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

"Why are you making such a loud noise? Aren't we having a proper discussion?" Marquis Dongping's voice sounded somewhat weak.

Jiang Shuwan said irritably, "Anyone would be angry if they heard what Father just said."

"I have no other choice."

Marquis Dongping really couldn't handle the Gu family.

"I can't help you with this, Father. There's no need to say anything more." Jiang Shuwan was about to leave after saying this when she thought of something and said, "That Dieyi is wicked. It's best for you to stay away from her, Father." After saying that, she left.

Marquis Dongping looked at Jiang Shuwan's retreating figure with some worry. He was unaware that Jiang Shuwan and Madam Gu had severed their mother-daughter relationship.

After much hesitation, Marquis Dongping decided to leave the mother and keep the son. After making up his mind, he went to find Lady Gu.

Madam Gu was still angry. When she saw Marquis Dongping arrive, she deliberately turned away and refused to look at him.

"Madam, I was wrong. You may punish me as you see fit," said Marquis Dongping, admitting his mistake.

Madam Gu gave a cold laugh and said sarcastically, "How dare I? You are the Marquis of Dongping. Since you like the flowers and plants outside the mansion, why don't you write a divorce agreement? I will never interfere with your divorce."

Marquis Dongping shouted, "Peilan, I don't want a divorce!"

"Then execute that slut and that bastard!"

"Alright, I'll order that person to be dealt with right away, but the child is truly innocent."

The Marquis of Dongping implied that he wanted to keep the child.

Madam Gu said loudly, "Then I'll make room for them, mother and son!"

Just as the two were arguing, Jiang Shurou walked in.

"What are you arguing about, Mom and Dad?"

Madam Gu exclaimed in disbelief, "Rou'er?!"

She then ran to her daughter, threw herself into her arms, and began to cry.

"What's going on here?"

Jiang Shurou was unaware of what had happened.

"You should try to persuade your mother properly," said Marquis Dongping before leaving.

Madam Gu cried for a long time before she stopped. She choked back tears as she told Jiang Shurou what had happened.

Jiang Shurou's face turned ashen after hearing this, and she said helplessly, "Mother, I told you long ago that your second aunt is not a good person and that you should stay away from her, but you just wouldn't listen."

“She’s my own sister, how could I have known she would harm me?” Madam Gu still felt wronged.

Jiang Shurou asked, "So what are you planning to do next?"

Gu said viciously, "Absolutely we cannot let that slut and her bastard child live!"

Jiang Shurou shook her head, "Mother, based on my understanding of Father, he wouldn't do that."

"What should I do?"

"If that woman is docile, we can keep her for now, but the child must not be touched," Jiang Shurou suggested.

"How can that be done!"

The Gu family refused.

"Mother, last time you and Father had a fight and a falling out, someone took advantage of the situation. Do you want it to happen again? Or do you really want to divorce Father?"

Madam Gu hesitated. She said that she was just trying to scare Marquis Dongping. How could she possibly get a divorce? She was already so old. Wouldn't she have no shame if word got out?

Jiang Shurou advised, "Since Father feels apologetic towards you now, why don't you go along with it and make plans later?"

Gu was persuaded by her daughter.

Jiang Shurou could tell from her expression that she had come to terms with it.

She asked, "After what happened with your second aunt, did you go to see your grandmother?"

Gu said aggrievedly, "You know your grandmother doesn't like me."

"But it was Second Aunt who poisoned Grandmother first. Grandmother is the Grand Princess. It's already a favor that you didn't immediately strangle Second Aunt."

Mentioning Jiang Shuwan, Madam Gu's face darkened as she said, "Don't mention her. She's not your sister. She's even threatened to sever our mother-daughter relationship."

"mother……"

Jiang Shurou felt mentally exhausted.

"Okay, stop talking."

Madam Gu didn't want to listen anymore, because she knew her daughter would definitely accuse her of being wrong.

Seeing that she was completely unmoved by reason, Jiang Shurou stopped bringing it up.

“My cousin Shuchen has been transferred back to the capital, so I can visit you more often now.”

"real!"

Gu was very happy to hear this.

Jiang Shurou nodded.

Madam Gu couldn't stop smiling; this was the best news she had heard recently.

"Do you have any good news?" Gu asked, glancing at her stomach.

Jiang Shurou's smile vanished, and she shook her head.

"It's alright. You've only been married a short time. Let's go back to the capital first, and I'll find some remedies to help you conceive. You'll get pregnant soon," Madam Gu said to herself.

Jiang Shurou smiled bitterly to herself. No remedy would work, because Gu Shuchen hadn't touched her at all, so how could she possibly be pregnant?

The Gu family was unaware of this, nor were Gu Shuchen's parents.

After the mother and daughter had a private conversation, Jiang Shurou came out of Gu's courtyard and found out where Dieyi was. She then took her maid to see Dieyi.

The houses here are very remote, and even the lowest-ranking servants of the Marquis's mansion do not live here. Fortunately, it is summer now; if it were winter, Dieyi and the child would not have been able to endure it at all.

Dieyi and the child were locked inside the house, with guards outside.

The servant bowed upon seeing her, saying, "Second Miss."

Jiang Shurou spoke, "Open the door."

The servants deftly opened the door.

Dieyi held her child and looked at the unfamiliar woman in front of her.

"who are you?"

Dieyi looked at her warily.

Although there was nothing in the room, the blankets on the bed were new, and there was food and drinks on the table.

Since the only son of the Marquis of Dongping was in Dieyi's hands, the servants dared not slack off.

Jiang Shurou looked Dieyi up and down, then she said, "I'll give you some money, you can leave the child behind and go."

Dieyi hugged her child tightly, "No, no one can let me and my son leave."

She clearly distinguished between a sum of money and the position of a marquis.

Jiang Shurou then glanced at her without saying a word and left. Dieyi tried to stop her, but was stopped by the servants.

Jiang Shurou could tell that this woman had great ambitions, so she didn't want to waste words with her and could only approach her from the side.

**

Not long after Jiang Shuwan returned to the general's mansion, a servant reported that Du Siyu was requesting an audience.

Feiyue personally went to pick up Du Siyu.

"Why are you here while you're pregnant?" Jiang Shuwan asked, having someone carefully attend to her.

Du Siyu smiled and said, "It's nothing. After resting for a few days, the doctor said I can get out of bed and walk around."

She came after her mother told her about her second aunt.

"If you need anything, just have Pearl pass on the message." Jiang Shuwan assumed that Du Siyu wanted to talk to her about something.

"I'm fine, I just missed you because I haven't seen you in so long."

Jiang Shuwan could tell what she was thinking from her face.

"Tell Aunt Hui that I'm fine."

"I told you you'd be fine, but my mother was still worried and insisted I come see you in person..." Du Siyu realized she'd let something slip halfway through her sentence.

"Big cousin, please don't mind us. My mother and I meant no harm. We were just worried about you."

"I know, but you need to be careful now that you're pregnant."

Du Siyu really gave Jiang Shuwan a big fright at that time.

"I'm fine. The doctor said I'm strong and healthy."

Du Siyu is really physically strong; if it were someone weaker, the child would probably be dead after that fall.