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

Zheng stretched out her sleeves and looked at everyone in the room.

Having been the mistress of the house for more than a decade, she carried an air of authority. “This is what I saw. In places that I didn’t see, you guys don’t know how you bullied my daughter!”

Gu Huanian is a person who cares a lot about his reputation, especially in recent years.

He felt that Zheng had violated his dignity as the head of the family, especially since this happened in the lady's yard.

This is simply a crime that constitutes one of the seven causes of divorce, and is unforgivable!

"Zheng, this is your good daughter, but she doesn't know how to respect her elders and has no love for her sisters. As a mother, you don't advise her and educate her, but you are encouraging her arrogance!"

Zheng faced her husband's accusation and for the first time did not back down.

"Gu Huanian, you are simply stupid and unreasonable. She is your eldest daughter. Even if you don't like her, you shouldn't put false accusations on her again and again."

"Are you going to accuse me of something to vent the resentment you've been hiding in your heart for so many years?"

Gu Huanian still needed help from Zheng, and didn't want to have a bad relationship with her yet. He pointed at her with his eyes wide open and his lips tightly pursed.

Gu Li cried out and fell on the Luohan bed. Aunt Lian cried out, "Master, something's wrong with the Madam!"

Aunt Lian had a small face, plain and without any makeup, and she looked weak and scholarly.

Gu Jinchu knelt on the ground with a plop. "Father said I was wrong, then I was wrong. I admit it."

His eyes gradually turned red as he knelt there and continued, "Father, you don't have to lock me up in the yard. I will just end my life when I get back."

Gu Li’s headache was gone, and Gu Huanian, who was sitting next to his mother, also turned his head.

Gu Jinchu has always been arrogant and domineering, and even last time he was stubborn and refused to admit his mistake.

Has anyone in this room ever seen her so vulnerable?

"Did she want to give it? It was the Madam and Gu Jinyu who wanted it, and they forced it on you without any explanation!" Zheng stood beside her daughter and hugged her in her arms, her eyes full of disappointment and an unfathomable determination.

Gu Jinchu held his mother's hand. His mother was too strong and didn't like to speak in a roundabout way.

During the years she spent in the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, it was the Lady Dowager who taught her step by step, letting her know that her mother's character could sometimes put her at a disadvantage in the rear house.

"Father, my fifth sister said that the Shu brocade is suitable for grandma's age. As a junior, I would be unfilial if I don't give it to her."

"Sister Four and Sister Five are frequent visitors to my Sui'an Hall. When have they seen something good from me, have I ever given it to them?"

"The jacket and skirt that Fifth Sister is wearing is a new dress that my grandmother gave me at the beginning of spring. She saw it and said she liked it. I asked Zhenbao Pavilion to alter it and send it to Biluozhai."

Then she looked at Gu Yan again, "The pearl necklace on Fourth Sister's head is a set of gemstone head ornaments, which were originally made by mother for my coming-of-age ceremony."

"When the steward brought it that day, Aunt Lian happened to be with my fourth sister. Mother said that the gem on it was given to her by you when you were young. Do you remember?"

Gu Huanian no longer remembers what he had given Zheng, but they did have a romantic time, and he really liked her at that time.

Seeing the disappointment on the mother and daughter's faces, I suddenly felt so angry that I had no place to vent it, and I didn't know what was wrong with me.

Gu Li stood up from the Arhat bed and personally helped Gu Jinchu up.

"You kid, what can't be resolved? It's just a quarrel between sisters."

Gu Jinchu never mentioned that they coveted the reward bestowed by her, so how could she possibly follow their wishes and just let it go?

Before she even opened her mouth, she started to cry. "I know my personality is not likable. Because I grew up in my grandparents' home, my elders and sisters don't have much affection for me..."

"If I am really reported by the censor, I will die for the sake of my family's peace!"

The eldest lady was already panicking and pulled Gu Jinyu over to help her.

"Chu Jie'er, you must not have such thoughts. Your fifth sister is young and she doesn't understand anything. Get up quickly!"

The eldest lady winked at Gu Jinyu and said, "Why don't you come over and apologize to your third sister, you shallow-eyed thing!"

After she said this, her face changed and she accidentally cursed many people.

Gu Jinyu was frightened. In the past, Gu Jinchu didn't care about these things and was very generous. Why was he going to die today?

"Third sister, it was Gu Yan who said that the bracelet was pretty. Is it not okay for me to not want it?"

She muttered an apology quietly, so that everyone in the room could hear it.

Gu Jinchu looked at his father who was a few steps away.

Gu Huanian's face turned from ashen to dark. He had no idea that his mother, concubine and illegitimate daughter had done such a thing behind his back.

"Chu Jie'er is your father's eldest daughter. Your father has high hopes for you, so it is inevitable that he is a little strict with you. Now my Chu Jie'er has grown into a sensible and intelligent girl."

Gu Jinchu was helped up amid his father's awkward laughter.

Gu Li personally pulled her to sit beside Luohan's bed and wiped her tears with her skinny hands. If she had known that the imperial gift could not be given to others, she would not have dared to accept it no matter how much courage she had.

With an unskilled flattering look on his face, he tried to comfort her.

"Chu Jie'er misunderstood. How could Grandmother want your things? Gu Jinyu is young, and the child is talking nonsense."

"When sisters borrow things from each other to wear, it shows that you have a good relationship with each other, and it makes grandma happy to see it."

She was also afraid that Gu Jinchu would make a big deal out of it. If her maternal family found out, the old lady from the Zheng family might come and beat her up.

By then, it will be the Gu family who will be embarrassed.

Gu Jinchu lowered his head and said nothing, pulling his hand out of Gu Li's palm.

Gu Li's hand holding the handkerchief paused, she put it to her lips and coughed lightly, then glanced at the people in the room who had different expressions.

"I'll keep this matter to myself today. We are a family. We prosper together and suffer together!"

Except for Zheng, Gu Jinchu also nodded in agreement. The mother and daughter of the third family wished they could turn into quails and escape from the spot.

Zheng lowered her eyes and saw the broken pieces of the teacup and the stains from the tea on the carpet, which was extremely dirty.

"Madam, Second Master, Chu Jie'er's manners are really bad. I plan to set some rules for her before she reaches the age of 15. I may not be able to manage the household."

After she finished speaking, she paused slightly. As expected, she saw joy on Gu Li and Aunt Lian's faces, although it was only fleeting.

She stood up and walked to the eldest lady, and told her, "I'll have to trouble you for a while to take care of this family."

Zheng took Gu Jinchu's hand and bowed towards the old lady and the second master sitting at the top.

"No matter what the reason is, it was Chu Jieer who caused it. I will take her back and reflect on her mistakes."