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

Gu Yan shook her head. It wasn’t really a difficult situation after all.

She doesn't have a powerful maternal family like Gu Jinchu, who holds so much dowry.

She and her mother depended on her father and had to please her grandmother.

It's just copying books. It was a bit hard at the time, but it will be okay if I slow down.

Sitting next to my mother, quietly, I am an introvert by nature, and I have become even quieter in the past two days.

"Mother, I heard that my fifth sister is getting engaged. Is it only if I marry into a wealthy family in the future that you can fulfill your wish?"

Hearing this, Aunt Lian sat up and held her daughter's thin body in her arms:

"Silly child, in this situation, if you want to be the main wife, then your husband's family must be inferior to the Gu family. If you want to marry well, you will only be a concubine..."

Gu Yan looked at her mother in bewilderment. "From what my grandmother and aunt said, the man Yu Jie is planning to marry is the legitimate son of a fourth-rank official. Her father...my uncle is a commoner..."

Yu Jie'er's family background is not as good as hers, so why should she only be a concubine if she wants to marry well?

Isn't it frustrating enough for her as a concubine?

Will her children be like her, or like Gu Shan or Gu Wen in the future?

Do not!

Thinking of those things, Gu Yan suddenly burst into tears. She had shed tears in front of many people in the past, but those were just means and weapons for her to win favor. Now she was really afraid for her future.

When Aunt Lian heard her daughter say this, she realized that she was still unaware of the rumors that were unfavorable to her, otherwise she would have lost the courage to live.

Patting my daughter's back gently, coaxing her softly like when she was a child.

Gu Yan cried for a long time. Her almond-shaped eyes seemed to be washed by water and were particularly bright. She took her mother's hand and said:

"Mother, didn't grandmother always want to give father an adopted son? Gu Wen is not favored in the first wife's family. If you adopt him, can he be promoted to a concubine?"

After saying that, he denied it himself, "No, no, the adoption is also for Zheng's family, it would be better if she was not there!"

Aunt Lian looked at her daughter's sad and desperate expression and couldn't help but think of the baby boy from more than ten years ago.

If she had given birth to him successfully, she would now be Gu Huanian's official wife, and her sister Yan would be the legitimate daughter of the second wife.

How could he be bullied and oppressed by Gu Jinchu just because of his poor background?

Aunt Lian hugged her daughter and looked in the direction of the footrest beside the bed, "If you can't raise someone else's son, you'd better give birth to your own!"

"Mom, are you pregnant?" Gu Yan looked at her mother in disbelief and asked.

Aunt Lian touched Gu Yan's hair and explained to her in a low voice, and the two chatted for a long time.

Gu Yan glanced at the sky outside. She still had to go to Cuihua Courtyard to continue copying books.

The door of the inner room opened, and Gu Yan walked out and saw Qiu Wen and Qiao Zhen waiting outside. She asked Qiao Zhen to get her some water so that she could put on her makeup again.

Aunt Lian called Qiu Wen in and said, "Go and burn that. Don't let anyone see it!" She raised her chin towards the pedal and instructed her.

Qiu Wen agreed and walked over. Although it was tied into a knot, it could be seen that these were the panties and bra that her aunt had worn.

He held the thing in his arms, covered it tightly with his sleeves, and whispered in Aunt Lian's ear:

"Aunt, I heard that the girl named Xiaohong who was with the Third Young Master died."

Li Xianglian was stunned for a moment when she heard this, then she sneered: "You are so impatient. Your daughter is about to get engaged, and you don't even think about accumulating some good karma..."

...

Moxiangju

After hearing what her daughter said, Zheng was silent for a long time.

He waved for Gu Wen to come to him, patted his thin shoulders, and said lovingly: "Good boy, you have been wronged."

Gu Wen held back the tears in his eyes and his lips trembled.

In the entire Gu family, apart from the third sister who would give him food, only the aunt treated him as a human being.

The person he envied most in this family was his third sister, who could live so freely because she had her mother supporting her.

As far as he could remember, he had never seen his biological mother. Not only did his stepmother turn a blind eye to him, but she also wished he would die because of the incident with Xiaohong.

If he had a mother like his aunt, who in the Gu family would dare to bully him?

Which servant dares to withhold his food and not treat him as his master!

He had admiration for Zheng and his third sister, and he also had his own selfish motives.

"Aunt, can you save Brother Wen?" Gu Wen looked at Zheng crying silently, his voice choked with sobs.

"Father and mother wanted to give me to you for adoption a few years ago. Don't worry, I don't want your dowry. The clan teacher said that I am very smart. I will study hard and have a promising future to repay you and my three sisters..."

Zheng used a handkerchief to wipe the child's tears and told the maid to fetch a basin of water.

Gu Wen doesn't need anyone to serve him, he does everything himself in Biluozhai.

Zheng looked at him doing things methodically, and asked her daughter beside her with a smile, "What happened to Chu Jie today? Why didn't you give Wen Ge'er a bath before bringing him here?"

The dirt on Gu Wen's face and hands was washed clean, and he changed into Bai Zhi's brother's clothes. Although they were still a little big, they were more fitting than what he wore before.

The Gu family members are good-looking, most of them have fair skin and delicate features, otherwise Zheng would not have chosen Gu Huanian without hesitation.

Gu Wen, who had washed and dressed neatly, already had the handsomeness he would have in the future on his little face.

Gu Jinchu smiled sheepishly and told the truth, "I thought Wen Ge'er looked pitiful, so my mother was moved with sympathy and kept him."

Zheng shook her head. Her daughter had handled several things very well before, so leaving Gu Wen behind was somewhat inconsiderate.

But she doesn't care, as long as her daughter is willing.

She instructed the housekeeper at the side: "Go to Biluozhai and tell the eldest lady that we found the third young master drowned in the pond. I think he feels like a good match, so I'll keep him in Moxiangju for a while."

Gu Wen knelt down at Zheng's feet with a plop, called out "mother" in his heart, bent down and kowtowed deeply.

Zheng stood up from the chair and helped him up personally:

"Good boy, kneeling here and there for no reason is not allowed in Moxiangju. Auntie cannot guarantee that I can definitely adopt you, but at least I can keep you safe until you reach adulthood."

Bai Zhi's younger brother is ten years old this year. He is taller and stronger than Gu Wen. From today on, he will be his servant.

After watching them walk out, Bai Zhi lowered her head and whispered in Gu Jinchu's ear, "Miss, Wu Ziqing is back."

Gu Jinchu turned around and looked at Zheng, "Mother, I have met a descendant of an imperial physician. How about asking him to take your pulse?"

Zheng had a strange smile on her face, "Chu Jie'er, are you worried because your concubine is pregnant?"

Gu Jinchu blushed. After all, she was still a young girl. Then she heard her mother continue:

"A person cannot have children..."

Gu Jinchu looked over in astonishment when he heard this, "Mother!"