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

Chapter 224 Two Little Plague Gods

Gu Shiliu was a little surprised.

He had just left not long ago, and he was in such a hurry to come. Who interfered and made the Marquis unhappy?
Gu Jingjun stretched and said, “I didn’t hear it clearly. They said they were apologizing or something. I guess it was because of those two little plague gods.”

After visiting his two sick daughters, Mr. Gu Liu's fatherly heart was aroused again. He wished he could kick Cheng Ge'er and Yu Jie'er out of the house immediately and could not say anything good about them when he mentioned them.

Gu Shiliu hurriedly found a guard to help go to the upper room to inquire about the news, and he waited in the outer courtyard with the package.

After a while, the guard came back with a message saying that the marquis was scolding the twins in the upper room.

Gu Shiliu thought about it and decided to chase after him carrying the package.

As soon as he entered the upper room, he saw Madam Gu sitting on the bed with a frown on her face, looking unhappy, while Gu Jinghui sat on the armchair with a sullen expression, and two children hugged his legs and cried, as if they had suffered a great injustice.

Gu Shiliu had never seen such a situation before.

Lord Gu has always held his two children in the palm of his hand.

Cheng Ge'er's crying face was red, with tears and sweat, and he looked quite pitiful. He kept saying, "My foster father asked me to apologize to a servant named Yangzi. The servants in the mansion had always laughed at me for having no parents, and they gave us a cold shoulder and bullied us behind our backs. Now I have even less dignity as a master."

Yu Jie'er just kept sobbing.

Xiaohong stood aside, feeling anxious and angry, but unable to interrupt.

Lord Gu patiently reasoned, "Brother Cheng, Sister Yu, you two did something wrong, so you should go and apologize. You have been in the military camp before, and officers and soldiers are treated equally. Anyone who makes a mistake will be punished with a military stick. You beat them so hard that they are bedridden, so shouldn't you apologize?"

Cheng Ge'er shook his head like a rattle. "I won't go, I won't go. He stopped me from going to the outer courtyard and said he would tie us up. Shouldn't he be beaten? He is just looking down on others and bullying me and my sister. I am a man after all. How can I bear such humiliation?"

"He was beaten and injured. Isn't it enough to compensate him? A gentleman can be killed but not humiliated. I went to apologize. How can I stay in the mansion in the future? Those servants and servants are not here to mock and slander us. My sister and I have been punished. Our foster father didn't treat us like this in the northern frontier before."

Brother Cheng usually doesn't talk much, but now he has a lot to say.

Yu Jie'er was crying pitifully, her eyes were red and swollen.

Seeing that Lord Gu was getting uncomfortable with being harassed, Madam Gu cleared her throat and said, "Our Dingbei Marquisate has inherited the title from generation to generation. When there is a war, the people in the house have to follow the master to the battlefield with real swords and guns. The young man Qi you beat up, his ancestor once saved Lord Gu's great-grandfather and performed a great deed. His father, uncle, and brother all died in the battle with the old Lord Gu and his brothers. He is the only male left in the family. I asked him to come to the house to work to take care of him, not to let him be abused by you."

"Many people have seen with their eyes open that your father saved the Marquis, and the Marquis raised you as his own children in the Marquis' Mansion, but you cannot use this love to bully Brother Qi."

"In fact, isn't there more people in his family who died for the Marquis' Mansion than in yours? If you don't apologize, the Marquis will make the people in the mansion sad. They have worked for our mansion for generations, how can we let them down?"

"Everyone is raised by their parents, so you are nobler than others or what? When the Marquis was young, he did something bad and had to kneel in the ancestral hall, be whipped, and apologize to others. Brother Qi showed respect to you and didn't fight back. If you are a man, you should fight him fairly."

Cheng Ge'er burst into tears and the roof seemed to have blown off.

Yu Jie'er was also crying and gasping for breath.

Madam Gu frowned and said nothing, just looking at the embarrassed Gu Jinghui.

At this time, the curtain opened, and the voice of Rong Mama, who was guarding outside, came in: "Madam is here."

Gu Jinghui immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Madam Gu's frown also relaxed a little.

Qin Yuan came over with two maids. As soon as they came in, they frowned and asked, "What's the matter? Why are you crying like this?" The crying of the two children became much quieter.

Gu Jinghui hurriedly said, “Madam, I asked the two children to take some things to apologize to Brother Qi. They are making a fuss here. Can you help to persuade them?”

Lord Gu looked at Qin Yuan with pleading eyes.

Hongye looked at Cheng Ge'er with disdain.

Cui Ming curled her lips.

Qin Yuan said: "My mother hasn't persuaded me well, how can I get past her?"

Madam Gu laughed out loud and said, "You monkey are here to make fun of me again. I am old and I really can't control them anymore."

After these words came out, Gu Jinghui lowered his head and glared at the two children, feeling that they were not up to the task.

Qin Yuan said calmly, "They are still young. If they don't want to apologize, they don't have to go. Brother Qi should have been resting and recovering from his injuries. Seeing them apologize reluctantly, he might have felt troubled and worried that he would be beaten up again if they met him in the future. No matter how young they are, they are still the masters. Brother Qi would not dare to fight back. If they make enemies, wouldn't he be beaten even more severely in the future?"

Gu Jinghui: “…”

Madam Gu's face also darkened.

Qin Yuan added: "If a son is not well-educated, it is the fault of the father. The two children made a mistake and are unwilling to go, so let me and the Marquis go and apologize."

Gu Jinghui blushed and said, “…I, I was going to go anyway, but I just thought it would be better to take them to apologize…”

Qin Yuan sneered in his heart.

Lord Gu still wanted to make amends for the two children, but unfortunately, the two children felt that they had suffered a great injustice and were completely unable to see the painstaking efforts of their adoptive father.

Qin Yuan glanced at the ashamed Xiao Hong and said, "They have been spoiled since they were young. How can they change their temper in a few days? The Marquis wants to visit the child. Why don't we go now? It will be bad if we are late."

Gu Jinghui sighed: “Alright.”

He pushed the two children away and said calmly, "Just stay in the upper room and behave yourself, and don't cause any more trouble."

Although Cheng Ge'er and Yu Jie'er won the battle by crying, they felt extremely frustrated.

It seems that he has become more distant from the old lady and the marquis.

Qin Yuan glanced at Hongye, and Hongye understood. She pulled Xiaohong aside and the two talked in a low voice.

Gu Shiliu hurriedly said outside: "My Lord, I have already brought the silver and herbs."

Lord Gu walked down the steps and said, "Madam, shall we go see Brother Qi now?"

Madam Gu said, "Wait a minute. There are a lot of snacks and fruits in the small kitchen. Ask them to pack two food boxes and give them to the child to eat while he recovers."

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "Mom, we are on the same page. I prepared some candied fruits here. I thought the child would need to drink a lot of medicine to nourish his body. Children are afraid of bitterness, so it would be better for them to eat something sweet."

Gu Jinghui’s face showed shame, happiness, and an indescribable sense of loss.