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

"I thought my mother had a new wife and had forgotten about us!"

Gu Jinchu looked up. The woman who was speaking seemed to be about forty years old. She wore a gold hairpin with a peacock sapphire on her bun. She had a full moon face, almond eyes, and a gentle smile between her eyebrows.

Seeing Gu Jinchu looking at him, he smiled and nodded.

Madam Jiang's smile did not fade, and she scolded with a smile: "You are a grandmother, how old is Xiaowu's wife? You, as the eldest sister-in-law, are jealous of a little girl like her!"

This is the wife of the Crown Prince, Wang, whose maiden name is Yu Rou. She is the eldest daughter of the Minister of Works. When she married the Crown Prince, the Duke of the State was still in charge of the military power, which was the heyday of the Jiang family.

After she got married, Madam Jiang gave her the power to manage the household affairs and she held a very high status in the mansion.

In his previous life, Gu Jinchu was devoted to pleasing his mother-in-law, and did many embarrassing things under her wise suggestions.

Now that I think about it carefully, many of the misunderstandings about Jiang Nansheng can be traced back to this good sister-in-law.

But it is hard to find any fault with her. She is a very resourceful person.

Gu Jinchu bowed to Wang and called out, "Sister-in-law."

In her impression, Wang was a few years older than her mother. Given the suspicious nature of the Crown Prince's wife, she would definitely take the mother-in-law's joke to heart.

Wang smiled gently, and the dimple on one side of her cheek could be seen faintly. "Mother, your words make your daughter-in-law feel that the things she prepared are a little light."

As she spoke, she raised her hand and pulled off the hairpin on her bun, and asked the maid behind her to bring over a red and black lacquered box with a rhinoceros rhinoceros cloud pattern, and handed them to Gu Jinchu:

"This hairpin was a gift from the late emperor to me and the prince when we got married. My sister-in-law is so beautiful that she is more suitable for this gorgeous color. I hope she won't dislike it."

This hairpin was not among the gifts that the Crown Prince's wife gave her in her previous life.

Not to mention giving it to her, she wouldn't even be willing to give it to her own daughter.

Wang believed that this hairpin was a symbol of her status as the Crown Prince's wife and a testimony to the Emperor's granting of her marriage.

I gave it to her today to tell her that since it was also an arranged marriage, didn’t she have any reward?

I am sure that she is too young to accept this expensive gift.

Since it is a reward and not a royal gift, there will be nothing wrong in taking it from the government.

Gu Jinchu smiled and thanked him, then took it and handed it to Bai Zhi behind him without looking at the expression on Wang's face.

The woman on the other side also asked the maid to bring the gifts over, and said with a smile: "My sister-in-law will be busy later, so I will give the gift to her first like my sister-in-law, so that you won't be too busy then."

Seeing the two maids following Gu Jinchu and nodding secretly, it seemed that they came prepared.

After Mrs. Jiang introduced them, Gu Jinchu bowed and said, "Thank you, Second Sister-in-law, for your consideration."

The second wife was born out of wedlock. Her name was Liu, and she had a long face with a pair of phoenix eyes. She wore a ruby ​​hairpin on her bun. She was born in the same year as the Crown Prince's wife, but looked younger.

The reason why she still looks so pretty is probably because she is the only wife of the Second Master. Liu and the Second Master Jiang have two sons and two daughters, and they are very loving.

Liu was the concubine's daughter of the Shaanxi provincial governor, which was a powerful and lucrative official position in the court. When Liu married into the Jiang family, her dowry was talked about for a long time.

She was as eloquent as Madam Liu, and had no bad intentions. In his previous life, Gu Jinchu got along quite well with her.

The third wife and the prince were born from the same mother. The third wife, Li, was only thirty years old, with a fair and clean face, and a bit of beauty in her frail appearance. Her ancestors were merchants, and later became imperial merchants, making the whole family wealthy.

The fourth lady of the fourth room, Zhang, had a strong scholarly air and spoke in a gentle and soft voice.

Gu Jinchu didn't have a deep impression of her. Yuanyuan Hall was far from the courtyard of the fourth house, so they didn't see each other often. He hadn't even seen the fourth master of the mansion many times.

Soon, Bai Zhi was holding four boxes of different materials in her arms, which were gifts from her sisters-in-law.

Gu Jinchu noticed Jiang Nansheng's gaze and smiled at him lightly.

Jiang Nansheng was worried about her at first because he was the youngest in the family. Before Gu Jinchu came into the family, Fourth Sister-in-law was the youngest. Even so, she was still ten years older than her.

Seeing her calmly dealing with the situations and resolving the difficulties raised by her sister-in-law without making any noise, I felt relieved.

Let Xuan Lian go to the front hall and take a look. It's already past noon and it's not time to serve tea. What are you waiting for?

Seeing that Gu Jinchu was not at all embarrassed and handled the situation with ease, Old Madam Jiang was even more satisfied with her.

Seeing his youngest son watching quietly by the side, he felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.

It's like having hope for the future.

At this time, the head maid Xiangyu came in and bowed, "Madam, the front hall is ready."

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As soon as you enter the main hall, you will see the Duke and his wife sitting on either side of the two armchairs at the top.

The Duke is already over sixty years old, with thick eyebrows, firm eyes, broad face, heavy chin, and gray hair on his temples. His demeanor still seems to be that of the majestic general he once was.

The Duke's wife sat next to him, looking even more gentle and dignified.

Gu Jinchu kowtowed to Old Master Jiang and Old Madam Jiang, offered them tea, and called out, "Father, Mother."

The Duke stroked his long beard, nodded and hummed softly.

Then, as if he felt the two gazes coming at him, a smile appeared on his face.

Mrs. Jiang smiled lovingly and handed her the gift she had prepared earlier.

Gu Jinchu was about to stand up with the things in her arms when the Duke lifted his eyelids and said, "Ask your husband to tame the pony for you."

Upon hearing this, the wives all looked up at the Duke, and then looked away as if nothing had happened.

However, none of them had ever received a gift from the Duke.

Gu Jinchu lowered his eyes and thanked him again.

After paying respects to his parents-in-law, Gu Jinchu sensed something strange again. Wasn't it time to meet the Jiang family members and the younger generations?

Jiang Nansheng came over and whispered to her, "The foal my father mentioned is a purebred Arabian horse. It was born on the day my mother went to the Peony Garden to discuss the marriage."

Gu Jinchu immediately forgot his doubts. With a strong interest in his eyes, he turned his body and asked him, "But is it the descendant of Zhaoye Jade Lion?"

The reason why she was so impressed was that the Duke had a favorite horse that was completely snow-white.

After it stopped being a war horse, it reproduced several times, but only one inherited its pure bloodline.

The eldest son Cheng'en started learning horse riding at the age of four, purely out of his love for the jade lion that shines at night.

The eldest grandson of the Crown Prince, Jiang Yunchen, was seven years old at the time. In order to prevent his younger uncle from getting there first, he ordered people to go to the stable and poison the horse.

Four-year-old Cheng'en held its body and cried for a long time, feeling very guilty about its death.

If the Duke gave her this horse, then in the future...

Jiang Nansheng nodded in her expectant gaze.

Seeing this, Gu Jinchu pulled his sleeve, her beautiful eyes shining with bright stars, "I want it, my husband, I want it."

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