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

Mrs. Li was sitting on the bed in her pajamas. Her eyes were red and swollen like rotten walnuts, and she looked extremely pitiful.

Seeing Liu coming over, she stood up and pretended to lift up her brocade fur coat.

"Third sister-in-law, you can't do that..." Liu walked over quickly, held her down and said with a smile: "I heard that third sister-in-law injured her foot. We are all family, so why should we have so many rules?"

Mother Xia explained, "Madam, the doctor told you to stay in bed and rest. Please be careful."

Li sat back down, looking weak: "Second sister-in-law, my two brothers and sisters-in-law, please sit down. I have difficulty walking, so I am sorry for not entertaining you well."

After saying this, he told the servants to serve tea and snacks to the ladies and two girls.

Gu Jinchu felt a little uncomfortable seeing Li like this.

Li was from the south, she was petite, spoke in a soft Wu dialect, and usually dressed very elegantly, but she looked particularly embarrassed at the moment.

Liu winked, and the maid behind her came over with a box. She said, "I know you are not feeling well, and I came here in a hurry without preparing anything good. Please don't despise me, Third Sister-in-law."

Zhang didn't come empty-handed either, but she wasn't as good at talking as Liu, so she just asked the maid to bring the things over.

Bai Zhi, who was standing behind Gu Jinchu, saw Mingyue holding two boxes. She put the things in her hand on them and then stepped behind her master.

Li spoke with a nasal tone, and said with a smile: "I'm sorry to have cost you money." Seeing that Gu Jinchu was holding the teacup but not drinking, she asked her:

"Of course, the food here is not as good as that in Yuanyuantang. I'm afraid that Fifth Brother's wife is not used to it, right?"

Li had only been to Yuanyuan Hall once. Usually, when guests came to the fifth room, Gu Jinchu would give the seat to Shang Xin'an Songluo.

This tea has a light aftertaste and is very popular among the ladies in Shengjing City.

It is indeed as Li said, the quality of the tea drinks from the same three rooms is vastly different.

Gu Jinchu put the teacup on the coffee table beside him and replied with a smile: "Third sister-in-law may have forgotten that I am pregnant. Although rose tea is a good thing for replenishing qi and blood, I am not blessed enough to enjoy it."

Li blinked and asked her a little aggrievedly, "Fifth sister-in-law, you don't think I did this on purpose to hurt the baby in your belly, do you?"

Mother Xia's expression became solemn. She walked to Gu Jinchu, lifted the lid of the teacup and looked inside.

My heart sank. It really was rose tea.

It has a sweet and rich fragrance and is the best Pingyin rose.

Every month, the family business would send beauty tea to my wife, which was also prepared together with the tea.

However, the lady did not order anyone to make rose tea today.

Mother Xia knelt down and saluted to Gu Jinchu, saying, "It was the servants who were careless. Fortunately, the girl next to the Fifth Madam knows a lot, otherwise there would have been a disaster today."

Gu Jinchu never thought that Li would harm her. It was just a coincidence. The corners of her lips curled up into a smile. "Although roses can invigorate blood circulation, this cup of wine won't do anything. I just happen not to be thirsty."

When Mrs. Li saw Mother Xia leaving, she clenched her hands inside her brocade fur coat into fists until her nails broke in her palms.

"I haven't thanked my fifth brother's wife for the meat floss dumplings yet." She said with a choked voice.

Gu Jinchu looked at her, his eyes as pure as autumn water, and smiled, "I asked the cook to add more stuffing to the two boxes of snacks for Third Sister-in-law. Sometimes eating sweet food can make people happy and feel that the whole day is beautiful."

Li's eyes narrowed slightly. She thought that Gu Jinchu's words that day were a veiled criticism of her.

His eyes couldn't help but fall on the crabapple flowers in her hair.

Zhu Jieer tilted her head and looked at Liu: "Mother, I also want to be in a good mood every day."

Then she smiled and said coquettishly: "You let me eat more sweets every day. When I grow up, I will be as beautiful as Aunt Five and Aunt Three."

Liu suppressed her smile and asked her daughter seriously, "There are not only your fifth aunt and third aunt in this room, but also me and your fourth aunt. Why can't you treat us equally?"

"You know that good things should be shared with everyone. Why do you favor one over the other at this time?"

Zhu Jie'er looked at her mother with her big eyes flickering, hugged her neck, and whispered in her ear: "Can I tell you this?"

The little girl thought that no one could hear her.

In fact, Li, who was lying on the bed, heard what she said, and the adults all looked at her with interest.

Liu pulled down her little arm and said with a smile in her voice: "Children speak without restraint, no one will blame you."

The little girl glanced at the four elders and said crisply, "My mother gave birth to me. Fourth Aunt is not interested in these things. Third Aunt looked a little sad. I thought these words would make her happy."

Li laughed, her eyebrows almost became a slit, and her voice was not as clear as usual:

"How come our Zhu Jie'er's little mouth looks as white as honey? Second sister-in-law, are you usually reluctant to say a harsh word to her?"

Liu was a little surprised. This was the first time that her third brother's wife used a respectful title to address her.

The Li family was a wealthy family in Quanzhou Prefecture and also had a business in Shengjing City.

She was a favored daughter in the family, and she married the son of the Duke of Dingguo.

After entering the room, she had a vague sense of superiority over the wives of the second and fourth rooms, and it was something that could be clearly felt.

After Li finished speaking, she was stunned for a moment. Today was the first time she felt so relaxed and comfortable getting along with her sisters-in-law.

It all started with Gu Jinchu saying that sweet food can make people happy.

It has been a long time since anyone paid attention to whether she was happy or not.

Zhu Jie'er tilted her head and asked, "Aunt San, what are harsh words? Mother always says that I'm a chatterbox, and sometimes she complains to father..."

Zhang interrupted her at this time, "Sister Zhu, Sister Xian wants to go to the bathroom, do you want to go?"

Before the little girl could finish her words, her attention was diverted and she held hands with her fifth sister and followed the maid to the bathroom.

Li sighed inwardly. If it were her old self, she would probably start crying again, but at this moment, she couldn't shed even a single tear.

The fourth brother's wife, who she once looked down upon and thought was dull, actually had such sharp insight and reaction ability.

They must all know clearly that she is not favored by the Third Master.

When Liu asked her why her eyes were red and swollen, Li forced a smile and explained, "I was reading a storybook just now and was so angry that I cried."

Without waiting for others to ask questions, she began to talk about her own experiences.

I also asked several sisters-in-law how they would deal with it if they encountered such a situation.

Liu frowned, thought for a moment and then replied, "Since the position of the first wife cannot be shaken, everyone will grow old and lose their beauty..."

"Since ancient times, men have had three wives and four concubines..." Zhang continued.

The meaning of the two people's words all revealed their forbearance.

Facing Li's inquiring gaze, Gu Jinchu considered for a moment before speaking: "If you don't love yourself, how can you expect others to love you?"