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

After the maid reported to the inside of the house, the third master Jiang Nanyiyi, the third mistress Li, and the third concubine Jiang Yiyu walked in one after another.

The third master has the tall and straight figure of a Jiang family man, but he exudes the gloom of frustration.

After entering the room, he raised his hand and bowed to Madam Jiang, who was sitting at the top of the table. "Hello, mother. I am sorry that I have made you worry a few days ago."

He was still an infant when his biological mother died, unlike his older brother who still had some memory of her.

The maids and old women who served him were all old people left behind by his biological mother when she was still alive.

Therefore, ever since he could remember, he knew that he was the legitimate son of the Duke, and the Crown Prince in the mansion was his brother from the same mother, and they were of the same blood.

After the Duke's wife entered the mansion, he was not at the age of enlightenment like his second brother, nor was he still in the ignorant period like his fourth brother.

Among the children in the mansion, he is the only one who is neither good nor bad, as if he will never be loved.

Madam Jiang asked the servants to serve tea to the Third Master and the Third Madam, "We are all family. If you have any problems in the future, please talk to your eldest brother and Xiaowu. Don't keep everything in your heart."

Then he comforted him: "Business is not doing well right now, and profits and losses are inevitable."

Then he turned to Li and said, "Mrs. Liu said she would come over to thank you. I guess she won't come over by herself. I think she will be here soon."

Wang stood up from the Luohan bed, and said in a gentle and respectful manner: "Mother, I'm going to see how the flower hall is prepared, so as not to be disrespectful when the ladies come over later."

Madam Jiang nodded and said, "Yu Rou is doing things properly, I am relieved."

Li was wearing a light brown cross-collared jacket today, which made her usually frail appearance look more stable. She still spoke with the tactful tone unique to southerners.

"Mrs. Liu should be thanking her mother. If I weren't related to you, this matchmaker wouldn't have a chance to be your daughter-in-law."

Jiang Nanyi felt very uncomfortable because all the people sitting in the room were women. He didn't know why Li insisted on coming with him to Minghui Hall to pay respects.

This was also the first time that Li made a request to him since the last incident.

Soon, Mrs. Liu arrived.

Behind her stood a pretty girl, and judging by her hairstyle, she was not yet married.

After everyone greeted each other, Old Madam Jiang raised her hand and called Gu Jinchu over, asking her to sit next to her.

The first time Madam Liu brought her concubine's daughter to the Duke Ding's residence, she smiled and said, "...Although she is a concubine's daughter, her character and appearance are both impressive."

Li held the teacup and looked up and down at the concubine of the Liu family, then raised her eyes to glance at Jiang Nanyiyi and the second young lady who was silent over there.

With a look of surprise on his face, he asked, "Mrs. Liu, have you settled it with the whole family?"

Hearing this, Jiang Nanyi understood. Not long ago, Li wanted to arrange a marriage for Yun Jie'er, and he remembered that the man's surname seemed to be Quan.

This Madam Liu was Liu Cong, the Junior Secretary of the Zhanshi Mansion who lived in Gu'an, and the legitimate wife of Lord Liu.

Madam Liu and Madam Jiang have a complicated relationship and have been close to each other over the years.

In Jiang Nanyi's opinion, Lord Liu was a fourth-rank official. Even if he was his concubine's daughter, it was impossible for her to marry a tribute student who had no official title and came from a merchant family, let alone marry him far away in Huguang!

Madam Liu patted her daughter's hand, nodded and said, "It's settled! Master Quan offered such good conditions, I made the decision on the spot."

No one noticed the ugly expressions of Jiang Nanyi and the second lady Jiang Yiyu.

Then Madam Liu continued, "Speaking of which, this marriage was made possible by the Fifth Madam's connections."

Gu Jinchu was holding a teacup in his hand. Seeing everyone looking at him, he smiled calmly and said:

"I wonder who the Quan family is that Madam Liu and Third Sister-in-law are talking about? In Baodi and Xianghe, there doesn't seem to be a big family with the surname Quan that we have good relations with."

Madam Liu took a sip of tea and smiled: "I am keeping you in suspense, are you curious? Master Quan has a personal relationship with the third young master of the Zheng family, Mr. Zheng, who is now the Minister of Personnel."

The more he talked, the more excited he became. "Master Quan relied on this relationship to obtain the distribution rights for Zheng's catering in Huguang.

Judging from the current situation in Shengjing City, it is a very profitable business... The Zheng family is the fifth lady's maternal grandfather's family, so they are more or less related to the fifth lady."

Gu Jinchu smiled faintly, "Sister was going to call me cousin, just like what Madam Liu said, it really is a close relationship."

Li took the opportunity to ask, "Master Quan, do you plan to take the imperial examination?"

She really wanted to know.

After all, the Third Master originally felt that Master Quan was not worthy of his concubine's daughter, and he disliked him in every way.

Madam Liu did not hide anything in her words, "The whole family bought a three-story house in Shengjing City to provide a place for the young couple to live in in the future... The master said that we should still participate in the next spring examination. No matter what the outcome is, we will arrange an official position for him in the future."

While they were talking, Mrs. Zheng and Mrs. Song also came over with their female relatives.

Everyone moved to the flower hall, where there were two tables of mahjong alone.

Jiang Nanyi used an excuse to come out of Minghui Hall. Li's purpose in asking him to come today was simple.

Compared with the conditions of the young master of the family, his concubine's daughter is not worthy of him.

It also let him know what a good marriage he and the concubine had missed.

Gu Jinchu was pregnant. After watching the guests play cards for a while, she said goodbye to Madam Jiang.

When they returned to Yuanyuan Hall, Bai Tao was standing in front of the main door, crying and complaining to Mother Xu, "...That was the task that Madam assigned to me, and now Doubao has taken it away..."

Mother Xu saw that she was crying so hard that her tears and snot were running, and she looked at her in a state of confusion:

"How old are you? Why don't you take care of your image? When Bai Zhi and Bai Shao, who are by Madam's side, get married, how can I trust you to serve Madam so closely?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Tao cried even harder. Her smiling eyes were as red as peaches. She wiped her tears and begged:

"Mother Xu, dear mother, please help me find the thread ball before my wife comes back. We will just pretend that nothing happened and my wife won't know..."

Bai He walked out of the main room empty-handed, adding fuel to the fire, "It's too late, the Madam is back."

Bai Tao wiped her face roughly, and bowed to greet her master with Mama Xu and Bai He.

Gu Jinchu stepped onto the stone steps in front of the main room and asked with a smile, "Why are you standing outside crying? What if your face gets chapped?"

These two second-class maids were promoted by her from cleaning maids, and it took a long time to raise them into pretty girls.

Mother Xu followed her master and told him the whole story. After hearing it, Gu Jinchu asked someone to bring some dried fish, walked into the west room and sat on the Luohan bed.

He clapped his hands and said, "Doubao, I have some dried fish here, do you want some?"

Bai He and Bai Tao looked at each other, wondering why they didn’t think of this!

Soon there was a sound from under Luohan's bed. Bai Tao knelt on the ground and looked inside. She said in a negotiating tone: "Dou Bao, return the ball of thread to your sister..."

When Mother Xu saw this scene, she felt a little embarrassed. This... was too unpresentable.

Gu Jinchu smiled slightly at Bai Tao's expression, handed her the dried fish, and said with a smile: "Use this to lure it out, the little thing is very cunning."

Bai Zhi heard the rustling sound and felt something was wrong, so she also lay on the ground and looked inside. Then she looked up and said to Gu Jinchu, "Madam, the red gold bracelet is down there."

Doubao was trying hard to get it out.