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

Chapter 326 Letting go
Mr. Matsuyama stood up excitedly and walked back and forth with square steps, looking more and more like a smug crane.

"Mr. Nantang really has a good plan. This way, more people will participate, and more people will write and buy poems...but the champion must be chosen carefully."

Qin Heng was puzzled. He didn't know when his elder sister became the Master of Nantang.

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "With Mr. Songshan's talent in front and us filling in the gaps, this arena can still hold out for a while."

Everyone nodded.

Mr. Gu Liu laughed and sighed.

Qin Siyuan asked him: "What's wrong with you?"

Master Gu Liu said, "My third sister-in-law is really smart and can be regarded as a female Zhuge Liang. I think this collection of poems will definitely sell well and your talents will be widely known among the scholars. I am happy for everyone."

Mr. Songshan frowned and sneered, "Who cares about these empty names?"

Mr. Gu Liu remained silent.

Qin Siyuan asked again: "Then why are you sighing?"

Gu Liuye stammered, "My poetry writing has never been good to begin with, and now it's gone soon after I entered the competition?"

Qin Yuan had already thought of how to arrange for Master Gu Liu. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Sixth brother, you are wrong. No matter who is missing, you are indispensable. You are the initiator of the competition, and you have to draw pictures for the masterpieces. How can I not include your poems?"

Upon hearing this, Mr. Gu Liu raised his eyebrows and laughed out loud.

Mr. Songshan rolled his eyes at him in disapproval and sighed, "You have spent all your energy pursuing fame and fortune. Why don't you put in some hard work and learn how to write poetry?"

Qin Yuan's heart moved and she winked at Mr. Gu Liu.

Mr. Gu Liu was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses and immediately bowed to Mr. Songshan.

"Then could you please teach me how to write poetry? Otherwise, if I write a bad poem and print it out, it would tarnish your masterpiece."

"I am just a storyteller..."

Before Mr. Songshan finished speaking, everyone said, "How can there be such a storyteller? Mr. Songshan, please teach him since he is so stupid when writing poems."

Mr. Songshan thought for a moment and said, "I will never teach him alone, but if Master Nantang is willing to learn from him, I would be willing to take him along."

Mr. Gu Liu looked eagerly at his third brother and then at his third sister-in-law.

Gu Jinghui said nothing, meaning that he would let Qin Yuan make her own decision.

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "It is a great honor to be able to become Mr. Songshan's disciple, but I don't deserve the word 'learning from you'."

Qin Jijiu also said so.

Mr. Songshan immediately said, "I don't dare to be your master. If you say so, I, Sixth Master, will never dare to teach him."

Mr. Gu Liu looked pitifully at his third brother and then at his third sister-in-law.

Lord Gu made the final decision: "We in the Marquisate never engage in those empty talk. Since Mr. Songshan said so, we should just agree to it."

"Okay, I like your straightforwardness the most."

Mr. Matsuyama clapped his hands and laughed.

So the matter was settled.

The Qin family left the mansion in high spirits. Seeing that his father was in a good mood, Qin Heng asked quietly, "Dad, when did my eldest sister become the Young Master of Nantang?" Qin Jijiu turned his face and scolded, "You little bastard who speaks without restraint. Yesterday I asked you to write a poem but you just did it without thinking. Look at Master Gu Liu, who was originally at the same level as you, but now he has become Mr. Songshan. You will never catch up with him in your life."

Qin Heng was spitted on the face and looked at Qin Siyuan with a bitter face.

"Cousin, look at my dad, this is too much."

Qin Siyuan smiled and said, "Uncle is trying to urge you to make progress. Don't spread it around. Your elder sister is the Young Master of Nantang. This must be kept secret. This is just a name she uses. It's not good if others know about it."

Qin Heng responded aggrievedly, "My sister and brother-in-law are so good to me, I won't say anything nonsense."

"That's good."

Qin Jijiu said to Qin Heng, "You are old enough now, don't just eat for nothing, do something. You heard that your sister wants to collect ancient poetry, you can help Siyuan, turn the pages, grind the ink, and I will find two doctors to help. You can learn something from them. You can't just vent your anger with that thing on your neck, understand?"

Qin Heng, who didn't know his father's deep meaning, said: "Yeah."

After returning to the Qin Mansion, Cui asked them what they had done in the Marquis' Mansion. Qin Jijiu told them everything he could, but he kept the important matters discussed this morning secret and also told the two children to keep it secret in advance.

Cui couldn't help but complain, "I don't know why you didn't invite Master Lin and Wan'er. I haven't seen them for a long time. I thought I could see them at the Marquis' Mansion, but they didn't invite me. Even though Wan'er's words and actions were a bit out of line, she should let it go for my sake."

Qin Jijiu knew why, but he couldn't tell his wife, so he just said perfunctorily: "They are all members of the Gu family and generals under the Marquis. If they go, there will be nothing to say. People will also try to seduce them. It's better not to go. Let your son-in-law study with peace of mind. It's almost over."

Cui felt that something was wrong, but also that it made sense.

"Then tell me, you wrote poems this time. If you publish a collection of poems, wouldn't that mean you're leaving Mr. Lin behind?"

Qin Jijiu said helplessly: "Don't worry, Yuan'er said that whoever writes the best will get a share this time. If Ziqi writes well, he will naturally get a share."

Cui was puzzled: "How can he have a share if he didn't even go?"

Qin Jijiu finally decided to give his second son-in-law some slack: "All fireflies look the same. Does he have to go to the Marquis' Mansion to see them? This time, there are no restrictions on the rhyme or the topic, and there are no restrictions on poetry or songs. It's just about fireflies. It's fine as long as it's well written. Just find a place to look at it."

Cui immediately ordered the maid to go to the Lin family to report the news, and repeatedly instructed: "Ask the second aunt how she is doing recently, and report back to me when you have found out clearly."

Qin Jijiu was probably unaware of this.

After everyone left, Qin Yuan asked Gu Jinghui, “How did the matter of Sixth Brother’s wife end? I was busy yesterday and I didn’t ask you.”

Gu Jinghui said: "Sixth brother made his own decision, let him have his say."

Gu Liuye hadn't slept all night and felt sleepy again. He yawned and said lazily, "Nothing. I just said that I have the evidence that they borrowed money from the Marquis' Mansion to lend money. If they don't want to see Xu Shi get along, then they might as well not get along."

Qin Yuan frowned and asked, "That's it?"

Master Gu Liu said, "That's it."

Qin Yuan wanted to ask more, but Lord Gu beside him pulled him back and he stopped asking.

Then Lord Gu ordered Lord Gu Liu, "Hurry back and rest. When you wake up, go find Mr. Songshan. If you want to become someone's disciple, you have to act in a proper manner. You have to pay a tuition fee and give tea to him."

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "It looks like Mr. Songshan is going to stay in the mansion for a long time."

Lord Gu looked down at her and said affectionately, "Isn't this exactly what you wanted?"

"Um..." Scratching his head with the handle of his folding fan, Gu Liuye interrupted the two with a helpless look on his face, saying, "Mr. Songshan said that he only taught me how to write poetry and didn't plan to take me in as his apprentice."

Lord Gu glanced at his sixth brother with an indescribable look.