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

Chapter 163 Do You Want to Take a Break?

Madam Gu believed that the mansion would not be closed for more than three months. She, Cheng Ge'er, Yu Jie'er and others had always been in good health, so there was no need to trouble Imperial Doctor Liu.

Doctor Liu requested several more times, claiming that women and children were weak and needed more attention, and if they were infected with smallpox it would be too late.

Madam Rong was somewhat tempted, but she couldn't persuade Madam Gu.

Cheng Ge'er and Yu Jie'er knew that it was Madam Zhao who brought the smallpox. They were worried and taciturn in the upper room. After hearing about this, they quietly asked Xiaohong if they would be isolated in another courtyard or thrown out to fend for themselves if they got smallpox.

Although Madam Gu repeatedly assured that as long as they strictly followed what Qin Yuan said, the possibility of being infected with smallpox was extremely small, and even if they really got smallpox, they would not be thrown out, but the two children were still depressed all day long.

Xiaohong didn't know how to persuade her, so she asked someone to take a note to Qin Yuan, asking her to help persuade her.

At this time, Qin Yuan noticed what Doctor Liu did in private.

Qin Yuan temporarily interrupted the audit and turned to check the records of the guards' patrols. She discovered that after seeing the patients, Doctor Liu often did not take any measures and went to other courtyards. However, he went to different courtyards each time, so he had never been noticed.

"There's something wrong with this Doctor Liu."

Qin Yuan, Hongye and Cuiming were whispering.

Hongye said: "He is an imperial physician, why would he do this?"

Cui Ming said angrily: "When he first came, I privately admired his feat, but I didn't expect that he would be such a person."

Cui Ming had a very good impression of Doctor Liu and had praised him several times in private. But now that she found out that the increase in the number of patients in the mansion might be related to him, her attitude immediately changed.

These days, the people in the mansion have been strictly following Qin Yuan's requirements, but the number of patients has increased instead of decreased, making everyone panic, always worrying that they will be the next one.

Not only did they begin to slack off, they also started gossiping behind people's backs and their attitudes became pessimistic.

Qin Yuan frowned, "We can't wrongly accuse anyone, nor can we let go of those with ulterior motives."

Hongye asked: "Then how do we judge this?"

Qin Yuan thought about it and realized that not many people knew that she knew medical skills. And even if she knew medical skills, she would not be able to convince others, after all, the other party was an imperial physician.

"I'm going to talk to the Marquis."

Qin Yuan stood up, left Cui Ming to guard the place, and took Hongye to the front yard only.

Gu Jinghui was shooting arrows while Master Gu Liu was sitting far away in the pavilion, watching his third brother shoot arrows while reciting poems, with only a servant serving him.

"Third sister-in-law, why are you here?" Mr. Gu Liu saw her from afar and asked, and he stood up.

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "I have something to ask you, Lord Hou. You have worked hard studying these days."

Gu Liuye shook his head. "It's not hard. I go to bed early every day, wake up and do horse stance with Third Brother, and then read a little."

Qin Yuan said: "If my two nephews knew that my sixth brother set an example for me in the Imperial College, I'm afraid they would work even harder."

Mr. Gu Liu smiled embarrassedly.

Gu Jinghui was shirtless, pulled the bow to its full length, and shot three arrows in a row, each arrow hitting the bull's eye. Because Qin Yuan was there, he used a lot of strength, and the last arrow knocked the target to the ground, sending up dust.

"Look at my third brother," said Gu Liuye with envy, "My third brother's martial arts are so good that he can even shoot a fly a hundred meters away."

Qin Yuan couldn't help laughing and said to Lord Gu, "Lord, do you want to take a break?"

Gu Jinghui put down the bow in his hand, picked up the towel on the shelf, wiped the sweat off his body, and asked slowly: "Madam, why did you take the trouble to come and see me today?"

These days, Qin Yuan was busy looking through the account books and dealing with affairs in the mansion, and didn't pay much attention to him.

Gu Jinghui had no choice but to stay in his own yard and study with his sixth brother.

But the sixth brother read poetry, and he read Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Spring and Autumn Annals. The two brothers both disliked their wives for not being considerate enough.

Qin Yuan narrowed her eyes, facing the sunlight, and watched him slowly walking towards her.

The muscular body washed with sweat exudes an attractive heroic aura.

Qin Yuan said angrily, "What are you talking about, Lord? There are important things going on in the mansion these days. It will be fine once we are through this busy period."

Gu Jinghui said “hmm” without commenting.

He didn't believe it.

The look in Qin Yuan's eyes when he was settling the accounts was much more friendly than when he was looking at him.

He knew in his heart that his young wife definitely had him in her heart, but things like household chores came before him.

But you don’t need to say these words in front of Sixth Brother.

Gu Jinghui said, “It’s hot and sunny outside, go inside and wait, I’ll come after I’ve washed off the sweat.”

Qin Yuan responded and turned to go into the house.

Gu Jinghui said to Master Gu Liu who was looking at him eagerly, “Study hard. I am looking forward to your masterpieces stunning the Book Sea Pavilion after you open your office.”

Mr. Gu Liu lowered his head.

Gu Jinghui raised the corners of his lips slightly and turned to rush forward.

Gu Liuye muttered quietly: "As if everyone has no women, huh."

The servant at the side felt that the opportunity had come, and immediately said: "Sixth Master, do you want to ask Aunt Zheng to come over and sing a song? Sixth Master has been tired these days, do you want to take a rest?"

Gu Liuye said angrily, "Didn't Third Sister-in-law tell me not to visit others? If Third Sister-in-law didn't come to see Third Brother unless there was something going on, what music would I want to listen to?"

He took the book and began to read it again.

His third brother and sister-in-law had such high expectations of him, he couldn't let Shuhai Pavilion make a fool of itself.

In the future, he must publish a separate collection of poems, each of which will be a masterpiece.

Qin Yuan entered Gu Jinghui's study and found that the furnishings in the room were extremely simple.

There were a few pieces of clothing randomly placed on the antique shelf, and two books on the table, one was "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and the other was "Spring and Autumn Annals", both of which showed signs of being read.

The bookshelf against the wall was filled to the brim with books. Qin Yuan flipped through a few of them at random. Indeed, as Lord Gu had said before, they were all military books and miscellaneous notes, as well as some storybooks like The Three Heroes and Five Gallants.

She walked to the table and sat down, picking up a piece of written paper to look at. It turned out to be a copied memorial with ink dripped on it. Lord Gu's handwriting was clearly written, just like him.

"My handwriting is not good, sorry for the laugh."

Gu Jinghui walked in, saw the paper in Qin Yuan's hand, and spoke quickly.

He changed into a short jacket and tied his hair up high, which made him look more unruly. Qin Yuan had never seen him dressed like this before, so she couldn't help but take a closer look and said, "Your husband's handwriting is vigorous, but he hasn't copied much."

Gu Jinghui walked closer and said, “Indeed, I seldom wrote after I went to the battlefield. I must have neglected my writing over the years.”

After the two of them finished speaking, it was time to get down to business.

After hearing what Qin Yuan said about the inappropriateness of Imperial Doctor Liu, Gu Jinghui frowned and said, “No wonder, the number of patients has increased these days. I am also a little suspicious, but Imperial Doctor Liu asked to come to the mansion in times of crisis and earned a lot of good reputation. There are no doctors in the mansion, so no one can point out his inappropriateness. This matter is difficult to deal with. I wonder what Madam thinks?”

(End of this chapter)