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

Chapter 293 The Brother-in-Law Who Pretends to Be a Ghost
"Oh, it's Mr. Matsuyama?!"

Qin Siyuan, who had always been prudent, shouted excitedly, scaring Qin Yuan and Qin Heng, brother and sister.

Qin Siyuan was so shocked that he could hardly control his facial features.

"Mr. Songshan is very famous in Wu and Chu. Why did he come to the capital? And he is hiding in the tile house to tell stories? But is there something bothering you? Or are you avoiding someone?"

The way Qin Siyuan talked about Mr. Songshan was just like the way Qin Heng mentioned Lord Gu, with a look of admiration and worship on his face.

Qin Yuan couldn't help laughing and said, "Yes, it's Mr. Songshan. I didn't recognize him before and thought it was a coincidence. After all, there are so many people with the same name in the world."

As soon as she finished speaking, Qin Siyuan seemed to be so happy that he didn't know what to do. He suddenly stood up and bowed to her twice, saying: "Thank you, cousin. You are truly my teacher, my master, and my lucky star. I have heard of Mr. Songshan's great name for a long time. Now I have the opportunity to meet him. I am really... I... I am so happy."

Qin Yuan looked at Qin Heng who was already stunned, and said, "Cousin Siyuan, you are too happy too early. Although Mr. Songshan is in the Marquis' Mansion, he is only staying temporarily. He is also showing off his identity as a storyteller. It is hard to predict whether he can catch his eye."

Qin Siyuan said, "I think my cousin's idea is very good. Let's discuss it tonight and see what happens tomorrow."

Qin Yuan nodded.

It’s good to have this ambition.

Qin Siyuan added: "I suddenly remembered that the Imperial College has students from Wu and Chu. Perhaps we can ask them. I also ask my cousin to think of a way to keep the teacher for a while."

"Of course," Qin Yuan agreed with a smile.

Qin Siyuan hurriedly took Qin Heng to say goodbye.

On the second day, the Qin brothers, who had been discussing secretly all night, came early again.

"My brother-in-law is here again?"

Lord Gu was a little stunned.

After he had met the emperor yesterday, he was dragged out for a drink by Prince Jin, who was guarding the palace gate. On the way back home, he also met several officials. Therefore, he got home very late and stayed in the study in the outer courtyard.

I had just woken up from a hangover and before I had time to talk to my young wife, my two brothers-in-law came again.

Gu Shiliu said, "Yes, they heard from the Madam yesterday that the Marquis found a storyteller from Wazi who can tell stories about the Three Kingdoms and the Spring and Autumn Period, and they want to come and listen to the story."

Lord Gu thought for a moment and said, "In that case, please invite Sixth Brother and Madam to accompany us."

The sixth brother helped him accompany his brother-in-law.

He accompanied his young wife alone.

When Gu Shiliu went to Wutong Garden, Qin Yuan had just finished breakfast and was listening to the housekeepers and Hongye discussing the arrangement of flowers for the banquet. When she saw him coming, she smiled and asked, "What's the matter?"

Gu Shiliu said, "The young master and young master of the Qin family are here. The Marquis invites you and the Sixth Master to come over."

Qin Yuan asked knowingly, "Why are you here again?"

"I heard that the Marquis invited a storyteller to come to the village, and I'm a little curious."

Qin Yuan said: "If that's the case, why not invite the old lady to go as well."

Old Madam Gu stays in the mansion all day, which makes her feel quite depressed.

Gu Shiliu said, "Then I will go and invite him right away."

Finally, all members of the Gu family, except the Sixth Madam and the Seventh Miss, arrived and the room was packed with people.

Gu Jinghui pulled Qin Yuan over to sit next to him and asked, "Why did you call so many people?"

Qin Yuan said, "I've been bored for so many days with nothing to do. Now that there's a storyteller in the mansion, I naturally want to follow him and listen. It's okay to release one horse or a group of horses. You can fool my father with Mr. Songshan's story of the Spring and Autumn Period, which shows that he is very good. It's good for the children to listen to it."

Gu Jinghui couldn't help but flick the small mole on her upturned nose and snorted, "You are always right." Qin Yuan turned her head and snorted as well.

Gu Jinghui hurriedly said, "I stayed in the palace for too long yesterday. When I came out, I was stopped by Prince Jin and had to drink a few cups. On the way home, I met a few Hanlin scholars and was dragged to socialize. So I came back late. I had to rest in the study room in the outer courtyard. It was really not as good as sleeping in Wutong Garden."

He was very drunk yesterday and his head still hurts.

Sure enough, Qin Yuan immediately asked softly, "Did you drink the hangover soup last night? Does your head hurt?"

Gu Jinghui immediately said, “Gu Shiliu is not as considerate as my wife. I still have a headache now. I will never drink so much again and will go home early.”

Qin Yuan asked: "What did the emperor say? You..."

Gu Jinghui said, “The Emperor really wanted to use me to deal with those officials. I heard from Prince Jin that they were only willing to marry their concubines or daughters from side branches to the Crown Prince. The Emperor was very angry and wanted to punish them. All the officials in the court were controlled by them, so he found me.”

Qin Yuan asked: "The King of Qi and the King of Jin came to you, are they both looking for the officials under their command?"

Gu Jinghui nodded.

Qin Yuan sighed: "More and more people will come to you in the future. After all, their promotions are in your hands."

Gu Jinghui also sighed.

He now holds military power and is involved in these things. He seems to be on fire but is actually treading on thin ice.

Qin Yuan asked: "Then how did you tell the emperor?"

Gu Jinghui said, “What can I say? I didn’t want to get involved in these things. If it was ten years ago, when I was young and energetic, it would be hard to say. In the past ten years, I have been in Saibei and I can’t figure out anything. I have said everything my father-in-law told you, and the emperor didn’t say whether he agreed or not, he just asked me to come back and rest for a few days and then listen to the news.”

Qin Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Qin Heng said from the side: "Sister and brother-in-law, you two are busy talking and ignoring me."

Gu Liuye laughed and said, "Kang Ge'er and Fu Ge'er are in the Imperial College and are being taken care of by Master Qin. They want to talk to you, and you want to talk to my third brother."

Madam Gu said, "Children of this age are like this. The younger ones like to play with the older ones, and the older ones like to play with adults."

As he was talking, Mr. Songshan walked in. Seeing so many people gathered together, he was stunned at first, then smiled and said, "Have all the masters of the Marquis' Mansion arrived?"

Mr. Songshan has a handsome appearance and speaks Mandarin, which is mixed with a hint of southern accent, giving people a gentle feeling.

It is quite different from the storytellers in Wazi.

Madam Gu and others began to have a favorable impression of him.

Qin Heng shouted: "No, there is also Qin Jijiu's family."

"Qin Jijiu?"

Mr. Songshan lowered his head and glanced in the direction of Qin Heng, and said, "Is it Mr. Qin, the chief priest of the Imperial College?"

"Yes, this is my cousin. He will take the imperial examination next year. My cousin and I are both studying at the Imperial Academy. I heard that the Spring and Autumn Annals is very good, so I came to listen."

Qin Heng immediately started the conversation.

Mr. Songshan laughed and said, "I was just trying to make a living, how could I have disturbed two students from the Imperial College?"

Qin Siyuan said: "Since ancient times, people have been saying profound things in subtle ways. Saints can tell good and bad luck by listening to children's songs. How can you know that the storyteller has no inner thoughts?"

Mr. Songshan looked at Qin Siyuan's appearance, nodded, and said, "This young man is very eloquent. Please don't make fun of my poor skills later."

Gu Jinghui turned around and asked Qin Yuan: "Tell me the truth, you may fool others but not me, is it possible that Mr. Songshan has some background?"

(End of this chapter)