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

Chapter 353: Settlement of Old Lady Qi
Qin Yuan couldn't help but feel a little strange. According to Doctor Li, Dai's body only needed conditioning. Could it be that the root cause of her infertility lies with Gu Jingcheng?

Obviously, Dai had also thought of this, and without caring about the presence of so many people, she asked, "I have not been pregnant for many years, and I don't know why. Doctor Li, do you have any solution? If you can have a child, I will definitely reward you handsomely."

Doctor Li pondered for a while and said, "You can't force children. It all depends on fate. If you are destined to have children, you will have them. Madam's health is fine. You'd better relax. Who knows, the fate of having children will come."

Dai said, "Thank you, Doctor Li, for taking my pulse. Could you please prescribe a prescription for me?"

Doctor Li smiled and said, "Why not?"

While Doctor Li was writing the prescription, Dai asked again, "Can you take my master's pulse as well? He is now in the mansion talking with the Marquis."

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "It's okay. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

Dai asked, "What do you mean?"

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "I have something I need your help with right now. Old Madam Qi's eyesight is not very good, and she has only one half-grown child working in the mansion. A while ago, because of Pang Cheng and Pang Yu's reckless behavior, Brother Qi was injured. There was also a smallpox outbreak in the mansion, so we allocated a separate courtyard for them to live in, and it is also convenient for Doctor Li to see them. Old Madam Qi's eyesight is almost recovering now, but now that the mansion is no longer sealed, it is not appropriate for them to live in the inner courtyard, and it is not convenient to live in the outer courtyard. If Old Madam Qi goes home alone, there will be no one to take care of her. I was thinking whether we could let Old Madam Qi live with you. Doctor Li would go over to give her acupuncture every now and then, and wouldn't it be convenient for him to see Brother Cheng at the same time?"

Dai was stunned for a moment, knowing that there were other reasons, and immediately said, "Okay, but..."

Qin Yuan said, "I've heard that your Nanny Chun and Old Lady Qi have a past. You just moved out of Room Nine and there's not much else to hire you. Why don't you consider this old relationship and go over and hire her first?"

He said this with a wink.

Dai immediately understood and said with a smile, "So there is a reason for this. Nanny Chun was busy in the courtyard today and didn't bring her here, so I agreed on her behalf. Thank you, Madam, for your thoughtful consideration. We used to live in Room Nine, which was small and had few people. Now that we have moved to the new courtyard, we do need to add some more people to be able to handle the situation."

The two of them agreed, and Old Lady Qi came over to express her gratitude. Qin Yuan said, "Now you have a place to go, so just rest assured and take care of your eyes. Doctor Li said that after three or five acupuncture treatments, your eyes will be back to normal. Just take your time in doing things, and don't be too hard on yourself when it comes to eating and drinking."

Old Lady Qi smiled and said, "Thank you, Madam Hou, for your generosity, and Mr. Cheng and Madam Cheng for their kindness."

He also dragged Brother Qi over to kowtow and express his gratitude.

Brother Qi said tearfully, "I will always remember the kindness of the Marquis' wife. I have no way to repay you. From now on, I will obey your orders and will go through fire and water without hesitation."

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "Your family has done so much for the Gu family, how could the Marquis not take care of you? You have just recovered from your illness, and Mr. Songshan will live in the mansion for a long time, so we need more people. Why don't you go and serve him? Mr. Songshan is very talented, and it would be good if you could learn a little bit from him."

Brother Qi kowtowed repeatedly to express his gratitude.

Qin Yuan hurriedly ordered Cui Ming to help the mother and son up, and said, "You go back and pack first, someone will come to help you arrange it later. If there is anything wrong, just tell me directly."

The mother and son thanked him profusely and left. Doctor Li took Xiaodong to the upper room to check his pulse. Qin Yuan then said to Dai: "What I told you last time will probably come true soon. Old lady Qi has poor eyesight but good hearing. I want to keep her with you so that you can keep an eye on the two children." Dai smiled and said: "I was wondering why you said those things and hid everything from me."

Qin Yuan also smiled, "In fact, I don't have a suitable place to arrange her. If she stayed in the inner house, she felt it was inappropriate and came to say goodbye with her child. If she forced her to stay in the inner house and let her child help take care of her, it would be easy for people to gossip about her. I'm sure you know about the Qi family's affairs."

"It's all spread in the clan. It's said that the Marquis spent a fortune to treat the eyes of the Qi family. It's also said that the Marquis's mansion has spent a lot of money to appease the descendants of those veteran soldiers and generals. The elders in the clan all say that the Marquis behaves like our ancestors. How could I not know these things?"

"So I'll have to trouble you to take care of me," Qin Yuan smiled and bowed. Dai said hurriedly, "It's nothing, it's just a matter of freeing up a room and adding an extra pair of chopsticks. Doctor Li can come over to see my husband and he can also check on me. This is a blessing that can't be asked for."

The two talked for a while and arranged some things. Dai went to the upper room to talk to Old Madam Gu for a while, and then returned to the next yard.

When Gu Jingcheng came back, Dai told him everything. Gu Jingcheng said, "The Marquis's Mansion is very thoughtful. If Old Lady Qi could see, I don't know how many people would remember the Marquis' kindness. It would be natural for Doctor Li to come and give me acupuncture, and no one would spread any rumors. Besides, if we help take care of Old Lady Qi, our reputation will be better."

Dai nodded and said, "I never thought that Madam is so tactful and experienced at such a young age. I heard that Madam was a low-profile concubine in her natal family and never managed the household. I never thought that after entering the Marquis' Mansion, she has done everything so well."

Gu Jingcheng said: "Some people are born knowing things, but if you compare them all, you won't be able to live your life."

Dai said nothing.

Gu Jingcheng said: "Let's keep the warm-house party simple and recognize the two children quickly. The Marquis can't wait any longer."

Dai nodded.

Gu Jingcheng glanced at her expression and said, "Don't worry too much. We will have plenty of opportunities to host banquets in the future, around the Mid-Autumn Festival, around the Lantern Festival... or birthday banquets."

Dai pushed him and rolled her eyes, saying, "Am I such an ignorant person? In the past, we were not allowed to have a banquet alone in front of our parents. We haven't done anything for the Marquis' Mansion, but the Marquis' Mansion has already given us enough benefits. If I still have any complaints, who would I be?"

Gu Jingcheng laughed loudly, hugged her and said, "You are truly my good wife. I will rely on you for the affairs of the mansion."

Hongye and Hongmian arranged Mr. Songshan's courtyard, made a book, and re-assigned servants, maids, and old women. After being busy for half a day, they returned to Wutong Garden. When they learned that Qin Yuan had arranged for Brother Qi to work with Mr. Songshan, they smiled and said, "Mr. Songshan has just selected someone, and it's not easy to change him. Why not add another Brother Qi to the team?"

Qin Yuan said, "If these people were selected by Mr. Songshan himself, you can't make your own decision. It's better to take Brother Qi to Mr. Songshan and let him take a look. If he likes them, he can stay. If not, he can assign other tasks to them."

Hongye pouted and said, "I've been busy for half a day, my legs are tired and my mouth is dry. Why don't you let me take a break first?"

Hongmian said, "Madam, why don't you let me take him away and let Sister Hongye rest for a while."