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

Chapter 129: Miss Zhao Disappears
Qin Yuan was speechless.

She paused and asked, "Does Madam Zhao know something?"

Gu Jinghui said: "Madam Zhao has been ill, I thought it was too late, so I didn't ask again, let's wait until tomorrow."

Pang Hai's origins suddenly became a mystery. Gu Jinghui didn't know how to meet Madam Zhao or tell the two children.

Qin Yuan seemed to have guessed his concerns and said, "Husband, I have something to say but I don't know whether I should say it or not."

Gu Jinghui turned sideways and said, "Don't you always say that you and I are one as husband and wife? There is nothing wrong with saying that. I know you always have the best for me."

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "Does my husband really think so?"

“Of course,” Gu Jinghui was not good at sweet talk, but every word came from the bottom of his heart, and he said, “I know you are smart and wise, and you are very good to me.”

In the dark night, Qin Yuan's face couldn't help but turn red.

She...she's actually not that good.

Qin Yuan paused, then said, "My husband, you'd better invite mother and the two children tomorrow, and let Madam Zhao explain everything clearly. It's true that Brother Pang saved your life, but it's also true that his origins are unknown. If he is involved in a murder case or is a runaway slave, it will be a disaster if he is found out in the future. My husband did this, firstly to help Zhao's mother and son find their real husband's family, and also to prevent the two children from believing one side and blaming you in the future."

Gu Jinghui pondered Qin Yuan’s words carefully, and asked after a while: “They just believed what they said and blamed me? Are you saying that Madam Zhao would say bad things about me behind my back?”

Qin Yuan hesitated for a moment before briefly mentioning what the two children had said in front of Xiao Hong. He then said, "It's too late now. Come with me to pay respects to mother tomorrow morning and ask again."

When he thought about having to face the two children and Madam Zhao tomorrow morning, Gu Jinghui immediately lost all his romantic thoughts and hugged her slender waist and said, "Well, go to sleep. We have to see them tomorrow morning."

Qin Yuan was also a little sleepy. Before going to bed, she suddenly remembered something and asked, "Did you come back after taking a shower?"

Gu Jinghui hugged her tightly with a mixture of anger and amusement, and said, “I just came back from taking a cold shower. It doesn’t stink. Go to sleep.”

Only then did Qin Yuan fall asleep peacefully.

The next day, Hongye and Cuiming came to help her wash up, but Gu Jinghui was gone again.

Qin Yuan thought that he might have gone to the martial arts training ground, so he didn't care.

Hongye, on the other hand, was stunned for a moment when she saw the ice jar placed in the room. She then asked Qin Yuan with a smile on her face: "Miss, last night the Marquis..."

Qin Yuan responded nonchalantly, and said, "Go and prepare the clothes that the Marquis needs to change into. The Marquis and I will go to the upper room to have breakfast later."

Hongye went to open the box and pick up clothes with a smile.

Cui Ming combed her hair silently. This time she combed it into a high bun with a golden crown on the top of her hair, golden earrings on her ears, and a peony made of long thin gold threads at the bottom. The workmanship was delicate and exquisite.

"This set of jewelry is really flattering. The lady's skin looks even more translucent," Cui Ming couldn't help but admire.

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "You are getting better at praising people. After a day's rest, are you feeling better?"

Cui Ming said: "The fragrance prepared by the young lady is very nourishing. I have slept for a whole day and my body feels better than before."

Qin Yuan was chatting with the two maids. They waited and waited, but Marquis Gu still didn't come back.

Hongye ran to the corridor and called out, "Gu Shiliu."

No one answered.

"Strange, isn't Gu Shiliu already back?"

Qin Yuan knew that Gu Shiliu and Gu Jinghui probably talked until very late last night and rushed back all the way, so she said, "No need to look for him, let him have a good rest, and ask him later if he feels uncomfortable after the long journey."

Hongye responded.

Looking at the hourglass, it was already late. Qin Yuan hesitated for a moment and said, "Why don't we go to the upper room first. I said yesterday that I would go to the upper room to have breakfast with mother." The two followed Qin Yuan out of Wutong Garden. Before they reached the pond near the Taihu stone rockery, they saw a group of people gathered in the distance.

Qin Yuan paused.

Hongye asked, "Miss, can I go and take a look?"

Qin Yuan thought for a moment and said, "I'm afraid something has happened. You don't have to go near. Just ask someone over to ask."

Hongye called Hongmian to go find someone to ask.

Qin Yuan wondered, "When did the parrot become a red cotton tree?"

Hongye smiled and said, "I thought the young lady didn't notice her. I fell in love with her and wanted her to follow me, so I named her Hongmian. I wanted to return the favor to the young lady, but I was too busy today."

Qin Yuan snorted and said, "You are becoming more and more unruly. You take advantage of my pampering and act on your own without asking me first. You are always so reckless. Although you have no bad intentions, I am the only one who knows it. If you get into trouble one day, you will know the consequences only when you are whipped."

Cui Ming also said, "I think you have forgotten what the young lady said before she got married."

Hongye quickly smiled and asked, "Miss, do you think the name Hongmian is okay? I will never use that name again."

Qin Yuan rolled her eyes at her and said, "You already call her that. If I change her name, won't she look down on you? You'll cry if she has other thoughts in the future. So just call her Hongmian. This girl is sharp-tongued and has a bad temper. She's a bit like you, so no wonder you like her."

Hongye didn't dare to say much, she agreed to everything and repeatedly promised that she would never make that mistake again.

Qin Yuan didn't take Hongye's words seriously at all.

Hongye never changed in her previous life.

There were so many swearings and oaths that she was tired of hearing them, but she just reminded herself from time to time to avoid making any big mistakes.

When Hongmian came back, she looked terrified and said anxiously, "Madam, something happened. One of the maids who served Madam Zhao died, and Madam Zhao and another maid are missing."

Qin Yuan: “…”

How can I say this?
Hongye was also anxious: "Didn't you see how that woman died? When did Lady Zhao and that woman find out that she was missing? Where did the Marquis go?"

Hong Mian said, "Oh, I was frightened just now and forgot all this. I'll go ask again."

Qin Yuan said nothing.

Hongye said, "Go quickly."

Hongmian hurried back.

Qin Yuan frowned. Gu Shiliu had just brought back the news yesterday, so how come something unexpected happened this morning?

It looked like Gu Jinghui went out early in the morning to deal with these matters.

It turns out that Pang Hai's origins are indeed very problematic.

Hongmian came back a little later to report: "First, the night watch maids found a dead body near the pond when they returned from their shift and started shouting. Someone recognized it as the maid who used to serve Master Cheng, so they went to Fengxuan Pavilion to look for Madam Zhao. Sister Zihe went to call for help, only to find that Madam Zhao and another maid were missing. They cried anxiously and said that she was unconscious all night and didn't know anything."

Qin Yuan saw Hongmian's anxious and frightened face, knowing that she was young and had never seen such a thing, so she nodded and said, "Hongmian, you did a good job. There is no need to ask any more. Let's go to the upper room and pay our respects to the old lady."

Hongmian's tense shoulders relaxed and she followed Hongye.

They walked around the group of people and headed upstairs. They could vaguely hear them talking about, "There's a wound on the back of this woman's head. Was she hit or did she accidentally break her head?"

(End of this chapter)