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

Chapter 318 Banquet (XI)

Qin Yuan was speechless.

For some reason, the Ninth Princess always harbored some ill will towards her.

Everyone's eyes turned over. Although Cui didn't understand why, she could see that there were undercurrents at work and worry appeared in her eyes.

Madam Gu's expression became a little complicated.

Qin Yuan couldn't tell for a moment whether Madam Gu wanted her to agree or refuse.

She said, "Princess Nine, you know that I have only been married to the Marquis' Mansion for a short time. If it weren't for the help of the housekeeper and the stewards, I would not have been able to handle the affairs of this mansion. It is also because Sixth Brother's wife is not in good health that this heavy responsibility was thrown to me. As the saying goes, when there is no tiger in the mountain, the monkeys will carry the burden. Now I can't even sort out the old friends of the Gu family. I don't know how often the Chang family and the Marquis' Mansion used to interact. I am really clumsy. Please forgive me, Miss Chang. I wonder how long Miss Chang has been in Beijing alone? Is she living alone in the old house in Beijing now or what?"

Her words implied that the daughter of the Chang family had inexplicably followed the Ninth Princess uninvited, and no one knew what her intention was.

If it is an old friend, you should send a greeting card first.

I don’t know what’s going on after all this.

In fact, Qin Yuan had already guessed about 70% of it, but he could only pretend to be confused.

The Ninth Princess glared at Qin Yuan with an unfriendly look on her face but couldn't say anything. After all, she was the one who skipped over Madam Gu and threw the words to Qin Yuan.

"How cunning," the Ninth Princess cursed in her heart.

If she continued to force her way against Qin Yuan at this time, she would be making enemies with the Gu family.

Unless someone from the Gu family comes out to save Qin Yuan's face.

This person must be either Old Madam Gu or Marquis Gu.

Others do not have this identity, nor do they have this qualification.

Obviously, Chang Qingling had the same idea as her. At this moment, she looked at Madam Gu with a pair of eyes full of sadness and timidity, and said vaguely: "Madam Dingbei, our Chang family and Gu family do have some history, but these are old things from more than ten years ago, and it is not easy to talk about them. For this reason, I have been in Beijing for some time, and I dare not send a visiting card to the mansion."

Qin Yuan understood that this was also a powerful character.

You just said you didn’t dare to come, but why did you dare to come today when there was no post?

Madam Gu sighed, "What's wrong with that? The Chang family and the Gu family were relatives in the past. Your sister and the Marquis were once engaged, but unfortunately your sister died early and the marriage never took place. But at your age, why did you come to Beijing alone? Is there any reason behind this?"

Chang Qingling: "..."

Qin Yuan didn't expect that Old Madam Gu actually had such a skill.

Chang Qingling looked distraught, as if she had something to hide.

At this time, Hongye, who had already received Qin Yuan's instructions, had invited Gu Baozhu and a group of young ladies.

"Meet the Ninth Princess."

Everyone first bowed to the Ninth Princess, and then dispersed and sat next to their own elders.

Gu Baozhu came closer and asked with a smile, "Why did the Ninth Princess come to visit?"

The Ninth Princess said, "I heard that your family was holding a banquet. The Crown Prince said that Marquis Dingbei asked to close his mansion for the sake of the safety of the capital. Today, he must have wanted to get rid of the bad luck, so he brought me here to join in the fun."

Gu Baozhu was flattered and said, "Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince and the Ninth Princess, for your kindness."

The Ninth Princess sneered and said, "Just don't blame me for being nosy."

This statement came out of nowhere. Gu Baozhu didn't know about the previous lawsuit, so she asked, "Why did the Ninth Princess say that?"

The Ninth Princess told the story again.

Gu Baozhu has a lively personality. She gets angry easily and moves when provoked. She also likes to talk about her family affairs in public.

Gu Baozhu spread rumors that Lord Gu wanted to take Zhao as his concubine and that the twins Zhao brought might be Lord Gu's children. The Ninth Princess thought that Gu Baozhu was going to say something in her favor.

Unexpectedly, Gu Baozhu only said, "The Ninth Princess is not nosy, she is just a little warm-hearted," then lowered her head, took a piece of dessert and bit it carefully.

I don’t know when I can finish eating this snack.

Ninth Princess: “…”

She didn't know that the person Gu Baozhu was most afraid of offending now was Qin Yuan. Besides, Old Madam Gu was also present at the table. Gu Baozhu would never dare to act rashly and put her in solitary confinement again. She was afraid that it would be just as her third brother said, and she would not be allowed to watch the lantern festival.

Chang Qingling could no longer continue speaking after being interrupted by Gu Baozhu and others.

Mrs. Jin, Dai and others had already changed the subject.

After a while, Qin Yuan invited everyone to take their seats and arranged the seats according to their rank and seniority.

The Ninth Princess sat at the top, accompanied by Old Lady Gu and Lady Cui.

Chang Qingling was called by Old Madam Gu again and asked to sit in front of her to talk.

Gu Baozhu whispered to Qin Yuan: "Mother doesn't like the Chang family, but she still has to do it for the sake of face."

Qin Yuan asked: "What else do you know?"

Gu Baozhu rolled her eyes and muttered, "That's all I know. My third brother was engaged to her eldest sister, but she died for some reason, and something happened at home, so my third brother went to Saibei. The two families have long lost contact. Speaking of which, I was still in my mother's womb at the time, so how much can I know?"

Qin Yuan couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Gu Baozhu begged hurriedly: "Sister-in-law, when you meet Brother San later, you must praise me. I am really tired today. I don't know how much effort I put into entertaining them."

"Okay, you should do this in the future," Qin Yuan said in a low voice.

“…Let’s talk about it later…”

Gu Baozhu walked back to her seat and went to talk to others.

Qin Yuan greeted the guests for a while, asked Madam Jin and Dai to be more careful, and then left, wanting to find someone to ask Madam Gu Liu how the situation was handled.

She had just taken a few steps when Gu Shiba appeared out of nowhere and asked, "Madam, do you have any instructions?"

This surprised Qin Yuan.

Qin Yuan asked, "Were you arranged here by the Marquis?"

Gu Shiba nodded.

Qin Yuan said, "I'm worried about Sixth Madam. I don't know what Sixth Master and the Xu family said."

Gu Shiba said, "The Xu family has already left, and the Sixth Master has gone to the front to greet the guests. I'm afraid he is discussing poetry with the Master Jijiu, and Mr. Songshan is talking about painting."

Qin Yuan said "Oh".

Gu Shiba added, "Sixth Master sent out the collection of poems today. It was all the Marquis's idea. Sixth Master was not very willing, but Lord Jijiu was very happy."

Qin Yuan couldn't help but smile.

Those who came today are Lord Gu’s subordinates and members of the Gu family. How could they be interested in poetry?

Gu Shiba added, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked for two copies, saying that he would take them home and read them carefully. He also asked Young Master Qin a lot of questions."

Qin Yuan asked again: "How did Doctor Li and Xiaodong arrange it?"

Gu Shiba said: "The Marquis has arranged for the two to sit at the table. Xiaodong and Young Master Qin will play together, while Doctor Li and the Gu family members will sit at the same table."