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

The incense burner on the table was burning quietly, wisps of smoke were rising, and the faint fragrance filled the entire room, but it could not cover up the subtle atmosphere.

After Gu Jinchu greeted her, she was pulled by Madam Jiang to sit beside her. Master Jiang Wu was sitting in the official hat chair at the bottom, with an upright posture and deep eyes, which made people unable to help but take a second look.

Madam Wang and Madam Jiang sat side by side on the Luohan bed. After Wang Yuran finished speaking, the three of them looked up and saw her.

Wang Yuran snuggled up to her mother with tears in her eyes. Feeling everyone's gazes on her, her eyes flickered slightly.

There was a hint of timidity and guilt in his eyes, as if he was hiding a dark secret that he dared not show to others easily.

Old Madam Wang began to look Gu Jinchu up and down as soon as she entered the room.

Seeing that she looked fine and came hand in hand with Mr. Jiang Wu, he felt a little relieved.

Although we don’t know what happened to the two daughters in Yuanyuan Hall, we can at least be sure that Mrs. Jiang Wu is in good health.

Maybe I was too anxious and worried, and I overlooked some details.

If the incense was really used, the effect would not be immediately apparent.

Now seeing her little daughter crying like this, Old Lady Wang knew that this was clearly a sign of her guilty conscience.

She had just scolded her eldest daughter in a preemptive manner.

She lowered her eyes to look at the little girl's bandaged hand and whispered to comfort her: "You are already grown up, why are you making such a fuss over a minor injury?"

She turned around and smiled and said to Madam Jiang: "My little girl has been spoiled at home, please don't laugh at me, in-laws."

Old Madam Jiang had seen her daughter-in-law's tabby cat, but this was the first time she heard of the little creature attacking someone.

It was not convenient to ask the daughter-in-law in front of them whether something had happened or whether she was hurt.

Looking at Wang Yuran with concern, she said, "The young lady Bai Zhi beside Jinchu is no worse than an ordinary family doctor in terms of medical skills. She is the one who treated the wound, right? If you are worried, I will ask someone to find another doctor."

When Wang Yuran heard Madam Jiang mention that rude girl, the corner of her mouth, which was injured when she pressed her hand to feed her medicine, and the wound on her hand began to ache again.

Hiding behind his mother, he held her arm and whispered, "It was that bitch...that girl who bandaged me."

Upon hearing this, Old Madam Jiang withdrew her gaze and looked up and down at her daughter-in-law beside her, still feeling a little worried.

Old Madam Wang felt more and more that there was something she didn't know, otherwise, given her youngest daughter's personality, she wouldn't be so timid.

It was as if Mr. Jiang Wu, who was sitting opposite him, and the overly young and bright Mrs. Jiang Wu, were a scourge.

Even her eldest daughter had lost all her energy and looked distracted.

Madam Wang raised a smile at the corner of her lips, and the wrinkles on her face deepened. "Speaking of which, the Fifth Madam is a little younger than my daughter. Yu Ran, you are so cautious, don't let others laugh at you."

Madam Jiang held Gu Jinchu's hand and greeted her politely, unable to hide the satisfaction in her eyes, "Jinchu is a little young, but she is thorough and considerate in her work. It is a blessing for our Xiaowu to marry her."

Madam Wang looked at Gu Jinchu with a hint of strength in her voice, "If you haven't disturbed Madam Wu's fetal energy, then hand over the pet that bit someone to me. After all, there are too many dangers for a beast that has seen blood."

Gu Jinchu smiled and refused bluntly: "I'm afraid I can't agree to the old lady's proposal..."

She turned to look at Wang Yuran, who was somewhat evasive, and said firmly, "If Madam Zhang hadn't touched the musk that harms the fetus, why would my cat attack her? It's protecting its master like this, so how could I let anyone hurt it if I didn't comfort it!"

Old Madam Wang had been strong all her life, and after her age, there were very few younger generations who disobeyed her. Gu Jinchu's words made her eyes flash with displeasure.

Wang Yuran hid behind his mother, not daring to say a word, fearing that he would upset Jiang Nansheng, so he called the Zhang family over.

"Musky?"

"Musky!"

The two words came out of the mouths of the two old women at the same time, but the expressions on their faces were very different.

Old Madam Jiang held Gu Jinchu's hand and looked at Jiang Nansheng not far away. The smile on her face faded and her expression became nervous.

Gu Jinchu quickly whispered in her ear, "Mother, I'm fine, you don't have to worry. Doctor Wu came to see me."

Old Madam Jiang knew too well how poisonous musk was. She looked at Wang Yuran with displeasure and glanced at the three women in the Wang family.

Seeing Xiaowu sitting there steadily with a half-smile on his face, he knew that his youngest son was angry.

She patted the hand of her daughter-in-law beside her and sat more steadily on the bed.

Madam Wang pretended to be puzzled and asked, "We are here as guests, what does Madam Wu mean by that?"

Gu Jinchu smiled with her hands covering her lips, and with undisguised sarcasm in her sparkling eyes, she helped Madam Jiang answer questions and resolve doubts, "I'm afraid mother couldn't even imagine what the Wang family is planning..."

"I'll tell you! I'll tell you!" Wang stood up with a determined look on her face, as if she had just made a great decision.

Uncle Jiang Wu, who had been silent, finally spoke. His voice was low and mixed with a little winter chill.

"What did the Crown Prince's wife say? Did she say that your younger sister gave the incense coil mixed with musk to the maid of the third room, and then planned to use Li's hand to harm my wife's unborn baby? Or did your Wang family plan to marry a widow to my third brother?"

"Xiao Wu?" Madam Jiang rebuked in a low voice, "If you don't have any evidence, you can't say such nonsense!"

Old Madam Wang's face became tense. She sat on the Luohan bed with her fingers clasped tightly on the raised wood carvings.

He stared at his eldest daughter with a look of scrutiny and warning: "Yu Rou, tell me, why did you bring your younger sister to visit the Fifth Madam, and why were you slandered and humiliated like this when you came back?"

Wang looked at her mother with tears in her eyes, from her mother's misunderstanding just now to the implication in her words at this moment.

Her mother wanted her, so she took it upon herself.

Wang admitted that there were incense sticks mixed with musk in her inner room, but she said with certainty that she had no intention of harming her fifth brother's wife.

Master Jiang Wu had Wang Yuran's signed testimony brought up, and said slowly, "Madam, why are you doing this? Madam Zhang admitted in person that she wanted to harm my wife."

"Really? Madam Zhang!" he asked Wang Yuran coldly.

For a moment, it was so quiet in the west room that you could hear a pin drop.

Wang Yuran screamed, "Mother, please save me! Master Jiang Wu said he would send me back to the Zhang family!"

She cried with snot and tears, "I don't want to go back to the Zhang family, that's not a place for people to stay... If you want me to go back, I might as well die!"

Madam Wang's lips moved, and she turned to look at Madam Jiang. "My dear relatives, I think there are many misunderstandings here. Yu Rou is not only the wife of the prince of Duke Dingguo's Mansion, but also the biological mother of Ming'er and Bo'er."

Then he sat upright on the Luohan bed and said earnestly, "I heard that several young ladies in the mansion have been engaged. We must not let any bad rumors spread..."