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

Chapter 332 It shouldn't be

Butler Han was so angry that he was spitting.

"The Xu family is really nothing. What are they suing our mansion for?"

Steward Cao said with a dull face, "What else can we sue? Just say that the Marquis' Mansion is to blame and they want us to hand over the person. I think the Xu family probably wants to sue our Marquis' Mansion for harming Miss Xu, but they just don't have evidence. The prosecutor said that the Prince of Jin is backing the Xu family and suppressing them, so they have to come. Or the madam said that the Sixth Madam is seriously ill and can't stand the provocation. She was so angry at the Xu family yesterday that she vomited blood. That's why the prosecutor didn't ask questions and was still worried. He said that he could only reply to the Xu family like this for now and see what they will do next."

The more Han Guanjia listened, the angrier he got. He said, "They are nothing. They are a bunch of shameless people who only care about money. Their ancestors were once great generals. What are their descendants doing? Aren't they afraid of bringing shame to their ancestors?"

Butler Cao said listlessly, "You can keep scolding here. I still have to go back to my wife. She may have something else to tell me."

"then you go."

Butler Han stood there without moving, cursing under his breath, as if he had not cursed enough.

Butler Cao was in no mood to pay attention to him, so he hurried to Wutong Garden and asked the little maid. When he learned that Qin Yuan was still in the hall, he knew that his guess was correct, so he went straight to the hall.

Hongye could be heard cursing from afar: "Are you just going to watch the Xu family throw dirty water at our mansion? It's really infuriating. We treat them as relatives, but they treat us as suckers. You are already old, but you are still so confused. Are you going to return to the Xu family to serve the master over there in the future?"

Butler Cao didn't rush in. He listened outside for a while before entering.

Nanny Zhao was kneeling on the ground with disheveled hair, her body hunched, her clothes wrinkled, and she looked haggard and pitiful.

Qin Yuan sat at the top, Cui Ming stood behind her, and Hong Ye stood next to Zhao Ma, with her hands on her hips, her eyebrows not eyebrows, her nose not nose, and her face full of anger, as if she was about to spit fire, and she burned Zhao Ma's hair in one breath.

"You are here," Qin Yuan said to him, "Sit here for a while, and we will talk about dealing with the magistrate later."

The little maid hurriedly brought a small stool for Butler Cao to sit on.

Butler Cao didn't refuse and just sat down next to him.

Madam Zhao said with a bitter face, "I am just a servant. I just follow the Sixth Madam's orders. I followed the Sixth Madam to marry into the Marquis' Mansion, so I am naturally a servant of the Marquis' Mansion. I will not have any other masters in my heart. But I cannot make the decision on this matter. Even if the Sixth Master comes, I can only say this."

Hongye was so angry that she jumped up and started to curse.

Qin Yuan waved her hand to stop Hong Ye and said to Madam Zhao, "I didn't call you here to interfere in the affairs of the Sixth Master's room, but now the Xu family has reported it to the Jingzhao Yin Mansion. If it is a deliberate false accusation, I am afraid that the Marquis and the Sixth Master will be implicated. If you are smart, go back and think about what to do. Even for the Sixth Madam and her child, you should know what to do."

Hongye muttered, "If she were a smart person, she would know what to do, but she is such a fool. She still wants to rely on the Xu family at this time. Doesn't the Xu family know what happened to the Sixth Madam? They still complained. If they had any regard for the Sixth Madam, would they do such a thing?"

Qin Yuan said, "You should go back and take care of Sixth Brother's wife. I'm busy here and haven't had time to visit her. You should know the truth about this matter. The judge will come to question you in the future."

Madam Zhao stood up tremblingly and said, "I'll take my leave." After saying this, she lowered her head, with no expression on her face, and walked away listlessly.

Hongye said angrily, "I've never seen anyone so confused."

"Well, she has her own difficulties," Qin Yuan said to housekeeper Cao, "I'm afraid the Xu family won't let go of this matter so easily. The magistrate will come to argue in the future. The Sixth Madam's health is not very good, so it will be even more difficult in the future. You should deal with it first when the magistrate comes."

Housekeeper Cao nodded and said, "That's right. I brought it here because I thought Madam would be in charge of the affairs of the whole mansion."

Qin Yuan said, "It's okay. I just can't entertain him every time. I can only push these things to you. You and Butler Han are older and more experienced in dealing with government officials than I am." Butler Cao said worriedly, "This is my responsibility. But before the butler left, he said that the Xu family might not let go easily. Madam also knows that the Sixth Madam and the Xu family have a transaction of tens of thousands of taels of silver. If the Xu family really wants to default on this money, they will definitely hold Miss Xu accountable."

Qin Yuan was also worried: "This is what I'm most afraid of. My sixth brother's wife is in this state now. It's really hard to deal with."

Housekeeper Cao said, "Don't talk about the dignity of in-laws at this time. Let me say something unpleasant. If anything happens to the Sixth Madam, there will be no evidence to prove these things. If it gets out of hand, the Marquis' Mansion will suffer."

Qin Yuan asked: "Then what do you think should be done? I have only been the housekeeper for a short time, I am young, and I haven't experienced much, so please tell me."

She was worried about how long Madam Gu Liu could live since the Xu family was making so much trouble.

Once Madam Gu Liu was gone and Xu Zhen could not be found, the Xu family wanted to clean up the Marquis' Mansion, so they brought up this matter and made a fuss about it.

At any time, someone might use it to attack and impeach Lord Gu.

In his previous life, Qin Yuan had witnessed how Lin Ziqi set up schemes to discredit his political opponents and then bring them down, so he was naturally cautious at all times.

Butler Cao twisted his body.

"I think it's better for the Marquis' Mansion to sue the Xu family as well. Even if the Xu family doesn't sue this time, they will come again next time. By then, we won't be able to hold the Xu family accountable."

Qin Yuan hesitated for a moment and said, "Let me think about it again."

After Butler Cao left, Hongye said, "Miss, what Butler Cao said is very true. The Xu family is making such a fuss because they want the money instead of the in-laws. Let them swallow the money this time. When the Sixth Madam dies, they can sue again. The Marquis' Mansion will have no evidence."

Cui Ming also nodded and said, "The spring breeze cannot blow away, and the wildfire will start again."

Qin Yuan held his forehead and frowned: "There is evidence... but... alas... this matter is of great importance, I can't make the final decision, the old lady and the marquis must make the final decision."

Look at the time, it's time to go upstairs.

Qin Yuan stood up and said, "Let's go upstairs and eat in mother's small kitchen. After we finish eating, we can slowly talk about this matter with mother."

The group walked from Wutong Garden to the upper house, and none of them had much interest in talking.

When turning around the rockery made of Taihu stones, Qin Yuan thought of the real Yang Po who was murdered that day, and sighed, "Where is Xu Zhen?"

The passing of people leaves traces, and the passing of geese leaves their voices.

How come Xu Zhen and the little maidservant beside her, two living people, didn't leave any trace at all?

Gu Shiba and others followed Lord Gu for many years and found their way to Yuyuantan, but they didn't get any information.

It really shouldn't be.

(End of this chapter)