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

Chapter 273: Looking for Bad Luck

Having said this, the two looked at each other, and they both had something in mind.

The usual methods obviously don't work.

We can only find another way.

Gu Shiliu stood up and said, "I have something else to do, you go ahead and do it."

After saying that, he walked away.

Gu Shiba shouted, "How about I do all this?"

Gu Shiliu did not stop walking, nor did he turn his head. He just raised his left arm high and waved it backwards, saying, "The Marquis has other instructions. Let's each do our own thing."

Gu Eighteen: "...What a cunning Gu Sixteen..."

In fact, Gu Shiliu did not lie.

Lord Gu did have many things for him to do, such as finding a way to investigate Doctor Li's background and Qin Yuan's mother's family.

For example, check the character and family background of the clansmen mentioned by Old Lady Gu, and see if they have done anything scandalous.

There are many more examples like this.

……

It was not until dark that Qin Yuan received the confirmed news. The Five Cities Military Department sent a captain and a young eunuch from the palace to deliver the news from Jingzhao Yin and the palace, allowing the marquis's mansion to open the next day.

Hongye came back from outside and said, "These people are so happy. They just got the money today, and the gate will be open tomorrow. They can take turns to go back to visit their families and spend some money."

Cui Ming said: "It's nothing actually. Most of the servants live in the mansion. Only those with families live outside."

Hongye retorted, "You don't know that. Who wants to stay here all day without being able to go out? When you can come and go as you please, you may not want to go out for a walk for several months. Now that you can't move around as you please, you always want to go out for a walk. Now that the mansion is suddenly opened, people's hearts are unsettled."

Qin Yuan changed the subject and asked, "How is Hongmian's mission going? Has anyone come to defend themselves?"

Hongye said: "No."

Qin Yuan ordered: "Pick a plate of food from tonight and give it to her, so that she can do her job well in the future."

Hongye agreed.

Several maids outside quietly called Hongye out. After a while, Hongye came back and Cuiming asked, "What's wrong?"

Hongye smiled and said, "They all asked me if I would still teach them how to check accounts today."

Qin Yuan also smiled: "Now that you are a teacher, find a few more good ones. I am short of people here, and I don't want to be tied up by the affairs of the mansion."

Hongye and Cuiming felt warmed in their hearts after hearing this.

Housekeeper Qin Yuan is different from others. She likes to delegate power to those close to her, which gives them many opportunities.

Who doesn't want to be a prominent and important person?

Hongye said, "Then I can only teach slowly. There is a smart Xiaohong already. She also wants to come. Why doesn't Miss want her to come?"

Qin Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Let's talk about it later. The Marquis hasn't made up his mind yet, so they still have to keep someone around them."

Hongye fell silent.

After a while, Lord Gu sent someone to deliver a letter, "Sixth Master, please keep the Lord for a drink. The Lord will not be able to come back. He will not come back for dinner today, and he will rest in the study at night. Madam, please don't worry."

Qin Yuan not only didn't worry about it, but instead felt relieved.

She asked Cui Ming to put a few dishes in a food box and asked the servant to take it back, saying that it was to entertain the Marquis and the Sixth Master.

The servant happily took it back, and as expected, the marquis gave him a reward.

Qin Yuan said, "Since the Marquis is not coming to dinner, we can just eat together." Hongye picked up a dish on the table, took it outside, and shouted, "Hongmian, Madam gave you a dish, saying that you have been working hard these days."

The little maids outside all screamed.

Hongmian felt very proud and came forward, smiling and saying, "Thank you Madam for the dishes, and thank you Sister Hongye."

Hongye said, "You guys can eat slowly outside. I still need to go inside to serve you."

Hongmian responded with a smile.

Hongye said to everyone, "After we have a break for an hour after lunch, we will learn how to read the account book."

Several maids quickly responded.

Only then did Hongye turn around and go back.

Qin Yuan and Cui Ming heard the noise from inside the house and laughed, "You make such a big noise just for tasting some food."

Hongye said, "It's fine for others, but Hongmian likes to be in the limelight the most. If you give it to her like this, she will be happy."

Qin Yuan put down the chopsticks in his hand and looked at Hongye with a smile.

Cui Ming smiled and said, "Then why did you add another sentence at the end?"

Hongye raised her chin, looking proud, and said, "I just wanted her to know that no matter how strong she is, she can't be stronger than me."

Qin Yuan couldn't help but laugh, and pointed at Xu with his chopsticks, saying, "Hurry up and eat. Do your job well, and no one can surpass you."

After dinner, the three of them sat down and drank tea.

Qin Yuan fancied: "Once the mansion is opened, it will be time to send new tea."

Hongye said, "This is such good tea, I will never get tired of it no matter how much I drink it."

Cui Ming couldn't help but sigh.

"When I was in the Qin Mansion, I never thought that I could drink such good tea in this life. At that time, only the courtyards of the master and the lady had good tea, but it was not as good as this. We could only drink the foam of old tea leaves, which was just a little bitter."

Qin Yuan said, "I have been busy these days and have not written to my father. When they come to visit, I will send some good tea and ink back."

The three of them then discussed what to do after opening the government, and before they knew it, it was already too late.

Hongye went to talk to the maids about the account books. Cuiming also did not rest, but slowly flipped through the account books under the lamp.

After Qin Yuan handed the matter over to Gu Shiliu, he let it go and no longer cared about the account books of the outer courtyard.

Cui Ming was a little curious and asked, "Miss, why don't you check the account books of the outer courtyard carefully?"

Qin Yuan said, "If you can't find any fault with Hongye, then there's no need to investigate further. The Marquis has been in the northern frontier these years, and there aren't many social contacts in the mansion. Even if there are, there are old rules to follow. As for the rewards from the court and the rent and property paid by the manor, they are all counted. As long as Accountant Sun doesn't play tricks on these and doesn't make mistakes, there's nothing to investigate. If I take over, I'll naturally have to set up new accounts, and with you watching, he won't be able to play tricks. As for the things I asked Sixteen to investigate, you can only use Sixteen's method to investigate."

Cui Ming understood, and threw away the account book, saying, "Then I don't need to look at it. I already know everything that the young lady taught me before, and it's enough for me."

Qin Yuan said, "That's fine. Wait for Shopkeeper Wu to hand over the accounts for this season, and then you can look at them again. You have to put what you have learned into practice, so as not to forget it."

Early the next morning, Butler Han ordered people to set up firecrackers outside the mansion gate and light them.

With a series of crackling sounds, red and khaki paper scraps were scattered on the ground, and the air was filled with the pungent smell of smoke, which soon attracted a crowd of people to watch the fun.

The brave little rascals even squeezed in to pick up the scattered firecrackers.

"The Dingbei Marquis's Mansion has finally opened."

Butler Han smiled, clasped his fists, and bowed to everyone, saying, "Yes, I received a letter from the government yesterday, so I opened the gates of my mansion today and set off firecrackers to drive away bad luck and disease, and pray for good luck."

As he was speaking, the Xu family, who were looking for trouble, had already crowded to the door, shouting.