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

Gu Jinchu looked inside through the half-open window and saw his grandmother leaning on the bed.

Mother Song stood behind her with her hands on her shoulders, comforting her, "The eldest young master has become more stable in recent years. He will never exaggerate."

Gu Jinchu couldn't see their expressions, he only heard his grandmother say, "No matter what, Chu Jie'er will be coming of age in two more months, so I have to make plans in advance."

Mother Song did not stop moving her hands, and after a while she spoke softly, "Madam, I have something to say but I don't know if I should say it..."

Zheng Liu raised her hand and patted her, "We have been master and servant for so many years, so it's okay to talk. Let me guess, what we are thinking is the same."

"My cousin is spoiled by you like a jewel, and you have also heard what people say about my cousin... Then why don't you let her marry into the Zheng family? Lu Zhizhou of the Lu family is an irresponsible person in my opinion..."

Gu Jinchu frowned slightly when she heard this. Her grandmother had once written a letter to comfort her about the rumors outside.

She also hinted that she was about to come of age, and Li Xianglian and her daughter did not want her to marry well, and that they were using some tricks to get her to marry.

But what does this have to do with Lu Zhizhou?

Almost immediately, I heard my grandmother's voice, as if she had thought about this matter many times in her mind:

"The Zheng family has inherited a bloodline. Not to mention that their blood relationship is too close, do you think these children are happy?"

"Although it's the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words, I don't want to see them harbor resentment and end up as a couple of resentful lovers. It would be better for them to stand in the position they should be in, and help Chu Jie more in the future."

"I have seen the child of the Lu family several times. Apart from the overbearing mother at home, everything is fine. It also depends on the fate of the two people. At most, I can find a son-in-law for my sister Chu. There is also a precedent for independent women to live in the household!"

When Mother Song heard this, she brought the teacup from the table on the kang over, and Zheng Liu tilted her head and took two sips.

Seeing the lady waving her hand, Mother Song put the teacup back on the table and asked worriedly:

"No matter how good your plan is, you have your father above you, and the old lady of the Gu family. Mrs. Gu must be resentful of you for what happened to Aunt Jinglian, especially since your son-in-law doesn't even have a son."

After hearing this, my grandmother sneered, "Without my Zheng family, that old woman would have starved to death on the street. Just because she is a sixth-rank official, she has forgotten the time when she was hungry!"

"Gu Huanian thought that his teacher appreciated him because of his ability. Why didn't he think about it? Among the Jinshi of the same period, he was the only one with the lowest official rank and no room for promotion. Why is that?"

Thinking of what Chu Jie'er had said and the contents of her daughter's letter, Zheng Liu's words were filled with icy coldness:

"The child I raised since childhood is just the daughter of the Gu family. Mudan's blind tolerance and forbearance over the years has not only failed to teach them to be grateful, but has instead encouraged their arrogance. My Chu Jieer doesn't care about those material things. They must have caused her great injustice!"

Gu Jinchu stepped out from the backyard, looked at the small fruit in his hand, and tried hard not to let the tears fall.

My grandmother is so shrewd and pays attention to every detail of her affairs, so we must not let her find out.

After listening to my grandmother's words, my mind became clearer. The things that I couldn't explain in my previous life seemed to have been cleared up at this moment.

In her previous life, she seemed to have heard about Lu Zhizhou's proposal. At that time, she was determined to marry Jiang Nansheng. She begged her mother to no avail, so she ran to Baodi to ask her grandmother.

In her mind, there was nothing that her grandmother couldn't solve.

The old man who always doted on her did not give in to her for the first time.

My grandmother didn’t think highly of Jiang Nansheng, or rather, she didn’t think highly of the Jiang family.

Others think that the Jiang family is a family of meritorious service, out of reach and can only be looked up to. However, my grandmother said that Jiang Nansheng is a deep-minded and cunning person and is not a good person.

The eldest son of Duke Dingguo's Mansion and Jiang Nansheng are half-siblings, and the harem is complicated. Even if they want to split up in the future, they have to wait until the old master passes away.

No matter from which perspective, the Jiang family and Jiang Nansheng are not a good match for her.

She knelt in front of her grandmother and begged her, crying silently, refusing to eat or drink, and finally fainted.

When she woke up, her grandmother said that she had once been kind to Concubine Shu, so she took the token given by Concubine Shu to the palace and asked for an imperial decree to grant her marriage.

Her grandmother seemed to have foreseen her fate at the time. She cried and told her that if she was unhappy and regretted her decision, she should come back to Baodi. The Zheng family was her elder sister's parents' home.

Come to think of it, in her previous life she seemed to be the grandmother who came to ask for help recently, but now she is not like that anymore.

With such grace, it is best left to uncles and cousins ​​so that they can best appreciate its value.

"cousin!"

"cousin!"

Gu Jinchu turned around and saw the twins from his third uncle's family running towards him.

She calmed down, looked at the two identical little bald heads in front of her, and asked with a smile: "Are you here to pay your respects to your grandmother? Have you had breakfast?"

"Ate."

"Ate."

Not only do the two cousins ​​look exactly the same, they also speak together. Gu Jinchu now can't tell which one is Kaijie and which one is Kaibo.

Gu Jinchu gave them the small fruit in his hand and stood there watching them finish eating, so as to avoid the hassle of explaining when he had to pay his respects to his grandmother later.

At this time, my eldest cousin and his family also came to pay their respects to my grandmother. Zheng Kaiji glanced at his two cousins, then turned to ask Gu Jinchu:

"Cousin, are you guessing who is the fifth cousin and who is the sixth cousin?"

Gu Jinchu bowed and saluted, "Cousin, cousin-in-law." He looked at his cousins ​​helplessly.

The two little bald heads had puffed cheeks and looked at Gu Jinchu like little mice.

Kaijie, Kaizhi...

"The taller one is Kaijie, and the shorter one is Kaibo?" she asked uncertainly.

As soon as Gu Jinchu finished speaking, she heard her grandmother's hearty laughter, "My sister Chu is really amazing. You are the first one to guess these two little rascals correctly."

Zheng Kaiji threw away his fan and shook his head, "The rumors are not to be believed."

Gu Jinchu: "..."

Well, she knew that according to the rumors, she was stupid, rich, arrogant, and uneducated. In short, she had no brains.

The Dragon Boat Festival is approaching, and many village heads and stewards come to the mansion to report back. My grandmother is too busy to get away, so Zheng Kaiji takes his cousins ​​and his legitimate son to visit the village.

Gu Jinchu didn't know why Jiang Nansheng appeared here. When she saw him, she would think of the painting of looking for plum blossoms in the snow. She avoided his gaze several times.

Wang saw that she looked pale and asked worriedly, "Chu Jie'er, did you not sleep well last night?"

Gu Jinchu stood up, forced a smile, and pointed in a direction not far away, "Cousin, I'm going to pick cherries over there."