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

His Majesty said that the Duke Dingguo's Mansion has a warm and friendly family atmosphere, and a large part of the reason for this is due to the current Duke's wife.

After Madam Jiang came into the family, there were four legitimate and illegitimate sons in the mansion.

She treated all of them equally, using her family connections to educate these children wholeheartedly.

The success that Mr. Jiang Er and Mr. Jiang Si have today, apart from their origins from the Duke Dingguo Mansion, is also inseparable from the Chang family behind Old Madam Jiang.

The ladies in the mansion, except the third wife of the third room, are the ones who paid the consequences for Mr. Jiang Sanye's recklessness when he was young.

The remaining daughters-in-law were all carefully selected by Madam Jiang. With such a madam in charge, the Jiang family's backyard was free of the secrets of the aristocratic families.

Gu Jinchu listened to his mother-in-law and sisters-in-law talking while thinking about other things.

The mother-in-law made arrangements for all the daughters-in-law, except for my fifth brother's wife who was about to give birth.

Wang looked at Gu Jinchu with a smile, "Fifth sister-in-law, just stay at home and take care of your pregnancy. The next time there is a happy event in the mansion, you must not be lazy."

After hearing Wang's words, Gu Jinchu withdrew his thoughts, smiled calmly, and replied:

"My eldest sister-in-law is so capable, so she should do more work. Even if I am not pregnant with children, I won't cause trouble for my sisters-in-law."

Li put down the teacup in her hand, her expression a little exaggerated, with envy in her eyes:

"Fifth sister-in-law, don't be so modest. You manage so many profitable shops, and you still say you don't have the ability? I'm afraid that all of us sisters-in-law combined don't have as much private money as Fifth sister-in-law."

"Third sister-in-law, what does this all mean?" Gu Jinchu handed the snacks in his hand to Li.

Madam Jiang smiled and said, "You really can't envy this... When Jinchu got married, Madam Qin only had her as her own daughter, so she naturally gave all the good things to her."

Liu continued, "Although it is said that the Zheng family's madam's business is spread all over the country, third brother's wife, your family is not bad either. Everyone in the local area knows that the legitimate daughter of the Li family is good at making money."

After hearing this, Li's eyes showed nostalgia, and she whispered, "Before I got married, I also grew up with my grandmother."

She chose to marry in Shengjing City instead of nearby, and the journey alone took her almost a month.

Over the years, she had sold almost all of the dowry her family gave her, but fortunately, she has now redeemed it all.

It was when the fifth brother's wife first married into the Jiang family that she was awakened by her words. "The fifth brother's wife is a lucky star!" Li said this without thinking.

When Wang heard what her mother-in-law had just said, she had a premonition that she was going to talk about the final decision on adding makeup to the eldest princess, but she was interrupted by her second and fourth brothers' wives who kept complimenting her fifth brothers' wife.

A hint of displeasure flashed in her eyes, but she quickly concealed it and said to Li with a smile, "I didn't realize that my third sister-in-law could read faces."

Zhang thought of something and said, "After Fifth Brother's Wife came into the family, Madam Liu said that she had a very good appearance."

Madam Jiang spoke up to help her daughter-in-law out, "Please stop teasing Xiaowu's wife. Look at her red face."

Then, Madam Jiang said, "We were just discussing the matter of adding makeup to Yongle, and we have to come up with a set of rules."

Wang thought to herself, it has been delayed for so long, but it is finally here!

"The Concubine Shu in the palace is my mother's only legitimate daughter. Now that Yongle is getting married, we are the eldest princess's family." Liu's teasing expression was restrained and her attitude was respectful:

"After learning that His Majesty had set the wedding date yesterday, Second Master discussed it with his daughter-in-law and decided to follow the instructions of father and mother."

Zhang spoke softly, "The eldest princess is the eldest daughter of the late emperor, and this marriage was promised by the late emperor. Moreover, with Concubine Shu in the harem, it will benefit the masters of the previous dynasty."

Although the third room's attitude was not directly expressed in words, it was self-evident.

Li looked at the expressions of her sisters-in-law. This was not the time to show loyalty.

She raised her eyebrows and reached out to pick up the nuts from the plate to eat.

The third wife has never been involved in the household affairs, and just does whatever her mother-in-law tells her to do.

Wang was respectful, with dimples on her cheeks faintly visible as she spoke, "Daughters-in-law must listen to their mother's instructions."

While her daughters-in-law were talking, Mrs. Jiang lowered her head and drank tea from her cup. When the eldest daughter-in-law asked her, she spoke:

"When Wanhui entered the palace, she not only regarded the rewards given by the late emperor as her private property, but also subsidized her with some money from the public account. Now that Yongle is getting married, Wanhui gave all her savings over the years to the eldest princess. Therefore, there is no need for us to subsidize anything from the public account."

She looked at her daughters-in-law and said with a smile, "As aunts, it's enough for you to have this kind of heart."

This statement was to tell the various branches that the eldest princess's wedding would not use the money in the public account of the Duke of Dingguo's mansion;

Besides, as elders, you can decide on your own about the dowry, and as the mother-in-law, she will not interfere.

Wang couldn't help but lick her dry lower lip. It seemed that her performance just now was a little too conservative.

When Gu Jinchu saw that the sisters-in-law were silent, she turned slightly to look at Old Madam Jiang and said, "Mother, Master Wu and I have discussed giving one of my shops in Wudaofang to Yongle as a gift."

Wudaofang is one of the streets with the best business in Shengjing City right now. Gu Jinchu was talking about the shop, which includes the business run in it. It is not just as simple as a property.

Madam Jiang was not too surprised when she heard this. She smiled and said, "This is your idea, right? Xiaowu wouldn't think so carefully."

"I discussed this with Fifth Master." Gu Jinchu smiled and said, "Fifth Master and the Imperial Concubine Shu in the palace are blood brothers. When I was still in the boudoir, I had a private relationship with Yongle, and there was also the affection from my maternal grandfather.

Besides, when I married the Fifth Master, the palace also sent me rewards, which were different from those given to my sisters-in-law."

She looked at her sisters-in-law, her face calm and sincere with a faint smile, "I hope you sisters-in-law don't worry too much."

When Shu Taifei entered the palace, several of her brothers had already married, and her sisters-in-law were different from her. After entering the palace to express their gratitude, they received rewards from Shu Taifei.

She had just said it very bluntly. The Fifth Master and Concubine Shu were brothers from the same mother, so emotionally, he was closer to them than they were.

Gu Jinchu made things clear today because he didn't want to leave any grudges for the future.

Wang smiled and said, "Fifth brother's wife is too cautious. My sisters-in-law are not petty people."

"Yongle is the eldest princess of the late emperor and the only daughter of Concubine Shu. The emperor will not treat her unfairly. As elders, we should just do our best for her wedding."

Gu Jinchu looked at her with a smile, and only when Wang's smile could no longer be maintained did he speak: "It's different when the Crown Prince's wife is in charge of the household affairs of the mansion. She always speaks in such a grand manner."

Wang smiled slightly and followed the fifth brother's wife's words as long as she didn't lose money.

After chatting for a while, Liu, Zhang and Li left Minghui Hall.

Wang reported yesterday's banquet to Old Madam Jiang again. When she put away the account book and prepared to leave, she heard the servants outside greeting her. It was the eldest princess who had returned.