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

Chapter 321 Attitude towards the Chang Family
Gu Baozhu demonstrated her horsemanship in front of the boys, which made them applaud and cheer.

Qin Heng's eyes were fixed on him, and Gu Baozhu smiled and said, "You must not ride enough on weekdays. I will teach you two tricks and I guarantee you will learn quickly."

Fu Ge'er said, "Aunt, don't be partial. Teach us too."

Qin Heng was a little hesitant at first, but upon seeing this he immediately agreed.

Seeing that Gu Baozhu was wholeheartedly devoted to Qin Heng, Xiaodong gave up the idea of ​​trying to get close to her.

The few of them had fun in the martial arts training ground for an entire afternoon and became more familiar with each other.

Gu Baozhu and Kang Ge'er agreed to invite him to watch fireflies at night. Qin Heng said, "Do you want to write poetry with us?"

Gu Baozhu rolled her eyes and pretended to be shy, "I won't show off my limited poetry talent. I heard that your cousin's poems are very good."

Qin Heng said a little depressed, "My cousin's poems were only a little better than mine before. My father said he was good at everything except poetry. Recently, he got a chance and became very good. But I'll tell you a secret. Although my cousin's poems are good, they are not as good as Mr. Songshan's and my sister's. If you don't believe me, you can watch tonight."

Gu Baozhu: "...I can't believe it..."

It turns out that the annoying third sister-in-law is not only beautiful, but also an excellent poet.

Then I must go and join in the fun tonight.

Gu Baozhu was riding a horse and having fun in the martial arts training ground, and had long forgotten the important task she had to shoulder today. It was not until the guests had left and Gu Shiliu came to call them to dinner that Gu Baozhu remembered and said anxiously, "It's over, it's over. I actually forgot to help my sister-in-law see the guests off."

Qin Heng comforted her, "It's okay, my sister is kind and won't punish you."

Gu Baozhu rolled her eyes and said, "I'm not afraid of my sister-in-law, I'm afraid that my mother and third brother will punish me."

What are you afraid of?

Dinner was served in the upper room, with two tables occupied lively.

The children sat at one table.

Cui said that she had something to do at home and couldn't leave without her, so she went home first. Qin Jijiu and Qin Siyuan were both asked by Mr. Gu Liu to write poems, and they were having a good time chatting with Mr. Songshan in the front hall and didn't come over.

Gu Jinghui then asked: "How is Baozhu today?"

Gu Baozhu looked at Qin Yuan pitifully.

Qin Yuan held back her laughter and didn't say anything. Madam Gu said angrily, "She was only well behaved for half a day, helping Yuan Er to entertain guests. She seemed to be doing fine. But in the second half of the day, she started to go crazy and almost caused someone to fall off the rope. After a while, she disappeared, just like a monkey that had entered the mountains."

Gu Baozhu was extremely embarrassed and angry, but she did not dare to refute.

Gu Jinghui pondered, “It turns out that three months of solitary confinement only works for three and a half days.”

Gu Baozhu hurriedly defended herself: "I'm fine with what Third Brother said. I'm teaching my nephew and the guests how to ride horses today. Isn't that helping?"

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "There wasn't much to do in the second half of the day. Everyone was busy watching the show. When we left, we left as a family. Although we were missing the pearl, we had the help of Madam Jin and several sisters-in-law, so nothing went wrong."

Madam Gu calmed down a little. Seeing Qin Heng here, she didn't want to say much to him, so she said, "You always act on your whim. You suddenly ran away without telling your sister-in-law. Everyone was watching the show, and only realized you were gone when everyone was leaving. It doesn't make sense for you to rush to find the host when you have to see the guests off."

Gu Baozhu said, "I'll never dare to do that again." Then everyone started eating.

After the meal, they sent Gu Baozhu and the younger generations out to play, which was exactly what they wanted. They hurriedly ordered the maids and servants to prepare the tools for catching fireflies and get ready for a big fight.

Seeing that everyone had left, Madam Gu asked, "Old Third, why did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince suddenly come with the Ninth Princess today?"

Gu Jinghui said, “Perhaps it was because of the imperial inspection. The emperor wanted to use me as a pretext to punish the three dukes and nine ministers. I heard that it was also because of the prince’s marriage. The three dukes and nine ministers were unwilling to marry their daughters to the prince, and the emperor was so angry that he made such a fuss.”

Madam Gu was displeased: "Why did they put you in the middle of the tug-of-war? Don't forget how your father was trapped in Saibei. You will become a sinner on both sides."

Gu Jinghui said: "I know. The favor from our emperor is hard to bear."

Glancing at Qin Yuan, Madam Gu asked again, "What does the Chang family's young daughter mean? Didn't the Chang family swear that they would never enter the capital?"

Gu Jinghui said, “My son only found out that the Ninth Princess brought her here today after hearing the news from Eighteen.”

Although Chang Qingling's arrival in the capital was probably during the time when the mansion was sealed, she should not have been unaware of it.

Madam Gu sighed, "For so many years, Mother has been living a life of seclusion in her mansion. She has lost a lot of her old friendships and rarely visits people. It has been more than half a year since you came back. It's time to start over."

"Yes, my son will make good arrangements."

Qin Yuan lowered her head and just listened quietly. The old lady asked her to stay here to listen, probably because she wanted her to slowly get involved in the internal affairs of the Gu family.

Gu Jinghui thought for a moment and said, “It is said that Chang Qingling got engaged, but within a year of her marriage, the man fell ill and died. The two families had a quarrel, so she returned to her parents’ home. She usually dresses like a girl, but for some reason she came to Beijing alone. Now she lives in the old house of the Chang family, and the prince has her protection.”

Qin Yuan then understood why the person was brought here by the Ninth Princess.

Madam Gu said, "Dressed up as a girl? Is it possible that the man was so ill that he couldn't even consummate the marriage? Why did they marry their daughter to him in the first place? The Chang family really doesn't take their daughter seriously."

Gu Jinghui didn't respond and glanced at Qin Yuan.

Qin Yuan immediately understood what Lord Gu meant. She lowered her head, her ears red.

Madam Gu was only concerned with sighing and didn't pay attention to the two people's situation. Aunt Rong asked from the side: "Will Miss Chang come to the Marquis' Mansion more often in the future?"

Gu Jinghui said nothing.

Madam Gu thought for a moment and said, "Looking at the situation today, I'm afraid it's unavoidable. Just hand the invitation to me when you come. Yuan'er, don't get involved... The third brother is a man, so don't get involved."

Gu Jinghui asked suspiciously: “Isn’t this the way it should be?”

Madam Gu choked and said, "Yeah."

Qin Yuan understood that this was Old Madam Gu's statement - Lord Gu would not have close contact with this Miss Chang and the Chang family behind her.

Rong Ma said, "Marquis, the old lady was just giving you a warning in vain. Miss Chang has been sitting here for a while and has mentioned the Marquis more than ten times. She also always mentions her sister. The old lady just doesn't want to cause trouble. You know that there was a quarrel between the Marquis' Mansion and the Chang family in the past."

Gu Jinghui responded and said, “Don’t worry, mother. I didn’t even see her. Besides, she was so young when the Chang family left Beijing. I never said a word to her. She just had nothing to say and used me as a cover.”