The daily life of a cold and aloof general raising his wife

May has arrived in the blink of an eye, and the weather is gradually getting warmer.

Jiang Shuwan was wearing a light purple silk dress with a pink belt. Her long, black hair was tied up and adorned with exquisite jewelry. The hair ornaments on her head swayed gently with her movements. Taking a rare moment of leisure, she was leaning against a chaise lounge reading a book.

Feiyue walked calmly to Jiang Shuwan's side, bowed, and said, "Madam."

Jiang Shuwan, without taking her eyes off the book, casually asked, "How did you get here?"

Feiyue whispered, "Ziwu has sent a message."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shuwan put down the book she was holding.

Besides Feiyue and Feiyun, who take care of her daily life, she also has two first-class maids, Ziyan and Ziwu. They rarely appear in public. Ziwu was sent to monitor her second aunt a few months ago, and it has been so long since Ziwu sent a message.

At the last banquet held at the General's Mansion, Second Aunt inadvertently mentioned that Jiang Shuwan and Du Siyu had been spending more time together. Jiang Shuwan noticed this at the time. Even Gu Shi didn't know that she and Du Siyu were seeing each other. How did Second Aunt, who was as indifferent as a chrysanthemum, know? Unless she was secretly monitoring her or Du Siyu.

Why would she be spying on them? There must be something fishy going on. Jiang Shuwan was worried, so she sent Ziwu to secretly observe her second aunt.

"According to Ziwu, at first Aunt Gu did not act inappropriately. She was usually either in her own courtyard or at the Dongping Marquis's residence. Ziwu sent people to get closer to the nanny by Aunt Gu's side. This is the handkerchief embroidered by that nanny."

Feiyue was handed to Jiang Shuwan.

Jiang Shuwan took it; the pattern on this handkerchief was exactly the same as the one in the spy's house, Xiaolan.

Feiyue said, "The old woman said that this is a flower unique to her hometown."

Jiang Shuwan gripped the handkerchief tightly and said, "Go get the previous handkerchief and compare the stitches."

"Yes."

Feiyue went to get the handkerchief from before.

Jiang Shuwan carefully compared the stitches, and they were exactly the same. She fell into deep thought.

Is it my second aunt?

Why would she poison her grandmother?

Feiyue continued, "Later, Ziwu discovered that a woman frequently visited her second aunt, and their relationship seemed unusual. Ziwu became suspicious and secretly monitored the woman. She discovered that the woman lived alone in a courtyard, with only an old servant and a young child in the house. Crucially, the woman had a newborn child. Judging from the woman's appearance and behavior, Ziwu suspected she was keeping a mistress outside the home, but..."

Feiyue stopped talking mid-sentence.

Jiang Shuwan asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Continue."

"That woman often loitered near the residence of the Marquis of Dongping..."

Although Ziwu didn't say it explicitly, Feiyue felt that she meant that the woman was the Marquis's mistress.

Did the father keep a mistress?

That's unlikely. She knew her father quite well; he truly loved Lady Gu. After giving birth to her and Jiang Shurou, Lady Gu's health deteriorated and she could no longer have children. At that time, the Marquis of Dongping told Lady Gu that he would never take a concubine or have children in his life. His actions made many women in the capital envious of Lady Gu.

If the Marquis of Dongping really wanted a son, he would have had one years ago. Why has he delayed until now?

Jiang Shuwan couldn't understand why her second aunt would poison her grandmother. Why was she in contact with that woman? If the woman really gave birth to the Marquis's child, shouldn't her second aunt have told her sister first and sided with her sister?

She couldn't figure it out.

"Have Purple Mist continue to monitor the situation, and also investigate that woman's identity."

"Yes."

Since she wanted to know the truth, Jiang Shuwan had no choice but to go to the Marquis of Dongping's residence.

The next day, Jiang Shuwan went to the Marquis of Dongping’s residence after leaving the Grand Princess’s residence.

The steward of the Dongping Marquis's residence was somewhat surprised when he saw Jiang Shuwan.

"The county lord."

Jiang Shuwan asked calmly, "Is Father home?"

"No, the Marquis has not returned yet," the steward replied respectfully.

Jiang Shuwan responded and walked inside.

As Madam Gu and her second aunt were walking out, the second aunt suddenly caught sight of her and said, "Sister, isn't that Shu Wan?"

Gu Shi took a closer look and realized it was true.

"Why is she here?" Madam Gu muttered softly.

My second aunt laughed and said, "Maybe she misses you."

"No way."

After Gu finished speaking, she walked towards Jiang Shuwan.

My second aunt followed behind.

Jiang Shuwan saw the two of them and bowed, "Mother, Second Aunt."

Seeing that she was more respectful this time, Madam Gu's expression softened.

"what happened to you?"

"I bought some of my father's favorite snacks."

Only then did Madam Gu notice that Feiyue was indeed holding a bag of pastries.

Even though there are two elders in the family, Jiang Shuwan only bought things for the Marquis of Dongping, which made Madam Gu unhappy.

Auntie said with a smile, "Wan'er is really filial."

Jiang Shuwan looked at her and said, "My second aunt has come to see my mother again."

Before her second aunt could speak, Madam Gu said with displeasure, "Does your second aunt need your permission to come to the Marquis's residence to see me?"

Jiang Shuwan didn't know why she suddenly had this emotion.

Auntie Er chuckled and smoothed things over, saying, "Look at what you're saying, Wan'er definitely didn't mean that. She must have known that Rou'er and the others were coming back."

Gu's complexion improved somewhat.

Jiang Shuwan realized that she really couldn't communicate with Madam Gu, otherwise they would definitely start arguing. She turned her head and asked, "Is Second Aunt leaving?"

"Yes."

Jiang Shuwan smiled and said, "Why don't we go together?"

My second aunt paused for a moment, then said, "Okay."

Jiang Shuwan asked Feiyue to give the pastries to the servants of the Marquis's mansion, and then she left with her second aunt.

And so, the Gu family was forgotten, their beauty faded away.

After watching the two figures walk away, Madam Gu stomped her foot angrily and turned to leave.

"I heard from Aunt Hui that Second Aunt has been visiting the Marquis's residence frequently lately?"

"Yes, you and Rou'er are both married now. Your mother is lonely, so I went to keep her company. You're not right, your mother is right. Do I need your permission to go to the Marquis's mansion?" The second aunt's smile disappeared as she spoke.

Jiang Shuwan smiled. "Of course not."

As they spoke, the two reached the main entrance.

Upon seeing her carriage, the second aunt said to Jiang Shuwan, "Then I'll be going now."

Jiang Shuwan nodded, "Okay."

Before my second aunt could get on the carriage, a guard grabbed a woman.

"The princess has been lurking suspiciously near the carriage," the guard reported.

The woman's clothes were made of good quality fabric, and she was quite pretty; upon closer inspection, her eyebrows even bore a slight resemblance to those of the Gu family.

"I do not have."

The woman spoke up in rebuttal.

My second aunt paused as she boarded the carriage.

Jiang Shuwan noticed this out of the corner of her eye.

She said coldly, "Since this person is acting suspiciously, take him back to the General's Mansion for a thorough interrogation."

Upon hearing this, the woman immediately knelt down and begged for mercy, "Princess, spare me! I was just passing by, I wasn't acting suspiciously."

The second aunt got off the carriage and walked towards Jiang Shuwan, saying, "This person doesn't look suspicious, so why don't we let her go?"