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

Chapter 330 Feeling confident
Cui Ming noticed it, but didn't dare to disturb him by making any sound. She just followed behind him silently and served him.

When I returned to Wutong Garden, I saw Hongye arguing with the maids in the corridor. When I saw them, I stood up and said, "Miss, guess what news I heard?"

Qin Yuan was a little amused. "You disappeared early in the morning. Were you busy getting information?"

Hongye said, "Isn't it? There were so many people at the banquet yesterday. Isn't there a lot of news?"

Qin Yuan's heart moved, and he asked, "So what did you hear?"

Hongye looked mysterious: "Let's talk inside."

Qin Yuan entered the room and waited for the maid to serve tea before letting everyone else leave, leaving only Cui Ming by her side. She asked, "So, what did you hear?"

"I've asked a lot of questions, so I can only tell you slowly."

Qin Yuan looked at the hourglass in the corner and said, "Take your time to talk. I don't really want to be in charge today. I want to take a rest."

Hongye immediately said, "Take a rest. Miss has not had much free time since entering the mansion."

Cui Ming said, "Just say it now, and stop talking nonsense."

Hongye said, "The young lady from the Chang family came to the capital only last month. The Ninth Princess doesn't think highly of her, and I don't know why she brought her to the Marquis's residence. There is not even a servant around Miss Chang, and none of the maids around the Ninth Princess think highly of her."

Qin Yuan said, "Miss Chang was just a stone thrown into the mansion by the Ninth Princess. As for what she wants, we will have to wait and see. But I do have some idea of ​​what Miss Chang wants. If nothing unexpected happens, Miss Chang will come to the mansion to pay a visit to the old lady in the next two days."

Chang Qingling did not hide her thoughts about Gu Jinghui.

But Qin Yuan didn't understand. Chang Qingling's deceased sister was engaged to Marquis Gu, and the Chang family was also a military family. The two families should have a close relationship, but why were they so unfamiliar with each other? Even Old Madam Gu was somewhat wary of Chang Qingling.

Hongye opened her mouth wide and said "Oh".

Qin Yuan added, "The Ninth Princess looks down on the common people. There are not many people who can catch her eye. If Miss Chang wants to rely on her, she will probably have to curry favor with the palace maids around her. As the saying goes, it is easy to deal with the King of Hell but difficult to deal with the little ghosts. The Ninth Princess is not very kind to begin with, and the palace maids around her will be even more difficult to deal with."

Hongye nodded, thought for a moment and then said, "Miss, do you know how the Sixth Madam's matter ended?"

Qin Yuan became interested: "Tell me about it."

Hongye said, "The old woman said that Madam Zhao cried and kowtowed in front of the Sixth Master yesterday. She made a big scene, and talked about how difficult it was for Madam Six to run the household over the years. She even insisted on asking the two young masters to come over and kowtow to the Sixth Master."

Cui Ming asked, "What's the fuss about?"

Hongye said, "Sixth Master gritted his teeth and asked Madam Zhao to list for him how much money Sixth Madam had invested, how much the purchase price was, and how much the housekeepers in the mansion had contributed. He also said that if Madam Zhao lied again, she would let her go back to the Xu family with Madam Xu. He didn't dare to keep the Xu family's servants, for fear that they would lead the children astray in the future. He didn't care about Sixth Madam's affairs. Whether she lived or died was all caused by the Xu family. If it weren't for Butler Han and Gu Shiliu who stopped him, Master Xu would not have beaten Sixth Master."

Qin Yuan felt both angry and amused after hearing this.

"Madame Zhao is also a confused person. At this time, the masters all know about their master-servant affair, but they didn't break up for the sake of the young master. But the Xu family doesn't want that kind of face. She is still hiding it. It would be fine if she just kept it a secret, but she is unwilling to swallow it and has to make it public. It makes everyone upset."

Hongye said, "That's right. Lord Xu scolded the Sixth Master for being heartless, saying that the Sixth Madam had never done him any wrong, had given birth to so many children, managed the inner house, and married him so many concubines. He said that even if the Sixth Madam had money, she would have used it to support the Sixth Master's concubines and the children born by the concubines." Cuiming frowned and said, "You're starting to talk nonsense."

Qin Yuan shook her head.

No wonder Lord Gu stopped us inside and didn’t let us ask.

Hongye continued, "Sixth Master Gu said that the Xu family didn't care about Sixth Madam's life or death, and he didn't want to care anymore. He threatened to report to the police, saying that the Xu family was too vicious. Not only did they not want to pay back the money, but they also wanted to make Sixth Madam die in the Gu family. He couldn't afford to have no evidence, so he decided to report to the police first. At worst, he could separate from the Marquis and live alone, and the Marquis's Mansion wouldn't be implicated."

"What happened in the end?" Qin Yuan asked.

"Finally, Madam Xu asked Madam Zhao to make a list, and they also had to make a list. They couldn't just follow what Madam Zhao said. They could talk about returning the money or the pepper after Madam Six wakes up."

"This is going to be delayed. It seems that the Xu family is still unwilling to spit it out."

Hongye was puzzled. "The Xu family has also received a lot of money from the Sixth Madam, and has also made a lot of money from loan sharks over the years. Why don't they hold on to this money? Aren't they afraid that they won't even be able to become relatives with the Marquis' Mansion in the future?"

Qin Yuan said, "There are also disadvantages to lending money at high interest rates, which is that they have to take a lot of commissions and have to keep a group of people to collect the debts. If they don't keep a good eye on the money and the person runs away, or if the person just doesn't have the money, they won't be able to get it back. They can't let others get away with it, so they have to beat and kill a few people to show their authority. This kind of thing is strictly prohibited by the government, so they have to spend money to bribe the yamen runners. If a lawsuit involves a murder, they will have to spend more money to deal with it."

Having said this, Qin Yuan's heart moved, and his fingers couldn't help but tap lightly on the table.

Cui Ming said, "Even if Sixth Madam wakes up and has the energy to take care of this matter, she will probably have to smooth things over. Miss Xu is missing, and the Xu family always blames Sixth Madam. Sixth Madam is not in good health, so it's inevitable that she will worry too much."

Qin Yuan nodded.

Madam Gu Liu must have known that she didn't have many years left to live, so she was inevitably worried that if she offended her family, she would be completely without support.

The Xu family also thought of this, which is why they are so confident.

"Since the Sixth Madam can no longer manage the household, there is nothing left for the Xu family to profit from. It will take many years for the nephews and nieces to grow up... It is always more secure to have them in hand."

What Qin Yuan didn't say was that the Marquis' Mansion knew everything the Xu family had done, and the Xu family also knew that the Marquis' Mansion knew everything.

Without the Sixth Madam, the in-law relationship between the Xu family and the Marquis' Mansion is also gone. The nephews and nieces are still young, and it is not known whether they will still miss their uncle's family when they grow up. Even if they do, the Marquis' Mansion may have been divided by then. Sixth Master Gu is a bastard, who is neither good at martial arts nor literature, and he will probably be of no help to the Xu family in the future.

It can be seen that the Xu family and Mr. Gu Liu really look down on each other.

Hongye couldn't help but sigh.

"People from small families don't have so many calculations."

Cui Ming smiled and said, "Don't say that. It's just that the things we calculated are not valuable. It's not like this, which costs tens of thousands of taels of silver."

Qin Yuan was silent for a while and asked, "Anything else?"

Hongye said, "The maids of the Xu family were chatting with the maids in the mansion, saying that the Xu family was discussing sending a girl to the Prince of Jin's mansion as a concubine."