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

Mother Cheng just went to the eldest son's wife in the main house to collect the monthly allowance for the people.

The concierge came over and said, "Mother Cheng, Mother Zhang just came over."

Mother Cheng frowned when she heard this. "This is Yuanyuan Hall, not Songtao Garden. She is not from our courtyard. How can we let her in without informing her?"

The old woman lowered her head with an embarrassed look on her face. Mother Zhang was a popular figure around the Crown Prince's wife, and everyone gave her some face wherever she went.

"Go to the Madam to receive your punishment later. If the Fifth Master finds out, you'll be kicked out!" After saying this, Mother Cheng walked quickly towards the inner courtyard.

When he walked to the hanging flower gate and saw the wealthy woman peeking out, he stepped forward, patted her shoulder, and said in a cold voice: "Who are you? How dare you sneak around in Yuanyuan Hall!"

Mother Zhang knew she was in the wrong, so she covered her mouth and shouted.

When she saw that the person coming was Mother Cheng, she patted her chest and rebuked her: "Why are you so jumpy? At our age, serving the master, the most important character is to be steady."

Mother Cheng's expression remained unchanged, "If I were not steady, I would immediately call the Madam's guards, or Jiang Fei who is beside the Fifth Master."

Mother Zhang had never seen the guards around the Fifth Madam, but Jiang Fei was a tough guy. She swallowed her saliva, stiffened her neck and said condescendingly, "The Madam of the Crown Prince asked me to come and pass on the message."

Bai Zhi walked out of the courtyard, "Mother Cheng, Madam asked what happened, why is there so much noise?"

Madam Zhang squinted at Madam Cheng and said, "No wonder Madam Wu dislikes you. You are inflexible all year round and you are not valued anywhere."

He snorted softly and followed Bai Zhi inside.

The little girl holding something next to Mother Cheng tilted her head to look at her expression, and seeing that she looked unmoved, she lowered her head and followed her footsteps.

In the main hall, Madam Xu handed the booklet to the master for review. After reading it, Gu Jinchu instructed them:

"It will be the same in the future. The rewards from the palace and the rewards from the elders should be registered separately, and they should not be mixed together when they are collected."

Upon hearing this, Mother Xu murmured a promise and retreated with her people.

Bai Zhi walked to Gu Jinchu, bent over and whispered, "Madam, it's Mother Zhang from the Crown Prince's wife's side who's here..." and recounted what she had just seen and heard.

Gu Jinchu had an impression of this Mrs. Zhang, who was the most trusted housekeeper around Wang.

The master was very prestigious in the mansion, which made her rise with him. She always looked down upon the servants who were also born as slaves.

In front of the masters of various courtyards, he is very good at judging people by their appearance and is the kind of person who receives both praise and criticism.

After entering the room, Zhang's mother respectfully bowed to Gu Jinchu and greeted him with a flattering and fawning smile on her face:

"Hello, Madam Fifth. Tomorrow is the day you return home. Madam First asked me to come here to know if you have any requests for the return gift."

This is a very subtle question, as the Duke Dingguo's Mansion is headed by the Crown Prince's wife.

The five elder brothers of the fifth master are all married. How should the return gifts be prepared? Does she, as a new bride, need to make any requests?

Gu Jinchu smiled and replied, "Sister-in-law, you are so polite. This is my first time as a county lady, and I really don't know what kind of return gift I should prepare according to my rank. Fortunately, the old lady has helped to prepare some, so I won't trouble you, sister-in-law."

As he spoke, he picked up the teacup and told Mother Cheng that dinner could be prepared.

Mother Zhang was left there, and was a little stunned for a moment. Why was it different from what she had expected when she came here?

Seeing that she didn't move, Gu Jinchu's smile faded and he asked her in a calm voice:

"What kind of woman are you in Minghui Hall? How come you have no rules and don't know how to adapt? What are you still standing here for! Do you want me to give you one of the rewards in the courtyard?"

She lived a new life, and although she was young, her aura was still there, and she looked very intimidating.

Mother Zhang, who was waiting for the reward, came to her senses at this time. Wasn't this what she had just said to tease Mrs. Cheng?

Knowing that a reward had come from the palace, she asked the Crown Prince's wife for this job.

Firstly, he wanted to let his master know what rewards he had received, and also, he wanted to help his master suppress the arrogance of the new young lady in the fifth room.

She hadn't been in such a situation for a long time, so she bowed and left dejectedly.

Gu Jinchu waved Bai Shao over and said, "Mother Cheng just went to get this month's monthly gift. Go and notify everyone to come get it."

In the courtyard, Mother Xu and Mother Cheng were each looking at the roster while the other distributed the monthly allowance.

They had just received their reward money two days ago, and today they received their monthly salary. All the servants standing in line were smiling happily.

Gu Jinchu stood in the corridor in front of the main hall, looked at them and said:

"You are from Yuanyuan Hall. I am a clear judge of rewards and punishments. Don't make excuses for yourself when you do something wrong. If you know where you went wrong and make the same mistake again next time, I will not keep you here no matter who pleads for you. I don't believe in the rule of three times over."

The servants in the courtyard looked at each other in bewilderment, not including the dowry she brought from the Peony Garden. Then the Fifth Lady continued:

"And you must remember, you can't be bullied outside. I can only discipline my people myself!"

As soon as Gu Jinchu finished speaking, the entire courtyard fell silent.

The servants were a little moved and excited, but mostly at a loss.

This was the first time Bai He received the monthly allowance for a second-class maid. She lowered her head, bit the silver coin, stuffed it into her purse, and whispered to the crowd:

"What Madam said is true. At that time, a maid from another courtyard died suddenly, and it was the master who paid for her to be buried in a decent manner..."

Seeing that they were getting nervous, he put on a smiling face again:

"Why are you afraid if you don't make mistakes? I tell you, the master is very generous. Did you see what Bai Zhi and Bai Shao are wearing? We just need to work hard to climb up!"

When Bai He heard someone say that the master was looking for her, she responded and walked into the main room in a serious manner.

No one noticed that Mother Cheng had red eyes not far away.

When Bai Shao saw Bai He come in, he whispered something in her ear. Bai He rolled his eyes a few times and ran outside.

Bai Shao saw this and called her: "Hey, why are you running to the back room?"

Bai He covered his sleeves while running and said, "I have to hide the silver coins and then go get my secret weapon..."

Gu Jinchu came out of the bathroom at this time and heard Bai Shao and Bai Zhi whispering:

"It's only because Mother Xu has the patience to discipline this girl. If she were out there, who knows what kind of wild things she would become."

Seeing the Fifth Master come in, Bai Zhi and Bai Shao put away the smiles on their faces, bent their bodies and walked out of the door.

Not long after returning from Minghuitang, Jiang Nansheng was called by He You and had no idea what had just happened.

Jiang Nansheng took Gu Jinchu's hand, and the two of them came to the big kang by the window.

After sitting down, he handed the things in his hand to her and said, "This is my private property. I will give it to my wife to take care of in the future..."