After talking things out with Jiang Huai, Gu Jiangli felt much more at ease.
He felt even more strongly that his previous behavior toward Jiang Huaisong was entirely correct.
Jiang Huaisong definitely deserves a beating; you could beat him up any number of times.
If she had gone through what Jiang Huaizhi had gone through, she might have gone even further than Jiang Huaizhi.
Not long after, she and Jiang Huaizhi moved into the small building.
The small building was indeed secluded; usually, nothing much happened there, and no one would pass by.
However, during those few days, people would still come to bother us.
The people who came were none other than the city lord and his wife.
Every time they come, they have a big smile on their face and bring lots of gifts.
Many of these items are beneficial for Gu Jiangli's pregnancy.
Gu Jiangli understood what they meant. They probably realized she was pregnant and had noticed Jiang Huaizhi's past grievances, so they wanted to curry favor with him.
But she boldly guessed that the reason why the city lord and his wife were willing to humbly and tirelessly visit her was not necessarily because they thought they were wrong, but mainly because they were interested in the child in her womb.
After all, he was the first child of the city lord's mansion, their grandson, and they cared more about this bloodline.
However, no matter how many times they came to visit, Jiang Huaizhi kept them out.
In fact, Jiang Huaizhi's attitude changed quite a bit from the day Gu Jiangli confirmed her pregnancy.
He seems unwilling to pretend anymore.
In the past, if the city lord and his wife had come to visit, he would have received them with great courtesy, but things are different now.
He refused the city lord and his wife's attempts to curry favor with him quite decisively, without showing any mercy.
Several times, Gu Jiangli saw the city lord and his wife slink away from the second-floor window.
As for Jiang Huaisong and Sun Chan, they never came.
She mostly heard about them from other servants when she went for walks.
When she was in her fourth month of pregnancy, another major event occurred in the household.
"Miss, the Second Young Master has taken a concubine, and she will be entering the manor today!" Lotus said excitedly.
Gu Jiangli remained calm, showing no surprise whatsoever.
The arrival of the concubine proves that Jiang Huaisong is following the exact same path as in his previous life.
In his previous life, after marrying his principal wife, concubines kept coming into his household.
When the original owner died, he had at least a dozen concubines.
"Miss, aren't you surprised? The second young master has only been married for half a year, and he's already taking a concubine."
"What's so surprising? Isn't Jiang Huaisong just that kind of person? He's a womanizer, and he wants to take any beautiful woman he sees into his household."
Moreover, they have argued many times since Sun Chan's fake pregnancy incident.
Even though Gu Jiangli never deliberately inquired about their affairs, news still reached her ears.
Sun Chan had a violent temper, and the fact that she was falsely pregnant already made her lose face. In addition, she had believed Jiang Huaisong's words and misunderstood Jiang Huaizhi's health. All these factors combined made her full of resentment towards Jiang Huaisong.
Jiang Huaisong likes obedient and gentle women.
Sun Chan's complaints only deepened his dislike for her.
The two argued every day, causing the servants in their house to live in constant fear, lest they be affected by their anger.
When Jiang Huaisong's patience with Sun Chan ran out, it was indeed something he was capable of doing: seeking out other beauties.
So she wasn't surprised at all.
"Really?" Lotus asked with a puzzled look. "The Second Young Master did indeed enjoy visiting brothels. If he really wanted to marry every woman he met, why didn't he marry so many before? Is it necessary to marry a principal wife before taking concubines?"
The question about lotus flowers caused Gu Jiangli to suddenly pause.
Lotus is right.
Jiang Huaisong used to enjoy visiting brothels, but he never had any intention of marrying a woman.
Even if he was tired of Sun Chan, he could have easily relieved his boredom at the brothel.
Why did he change his mind and start taking concubines?
She hadn't even thought about this question.
"But what Miss said is also true. The Second Young Master is a womanizer. I heard that this woman is very beautiful, quite different from the women in brothels. I guess she has captured the Second Young Master's heart."
Gu Jiangli listened quietly without saying a word.
Upon hearing the word "beautiful," she thought she knew who this new woman who had entered the household was.
In his previous life, among Jiang Huaisong's many concubines, only one woman could be described as "beautiful"; the others were all innocent and delicate.
“Now that she’s in the family, Sun Chan’s life will be even more difficult,” Gu Jiangli said in a low voice.
"Does Miss know this woman?"
Gu Jiangli began to dodge the question, "That's not it. It's just that since she was married into the family as Jiang Huaisong's favorite beauty, Sun Chan certainly won't have an easy time."
"That makes sense."
Gu Jiangli curled the corners of her lips and glanced at the sky outside.
A sunny day, perfect for going out.
"What day is it today?" she asked casually.
"Miss, today is the Grain in Ear solar term."
"Grain in Ear, a good day. Lotus, take some silver with you, let's go out for a trip."
"Get out? Aren't you going to participate in the Second Young Master's concubine-taking ceremony later?"
"It's just taking a concubine, what's the big deal? There will be plenty of opportunities in the future."
"In the future? Will there be another chance?"
"yes."
Jiang Huaisong will marry so many more in the future, he can just attend two of them.
Most importantly, she didn't really want to see that woman.
According to the original owner's memories, Xia Wei was a woman who was... not easy to deal with, so it was best to avoid her if possible.
"Lotus, find someone to tell the young master, so he won't worry when he comes back and doesn't see me. Let's go."
"Okay, sure."
Lotus followed behind her, carrying a purse.
Gu Jiangli glanced at the size of the purse and pondered, "The silver in here is probably not enough. Let's exchange it for silver notes. By the way, we'll use the money from my dowry."
Although Lotus was surprised, she didn't ask any more questions. She took out two stacks of silver notes from the box and followed Gu Jiangli.
"Miss, please slow down. You are pregnant."
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The carriage drove out of the city, and the places they went became increasingly perplexing to Lotus.
"Miss, where is this? You're carrying so much silver, I thought you were going out to buy some priceless jade or something."
of."
They passed through the busiest streets, but never stopped, and arrived at a village outside the city.
"This matter is much more important than jade."
She looked out at the scenery and could see a somewhat dilapidated mud house in the distance.
"Alright, let's stop here." She called out to the coachman, and the carriage came to a stop.
Lotus became even more puzzled after getting off the bus.
They arrived at an extremely remote village and stopped in front of a family whose poverty was obvious to the naked eye.
"Miss, have you been here before? How come you seem to know this place so well?"
Gu Jiangli looked at the room, her feelings somewhat complicated.
She did come here, but that was in her previous life.
In this dilapidated mud house lived a couple; the woman must be pregnant now.
"Go inside first," Gu Jiangli said calmly.
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