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

After breakfast, Gu Jinchu thought of what Jiang Nansheng had said and decided to send Wu Zizhen back to Baodi first.

Every day that her grandfather's matter was delayed was a day more of worry for her.

Also let Gao De tell his grandmother about Bai Wei's situation. The few words in the letter would not be as clear as oral narration.

After reading her letters again, I believe my grandmother will understand her considerations.

When Wu Zizhen came over, Gu Jinchu went out to greet him personally.

The Wu family has been practicing medicine for generations. Before his father died, he was the head of the Imperial Medical Bureau. They have never participated in the disputes between the princes' factions and are a truly noble family.

Although Gu Jinchu was indebted to the eldest princess, he treated him with sincerity.

After he sat down, Gu Jinchu said, "The guards will take you to my grandparents' home in Baodi later. If you need anything, please tell Gao De. They are the guards who will take you back from the inn."

Wu Zizhen was wearing a blue cloth Taoist robe. He looked to be about forty years old, a little thin, with a three-goat beard on his face, and looked like an otherworldly immortal.

Gu Jinchu knew, however, that he was already sixty-two years old this year, the same age as Baodi's grandfather.

The contrast is that Doctor Wu Zizhen likes to eat meat. If he eats well, everything will be fine.

Her grandparents were kind and welcoming. Even if she didn't go with them, she could foresee that Doctor Wu and her grandfather would hit it off right away.

Gu Jinchu didn't argue with him too much and told him the purpose of today.

Bai Zhi held a black lacquered tray and gently placed it on the high table beside him.

"Sir, what do you think the effect of this prescription is?" The words on the paper were dictated by Aunt Qiu and written down by Gu Jinchu.

Wu Zizhen took it, stroked his beard after reading it, and said aloud: "It can be seen that the person who wrote it has a certain level of skill. He must have imitated the style of Master Jiang Wu. However, his wrist strength is not enough. He needs more practice..."

Gu Jinchu: "..."

You said you were an immortal, why are you teasing me?

Then he continued, "This recipe has the effect of greatly nourishing men, but it is just in the form, not the method."

Gu Jinchu was not surprised to hear this, and took out another batch of medicine and gave it to him, "Sir, look, are these the herbs in the prescription?"

Wu Zizhen took the oil paper bag handed to him by Baizhi, opened it with his fingers and looked at it carefully, and his face suddenly changed.

He took out a root-like object from the medicine residue, frowned and said to Gu Jinchu: "Miss Gu, this thing is called Tripterygium wilfordii."

Seeing that he was hesitant to speak, Gu Jinchu said in a low voice, "Sir, please go ahead."

Wu Zizhen had been in the harem for many years, so he did not shy away from Miss Gu. He put the herbs in his hand back into the oil paper bag and said:

"Tripterygium wilfordii has the effects of removing rheumatism, promoting blood circulation and unblocking meridians, reducing swelling and relieving pain, killing insects and detoxifying. It is often used for chronic diseases such as rheumatism, stubborn arthritis, sores and stubborn ringworms. It is a cautious internal medicine with obvious reproductive toxicity. If taken for a long time... it will cause male infertility over time!"

...

After Gu Jinchu sent Doctor Wu away, he closed the door of the main room with his own hands and walked back to the inner room.

Looking at Zheng who was standing by the window, he asked, "Mother, did you hear everything?"

Wu Zizhen came from a family of medical experts and had been practicing medicine for many years. The eldest princess had helped to find him, so Gu Jinchu naturally trusted him and there was no need for him to exaggerate.

Judging from his expression at that time, the Imperial Medical Bureau had been in the former dynasty and the harem, and must have seen tricks of scheming against people. These would be tricks that ordinary people could not think of, and there was nothing that the nobles could not do.

Therefore, Wu Zizhen's expression at that time was extremely calm and composed.

Zheng turned around when she heard her daughter's words and smiled, "It's exactly the same."

Gu Jinchu's eyes were somewhat empty.

The prescription was provided by Aunt Qiu, who was previously the most favored maid in Tingyuxuan.

The residue was what Mrs. Ru had left over, and the soup had already been consumed by my father.

In his previous life, her father had no other children except her and Gu Yan.

Mother, Aunt Lian, and those concubines have been missing for years. Could it be because my father used thunder god vine?

The prescription that Wu Zizhen was given was written by Doctor Fang from Liushu Hutong. He had always been the one who took care of my grandmother and Aunt Lian.

Who put this thunder god vine there?

Li Xianglian has been hoping to have a son all these years, and she would never give her father such a vicious thing.

My father was my grandmother's proudest son, and he was also the one most worried that the second branch of the family would be cut off. The anxiety and worry he felt in the past could not be faked.

It is even more impossible for Doctor Fang to do so... Gu Jinchu suddenly remembered what Bai He said early in the morning, that Qingyun from Cuihua Courtyard took a cloth bag from He Rui.

Gu Jinchu peeled a grape for Zheng and asked, "Mother, do you know He Rui?"

Zheng looked a little absent-minded. When she heard her daughter's words, she raised her head and looked at her, "Why are you asking him?"

Gu Jinchu told his mother what Bai He had said.

"Qingyun is the maid who has stayed with your grandmother the longest. Your grandmother was reluctant to let her marry someone else, so she wanted to marry her to the housekeeper."

"But she is well-known and powerful but unmarried. All of them are my dowry from Baodi. How could she be willing to marry her confidant to me? Wouldn't that be like a nail I planted next to her?"

Gu Jinchu had no impression of He Rui in his previous life, so he sat aside and listened to his mother's detailed explanation.

"Qingyun is probably about 20 years old this year. There is no hope for her to be a legitimate wife... As for He Rui, he is the son of Manager He of the Outer Court."

Zheng took a sip of water and asked her daughter beside her: "Chu Jie'er, do you know who this Manager He is and who He Tai is?"

Gu Jinchu shook his head and said softly, "My daughter doesn't know."

After she came back, she wanted to protect her mother, so she started to familiarize herself with the Gu family's inner quarters. She had tried her best to be cautious, but there were still some things she had not considered carefully.

"This He Tai was once your great uncle's classmate. After his family fell into poverty, he had no choice but to make a living outside. When your great uncle found out, he brought him back to the Gu Mansion."

"Your father thinks He Tai is a good person and has gained his trust over the years. He Rui is He Tai's son."

After saying this, Zheng put down the teacup in her hand and said, "Chu Jie'er, don't worry about the thunder god vine anymore. You are a girl who has not yet reached the age of marriage and has no engagement. If you are involved in the mess of the heirs in the harem, it will be bad for your reputation if it is made public."

Gu Jinchu felt that his mother was eerily calm today and was a little worried. "Mom."

"Mrs. Ru had a miscarriage yesterday. Doctor Fang said that her fetus is unstable and she needs to rest." Zheng looked at the round pomegranates on the small table and smiled nonchalantly.

"She is carrying a golden ticket to immortality in her belly, so of course we have to take good care of her..."

"My sister is about to have her coming-of-age ceremony. After that, your mother and your grandmother will find a good marriage for you. You can't let these things affect our good mood."

After his mother left, Gu Jinchu was silent.

She didn't seem to be very surprised by the thunder god vine. The Gu family's backyard was very quiet in the next few days, and the day that Jiang Nansheng mentioned came in a blink of an eye.