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

"House slave?!"

Gu Huanian almost choked on his own saliva.

He and Zheng had been married for almost sixteen years. Although he seldom went to the Zheng family in Baodi, he had never heard of a person named Qin Lang in the Zheng family.

That eight-foot-tall, handsome and sturdy man is a person who will be unforgettable at first sight.

"Chu Jie'er, do you still remember this person?" This is what Gu Huanian wanted to know most.

Gu Jinchu shook his head, looking confused: "How could I know about the men in the outer courtyard when I was still young? Why not write a letter to my grandmother?"

Gu Huanian put away the smile on his face. There were too many people in this world who came from the same place and had the same name and surname. How could a family slave become a general?

Seeing her father's disappointed expression, she lowered her eyes and smiled, knowing that it was not yet time to let the Gu family know.

Qin Lang was picked up from a mass grave by his mother when he was young. In order to thank his mother for saving his life, he was willing to stay in the Zheng family.

My third uncle wanted to join the army, and my mother was worried about my youngest brother, so she asked him to accompany him and take care of him.

In his previous life, Qin Lang was named General Ningyuan. After returning to Shengjing, he served as deputy commander. When he died, he had become the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Such a promising person, what she as a daughter did not do, and what Jiang Nansheng as a son-in-law did not do either.

He, an outsider, did it in such a tragic way.

Gu Jinchu's good mood just now could no longer suppress the hatred in his heart at this moment.

She bowed to her father and said, "Grandma has been worried about you. Dad, please have a good talk with me. You should also know the truth about what happened yesterday."

After saying this, Gu Jinchu left Cuihua Courtyard with his maids and servants.

She stood outside the courtyard gate and waited for a while. In less than a cup of tea, she heard the sound of broken porcelain and her father's angry voice from inside.

You see, if the food in one’s bowl is not touched, no one will care about the truth of the matter.

Not to mention whether what happened before was true or false, from her whipping in Dongguxiang, to the emperor's reward being coveted by others, to the grievances she suffered in the Song family yesterday.

Apart from her mother, has anyone really cared about her?

This also made the little remaining family affection in her heart like a teacup smashed by her father.

Once broken, it can never be repaired.

When passing through the bamboo forest, Bai Zhi pointed in the direction of the rockery and shouted:

"Who's there? They're following us stealthily!"

A security guard came over and carried out a thin child with unkempt hair that hung greasy on the side of his face and behind his neck.

"Fourth Young Master?"

Someone recognized him as Gu Wen, the illegitimate son of the eldest wife.

The little boy looked at Gu Jinchu and whispered, "Third sister, I'm hungry..."

......

In Sui'an Hall, Gu Jinchu sat in the shade.

There were two long desks in the yard, one for the things sent back from Tingyuxuan and the other for Biluozhai.

Mother Xu and her maid checked the list one by one, and crossed out each item once they were confirmed.

The mother in charge of the two courtyards stood in the sun, sweat dripping down her face. It was not because of the heat, but because of nervousness.

If you say that the third young lady used to be scary, as long as you didn't make any mistakes, she would turn a blind eye to irrelevant servants.

To ask if she has ever punished anyone, that's not true.

It's her superior and domineering look that makes her look like someone who is not easy to mess with.

As the eldest daughter of the second master and her mother is so rich, the servants think that the third lady is a favored child of heaven.

I think she should be brought up in pampered condition, not to mention that the Third Miss is the most generous among all the young masters and young ladies.

Gu Jinchu had a fight with Aunt Lian in Tingyuxuan and turned the tide in Cuihuayuan. A large number of people were replaced around Aunt Lian and the Fourth Young Miss.

Now the servants of the Gu family are all in danger, fearing that they might accidentally offend the Third Young Miss.

Before Madam Xu finished counting, Madam Guan from Cuihua Courtyard arrived, with two maids behind her holding an ornate screen.

The slightly plump woman bowed to Gu Jinchu and said respectfully:

"Miss Third, at the end of the year, my family came to pay respects to the Madam. At that time, I borrowed a screen from you. I have returned it to you now."

Gu Jinchu raised his hand, and Bai Shao beside him stuffed a light purse into Guan's mother's hand.

"Thank you for making this trip, Grandma, how come you forgot too? Isn't this the New Year's gift I gave to Grandma?"

In fact, this was not sent by Gu Jinchu. It was sent to Cuihuayuan by Gu Yan in order to please her grandmother.

Mother Guan's fingers that were holding the purse moved, and there should be a silver coin inside. Her old face had more wrinkles as she smiled.

He slapped himself in the face, which looked a little funny. "Look at my memory. When I go back, the Madam will scold me for being an old fool."

Gu Jinchu smiled and waved to the side, and Bai Zhi came over holding a sandalwood box.

"I heard that my grandmother always had trouble sleeping at night. This is a fifty-year-old ginseng. It is a way for me, a carefree granddaughter, to show my filial respect to her."

The old woman held the arm-long box in her arms and said a lot of nice things before leaving reluctantly.

Bai Zhi looked at her from behind and pouted, "What a lapdog that can change her face!"

Gu Jinchu put down his teacup and rolled his eyes at her. "A pug can wag its tail, but this is an ungrateful wolf that can never be tamed."

Baizhi and Baishao looked at each other. The young lady has changed. She finally knows how to judge people!

Mother Xu came over with a booklet in her hand and a frown on her face.

Gu Jinchu motioned for her to take a break before talking. Mother Xu took a sip of tea and didn't bother to take a break. She spoke out her doubts:

"Miss Third, besides the screen and ginseng you just gave away, there is a piece of raw mutton-fat jade missing from your private vault."

Gu Jinchu frowned, "If it's a raw stone, Gu Jinyu and Gu Yan wouldn't like it and wouldn't dare to take it. Didn't they see it somewhere in the warehouse?"

Baizhi and Baishao looked at each other, and both thought of the same thing at the same time.

Gu Jinchu recalled to himself, "I remember that raw stone. It was given to me by my third uncle. He said that he and Qin Lang had emptied their family fortunes just for this stone at the border."

"Shopkeeper Song also said that it is of very good quality. If you buy such a piece of raw stone in Shengjing, it will cost about four or five hundred taels. I asked him to find the most skilled craftsman to make a jade pendant and belt hook for men..."

As he spoke, Gu Jinchu remembered everything completely!

In her previous life, she made this palm-sized raw stone into a men's accessory and gave it to Jiang Nansheng as a gift on his birthday.

She went to the Treasure Pavilion twice, and Shopkeeper Song mentioned it to her both times, but she only remembered it after the things had already been sent out.

Is it too late to find Jiang Nansheng and ask for him back?

Shopkeeper Song said that if she sold these three accessories in the Treasure Pavilion, she could earn at least 800 taels, which would be a total of 1,200 taels.

Her father's salary was one hundred and fifty taels per month, so what she was doing was equivalent to giving away almost a year's salary for a sixth-rank official!

But after marriage, she had never seen Jiang Nansheng wearing any of them...