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

Chapter 352 Xu Tang Xu Yuan
After a while, Qin Yuanfang asked, "What did the Marquis say?"

Gu Shiliu said: "The Marquis told us to keep an eye on the Xu family."

Qin Yuan nodded, it seemed that this was the only way.

Gu Shiliu said, "The girl that the Xu family is sending to the Prince of Jin's Palace is called Xu Yuan. She is about the same age as Xu Zhen, maybe even older. There are no adults at home, so she is being raised in the home of Lord Xu. Her biological brother is called Xu Tang. It is said that Yelu Guzha admires him very much and wants to ask the Grand Secretary to recommend him to the Prince of Qi's Palace as a hanger-on. His Highness the Prince of Qi will surely not refuse."

Qin Yuan nodded. The Prince of Qi was the late Crown Prince's half-brother. Now the Crown Prince born to Queen Lin was sickly and weak. The Emperor felt guilty and fearful towards the Prince of Qi, so it was not good for the Prince of Qi to be too ambitious.

Xu Tang knew how to play Cuju and was recommended by the Grand Secretary, so it was unlikely that he would be rejected.

Cui Ming suddenly said, "So they are brother and sister. Madam, do you remember? That day, the Xu family was afraid of death and did not dare to go to the inner courtyard to confront the Sixth Madam." After that, she couldn't help but smile contemptuously and continued, "Lord Xu said that he wanted to let Xu Yuan enter the inner courtyard, but Xu Tang was unwilling and was ridiculed by the Xu family, saying that they were raising the siblings in vain. Xu Tang insisted on not agreeing to Xu Yuan going, and in the end it was the Xu family's eldest daughter-in-law who went."

"Yes, yes, I remember. Xu Tang was furious at the time and retorted that Lord Xu's title was given by his father."

Gu Shiliu said with a smile, "Madam and Miss Cuiming have really good memories. So many people came to the Xu family that day, and you still remember them all."

Qin Yuan said, "I heard that the Xu family was going to send a girl to the Prince of Jin's mansion. I was wondering which one it was, but it turned out to be her. That day I invited the women of the Xu family to a banquet, and I saw that she was looking at the eyes of others everywhere at the banquet. She didn't dare to speak much and was dull. Her personality was completely different from Sister Zhen's."

Cui Ming sighed, "There's nothing we can do about it. The Sixth Madam was thinking about Miss Zhen, so she invited her to stay in the mansion for a while and planned a marriage for her. But when it came to Miss Xu Yuan, she was sent away by her own uncle to be a concubine, and she didn't even have to prepare a dowry. It's obvious that she has been treated differently since she was a child."

Qin Yuan hesitated to speak, picked up the teacup and took a sip before saying, "After all, Lord Xu has a title and a job, and Zhen Jie'er is a daughter of an official. Xu Yuan has no parents and is fostered in a relative's home, having to live at the mercy of others. Her brother doesn't have a proper job, and there are no elders to help with planning. Being a concubine of the King of Jin is also a good option."

Cui Ming thought for a moment and said, "That is true. After all, it was Master Xu who inherited the title."

Gu Shiliu added: "The Xu family lends money at high interest rates, and Xu Tang is also a capable general."

Qin Yuan nodded. "Although there is some grudge between this pair of siblings and Lord Xu, it is not serious enough to make them enemies of the Xu family. For now, we can only wait and see. Does Sixth Master know about this?"

Gu Shiliu shook his head: "The Marquis said not to tell Sixth Master yet. Sixth Master is now thinking about how to sue the Xu family."

Qin Yuan thought for a moment and gave Gu Shiliu some instructions. The little maid said outside, "Doctor Li is here."

Gu Shiliu said tactfully, "Madam has other things to do, so I will leave right away."

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "On your way back, tell Brother Qi and his mother to come here as well. I need their help."

Gu Shiliu knew that this was Qin Yuan's plan to place Old Lady Qi next door, and said, "Yes."

When he went out, he ran into Doctor Li and Xiaodong. The master and apprentice were talking and laughing as they walked towards the hall. After they greeted each other, they went to the courtyard where Brother Qi lived to call people.

After hearing the order, the mother and son hurried to Wutong Garden without asking any more questions. Gu Shiliu was a little thirsty after walking all the way. Just as he was about to drink some tea, he saw Gu Jingcheng and his wife coming. Dai did not enter the outer courtyard, but went directly to the inner courtyard.

"Speak of the devil and he will appear," Gu Shiliu said with a smile, "The Marquis said this morning that he wanted to go to Master Cheng's house to warm up the room, so that it would be easier to hold the family recognition banquet."

Gu Jingcheng laughed and said, "Haha, that's exactly why I came here. I wanted to get it done quickly, but I didn't expect there would be so many trivial matters."

"Moving to a new house is no small matter."

Gu Shiliu laughed. He knew that Gu Jingcheng's family had finally gotten out of the Ninth House and wanted to do something to show off their wealth. But Lord Gu was extremely anxious and wanted to send the twins Pang Cheng and Pang Yu to the next door immediately so that he could set up a trap and capture the Zhao family's people in one fell swoop.

Gu Jingcheng smiled happily and nodded, "We need to send out invitations, prepare a banquet, and invite a troupe to perform for a day. We have to invite everyone in the clan, as well as relatives, friends and colleagues who come and go. Otherwise, it would be impolite."

Gu Shiliu smiled, led the people to the outer hall and sat them down, and said: "The Marquis is also anxious. He happens to be free these days. If he waits until the emperor issues an order, I'm afraid he will be too busy."

Gu Jingcheng understood what was going on and immediately said, "Actually, there's no need to make a big deal about it. We just moved so that others don't know. If there are some guests that we can't invite in time, we can just send a letter to let them know. There will be plenty of opportunities to hold a banquet at home in the future."

Gu Shiliu responded with a smile, "Master Cheng, please sit down first. I will go find the Marquis right away."

Having said this, he stepped out and told the servant to come in and serve tea.

Dai had already arrived at Wutong Garden at this time. After being led into the hall, she saw Qin Yuan talking to a few people, so she hesitated.

Qin Yuan smiled and stood up, saying, "Sister-in-law Cheng, you came at the right time. Come and sit down."

Dai was suspicious and sat down as she was told. Qin Yuan said hurriedly, "This is Doctor Li from Renhe Hall and his apprentice Xiaodong. Doctor Li is highly skilled in medicine and has a kind heart. The mansion had smallpox, thanks to them, and they managed to survive. This is Brother Qi from my mansion and his mother. Doctor Li is talking about her eyes. It's a coincidence that we bumped into each other today. Why not let Doctor Li take Sister Cheng's pulse as well?"

Upon hearing this, Doctor Li looked up at Dai's face.

Mrs. Dai was startled at first, but then she was overjoyed and said with a smile, "I just heard the old lady mention Doctor Li before, and was thinking about how to meet him. I didn't expect to run into him here. It can be seen that my blessing has come. Doctor Li, please check my pulse."

Dai was a clever person who was able to go in and out of the Dingbei Marquis's mansion. The doctor who was praised by Madam Gu and his wife must have excellent medical skills. Moreover, people nowadays like to flatter each other, so the better doctors who go in and out of the noble's mansion, regardless of whether they are imperial physicians or not, will be respectfully called imperial physicians to increase their reputation.

However, when people in Dingbei Marquis' Mansion mentioned Doctor Li, although they all spoke in a very respectful tone, they never called him Imperial Doctor Li, which showed that he was different from others.

Dai had always heard that capable people did not like false fame, so he was even more respectful.

Doctor Li smiled and twirled his beard, saying, "Xiaodong, quickly put the pulse pillow on this lady."

Xiaodong quickly took out the pulse pillow from the medicine box and placed it on the table. Qin Yuan changed her position and talked to the mother and son of the Qi family. Doctor Li walked over to feel the pulse and asked Dai to stick out her tongue for a look. After a while, he said, "There's nothing serious wrong with your body. It's just that you're a little exhausted, your liver qi is stagnant, and your internal organs are being consumed. But recently there have been signs of faint dissipation, which is not a big deal, but you still need to treat your night sweats."