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

Gu Jinchu opened his eyes in his sleep, and it was Tuanzi who woke up.

The little fellow had a loud voice, as if he had suffered a great injustice. He kicked his feet and turned over, and it turned out that his clothes and the mattress were wet.

The nurse took off his dirty clothes and wrapped him in a small blanket. The little guy didn't even open his eyes. In the room, which was almost instantly quiet, there was the sound of the child swallowing big mouthfuls.

Bai He was the one keeping watch tonight. When she saw Madam wake up and sit up, she poured a cup of warm water and whispered to Gu Jinchu, "Madam, are you thirsty?"

Seeing the tears on Madam's face, she placed the cup in her hand on the edge of the kang and asked carefully, "Madam, are you feeling unwell?"

Gu Jinchu hadn't recovered from his dream yet. He shook his head, put away the mattress that was wet with Tuanzi's urine, and prepared the clean clothes he would wear later.

Bai He glanced around and handed the handkerchief to her with both hands, "Madam, you are crying...why don't I call Sister Bai Zhi over, or hire a carriage to fetch Doctor Wu!"

Gu Jinchu raised her hand and placed it on her cheek, and immediately felt something wet. She lowered her eyes to look at her palm, and found that it was really as Bai He said.

She didn't know when she started crying, and in the blink of an eye, another string of tears fell.

Gu Jinchu took the handkerchief and wiped it, then whispered, "It's nothing, don't disturb the children."

"Yes..." Bai He responded in a low voice, lay down quietly and looked up at the big kang by the window.

Seeing the lady lowering her head and patting the Sixth Miss, she opened her eyes wide with some concern, lest she fall asleep and miss the master's call.

Gu Jinchu patted Nuonuo gently while wiping away her tears.

She had a nightmare.

I dreamed that Master Wu was exhausted and died peacefully under the plum tree. When he closed his eyes, a happy and peaceful smile appeared at the corner of his lips.

The curve of his lips made her, who had just woken up for a long time, burst into tears, as if she had lost control of her tears.

Wu Ye always refused to tell her how he got through it after her death.

She originally thought that with the Jiang family's prominent status in Shengjing City and the official position held by the Fifth Master in the court, he would surely enjoy endless wealth and glory and die peacefully in the end.

Gu Jinchu had already overturned all his previous imaginations, and he didn't even dare to think further...

Since she and Master Wu had such an opportunity, she was a little afraid that what she saw in her dream would be the ending of Master Wu Jiang in his previous life.

After coaxing Tuanzi to sleep, wet nurse He gently placed him on the kang. Seeing that Fifth Madam was in a low mood, she didn't know what to say as she was not good at speaking.

Gu Jinchu is the wife of Mrs. Jiang Wu of the Duke Dingguo's Mansion. Master Jiang Wu holds a high position at a young age.

Such a handsome man doesn't even have a concubine or maid by his side. It can be said that the Fifth Lady of Yuanyuan Hall has the power to do whatever she wants.

I heard that she has the status of a county lady and her family is very prominent. I can't imagine what troubles such a beautiful woman would have.

Gu Jinchu slept for a while longer, and when he woke up at dawn, his head was still a little groggy.

At one point she mistakenly believed that last night's dream was an illusion.

After breakfast, Gu Jinchu took the children to Minghui Hall to pay her respects. In order not to worry Madam Jiang, she put on a light layer of powder.

Her facial features are naturally pretty, and with a little makeup, they become delicate and bright.

In the early autumn morning, the slight coolness is accompanied by the freshness of morning dew.

Gu Jinchu asked someone to find the hoods of Nuonuo and Tuanzi.

It's a very ordinary and simple melon-shaped hat, which makes Tuanzi's chubby little face look even rounder and cuter.

Nuonuo was wearing a luxurious brocade hood on her head, which matched the color of her clothes today.

Under the light yellow color, her fair and delicate facial features are exposed, especially her big, watery eyes, which are sparkling.

When Mrs. Jiang saw her, she couldn't stop smiling, calling her her darling, and reached out to hold her in her arms and kissed her again and again.

When Gu Jinchu arrived at Minghui Hall, several sisters-in-law and Meng had already arrived.

Liu smiled and said to Gu Jinchu, "Fifth sister-in-law, I went back yesterday to discuss this with Second Master. Since Fifth sister-in-law is selling her property in the name of our Duke Dingguo Mansion, how can you let your sister-in-law bear all the responsibility?"

"Second sister-in-law is right." Zhang nodded, stroking her belly with one hand and whispering softly: "I am about to give birth, I am afraid I am powerless..."

"The Fourth Master told me to make the decision. I know nothing about doing business. I brought these here. Fifth Brother and Sister-in-law can see where they can exchange them for some silver and sell them at a charity sale."

Li's smile was very sincere. "I have a cloth shop in my dowry business. I can take out all the cotton cloth and cotton stocks."

After Li finished speaking, she did not think that she was being petty.

Everyone knew that the Third Master had lost all the property left by his biological mother.

We can't let her use the dowry for show, it's for her brother Bin to marry!

Seeing that all the aunts had expressed their opinions, Mrs. Meng smiled and said to Gu Jinchu, "My husband said that during the three years he was the prefect, he was most aware of the righteousness of Fifth Aunt's actions."

"This is five hundred taels of silver. Auntie, you should buy it early. I'm sure the prices around the disaster area have been driven up to sky-high prices."

The wives of each family, including old Madam Jiang, took out their own private property as items for the charity sale.

This was the first time that the women of the Chiang family worked together to do the same thing.

In seven days, the sales of all the shops plus the proceeds from the charity sale totaled 97,500 taels of silver.

Gu Jinchu took out two thousand five hundred taels of silver from his private collection and collected a total of one hundred thousand taels of silver.

When the numbers came out, the people of Shengjing City who were paying attention to this matter were somewhat surprised, and countless pairs of eyes were staring at the Duke Dingguo's Mansion.

Everyone wants to know, is such a large sum of money really used to purchase daily necessities and send them to the flood-stricken areas as Mrs. Jiang Wu said?

After all, Gu Jinchu was a wife of the Jiang family, and she was also under the name of the Dingguo Mansion. When several business companies were summoned for negotiations, it was Mr. Jiang Sanye and Manager Tao who came forward.

It is early autumn now, a perfect time for cool and refreshing autumn weather.

In order to ensure openness and transparency, the purchases of grain, cloth, cotton and medicine from several businesses were all carried out in open areas under the supervision of the local residents.

Jiang Nanyi had never received so much compliments and respect on the same day.

Those who had interacted with him in the past did so either because the Jiang family behind him was playing nice with him or because they wanted to cheat him out of his money.

Today, he experienced such a situation for the first time. So many people looked at him sincerely, which made him feel a sense of accomplishment.

After signing another order, he couldn't help but look up at the window on the second floor.

But he found that his fifth brother's wife, who was there just now, had left at some point.

"Madam, I have just asked someone to give a message to the Third Master." Bai Shao said as she helped her master step into the carriage.

Gu Jinchu nodded lightly, and the Zheng family was responsible for delivering the collected supplies to the flood-stricken areas.

Although Mr. Jiang Sanye has no business sense, he is really serious about his work. It is most appropriate for him to come forward on behalf of the Jiang family.

The money was managed by Shopkeeper Tao, and the two of them helped each other and also kept each other in check.

With so much money, she can't have the final say alone, she has to give an explanation to everyone in each family.

While thinking, Gu Jinchu seemed to hear the sound of weapons clashing outside, and he couldn't help but have a bad feeling in his heart.

She lifted the curtain and saw that the carriage was not driving on the official road back to Gu'an, and there were no fields of corn that were about to mature on the side of the road.

Gu Jinchu looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar scenery in front of him, his fingers pressing on the car turning bluish white.

Bai Shao looked anxious and shouted outside: "Lao Song, Lao Song, stop the car!"