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

Chapter 213 Old Fox

Xiaodong changed into clean clothes in a daze, and followed Doctor Li to Wutong Garden.

At this time, lights were on everywhere in Wutong Garden. Xiaohong led them across the corridor bridge, but did not enter the hall. Instead, they turned a corner and went to the water pavilion not far away.

There was a black nanmu table placed at the corner of the water pavilion. Qin Yuan and Lord Gu were sitting in the armchairs beside the water pavilion, leaning against each other, talking about something.

The red lanterns are reflected on the water, a pair of beautiful women are whispering, and the croaking of frogs by the water and the chirping of crickets in the distance are in harmony.

Xiaodong's heart dropped to his stomach.

It seems that Lord Gu is not angry with Senior Sister.

"Master and Junior Brother are here," Qin Yuan stood up with a smile and said to Doctor Li, "Master, when the Marquis learned that his disciple had become his disciple, he said that he also wanted to recognize his face."

The chrysanthemums in the corners of Doctor Li's eyes appeared again when he smiled.

Xiaodong's mouth was stretched to his ears.

Lord Gu stepped forward and bowed to Doctor Li as a junior, saying with a smile, "Junior Gu Jinghui greets the master."

Doctor Li hurriedly helped him up and said, "My Lord, please don't be too polite."

Xiaodong also called him "brother-in-law" with a trembling voice. Qin Yuan smiled and said, "My little junior brother admires you the most. His voice is shaking now."

Xiaodong's face flushed immediately and he looked at Gu Jinghui shyly.

Gu Jinghui reached out his hand and gently stroked the top of Xiaodong's head, saying, "When you have some free time these days, let Sixteen take you riding a horse."

"Yeah," Xiaodong responded happily.

Doctor Li glanced at him and said nothing.

After everyone was seated, Gu Jinghui said, “Yuan’er should have had a proper apprenticeship banquet, but now that there is a smallpox in the mansion, it is not easy to have a big banquet. Yuan’er said that the master did not want to make it public, so we can only make do with it.”

Doctor Li smiled and said, "No, no, the Marquis has shown his kindness. There is no need to publicize the matter of becoming your disciple, so as to avoid gossip."

Qin Yuan smiled as she served the food to Zhang Luo, occasionally teasing and talking to Xiaodong.

After the meal, both the host and the guests enjoyed themselves.

After the banquet was over, Gu Jinghui wanted to say something to Doctor Li when someone outside called Gu Shiliu. After a while, Gu Shiliu came in and whispered a few words into Gu Jinghui's ear.

Gu Jinghui stood up and said, “Master, Junior Brother, I have some things to deal with in the outer courtyard. I cannot accompany you here. Please forgive me.”

Doctor Li said hurriedly, "My Lord, just go and do your work. We will meet again sometime in the future. Don't miss the important things."

Gu Jinghui nodded and left in a hurry.

Doctor Li and Xiaodong finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiaodong asked: "Senior sister, I let the cat out of the bag. Did your brother-in-law blame you for anything?"

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "No, but you must be very careful in the future. What if someone tells others where your little treasury is hidden?"

Xiaodong shook his head quickly and said, "Senior sister, I don't have a small treasury, but Master does. Master's small treasury is right here..."

Doctor Li quickly covered his mouth and glared at him, "You little brat, I just told you to keep your mouth shut, and you're doing it again."

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "Then you have to let Xiaodong know. Didn't you say that you have to be careful about Xiaodong's mouth?"

Doctor Li said, "I have no choice. He and I depend on each other for survival. If I don't tell him where my assets are, who can he turn to if he needs help urgently?"

Qin Yuan's nose suddenly felt sore when she heard that, so she changed the subject and said, "Xiaodong seems to be very smart, but why can't he control his mouth?"

Doctor Li said, "He is usually very alert, but he is young and has been with me since he was a child. He doesn't have many playmates, so he can't hide anything from anyone he is close to. This bad habit has never been cured."

Qin Yuan couldn't help but sigh in her heart. Xiaodong broke free from Doctor Li's hand and said, "Master, Senior Sister is not an outsider. She is so rich, she can't look down on your small treasury."

Qin Yuan said, "But you forgot that walls have ears. If you speak so carelessly and someone else hears you, your master's retirement fund will be wasted. What will you do then?"

Xiaodong was surprised when he heard this and immediately admitted his mistake: "I will definitely change it in the future."

Doctor Li said, "Wait for you to change. It's easy to change a country but hard to change one's nature. You should be more careful in making friends, otherwise you won't know when someone will sell you out. It's all in vain for you to look so smart."

After that, he complained to Qin Yuan: "You want to enter the Imperial Hospital? I'm afraid your bones will be swallowed by others."

Qin Yuan said hurriedly: "It's great that Xiaodong can take charge of Renhetang. In the Imperial Hospital, you treat patients. In Renhetang, you treat patients as well. What's the difference? Going to the Imperial Hospital is more restrained, and the intrigue is exhausting."

Xiaodong puffed up his cheeks, with a hint of grievance in his dark eyes, and said, "I will change, and I didn't say I had to go to the Imperial Hospital."

Doctor Li said, "Just remember it."

Qin Yuan lowered her eyelids and drank her tea silently, with more and more doubts in her heart.

Doctor Li asked again, "You are going to write a memorial, have you finished it?"

Qin Yuan sighed, "There are still some things that need to be considered. The emperor's attitude..."

……

Weiyang Palace.

A middle-aged man wearing a Yishan crown and a casual uniform with narrow sleeves and a round collar and four round dragon patterns was squinting his eyes under the lamp and flipping through the memorial in his hands quickly.

The eunuch standing beside him was holding a whisk in his hand, seemingly watching his movements, or perhaps he was daydreaming.

The hall was silent, with only the occasional sound of moths fluttering against the lampshade.

The man frowned, threw the memorial in his hand to the ground angrily, and shouted: "These bastards, who are just sitting there doing nothing, write everything in the memorial, a bunch of nonsense, and come to pollute my eyes."

The chief eunuch immediately came closer and poured him more tea, saying softly, "Your Majesty has been watching for two hours. Even a man of steel would not be able to bear it. Why not take a break before watching again?"

The emperor sighed, closed his eyes, raised his head and leaned back on the dragon chair. After a while, he said, "Old King, I am really tired, Crown Prince..."

The eunuch didn't dare to respond.

The emperor paused and said, "The prince is weak, and the Eastern Palace still has a group of subordinates to manage for him. Even so, there is still no peace. If he takes this position, can he stand up to those old foxes?"

The chief eunuch looked bewildered and asked, "Your Majesty, are you going to clear away all the thorns for the prince?"

The emperor stopped talking.

After a while, he suddenly laughed and said, "Old Wang, you old fox."

The head eunuch chuckled a few times and waved the whisk in his arms. Just as he was about to show his loyalty, the young eunuch tiptoed in from outside and glanced at the head eunuch.

"what happened?"

The chief eunuch asked in a drawn-out voice.

The young eunuch spoke quickly: "The Ninth Princess is here, and she is outside making a fuss about wanting to see the Emperor. She said she made some summer heat soup and wanted to send it to the Emperor to taste."

The chief eunuch looked at the emperor and waited for his instructions.

The emperor closed his eyes and said, "Let her in. It's so late, why would she want to drink soup?"

The chief eunuch said, "Why don't you go and invite the Ninth Princess in?"

The young eunuch ran out in a hurry. After a while, the Ninth Princess came in hurriedly with a food box. Her round face, which still looked childish, had a pair of almond-shaped eyes full of smiles. Before she even approached the dragon table, she said in a tender voice, "Father, I also want to go to Dingbei Marquis' Mansion with my Seventh Sister to express my condolences tomorrow. Considering my hard work in making the soup, please agree to my daughter's request."