu Jinchu didn't want Zheng to face her father alone, fearing that all her previous efforts would be wasted.

The corridor was lit only by the dim light of lanterns, leaving my mother's body half immersed in darkness.

Zheng took off her cloak and put it on her daughter:

"How much can a roast duck cost? Chu Jie'er, you are not fully recovered yet, so don't eat too much tonight. Tell Mama Xu to prepare the menu, and let them have a good sleep tonight."

Gu Jinchu knew that her mother didn't want her to go.

Looking at the back of his mother, he said softly, "Go back to Sui'an Hall."

The night wind in April was still a little chilly, and Zheng felt that the temperature was just right, allowing her to think more clearly.

She helped them save up every single thing.

Gu Yan is quite courageous. If it weren't for her Chu Jie'er's recent hard work, after today, her Chu Jie'er would be deeply involved in the rumors...

Thinking of those outcomes that had not happened but were foreseeable, the hatred in her heart could almost turn into a ferocious beast.

It was her tolerance and generosity that emboldened them.

When Gu Huanian came to the Zheng family to propose marriage, she felt that he was well-educated and handsome, and it would be a pity if he was hindered by the current predicament.

If she marries a scholar and Gu Huanian can become successful in the future, it will be a hundred benefits to the Zheng family and his father and brother.

All these considerations were based on her love for him. Later, when she found out that he had an affair with Aunt Lian and was pregnant, she told herself to reduce the cost to the lowest level. Since there was no love between them, she should maximize the immediate benefits.

Later, he took in a concubine, and now he has one maid after another. She no longer cares whose room Gu Huanian sleeps in every night.

However, if someone set his sights on her Chu Jie'er, she would never tolerate that!

Gu Huanian was sitting in the living room. He saw Zheng come in and stand up. He wanted to say something, but when he saw her pale face, he swallowed it back.

"Why don't you wear a cloak?" He looked at the maid beside her with a stern look, "How did you serve her? You didn't even bother to add more clothes for the Second Madam when it was cold at night!"

Zheng sat on the Luohan bed and asked the maid to wash her hands and face with warm water, and finally took the hot tea.

"Don't make it difficult for them. I gave my cloak to Chu Jie'er. She hasn't recovered from her serious illness yet, and she has suffered such injustice today."

Then he instructed Mother Tong, "Tell the guards to go to Sui'an Hall and wait. If Miss San has a high fever again, go to Baicha Lane to invite Doctor Liu immediately."

Mother Tong agreed and walked out.

The maid Jinsuo leaned forward and asked, "Second Madam, shall we have dinner now?"

Zheng put down the teacup in her hand and asked, "My husband, do you have something to talk to me about?"

Gu Huanian saw that she had no intention of inviting him to have dinner with her, and he felt furious. "Zheng, do I not even have the right to eat at Moxiangju now?"

Zheng looked at the sky outside the window and said in a light voice, "My husband, it is already past the twilight hour. Don't tell me that you haven't had dinner yet?"

Gu Huanian was so choked up that he couldn't breathe, and his arrogance mostly disappeared. "You and Chu Jie'er didn't come back with us, so I used them."

Zheng nodded, neither responding nor refuting, "It's late at night, my husband, please don't let the new sisters wait in vain."

Gu Huanian stood up when he heard this. It was his decision to keep taking in concubines. It was a humiliation for him to be pushed out by Zheng every time he came to Moxiangju.

"Zheng... don't you like me taking a concubine?" He didn't even realize that his voice lacked confidence.

Zheng smiled indifferently, and that smile made Gu Huanian feel irritated. Her response made him feel like he was punching cotton.

"What are you talking about, my husband? Having children is a woman's duty."

This is a woman's duty. Gu Huanian has heard Zheng say this more than once.

"You still know the duties of a woman in the harem, then why couldn't you register Sister Yan under your name after she was born?" As he spoke, he became a little agitated.

"Why can't you treat Chu Jie'er and Yan Jie'er equally? One of them is arrogant and uneducated, while the other is petty. Isn't it all because of you, as their stepmother, not fulfilling your responsibilities?"

Zheng waited for him to finish speaking, put down the bowl and chopsticks in her hands, looked at him with a faint smile and said:

"You said Gu Yan is petty, that's because she grew up with her aunt. The Li family can't help Aunt Lian, and they have to lick her face and beg for money every year. This is not something I can decide. After all, Aunt Lian and her daughter are not my slaves!"

"You said my daughter is arrogant. I beg you to differ. Chu Jie'er is a heroine in the eyes of His Majesty, and a dignified, sensible, brave and wise child in the eyes of Madam Song."

When talking about her daughter, Zheng's face was full of pride.

"Even though we are at home, I still want to advise my husband to be careful with his words. If what you just said were to reach the heavens, or if someone told the Song family about it, it would be detrimental to my husband's career."

Gu Huanian was so shocked that he couldn't breathe. He didn't know Zheng was so eloquent. He was unable to refute for a moment. After all, she was just thinking about him.

Then she continued, "Gu Yan is young and has never seen the world. It is also the first time for my sister-in-law to attend such a banquet. They don't know that when they were embarrassing my sister, the wife of the Minister of Personnel was in the crowd. She and Madam Song seemed to have a very good relationship..."

This was all Zheng had to say. He believed that Gu Huanian could understand what she meant.

The position of Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple that Gu Huanian had been dreaming of was hopeless, as it was ruined by his niece and concubine's daughter.

Seeing the light in Gu Huanian's eyes dim, she added: "It was the Madam who said she would help educate Gu Yan, and Aunt Lian also knelt down to beg for mercy. Has your husband forgotten?"

The guards Zheng mentioned were the dowry she brought from the Zheng family.

Daily expenses were paid from Zheng's private account, and in the Gu family, everyone obeyed her orders.

Gu Jinchu gave snacks to the entire team of guards early in the morning, and everyone was well fed.

After breakfast, she brought a group of people to Aunt Lian’s Tingyu Pavilion.

When the little maid opened the door, she was startled when she saw Gu Jinchu. Then, when she saw the tall, strong, and ferocious men behind her, she was so scared that she couldn't speak clearly.

"Third, Third Miss is here. I will go and tell her for you."

The two maids held the maid down, and Gu Jinchu passed by her and said:

"I am the master, and the people living in this room are servants. Do I need to be notified when I come?"