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

Chapter 339 Why Are You Shameless?

Qin Yuan lowered her head and said, "Hmm."

It is common for a man to dote on a woman in a newlywed relationship. She prides herself on her beauty, intelligence and ability, which can soften even a heartless man. Therefore, it is only natural for Lord Gu to dote on her a little.

In her previous life, she and Lin Ziqi had a sweet time together, but in the end, the couple drifted apart.

Qin Yuan felt that she had seen through the word "love", so she became more indifferent.

But the way Lord Gu wholeheartedly entrusted his entire fortune to her still gently touched Qin Yuan's heart.

Qin Yuan added, "I will definitely not let my husband down."

Gu Jinghui gently squeezed the soft, slender and smooth little hand in his palm and said softly, "I know."

The two of them walked down quietly.

When they were about to reach Wutong Garden, Cao, the housekeeper, came up to them and said, "My Lord, Madam, the chief official of the Prince of Qi's Palace has sent something and is waiting in the front hall."

Qin Yuan said: "Okay, I'll go take a look."

Gu Jinghui said, “I’ll go to the front yard to send him away. If you have anything else to do, just go ahead and do it.”

Qin Yuan said, "I am just arranging the family reunion banquet for Cheng Ge'er and Yu Jie'er. There are other things. I will talk to you when you come over in the evening."

Gu Jinghui smiled and nodded heavily, saying, "Okay."

Butler Cao stood aside, and for some reason he felt that his presence here was a bit redundant.

Gu Jinghui turned around and said to him, "Let's go."

Butler Cao: “…Yes!”

Why are you so cold towards him?

Butler Cao followed Lord Gu and strode into the front hall.

Inside the hall, the Chief Secretary of the Prince of Qi's Mansion was standing with his hands behind his back, sizing up a piece of calligraphy hanging on the wall. Upon hearing their footsteps, he turned around respectfully and saluted.

After the two sides exchanged greetings, the Chief Secretary did not take a seat. Instead, he held a small jade box in both hands and presented it with a smile.

"Lord Gu, this is the incense pill that His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi ordered me to deliver."

Lord Gu nodded and said, "Okay."

Butler Cao at the side quickly reached out to take it and handed it to Lord Gu.

Lord Gu signaled with his eyes, and Butler Cao placed it on the sandalwood table next to the armchair.

Lord Gu asked, "Thank you for your help. Did His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi ask you to bring a message?"

The chief secretary said, "His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi asked me to bring a message to the Madam."

"say what?"

"We will know the result before Mid-Autumn Festival."

Lord Gu understood that this was about the price reduction of pepper, so he responded and said, "Master Changshi, please take a seat."

"No, my Lord, you are very busy, so I will not stay any longer. I am leaving now."

Lord Gu said, "Butler Cao, please see Lord Changshi off for me."

Butler Cao responded and sent the chief official of Prince Qi's mansion out. The chief official asked quietly, "Why is it not the Madam who is meeting the guests, but the Marquis?"

Housekeeper Cao said, "Madam is now in charge of the whole mansion, and she is the one who is consulted for all matters, big or small. The Marquis happened to be at home with nothing to do, so he came out to see you."

The chief historian laughed and said, "No wonder, it gave me a fright."

Butler Cao himself did not believe it and said, "Our Lord is usually very kind and does not put on airs."

The chief secretary also pretended to believe it and nodded, "Not bad, not bad."

Gu Jinghui sat in the hall, playing with the jade box. The small jade box was carved with peony flowers, with large double petals, layered one on top of the other, rich and elegant, and lifelike.

Gu Jinghui was a man who was used to seeing fine things, so he could naturally tell that this box was of great value. After carefully examining it, he suddenly remembered that the precious book given by Brigadier General Jin said that one should please women by giving them precious things. This was the Deng in Pan Lu Deng Xiaoxian.

Although he was not as rich as Deng Tong, his private treasury was also well-stocked, so it was very easy for him to give Qin Yuan some good things.

But what should I give as a gift?
Apart from those literary hobbies, the young wife only loves to make money.

Gu Jinghui thought about it, and then called Gu Shiliu. After calling a few times, the servant guarding the door outside said, "My Lord, Gu Shiliu went to look for Gu Shiba. The two are not in the mansion."

Gu Jinghui then remembered what Gu Liuye had mentioned in the upper room, so he said, “Why haven’t you come back in such a long time? I don’t know what you’ve been doing.”

The servant said, "Maybe it was something urgent. Gu Shiba was in a hurry to find Gu Shiliu. Gu Shiliu was dragged out of the Sixth Master's room by him."

Gu Jinghui snorted and said nothing more.

Gu Shiba acted like this, he must have discovered something.

Gu Jinghui took a deep breath, bent his knuckles, and tapped lightly on the table, hoping that they would find some useful information.

The capable general in the northern frontier is now unable to get any information or find anyone, and he is almost becoming a useless good-for-nothing who only knows how to eat.

In the final analysis, as Yuan'er said, he was at ease in the northern frontier, but was restricted in many ways in the capital. It was not that his subordinates were useless, but that they had little experience in the capital, so it was not as easy for Gu Shiba and others to do things as before.

Just as he was thinking about it, the servant outside said, "My Lord, Mr. Songshan is here."

"Please ask him to come in," Lord Gu collected his thoughts and ordered quickly.

Mr. Songshan came in wearing a dark blue straight gown and holding a folding fan in his hand. Without any formalities, he sat down on the armchair at the bottom.

Lord Gu saw at a glance that the folding fan in Mr. Songshan's hand was the ivory fan that Lord Gu Six loved the most. He usually only took it out to look at it but was reluctant to use it. He smiled knowingly and said, "Sixth brother, you are taking out all your treasures to honor your master. It seems that he has set a great ambition to write good poems. Maybe our Gu family can really produce a scholar of elegance."

Mr. Songshan opened his folding fan and waved it gently, saying, "Sixth Master is brave after knowing shame, and his ambition is commendable. As your elder brother, aren't you a little touched?"

Lord Gu: "..."

I just wanted to make a few sarcastic remarks, but I ended up getting into trouble. It was a real mistake.

He pretended to be ignorant and said, "I am indeed touched, but I am just a rough soldier in the army. What kind of poetry can I write? If I have the time, I might as well read a few more pages of the Art of War."

Mr. Songshan said, "Everyone has his own talents. Your Majesty is very talented, and you shouldn't be limited to poetry. What I'm saying is that Your Majesty asked me to lecture on the Spring and Autumn Annals, but I've been in the mansion for many days, and your in-laws, brothers, and nephews have seen me more often than you have. If Your Majesty keeps doing this, I don't know when you'll be able to finish listening to the Spring and Autumn Annals."

Lord Gu groaned and said, "Sir, you scared me. I thought you were going to force me to write a poem. To be honest, when I saw you guys writing poems, I wanted to join in the fun, but the poems I came up with after racking my brains were not even as good as my brother-in-law's."

Mr. Matsuyama pulled his lower lip.

"Didn't the Marquis say last time that he wanted to hear about Sima Yi pretending to be sick? I was only halfway through my story when the Marquis left for something and never mentioned it again. Could it be that the Marquis thought that the storm outside would not come and he got lucky?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Lord Gu's expression changed.