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

Chapter 286 With a clear conscience
Lord Gu became happy again after hearing this. He turned around, looked at Qin Yuan deeply and said, "Then tell me."

Qin Yuan said: "My husband and I think the same thing. We just want to have a clear conscience at the moment. Why should we care about what happens to the two of them in the future?"

Lord Gu was even happier and held his breath waiting for what was to come.

Qin Yuan continued, "The twins knew that the fake Yang was Zhao's, but they concealed it for her, which showed that they had chosen Zhao and abandoned the Gu family. Your husband still carefully selected foster parents for them, which was a move to let bygones be bygones and to have a clear conscience. However, it would be convenient for them to meet Zhao when they left the Marquis' Mansion, and it would also be convenient for us to trap Zhao so that we can give everyone an explanation. This is also a move with a clear conscience. What do you think, husband?"

Lord Gu was silent.

Silence is the carved bed in Wutong Garden tonight.

Qin Yuan didn't say anything else and fell asleep.

The next morning.

Qin Yuan woke up and found that Gu Jinghui was not there.

Hongye heard the noise and came in to help her wash up. She said, "The Marquis got up early in the morning to practice martial arts. He said that he would not have breakfast here. He went to the outer study to wash up and asked me to prepare some clothes and send them over."

Qin Yuan said calmly: "Okay."

Hongye glanced at her expression and asked quietly, "But what is wrong with the Marquis?"

Qin Yuan opened her arms to make it easier for Hongye to help her with the incense, and said coldly: "Don't bother with him, he will be fine in a few days."

Hongye was a little anxious and asked again: "But is it because of the twins?"

Qin Yuan nodded.

Cuiming came in to comb her hair and said to Hongye, "Sixteen is calling you outside."

Hongye muttered: "Why are you looking for me now?"

But he still went out.

After a while, he came back with a small box in his hand and said, "Sixteen said that the Marquis was having a meal in the outer study room and said that this young lady liked it, so he asked him to bring it over."

Qin Yuan raised her eyebrows, looked in the mirror, and asked, "What is it?"

Hongye opened it happily and saw a few fried lotus root cakes inside.

"When did Miss like to eat this?"

Hongye was still muttering.

Qin Yuan snorted and laughed.

"My Lord, you are saying that I have many thoughts and many holes in my body."

Hongye dropped the box and said angrily, "Why don't you say that he is a little naive? He doesn't understand the affairs of the rear house at all. I think he doesn't understand as well as Sixth Master."

"Smart people have many thoughts." Cui Ming agreed while combing her hair: "Only fools have no thoughts."

Hongye couldn't help but giggle.

Qin Yuan raised her eyebrows and said, "Since the Marquis was so eager to have it delivered, let's share it and eat it."

Hongye asked: "What should I give back to the Marquis?"

"Send me a bowl of lotus root powder."

"What does this mean?"

Cui Ming said, "Confused."

Hongye hurriedly chased after him.

After Qin Yuan got dressed, she went to the upper room to have breakfast with Old Madam Gu. Without Gu Jinghui around, both the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law ate very well.

Although he felt depressed all night, Lord Gu was still soothed by the bowl of lotus root powder brought back by Gu Shiliu.

It is transparent and clear, with a soft color, and is added with osmanthus, honey, milk crisps, and sprinkled with some chopped nuts.

"tasty."

Lord Gu's noisy temper disappeared quickly, visibly.

Even Gu Shiliu, who had followed him for many years, didn't know that a bowl of lotus root powder could be like this.

Lord Gu's mood improved, and he ordered: "Please invite Mr. Songshan to give a lecture later."

Gu Shiliu asked, "Aren't there going to be guests coming? It's not comfortable to listen to this story piece by piece." Lord Gu said, "Then let him tell the story of the Spring and Autumn Annals. He can tell every word he can."

Otherwise I don’t know how to deal with my father-in-law.

It's just a last-minute effort.

Gu Shiliu had no choice but to go find Mr. Songshan.

Fortunately, Mr. Songshan got up early and had already had his meal and was pacing in the yard to digest his food. When he heard that the Marquis wanted to listen to the Spring and Autumn Annals so early in the morning, he was a little surprised, but he didn't ask much. He just took a gavel and came.

Gu Shiliu looked at the two men and felt very strange.

One wants to listen to storytelling early in the morning.

There are two people at a time and they have to hold a gavel.

But these two people were quite at ease. One spoke seriously and the other listened attentively. The one who was speaking seemed to be facing a crowd of people, and the one who was listening seemed to be among the crowd.

They are all very committed.

By the time the servant came in to report that Lord Qin Jijiu and his family had arrived, Mr. Songshan had already been speaking for more than half an hour.

The "Spring and Autumn Annals" has been talking about this for a while.

Lord Gu was very satisfied.

If he studied at home by himself, he might not be able to finish reading this passage even in a month.

"Thank you, Mr. Songshan. Let's stop here for now. My father-in-law and his family are here, so they may need to stay for a while. Please come back when you have time."

Lord Gu felt that Mr. Songshan was more and more talented, and he became much more respectful to him.

Mr. Songshan didn't say much, just bowed and walked out.

Gu Jinghui had forgotten that he was still angry with his wife in the morning, and ordered Gu Shiliu, "Go and ask the wife to come out to greet the guests. The father-in-law and his family are here."

Gu Shiliu hurried to Wutong Garden to invite Qin Yuan.

Qin Yuan had just finished dealing with her daily affairs and was surrounded by a group of housekeepers.

These housekeepers bought pepper at a high price along with the Sixth Lady's share. After they opened the mansion, they learned that the price of pepper had dropped a lot, and they couldn't help but feel agitated.

"Madam, the price of pepper has dropped so much now, what should we do?"

"Ma'am, will the pepper still fall?"

Qin Yuan replied helplessly: "It seems that the price of pepper will continue to fall."

Those who followed Qin Yuan and invested in the project asked, "Did Madam buy it?"

Qin Yuan said: "I haven't bought any yet. I will wait until the price of pepper drops further before buying."

"Then ma'am, will the price of pepper continue to rise?"

Qin Yuan said: "After the fall, it should rise again. I can't calculate how much it will rise."

Hongye said angrily, "Madam is not a fortune teller. If you don't want to take part, just withdraw. If you still want to take part, Madam will tell you after she buys it."

Those who had joined Qin Yuan's place were secretly glad.

However, those who had paid a high price to the Sixth Madam were filled with regret.

Seeing Gu Shiliu coming to invite them, Hongye said, "Hurry up and get back to work. Madam and the Marquis have to go to see guests, and the pepper issue is not urgent in one or two days."

Qin Yuan went out of the yard, and several mothers in charge were still standing there discussing.

"It's a pity that the Sixth Madam is ill, so we can't ask her."

"Why don't we ask Aunt Zhao who is beside her? No matter what, there must be a plan. Are we going to just watch our money go down the drain?"

"Madam said at the beginning that we were not guaranteed to make a profit and might even lose money. But when we bought it, the price of pepper was rising and there was nowhere to buy it. Not only did we pay a high price, but we also paid for the pepper we bought to share with the Xu family. The Xu family is so cruel. The more they buy, the higher the price. In short, I have already lost nearly 20% of my capital in just a short time."

"Yes, I even withdrew the money from my wife and paid for the Sixth Madam's share. Sigh, I'm really eager to pay back the money."

"That's right, I also offended my wife."

Hongye whispered to Qin Yuan, "It's what they deserve. We told them clearly that they wanted to make a fortune, and now they want to look for us again."

Qin Yuan said, "No matter how much money is involved, it is not a small matter, so we must make it clear. In fact, we will not lose money if we hold on to it, but we will just earn less in the future. But they will not believe it even if we tell them. The ugly words have been said in advance, so let them make a fuss."