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

Chapter 147 Ten Thousand Taels of Silver
After Qin Yuan said this, Lord Xu was speechless.

The old woman in black clothes screamed, "Then tell me where my sister Zhen went. She was lost in the Marquis' Mansion, so the Marquis' Mansion should be responsible. Don't think that because our Xu family has fallen, no one will seek justice for Zhen. We Xu family members have many people like her."

Lord Xu agreed dryly, "Yes, that's the truth."

The rest of the Xu family also cheered in unison.

Gu Jinghui snorted a laugh and said, “Just tell me what you want the Marquis’ Mansion to be responsible for. Why go around in such a big circle?”

Lord Xu stiffened his neck, swallowed his saliva, and said, "Sister Zhen is the legitimate daughter of our family. Although our Xu family has fallen on hard times, we have never treated her badly. If anything happens to Sister Zhen, even ten thousand taels of silver as compensation would not be too much."

Qin Yuan couldn't help but narrow her eyes.

Master Gu Liu snorted coldly and said, "You are right, but this matter was caused by your sister. If you want any compensation, just go and discuss it with your sister."

Lord Xu's eyes were bloodshot and he glared at him angrily.

Still not satisfied, Gu Liuye said, "Your sister has made a lot of money in the Marquis' Mansion over the years. Although a lot of it was sent to the Xu family, there is still a lot on hand. You Xu family members should discuss it among yourselves and don't drag us Gu family members into it."

Qin Yuan was a little surprised and thought to herself that Mr. Gu Liu must have been pissed off by the Xu family.

Saying in front of the Xu family that the Xu family girl was taking money from her husband's family to support her own family was equivalent to slapping the Xu family in the face, saying that the Xu family girl was not a faithful wife.

Lord Xu asked, "Isn't my sister your wife? Is this how you treat her?"

Master Gu Liu snorted and said, "It doesn't have to be."

Lord Xu's face was ferocious, and he was about to pounce on him. Butler Cao quickly blocked him with his chubby body and said with a smile, "Not really, not really."

Lord Xu turned to Gu Jinghui and said, "Lord Gu, please say something."

The Xu family members all glared at Master Gu Liu with unfriendly expressions, as if they were going to beat Master Gu Liu up if Master Gu couldn't say anything nice.

Gu Jinghui said calmly: “We haven’t found the person yet, why don’t we look for him first? What do you think?”

Lord Xu choked for a moment, nodded angrily, and said, "Well, the Marquis's Mansion is precious, and it's no wonder that you look down on us poor relatives. If Zhen Jie'er can't be found, the Marquis can't blame us for not giving the Gu family dignity."

This is a threat, an attempt to continue the argument.

Qin Yuan frowned. The affairs of the Marquis' Mansion were complicated now, and the Xu family's refusing to leave was really annoying.

Gu Jinghui was not a person who could be threatened. A hint of coldness flashed across his narrow eyes. Lord Xu couldn't help but shrink his neck, but he still didn't retreat at all.

Qin Yuan said, "We have already reported Sister Zhen's case to the authorities today. The prosecutor has already come, and..." She paused, a faint smile appeared on her face, and she said apologetically, "The Marquis' Mansion has already reported to the authorities yesterday that there is smallpox in the mansion. After today, the mansion will be closed. It also means loyalty to the court."

Lord Gu's eyelashes trembled slightly, and he said in coordination with Qin Yuan, "That's right. The smallpox in the Marquis' Mansion came out strangely. Someone plotted against it. I don't know if it has anything to do with Xu Zhen's disappearance. In order to prevent the spread of smallpox and bring disaster to the capital, the Marquis' Mansion has sent a message to relatives and friends and closed the door to visitors. As long as the smallpox in the Marquis' Mansion continues, the door of the Marquis' Mansion will not be opened. From today on, if someone else in the capital gets smallpox, it has nothing to do with the Marquis' Mansion."

Qin Yuan nodded and added, "Indeed, the masters of the mansion are staying in the mansion. As long as the smallpox is not eradicated, we will not go anywhere. If Master Xu has anything else to say, please do it as soon as possible."

As soon as these words were spoken, the Xu family was in chaos, as if they had been stung by a wasp.

The old woman in black clothes screamed, "Didn't they say that only two children were infected with smallpox?" Master Gu Liu crossed his arms and said mockingly, "Not only that, but there is also a maid who has been infected, and some people have been locked up in a remote courtyard for isolation. I advise you to leave as soon as possible. If you get infected with smallpox, don't blame the Marquis' Mansion again."

Lord Xu stamped his feet angrily and said, "Let's go, let's go."

The hall was in such a mess that it looked like a tornado had hit it.

Gu Jinghui sat there without moving.

Gu Liuye was too lazy to perfunctorily answer his elder brother-in-law, but Qin Yuan said: "Butler Cao can send our in-laws off on our behalf, and Butler Han can send some of the medicine bags and spices to our in-laws, as a token of our appreciation."

Butler Cao pursed his lips and said, "Yes."

With a gloomy face, Han had someone take the medicine and spice bags, and rushed to the gate of the mansion, handed them to Lord Xu, and said, "This is used by the mansion to prevent smallpox. When these are used up, please ask Doctor Li from Renhe Hall to prescribe medicine. The spices were prepared by the madam, so you should use them frugally, the mansion also has limited supplies."

Lord Xu responded perfunctorily, and asked the man beside him to take it. He said sarcastically, "Thank you for the medicine. If we, the Xu family, get smallpox, we dare not blame the Marquis's house. It's our own fault. If we say anything more, it will seem that we don't know what's good for us."

Butler Cao and Butler Han both kept their mouths shut.

I was too lazy to even say a word to him.

After the Xu family left, Gu Liuye said angrily, "I made my sister-in-law laugh at me."

Gu Jinghui raised his eyes to glance at him and said coldly: "Didn't you make me laugh? You have such a Yue family, it's all because of you."

Gu Liuye was desperate, and said with a slightly sour tone: "Didn't I tell Third Brother a long time ago that the Xu family was a ruined family? Who would still worry about Third Brother making fun of him? Not everyone is as lucky as Third Brother."

Qin Yuan hurriedly said: "The emperor has three poor relatives. Our Qin family also has difficult relatives. However, the Qin family is poor and my father's salary is low, so they are not so difficult."

Master Gu Liu turned his head and sighed, "Third sister-in-law, it's different."

Gu Jinghui didn't bother to pay attention to him and asked Qin Yuan, "Is the Feng Mansion you just mentioned true?"

Qin Yuan nodded: "I did have this plan, but I didn't have time to discuss it with my husband before I said it out loud."

Gu Jinghui tapped the table distractedly and said, “…Mom is old, and my sixth brother’s two children are still studying in the Imperial Academy. What should we do with them?”

Mr. Gu Liu looked at Qin Yuan. Although he didn't say anything, it was obvious that he was deeply concerned.

Qin Yuan said: "The smallpox was discovered early, isolated in time, and with Doctor Li's prescription, we can have a 50% chance of success. The spices I prepared can increase the chances by another 20%. As long as we supervise the timely cleaning and wearing bibs soaked in medicine on weekdays, we can increase the chances by another 10%. If someone is infected, there are imperial doctors to treat them. The Marquis' Mansion is self-isolating, so if smallpox occurs elsewhere, it has nothing to do with the Marquis' Mansion."

After hearing this, Mr. Gu Liu looked at Qin Yuan in shock.

Gu Jinghui’s eyes were full of stars. If his sixth brother wasn’t here, he really wanted to hug Qin Yuan in his arms. In the end, he restrained himself and curled his fingers, saying softly: “I know you are thoughtful, but I didn’t expect you to be so thoughtful.”

Qin Yuan added, "Sixth brother's two children should study in the Imperial College and not come back during holidays. I will send a message to father, asking him to take good care of them."

After a pause, he continued, "However, you have to ask your mother how to place her. I don't dare to make the decision."

(End of this chapter)