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

Chapter 188 Where does the money come from?

Qin Yuan thought that since Pang Hai claimed to be from Jizhou, he must be familiar with Jizhou or have lived there, so he asked Gu Shiliu, "Have you seen Pang Hai in Saibei?"

Gu Shiliu said: "Yes, I have seen him, but not many times."

Qin Yuan asked: "Is it because Pang Hai and the Marquis don't interact much?"

"That's partly the reason. I didn't have much contact with the people in the military camp in the northern frontier. The Marquis made a clear distinction. I was his long-term attendant brought from the mansion, serving him personally, and I mostly handled private matters."

In other words, Gu Shiliu did not earn military merits on the battlefield, unlike Mother Cai's husband and Mother Lu's son.

"Is Pang Hai tall and strong, with deep eyes and sharp features?"

"Yes, ma'am, you are right."

Qin Yuan nodded and thought to herself, "It seems that those two children are indeed Pang Hai's children."

Pang Hai's identity was in doubt, and Madam Zhao was acting strangely. Qin Yuan pondered for a while but couldn't figure out anything, so she turned the topic to Doctor Liu and asked, "Have you found out about Doctor Liu's affairs?"

Gu Shiliu hesitated for a moment and said, "It's hard for me to say. The Marquis has issued a gag order. Imperial Doctor Liu is not feeling well. I'm afraid he will have to stay in bed for a few days and won't be able to diagnose any more illnesses."

"Oh," Qin Yuan nodded and said, "That's a pity. I hope he can recover quickly."

Gu Shiliu smiled.

As they talked along the way, they arrived at the outer courtyard.

Master Gu Liu was following Gu Jinghui in the yard and doing horse stance. On a platform at the side, a stick of incense was lit, the length of which was as long as his little finger.

As soon as he saw them come in, Gu Jinghui immediately stopped his posture and went to greet them.

Mr. Gu Liu looked at them with envy, his eyes fixed on them without saying a word.

Qin Yuan saw this and said with a smile, "Would you like to invite my sixth brother to dine with you, my husband?"

Mr. Gu Liu's eyes lit up as he looked at his third brother eagerly.

Gu Jinghui said, “No, he still needs to do horse stance. Who told him to get up late? When I was a kid, I didn’t have any food to eat if I got up late to practice martial arts.”

Master Gu Liu gritted his teeth secretly.

Qin Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Hongye got up early today and asked someone to make duck soup and stretched noodles. I brought a lot, so why not leave some for Master Liu so that he can have a taste as well."

Hearing this, Gu Jinghui narrowed his eyes and glanced at Master Gu Liu. Master Gu Liu withdrew his gaze pitifully and turned his head to stare at the incense stick.

"Okay, let's do as Madam said and give Sixth Brother a bowl of noodles to try. He has a small appetite and can't eat much."

Qin Yuan also asked: "Sixteen..."

Gu Shiliu immediately declined politely, "I will use it together with Master Liu."

Qin Yuan then entered the study and asked two maids to serve the meal. Gu Shiliu put down the food box, placed the suitcase on the small table beside the bed, and then left.

Gu Jinghui went to find a place to wash off his sweat.

Qin Yuan glanced at the table. It was clean and tidy, without any scattered notes like yesterday.

She waited for a while, and Gu Jinghui came in after changing his clothes.

Hongye and Cuiminghou were outside.

As soon as Gu Jinghui sat down, he asked, "Do you still want to follow Doctor Li to see a doctor today?"

Qin Yuan smiled and nodded, took the long chopsticks to scoop some duck noodle soup for Gu Jinghui, and gently pushed the bowl towards him with her fingers.

The table was not big, and it was filled with food. Qin Yuan pushed it gently, not daring to use any strength. Gu Jinghui reached out to take it, and said casually, "This table is too small, it's a bit inconvenient, you should not come here in the future, let's have dinner in Wutong Garden."

Qin Yuan responded and said, "Then Yuan'er will make arrangements early and wait for my husband to come and have dinner together."

Gu Jinghui drank a mouthful of duck soup, nodded with satisfaction, and said: “Hongye’s cooking skills are good, remember to reward her next time.”

Qin Yuan said: "Hongye will be so happy."

Gu Jinghui ate for a while before saying, “A lot of people threw things into the mansion yesterday. I had them sorted out. If you want to see them, just ask Sixteen.”

Qin Yuan asked, "But do we need to make a record?"

Most of the things thrown into the mansion at this time are well-intentioned, and this kindness must be repaid in the future.

Gu Jinghui thought for a moment and said, "You decide."

The two of them discussed things and got along quite well.

After a while, Gu Jinghui said, “The shopkeeper Leng of Ranxiangju dropped a letter saying that he wanted the incense pills you made for mother, and he wanted to put them in Ranxiangju for consignment.”

Qin Yuan asked, "What do you think, Lord?"

"You have to make your own decision on this matter," Gu Jinghui said calmly, "The incense recipe is yours. You can make a plan after reading Manager Leng's letter. If you are too busy, ignore him. You are busy with the affairs of the Marquis' Mansion all day long. You can do these things if you want to. If you don't want to do them, forget it. As long as you manage the accounts well, I will also let you manage my private vault, and you don't have to worry about not having money."

Gu Jinghui's words shocked Qin Yuan greatly.

Although I have heard Lord Gu say this more than once or twice, he has never said it so clearly before.

Qin Yuan was silent for a while, then looked at Lord Gu who had a calm expression, and said, "Then I'll take a look at Manager Leng's letter first, and we'll talk about the rest later."

"Oh," Gu Jinghui was a little disappointed.

He thought Qin Yuan would be happy, but he didn't expect Qin Yuan to not even say a word.

Why is this?

Qin Yuan finished her meal slowly, put down her chopsticks, and asked, "Doctor Liu..."

Gu Jinghui said, "He has confessed. It is just as you said. He is a traitor who was paid a large sum of money by Yelu Guzha to harm me in the mansion. He is also very ambitious. He plays both sides between the Crown Prince and the Prince of Jin. Both sides think he is one of their own. They are worried that I will turn to the Prince of Qi and want me to hand over the military power."

Qin Yuan was shocked when he heard this.

"No wonder he always goes to the upper room to check on mother's pulse. It turns out he has this in mind."

This won't harm Lord Gu, so we have to find a way to make him mourn.

In his previous life, Yelu bribed many court officials to speak for him.

Some knowledgeable people once suggested that books, seeds and other goods should not be transported to the Yelu clan, but these people ridiculed and suppressed them, saying that it was not in accordance with the style of the Celestial Empire and that if they did so, they would be disloyal to the alliance between the two sides.

By the time the court realized that something was wrong and began to tighten control, it was already too late.

Yelu's hands were very long and he even bribed envoys from Goryeo, Siam and other countries to help with large purchases, and then secretly transported the goods to the northern border on the way back home.

Qin Yuan clenched his hands. He didn't expect that at this time, Yelu Guzha had already bribed the imperial physician of the Imperial Medical Bureau.

How long has this hostage followed Gu Jinghui into the capital?

Qin Yuan couldn't help but ask, "A large sum of money to buy it? Where did the Yelu clan get their gold and silver from?"

Gu Jinghui smiled bitterly and said, “Many ministers of our dynasty think that the Yelu clan makes a living by herding in the wild land, has no fixed place to live, is barbaric and poor. In fact, they are good at raising horses and finding ginseng. Most of the ginseng used in our dynasty comes from the Yelu clan, and countries such as Goryeo also need to buy ginseng of excellent quality from them.”

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