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

When Zhao Xuan heard that Tuanzi had urinated, she was stunned and felt her whole body getting hot.

Gu Jinchu quickly picked up the child, opened the swaddling clothes and took a look, and sure enough, the child had peed.

She changed his diaper and swaddled him skillfully.

The child was not given the opportunity to cry because of discomfort, nor was he allowed to disturb Nuonuo who was still sleeping.

Looking at Gu Jinchu's gentle and focused expression, and her soft and quick, smooth movements, Zhao Xuan realized that her body was not wet.

It was the psychological effect she just had that was at work.

Looking at her cousin's kicking chubby legs, Zhao Xuan couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Aunt, raising two children must be tiring, right?"

There was concern, curiosity and well-hidden envy in Zhao Xuan's eyes.

Gu Jinchu held his eldest son in his arms, smiled and said, "Usually, there are wet nurses feeding them... If you say it's tiring, it's more psychological than physical."

"I worry if they are hungry. I worry if they have urinated, so I change their diaper pads in time. And when they can't stop crying, I worry if they are feeling unwell."

Zhao Xuan bent down and gently touched the back of her cousin's hand. It was smooth and tender, as if it had no bones, and she couldn't help but hold her tender little hand in her palm.

My cousin has a fair little face with small and delicate features. Just looking at her like this, you can tell that she will be a beauty when she grows up.

After talking for a while, the two children were taken away by the wet nurse to be fed.

Zhao Xuan glanced at the sky and said with a smile, "I still have to take my husband to kowtow to my grandparents, so I won't disturb my aunt's rest."

Speaking of kowtow, if Gu Jinchu hadn't been in confinement after giving birth, the prince consort would have performed the kowtow to his aunt today.

When Zhao Xuan thought of that scene, a smile appeared on her face unconsciously. She felt so happy that she seemed to be glowing.

Knowing that the eldest princess and her husband went to Minghui Hall to pay their respects, after entertaining the guests, Fifth Master Jiang and the masters of each household went to pay their respects to Old Madam Jiang.

After the princess left Yuanyuan Hall, Bai Zhi came over with the account book that was sorted out at the same office to show it to the lady.

Registered in the book are the gifts given by the guests at today’s third-day baptism ceremony.

Compared with the previous life, the quantity and value are much greater.

The rewards from the Emperor, Empress, Empress Dowager, and Concubine Shu in the palace, as well as the gifts from the maternal grandparents and the eldest princess, were double gifts prepared for the twins, the boy and the girl.

This also included Luo Wan'er who was far away in Tumubao. Her gift was sent by someone a few days before the baptism ceremony.

Other guests were treated according to normal standards of social interaction.

Seeing Chen Zhengde’s name on the gift book, Gu Jinchu frowned slightly.

She knew nothing about Mr. Chen Sanye.

In the previous life, the Chen family was stationed in Ningyuan City. There was no Chen Zhengde entering the officialdom, let alone today's Chen Ge Lao.

The servants delivered the things back to the warehouse one by one. Gu Jinchu was absent-minded as she watched them busying around. She couldn't help but think of what Yongle had just said to her.

The sky outside the window was getting darker. Master Jiang Wu had returned, but she didn't notice it at first.

Master Jiang Wu saw Jin Chu leaning on the large pillow behind him, with his elbows on the table beside him and his face supported, wondering what he was thinking.

He stood by the partition, crossed his arms over his chest, and coughed softly.

Hearing the voice, Gu Jinchu turned her head slightly, and when her eyes met his, a gentle smile quietly blossomed on her lips: "Fifth Master is back."

Her watery eyes sparkled, and her fair face seemed to be shrouded in a faint, lustrous halo under the soft light.

At this moment, she exudes the gentle charm of a new mother. The expression she inadvertently reveals has a hint of the cuteness and agility of a young girl, so beautiful that people can't take their eyes away.

When Gu Jinchu saw Master Jiang Wu looking at her with burning eyes, she slowly straightened up from the kang and asked him with a smile, "What are you doing standing there?"

Master Jiang Wu walked over, his eyes doting, his voice low and soft: "What were you thinking about just now? Why were you so engrossed?"

Gu Jinchu whispered back, "I'm thinking about what Yongle just said to me." She raised her head slightly and asked Fifth Master Jiang, "My third cousin is going to work at the clan house. Does Fifth Master know about this?"

Master Jiang Wu held her in his arms, leaning her against the large pillow behind him, his expression calm and gentle.

"After Yongle's wedding date was set, someone from the previous dynasty advised that the position of Langzhong of the Ministry of Personnel of the Prince Consort was no longer suitable for his status."

Gu Jinchu lay beside him, listening quietly to him: "The cabinet proposed the Hanlin Academy, the Ministry of Rites, and the Imperial Clan Court. These three departments are suitable but will not bury the knowledge of the prince consort."

Of these three departments, Gu Jinchu felt that the Hanlin Academy was the most suitable for his third cousin, and the Zongrenfu was the lowest.

After all, when the late emperor was alive, Zheng Kaicheng worked in the Ministry of Personnel. Every other day, he would explain to the princes what he had seen and heard during his travels abroad in the past few years.

It can be seen that Emperor Jianyuan at that time trusted and recognized Zheng Kaicheng.

"Was it the emperor's idea to propose that the son-in-law should serve in the clan court, or was it the recommendation of some minister?" Gu Jinchu asked.

Master Jiang Wu said: "Both Prime Minister Zhang and Grand Secretary Yang suggested that the son-in-law be transferred to the Imperial Academy.

It was Elder Chen who suggested to His Majesty that he was the most suitable person to handle the affairs of the clan, on the grounds that the son-in-law was a first-rank official. Moreover, this would also highlight that His Majesty treated the eldest princess's family with great affection."

It is common for ministers to have different political views in the court.

So when Gu Jinchu saw Chen Zhengde's name on the gift list and knew that he was coming to the banquet today, he didn't feel surprised.

Unless the situation is as tense as that between the Zhang and Wang families, with a tendency to fight to the death, there will be no dealings between them.

Gu Jinchu was even more curious about the emperor's attitude, and asked Fifth Master Jiang: "...If you value the Chen family so much, why didn't you make the daughter of the Chen family the queen?"

General Huaiyuan Chen Hang is currently stationed in Ningyuan City, and the third master of the Chen family has entered the cabinet.

Chen Lingzhen, the legitimate daughter of the Chen family, entered the palace as a concubine and was named Zhenpin by Emperor Jianming.

She was the first woman to be favored in the harem.

For a time, the Chen family enjoyed great prosperity both inside and outside the palace.

Master Jiang Wu held Gu Jinchu's hand in his palm, pinched her hand bones and played with them between his fingertips, and explained to her in a seemingly nonchalant manner:

"The emperor seems to have a peaceful temperament... Who would be willing to be controlled by someone sitting in that position? He grew up in the temple and has a kind heart. Similarly, he will not have much affection for the Chen family."

"Grand Scholar Yang is an upright person, a good official who is incorruptible and never corrupt. People from his faction are naturally loyal officials like him.

The emperor's promotion of the Yang family is not just to give them wealth and honor. He also uses the position of Yang Daxueshi in the court to suppress the Chen family..."

Although the Chen family is the emperor's family, the emperor is already wary of them.

But Master Jiang Wu did not know whether this fear came from the late emperor's instructions to His Majesty, or from the warnings and inspirations His Majesty had received from the past memorials and files of past dynasties that Lord Yang had asked him to read.

If it is the latter, then His Majesty is really not a simple person!