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

Tsui Wah Court

After breakfast, the Gu family members came to pay their respects to the old lady, Mrs. Gu Li.

When Gu Jinchu and his mother arrived, the eldest family was in the main room talking to Gu Li.

Most of the tea in my uncle's cup had been drunk, and the cakes in the storage box had been touched. It was obvious that they had been there for a while.

Gu Li was sitting on the big kang by the window. Gu Jinyu whispered something beside her, which made everyone in the room laugh.

Gu Jinchu walked in and bowed to greet his grandmother, uncle and aunt.

When the eldest family met Zheng, they couldn't help but exchange a few polite words.

Gu Jinchu glanced around the main hall and saw that only his father, several aunts and fourth sister were left in the family.

Thinking of Madam Ru who had a miscarriage a few days ago, Gu Jinchu lowered his eyes and smiled.

"Third sister, what are you laughing at? Are you happy for your brother too?"

Ever since Gu Jinchu came in, Gu Jinyu looked her up and down, and asked her with a smile while sitting next to her grandmother.

Gu Jinchu blinked and looked at his cousin's still childish face. "I only know that Fifth Sister is about to get married, but I don't know what other happy events will happen to my cousin?"

Looking at Gu Li beside her, she smiled and said, "Grandma is laughing so happily and looks so healthy. I feel like I am seeing my grandmother from a few years ago."

"Let me guess, but is there going to be another happy event in our family?"

As soon as she finished speaking, laughter broke out in the main room again.

Gu Li, who had always disliked her, looked at her with kindness in her eyes and pointed at her with her finger:

"I didn't realize that our Chu Jie is also a clever girl who can make fun of others." She obviously looked very pleased.

Zhou held a handkerchief and pressed the corner of her eyes:

"Chu Jie'er has an upright character, and she is in high spirits when she is happy. Madam Tai has been radiant these past two days. Isn't it just what our Third Miss said, that mother-in-law looks at least ten years younger!"

"Go, go, go!" Gu Li stroked the hairpin on her temples and pretended to be angry and said, "Since Chu Jie'er hasn't reached the age of marriage yet, it's still childish talk. But you are going to be a mother-in-law, how can you say that!"

Zhou smiled with her lips pursed. Gu Jinyu, who was beside Gu Li, took her grandmother's hand and said, "Grandma, mother said that this silk summer shirt will definitely suit you. Look, this color and style suits you very well."

Gu Jinchu also said a lot of good things to help her, tilting his head to look at his grandmother, "It really suits your complexion. It's comfortable and cool to wear in the middle of summer."

After praising her grandmother, she looked at Zhou and said, "Fifth sister seems to have grown up overnight. It's obvious that aunt has been teaching her carefully every day."

"When my cousin marries my sister-in-law in the future, my grandmother will become a great-grandmother and I'm afraid she will wake up laughing in her sleep."

Gu Li's age is definitely the right time for her to enjoy her retirement. Her grandmother would have had a great-grandchild at her age.

The whole family was so coaxed by Gu Jinchu that Gu Jinyu couldn't help feeling a little unhappy.

"Grandma, I'm going to go see how Fourth Sister is copying books today. Our family is laughing so happily, how sad she must be listening to us!"

After saying this with a pout, he stood up and walked towards the small study room on the side, not forgetting to glare at Gu Jinchu.

Gu Jinchu pretended not to see it, picked up the teacup beside her and took a sip. Her mouth was dry after talking so much.

Zheng smiled and asked Zhou who was sitting opposite her, "Sister-in-law, from what mother said just now, is there any happy event for Hui-er?"

"What good news is there, mother? Let your son come and listen."

It was the second master, Gu Huanian, who walked in from the door of the main hall, followed by Qiu Wen, who had been promoted to concubine not long ago.

It is said that clothes make the man. Aunt Qiu was wearing a peach-colored double-breasted jacket and long skirt, which made her look quite pretty.

He entered the room and greeted the masters in the main hall, then stood quietly behind the master.

Gu Jinchu raised his eyes to look at her, his gaze falling on the gold hairpin inlaid with gemstones in her hair.

It was on the Dragon Boat Festival when my mother took in two concubines, and the grandmother, as the head of the family, gave them this as a reward.

Aunt Qiu noticed that someone was looking at her, met the Third Miss's gaze and smiled slightly.

...

Gu Jinchu returned to Sui'an Hall, thinking about what his father had just said while waiting for the Tao family to come.

It turned out that Gu Jinhui did go to Huitong Hall that day. When the banquet was about to start, my father heard it from someone.

The emperor intends to marry Princess Fusang to these scholars. At this time, his eldest cousin is discussing marriage with the concubine's daughter of the Ningyang Marquis's mansion. Comparing the two, Gu Jinhui certainly does not want to be the one who is betrothed.

My father was on duty at the Guanglu Temple, and the eldest wife's family was extremely grateful to him.

All the grudges from the previous period were also written off.

Gu Jinhui is still a commoner, unlike in his previous life, when he married into the Chen family only after he got an official position.

After living a new life and experiencing so much, Gu Jinchu seemed to know the key.

The person from the Tao family who came was Tao Xuelin’s second son, Tao Yunwu.

Unlike Tao Yuanzheng, Tao Yuanwu is a man of few words. He is a steady and hardworking person who works hard to get things done.

When he came, he was wearing a dark blue plain brocade robe. He looked older than his actual age, with the look of a wealthy or noble lord.

After arriving at the study, he bowed to Gu Jinchu and, at her gesture, sat in the armchair below her.

"Miss, even if you didn't come to me, I would still come to ask you for instructions." Tao Yunwu said immediately after sitting down.

Gu Jinchu asked with a smile: "Why, are they losing patience over there?"

"The interest here is 10% higher than that in the surrounding areas of Shuntian Prefecture. That shopkeeper Huang asked people to find connections more than once. At first, we ignored him and thought that we looked down on him because his capital was too small. Until yesterday, the big fish that the young lady was waiting for appeared."

After Tao Yuanwu finished speaking, Gu Jinchu asked him, "How much money can they come up with?"

"It's a total of 50,000 taels." Tao Yuanwu raised one hand and gave a very deceptive and honest smile.

Gu Jinchu was stunned when he heard this and blurted out, "So many?"

Over the years, the eldest wife had received financial support from her eldest cousin, as well as dividends from several shops in Baozhu Pavilion, the private money given by her father to Li Xianglian, and her eldest cousin being the concubine of Earl Yongping. Therefore, she must have had a lot of money privately over the years.

She roughly calculated it for them and found that it would not exceed 30,000 taels at most.

Tao Yuanwu smiled and said, "It was me who spread the news. They will leave Shengjing soon. They have some money, which they borrowed from us as collateral."

Gu Jinchu laughed heartily. This Tao Yuanwu was smart and had very black hands, which won her heart deeply.

He nodded and said, "Go ahead, it's time to close the net."