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

Chapter 193 The best young master in troubled times

"Cui Ming, Cui Ming,"

Qin Yuan couldn't lie down anymore.

Cui Ming hurried in with new clothes.

Qin Yuan was stunned when she saw it, and said, "Don't wear this for now, I have to go to the outer courtyard to find Master Liu."

He looked at Cui Ming and added, "I'll change it when I come back."

Cui Ming felt distressed and asked, "Could it be that Miss is going to see patients with Doctor Li after returning from the outer hospital?"

Qin Yuan shook her head. "I went to see those who had close contact with the patients. They were not tired."

Cui Ming guessed Qin Yuan's thoughts, and combed her hair into a simple bun. She didn't use any hair accessories. She just used a headband to tie her hair up and tied a knot.

Qin Yuan nodded: "Not bad."

After changing into a plain coat, she hurried to the outer courtyard with the collection of poems. Hongye and Cuiming were left in Wutong Garden to settle accounts, and she only brought Hongmian and a little girl named Moyu with her.

Fortunately, Mr. Gu Liu had already gotten up from his lunch break and was sitting in the pavilion reading a book despite the scorching sun.

Qin Yuan walked straight over and saw Mr. Gu Liu holding a scroll with his jade-white fingers. His hair was loose, with only a stone-blue headband tied loosely at the end, making his jade-like face look even more gentle and considerate.

"He is worthy of being called a handsome young man in this troubled world," Qin Yuan thought to himself.

The Gu brothers all have rare good looks.

It’s just that the contrast between Gu Jinghui and Gu Liuye is too great, one is heroic and cold, the other is gentle and indifferent.

If one does not know the inside story, they will never consider them as brothers.

"Third sister-in-law?"

Mr. Gu Liu stood up in surprise and joy.

There were still fine red marks on his face from the pressure of the mat. His pair of peach blossom eyes showed the laziness of the afternoon, and seemed even more affectionate when he looked at people.

Qin Yuan nodded and asked with a smile, "Sixth brother, do you have time to chat?"

Gu Liuye hurriedly said, "I'm free, I'm free. I wonder what Third Sister-in-law wants to talk to me about?"

After the two sat down, Qin Yuan placed the poetry collection in his hand on the table and asked, "Sixth brother, are you satisfied with the poetry collection printed by Shen Changle?"

Gu Liuye blushed and said, "Third sister-in-law, I'm not flattering you, but the Qin family are all talented people, not to mention the great talent of Brother Siyuan. The poetry collection printed by Shen Changle is even better than those sold in bookstores outside. I really don't know how he did it in such a short time."

For this, he specially went to thank his third brother.

If he gave away a collection of poems like this, everyone would praise him and it would be a great honor for him.

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment, Sixth Brother, but I have something to say but I don't know whether I should say it or not."

Master Gu Liu quickly sat up straight and said seriously, "Third sister-in-law, just tell me what you mean."

Qin Yuan said, "I see that the Shangshu has only written one poem in this collection. I wonder why?"

"That day, the Minister of the Chancellery was out for a walk incognito and saw us forming a poetry club. He was so inspired that he wrote one poem."

Qin Yuan covered half of his face with a round fan, revealing only a pair of phoenix eyes. He chuckled and said, "When my sixth brother printed the poetry collection, he put the Shangshu's poem on the first page to show respect. This was very thoughtful. But why don't you go a step further and ask the Shangshu to write some more poems of your choice in your spare time and add them to the end?"

Master Gu Liu froze.

He was weak and only studied literature, so naturally he couldn't get along with the sons of military generals.

Also, because he was not good at learning literature, he was surrounded by scholars with no official titles. He spent his days boating on the lake and visiting prostitutes, pretending to be cultured. Not only did he not make any progress, but he also ruined his reputation. He really knew nothing about the dealings in officialdom.

"This...this..." Master Gu Liu thought for a while and asked, "Third sister-in-law, is this appropriate? I heard that civil officials are very noble. If I do this, will he think that I am trying to curry favor with him and will he be unhappy?"

Qin Yuan sighed inwardly.

Speaking of being noble, I am afraid that Mr. Gu Liu before us is more noble than many people in officialdom.

If it weren't for the support of Dingbei Marquis Mansion, the gentle and considerate Sixth Master would have no idea what his life would be like.

Qin Yuan said seriously, "Sixth Master, you are wrong to think like that. Since ancient times, scholars have made friends through literature. Besides literature, money, wine and sex are all human nature. There are always people who like them, and it is hard to tell who is better or worse. Naturally, fame is even more popular. Which scholar doesn't want to leave a good name in history?"

Mr. Gu Liu was stunned after hearing this.

He just felt that his third sister-in-law was so insightful at such a young age, why hadn't he thought of it?

Qin Yuan added, "I heard at my mother's house that the Shangshu is very fond of talented people. Sixth Master, why don't you ask him to write a preface for the poetry collection and ask him to write a few poems to add luster to it."

Master Gu Liu clapped his hands and exclaimed, "Excellent, excellent! It is hard for Third Sister-in-law to come up with such an idea. I just don't know how to ask the Minister to write the preface?"

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "I'll give you an idea. You can leave this matter to Shen Changle. When he was in the Qin Mansion, he often saw my father and his colleagues singing and currying favors. He is very experienced. If you are worried, I will write a letter and have someone bring it to Shen Changle. He can take it to my father for advice."

Upon hearing this, Gu Liuye sighed and said, "What's so difficult about Third Sister-in-law?"

Qin Yuan said: "That's a lot. I'm just an ordinary person. The account books in this mansion are difficult for me."

Mr. Gu Liu laughed a few times, then couldn't help but think of Madam Liu, and couldn't help but sigh a few times.

Third brother is so lucky.

It’s so tight that it makes people envious.

Qin Yuan added, "I heard that Sixth Master likes to grow flowers and paint, which are elegant things that scholars like. If Sixth Master can paint the scenery and figures of the day when he cruised on the lake, and attach it to the end of the poetry collection, it will echo each other and add more literary grace. Making friends through painting and flowers is also an elegant thing. As the saying goes, people with the same hobbies attract each other, and you can always find one or two people with the same hobbies."

Master Gu Liu kneaded the embroidery on the edge of his sleeve, lowered his head in shame, and said, "I paint at will. When I was a child, I followed the teacher to doodle, and I have never hired a famous teacher."

Qin Yuan said, "No problem. Sixth brother, can you ask someone to bring your old works so I can take a look?"

Mr. Gu Liu hurriedly asked the servant to bring the lotus he had casually sketched yesterday.

When Qin Yuan unfolded it to look at it, Master Gu Liu curled his fingers slightly, tightly pinching the embroidery on the edge of the sleeve, and lowered his eyes, not daring to look at Qin Yuan's expression.

After a long while, Qin Yuan finally said, "Sixth brother's paintings are lively, but lack of technique. Why don't you find a famous teacher to guide you?"

"Do you really think my paintings are good?"

Mr. Gu Liu suddenly looked up, his eyes lighting up.

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "Excuse me for being blunt, but Sixth Brother's paintings are much more spiritual than his poems."

Seeing the beautiful smile in front of him, Mr. Gu Liu's face turned red.

My heart is beating like a deer.

"That……"

Before Master Gu Liu finished speaking, Master Gu's voice rang out coldly, "What are you doing here?"

The two were startled and turned their heads to look at the same time.

Lord Gu walked in from outside the yard at some point, followed by Gu Shiliu, who was holding a large bamboo box in his arms, which was filled to the brim.

As he spoke, Lord Gu walked into the pavilion, his face as gloomy as water.

Qin Yuan stood up, took two steps forward, waved her round fan at Gu Jinghui, and said, “Where did you come from? Why is your head covered in sweat?”

Gu Liuye saw that his good third brother's handsome face was full of smiles, and he responded in a gentle voice: "Someone outside threw something in again, and someone wanted to talk to me through the wall, so I went over to take a look."

Qin Yuan immediately asked: "Have these things been smoked before?"

"Don't worry, they've all been smoked."

Gu Jinghui's expression softened and he asked, "Why are you sitting here? What are you talking about?"

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