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

Chapter 291 What's Wrong with This Account

Madam Zhao advised with a bitter face: "My master, please be less careful. Even if she pokes a big hole in the mansion, it is none of your business."

Madam Gu Liu looked ashamed and said, "I was just talking."

Zhao Ma said, "You can't say anything. Didn't you swear that you would not care about anything?"

Madam Gu Liu said, "I definitely don't care."

The little girl outside asked Madam Zhao to go out and talk, saying, "The housekeepers are here to see Madam."

"Didn't I tell you that I'm here to serve the Madam? If you have anything to say, do you have to talk to me?"

Aunt Zhao was very unhappy.

The little girl was a little anxious, but because Madam Gu Liu was there, she could only make faces and wink.

Seeing that it was nothing important, Aunt Zhao waved her hand impatiently and chased her away: "Okay, I got it, I'll leave right away. If it's nothing important, I won't expose your skin."

Madam Gu Liu said, "You should go out now. Maybe something really happened. Don't delay any longer."

Zhao Ma said, "Don't worry about it. It's noon now. The two young masters are following the Sixth Master to entertain the guests. Why don't you take a rest first?"

After chatting with the children whom she hadn't seen for a long time, Mrs. Gu Liu felt tired, feeling both happy and surprised, so she obediently closed her eyes and took a rest.

Only then did Nanny Zhao go out.

From a distance, she saw several housekeepers reaching out to call her.

"what's up?"

The housekeepers no longer treated her with respect as before, saying, "What else could it be? Aunt Zhao is forgetful. Have you forgotten how you encouraged us to buy pepper as a gift?"

Aunt Zhao asked, "What happened to Pepper?"

"what happened?"

Several housekeepers had anger in their eyes and said angrily, "You only encouraged us to buy, but didn't buy anything yourself. Do you know how low the price of pepper has dropped? Madam said it might continue to drop."

"How could it possibly fall?" Aunt Zhao sneered, "Didn't it keep rising before the mansion was sealed? Madam doesn't even have a place to buy, so you guys listen to her."

"During this period of time since I was sealed off from the government, I have already lost over forty taels of silver. If I continue to lose, I'm afraid I'll be cut in half. I've lost over a hundred taels of silver."

Aunt Zhao was shocked: "No, I also bought several hundred taels."

Madam Gu Liu even spent a large sum of money.

If it's true...

Nanny Zhao felt weak in the arms and legs and wanted to ask someone, but she was stopped by them and insisted on getting to the bottom of the matter. What should she do in this situation?
"I know what to do. Will you ask me what to do when you make money?"

Aunt Zhao was very angry.

With Mrs. Gu Liu in this condition, she will probably not be able to manage the household affairs in the future, and she doesn't have to worry about maintaining false friendships with these profit-seeking guys.

"I will discuss this matter after I return to my master. If you make a scene in front of the Sixth Madam and frighten her, no one will intercede for you. I am afraid that the Marquis' Mansion will not tolerate you."

The mothers in charge were choked by her and could only stare blankly.

Everyone knows that there is no such thing as a business that only makes money and never loses money. The Sixth Madam was seriously ill, so they did not dare to make a scene. But they could not watch their money go down the drain, so they came to force Zhao Mama.

"The price of pepper changes every day. When can you give us some news?"

Aunt Zhao smiled bitterly, "Sixth Madam is ill, and the director of the Imperial Hospital said that she can only rest. No matter how much you push me, I won't care."

"We can't wait long. The price of pepper outside is falling every day. You have to give us a definite answer quickly."...

When Qin Yuan heard that someone was causing trouble, it was already too late.

It was Hongye who got the news and said, "There is a disturbance outside the mansion. They want to see the Marquis. They say that the Marquis abuses his power to bully others and bullies the imperial officials to death."

Cui Ming was shocked and said, "Nonsense, how can you be so bold as to slander the Marquis' Mansion."

Qin Yuan frowned and asked, "But he is from the Liu family."

Hongye nodded quickly: "That's right."

Cui Ming said: "How dare they come and make trouble!"

Qin Yuan put down the brush in his hand, rubbed his brows lightly, and said, "Butler Han can handle this matter."

Hongye said, "Indeed, Butler Han sent the man away with just a few words, but a group of people gathered outside the gate of the mansion, saying that the Marquis's actions were not fair and proper."

"Why?" Cui Ming was puzzled.

Hongye said, "The Liu family members are crying outside the door, saying that Doctor Liu risked his life to enter the Marquis' Mansion, and no one in the Marquis' Mansion died, but Doctor Liu lost his life, leaving only a jar of ashes. They are crying and demanding an explanation from the Marquis' Mansion."

Cui Ming asked: "How did Butler Han get rid of him?"

"Housekeeper Han said that the Marquis's Mansion also obeyed the will of Imperial Physician Liu and cremated him into ashes. The Marquis has submitted a memorial to the Emperor, detailing what Imperial Physician Liu did. The director of the Imperial Hospital also said that he would report Imperial Physician Liu's case to the court. I think the court will definitely make a final decision on Imperial Physician Liu. Housekeeper Han asked again, I wonder what the court has to say about Imperial Physician Liu? The Liu family left in disgrace after being asked. It was just that the idle men guarding the door talked nonsense, but when Gu Shiba brought people to stand outside and watch, they all behaved themselves."

After hearing this, Qin Yuan said, "Those idlers must be Yelu's men. They only dare to instigate in the crowd and do not dare to confront them head-on. However, this is indeed detrimental to the reputation of the Marquis."

Hongye asked in surprise, "Are they from the Yelu clan?"

Qin Yuan said, "Yes, the Dingbei Marquisate guards the northern frontier for the imperial court, and their opponent is the Yelu clan. This time, the marquis brought back the eldest son of the Yelu clan leader, Yelu Guzha, as a hostage. He bribed the imperial officials and arranged people to secretly oppose the marquis. These idlers must have been sent by him to secretly spy on the marquisate."

Hongye said solemnly: "In this case, I have to ask them to be careful."

Cui Ming asked in surprise, "Who are you asking to be more careful? What method are you using? Don't mess things up."

Qin Yuan raised her eyebrows, waiting for Hongye's next words.

Hongye said, "Didn't the young lady assign me to supervise the tea room? Those maids and the servants outside are all familiar with me. I told them to be careful of Yelu's spies, right?"

She could persuade the old woman who boiled water, the boy who swept the floor, and the gatekeeper.

Qin Yuan thought about it and said with a smile: "I didn't expect you to be so useful. Who knows, you may be my special weapon in the future."

Hongye patted his chest, his face full of satisfaction.

"That's right, Miss, just trust me with these matters."

Qin Yuan said, "Tell the concierge to pay more attention to the appearance and behavior of these people outside, and the maids in the mansion to pay more attention to whether there are people who are trying to get information about the mansion or something wrong. If they are useful, there will be a big reward."

The incident of fake Mrs. Yang must not happen a second time.

Hongye nodded, "Okay."

Hongye added, "There is one more thing. The housekeepers went to make trouble for Aunt Zhao about the pepper issue."

Qin Yuan said: "This...ah...no one can interfere."

Hongye smiled and said, "When these housekeepers saw that the Sixth Madam was no longer in power, they all went to force Madam Zhao. Madam Zhao also invested several hundred taels of silver, and her retirement fund must have been greatly reduced. I don't know what happened to this account. After all, it was not the Sixth Madam who bought the pepper, but her family who bought it."

(End of this chapter)