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

Chapter 346 Is it a coincidence?

Lord Gu exclaimed in amazement: "What a nice fragrance! It makes me feel relaxed and comfortable. The fragrance is indeed soft and long-lasting."

Although he doesn't understand fragrance, he knows what is good and what is bad.

After saying that, Lord Gu looked at Qin Yuan, who smiled and said, "That's true."

She wrapped the incense pill in oil paper and put it back into the jade box.

Lord Gu asked, "Can you smell the fragrance?"

Qin Yuan said: "I can only smell it, but I don't know the recipe. How can it be so strange and fragrant? It's not that easy. I have to try it in the evening."

She looked calm on the surface, but her heart was beating fast.

This was obviously the recipe passed down from her ancestors. She had guessed it a long time ago and now she could confirm it.

Is it a coincidence that King Qi came to visit?

Qin Yuan's mind raced, and she looked as if she was thinking hard, as if she was worried about not being able to come up with a recipe. Gu Jinghui really stopped disturbing her and sat quietly beside her sipping tea.

Mo Zhu came up and collected all the things and put them in the ear room.

Even after the small kitchen brought the food up, Qin Yuan still had no idea. She thought about it and decided to ask Doctor Li, so she said, "Send a message to Doctor Li, asking him to come over tomorrow if there's anything."

Lord Gu asked, "What's the matter?"

Qin Yuan said casually, "It was because of my sixth brother's wife that I suddenly thought that if I take regular care of myself, would it be better? As the saying goes, food supplements are worse than medicine supplements, and the way to maintain health should start with diet. Now that the seasons are about to change, I thought of asking Doctor Li to take a look at the diet list in the mansion."

Lord Gu sighed, "Yuan'er, you are really thoughtful."

Qin Yuan disagreed: "That's nothing. It was Doctor Li who had the idea and the action."

She can do this, but it is too mentally taxing, so it is better to leave it to Renhetang.

Lord Gu said solemnly: "You have thought so far and so carefully, which shows that you have put in a lot of effort. How come no one has thought of this before?"

He remembered what Mr. Songshan said, and suddenly he was in a trance. After a while, he said, "Don't worry."

Qin Yuan: “…”

I don't know what he was thinking about, but he was always like this, his face darkened quickly, cleared quickly, and his thoughts were unpredictable. Qin Yuan was used to it, so she said perfunctorily: "Of course I am relieved."

Before Lord Gu could say something, the maids had already served the food. The table was filled with plates and dishes. There were many kinds of food, but the portions were just enough to eat. Lotus root soup was placed in the middle. The soft and glutinous lotus root was pink, and a few green chopped green onions floated in the rich soup. The steam made Qin Yuan, who was sitting opposite, look even warmer.

"My husband, drink a bowl of lotus root soup first to moisten your internal organs."

Qin Yuan offered a bowl of lotus root soup with her jade-white hands. Lord Gu took it and said, "Madam, please enjoy it yourself. Don't just care about me."

Qin Yuan smiled faintly and said, "Okay."

But his hands did not stop moving. He spread out the vegetables that he liked and then ate them himself.

Although he didn't take much food with his chopsticks, Lord Gu enjoyed it very much.

How nice it would be if I could stay with my wife every day without having to go anywhere.

Lord Gu finished the soup and said, "This lotus root soup is soft and delicious. It makes my stomach feel warm and comfortable. If I taste it carefully, it has a sweet taste."

Qin Yuan said: "Then I'll have someone send some to mother as well."

Lord Gu said, "Okay, mother will like it too." The two ate for a while, and Lord Gu asked, "Has Cheng'er and his family's recognition banquet been decided?"

Qin Yuan said, "I have already made an agreement with Sister Cheng that they will be warming up the house in two days. We have discussed it and plan to recognize the relatives before the warming up of the house, and the two children will move in on the same day. On the day of the warming up of the house, Cheng Ge'er and his family will be members of Brother Cheng's family."

"That's good," Lord Gu nodded, "This way they can be Chengge's children and meet guests, and it will be a clear path in front of everyone."

"Yes," Qin Yuan said with a smile, "There is no need to hold a big family reunion banquet. The case has not been concluded yet, so there is no need to report to the ancestors in the ancestral hall. There is no need to disturb the elders. We can just have a meal together."

Gu Jinghui was stunned. He didn’t expect it to be so simple. He asked, “Are you not going to ask someone to be a witness?”

Qin Yuan said, "If we are to invite, then we will only invite the in-laws who visit us on a daily basis. The Xu family is now at odds with each other, so there is no need to invite them. My family has never been close to these two children, and now they are going to Cheng Ge's house, so forget it."

Gu Jinghui thought for a moment and said, “It’s up to you. Let’s wait until the case is fully revealed and can be enshrined in the ancestral hall before making a big move. Zhao’s case is not glorious either. If we do it quietly, there will be fewer rumors.”

"That's exactly what I think. Sister Cheng and I think the same way."

Qin Yuan asked again: "Has the old woman said anything recently?"

Gu Jinghui said, “No, I can’t trick you into revealing too much. I haven’t alarmed that fake woman yet. I’ll talk about it when we get to Brother Cheng’s house.”

Furthermore, this means to lure Zhao out.

Qin Yuan didn't ask any more questions.

Gu Jinghui suddenly asked, “I had someone send Shen Changle 1,000 taels of silver notes to use for setting up the arena. He said he had discussed it with you and didn’t need that much. Isn’t that too much silver?”

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "My cousin Siyuan is very popular recently, and my father is the chief academic officer of the Imperial College. If I can beat them, I will be famous. In addition, with Mr. Songshan's strength, all the poor scholars will want to compete with me. So I want to exchange some items as a prize, so that no one will say that I am vulgar in the future. Scholars love money, but they also hope to have an elegant name."

Gu Jinghui pretended to be enlightened, looking as if he had learned something.

"We warriors are direct, while scholars like to beat around the bush."

Qin Yuan thought for a moment and said, "If someone is good at both literature and martial arts, wouldn't he be invincible in the world?"

Gu Jinghui suddenly smiled and asked, “Does my Yuan’er want a husband like that?”

Qin Yuan glanced at Lord Gu and said nothing.

Lord Gu said, "With a wife like this, I will also try to learn some writing skills, otherwise I am afraid that Mr. Songshan will look down on me."

Qin Yuan said quietly, "It's not just Mr. Songshan. My husband, have you forgotten my father's sincere desire to urge you to study? I wonder when you will finish reading "Spring and Autumn Annals" and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"?"

Lord Gu said with a stiff face: "...I just listened to Mr. Songshan's story about Sima Yi pretending to be sick today. Mr. Songshan is really a bit strange. He said a lot of inexplicable words, which seemed to have a deep meaning. I really don't understand it, so I can only ask you to help me solve it."

Qin Yuan raised her eyebrows curiously.

Lord Gu kept the secret again at this point, saying, "It's a long story, why don't we finish eating first?"

After finishing the meal, Qin Yuan ordered people to take everything away, rinsed his mouth with tea, replaced the tea with new one, and was about to savour the tea and have a long chat.

Gu Jinghui asked: "Shall we go out for a walk?"

Qin Yuan thought for a moment and said, "I feel a little tired today and don't really want to move."

Gu Jinghui said: “Let’s go to another place to watch the fireflies. Don’t we still need to think of some good poems?”

Qin Yuan hesitated and said, "Aren't you going to talk about Mr. Songshan?"

"It's okay, we can talk while we walk. Yesterday, when I saw Baozhu rowing out of the water, I thought, if the two of us go to Qiuxiangxie, wouldn't it be more beautiful to sit on the boat and watch the fireflies?"