Forty-two at the gate

  It's double happiness!

  Gu Yan sneered in her heart, no wonder Wang Shi had refused to leave that day, no wonder Wang Shi could swallow this breath, it turned out that she had long been prepared for a comeback.

  If she, this noble and legitimate wife, were to have children, what reason would Old Lady Guo have to make things difficult for her? What could possibly shake her position?

  If Madame Wang really gave birth to a child, unless she did something extremely unfilial and unrighteous, otherwise it would be impossible for Liu Liu Niang to have any chance of rising in status unless Madame Wang died.

  Gu Man seems even smarter than she imagined, and her hostility towards herself is no longer concealed. She feels embarrassed and puzzled, unless Gu Man really has the ability to see through things from a thousand miles away, how would she know that she was plotting against her, and how could she be so estranged from her on the surface while still relying on her?

  It was originally inexplicable, she looked at Gu Man who walked into the house with a calm face, and suddenly an impossible thought flashed through her mind.

  Is Gu Man also crossing over?

  But it doesn't make sense, even if they both crossed over, how could it be so coincidental that they became sisters in the same place? Even if it was really that coincidental, there's no reason for her to suddenly dislike herself without any reason.

  The more she thought about it, the more her head ached, but she didn't even have the courage to step into the Wang's house.

  At this time, Gu Man couldn't care about her, she tiptoed and touched Wang Shi's forehead, and only let out a sigh of relief after a moment: "It's okay, no fever."

  Even if Wang was disheartened and cold-hearted, seeing his small daughter carefully taking care of him, he couldn't help but feel a warm current rising up. He coaxed her: "Of course not, Mom's place is so warm, how could I catch a cold? It's you, what are you doing running to my place every day so early?"

  Gu Man's hand paused for a moment, but she didn't stop moving. She crawled into Wang Shi's arms and asked softly, "Mother, are you very sad? You haven't been smiling lately."

  Rich families are good in this way. Once pregnant, they will be treated as Bodhisattvas and don't need to do anything. They just need to give birth to the child safely.

  Wang smiled slightly, pulling the corner of her mouth, and tucked Gu Man into her own quilt before seriously looking at her and reminding: "Mother is not sad now. Mother has you and your sister, and soon there will be a new child. When mother sees you all, she feels very happy."

  It had started snowing again outside the house at some point, and Gu Boqi's appearance drove away all the warmth in the room.

  He walked into the house with a chill, habitually thinking of handing over his coat to Wang Shi, only to find that Wang Shi was just sitting on the bed, chatting with Gu Man, without any intention of getting up to take his clothes or serve him hot tea. He awkwardly called out to Qing Yun to come and hang up his coat, before walking over to make small talk with Wang Shi: "The weather is getting colder, do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"

  Gu Boqi is a scourge, Gu Manzhen got up from the kang with an expressionless face and gave Gu Boqi a salute.

  Flawless in both manner and attitude, yet Gu Bo Qi couldn't shake off the feeling that something was off.

  Just as he seemed to have thought of something, Wang suddenly interrupted his thoughts with a faint tone: "Nothing uncomfortable, thank you for your concern, sir."

  No gratitude, no emotion, even the extra emotional fluctuations seemed to be absent, Gu Boqi felt a little awkward, and after the awkwardness passed, he was annoyed.

  Which man doesn't have three wives and four concubines? Especially him, who will inherit the title of marquis in the future? Why does it seem like everyone thinks he's being unreasonable? Isn't he doing this for the sake of the Marquis' household not having no one to inherit, isn't he also considering the Marquis' household?

  As he thought of this, his concern for her also dissipated somewhat. He nodded to her: "That's good, being pregnant you should be careful too. If there's anything uncomfortable, just take the note and invite a doctor, don't go inviting some godmother or something, those are all untrustworthy. Sixth Lady never believed in these things, but you women who live in deep houses and big yards are ignorant, only thinking they're good...

  He talked and talked, from criticizing Wang to praising Liu, and said it with relish.

  The Wang family's hands were clenched tightly in their quilt, and yet they still refused to show even a hint of resentment or dissatisfaction on their face.

  It's unnecessary, she kept telling herself, Gu Boqi was like this, already used to it, so there was no need to change anything.

  No one paid attention to him, so he shut his mouth and drank a cup of tea. He then hesitantly mentioned to Wang Shi: "Can't we decide on Liu Niang's residence? Her dowry should also be moved in on a chosen date. In my opinion, it should be somewhat different from those concubines' residences, after all, she is the second wife and an official's daughter..."

  Wang looked at him with a sarcastic gaze from head to toe and didn't say a word.

  He went on talking to himself, seeing no one paying attention to him, he couldn't help but feel a little angry - even if he was wrong, he had already been beaten by Wang Tingran and Old Lady Gu, why did Wang still have to look at him coldly? He was her husband, her heaven!

  "What did you mean by that?" He finally couldn't help but blurt out: "The old master is talking to you!"

  "I know." Wang's voice was calm: "So I'm waiting for the master to make a decision. At present, there is no extra residence in our mansion to accommodate this second madam. If the second master has a suitable place, why not bring it up now? I'll have someone prepare it immediately."

  One sentence shut Gu Bo Qi up, indeed, it was because the Hou Mansion currently had no extra residence that he came to find Wang Shi to think of a solution, and Wang Shi always had a way in the past - no matter how difficult, as long as it was something she took charge of, she would always do her best.

  But now, she seems to have no intention of saving herself at all.

  He's really been spoiled! He thought this way, and shouldn't have stopped her from leaving. His good intentions were met with her becoming arrogant as if she had taken him for granted.

  "In any case, her days of being a guest are numbered, you have to find a place for her to live! After all these years of marriage, can't even handle this much? He looked embarrassed on the surface, but in his heart he just wanted to quickly leave this oppressive place."

  Before leaving, he stopped again and added in a low voice: "This is mother's order, do it as soon as possible, don't delay."

  Gu Man suddenly didn't know what kind of couple they were anymore, and whether there was any necessity to maintain this relationship.

  Gu Boqi was tormenting the Wang family and would not do anything else.

  She thought of Ma Niang, who was as fierce as a tiger, and Gu Yan, whose city was extremely deep. Adding to that, Gu Chengyu would be back on holiday in two days, and Liu Liuniang, the newcomer, suddenly didn't know if it was the right decision to support Wang's stay.