On the fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, the new year is approaching.

Lin Chonghan put on a thick mink fur coat and held a copper stove in his arms. Tingting stood in the courtyard, admiring several wintersweet trees beside the lake. There was snow yesterday, and the servants in the courtyard were sweeping away the snow.

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"Second Master is coming back today," she opened her red lips lightly, and glanced at several servants with her phoenix eyes, "Be careful when cleaning, don't be lazy. Besides, there is no need to sweep near the lake, be careful of falling."

"Why are you so considerate of the servants?" Haruhi, the personal maid, gathered the cloak for her and helped her back to the courtyard. "The second master is home today, so I should take good care of myself."

Lin Chonghan held her hand back into the house and sat down on the kang. She supported her forehead with her right hand and said, "That's not true. Go get my green twisted silk bracelet and find any pawn shop later.

Come back with some silver."

"Ah? But madam, that is your most precious bracelet."

"No matter how precious it is, it can't be worth a piece of silver, let alone..." Lin Chonghan didn't know what he thought of, but he leaned on the couch and lost consciousness for a long time. Then he came back to his senses and laughed at himself, "You just go and pawn it."

In the evening, when it was getting dark, Gu Zhaocong lifted the curtain and entered the house with a cold air.

Lin Chonghan served him and took off his heavy robe, hung it on the wooden truss, and asked him: "When you came back, did you go to the front yard to see your father and mother?"

"I've seen it before."

Gu Zhao lowered his head and drank tea: "I came back from having dinner with my two elders. You don't have to let the kitchen cook."

Lin Chonghan was keenly aware of his husband's absent-mindedness, and in the past when he came back from other places, he would always bring himself a gift. Sensing his abnormality, Lin Chonghan patiently waited for him to speak.

"Chonghan..." Gu Zhao called Lin Chonghan. After hesitating for a while, he still couldn't say, "Forget it, let's go to bed first."

He didn't tell, and Lin Chonghan didn't ask.

It was not until the next day that Lin Chonghan realized what kind of "gift" his husband had brought for him: Gu Zhao actually brought a woman back from outside.

She looked at the person next to her with cold eyes and felt it was ironic.

"Sir, if you bring a woman back like this, your parents will probably ask questions," Lin Chonghan suppressed the disappointment in his heart and smiled nonchalantly, "I just don't know who this aunt's name is and where she is from?"

"Chonghan, I think," Gu Zhao's eyes were obscure, "I want to marry her as my equal wife."

"Bang——"

Haruhi, who was pouring tea for the two of them, was shocked and accidentally knocked over the teacup. She quickly knelt down. Before she could speak, Lin Chonghan stopped her: "Haruri, please go out."

Lin Chonghan had never felt that winter had been so cold. She held up the tea cup and asked him: "If the second master likes her so much, why not give him more money, and then..."

Gu Zhao interrupted her: "It's not about money, Mianmian, it's because I really like her and have liked her for a long time."

Lin Chonghan suddenly regretted letting Haruhi pawn the bracelet.

But she is the current second wife of the Gu family. Even if the husband brings a woman back to celebrate the New Year, she can only break her teeth and swallow it.

"Second Master, if you really like that girl, there is no problem in marrying her as an aunt." She stood up and walked outside the house, "but it is absolutely impossible to marry her as an equal wife."

When Gu Zhao was still about to speak, Lin Chonghan turned his head and glanced at him.

"As long as I, Lin Chonghan, live one day, she will not be qualified to be equal to me."

She left the house, but was trapped in the big house with nowhere to go. She could only walk to the lakeside and look at the wintersweet trees in trance.

"My lady should wear some clothes when she goes out," Chunri hurried over and put on a cloak for her. "I brought this peacock feather cloak from home."

Chunri put some clothes on her and held her hand again. Lin Chonghan lowered his head and found that she had put the bracelet she had pawned before back on her wrist.

"The wrist is covered with frost and snow," she whispered, "I forgot the next sentence, but I know the meaning of this bracelet to the lady, so I dared to remain silent."

Lin Chonghan shed tears as she listened, which made her more breathtakingly beautiful and even more shattering.

"You still understand me," she closed her eyes and sighed, wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes with her bare hands, "Let's go and meet this girl."

The second master of the Gu family, Gu Zhao, who has always loved his wife, brought back a woman from outside. This was quite novel. What was even more novel was that Gu Zhao was determined to marry her as his equal wife.

There was a huge commotion in the front yard of Gu's family. Gu Zhao's father had suffered serious physical injuries from his military service a few years ago, and now he could only walk with a cane.

When Lin Chonghan arrived, he saw him banging his cane on the ground and glaring at Gu Zhao: "If you dare to let that bitch in, get out of the Gu family!"

"Father!"

"Kneel down!"

Lin Chonghan entered the door and saw her husband kneeling on the ground with a face full of reluctance. Behind him stood a woman in white. The woman lowered her head and couldn't see her face clearly. There were a few strands of hair scattered around her face, making her look particularly delicate and pitiful.

Gu Zhao's mother, Mrs. Qin, saw her and quickly waved her over. Mrs. Qin held her hand and sighed, "It's Gu Zhao who is sorry for you."

"Mom, you don't have to say that."

The Lin family was considered a wealthy family, and Lin Chonghan's father was the Yongding Marquis of the dynasty. Although his biological mother died young, the maids in the backyard were not worried. She had seen a lot of nasty things since she was a child, so she naturally knew how to deal with them.

Lin Chonghan sat down next to Mrs. Qin, picked up the tea cup and slowly asked: "I don't know where this girl is from? What is her last name?"

"I am from Gaoyou, Jiangnan. My name is Yu Qing. My father is a fisherman."

"Sister Yu Qing, so you can be considered a good girl. Why are you so well behaved that you want to be a concubine?"

When Gu Zhao heard the word "concubine", he suddenly raised his head and glared at her: "Lin Chonghan! You are usually the most knowledgeable, why do you bother Qing'er, a fisherman's girl, now?"

"The new aunt hasn't married yet. Isn't it too early for the second master to feel sorry for her now?" Lin Chonghan did not dodge and met his scorching gaze. In the end, it was Gu Zhao who felt guilty and took the lead to look away.

Mrs. Qin didn't understand what her son was doing wrong, and said: "She is also a good family girl. If you really like her, it's okay to bring her in. But if you are an equal wife, let it go."

"Chonghan has been married into the Gu family for five years. Although she has nothing to do, she is filial to her parents-in-law and good at taking care of the house. There is no reason to give her such a face."

Just when Qin made a decision and wanted to settle the matter, Yu Qing, who was standing at the bottom, suddenly said: "Sister Lin family naturally does not need to be angry. After all, it was me who saved Lu Lang's life ten years ago, not her.

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She raised her face and looked at Lin Chonghan who was sitting in her seat. The smile on her lips was secretive and provocative: "Sister Lin is the legitimate daughter of the Hou family. Who dares to compete with her for the position of head wife?"

"clang!--"
Chapter completed!