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

Liu was sitting next to Zhang. After hearing what she said, her narrow eyes widened slightly, her eyes were full of surprise, and she lowered her voice and asked her, "Are you pregnant?"

Zhang nodded calmly, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, with a hint of joy that was hard to conceal: "...My period has not come for a long time, and the Fourth Master is worried. He asked the doctor to come early in the morning, and found out that I am already two months pregnant."

Madam Jiang smiled so hard that her eyes narrowed into slits, and even the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes showed joy. "Good news, good news... This is a great thing."

After saying that, he did not forget to remind them: "You still have to be low-key and follow the rules of the mourning period."

What she was talking about was the dried shrimps and dried scallops that Li had mentioned just now. After all, those were meat and were taboo during the mourning period, especially since Mr. Jiang Si in the mansion was the Censor.

However, Wang misunderstood and thought that Madam Jiang was hinting at her that the Young Master was lingering in the concubine's room.

Her eyes flickered, and she looked at Bai Zhi beside Gu Jinchu and asked:

"Has Bai Zhi, who is next to my fifth sister-in-law, been promised to someone else? Mother Zhang's youngest son is the shopkeeper of my dowry shop. I wonder if my sister-in-law is willing to let her go."

What he meant was that he wanted to act as a matchmaker for Bai Zhi.

When Li heard this, she looked up and a hint of disgust flashed in her eyes.

She had come into contact with Mother Zhang's youngest son. Not only was he fat, but he had also married three wives before. It was said that he was extremely cruel in his wife's room.

"I'm sorry to bother you, sister-in-law. Bai Zhi has already betrothed me to someone else." Gu Jinchu replied with a smile that was generous and appropriate.

If it were an ordinary person, they would not ask any more questions. Instead, Wang continued, "It was I who overstepped the boundaries. My sister-in-law brought so many guards with her as a dowry. They must have kept the wealth within the family."

As soon as the Crown Prince's wife said this, Gu Jinchu knew who was the person behind the unusual attention to Gao De in recent days.

She still smiled, but there was a hint of coldness in her eyes. "The Fifth Master's adviser He You came to me to ask for mercy... The wedding was originally scheduled for the sixth day after the Chinese New Year, but now we can only find another good day."

Mr. Jiang Wuye's counselor in Zhuli Pavilion has a much higher status than the steward in the mansion. For a maid like Baizhi, it is a rare good marriage.

The women in the room, including Old Madam Jiang, all said congratulations after hearing this.

Wang's change of subject caused people to ignore the fact that Zhang was pregnant.

It was Madam Jiang who waved Zhang over, sat between her and her daughter-in-law, and asked her, "...Have you told your parents?"

Zhang nodded and replied softly, "When I heard the news, I sent a letter to my family."

Madam Jiang took her hand and said, "Liaodong is a long way from Shengjing City. Even if we want to, we can't take care of many things. When your fifth brother's wife became pregnant, her family prepared two maids for her. Your mother here will prepare some for you."

He also said something to reassure her, "Everyone has different living habits. Whether the servants can use it conveniently is not something that others can interfere with.

Mood is very important during pregnancy. I'll have someone send it to you later. It's up to you and Lao Si to decide whether to go or stay."

Zhang was a person who was not good at speaking. She stood up from the bed and bowed slightly, "I am sorry to have troubled you, mother."

Madam Jiang nodded and patted Gu Jinchu's hand, "You are all good...you will have many children for our Jiang family. You are all good children."

Xian Jie'er was born several years after Zhang got married. She was already 29 years old after this year, and her mother-in-law praised her as a good child, which made her blush.

Gu Jinchu said, "Fourth sister-in-law, I have some cotton and linen material, which is perfect for making underwear for newborns."

Zhang smiled and said, "The things of my fifth brother's wife are of course good, so I won't be polite to her."

……

Gu Jinchu returned to Yuanyuantang and asked Mother Xu to open her private vault and take out what she wanted.

Now that her mother and fourth sister-in-law were both pregnant again, she not only had people find the cotton and linen material she had mentioned in Minghui Hall, but she also generously took out the embroidery silk awarded by Concubine Shu.

The children were of similar ages, and she didn't want to favor one over another, after all, there was Uncle Jiang Wu among them.

Before Gu Jinchu's gift to Zhang for her pregnancy was delivered, the dowry from each room for Bai Zhi had already been delivered.

The first person to arrive was Mrs. Xia, who lived beside Mrs. Li. Her basket was filled with dried shrimps, dried scallops, and some dried small fish.

Those seafoods are not only large in size but also bright in color and look fresh.

Even Doubao, who was playing with a ball of string, came over following the smell.

Mother Xia was respectful, slightly bent over, glanced at the batch of brocade silks, and handed over a long and thin wooden box with both hands.

"Fifth Madam, this is the dowry that Madam gave to Miss Baizhi... She also asked me to tell you that the third wife of Madam Zhang's youngest son has died."

Gu Jinchu smiled and said, "Thank my third sister-in-law for me." He motioned to Mother Cheng beside him to see her off.

The dowry for the wife of the eldest son of the first house was delivered by the woman they called Mother Zhang.

Mother Zhang seemed to have forgotten the loss of face she had suffered at Yuanyuan Hall. She glanced at the maids as if they were commodities to be appraised.

"Fifth Madam, this is the dowry that the Crown Prince's wife gave to Miss Baizhi." The dowry she mentioned was a palm-sized purse.

Gu Jinchu glanced at Bai Zhi and motioned for her to take it herself.

Bai Zhi stood in front of Zhang's mother and when she stretched out her hand, Zhang's mother shrank back reflexively.

During the New Year's Eve palace banquet, it was Mother Zhang who accompanied Wang into the palace.

Zhang's mother saw Bai Zhi kill someone with her own eyes. Her little bit of courage disappeared in an instant.

When she bowed to Gu Jinchu and was leaving, Master Jiang Wu happened to come in. She lost her balance and fell prostrate herself at his feet.

His old face turned as red as a monkey's butt and he ran away in panic.

Master Jiang Wu frowned, "What's going on?"

This kind of etiquette is how a housekeeper in Songtao Garden should be behaved.

Gu Jinchu smiled, "At that time, at my mother's place, several sisters-in-law knew that Bai Zhi was going to marry He You, so they came to give her some dowry."

Mrs. Zhang must be hiding something, which is why she is so panic-stricken.

……

When Gu Jinchu came out of the bathroom after washing up, Master Jiang Wu was already lying on the bed.

The candlelight in the inner room was dim, and in the dim light, she could see Master Jiang Wu looking at her sideways.

The brocade fur coat was draped around his thin waist, and his large, white, bony hands patted the spot beside him, signaling Gu Jinchu to come over quickly.