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

Hanging on the wall is a faded red scarf that looks very old but is well preserved.

When the Duke accompanied Emperor Taizu in his conquest of the empire, the rebels wrapped their heads with red scarves and were called the Red Scarf Army.

After so many years, the Red Turban Army has become history, and many people don't know the story behind it.

Madam Jiang asked, "This is hanging on the wall at home, but what's the story behind it?"

Liu stood there awkwardly, rubbing her hands on her apron out of habit: "The man who died was picked up by my parents from a pile of dead bodies. He was wearing this at the time..."

She swallowed and continued, "I think I am a descendant of the Red Turban Army. When the third master of the Zheng family went to Sanjiang City, he followed him. He said that he must not lose his blood..."

Liu wiped her tears and said in a trembling voice: "I am uneducated, I am sorry to make you ladies laugh."

Madam Jiang stood up, with a gentle smile on her face, and said, "You are very well, and you have raised your children well."

In the cold winter, the sun sets early.

There were a few light clouds floating in the sky, as if they were dyed orange-red by the setting sun.

When he came out of the servants' room, the carriage with green curtains was already waiting outside the courtyard gate. Gu Jinchu smiled and said, "...I want to be lazy, mother and sisters-in-law please don't laugh at me."

Madam Jiang got on the carriage with the help of the servants. After her daughters-in-law were seated, she slowly said, "Today's incident was a misunderstanding. Inform the head of Xiazhuang and ask him to take the girl back."

I'm not going to make a fuss about it.

Liu didn't know the whole story, so she didn't say anything. She just frowned slightly, with a hint of doubt in her eyes.

Li didn't want to be the first to take action, but she knew that Xia Nianyun was not a good person.

A girl could be raised so beautifully on the farm, and was sent to the master when she was almost 15 years old. It was self-evident what her father was thinking.

Wang looked guilty and said to Gu Jinchu, "Sister-in-law, my sister-in-law spoke in a harsh tone today... She was afraid that it would have a bad impact on our family during the national mourning period. We should always put the overall situation first."

Old Madam Jiang sat there, a trace of impatience on her face, which was fleeting. She closed her eyes slightly and leaned against the wall of the carriage.

Gu Jinchu smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, you are worrying too much. Today's event was not arranged by you. If I were to care about it, I would be too petty. But..."

The smile on Wang's face was like a perfect mask, and she asked, "Sister-in-law, you said that your sister-in-law will help you in any way she can."

"My sister-in-law has also noticed that many places in the servants' quarters have fallen into disrepair over the years, and there are still many places that are not being used...

Why not improve the living conditions of the servants' room? They will be grateful to their sister-in-law." Gu Jinchu said slowly with a smile.

Wang wanted to say, how would you, Gu Jinchu, know how much the annual and monthly expenses and repair costs of this huge Duke Dingguo Mansion are if you are not the head of the family!

Especially the garden that the Duke built for the Duke's wife, and the greenhouse that burns money every day, what a huge expense it is.

Then Wang thought about the repair costs she had reported in the account book before the New Year, and she suddenly felt insecure.

She glanced at Madam Jiang, who was resting with her eyes closed, and said awkwardly, "You don't know, it's not suitable to start construction in winter. These things can only be put on the agenda in the spring."

Gu Jinchu seemed to have just mentioned it casually and did not continue the topic.

"Speaking of repairs." Li said, "Sister-in-law, the window sashes in the west room of Lanyuan need to be rebuilt. I told you several times but no workers came. Did you forget about it?"

Wang pinched her fingers on the teacup, raised her eyelids and glanced at Li, then said with a smile, "If my sister-in-law hadn't told me, I would have forgotten about it."

Li's smile deepened when she heard this. "Young Master has been in Mingzhou for so many years. When he returned to Beijing to report on his work, I'm sure you have a lot to say to your son. Of course, you have neglected many household affairs. I can understand that."

As she spoke, she looked at Liu, who had been silent, and said, "Since the second sister-in-law is helping the eldest sister-in-law with the housekeeping, this matter should be left to the second sister-in-law, right?"

Wang was a little uncomfortable for a while, because in the past, Li always helped her to bully her two sisters-in-law.

Now he is helping the second son's wife to fight for power with her! Then he looked at her with eyes like knives.

Li was shocked. If her sister-in-law had not agreed with her, she would have thought she had seen it wrong.

……

Gu Jinchu accompanied Old Madam Jiang for dinner, but did not see the Fifth Master coming, so he said goodbye to his mother-in-law and returned to Yuanyuan Hall.

Bai Zhi, who was waiting in the corridor of the main house, bowed to her master and asked in a low voice, "Madam, I hope my family has not caused you any trouble."

Gu Jinchu, with the help of the servants, walked into the west room and sat down on the bed. He pounded his sore legs and said with a smile, "You came back so late at night just to ask this?"

Bai Zhi knelt down beside her master's legs and raised her hand to give her a gentle massage: "My servant mother is afraid that she will say something wrong and will be worried at home."

Her great-grandfather said that during the war, he fled with her mother, thinking that it would be good to find some money and food from the pile of dead bodies.

My father was very young at that time, and the clothes he wore were obviously not ordinary. I didn’t expect that he was still alive.

In order to treat their father's illness and to survive, they sold themselves to the Zheng family, which led to their current situation.

And that red scarf is the only thing that can prove the identity of the father.

After Bai Zhi left, Gu Jinchu lay down on the bed and took a rest, still thinking about their family's affairs.

She didn't know these things in her previous life. It was only when she returned to her maternal grandparents' home in Baodi for the last time that her grandmother gave her the indentures of Liu and her two sons. Since then, she has learned about them sporadically.

So much time has passed, and Bai Zhi's father may not be the son that Xia Long gave up in order to save the Crown Prince.

After all, Xia Long and Bai Zhi's fathers had both passed away, so there was no way to verify anything. And the head of Xia Village must have been the last person to see another person who had done a favor to the prince.

She was just taking this opportunity to gradually expose the hypocrisy of the Crown Prince's wife.

When Master Jiang Wu came back, the candlelight on the desk in the inner room was turned to the dimmest, adding a quiet atmosphere to the room.

Bai Shao, who was sitting on the bed, saw the Fifth Master coming back. She quickly packed up and stood by the bed waiting for her master's instructions.

After seeing the Fifth Master raising his hand to signal, he bent his body and tiptoed out.

Master Jiang Wu hung the cloak on his arm on the coat rack, turned around, and saw Gu Jinchu, who had his eyes closed just now, looking at him with a smile, his watery eyes sparkling.

He couldn't help but smile, walked over and sat down on the edge of the bed, raised his hand and gently stroked her cheek, and asked softly: "Why, are you waiting for me?"

Gu Jinchu raised his hand, and placed his fair and delicate hand on the back of his hand. He rubbed his face against his palm, "Yes, I can't sleep without Master Wu..."