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

Chapter 275 Make it clear

Qin Yuan frowned slightly.

Lord Xu looked as if he was holding a grudge against Master Gu Liu.

Gu Liuye was not afraid, and met her gaze and said, "Then only Xu Zhen and Xu Shi knew. I told my eldest brother-in-law last time that only Xu Shi knew that Zhen Jie'er left the mansion. I went out to Qin's mansion to pick someone up that morning, and I didn't meet Zhen Jie'er at all along the way."

When Lord Xu heard about his sister, he said, "Now that she is gone, you can still say whatever you want."

"In that case, you two brothers should meet and talk it over in detail," said Mr. Gu Liu.

Lord Xu did not respond.

Qin Yuan said, "Sixth sister-in-law has been worrying about my niece's health these days and has become sick from exhaustion. When Lord Xu goes to see Sixth sister-in-law, please control your temper a little."

"Okay," Lord Xu's forehead was bulging with veins. He jumped up and grabbed Gu Liuye's collar. "Is this how my sister is tortured in your house? Don't think that I won't hit you just because you are the brother of Marquis Dingbei."

Qin Yuan exclaimed, and Lord Gu quickly squeezed her hand, indicating that she should not worry.

Gu Liuye was a little angry. He grabbed Master Xu's hand and sneered, "If you hadn't come to make trouble, she would have been worried about Zhen Jie'er. Why would she be like this? The director of the Imperial Hospital said that she was overthinking and wasting her time. You also know what kind of person she is. Think about it yourself, right? If it were you, I shouldn't have been so kind to bring Zhen Jie'er here in the first place."

Lord Xu then let go and shouted, "Lead the way quickly, I want to go see my sister."

The Xu family split into two groups. The men stayed in the front hall, accompanied by Lord Gu, while Lord Xu and several female family members followed Lord Gu Liu and Qin Yuan to Madam Gu Liu's courtyard.

Before Qin Yuan went to the front hall, he had already sent someone to go to Madam Gu Liu's courtyard to inform her that someone from the Xu family was coming.

Therefore, as soon as they arrived, Nanny Zhao hurried out to greet them.

Seeing so many people coming, Nanny Zhao was startled and her voice trembled.

"Greetings to my uncle, all the ladies, and my cousins. Are you here to see the Sixth Madam?"

Lord Xu asked with a stern face: "I heard that Yao Niang is seriously ill, but is it true?"

Zhao Mama's tears began to fall non-stop, and she choked with sobs, "What a sin! Sixth Madam is so thin that she is just a bag of bones. She could be blown away by the wind. She gasps for air when she moves a little. She can't sleep well at night and can't eat anything during the day. We asked the imperial physician to see her, but he said that she can only be taken care of slowly."

"Ah... Sixth Madam's illness is due to Sister Zhen's matter. I really don't know how she managed to get through this period. She was worried about the mansion, smallpox, the young lady, and Sister Zhen and the Xu family..."

After hearing what she said, the anger on Lord Xu's face subsided by half.

The wife of Lord Xu said, "We heard that she was ill, so we came to see her and ask about our sister Zhen. She was so pitiful. I was also seriously ill because of Zhen a few days ago."

Madam Zhao wiped her tears and sighed, "Actually, I know about this. When Sister Zhen was talking to Madam Six that day, I was serving beside her. When Uncle and the ladies see Madam Six later, they must not show too much surprise, or they will upset the patient. Madam Six has been complaining for many days, regretting not stopping Sister Zhen. It just so happened that something happened that day. Someone poisoned the mansion, and the two children both got smallpox. Everyone was in a mess, and they didn't take care of it. When they remembered, they found that Sister Zhen didn't come back, and they couldn't find her when they ordered people to look for her."

This said, everything has been laid out.

Lord Xu temporarily suppressed the anger on his face and led the female relatives into the house.

Qin Yuan also followed him in. She was in charge of the rear house now, so she should always be there to accompany him.

The maids opened the curtains of the inner room, and the strong smell of medicine and fragrance came to my nose. There were no windows in the room, so it was a bit stuffy. I would sweat after standing in it for a while. It was obvious that the patient inside was very afraid of the cold.

With the foreshadowing from Nanny Zhao's words, Lord Xu was somewhat prepared, but he was still shocked when he saw the person lying on the sickbed.

Some of the female relatives who followed couldn't help but gasp.

"Yao Niang, how did you become like this? Why don't you take care of your body?"

It took Lord Xu a long while to squeeze out a word.

Qin Yuan also sighed.

No matter who you are, it would be hard to see your loved ones become like this.

Madam Gu Liu had just taken some medicine and was in a light sleep when she was woken up again. She was told that her brother and sister-in-law from her natal family had come and wanted to talk to her. She had no choice but to cheer up and respond.

Nanny Zhao helped her up, put a few soft pillows behind her back, and raised her body a little higher while she lay.

She coughed and said with difficulty, "There are unexpected events in life, and misfortunes come and go. I thought it was a minor illness, but it turned into a serious symptom after being delayed for a long time. It's also my bad luck. Don't worry, brother. It should get better if you take care of it slowly."

When she said this, others would think she was at the end of her strength and was just holding on to speak.

Lord Xu said, "In that case, my brother and sister-in-law will not bother you any more. Just tell me where Sister Zhen went that day and what did she do?"

Everyone looked straight at Madam Gu Liu lying on the bed.

Madam Gu Liu laughed bitterly and said, "Even if I told you, brother and sister-in-law might not believe it. Brother and sister-in-law already knew that I invited Zhen Jie'er here to find a good marriage for him. Third sister-in-law's cousin has the talent of a Jinshi and is also handsome. Zhen Jie'er and I both think he is good. Unfortunately, the goddess is interested, but the king is not. Zhen Jie heard that the sixth master was going to Yuyuantan with him to form a poetry club that day, so she planned to follow him and think of a way to meet them by chance..."

Madam Gu Liu spoke intermittently.

Lord Xu's face turned red and white.

The women in the family have already shouted, "Aunt, you can't ruin the reputation of our Xu family's daughters just for the sake of the Gu family. You are also a daughter of the Xu family."

Madam Gu Liu was already very tired after speaking so much. After hearing this, she could not help coughing violently. She coughed very hard, as if she wanted to cough out her heart, liver, lungs, spleen, and kidneys.

Nanny Zhao hurried forward and gently stroked her chest, then turned around and said, "Sixth Madam is ill. I told you before, and I was serving her at that time. If you want to ask, just ask me. I'm afraid that Madam's body can't hold on any longer. Are you going to force her to death?"

Madam Gu Liu finally calmed down her breathing, and struggled to look at Master Xu and said, "Brother, I have something to talk to you alone."

Upon hearing this, Madam Xu quickly tugged at Mr. Xu's clothes.

Lord Xu rolled his eyes and said to Qin Yuan, "Madam, please take them outside so that my sister and I can talk alone. My sister is seriously ill, so there is no need to avoid suspicion at this time."

Qin Yuan nodded and said, "You two have a deep brother-sister relationship, and others won't think too much. I'll take them out now and leave you to talk."

After saying this, he took everyone out to sit in the outer room, ordered the maids to serve tea, and then chatted with people for a while.

After a cup of tea, Master Xu came out with red eyes and said to Madam Zhao, "You old woman, tell me everything that happened that day."