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

In the courtyard of Cuihuayuan, the sunlight shines through the mottled leaves, creating an interweaving of light and shadow.

Jiang Nansheng was wearing a crimson official uniform and was sitting on the imperial chair. His face was calm, and his eyes were as deep as a pool of still water, without any ripples.

The group of Gu family members in front of us, the eldest branch of the Gu family always deliberately shows a friendly and approachable attitude in front of everyone, but in fact, they only have interests in their eyes, are accustomed to hypocritical social interactions, and are two different people in front of and behind others.

As for Gu Huanian, he has a very high opinion of himself and thinks he is extremely smart and can control everything. On the surface, he keeps talking about morality, but in private, he is a selfish person who even hurts the people around him to achieve his own selfish desires.

Gu Li, who raised such a son, is a person who has no idea of ​​her own limits and has no sense of propriety.

Jiang Nansheng couldn't help but recall the news Jiang Fei had passed on, and then thought of the scene he had just seen and heard. Gu Jinchu, who had always been cheerful and optimistic, was treated so rudely at home...

The person he cared for wholeheartedly was actually being bullied in a corner that he was unaware of...

When Gu Jinchu made such a request to him, he slowly raised his head, stared at her, and said in a low and indifferent voice: "Gu Jinchu, come here."

Everyone's eyes in the hall instantly fell on Gu Jinchu. Just now, Gu Yan was saying that Jiang Nansheng had an affair with her.

Now that Jiang Nansheng has said this, could it be that it has been confirmed...

Gu Huaqing and his son looked at each other, and their eyes kept looking at Jiang Nansheng and Gu Jinchu.

The Zheng family members all frowned, especially Zheng Liu and Zheng, who were quite dissatisfied with Jiang Nansheng's attitude. The words were too intimate.

Zheng Kaiji's face twitched, and he thought to himself: I treat you as my classmate and brother...

Seeing his grandfather, father and uncle shaking their heads, he signaled them to stay calm and wait and see what happens.

Gu Jinchu lowered her eyes and looked at the black boots on his feet. She should not refuse his request.

However, passing it by would not help her achieve what she wanted, and would also become an excuse for others to blame him.

Jiang Nansheng seemed to know her concerns. He glanced at the faces of everyone in the hall and said:

"I ran into the eldest princess when I arrived in Xianghe. Yongle said that the third young lady of the Gu family would have her coming-of-age ceremony today."

He paused for a moment, as if giving the Gu family time to react, and then continued:

"So I waited until the ceremony was over before coming to the Gu family. This is the grace of the eldest princess. As for what Miss Gu said about settling family affairs, let's put it off for now."

Gu Jinchu met his gaze, bowed and said, "Thank you, Princess, Lord Jiang, for your sympathy."

Under his gaze, she walked behind her grandparents and stood next to her mother.

Gu Huanian walked forward and asked cautiously, "Sir Jiang, I wonder if there is any misunderstanding between my daughter Gu Yan and me?"

Since Jiang Nansheng was not here to support Gu Jinchu, the Gu family felt relieved.

I just heard the Jinyiwei mention the Japanese and spies. Even if they were given a hundred thousand guts, they would not dare to get involved in this.

Gu Huaqing lowered his head, not daring to meet Jiang Nansheng's gaze. Just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted by Jiang Nansheng.

"Bring Gu Yan up."

"Yes, my lord!"

A guard threw Gu Yan in the middle of the hall and said fiercely, "Whoever interrupts Lord Jiang again will be kicked out!"

The swords on the guards' waists and the Longquan swords in the hands of the Jinyiwei flashed bright and cold light in the courtyard.

Gu Yan's almond-shaped eyes were filled with fear, and she knelt on the ground, shaking like a sieve.

Jiang Nansheng looked at Gu Yan who was lying on the ground and asked, "Gu Yan, you mentioned a maid named Bai Wei just now, and it sounded like you had a very good relationship with her. Is that true?"

Gu Yan glanced back at his father, mother, and grandmother, and stretched out a bright knife. He said in a slightly rude voice: "When the master asks you a question, just tell him what you know. Is there anyone else who is your accomplice?"

The Gu family members all turned their gazes away from Gu Yan in unison, except for Li Xianglian who had tears in her eyes.

"Reply... Reply to my Lord, Bai Wei is the head maid of my third sister's Sui'an Hall..." Gu Yan swallowed her saliva. The hall was unusually quiet, and even her breathing seemed unusually loud. "She would tell me some of my third sister's daily activities..."

He raised his head and looked at Jiang Nansheng anxiously. He tried to pull the hem of his official uniform, but was kicked back by the guard beside him.

"Sir Jiang, didn't Gu Jinchu and Bai Wei expose the Japanese slaves on the street and get a reward from the emperor? It was Gu Jinchu and his group who had contact with the Japanese. You should look for Gu Jinchu, what does it have to do with me?"

The guard stepped forward and slapped him again, "How can you question the Dali Temple's case?"

The slap caused Gu Yan's head to tilt and two front teeth to come out.

Seeing this, the Gu family members covered their mouths one after another. They became really scared and no one dared to step forward to plead for Gu Yan.

Seeing this, Jiang Nansheng raised his hand and his eyes turned cold.

"It was because of the actions of the third lady of the Gu family last time that the Japanese who were lurking in Shengjing came to the Gu Mansion disguised as Bai Wei. They were discovered by the third lady of the Gu family, and then other Japanese who were in Shengjing were implicated."

"Miss Gu Si's actions have really made people doubt her identity. Lord Qin, the emperor has ordered the Jinyiwei to cooperate with the Dali Temple to crack the Fusang spy case. I'll trouble the Jinyiwei to search the Gu Mansion."

Qin Lang cupped his hands, "No problem." He turned to Zheng's side and lowered his voice, not as cold and hard as before, "Madam... I'd like to trouble you to take out the list of servants in the mansion and ask everyone to come to the courtyard."

After saying this, he looked at her deeply and said, "Madam, you can ask a maid who is familiar with the courtyard, or a housekeeper to follow us."

Zheng lowered her eyes to the ground and called over the housekeeper: "Mother Tong, you and Gao De go and cooperate with Lord Qin."

Tong's mother, Gao De: "Yes, ma'am."

When Gu Huaqing heard that the yard was to be searched, he hurried over, crossed his arms and asked cautiously, "Master Jiang, the problem is with Gu Yan, and it has nothing to do with our eldest house..."

When Li Wenshan saw this, he knelt on the ground and said, "Master Jiang, I am not a member of the Gu family. Can I leave now?"

Jiang Nansheng looked at the two of them and asked in an ambiguous manner, "Want to leave here?"

The first wife's family and Li Wenshan felt hopeful when they heard this and nodded vigorously, "Yes, sir, although we are all members of the Gu family, we are not related!"

"Although my sister is Gu Huanian's wife, a daughter who is married off is like water spilled..."

Gu Huanian looked at everyone in disbelief.

One of them is his brother from the same mother, and the other is his cousin and relative by marriage. How is this different from kicking someone when they are down?