Marry another wife, the mistress of the marquisate will not serve you anymore

Gu Qingchen, with a stern face and in a daze, came to Lilac Garden and pulled Jiang Lanyue into his arms.

"Lan Yue, I am so confused right now, like a headless fly, I can't find the direction."

Jiang Lanyue stretched out her slender hands to hug him back, resting her forehead on his chin, and asked:

"Brother Qingchen, are you in trouble?"

Gu Qingchen sighed and said:

"Lan Yue, not every woman is as considerate and sensible as you are.

The thing I regret most in this life is marrying Song Wanyin, that vicious woman.

Not only did she send away the doctor who was treating my mother, but she also caused a relapse of her eye disease and blurred her vision.

She also asked the servants to stop working and there was no one in the house to do the laundry or cook, so the house was in a mess.

I am busy with official duties, and I have to take care of this mess in the government. I am really exhausted."

Jiang Lanyue said with surprise:

"Impossible, my sister has always been gentle and virtuous, and she is also good at managing the household frugally.

I don't believe she could do such a heinous thing. Any one of the seven reasons for divorce would be a violation.

Isn't she afraid that you will divorce her?"

Gu Qingchen became angry whenever this matter was mentioned. If his mother had not already instructed him, he would definitely divorce his wife.

"Lan Yue, if I have any way, I will never let the Marquis' Mansion fall into a passive position.

Now money is needed everywhere in the mansion.

I'm really at a loss. If nothing else works, I can only shamelessly ask the second and third wives for money."

Jiang Lanyue's heart skipped a beat. Her parents didn't want her to marry into the Gu family in the first place. After all, the Marquis' Mansion was different now than it used to be.

My father deliberately raised the price of the bride price, firstly to test the strength of the Gu family, and secondly to test Gu Qingchen's sincerity.

If Gu Qingchen went out to borrow money, it would bring shame to the Marquis' Mansion.

On the other hand, if his father knew about this, he would definitely be very disappointed with Gu Qingchen.

She is also the apple of her parents' eyes. She has been spoiled since childhood and has never had to do any housework.

Her parents would never tolerate her suffering any hardship or pain.

Jiang Lanyue looked at Gu Qingchen with distressed eyes, raised her hand and gently stroked his tired face, saying softly:

"Brother Qingchen, I think borrowing money is the most beneath your dignity.

Since your sister has been so unkind and unjust first, you might as well just take over all her dowry.

I know you are a man of steel and will never covet her little fortune.

But now the whole house is in chaos, and she clearly wants to force the Gu family into a desperate situation.

The Gu family should try to protect themselves first, and make other plans after they get through this difficult time."

Gu Qingchen couldn't help but look embarrassed, as he was also a man of integrity.

I have never thought about taking possession of the dowry, and I am not willing to do such a thing of living off others.

"Lanyue, allow me to think about this matter carefully.

I really don't want to have anything to do with Song Wanyin anymore.

I don't covet her dowry, nor will I be jealous of it.

So that it won’t get out and make others think that I’m a greedy and lustful person.

With my own hands, I can still make a difference and give you the happiness you want."

Jiang Lanyue's eyes flickered, and her heart was deeply moved. She couldn't help but stand on tiptoe to kiss his angular profile.

"Brother Qingchen, I just like your stubbornness and your never-give-up spirit.

But I really can't bear to see you worrying about money all day long.

You also know that if you fail to complete the task my father gave you within the specified time.

I'm afraid there will be another obstacle between us.

I don’t want to force you, I just want to help you lighten your burden a little.”

Gu Qingchen's face darkened. Ever since he learned that Jiang Lanyue was pregnant, he had taken the initiative to propose marriage.

When the old uncle learned that his most beloved daughter was pregnant before she even got married, he was so angry that he almost fainted.

This kind of shameful act of not keeping one's chastity is punishable by being thrown into a pig cage. I wish I could give her a piece of white silk to avoid bringing shame to the entire Jiang family.

Madam Jiang hugged Jiang Lanyue and cried bitterly, and she tried her best to turn the tide and prevent this tragedy from happening.

In order to show his sincerity, Gu Qingchen swore a solemn oath in front of the two elders that he would not marry anyone other than Jiang Lanyue in this life, and would ask the emperor for permission to make her his equal wife.

The old man took into consideration the generations-long friendship between the two families and was reluctant to let Jiang Lanyue die, so he finally proposed the condition of a bride price.

Millions of ounces of silver, gold and silver jewelry, silks and satins, rare antiques, precious treasures and the like are all indispensable.

If Gu Qingchen cannot come up with such a large amount of betrothal gifts, then the marriage will naturally be invalid, and Jiang Lanyue will be forced to abort the fetus in her belly.

Gu Qingchen secretly made up his mind that he would marry Jiang Lanyue no matter what the cost.

However, he had many concerns and could not touch Song Wanyin for the time being.

He admitted that he was a coward and really didn't dare to divorce her.

Suxin Garden was deserted, with only Nanny Gui serving the Madam.

Nanny Gui had to decoct medicine, do laundry, cook, and take care of the lady, so she was extremely busy.

The lady's eye disease became more and more serious. She could no longer see normally and lay in bed sighing all day.

"This Song Wanyin clearly wants to take my life.

I didn't expect that she would resort to such despicable means in order to prevent Lan Yue from marrying into the Gu family.

Madam Gui, please go and invite Second Master Gu, Third Master Gu and the others over. I want to put some pressure on Song Wanyin.

Let her spend money and effort to cure my eye disease first."

Aunt Gui held the medicine bowl and blew it to cool it down for her. She agreed:

"Madam, you can't leave someone by your side right now, and I can't get away right now.

Instead of running errands, it would be better to spend a little money and find someone to pass the message to the second and third rooms."

The lady said angrily:

"This damn Song Wanyin, she just wants the world to be in chaos.

When I get better, I will teach her a lesson."

Aunt Gui hesitated for a moment and asked cautiously:

"Madam, hiring someone to run errands also costs money."

The lady was so angry that her chest ached.

"Do you still need to ask me for money for such a small matter?

I have never treated you badly, and the rewards I gave you alone are quite a bit of silver."

Aunt Gui looked very unhappy and said reluctantly:

"Slave, let's do it now."

As soon as she walked out of the room, Nanny Gui took out a few copper coins from her bosom, and carefully took out another one.

"Hey, what's this?

It's really ridiculous that a dignified Marquis's mansion actually asks servants to pay for things. "

After a day, the two masters of the Gu family came one after another. They were from the second and third branches.

The second master, Gu Zecheng, and the third master, Gu Zeqian, sat on the left and right sides respectively.

The lady sat in the upper seat, holding her handkerchief, wiping away tears in grievance, and crying:

“Second brother, third brother, your eldest brother left early.

I am a woman who knows nothing, so I am destined to be bullied.

The Gu family was about to marry Chen Ge'er a concubine, and they needed money everywhere.

Song Wanyin actually quit at this critical moment. Isn't this a slap in the face of the Gu family?"