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

Chapter 215 Lifetime
The emperor glanced at the Ninth Princess and asked, "What's so good about this? If you want to see it, can't you see it at the palace banquet next year?"

The Ninth Princess pulled his arm, shook it a few times, and said in a tender voice, "I am just curious. I wonder what this Qin family girl is like to make Lord Gu hold her in his heart. Besides, since Seventh Sister has gone, why can't she take me with her?"

The emperor was unable to resist her pestering and finally had to nod and agree.

"Go if you want to, but don't cause any trouble. Your brother, the Crown Prince, has not been feeling well recently, and your mother is unhappy, so don't make her worry."

The Ninth Princess sighed.

"My prince has not been in good health for a long time. What annoys me is that the queen mother is..."

The emperor glanced at her and the Ninth Princess stopped talking.

The chief eunuch stood aside with his brows lowered, as if his mind was elsewhere again, and it seemed as if he had not heard anything the father and daughter said at all.

The fact that the Ninth Princess and the Seventh Princess were ordered to visit the Dingbei Marquis's residence to express their condolences did indeed bother Gu Jinghui.

There are no new patients in the mansion, and the original patients are slowly recovering. The two children of Mr. Gu Liu have also improved a lot, but the Dingbei Marquis Mansion cannot be opened yet. How should we welcome the princess then?
Master Gu Liu had never paid much attention to these things. After learning about this, he just opened his watery peach blossom eyes and asked in confusion: "Third brother, why did the emperor send two princesses to express his condolences?"

Gu Jinghui frowned and said, “I don’t know either.”

For matters like this, wouldn't it usually be the senior eunuchs around the emperor who would come, or the officials from the Ministry of Rites, or even a prince or a close minister?

God knows why they sent two princesses.

He tried to avoid Princess Fuyun.

In his eyes, the Ninth Princess was only slightly better than Princess Fuyun.

One was the sister of the Prince of Qi, who was deeply loved by Queen Lin; the other was Queen Lin’s biological princess, the sister of the prince.

It's all the same trouble.

Gu Jinghui was annoyed and made up his mind that after he opened the government office, he would find an excuse to stay in the camp and not go to court, so as to avoid being around these people.

He originally wanted to go to the upper room, but seeing that it was getting late, he changed his mind and decided to wait until breakfast tomorrow to ask his mother for advice.

When they returned to Wutong Garden, Doctor Li and Xiaodong had already left. Qin Yuan was playing with abacus beads under the lamp with Hongye and Cuiming.

"Why are you counting again?"

Seeing him coming, Qin Yuan raised her delicate chin and chuckled, "I saw that Hongye couldn't figure it out, so I helped her with the calculation since I had nothing to do."

Hongye and Cuiming didn't even look up. They just exchanged glances and continued to check the account books.

"Madam, I'm just undecided about something. Please help me think about it. Why don't we let Hongye and Cuiming figure it out first? Hongye is smart and capable. Even without your help, she will be able to finish it quickly."

Hongye: "..."

How fast is soon?

The one who can do mental arithmetic is the young lady, not her.

Lord Gu is really good at praising people.

Qin Yuan put down the abacus in her hand, picked up the pen and made a mark on the paper, wrote a line of words, and then said: "Then let's go to the small study to talk, so as not to disturb them."

“Yeah,” Gu Jinghui glanced at Hongye and Cuiming who were busy working on their abacus, his face expressionless.

Hongye and Cuiming waited until Gu Jinghui and Qin Yuan went to the small study before they breathed a sigh of relief.

Cui Ming said sourly: "Hongye, you are so smart and capable, it doesn't matter if I don't do it. I also want to take a break."

Hongye was anxious, and she grabbed Cuiming's neck and threatened, "Good boy, don't expect me to help you with anything in the future."

Cui Ming laughed non-stop. Lord Gu and Qin Yuan went to the room where he had been studying these days.

This room has not been renovated much and is only a temporary place, but Qin Yuan has already regarded it as the small study of Lord Gu - although there are only two books of Lord Gu in the small study: one is "Spring and Autumn Annals" and the other is "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

A few days passed, and the "Spring and Autumn Annals" was still on that page.

Qin Yuan sometimes wondered whether Gu Jinghui would be able to finish reading the Spring and Autumn Annals in his lifetime.

Compared to his adopted son, Lord Gu is not really a good student. If the two of them were to study together, I'm afraid Lord Gu would be the one to be punished by standing and being slapped on the palm.

After they sat down, Qin Yuan asked, "What happened to my husband?"

Gu Jinghui took her hand and played with it with ease, and said gloomily, "Now that I have told you about this, please don't blame me. I am also confused and don't know why."

"Then tell me, what is it?"

Qin Yuan felt itchy when he pinched her and just wanted to pull her hand back.

But Gu Jinghui not only refused to let go, but also went a step further and placed her hand on her cheek and rubbed it gently. The slightly raised stubble made her feel very itchy.

Qin Yuan glared at him, and happened to see Gu Jinghui's narrow eyes staring at her.

"What happened?"

Gu Jinghui said lazily: “Tomorrow, the Seventh Princess and the Ninth Princess will come to the mansion to express their condolences. I am a little unsure whether I should invite them into the mansion or…”

Qin Yuan was surprised and asked, "Why are the two princesses here to express their condolences?"

The look in her eyes when she looked at Gu Jinghui couldn't help but become a little complicated.

Gu Jinghui hurriedly said in a serious tone: "I don't know either. The eunuch of Weiyang Palace sent a message to me last night, telling me to prepare for the emperor tomorrow. I really don't understand these princesses. My Dingbei Marquis Mansion is not the Jokhang Temple. There is also smallpox in the mansion. Why did they come all the way here?"

Qin Yuan said: "I think it's because there haven't been any new patients in the mansion for a long time, and the mansion will be opened soon. The palace got the news, and the emperor agreed to the princesses' request."

Looking at the handsome and unruly face in front of her, she thought that the Seventh Princess might not be able to let go, and the Ninth Princess also followed her. It was unknown whether it was for the Crown Prince or for other ideas.

My husband is really recruiting people.

Qin Yuan couldn't help but use some strength on his hands.

Gu Jinghui asked: "What?"

Qin Yuan said: "Well, I like to twist my fingers when I'm thinking about something. Did I hurt you?"

“I have thick skin, it doesn’t hurt,” Gu Jinghui said without caring, “I haven’t told mother about this yet, I’ll tell her when I go to pay my respects tomorrow morning.”

The implication is that the two of them will go to the upper room for breakfast tomorrow.

Qin Yuan said: "Okay."

Gu Jinghui waited for a while before saying, “Yuan’er, don’t you have anything to tell me?”

"Ok?"

Qin Yuan tilted her head slightly, looking puzzled, and asked, "What should I say?"

Gu Jinghui looked annoyed: "Are you suspecting Princess Fu Yun of having any improper thoughts about me again?"

Qin Yuan: “…”

She didn't say anything, Lord Gu.

Lord Gu said bitterly, "I've told you, she deliberately got close to me for the sake of the King of Qi, and wanted to drag me down with her. I'm afraid the Ninth Princess came to join in the fun for the sake of the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince and the King of Jin are both afraid of me, and they even wanted to use Doctor Liu to harm my Dingbei Marquis Mansion."