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

Chapter 257

Lord Gu was still at home coaxing his young wife.

He had no idea that he was already in the limelight because of the emperor's praise.

"Yuan'er, I did drink a little too much yesterday, otherwise I wouldn't have forgotten to go to the study to rest, really."

His attitude is serious and his words are sincere, but his intentions are sinister.

Qin Yuan said calmly: "Does my husband remember now? What did you want to say last night?"

Lord Gu looked at her face and said with a smile, "After we have breakfast together, maybe I will remember it."

Qin Yuan asked: "I forgot to ask my husband yesterday if he had lunch yet?"

Lord Gu immediately smiled happily and said, "Madam has sent someone to deliver it to the outer study, so how can we not use it? Sixteen and I will use it together."

Qin Yuan said awkwardly: "We're going to sleep here, so why don't we have breakfast together?"

The placement of twin boys and girls does require some discussion.

I'm not soft-hearted just because I see him like that.

Hongye and Cuiming quickly set the table. They had breakfast in silence. Qin Yuan was still eating with relish, but Lord Gu seemed to be worried about something. He moved his chopsticks here and there, occasionally looking at her but not saying anything.

"Try this lotus leaf dough with chicken soup. This is a new idea from the kitchen. I sent it to the upper room a few days ago, and my mother said it was delicious. It's just right for summer. The lotus leaf juice is squeezed out and the dough is pressed into small dough with a mold. It looks delicate and tastes refreshing."

Qin Yuan served him a bowl of soup. In the light white bowl were floating small emerald green dough balls, the size of a fingernail and shaped like lotus leaves, which made people's appetites grow.

Lord Gu finished his drink slowly and suddenly said, "Yesterday, Sixteen went to deceive that woman, but you guessed it right. The woman thought she had told the secret and bit the poison sac in her back tooth socket. Who could have expected that she was a deadly warrior."

"do you died?"

Qin Yuan's expression remained calm and she ate as usual, not at all like the reaction of an ordinary woman upon hearing this.

Lord Gu secretly admired in his heart.

"Sixteen saw through it and knocked out all my back teeth. Half of my teeth are gone and I have a lisp when I speak."

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "Sixteen is quite responsive. Did he find out anything else?"

Gu Jinghui shook his head.

"Yuan'er, how should we place them?"

The two of them were naturally referring to the twins, a boy and a girl.

Lord Gu asked sincerely.

Qin Yuan thought for a moment and said, "I originally had some... but now it seems... I'm afraid I can't use them. We need to think about this matter carefully... Anyway, we can't open the house in the next two days, so we might as well think about it carefully."

This was said in a very polite and subtle way.

Lord Gu had experienced many turbulent wars and had spent many years in the brutal and bloody northern frontier. He was able to defeat the cunning and cruel Yelu clan. For such a thing, he knew what to do without even thinking about it.

It's just that there are still some things I can't let go of.

She couldn't make decisions for him. Lord Gu hesitated to speak.

Qin Yuan changed the subject and said, "I don't know what the fake Mrs. Yang's intention is to stay in the upper room. My husband should find a way to guard the upper room."

Lord Gu said, "I understand."

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "I just gave you some advice in vain. I'm afraid that fake Old Lady Yang also has a poison sac like her accomplices. She is a deadly person. Didn't Imperial Doctor Liu repeatedly ask for Mother's pulse several times before?"

Now that I think about it, Doctor Liu was targeting Madam Gu.

Lord Gu was startled, "Could there be any unusual movement in Saibei?"

Qin Yuan also thought about it. If anything happened to Old Madam Gu, Lord Gu would have to report to be in mourning and stay at home, and the military power would naturally be handed over.

Qin Yuan thought about it for a while, but was still not sure. At this time in his previous life, there seemed to be no unusual movements in the northern border.

The two finished their breakfast with mixed feelings.

Gu Jinghui thought of something else and asked, “Over the years, Sixth Brother’s Wife has actually made so much money?”

Qin Yuan said, "Not entirely. Who doesn't make some money? We can't let her take it all. If Sixth Brother's wife really dared to take it all for herself, someone would have been dissatisfied and made a scene."

What this means is that everyone has some money, layer by layer, and after so many years, the amount has accumulated to a considerable amount.

Gu Jinghui pondered and said, “Just like dividing the spoils? If the spoils are not divided properly after being robbed, the soldiers will fight among themselves.”

Qin Yuan was speechless, and finally smiled and said, "That's more or less what I mean. As the saying goes, you live by the mountain, you eat by the mountain; you live by the water, you eat by the water. There are tricks to everything. Even people in the government offices make money layer by layer. Who gets how much benefit, who takes the blame, how the subordinates divide the money, and how much the superiors give are all knowledge."

Gu Jinghui: “…”

How come Hongye, this maid, can find out everything? My wife even knows all this.

Qin Yuan thought for a moment and said, "After the village's grand ceremony of offering sacrifices to the community, Chen Ping, an important official of the Han Dynasty, distributed the sacrificial meat very fairly, and everyone praised him. Chen Ping said that if he were to rule the world, he would also distribute the meat in a way that would make everyone in the world recognize him. From then on, there was the story of Chen Ping distributing the meat, which shows that distribution is a profound knowledge."

Gu Jinghui was puzzled at first, but then he seemed to understand something and looked at Qin Yuan and said, “You have read a lot of books, can you tell me more about this subject?”

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "My husband has been in charge of the army and stationed in the northern frontier for many years. How could he not know the intricacies of this? I am just talking nonsense and showing off my skills in front of an expert."

Gu Jinghui took Qin Yuan's hand and said, "Yuan'er, tell me more. I read military books every day. I follow the military command techniques passed down from generation to generation in Dingbei Marquis Mansion. What you said makes me feel like I can draw inferences from one instance to another. No wonder my father-in-law said that I should read more and become a Confucian general."

Qin Yuan chuckled and said, "Speaking of this, I remember a story. When Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty first conquered the country, the old ministers did not know etiquette, and Liu Bang felt that he had no dignity as an emperor. Later, Confucian scholars formulated the etiquette of attending court and urged the ministers to practice it. With the distinction between the monarch and the ministers, the royal family felt honored."

Gu Jinghui said: “When we are at war, we definitely cannot be so particular. We all live and die together, and we are all good brothers. If we do this, the morale of the army will definitely be disrupted.”

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "Yes, this is a different time. There is still a difference between the brotherhood during the war and the distinction between superiors and subordinates after the truce, otherwise it would be a mess. Otherwise, how can we say that it is easy to conquer a country but difficult to defend it?"

Gu Jinghui knew that Qin Yuan was pointing at him, and his sharp eyes stared at her face.

Qin Yuan continued, "After Emperor Gaozu of Han first unified the country, he was anxious and worried. He often saw ministers gathering on the sand hill outside the palace after court, discussing something. Zhang Liang told him that this was because he had not rewarded meritorious officials or punished guilty officials, and everyone was worried. After Liu Bang rewarded meritorious officials and punished guilty officials as Zhang Liang said, the country was peaceful and the people were loyal. This shows that rewards and punishments are extremely important."

Gu Jinghui sighed, "Madam is right. I was confused. I didn't handle the Qi family's affairs well. These old people's hearts cannot be hurt. They are the foundation of my Dingbei Marquis Mansion."

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