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

Chapter 313 Banquet (VI)

Qin Yuan secretly took a breath.

She really didn't expect that the situation between the Xu family and the Sixth Madam would turn out like this.

Madam Zhao said again, "Madam, the Xu family must give an explanation to the Marquis' Mansion for what happened today. It is obvious that they do not take the Marquis' Mansion seriously and humiliate the Marquis' Mansion. Today, our Marquis' Mansion is still hosting a banquet to drive away bad luck, and the Xu family came to make such a scene. They have bad intentions."

Qin Yuan frowned.

Of course, she could see that Nanny Zhao was not telling the whole truth, and was just trying to use her to make the Xu family surrender.

Qin Yuan said: "Let's wait until Sixth Madam wakes up."

Nanny Zhao swallowed hard, with a gurgling sound in her throat.

At this time, Gu Shiliu and Doctor Li hurried in. Without any time to exchange words or greet each other, Doctor Li asked, "How is the person?"

"I have used moxibustion and incense pills to stabilize her condition temporarily, but... after this, I'm afraid that my sixth brother's wife's health will deteriorate even further."

Doctor Li sighed and said, "If this happens a few more times, I'm afraid I won't be able to live for many years. I can only do my best and leave the rest to fate. It's better for the mansion to find someone else to help me in the future."

Upon hearing this, Nanny Zhao burst into tears.

Qin Yuan said: "Please ask Doctor Li to go to the inner room for treatment."

Then he said to Aunt Zhao, "Don't cry anymore. Hurry up and take Doctor Li to see Sixth Brother's wife."

Nanny Zhao tried her best to stop crying, hold back the sobs that kept rising in her throat, and took Doctor Li to the inner room.

Qin Yuan asked Gu Shiliu: "Do Lord Hou and Lord Liu know?"

Gu Shiliu said, "Hongye was in such a hurry just now that I was only concerned about finding Doctor Li."

Before he could finish his words, Hongye and Xiaodong arrived.

Xiaodong took two short steps, moving as if he was on a hot wheel, and flew over from a distance. When he was in front of me, he suddenly stopped, saluted, and then said breathlessly, "We meet again."

Qin Yuan took out a handkerchief from her bosom, wiped his sweat, and said with a smile: "That's right. The mansion is very lively today, so I asked you to come and join us."

Xiaodong said, "Originally, the master said he would come in the next two days. Brother Qi's medicine almost doesn't need to be changed, but his mother's body has been slowly recovering, and she will be able to give acupuncture in a few days."

Qin Yuan said, "You still have to teach Master Liu how to practice boxing. You don't have to follow the master every time."

Xiaodong smiled and said, "I knew you missed me, but Master told me not to bother you all the time."

Qin Yuan couldn't help laughing either.

Qin Yuan said, "Don't leave later. My brother Qin Heng and my two nephews are playing together. Let them take you riding with them. The mansion has also invited Wuqiao's acrobatic troupe, storytellers, and opera troupes. You can have fun with them."

Xiaodong nodded quickly.

Hongye waited for them to finish speaking before saying, "The Marquis and the Sixth Master will be here in a while. Go find the Sixteenth Master and the servant next to the Sixth Master and ask him to bring a message."

Qin Yuan nodded with satisfaction and said, "Just now, Aunt Zhao asked me to be fair, but I don't know what happened between the Xu family and the Sixth Madam, and I dare not make a decision on my own."

Hongye knew a lot about the tricks involved, and whispered in Qin Yuan's ear, "The maids in the tea room heard something, saying that the Xu family has been ignoring Madam Zhao, and Madam Zhao is being harassed by those housekeepers who have contributed money, but she dared not tell the Sixth Madam, and she is very angry with the Xu family. The people brought by the Xu family said that their master said that he had lost a lot of money for the Sixth Madam, and this time he wanted to use the Sixth Madam's money to make up for the loss. If they get together, I'm afraid it will get out of hand."

Qin Yuan sighed and said, "The Xu family is going too far by just killing the donkey after it has done its work."

Hong Ye spat, "It's true that she's not tactful. No matter what happened, Sixth Madam has never wronged the Xu family. The Xu family is blaming Sixth Madam for Xu Zhen's incident. Sixth Madam is sick, so they only care about money." Qin Yuan thought for a while and said, "This is just our guess. Let's wait and see. Now we are all listening to Madam Zhao's one-sided statement. If Madam Zhao deliberately makes a big deal out of it, who knows."

Hongye opened her eyes wide, thought for a moment, and said, "That's right."

Qin Yuan said to Gu Shiliu, "Shiliu, you are fast, help me keep an eye on the inner courtyard. If there is anything, come find me. Also, have someone take a message to the old lady and Baozhu, saying that I am stuck and don't want them to worry."

Gu Shiliu responded and left the yard.

Not long after, Lord Gu, Lord Gu Liu and Lord Xu arrived. They all looked solemn, especially Lord Gu Liu, whose brows were filled with gloom.

Lord Xu looked panic-stricken, obviously not expecting such a big fuss.

Lord Gu stood beside Qin Yuan with his hands behind his back and a stern look on his face, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Qin Yuan said, "When I came, Madam Zhao and Madam Xu were entangled together. Madam Six had already vomited blood and fainted. There was no time to call the imperial physician, so we invited Doctor Li from Renhe Hall. He is now seeing the patient inside, and I coaxed Madam Xu to go wash and change her clothes."

Xiaodong had already cleverly run into the inner room to look for Doctor Li.

Lord Xu asked, "Is my sister okay?"

Qin Yuan sighed and said, "Sixth Madam's illness... The director of the Imperial Hospital said that she can only be cured slowly and not be provoked. She can't be overjoyed, shocked, angry, or sad."

Gu Liuye grabbed Master Xu's collar and said, "You Xu family need to give me an explanation for this matter. Why did you make my wife so angry that she vomited blood? If anything happens to her, you Xu family will never come to my mansion again."

Lord Xu said in a panic, "We didn't know she was this ill. Besides, it's not certain that her sister-in-law made her angry. We have to find out the truth."

Gu Jinghui frowned in disgust.

Qin Yuan said, "Why don't we sit in the hall and talk first, and wait until the rest of us arrive. Madam Xu is in Aunt Huang's room, wait until she has washed and dressed, and then call Aunt Zhao to testify."

Everyone had no choice but to move to the hall. After a while, Xiaodong came running to report.

"My Lord, Sixth Lord, Madam, my master is giving Madam Six acupuncture. She will wake up soon. But after she wakes up this time, she needs to take better care of her body. My master said that if there is any problem again, don't ask him to come. He can't cure her."

Gu Jinghui’s face was as cold as ice.

Master Gu Liu said angrily, "Okay, I got it. Xiaodong, go and get busy with your master."

Seeing that Qin Yuan had no other instructions, Xiaodong ran away again.

Lord Xu lowered his head, not wanting to look at anyone. He gritted his teeth and said angrily, "I don't know what that woman said to my sister to make her suffer like this."

Aunt Huang helped Madam Xu wash her face, comb her hair, and change her clothes. She asked the little maid to inquire about the news, and then sent her to the hall.

Madam Xu walked into the hall tremblingly, holding the hand of the little maid.

As soon as he came in, Lord Xu threw a teacup at him, almost hitting him on the head.

The teacup fell to the ground and broke into pieces.

The hot tea spilled all over the floor.

Hongye was frightened and dodged, protecting Qin Yuan behind him.

Lord Gu said in a cold voice: "Master Xu, if you want to show off your power, don't disturb others."