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

Chapter 197 I don't want him to be wronged

"Haha," Hongye couldn't help laughing and said, "Look at you, you're quite alert."

Xiaohong stared at her eagerly.

Cui Ming smiled and nudged Hong Ye, saying, "Why do you tease her all day long?"

Hongye said, "There are so many places in Wutong Garden. How can a little person like her occupy them all?"

Xiao Hong murmured, "Then I also want to know who is so lucky to be favored by the lady."

Qin Yuan glanced at Hongye.

Hongye said, "You little jealous person, you are watching her too closely. Hongmian was originally a maid in Wutong Garden. I took a fancy to her and promoted her to the second rank. Her original name was Yingwu, so I asked her to change her name to Hongmian. Do you understand? Are you relieved now?"

Xiao Hong blushed and laughed dryly, but then she said, "Sister Hongye, I understand. The one you like should be made into Hong, so what should Sister Cuiming like?"

Qin Yuan looked at Xiaohong with interest. What a clever little girl.

Cui Ming laughed and said, "Change it to green."

Xiao Hong thought for a moment and said, "Then I am destined to be with Sister Hongye."

Hongye said, "That's right, you're trying to get close to me again."

When a few people walked to the corridor, they heard the voices of Cheng Ge'er and Yu Jie'er.

Xiao Hong whispered, "When Cheng Ge'er heard that Madam was coming, he pestered Rong Madam to test them on the words they learned yesterday. He wanted Madam to know that he has been working hard."

Qin Yuan smiled and asked, "How many words has he learned recently?"

Xiao Hong nodded: "Cheng Ge'er is now very studious. He learns Chinese characters and practices calligraphy whenever he has free time. I saw him crying secretly a few times, and then he would go back to study after crying. Yu Jie'er doesn't take it so seriously."

Qin Yuan responded.

Obviously, what Madam Zhao did made the child bear a lot of burden.

But he didn't give up on himself, which showed some courage.

Qin Yuan couldn't help but look up to him even more.

When the little maid saw them, she immediately reported loudly, opened the curtain and invited them in.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw Old Madam Gu sitting at the head of the table with great energy, smiling as she watched Aunt Rong teach Cheng Ge'er and Yu Jie'er how to read.

Qin Yuan greeted.

Cheng Ge'er and Yu Jie'er also came over to pay their respects and called her stepmother.

Qin Yuan smiled and asked, "Are you all okay?"

"Yes," Cheng Ge'er replied, "Grandma is very kind to us."

After Yu Jie'er called people, she stood aside, twisting her fingers, looking very reserved.

Madam Gu smiled and said, "My son, I haven't seen you for a long time. Did the wind bring you here, my little beauty?"

Rong Mama said, "Ah, I haven't seen Madam for so many days. The old lady has mentioned me so many times. Without Madam's company, the meal doesn't taste good." Qin Yuan smiled and said, "I want to come every day. The food in mother's small kitchen is so delicious. Yuan'er misses it. I've been busy with the accounts these days, and because of the smallpox, I haven't been out much."

Madam Gu patted the seat next to her and said affectionately, "Come, sit here, let's have a good kiss. Hui'er is fine, but he smells good from afar and stinks up close. I get annoyed when I see him too much. If you don't come, I'll always feel uncomfortable."

Qin Yuan couldn't help but want to laugh.

Old Madam Gu held Qin Yuan's hand and asked her a lot of questions, and Qin Yuan told her everything in detail.

Madam Gu said, "I heard someone say the other day that someone from the Xu family caused a big scene, but they were stopped by you. There is still no news from Zhen Jie Er until now. I'm afraid it's not good. When the mansion opens, I really don't know how to give an explanation to the Xu family."

Qin Yuan sighed, "The people sent by the Marquis have investigated Yuyuantan, and they said that no one has seen Zhen Jie'er in Yuyuantan, so the Marquis can do nothing. The prosecutor of Jingzhao Yinfu has also investigated, but there is no news at all. The Marquis is also worried, but the key to the Xu family's matter still lies with Sixth Brother's wife. After all, it was Sixth Brother's wife who told us that Zhen Jie'er went to Yuyuantan."

Only these two people know what the aunt and niece discussed.

Madam Gu wanted to say something but stopped herself. She could only sigh and said, "What a sin! Sister Zhen is such a good child. She came to stay at the Marquis' Mansion to find a good family. Now, it's terrible. It will be troublesome if the in-laws turn against each other."

Qin Yuan felt that given the Xu family's way of doing things, this matter would be difficult to resolve peacefully.

But it’s hard to say.

Madam Gu asked: "Old Six, he..."

Qin Yuan understood that Madam Gu was worried about Master Gu Liu and Madam Gu Liu, so she said, "Master Gu Liu is very unhappy. He has moved to the outer courtyard to live with the Marquis because of smallpox. He keeps talking about reading and writing poetry. He even printed a collection of poems a few days ago."

Madam Gu's frown relaxed and she asked with a smile, "Old Six also printed a collection of poems? This kid."

Qin Yuan said, "Yes, it was the poem I wrote when I went to Yuyuantan with Yuan'er's cousin that day. It happened that the Minister of Rites and the Academician were there that day, so the Minister was inspired and wrote a poem as well. The Sixth Master compiled the poems from the poetry club into a collection, and originally wanted to find a few scholars to copy them and send them out, with the idea of ​​leaving a message behind. When the Marquis found out, he asked the Sixteenth Master to find a way to print it into a book, and in addition to sending it out, he also wanted to find a bookstore to consign it to."

Madam Gu couldn't help but laugh and said with emotion, "Sixth Brother can still think of this! This child has really grown up with your cousin. Those bad friends he knew before could only cheat him out of his money, and they were not good at doing anything serious."

"I felt sorry for Lao Liu, so I just let him do whatever he wanted. This child has a hard time. He has been weak since he was young, and he is not good at either literature or martial arts. We are military heroes, and we interact with those who are in military positions. He is not a military man, so those people don't get close to him. In addition..."

Madam Gu stopped talking.

Qin Yuan knew that this must be a reminder of the time when the Gu family had an accident.

Lord Gu was the same. After the mention, his expression became solemn and he could not continue.

Rong Mama, who had been listening with a smile on her face, took up the conversation and said, "I wonder if Sixth Master has made any progress in writing poetry following Young Master Qin."

"Yes," Qin Yuan said with a smile, "My cousin and my father both like to urge others to study, and Sixth Master seems to get along well with him. Since returning from the lake tour, he has moved his books to the outer courtyard and read them day and night, thinking about writing a good poem every day to impress the people in Shuhai Pavilion. Fortunately, Doctor Li said that he was born weak and cannot suffer so much. He needs to rest more and practice the Five Animals Exercises more. Sixth Master has started to do horse stance with the Marquis these days. I think Sixth Master's second collection of poems will be ready soon."

"It's good for this kid to study hard, but there's no need to rush. Why did the Book Sea Pavilion come out again?"

Qin Yuan recounted what had happened before.

Old Madam Gu held Qin Yuan's small hand tightly and sighed.

"Good boy, if it weren't for your companion, Lao Liu would have suffered in vain. Lao Liu seems to have no temper and is easy to talk to. In fact, he has a stubborn personality and even his third brother has to give in to him sometimes. You must reward your companion well."

Qin Yuan thought to herself that Old Madam Gu truly loved Sixth Master Gu and didn't want him to suffer any grievances.

In comparison, Lord Gu is pitiful. Even at such an old age, he still has to be beaten by the old lady.