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

Chapter 152 Satisfy Him Once

Gu Jinghui hadn’t reacted to the first part, but he got annoyed when he heard the latter part: “How come the Xu family has become so messed up that they are actually engaged in such a business? Don’t they care about their descendants?”

Hongye hesitated for a moment and said, "My Lord, you don't know that those who can make a living by lending money at high interest rates in the capital must be very important, otherwise they will not be able to collect the debts they have lent."

Gu Jinghui was stunned.

Qin Yuan had seen a lot in his previous life and had heard a little about it. He said, "I have heard of this. Those who can open casinos have connections with people in the government. They have to pay a lot of money to officials of all sizes every year. With the protection of the government, the casino can continue to operate. Otherwise, who would not want to get involved in such a profitable business? Of course, it takes some skill to lend money at high interest in the casino."

A question flashed through Gu Jinghui’s mind. How could a girl like Qin Yuan, who was raised in a civil servant’s family, know all this?

He couldn't help but look at Hongye.

The maid in front of me, who is chattering and asking for information everywhere, is like a scout in the army. She tells her master everything, regardless of whether it is appropriate or not.

Hongye, who was inexplicably burdened with a big pot, was suddenly startled.

Qin Yuan added: "Since someone from the Xu family is doing this, all kinds of people are involved. It might be easier for them to find someone than for us."

Gu Jinghui nodded thoughtfully, "I'm going back to the outer courtyard first. I still have some things to deal with. You should also rest early. All the affairs in the mansion are handed over to you. If you can't handle it, don't be stubborn."

Qin Yuan blinked and said, "If it was half a month ago, I would have been too busy to handle it. Now, it's not so bad. But if anyone in the outer courtyard is dissatisfied, I will punish them. Don't feel bad then, my lord."

"…Why should I feel bad?"

Gu Jinghui glanced at Qin Yuan in confusion and said, “I just feel sorry for you.”

Qin Yuan's face suddenly turned red.

Hongye was feeling uncomfortable trying to hold back her laughter, luckily Lord Gu was busy with something and left soon.

When Lord Gu walked to the corridor bridge, Hongye's giggling laughter could be heard, followed by Qin Yuan's delicate scolding.

Gu Jinghui stopped and listened for a long while, and the servant following him didn't dare to move holding the tray.

"Let's go."

Gu Jinghui walked away, feeling secretly annoyed.

It's really tormenting to have a wife who can't be touched.

When he returned to the outer courtyard, Master Gu Liu was already waiting. When he saw him come in, he asked, "Third brother, I went to Yuyuantan to form a society and promised to find someone to copy the poetry collection. What should I do now?"

Gu Jinghui now gets a headache whenever he hears the words "Yuyuantan".

Gu Liuye also muttered, "Brother Qin's poem is so good, I wish I could copy it out earlier and let others see it. Besides, the poem I wrote this time is also much better, and Brother Qin praised me."

Gu Jinghui frowned and said, “Is Qin Siyuan’s poetry so good?”

Master Gu Liu said, "Of course. We also met the Minister of Rites and the Academician that day, and they all praised his good poems. Siyuan always said before that he was not good at writing poems, which was really too modest. Ziqi only wrote one poem that could compare with Siyuan's. I saw that he wanted to be the first in the club that day, but he lost to Siyuan. He looked a little unhappy and left the club early, as if he didn't want to stay with us for long. After all, Siyuan treated me sincerely. He kept writing couplets with me along the way and didn't think I was troublesome at all."

Gu Jinghui snorted and said, "You really know yourself well. Tell me what you have learned over the years? Hmm?"

Mr. Gu Liu’s face darkened.

Gu Jinghui remembered that he had just promised the old lady to treat him well, so he continued in a gentle voice, asking, “Have you eaten?”

"Ate."

Mr. Gu Liu sniffed and wanted to leave.

Gu Jinghui said, “Bring me the poetry collection. Lin Ziqi has too many thoughts, so you should spend less time with him. Qin Siyuan is highly appreciated by the chief priest, and you can get along with him well, so spend more time with him.”

This was not the first time that his third brother told him not to get too close to Lin Ziqi. Gu Liuye felt that he had seen through his stingy third brother, but he also felt that Lin Ziqi was not as open-minded as Qin Siyuan.

He said in a high-spirited manner: "Third brother, what you said is strange. If the Lord Jijiu looked down on Lin Ziqi, would he marry his daughter to him? But, I will listen to you, third brother."

Gu Jinghui couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

There's a reason why you always want to deal with Lao Liu.

Gu Liuye, however, had already handed over the manuscript with a smile, and said flatteringly, "Third brother, I have already prepared it."

Gu Jinghui said coldly: “Yeah.”

After opening the manuscript and reading it carefully, it seems that Qin Siyuan's poems are indeed much better than Lin Ziqi's.

Gu Jinghui said, “Let Sixteen take care of this matter. You just stay in the mansion these days and don’t have to worry about anything else.”

Master Gu Liu put aside his worries, nodded repeatedly, and said, "Then Third Brother, please be busy first. I will go back to study."

"read?"

Gu Jinghui raised his eyebrows and asked, "Are you really studying?"

"Of course. Brother Qin told me that as long as I read more and practice more, I can also write good poems. He is not like other people who look down on me because of my lack of knowledge, nor will he flatter me because of my status."

Master Gu Liu wanted to tell his good third brother all the good things about Brother Qin, so that his third brother could see that he also had a good friend who was serious and treated him sincerely.

Gu Jinghui held his forehead with his hand and said, “Your brother Qin is your third sister-in-law’s cousin. Isn’t this address wrong?”

Mr. Gu Liu fled immediately.

Gu Jinghui called Gu Shiliu over and said, “Find someone to print these poems and sell them at the bookstore. Then give some to Master Liu so that he can give them away.”

Mr. Gu Liu was eager to promote Qin Siyuan's poems, and he praised his own masterpiece again and again.

Because of his love for his brother, Lord Gu wanted to help him this time.

Gu Shiliu asked in surprise: "This, this is the poem written by Sixth Master?"

"Wrong, there are poems written by Sixth Master in here."

Gu Shiliu nodded and understood.

I have heard that some people are looking for some writers to write poems together, and then compile them into books and sell them to become famous.

It seems that Liu Ye also wants to do this.

Gu Shiliu said respectfully: "I will definitely do it well."

He immediately went to find the owner of the largest bookstore in the area, handed over the fumigated manuscript of the poem, and said, "The Sixth Master of Dingbei Marquis's Mansion wants to print a collection of poems and sell them in your store. Please print 500 copies first, and the price is negotiable."

The bookstore owner sneered and said, "If your master wants to become famous, he can go somewhere else. What I sell here are all genuine materials. There is no need for those pretentious people to humiliate themselves."

Gu Shiliu clenched his fists in anger and was about to explode.

The bookstore owner added, "This is the Emperor's territory. You can't open such a big bookstore without some background. I respect the reputation of Ding Beihou, but I can't do anything to flatter the rich and powerful and insult the culture. If you make a scene here today, you will only ruin your master's reputation among the scholars."

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