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

Chapter 320 Banquet (Thirteen)
Cui was stunned by what she heard.

Qin Yuan couldn't help but be amazed.

But the people around were not surprised at all, as if Gu Baozhu's words and actions were nothing big.

Madam Gu laughed in anger: "Which family of civil officials doesn't have many rules? Which aunt can tolerate your outspokenness? You are still young now. If you speak like this in another year, you won't be ashamed, but others will be ashamed to death."

Only then did Cui realize that the daughters of military families were all so casual and rough. If Qin Yuan had not married into the Gu family, she would never have thought of this.

Although Gu Baozhu stopped talking, she was dissatisfied in her heart and murmured quietly, "Can't I find someone whose parents are both dead and who doesn't have a aunt at home?"

Qin Yuan secretly gave Gu Baozhu a thumbs up in her heart. She hurriedly took the play list and handed it to Old Madam Gu, changing the subject.

"Mother, we have invited the best opera troupe from the Tong family this time. They recently released a new play, but the whole play will take several days to perform. Fortunately, they are good at many plays, and the owner has specially listed a list of plays. Why not choose a few that you like for them to sing? If there is still time left after they finish singing, add some more. If they are happy, let them go."

The women all liked to listen to opera, and when they heard this, they all looked over.

Old Madam Gu didn't bother to be angry with Gu Baozhu. She took the list of plays with a smile and handed it to Cui, asking Cui to choose first. The two of them pushed and harassed each other, and finally Cui couldn't refuse and ordered "Awakening from a Dream". Old Madam Gu liked the excitement, so she ordered "Drunken Beating at the Mountain Gate", and then asked others to choose the plays.

Qin Yuan couldn't help laughing after seeing the play list.

Gu Baozhu asked secretly: "Third sister-in-law, what are you laughing at?"

Qin Yuan said, "I laughed at my mother for choosing this play. Was it you who was being targeted? You threw the hairpin away just now. Were you too happy because you drank too much? And you said those words just now. I was afraid that my mother thought you were crazy."

"Drunken Beating at the Mountain Gate" is a story about Lu Zhishen who, after killing someone, hid in a temple and became a monk. Unable to bear the hardship, he sneaked out, got drunk and started beating people up at the mountain gate, damaging all the statues at the gate. The monks were also beaten badly and demanded that the elder monks kick Lu Zhishen out.

It's... quite appropriate.

Gu Baozhu said angrily, "Does Third Sister-in-law laugh at me for being the Flower Monk Lu Zhishen?"

Qin Yuan asked, "Aren't you going to learn martial arts to fight your future brother-in-law?"

Gu Baozhu couldn't help laughing, but then she pouted, her eyes rolled around, and she found an opportunity to sneak downstairs and asked the servant beside Master Gu Liu to call Master Gu Liu out.

Master Gu Liu was so drunk that his face turned red and he walked unsteadily. He came out and asked, "Baozhu, why are you calling me at this time?"

Gu Baozhu said, "I heard that my third sister-in-law's cousin is here too. Who is he? Point him out to me."

Gu Liuye sobered up immediately, stood up and asked, "What are you going to do?"

Gu Baozhu gnashed her teeth and said, "Xu Zhen has taken a liking to him, right? I want to see what kind of person he is."

"Well, you little kid, why do you have to learn these unpresentable things when you can learn something else?" Gu Liuye said unhappily, "I said that the Xu family is a poor family, but Xu Shi insisted on bringing Xu Zhen here to coax you to learn needlework. What did she teach you? Go back and watch the show."

Gu Baozhu stood still, put her hands on her hips and asked, "Sixth brother, let me ask you, is Young Master Qin more talented than others?"

"That's natural."

"Is he handsome?"

"of course."

Gu Baozhu said: "Since you like him so much, why don't you make him your brother-in-law, so that you can be close to him for a long time."

The other half of Mr. Gu Liu's wine was also sobered up by the shock.

"Xu Zhen, I said no, let alone you? Hurry up and leave. I will pretend I didn't hear anything. He is such a handsome man. How can I watch a beautiful flower stuck in cow dung?"

"What?" Gu Baozhu was almost angry to death. She shook her body and glared, "Sixth brother, am I still your biological sister?"

"Yes," Master Gu Liu looked at her strangely and said, "I saw with my own eyes that Yin Po carried you out of the delivery room."

Gu Baozhu stamped her feet in anger, and Master Gu Liu coaxed her in a low voice: "Little Ancestor, hurry up and leave. What are you doing here? What if others hear you?"

Gu Liuye couldn't coax her, so he said, "If Third Brother comes out later and sees you making such a fuss, I'm afraid he'll keep you locked up."

Gu Baozhu didn't want to go back to watch the show, so she turned and went to the martial arts training ground. From afar, she heard a few boys shouting.

When I got closer, I saw that it was two nephews riding horses with two children from unknown families.

Kang Ge'er ran over and shouted, "Aunt, why did you come here instead of watching a play?"

Fu Ge'er was riding on a horse and talking to Xiaodong. Qin Heng, who was not good at riding, could only walk slowly.

Gu Baozhu said, "I'm too lazy to watch. Come and ride the horse for a while. I'm going to play polo on the Mid-Autumn Festival. I haven't practiced for a long time and I'm afraid my hands will be rusty."

"Playing polo?"

The little guys widened their eyes in envy.

Gu Baozhu raised her chin proudly and ordered the servant guarding the martial arts training ground to call her groom to bring the horse.

Fu Ge'er immediately said to Xiao Dong proudly: "My aunt is very good at riding horses. She goes to play polo every year. She is a fierce player in her team. We can't do without her."

Xiaodong looked envious and said, "When can we play polo? Let your aunt teach us a few moves."

Qin Heng said nothing and continued to ride his horse slowly.

Fu Ge'er did not dismount, but acted coquettishly towards Gu Baozhu from a distance, saying, "Aunt, please teach us a few moves, and we will go together to cheer for you on the Mid-Autumn Festival."

Gu Baozhu snorted, "There are so many people watching your aunt play polo, but you are still missing."

Fu Geer sat up straight, saluted on the horse, and begged, "Good aunt, show Qin Heng and Xiaodong how good our Gu family members are at riding horses."

"Qin Heng?" Gu Baozhu asked, "Is he from the Qin family?"

Kang Ge'er said, "Yes, aunt, when the mansion was sealed, Fu Ge'er and I were in the Imperial College, and the two uncles from the Qin family took care of us. Qin Heng is the third aunt's younger brother."

Gu Baozhu asked quietly: "What does Qin Siyuan look like?"

Kang Ge'er was a smart kid, and said, "Of course he is a handsome young man. All the people in Third Aunt's family are good-looking. Dad said he is as gentle as jade and a modest gentleman. I have seen him, and there are few people in the Imperial College who are better looking than him. Dad said he will pass the imperial examination next year."

Gu Baozhu was overjoyed when she heard this.

Kang Ge'er asked: "Hasn't Aunt seen him? She has come to our house several times and is a good friend of Dad."

"Never seen it," Gu Baozhu gritted her teeth.

This really touched a sore spot for her. She had been in solitary confinement for the past few months and had just been released.

Kang Ge'er immediately offered a good idea.

"They are going to recite poems to the fireflies in the mansion tonight. We can go and watch them then. Dad said they are poetic insects and one should write poems after watching them. We don't need to write poems, we can just watch the insects."

Gu Baozhu touched his little face and said, "You are indeed my good nephew. I will take you for a ride later."