My younger sister insisted on marrying me and made me the Marquis' wife.

Chapter 102 Third Brother, I’m Suffering
"Who cares?" Gu Jinghui complained to Qin Yuan in a low voice, "The emperor suddenly summoned me to go. I'm not in charge of the imperial guards. With this arrangement, it seems that the emperor values ​​me, but I don't know what others think. I have never heard of praying for blessings. When you go to the Jokhang Temple to fast, you have to do it three days in advance. It's useless if I don't eat tonight, not to mention that I drank wine at noon."

As he said that, he poured all those things into the noodle bowl.

Qin Yuan held his forehead and said, "If you can't finish it, why not share some of it?"

Gu Jinghui said: “I can finish it, but I shouldn’t eat so much at night.”

Cui Ming and Hong Ye looked at each other and lowered their heads.

Gu Jinghui said, "You two can rest outside. I want to talk to my wife."

The two men retreated.

Gu Jinghui finally felt relieved. He ate very quickly but his manners were not messy.

Qin Yuan just sat beside him quietly.

All the lights in the house were on at this time, and from time to time small insects would flutter against the thin window screens, making slight noises.

Under the light, Qin Yuan's face was softer than in the daytime. She waved the round fan in her hand, and her whole body looked soft and hazy, soft and small, but she was extremely important in Gu Jinghui's heart.

Gu Jinghui finished a big bowl of noodles, stretched his waist, patted his belly gently, and said, "What should I do?"

Qin Yuan couldn't help but chuckled and said, "I told you not to eat so much."

"I saw that it was all made by you, and I couldn't bear to waste it."

This was the first time his wife cooked the noodles herself, and he didn’t want to share any with others.

Qin Yuan: “…”

It can be said that she made it herself, the cook did the work and she did the talking.

Gu Jinghui stood up, took two steps, then turned to Qin Yuan who was looking at him with a smile and said, "Let's go to the bamboo forest and listen to the chirping of insects."

Qin Yuan was surprised, then smiled and nodded.

He actually still remembers it.

Gu Jinghui extended his hand to her, and Qin Yuan gently placed her own hand on it, using the force to stand up, and said, “Okay, let’s go, but there are a lot of mosquitoes right now. It’s nice to listen to the insects chirping, but it will be uncomfortable if they bite you later.”

After hearing this, Gu Jinghui hesitated and said, “I’m not afraid of you because I have thick skin. It would be a pity if you get bitten.”

Qin Yuan blushed and said, "I made some incense pills today. They smell all over my body. Mosquitoes don't like it. Don't worry."

Gu Jinghui said happily: “So Madam is worried about me, can you give me one of the sachets?”

What's wrong with this.

Qin Yuan hurriedly asked someone to fetch the newly made scent pills, put them in a purse, tied it around Gu Jinghui's waist, and said, "Because my husband doesn't like these, I didn't make any. This was originally for my mother, so you can use it first. If you don't like the scent, I can make another one, but you'll have to wait a few days."

"Nothing, this is good."

Gu Jinghui pressed it with satisfaction.

The two of them did not ask anyone else to follow them. Gu Jinghui held the sheep-horn lantern by himself, and with his other hand, he held Qin Yuan's hand, and walked towards the bamboo forest.

He walked slowly, taking her pace into consideration.

Qin Yuan asked him, "Why is the Qi Palace raising the price of pepper but not buying it?"

Gu Jinghui thought for a moment and said, "I don't know either. The King of Qi has always acted as he pleases. I only found out about this when he and Princess Fu Yun came to look for me today."

Qin Yuan asked: "Then why did he... why did he go to the camp?"

Before, Gu Jinghui went to Sangjiawazi and drank with King Qi. Not long after, they met again in the camp.

If other people knew about this, wouldn't they think that Marquis Gu and the King of Qi are very close?

Qin Yuan hopes that Lord Gu will be like he was in his previous life and not get involved in the fight for the throne.

When the previous queen was alive, the Prince of Qi was still young, and the emperor had no intention of appointing a crown prince. The new queen was the emperor's favorite concubine, Concubine Lin. After she was appointed as the legitimate wife, her son became the legitimate son and was later appointed as the crown prince. Queen Lin was very resourceful and ambitious, but unfortunately the crown prince was weak and would not live long, and the Prince of Qi did not live past thirty either.

The emperor lived a long life.

This muddy water is very difficult to navigate.

Gu Jinghui thought for a moment and said, "King Qi knew you were going to buy pepper, so he came to tell me that the Prince Qi's Mansion did not intend to do pepper business, which was also a gesture of goodwill to me. Princess Fuyun and King Qi were born to the same mother. When she was a child, she was playing by the peach blossom pond in the Pepper Room and I pulled her over. She regarded me as her benefactor. When she heard that King Qi was coming, she followed him and said she wanted to thank him in person. It was an important military camp, so they didn't stay for long. They drank a cup of tea and left."

Qin Yuan was relieved, and then asked, "Is it because Princess Fuyun mentioned you to the emperor that you got this mission?"

Gu Jinghui also guessed this in his heart, and he said after hearing this: “If she does this, it’s not a way to repay a favor, but a way to seek revenge. I just want to guard the camp and not get involved in anything.”

As he spoke, he looked down at Qin Yuan's expression.

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "That's right. My Lord has been guarding the northern frontier for many years. Now that he has returned, does he have to guard the palace gate?"

Gu Jinghui was deeply moved by these words. He could not say anything else, so he squeezed the smooth and soft little hand in his palm tightly.

Qin Yuan also smiled and lowered her head.

The couple walked to the bamboo forest in a good mood. The bamboo forest on a summer night was much cooler than other places. The bamboo leaves rustled and the insects chirped one after another. Gu Jinghui said softly, "After falling asleep here, my heart really calmed down."

Qin Yuan said: "It does sound nice."

The two stood for a while, and Gu Jinghui looked up at the twinkling stars in the night sky and said, "It's getting late, let's go back."

"it is good."

After walking two steps, Gu Jinghui said again: "You hold the lamp, I'll carry you, it's too late."

Qin Yuan was stunned.

She really didn't expect Lord Gu to be like this.

Gu Jinghui had already handed the handle of the sheep-horn lamp to her, squatted down, and said, "Come up quickly, don't delay."

Qin Yuan hurriedly lifted the hem of her skirt and fell on his back.

"How come you are so light, like a feather."

Gu Jinghui sighed as he stood up and took steady steps forward.

Qin Yuan felt that his back was very broad and thick, as if it could carry everything.

The warmth of this summer night was interrupted by the exclamation of Master Gu Liu, "Third brother, what's wrong with third brother, what's wrong with third sister-in-law?"

Mr. Gu Liu, reeking of alcohol, came out from the path staggeringly, supporting a servant boy. He started yelling when he saw the two of them.

Qin Yuan was shy and immediately tried to get off Gu Jinghui's back.

Gu Jinghui gently hit her buttocks with his hand.

Qin Yuan froze, her face flushed and she dared not move.

"Why is the third brother carrying the third sister-in-law on his back?"

Mr. Gu Liu squinted his drunken eyes, so drunk that he lost his ability to see clearly and did not notice the annoyed look in his third brother's eyes at all.

"Your third sister-in-law and I went to the bamboo forest to listen to the chirping of insects. Why are you so drunk?"

"Listen, listen to the insects chirping?"

Mr. Gu Liu started to cry.

Why could the third brother marry a woman like the third sister-in-law, while the one he married could only count on an abacus beads?
"I, what can I do if I don't drink? Third brother, I'm having a hard time. Third brother, I'm so depressed."

(End of this chapter)