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

This was really not Xie Huai'an's style. Hearing Fei Yun whispering outside, he guessed that they were worried about him and that's why they brought Xie Huai'an back.

"You must have heard about it. Don't you think I'm unfilial?"

Jiang Shuwan told herself that she had done the right thing, but Daqing always valued filial piety, and she had been thinking a lot while she was sitting quietly.

Xie Huai'an shook his head, "No, a mother's love is the foundation of a son's filial piety. If she treats you badly, why should you expect her to be obedient to you in everything?"

Hearing his words, Jiang Shuwan's eyes lit up, and she was also very moved. She hadn't expected Xie Huai'an to stand firmly by her side.

Jiang Shuwan reached out and wrapped her arms around his waist, burying her face in his body.

"Thank you."

At that moment, she dropped all pretense and began to sob softly.

Xie Huai'an felt heartbroken and reached out to gently pat her back to comfort her.

Despite Jiang Shuwan's repeated warnings that her relationship with the Gu family was not close, she was still deeply hurt when she heard the Gu family say that they wished for her death.

After crying, he felt much better. Looking at Jiang Shuwan's red eyes, Xie Huai'an felt sorry for her for a long time. It just so happened that the other party was the Gu family, otherwise he would have definitely gone to their door to cause trouble.

Xie Huai'an never lays a hand on women, but he will not let anyone who harms Jiang Shuwan, regardless of gender, get away with it.

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After a few days, Jiang Shuwan composed herself and went to the Grand Princess's residence to visit her grandmother. As soon as she arrived, she saw that her grandmother's face was ashen, and the Marquis of Dongping was standing to the side with his head down.

"Grandmother, Father."

Jiang Shuwan bowed to the two of them.

The Grand Princess's expression softened somewhat upon seeing Jiang Shuwan.

The Grand Princess glanced at her son impatiently and said, "Alright, you can leave now. I can't interfere in your affairs anymore."

Marquis Dongping glanced cautiously at his mother's expression and then said, "Your son takes his leave."

After the Marquis of Dongping left, the Grand Princess smiled and took Jiang Shuwan's hand.

"You're so much better than your father. I get a headache every time I see him."

"Why is Father here?" Jiang Shuwan asked.

"It's nothing. Now that you're married, you don't need to worry about the mess in the Marquis's mansion."

The Grand Princess did not want her granddaughter to interfere in the affairs of the Marquis's mansion, because she knew that no matter what her granddaughter did, she would not satisfy Madam Gu.

"Is it related to the father's other child?"

The Grand Princess was surprised. "How did you know?"

Jiang Shuwan originally didn't want to tell her grandmother about Gu Pinglan, but now it seemed she couldn't hide it anymore, so she told her grandmother everything Gu Pinglan had done.

Upon hearing this, the Grand Princess slammed her fist on the table in anger, exclaiming, "How dare you!"

Jiang Shuwan advised, "Grandmother, don't be angry. Gu Pinglan has already been brought to justice."

The Grand Princess looked at her with heartache, "Really, why didn't you tell me about such a big thing? You had to bear it all by yourself."

Jiang Shuwan smiled at her and took her hand. "Grandmother, things have been resolved satisfactorily. Don't worry, I've got everything under control."

The Grand Princess was pleased, then sighed and said, "If your father had done things half as well as you, he wouldn't be here today."

"Is it that child?"

Jiang Shuwan could only think of this one possibility after thinking it over and over.

The Grand Princess nodded.

"Your father felt sorry for that woman and wanted to raise the two of them in the backyard of the Marquis's mansion because the children were still young, but your mother disagreed."

Jiang Shuwan had long anticipated this; how could Madam Gu tolerate other women in the inner quarters?

"What does Father mean?"

"They want that woman and child to be raised in the Grand Princess's residence."

Jiang Shuwan replied without hesitation, "No."

Putting aside the fact that Dieyi is wicked, letting her into the Grand Princess's residence is a potential threat. What kind of status does the Grand Princess have? How can someone who isn't even a concubine live in the Grand Princess's residence? Isn't this an insult to the Grand Princess's reputation?

"I refused."

The Grand Princess has truly grown old. Now all she wants is to stay with her granddaughter, see her granddaughter have a happy marriage, and be surrounded by her children.

"Grandmother, there is one more thing I would like to tell you."

Jiang Shuwan originally didn't want her grandmother to worry about this matter, but the things that the Marquis of Dongping and his wife did were truly disheartening, so Jiang Shuwan decided to tell the Grand Princess anyway.

The Grand Princess slammed her fist on the table in anger after hearing this. "This is outrageous! How dare she speak to you like that! Guards!"

Granny Zhou stepped forward.

The Grand Princess angrily said, "Go to the Marquis of Dongping's residence and make Madam Gu kneel in the ancestral hall!"

Jiang Shuwan quickly comforted her, "Grandmother, don't be angry." After saying that, she gave Zhou Mama a look, signaling her to leave.

After receiving the instruction, Granny Zhou withdrew.

The Grand Princess looked at her with heartache, "Wan'er, you've been wronged."

Jiang Shuwan smiled and shook her head, "I'm not wronged."

Seeing her like this, the eldest princess felt even more sorry for her.

She asked, "How did you find out about the Wen family's affairs?"

"He is your granddaughter's husband..."

Jiang Shuwan then told her grandmother about Xie Huai'an's matter.

The Grand Princess hadn't expected so many things to happen.

There was a list when Xue Feng was investigated. Xie Huai'an investigated each name on the list one by one. Some of them were innocent, while others were not.

The Wen family was one of those who were not wronged; they had indeed colluded with the enemy. The reason Wen Yuan married Gu Pinglan was because her sister had married the son of the Grand Princess of Dongping. He pretended to be a gentle and refined gentleman, treating his wife and children very well, until he realized that something bad was going to happen to the Wen family.

He wrote a letter of divorce in advance to save Gu Pinglan, because he knew that Gu Pinglan loved him deeply and would never remarry. He even knew Gu Pinglan's temperament and personality, and that if he died, Gu Pinglan would definitely hate the Marquis of Dongping and the Gu family.

Therefore, Gu Pinglan was just a knife in Wen Yuan's hand. When Jiang Shuwan learned the whole story, she felt that this man was too cunning and ruthless. Fortunately, he died, otherwise, who knows what would have happened to the Dongping Marquis's Mansion and the Grand Princess's Mansion.

These were all clues uncovered by Xie Huai'an, combined with Jiang Shuwan's speculations, and Gu Pinlan's death in prison proved that she was right.

As Jiang Shuwan emerged from the Grand Princess's room, she saw that the Marquis of Dongping was still at the Grand Princess's residence.

Jiang Shuwan asked in surprise, "Why is Father still here?"

Marquis Dongping was a little embarrassed, but finally spoke up.

"Wan'er, I want you to do your father a favor."

"Father, please don't ask. I can't help you with this." Jiang Shuwan politely declined.

Marquis Dongping said anxiously, "Wan'er's father really has no other choice."

Jiang Shuwan said calmly, "Why can't we have a way? If Father wants that child, he can raise him in the courtyard outside."

Marquis Dongping replied, "If he is raised outside the family, wouldn't he be an illegitimate child? He is, after all, my child."

Jiang Shuwan looked at Marquis Dongping. How come she hadn't noticed before that he wanted both?

Marquis Dongping felt somewhat embarrassed under his daughter's gaze.

“Your grandmother always listens to you. As long as your grandmother helps raise this child, I will do anything you ask!”

“Father!” Jiang Shuwan’s voice suddenly rose a notch.

Marquis Dongping was startled.