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

Chapter 183: Strangely Sad
Qin Yuan first invited Doctor Li and Xiaodong into the hall to sit for a while, and asked the maid to serve tea and snacks, and then followed Hongye to the main room.

Along the way, Hongye whispered to Qin Yuan, "The Marquis came to look for the young lady three times today. Later, when he saw that the young lady was not there, he asked where you had been. We didn't dare to hide it, so we had to say that the young lady went to the courtyard to see a patient with Doctor Li and others. The Marquis's face was as dark as a thunder god, and I didn't dare to look at him."

Qin Yuan couldn't help but laugh and said, "He is the God of Thunder, could it be that I am the Goddess of Lightning?"

Hongye couldn't help but laugh and was no longer so worried.

Qin Yuan added, "How can there be a Thunder God as good-looking as our Lord? The picture of Thunder God I saw in the book is a rough man."

With that, the two of them entered the inner room.

The little maid had already drawn the curtain, and when Qin Yuan stepped into the inner room, she met Gu Jinghui's eyes. Those eyes were as dark as ink, with undercurrents surging inside, but his face was reserved and indifferent.

Seems quite dissatisfied.

But Hongye breathed a sigh of relief.

Sure enough, as long as the Marquis sees the young lady, the big ice block will slowly melt.

Qin Yuan had already burned some incense at the gate of the courtyard. She had taken off her bib and scarf, but she had not changed her clothes yet. They were wrinkled after wearing them all day.

Lord Gu, who was leaning on the couch, looked at her for a moment and said coldly, "It's so late, and you still remember to come back."

He came early as he was thinking about having dinner with his young wife, but the first time he came, Qin Yuan was not there. The next time he came, he was rejected again. He simply stayed here to see when she would come back.

She is really amazing. She risked her life to go to various courtyards and came back so late. Maybe she had forgotten about him a long time ago.

Qin Yuan stood by the door, waiting for Hongye to bring her clothes to change. Hearing this, she smiled and said, "My Lord, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time. Have you had dinner yet?"

Apparently he had forgotten all the trouble that happened in the morning.

Lord Gu twisted his head awkwardly, swayed his legs, and said without looking at her, "I am a man of my word, so of course I don't have that. What about you?"

Hongye had already taken out the casual clothes that Qin Yuan was going to change into, and she chuckled when she heard this.

Qin Yuan took the clothes and walked into the clean room, smiling and saying, "What a coincidence, me too."

Lord Gu snorted, turned his head, and looked at Qin Yuan with a slight smile as he walked into the clean room. He then asked Hongye, "Did you go to the kitchen to urge them?"

Hongye said, "I will go and urge them right away."

Lord Gu's intention to send her away should not be too obvious.

Hongye retreated.

Lord Gu stood up and walked into the clean room.

Inside, Qin Yuan was changing clothes.

Normally she should have taken a bath and changed her clothes, but Doctor Li and Xiaodong were still waiting, so she just gave in.

Suddenly a big man walked in. Qin Yuan was startled and screamed, "Ah."

Lord Gu was also startled, his face turned red and he was a little flustered.

Qin Yuan quickly turned around, lowered his head, and hurriedly tied his belt.

Lord Gu clenched his left hand into a fist, put it to his mouth, coughed, and said, "I, I, I didn't come to see you on purpose, I just wanted to ask you, so I..."

Qin Yuan curled her lips.

He said so much, but he still stood there and didn't leave.

His eyes were almost glued to her, burning her to the point of discomfort. If this continued, Lord Gu would be eager to consummate the marriage as soon as the door to the mansion opened.

But she was not in a hurry.

We have to find a way.

Lord Gu saw her bowing her head and keeping silent, and he stammered, "You and I are husband and wife, and I just asked you to help me get dressed, so there's no need to be so shy."

Qin Yuan blushed and said, "Husband, what you are doing is against etiquette. It would be bad if others knew about it."

"Others know about it?" Lord Gu murmured in a low voice, and suddenly laughed: "The matter between you and me as husband and wife should be kept secret from others. Didn't I send that devil girl Hongye away?"

Qin Yuan's ears were hot, "..."

Seeing this, he suddenly reached out his hand, pulled her into his arms, and asked, "Why do you want to wear the servant's clothes?"

Qin Yuan said, "I wanted to follow Doctor Li to visit the courtyards, but I was afraid of scaring them, so I asked someone to find a servant's clothes, put on a bib, and wrapped a handkerchief so that no one would recognize me."

At the end, I felt a little proud.

Gu Jinghui snorted and said nothing more.

He had already noticed that there were some secrets between Qin Yuan and Doctor Li, but Qin Yuan didn't want to tell him, so he pretended not to know.

He wanted to see what they were doing.

Gu Jinghui said: “I won’t stop you from following them, but aren’t you worried about contracting smallpox?”

Qin Yuan stepped out of his arms, looked up and said, "I prepared the incense myself, and I also have the pills prepared by Doctor Li, so I should be fine."

Without waiting for Lord Gu to say anything, she changed the subject and continued, "Doctor Li's medical skills are very good, my husband, just rest assured. Today, I followed Doctor Li to the courtyard of my sixth brother's wife. The little girl born by Aunt Huang had a fever and convulsions, and she almost died. Doctor Li saved her life with a few injections and prescribed medicine for her. Doctor Li said that she would be cured in less than ten days. If it weren't for that Imperial Doctor Liu's interference, it wouldn't have taken so long."

Gu Jinghui felt relieved after hearing this.

Qin Yuan added, "We came back late, and I'm afraid there's nothing to eat in the kitchen. I took the initiative to bring them to Wutong Garden for dinner. My Lord, please don't be too serious later. Xiaodong has always admired you and wants to ride a horse with you. He is younger than Qin Heng, and these young gentlemen like similar things."

Gu Jinghui originally planned to dine alone with Qin Yuan, and was inevitably a little disappointed after hearing this, but he immediately came up with an idea and said, “You and I are husband and wife, your guests are my guests, they have made contributions to the Marquis’ Mansion, I will naturally treat them well, but…”

"Just what?"

"It's just that you follow them in and out of the courtyards, so why do you want to live separately from me? Why don't I move back? The study is too lonely, and I don't want to disturb my sixth brother from reading and writing poetry. Even if I want to talk, there is no one around. It's sad."

Qin Yuan: “…”

No wonder he was so easy to talk to, it turns out he was waiting here.

Before Qin Yuan could say anything, Gu Jinghui continued, “The palace enshrines the goddess of smallpox. The separation of husband and wife is just to prevent them from having sex. We two will not do anything if we are together. Good Yuan’er, don’t you agree?”

When he came back, he found that Hongye and Cuiming lived here for a long time, and their traces were everywhere. It seemed as if this main house had nothing to do with him, which made him feel uncomfortable.

There was nothing important happening in the left and right mansion, so even if there was, he would just stay in the study.

Qin Yuan refused: "Your Majesty is the lord of a mansion. As the saying goes, a son of a rich family should not be married off. How can Your Majesty take this risk?"

Lord Gu lowered his shoulders: "..."

Qin Yuan gave another sweet treat: "We can open the mansion in half a month at most. Doctor Li and Xiaodong have another merit to give to our Dingbei Marquis Mansion. Even if smallpox spreads in the capital, Dingbei Marquis Mansion does not have to worry about someone making trouble."

(End of this chapter)