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

Gu Jinchu removed the page that belonged to him from the booklet that He You had prepared for her.

When Bai Shao came in, she put the booklet on the table beside her, waved for her to come over, and pointed to the Jin Wei in front of her, "Sit down."

Bai Shao came over, supported Jin Wu and knelt down.

Her face was full of determination: "Madam, I don't want to get married in this life!"

Gu Jinchu sighed, frowned slightly, and whispered: "...Even if you serve me in the mansion for a lifetime, people will always get old. Don't you plan for your future?"

Bai Shao raised her head, her face full of stubbornness, a flash of reminiscence in her eyes: "I was already able to remember when my family sold me to a trafficker...

My mother was in charge of all the family affairs, but after she fell ill, my father was reluctant to spend money and dragged my mother to death. He thought I was a waste of money and sold me after my stepmother came into the family.

When she said this, there was no more sadness or resentment on her face. She just said calmly:

"I am afraid of meeting a man like my father in the future, and I don't want my child to become like me. Madam, I will not marry... I will take care of the young master for you and serve you forever."

The floor heating in the room was burning very vigorously, making the house as warm as spring, and blocking the cold wind from outside the window.

Gu Jinchu raised his hand to signal her to stand up, "He You came here today to ask for Bai Zhi's hand in marriage... I thought that if you marry the guard in the mansion, or the son of the housekeeper, our master-servant relationship will not be broken."

I patted the back of her hand and comforted her, saying, "Since you said so, Bai Shao, I will not mention getting married in the future. If you change your mind, I will definitely give you a generous dowry."

In her previous life, Bai Shao had never married, and Gu Jinchu didn't want to delay her marriage. But he couldn't force her to do what she wanted, and add another couple to the world.

Bai Shao felt relieved after hearing this and stood up with a smile, "Thank you, Madam, for your understanding."

……

After two days of rest, Master Jiang Wu was able to walk and began to travel back and forth to Zhuli Pavilion every day to handle official business.

There are two masters in the family, one is a pregnant woman and the other is injured. Not to mention the supplements sent by each room, even the tonic soup cooked by Jin every day, Gu Jinchu, who did not have any pregnancy reaction after drinking it, still had acid reflux in her stomach after lunch.

After Master Jiang Wu was called away, Gu Jinchu took a walk alone in the inner courtyard to digest his food.

At this time, a servant came to announce that the eldest princess was coming.

Gu Jinchu thought that after the Fifth Master was injured, the eldest princess would come the next day, or the princes in the palace would also take the opportunity to visit him.

But even though Fifth Master's wounds had scabbed over, the nobles in the palace were still quiet.

Gu Jinchu asked Bai Zhi to support her and walked slowly along the corridor towards the second entrance.

The sunlight shines through the wooden carvings on the corridor, forming patches of mottled halos.

It was in this scene that Zhao Xuan saw Gu Jinchu walking towards her. She was stunned for a moment, then after she came to her senses, she kept walking but her pace was obviously faster.

When she came to Gu Jinchu, she bowed and saluted before saying in surprise, "It's been such a short time since we last met, and you're already pregnant, little aunt."

Gu Jinchu and Zhao Xuan walked side by side to the main room, with a gentle smile on their faces, raising their hands and gently stroking their bulging bellies:

"After four months, the pregnancy will be noticeable. Since it's twins, the belly will be bigger than that of an ordinary pregnant woman."

After entering the room, she asked Bai Shao to serve tea to the princess. It was the brown sugar ginger and jujube tea that she had brewed at that time. It tasted slightly sweet, which not only relieved the greasiness, but also stopped the occasional sourness.

Zhao Xuan took off her cloak with the help of servants.

There was a hint of hesitation on her face. Her aunt had come into contact with the things that could harm the fetus in her mother's bracelet, and she didn't know where to start for a moment.

Gu Jinchu picked up the unfinished child's bellyband from the basket and handed it to the eldest princess to see.

Zhao Xuan held it in her hand. The cloth was only as big as her hand, beautiful and cute.

She smiled and asked, "Aunt, is this for the two little cousins?"

Gu Jinchu smiled slightly, with a hint of tenderness in his eyes: "I don't know if they are boys or girls yet, but bright red can be used."

Zhao Xuan put the bellyband back into the basket on the table, "Mother also made underwear for the two little cousins, saying that she would personally give it to you and your uncle during the palace banquet on New Year's Eve."

Gu Jinchu smiled and said, "Eldest sister is thoughtful."

Wang Xi brought the imperial physician to visit Master Jiang Wu early in the morning and conveyed the emperor's oral order, informing them to attend the New Year's Eve palace banquet.

Zhao Xuan put down the teacup in her hand and asked in a low voice: "Where is my fifth uncle?"

Gu Jinchu guessed that the princess must have something to say to her alone. She raised her eyes to look at the maidservant beside her, and Bai Zhi immediately understood and left.

She smiled and replied, "After lunch, Master Wu was called away by Mr. He from the outer study."

“…I may not be able to be with Master Zheng.”

When Gu Jinchu heard this, he looked over and saw an expression that looked almost sad on the eldest princess's face.

She whispered to comfort him: "Perhaps after the appointment of the crown prince is announced to the world... by then, the situation will be different and lovers will finally be able to get married."

Zhao Xuan lowered her eyes and looked at the motionless tea in the cup, and whispered, "Aunt, I can only tell you about what happened with Lord Zheng."

"I never thought that I would meet someone I love wholeheartedly. I wish I had never done all the things I had done before... When he said he could let go of everything, I began to fantasize about marrying him..."

Gu Jinchu noticed that she was not in the right state, and his smile became even more intense. He said in a gentle voice: "It's not the end yet, so it's not the time to give up."

Zhao Xuan picked up the teacup and took a sip, her eyes flashing, "Yes, we are still young, and we have a long time to live..."

Before leaving, Gu Jinchu ordered someone to bring the gold-thread jade bracelet over.

"...I asked a craftsman to repair it, so you can't tell unless you look carefully." Gu Jinchu said with a smile.

Zhao Xuan frowned. The symbol of noble status in the past actually concealed something hurtful. "Aunt, don't you think it's unlucky?"

Gu Jinchu put it on his wrist and said, "Everything has been cleaned up. I will wear it into the palace on the New Year's Eve banquet."

When Mr. Jiang Wu came back, Gu Jinchu told him what the eldest princess had said.

She asked him seriously, "If the new emperor ascends the throne, will he agree to grant Yongle and my third cousin a marriage?"