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

Chapter 150 Attitude of Asking for Help
Accountant Sun rewrote it and said to Gu Shiliu, "I heard that many housekeepers gave up their share from Madam and added to Sixth Madam's share."

Gu Shiliu said "Oh" in surprise and asked, "Why, Madam Six also bought pepper?"

Accountant Sun placed the lake brush on the brush mountain and stretched his long neck with effort, as if he wanted to tell a secret. "Sixth Madam's family has some connections and bought a lot of pepper. Now the price of pepper in the capital is very high, and the Qi Wang Mansion has agreed not to let people sell it for the time being. Madam hasn't bought any pepper yet. What I mean is that if you want to get rich, you have to follow Sixth Madam."

Butler Cao looked at Accountant Sun helplessly, picked up the small teapot on the table, and while sucking water from it, he watched how Gu Shiliu would answer.

Gu Shiliu chuckled and said, "Shiqi is looking for it outside, how could he not find it?"

Accountant Sun muttered quietly, "Who can afford to offend the prince?" Then he took out a banknote and handed it to Gu Shiliu. Gu Shiliu took it, put it in his arms, and said with a smile, "I believe in my wife."

Accountant Sun kept his mouth shut tightly.

Butler Cao moved the spout of the kettle and said with a smile, "Sixteen, can you help me find out if Madam still accepts contributions? If so, I would like to give some as well."

Accountant Sun shrank his neck, pretending not to care, and casually fiddled with the abacus beads.

Gu Shiliu glanced at Accountant Sun, then at Butler Cao, a smile flashed in his eyes, and he said, "Okay. Wait for my news."

After Gu Shiliu left, Butler Cao said to Accountant Sun, "Why are you so stubborn? The Marquis has spoken. Isn't it obvious who has the final say in this mansion from now on?"

Accountant Sun silently moved the beads. Butler Cao said, "There are a lot of things going on in the mansion now. Everyone has to obey orders at any time. Don't say I didn't point you out. I heard that Madam was in charge of the household affairs before and checked the accounts of the housekeepers. Now Madam has to take charge of the front yard as well. You must quickly count the accounts to avoid being embarrassed."

Accountant Sun didn't believe it at all.

The account books in the backyard are enough to keep the marquis’ wife busy, how could she set the fire near him?

Didn’t you hear Gu Shiliu say that extraordinary times call for extraordinary things?

When the smallpox is over, everything will be back to normal.

Mrs. Hou is only a little old, and it is not yet known whether she can manage the backyard well. She wants to manage the front yard as well. Can she do it?
Seeing that he didn't take it seriously, Butler Cao frowned but didn't say anything more.

Wutong Court.

Gu Shiliuchuan's words shocked everyone. Qin Yuan was full of doubts: "Did the Marquis order this?"

Gu Shiliu patted his chest and said, "My memory is very good, Madam, don't worry."

Hongye interjected faintly, "Madam is not worried about you, she is worried about the Marquis."

Cui Ming: “…”

Gu Shiliu looked at Hongye with understanding. In fact, he had thought so before. However, Gu Shiliu said, "The Marquis is wise and intelligent. He never made any mistakes when he was guarding the northern frontier. The Marquis has a reason for saying so."

"What's the reason? Tell me."

Hongye must lift this bar.

Gu Shiliu cleared his throat and said, "Of course the Marquis found that Madam was smart and capable. Besides, who else can the Marquis trust if he doesn't trust Madam?"

"Oh~" Hongye stretched out her tone and looked at the flatterer in front of her.

But, I have to say, this flattery feels very comfortable.

Gu Shiliu took out another fifty taels of silver note from his pocket and handed it to Hongye, but his eyes turned to Qin Yuan, "Madam, I got a reward for my work, can you give me a share?"

Hongye didn't reach out to take it, but looked at Qin Yuan, waiting for her to speak.

Looking at Gu Shiliu who was all smiles, Qin Yuan nodded and said, "Okay, but we still follow the old rules."

Gu Shiliu said quickly: "That's the old rule, madam. Butler Cao also wants to give a gift. What do you think..."

Qin Yuan couldn't help but laugh: "I haven't even got the pepper yet, and you're already trying to attract customers for me."

Seeing her smile, Gu Sixteen lowered his head quickly, blushing and saying, "Madam, you don't know, I just happened to meet you. As for the matter of contributing, Seventeen and Eighteen actually had the same idea in private."

Hearing this, Hongye hurriedly pulled Qin Yuan's sleeve and signaled with her eyes. Qin Yuan put down the teacup in his hand and said with a smile: "Then why didn't they mention it?"

Gu Shiliu coughed lightly and said, "Isn't that because they haven't finished their work yet?"

Qin Yuan tapped the tabletop with her slender fingers, thinking to herself that Gu Shiliu was good at talking and handling things, no wonder he was more respectable than others in front of Lord Gu, so she said, "Okay, for your sake."

Gu Shiliu was so happy that he didn't know where to put his hands and feet. He grinned and said, "Thank you, Madam. I'll tell Butler Cao right away."

Hongye took the silver note, Cuiming took the account book, filled out the receipt, stamped it, and handed it to Gu Shiliu.

Gu Shiliu took it and put it carefully into his purse.

Qin Yuan couldn't help but laugh and said, "You are so careful."

"Madam, these are all my money, how can I not be careful?"

Gu Shiliu retreated respectfully.

Hongye sighed, "Sixteen is really amazing. It hasn't been long since he received a reward of 100 taels of silver from the Marquis."

Cui Ming said nothing.

Qin Yuan said: "Gu Shiliu has worked really hard to save his wife. I wonder who will enjoy this blessing in the future."

Hongye remained silent.

Qin Yuan also fell silent.

After flipping through half of the account book, Lord Gu came. He sat on the armchair, not as comfortable as usual, twisting here and there. Even though Qin Yuan was smart, she couldn't guess what was wrong with him.

When Cui Ming brought the tea, Lord Gu said, "Yuan'er, you and I are husband and wife, ahem..."

Hongye originally wanted to avoid Lord Gu, but when she heard this, her eyes lit up and she stood against the door frame and refused to move.

Cui Ming also pretended to be busy fiddling with the incense burner.

Both of them were curious about what Lord Gu wanted to say by being so awkward.

Qin Yuan said: "Of course, my husband, do you have anything to say to me?"

Qin Yuan secretly wondered, could it be that after Lord Gu asked Gu Shiliu to convey those words, he was still worried and wanted to give instructions.

Lord Gu glanced at the two maids, lifted the lid of the cup, and watched intently the tea leaves in the cup rising and falling.

Qin Yuan said, "You two should wait outside. The Marquis and I have something to talk about."

Hongye pulled the curtain dejectedly and went out.

Cui Ming also put down the incense shovel, covered the stove lid, lowered her head and quietly walked out.

Qin Yuan then asked: "What's wrong?"

Lord Gu took out a white memorial from his sleeve, placed it on the table, and said softly: "Yuan'er, I want to submit a memorial to request to close the mansion, but... the outbreak of smallpox in the Dingbei Marquis' mansion is a big deal. If it can be quelled quickly, it will be fine. If not, the Marquis' mansion will be responsible for the disaster in the capital. This memorial... this memorial..."

Lord Gu was a little embarrassed.

If he were in the main camp, he would have clerks in charge of paperwork available, but now, the most knowledgeable person in the entire mansion is only Qin Yuan, so there is no need to count on the unreliable Old Six.

Qin Yuan was stunned.

In her previous life, she had drafted many memorials for Lin Ziqi. She didn’t expect that after marrying Gu Jinghui, she would still have to help draft memorials.

However, Lord Gu's attitude towards asking for help is much better than Prime Minister Lin's.

(End of this chapter)