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

Chapter 186 The Cold King of Hell

Gu Shiliu quickly waved his hand and asked the guards to pull the man out.

When he was dragged out, Doctor Liu did not struggle, but just hung his head and laughed strangely: "Lord Gu is really kind."

Gu Jinghui’s eyes flashed with coldness. He sneered and said sarcastically, “Fool, you must have had smallpox to dare to come to the Marquis’ Mansion. Do you think that if you lose contact, the people over there will find ways to find you? But this is my mansion. If I say you have smallpox, then you have smallpox. Who dares to doubt it?”

Upon hearing this, Doctor Liu’s body stiffened and his eyes widened.

Not only drops of blood but also smelly urine were dripping onto the brick surface.

The guards who were pulling him away cursed with disgust: "You beast, you are so bold! You dare to plot against the Marquis? We will burn you alive tonight."

People who died of smallpox were cremated and buried deep underground.

This was undoubtedly a terrible punishment for the people of Daxing who believed that only by being buried in the ground could they enjoy blood offerings from their descendants.

There was more and more urine on the ground, and the fishy smell was getting stronger and stronger.

Doctor Liu couldn't help but yell, "My Lord, I confess. I confess everything."

He used up all his strength, only to have a good death.

Go up.

Lord Gu, who was sitting on a high place, had a cold expression and indifferent eyes. His dark clothes made him look like the King of Hell, high above, cold and ruthless, possessing the power to dominate his fate.

It seemed like an eternity had passed before he heard Lord Gu's cold voice: "Put him down."

……

Mr. Gu Liu was disliked by his third brother again, just because of a trivial matter.

At night, he sat in the pavilion enjoying the breeze, thinking hard about how to adapt the poems of his predecessors. Just then, he saw his third brother walking back from outside, walking in the dim light, with an indescribable strange expression on his face.

It seems like I am happy, but also annoyed, and there is also an inexplicable sadness...

In short, it was a kind of weirdness that he couldn't describe no matter how hard he tried.

Master Gu Liu bravely went up to him and asked, "Third brother, did you just come back from Wutong Garden?"

"I have time to care about where I come from, but I don't have time to care about your two daughters."

"What's wrong with my daughter?" Gu Liuye was immediately furious after being met with a cold shoulder. He asked angrily, "Xu Shi can't even take care of a child, right? Didn't the household expenses go to Third Sister-in-law, and she just stayed in the house to take care of the child? There are so many maids and old women watching over her, and she can't take care of the child well?"

For a moment, Mr. Gu Liu felt that life was simply unbearable.

"Your two daughters are getting worse and worse because of the treatment by Mr. Liu. The one born by Aunt Huang, isn't it Sister Qin? She had convulsions and fainted today. If Doctor Li, invited by your third sister-in-law, hadn't happened to be there, I'm afraid Sister Qin would not have been saved."

Although he also disliked the Sixth Madam, Lord Gu still treated each matter separately, unlike Lord Gu Liu who would draw inferences from one instance to another.

Gu Liuye immediately understood and asked, "Is there something wrong with that Liu guy?!"

His third brother didn't say anything, which was his tacit agreement.

Master Gu Liu, who always reacts late, finally realized his fear after a while and said, "Third brother, that Liu has been looking around the outer courtyard several times, wanting to come in and talk to me. He may be worried about being spotted by the guards, so he didn't come in."

If they come in, I'm afraid they will also be infected. Wouldn't the mansion be in chaos by then?

"Liu is very vicious. He went to the upper room several times and said he wanted to check the pulse of mother and the two children. But mother is old and eats more salt than we eat rice, so mother refused to agree."

After hearing this, Mr. Gu Liu shook his folding fan violently, and the long hair that he had left on his temples was blown up.

"How vicious, so vicious," Mr. Gu Liu had never experienced the evil in the world and could not accept it at all. He could only keep muttering "vicious".

"You must be careful in the future. This Liu is a spy hired by the hostage of the Yelu family with a large sum of money. Yelu Guzha wants him to kill me, and he is caught between the King of Jin and the Crown Prince. The King of Jin and the Crown Prince think that I have a close relationship with the King of Qi, and they are worried that I will help the King of Qi to seize the throne. They took advantage of his entry into the palace to let him find a way to hinder me so that they can take back the military power."

As for what the emperor thinks and whether he also wants to take back military power, it is hard to say.

Master Gu Liu stared blankly at his third brother.

He knew that the road to Dingbei Marquis's Mansion was always bright and full of thorns.

When he was very young, his biological mother, Aunt Wen, often held him in her arms and told him that fortunately he had a poor health and that he would not have to work so hard to gain wealth when he grew up.

He always thought that the year when his father and several brothers were defeated in the battlefield was the most difficult time for the Dingbei Marquisate. Everything would be fine after his third brother revived the Marquisate.

Unexpectedly, this trouble is just like Tang Monk's journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures, with one difficulty after another.

Gu Liuye said without thinking, "No wonder mother always said that she wanted to change her career and pursue literature. It's my fault. I failed mother's expectations."

"If you really become a civil servant in the court, and I hold the military power, I'm afraid no one will be able to sleep well. Unless you become a low-ranking official and muddle through, it would be worse than living an idle life like now."

Mr. Gu Liu was not comforted by these words.

"Don't just write poems tomorrow. Go ask about the two children. I heard that Sixth Brother's wife is too worried. As their husband, you should also find a way to comfort them."

Gu Jinghui said with a look of disdain: “You can learn from me if you have nothing to do. Look how good your third sister-in-law and I are. You have to let me say this.”

After saying this, he walked away with his hands behind his back, unilaterally ending the conversation.

For some reason, Master Gu Liu, who always goes to his third brother to get bullied, said: "..."

After a long while, he finally remembered to curse his third brother: "You are the one who caused all this?!"

……

After Qin Yuan got up, she heard Hong Ye scolding the little maid outside, "I told you to get up early to get hot water, but you dragged it on until so late. The stove is occupied, and the duck soup will not be cooked enough."

"Pfft," Qin Yuan couldn't help laughing and said, "Cui Ming, please let Hong Ye in quickly and don't let her embarrass those little maids."

Cui Ming said as she combed her hair, "Miss, these maids don't have any errands on weekdays, they just take turns to be on duty. They can't even do this little thing well, they really deserve to be punished. They are used to being lazy, and they won't be able to handle anything in the future. Didn't the young lady expect Hongye and I to pick out some useful ones to train?"

This was the first time Cui Ming had explicitly opposed her since she entered the Marquis' Mansion.

Qin Yuan thought for a moment and said, "You are right. Everyone should have their own responsibilities. The maids should be managed by whoever they are responsible for. I shouldn't interfere. If it always goes on like this, Hongye will have a hard time living like this in the future."

Cui Ming smiled and said, "The young lady is just soft-hearted. She is very lenient to us. If you ask me, Hongye has a sharp tongue but a soft heart. If I fine them a few more times, they will know the consequences."

Qin Yuan stopped talking.

She couldn't help but wonder in her heart, Hongye was staring at her so hard just to help her gain a good reputation in front of Lord Gu, why did she think it wouldn't take that long?
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