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

Gu's house was not in Daxing County, which was located at the foot of the emperor, but in Xianghe, which was also in Shuntian Prefecture.

As soon as the carriage arrived at the Chuihua Gate, Mother Jin, who was beside my mother, was already waiting there.

"Miss San, the Second Master is very angry. You should admit your mistake later. The Madam is also here..."

Gu Jinchu didn't listen much to what Mother Jin said. She was reminiscing about the Gu family.

She hadn't been back to this house for a long time, and all she remembered was its dilapidated and deserted appearance.

My father is the second child in the family, with an older brother above him and a younger half brother below him.

The eldest uncle of the Gu family was a teacher, so the head of the family was her father, the second master Gu Huanian, who was then the sixth-rank official of the Guanglu Temple.

The Gu family prides themselves on being a family of scholars, and the only one who has actually served as an official is Gu Huanian. His father was promoted to the sixth rank a few years ago, so this place can be considered the ancestral home of the Gu family.

"Madam, Second Master, Second Madam, and Third Miss are here." The old woman standing outside the door spoke inside.

Before she even stepped into the main room, she heard an angry rebuke from inside:

"Kneel down."

Gu Jinchu walked in without stopping and bowed, "Grandma, father, mother."

"I don't know what my daughter did wrong, but the father actually asked her to kneel in public."

Gu Jinchu raised his eyes, met his father's angry gaze, and a dignified smile appeared on his lips.

Gu Huanian is thirty-three years old this year. He is in his prime with a fair complexion and no beard. He is still wearing the green official uniform embroidered with egrets. It is obvious that he hurried back home after receiving the news and has been waiting for her here.

"How dare you ask?" My father is a civil servant, and he is not as powerful as Gao Jiayue when it comes to scolding people.

Gu Jinchu didn't reply, his mind and eyes were filled with the woman sitting next to him.

"Mother."

Mother Zheng was wearing a crimson purple brocade silk jacket and skirt, and a pair of gold bracelets inlaid with pearls and gems on her wrists. Her dignified and wealthy appearance was accompanied by skin as white as snow, and her beautiful eyes on her jade-like face were slightly cold.

Gu Jinchu's lively peach blossom eyes are exactly the same as his mother's.

Just as my mother was about to say something, the old lady sitting at the top of the table spoke.

"Oh my god, my head! Thinking about the rumors outside tomorrow, I feel like I have no place to put my old face."

Sitting on the armchair was an old lady who was over fifty but less than sixty years old. She was wearing a dark red thick silk jacket, a headband of the same color, and a lotus wood hairpin on her head. She was thin, with no flesh on her cheeks, which made her cheekbones look high.

He covered his forehead with his hands, his face full of pain.

This is her grandmother, Mrs. Li, the wife of the Gu family.

Seeing this, Gu Huanian flicked his sleeves, strode over, and picked up the teacup beside him, "Mother, you are not feeling well. Can I ask someone to take you back first?"

Li took the teacup and paused, "Second brother, you are the most promising person in our Gu family. The emperor can't afford any mistakes. Our whole family is counting on you!"

The old lady's words touched Gu Huanian's heart.

Judging from the current situation, he has no chance of getting promoted in Guanglu Temple for eight to ten years, and now his eldest daughter...

He turned to look at Gu Jinchu, his eyes filled with more than just anger, "Kneel down now!"

He was just pretending to scare people just now, but now he is really angry.

"My husband, Chu Jie'er is about to reach the age of marriage. How can she face her sisters at home if you do this?"

Li at the side put down the teacup in her hand and said in a cold voice.

"Hmph, what's the point of saving face? You've raised a good daughter like me. I just hope that her behavior won't affect the marriages of my two younger sisters. I'll be very grateful."

When Gu Jinchu saw that his grandmother was taking her anger out on his mother, he fell to his knees.

"Grandma, mother has worked hard to run the family these years. What does her granddaughter's mistake have to do with her?"

Zheng felt pain when she heard that voice. Seeing her daughter begging, she looked at her and shook her head. She clenched her hands under her sleeves, and finally sat down again.

Li pointed at Gu Jinchu, her eyes full of reproach and disappointment.

"Look at her. She talks back to her elders at home. Who knows how she'll bully others outside by claiming to be the second child."

"Although my Gu family is not a wealthy family, our ancestors have never produced such a rude and unreasonable woman!"

Gu Jinchu knelt straight, "Grandma, I don't understand what you said. My father has been scolding me since I came in. Now, grandma is just short of saying that I have a bad character."

"I want to know. One of you is my father, and the other is my biological grandmother. What did I do that is so outrageous and outrageous that you would say this about me?"

"Second Miss, what you did in Dongguxiang has been reported to the Guanglu Temple. You should admit your mistake quickly. The old lady is in poor health and can't be angry anymore."

Next to Li stood a plump old lady who was about the same age as her. She had the simplest bun on her hair and a silver hairpin in it. She looked very gentle.

While holding the old lady's chest with one hand to help her breathe smoothly, he also reminded Gu Jinchu of what he had done.

Gu Jinchu looked at Gu Huanian, "Father, do you know the truth? My maid Bai Wei has been following me. Do you want her to tell you what happened?"

"Humph, that maid's eyes are always on the top of her head. I have had her beaten up and thrown into the woodshed."

Speaking of this, Li seemed to feel a sense of accomplishment, and looked at Gu Jinchu along the teacup.

"So the father didn't know the whole story and put a false accusation on his daughter, right?"

There were too many emotions on her face, and she raised her head and looked at Gu Huanian stubbornly.

At this moment, she was kneeling there, looking dignified and graceful with the accumulation of years.

Gu Huanian thought of the news brought back by the servant and threw the teacup in his hand away.

"False accusation? Then let me ask you, did you see Master Gao's granddaughter at the Spring Tea Party? Did you have an argument with her?"

"Let this evil girl kneel here. When she realizes her mistake, she can stand up again!"

This scene reminded Gu Jinchu of her previous life. She had offended many people at the Spring Tea Banquet, which made her father in Guanglu Temple very embarrassed.

When she returned home, she was locked up in the ancestral hall to reflect on her actions. No one was allowed to see her, and she was not allowed to eat or drink.

The only difference was that this time my mother not only had someone send cushions, but also her favorite fruits and candied fruits from Xixiangzhai.

It was already bright outside when Gu Jinchu heard the door opening behind him.

She didn't stand up, still kneeling there straight, and then she heard a shrill voice behind her.

"Hey, what's going on? Who made Miss Gu kneel here?"