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

Chapter 354: Appreciating Hongmian’s Vegetables

Qin Yuan pursed her lips slightly, but before she could say anything, Hongye became a little annoyed, but she didn't know how to get angry.

Cui Ming said hurriedly, "Madam, look at how Hongye is good at teaching people. Hongmian is very smart. However, I think that although it is easier for Hongmian to take Qi Xiaoge with her, it is not good for Qi Xiaoge."

"What do you mean?" Hongye's face looked better.

Hongmian also opened her eyes wide in surprise, waiting for Cuiming's next words.

Cui Ming said, "Before, you led the people to let Mr. Songshan choose, which showed that Madam valued Mr. Songshan. Later, you asked Hongmian to take Brother Qi alone. Mr. Songshan would inevitably feel that Brother Qi was not as good as others. In addition, he just recovered from his injury and could not do many things. Mr. Songshan might think that he was useless."

Hongye nodded repeatedly after hearing this and said, "You'll have to wait for me to go again after dinner."

Hongmian looked unhappy, and forced a smile, saying, "If it wasn't for Sister Cuiming saying it, I would have almost done something bad with good intentions, and implicated Brother Qi."

Qin Yuan finally spoke, "These are just trivial matters. You are still young. You should learn more from Hongye and Cuiming in the future. You will naturally learn them after watching more."

Hongmian bowed her head and said, "Yes."

Qin Yuan added: "You have done a good job in cleaning the office. You are efficient and smart, but you are still young and need to hone your skills."

After receiving the praise from her master, Hongmian became happy again and said quickly, "It's all because of the master's daily teaching. The two sisters also often give me advice."

Qin Yuan said, "The Marquis sent someone to tell us that we won't have lunch here. You should hurry up and set the table. The sooner you eat, the sooner you can get back to work."

Mo Zhu had already asked the little girl to go to the big kitchen to ask for the standard meals, and the small kitchen also prepared a few simple dishes. When Qin Yuan gave the order, they all put them up.

Qin Yuan picked out some meat and vegetables and asked them to give them to Hongmian.

"Give her this dish as a reward. She did a good job last time."

Hongmian was a person who liked to show off. After receiving the reward of vegetables, she immediately showed off outside and came to express her gratitude with great fanfare.

Qin Yuan sat upright on the chair and said with a smile, "Hurry up and eat, or the food will get cold. There will be many times in the future when we can express our gratitude to each other. Do we have to do this every time?"

Hong Mian knelt on the ground and said, "No matter what the master rewards me, I will be proud of it. I will remember the master's kindness. We can talk about it later. But today is the first time the master rewards me with food like this, so I must kowtow to him."

Qin Yuan had no choice but to let her kowtow before leaving.

Since Lord Gu was not around, Hongye and Cuiming accompanied Qin Yuan to eat together. Qin Yuan ate half a bowl of rice and suddenly asked, "Hongye, have you figured out the strengths of this girl?"

Cui Ming laughed and said, "If Hongye can't see this, then you must be a fool."

Hongye whispered, "She is indeed capable and clever, and knows how to curry favor with people."

Qin Yuan said: "She is a daughter of the Marquis's family. Although the Marquis's family has complicated connections and is really difficult to deal with, Hongmian is really easy to use and also abides by the rules. You see that she is aggressive in her actions, but you can also see the background of the Marquis's family in the rules."

Hongye ate a few mouthfuls of rice in silence, then said, "I understand what the young lady said. From now on, you can just use her with confidence. I'll be there to protect you. If you don't show the good qualities of Hongmian, others won't want to stand out in the future."

Cui Ming was quite surprised. "Oh my god, Hongye, you are amazing. You even figured this out."

Qin Yuan smiled and nodded.

"Yes, I promoted Hongmian and Mozhu because I can't just use the two of you. You were all brought by me from the Qin family. Most of the people in this mansion are family-born children. They are intertwined and everyone has a network behind them. If I only use you, it will be equivalent to isolating you from them. It will be too inconvenient to manage people in the future."

The sound of the red leaves is very light, like the buzzing of a mosquito.

"As long as no one can replace me in the lady's heart, it's fine. I brought Hongmian up, so she has to listen to me, and she won't be able to surpass me in the future."

Qin Yuan said seriously, "Don't worry. You and Cuiming grew up with me. We have a different relationship. We share prosperity and adversity. Now I am in charge of many things and need help. If Hongmian can stand the test, I will let her take care of a bunch of things alone. If you only take care of Wutong Garden, you don't need to think so much."

Cui Ming smiled and said, "I suddenly remembered Xiao Hong."

Hongye also laughed: "This child is eager to come. Look, he's about to move next door. I'm afraid he'll cry in front of us again when he comes to kowtow."

Qin Yuan said: "It would be great if we could catch Zhao earlier."

Cui Ming and Hong Ye both sighed.

Cui Ming put down the painted porcelain bowl in her hand and whispered, "Miss, Bai Que saw that the Zhao family and the Yelu family were mixed together, and Xu Tang had close contacts with Yelu Jizi. There is something strange about this, right?"

Qin Yuan put the eggplant on the plate with chopsticks and said softly, "Let's not talk about this matter, lest it leak out. If the Marquis knows about it, he will not let it go easily. I am worried now, what exactly does the Xu family want to do by getting involved with so many people?"

The casino where the Xu family's sons worked was the property of Prince Jin. They presented a girl to Prince Jin's mansion as a concubine and could say that they had already had dealings. Lord Xu wanted to take a step further.

But Xu Tang had close contacts with Yelu Guzha, and was recommended to the Prince of Qi's Palace by the Grand Secretary through Yelu Guzha, which seemed a bit strange no matter how you looked at it.

Hongye said, "Sixth Master is going to sue the Xu family. I came back from Mr. Songshan's place and heard the maids in the mansion saying that Sixth Master has made up his mind to sue the Xu family this time. He said that he was going to fight for his dignity. He tolerated the Xu family's behavior for the sake of Sixth Madam and the children. Now that the Xu family doesn't care about Sixth Madam and the children, the Gu family won't care about the Xu family either. I guess after this lawsuit, the Gu and Xu families will break off their relationship."

Cui Ming said, "Didn't the Xu family sue the Marquis' Mansion first? Maybe they just want to break off the engagement."

Qin Yuan put down his chopsticks and said suddenly, "That's right. I thought it was strange that the Xu family would make such a scene before the mansion was sealed."

Cui Ming was surprised and asked hurriedly, "Miss, are you saying... the Xu family wanted to break off the engagement at that time?"

Qin Yuan said, "I'm just guessing. Xu Zhen is missing, and they are only concerned with extorting money and making a scene. They are not in a hurry to look for her, as if they know they can't find her."

Hongye suppressed the exclamation that was rising in her throat, and after a long while she said, "That is indeed very strange and cruel. Miss is very smart, and if Miss suspects, then it is almost certain."

Qin Yuan rolled her eyes at Hong Ye and said, "You only know how to say nice things. Eat quickly, we will be busy later."

The little maid outside suddenly said, "Madam, Miss Seven is here."

Qin Yuan was puzzled and whispered, "It's meal time now. She doesn't go to the upper room or eat in her own yard. What is she doing here?"