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

Baizhi and Baishao looked at each other, then looked at Mother Xu who was standing beside them with her eyes lowered and a calm expression.

Even the old lady of the Zheng family praised this long blue jacket, so how can it be inappropriate?

Why do you have to wear bright red?

In her previous life, when Gu Jinchu married into the Jiang family, the old lady also asked Mother Cheng to come and help her.

Knowing that Mother Cheng was the old lady's dowry, she was very wary of her at first, and gradually the friction between them increased.

Gu Jinchu no longer remembered why Mother Cheng left Yuanyuan Hall, but she did not return to the Madam. It was heard that she went to the farm to live out her retirement.

Living her life over again and looking at the things that happened from a different perspective, Mother Cheng had never done anything to really hurt her or damage Yuanyuantang.

Gu Jinchu turned around and said with a smile: "Mother Cheng has been with my mother for so many years, so she knows her best.'"

"We'll go down and pay our respects to our mother. If she shows any displeasure, then just like Mother Cheng said, we can change into a bright red dress when we go to the palace to express our gratitude. How about that?"

When Madam Cheng heard what Gu Jinchu said, she bowed with some fear and said, "Madam, you are embarrassing me with your words."

Gu Jinchu walked into the inner room and saw Jiang Nansheng coming out of the bathroom holding a sweat towel.

The two people's eyes met immediately, and they both looked at the straight dress hanging next to the closet.

Gu Jinchu stood beside him and helped him get dressed. She whispered, "The maids don't know what you like. It's better for Madam Cheng to tell them what the scent of the incense that the Fifth Master usually uses is..."

The two of them tacitly did not mention the extra court robes in the closet.

Jiang Nansheng took Gu Jinchu's hand and held it in his palm. He lowered his eyes to look at the beautiful color of the rouge on her fingertips, and played with her finger bones one by one.

He placed a kiss on each of her jade-like, delicate and white fingertips, then looked up at her with a smile in his eyes.

Gu Jinchu felt his fingertips burning, and a tingling sensation spread throughout his body along his thinly calloused fingertips. He withdrew his hand and asked, "Why, did you think I would complain or tell on you if I came in?"

Of course he would have heard what Mother Cheng said in the bathroom, and now he was looking at her like this.

The smile in Jiang Nansheng's eyes deepened, and he coaxed her softly, "It looks good, I like it very much, and my mother will like it too."

He didn't say this to comfort Gu Jinchu. He could feel that when he came back from the Peony Garden that day, his mother really liked Gu Jinchu.

She did not have a preconceived bad impression caused by the rumors outside.

On the contrary, the mother always said that they, the siblings, were suppressed and lacked a lot of vitality.

Gu Jinchu looked a little cunning and cute, and whispered, "I put a lot of thought into it..."

She refused to say anything more. No matter how smart Jiang Nansheng was, as a man, he could not notice some details.

Jiang Nansheng pulled her into his arms, "I thought you would ask me about the items in the closet..."

Gu Jinchu raised his hand and placed it on his shoulder, meeting his gaze. Seeing his serious face in his deep eyes, he said:

"You also know the family rules of my grandparents' family. I will not agree to you having a concubine... We should live together, isn't this the way it should be?"

"I once said that being honest with each other is not just for you. I don't want to be suspicious anymore."

.......

After breakfast, Gu Jinchu and Jiang Nansheng went to Minghui Hall to pay their respects to the old lady.

In the main room, Wang and the eldest daughter-in-law were talking to the old lady.

Meng had her hair combed into a neat bun with three strands of hair and a red hairpin in the same color as her dress. Coming from a scholarly family, she was gentle yet cautious.

For the time being, Wang only has her as a daughter-in-law. Even though she is somewhat dissatisfied with her family background, she still keeps her by her side at all times.

After Gu Jinchu paid her respects to her mother-in-law and elder sister-in-law, Meng bowed to her and Jiang Nansheng.

The old lady sat on the Luohan bed, Wang sat on the other side, and the eldest daughter-in-law sat on the brocade stool below her.

After greeting each other, the two men sat down in the armchairs below the old lady.

Mrs. Jiang smiled and said to Gu Jinchu, "You are going to the palace to express your gratitude today. I wanted to prevent you from running back and forth, but you are old, so I always want to give you a few more instructions."

Gu Jinchu smiled and replied, "It is a blessing for us to have a mother who cares about us."

"Fifth brother's wife is going to enter the palace, why isn't she wearing the standard attire for a county princess?" Gu Jinchu looked at Wang who was speaking.

The makeup on her face today was a bit heavy, which could not hide her haggard look, and she looked a bit absent-minded.

Of course it was because not long ago, she wore a five-翟 crown and beat the drum to appeal to the emperor.

I am wearing casual clothes today, firstly because I don't want His Majesty to think of the scene of that day, but there are also some other meanings.

Gu Jinchu glanced at Jiang Nansheng beside her and replied with a faint smile: "Today I am going to express my gratitude as the new bride of the Jiang family."

The Shu Guifei in the palace is from the Jiang family, and she is Jiang Nansheng's biological sister.

After all, since they are relatives of the current emperor, it is not considered disrespectful to dress like this.

Madam Jiang thought more deeply. She looked at the clothes her youngest son and daughter-in-law were wearing today, nodded and said:

"You are a female relative, so His Majesty will definitely ask you to go to Kunning Palace to kowtow and express gratitude. The Empress is the mother of the country, so she is naturally the kindest."

Wang, who was standing by, seemed to have suddenly thought of something and smiled uncomfortably, "Mother, look, my daughter-in-law still has some trivial matters to deal with. Seeing how good my sister-in-law is today, she has forgotten about the important matters."

Everyone knew that what she said was just an excuse, so naturally no one exposed her.

There was a commotion in Songtao Garden for most of last night. Wang was a proud person and she didn't want to show weakness in front of others, especially the county lord's younger brother and sister-in-law who had just married into the family.

Madam Jiang lovingly admonished Wang: "After your fifth brother's wedding, there is nothing important at home... You should take care of yourself."

After seeing Wang and her daughter-in-law disappear, the old lady said to Gu Jinchu, "You should also go to the palace."

As usual, Emperor Jianyuan stayed in Kunning Palace last night.

After getting up in the morning, the Queen Mother personally helped him to dress, and personally served him breakfast.

Emperor Jianyuan raised his hand to press her down, motioning her to sit down: "The palace maids will take care of this. What's wrong with you today, Queen?"

The Queen looked at the crystal steamed dumplings on the plate and smiled, "Maybe it's because I'm getting old. I've been thinking about the time I spent with the Emperor in his mansion lately."

At that time, Emperor Jianyuan was still the eighth prince, and the first thing he did after he came of age and established his own government was to marry her.

She was born into a illegitimate family of Cao, the Duke of Pei. Now that the Duke of Pei is no longer around, one can imagine what kind of situation the Cao family is in.

It was this unpopular Eighth Prince who became the present emperor.

Those days in the mansion now seemed to be the most comfortable and happiest time for her.

In Emperor Jianyuan's heart, those were past events that he did not want to mention.

He couldn't help but think of his eldest son who was born in the mansion. He put down his chopsticks and asked:

"Wasn't the Queen worried about Kang'er's marriage some time ago? Does he, or does the Queen, have someone in mind?"