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

The lady of the Gu family lives in Cuihuayuan, which has the best location.

The eldest branch of the Gu family is the most prosperous one. They live in Biluozhai in the east wing, which is a bit crowded for their family.

"Mother, if Second Aunt is deprived of her housekeeping power, wouldn't that be a good thing for our eldest wife?"

The girl was delicate and pretty. When she saw the maid dressing her mother, she stretched out her fingers and rummaged through her mother's jewelry box.

All the jewelry in my mother's box could not be exchanged for the gold bracelet inlaid with pearls and gems on my second aunt's wrist.

He pursed his lips, and whatever he was thinking showed on his face.

Although both are the legitimate daughters of the Gu family, she and Gu Jinchu live completely different lives. How can she accept this?

"What do you know? Don't just focus on the immediate benefits."

The woman who was speaking had her hair combed like a peony, and was wearing an indigo jacket with a ruyi pattern. She had slender phoenix eyes, and her skin wasn't particularly white, but it was obvious that she took great pains to maintain it.

Looking at his young daughter who was naive about the world, he gently tapped her forehead and told her:

"Remember what mother taught you just now. You must speak well of Gu Jinchu in front of grandma later."

Gu Jinyu pouted when she heard this, "I don't like her. She's not as pleasing to the eye as Gu Yan."

The eldest lady raised her hand, and the two maids in the room bowed and retreated.

Her little daughter was protected so well by her and her eldest daughter.

"Then tell me, mother, who has the final say in this family? Who is the head of the family?"

When Gu Jinyu heard her mother's question, she looked up at her confusedly. Isn't this obvious?

"My second uncle is the most senior official, my grandmother has the final say, and my second aunt is in charge of the family."

The eldest lady hugged her little daughter into her arms and murmured to herself, "Remember, your second aunt has the final say in this family."

Their eldest son has many children and is planning to take the imperial examination, so there are many places to spend money.

The third room, ah, is a nest of termites.

The Second Master has limited money every month, and it is difficult to maintain the normal expenses of the family. Only the Lady Dowager and her aunt and niece are eyeing the power of housekeeper.

Gu Jinyu didn't understand. It was obvious that her grandmother had the most power. Her father, second uncle, and third uncle all obeyed her orders.

Mother Chu came in from outside, looking a little flustered, "Madam, someone has come from the palace and asked us to go to the west wing."

Gu Huanian was still lying on the couch in the main room when he heard the news that someone was coming from the palace.

When the servant delivered the message, the mandarin duck bellyband was still on his belly.

When he heard that Mother Jin was taking people to Cuihuayuan, he had a bad feeling.

Cuihuayuan is the courtyard of the old lady. What would the attendant from the palace do for an old woman in the back house?

There is not only Cuihua Courtyard there, but also his Gu family’s ancestral hall!

The person who came to the palace was the attendant eunuch Huang Tong, who was of the sixth rank. Although he was similar to Gu Huanian in the sixth rank, they were incomparable because he was a close minister of the emperor.

Most likely, he is here to read the imperial edict. The old woman, Mother Jin, is taking people to the ancestral hall, which means that the person Huang Tong is looking for is Gu Jinchu.

Thinking of this, Gu Huanian raised his arm and opened the door, "Get out, you clumsy guy!"

He put on his official uniform and ordered as he walked, "Notify the second lady, and have everyone in the mansion come to the west wing!"

When Gu Huanian and his men arrived at the ancestral hall, Mother Huang and her men had just arrived.

There were at least ten guards with swords. The Gu family had never seen such a scene before.

The two servants outside the door were opening the door with shaking feet and trembling hands.

It was already bright outside, the heavy door was pushed open, and the beam of light fell on the slender and straight back.

Gu Huanian closed his eyes tightly, and heard the young eunuch in dark blue eunuch uniform said in surprise:

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

Gu Huanian straightened his official uniform, strode forward, and bowed, "I didn't know the eunuch was here to visit. I'm so sorry for the rudeness."

He glanced at Mother Jin beside him nonchalantly and said, "Hurry up and help Miss Three out. Why are you playing in a place like the ancestral hall so early in the morning?"

Huang Tong looked young and swept with the whisk in his hand.

"In the palace, I only heard that Lord Gu arranged banquets well, but he is so strict at home."

Gu Huanian put a silver ingot into his hand and smiled, "I wonder why the eunuch is here today?"

Huang Tong shook the thing in his hand, then stuffed it into his sleeve. His expression did not change, and he clasped his hands in front of his abdomen, "Pass on the emperor's oral order."

She lowered her eyes and looked at him, her tone becoming better, "Don't waste time, I still have to go back to the palace to serve you."

Gu Huanian was very nervous. If it was an important imperial decree, it would not be like this.

He was conveying the emperor's oral order. He was a sixth-rank official in the Guanglu Temple. Could it be that the emperor wanted to tell him what he liked to eat?

"Oh, it really is true what they say, the eunuch is so anxious that he's dying!"

Huang Tong finished speaking in a pinched voice, threw away the whisk in his hand, and the black hat on his head turned into a black arc.

"Miss Gu, let me help you out." As he said this, he walked towards the ancestral hall.

From the dowager to the lowest-ranking servant in the Gu family, all came to the open space in front of the ancestral hall, knelt down with their buttocks sticking out, and prepared to listen to the oral instructions.

The eunuch turned around and walked away, respectfully inviting Gu Jinchu, who had just stepped out of the ancestral hall, to come out.

Everyone looked up and saw a woman in red walking out from the dark light, like a ball of fire or a plum tree.

Although she was not adorned with any fancy ornaments, she looked extremely wealthy from head to toe.

She has a beautiful face, skin as white as snow and jade, eyes slightly raised at the corners, bright as gems, and her lips slightly upturned, making her dignified but not vulgar, with the beauty of a crabapple flower and the richness and fragrance of a peony flower.

For a moment, the Gu family was stunned. Is this still the naughty and domineering third daughter of the Gu family?

"Miss Gu San, please listen to the emperor's instructions." Huang Tong helped the person out and spoke respectfully.

He had seen all kinds of beauties in the palace, including the queen, concubines, and various ladies of honor. Although he was stunned, he quickly recovered.

After hearing this, Gu Jinchu walked behind his father and knelt there.

Not a word was spoken from beginning to end.

Instead, Huang Tong showed a hint of admiration in his eyes. This young lady from the Gu family was a smart person who was not easily surprised by praise or criticism.

"The Emperor's oral order..."

Every time Huang Tong mentioned something, a guard would bring it over. Gu Jinchu whipped him twelve times in the street, and the palace sent thirteen rewards, twelve of which were from the emperor and one from the eldest princess.

Before leaving, the eunuch said, "Master Gu, you have a good daughter! The Dali Temple found out last night that the orphan who sold herself in the street to bury her father was a Japanese slave."

"Miss Gu is the heroine that His Majesty has spoken of!"

The Gu family members waited until everyone in the palace had left before they stood up from the ground.

Li's expression was the most intriguing of everyone else. She said yesterday that Gu Jinchu had bad character!

If the emperor knew about this, would he put her in prison?

"Miss Third, Miss Third..."

The little maid screamed and the scene became chaotic.

"Quick, go find a doctor, the third young lady has fainted..."