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

Chapter 364 Waiting for an Answer

Gu Baozhu kept the secret again and said, "Sister-in-law, I said I would help you, but there is no time to talk about it now. I will stay by your side and help entertain the guests. We will talk about it after you are done."

Qin Yuan: "...Okay...Seventh sister, do you want to change your clothes first?"

Gu Baozhu said: "No need, I just changed it."

Qin Yuan was confused by her and had no choice but to ask, "Then will you come with me to Wutong Garden?"

Gu Baozhu nodded immediately: "Okay."

It was as if he was waiting for this sentence.

Qin Yuan was a little annoyed that Hongye was not around, so she had to take Gu Baozhu back to Wutong Garden to change clothes.

Gu Baozhu was not shy either. After sitting for a while, she went back to the inner room and saw Qin Yuan changing her clothes. She said, "Sister-in-law looks good in this. She looks very quiet."

"Demure?"

Gu Baozhu nodded and said, "Yes, I heard that women in literati families all value being demure and elegant. Sister-in-law looks very demure in this dress."

Qin Yuan glanced at the pink palace dress that Gu Baozhu was wearing and said with a smile, "Seventh sister looks very demure in this outfit."

A look of pride flashed across Gu Baozhu's face.

"Is what my sister-in-law said true?"

"Of course it's true. I rarely see Seventh Sister dressed like this in the past."

"That's... I didn't care before, but now that I'm dressed like this, I'll become more and more demure."

Qin Yuan understood a little bit in her heart, and asked tentatively: "Seventh sister used to be very lively, why do you suddenly want to dress up as quiet and demure?"

She had changed into her coat and went to the dressing table to choose a hairpin.

Gu Baozhu said, "Xu Zhen is only two years older than me, but she is already anxious to find a husband. My mother probably kept talking about my marriage to my third sister-in-law. I heard that scholars like quiet and elegant women, so I wanted to learn from my sister-in-law and slowly change my personality."

Qin Yuan: “…”

Sure enough.

Qin Yuan said: "No wonder my sister wore pink. She used to like bright red."

Gu Baozhu smiled shyly, even though she was too shy, and said, "I also heard from others that wearing plain colors makes you look more elegant."

Qin Yuan said: "I see that mother is very good at dressing herself up, why not let her teach you."

Gu Baozhu said: "Mother likes to dress me up to look rich and noble, how could a poor scholar like that?"

"..."

Cui Ming, who was combing Qin Yuan's hair, couldn't help but tremble her hands.

The two looked at each other in the mirror.

Gu Baozhu fell in love with a poor scholar, who also liked elegant and quiet women.

This famine is going to be fought.

Cui Ming thought to herself, "I didn't know that poor scholar was so pitiful that he was favored by the young lady of Dingbei Marquis's mansion."

Qin Yuan picked up the golden hairpin and chuckled, "You are originally the daughter of the Dingbei Marquis, with a hereditary title, and your brother is the God of War Dingbei Marquis, what do you want to do with the likes of a poor scholar? You can never choose a poor scholar as your son-in-law."

Gu Baozhu's expression turned a little unhappy. Qin Yuan pretended not to know and said, "I'm afraid Sister Cheng is coming soon. I have to dress up quickly. The family reunion banquet is held today, so I have less worries."

Cui Ming immediately responded, "My Lord thinks so too. The date of this family recognition banquet has been changed several times, and no one expected it to be held in such a hurry. I'm afraid Master Cheng and Miss Yu will come over to kowtow later."

Qin Yuan said, "It doesn't matter whether they kowtow or not. The Marquis had lunch with them at noon and said that he wanted Mr. Songshan to take a look at Cheng'er's qualifications. I guess he wanted Cheng'er to worship Mr. Songshan as his master. Kang'er and Fu'er will stay at home for the next few years. I'm afraid that Sixth Brother also wants them to follow Mr. Songshan."

Gu Baozhu knew that the children did not get along well, so she immediately said, "How can that be possible? If they go to Cheng Saozi's house, Cheng Saozi's family will naturally hire a teacher for them. Besides, Cheng Ge'er is tall and strong, so he should hire a martial arts teacher so that he can have a future in the military camp, and..."

After some conversation, the topic was changed.

Not long after, Dai came, wearing a newly made lilac dress, her face full of joy.

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "People feel refreshed when they are happy. Sister Cheng's face is rosy and she looks much better."

Dai said: "It is naturally a happy event to have a new baby in the family."

The three of them smiled and went to the flower hall, waiting to receive the guests from the two families.

Soon, the front of Dingbei Marquis Mansion was crowded with people and cars.

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The visitors were all Gu Jinghui's comrades in the army, and Gu Jingcheng's old colleagues who had been in contact with him for many years, most of whom were military generals.

The banquet was set up in the front hall, and several tables were also set up in the flower hall to entertain the female members of the family.

Except for Mrs. Jin and Mrs. Dai, Qin Yuan didn't know anyone. Fortunately, with the help of these two, she gradually became familiar with these ladies.

There were a few people among them who were familiar with Zhao. They all felt her appearance was a little strange, but they did not dare to say anything inappropriate.

Madam Jin whispered to Qin Yuan, "That's Madam Ma. She's been in frequent contact with Zhao. Her husband is a general under the Marquis. He has always followed the Marquis and is very brave in battle."

Mrs. Ma just focused on eating.

Qin Yuan remembered that this person came late, and after arriving he only exchanged a few brief greetings and then stopped talking.

Qin Yuan lied, "Madam Ma doesn't seem to like to talk much, but she interacts with Zhao Shi frequently. Is it because they are from the same hometown?"

Madam Jin glanced at Qin Yuan and said, "General Ma and Pang Hai are from the same hometown. Pang Hai said he was from Jizhou, and General Ma is also from Jizhou. In terms of fellow villagers, they are still a little distant. But in the army, everyone likes to become sworn brothers and recognize godchildren. Even Lord Gu has many godchildren, and they are all close friends."

This sentence is interesting.

Qin Yuan thought about it and felt that this meant that General Ma and Pang Hai were sworn brothers and had become sworn relatives.

This might be one of the reasons why Mrs. Ma is not close to her.

Qin Yuan said, "I haven't heard that the Marquis has adopted any godsons. Cheng Ge'er and Yu Jie'er say they are adopted sons, but they often bully the nephews in the mansion. If they were biological children, I'm afraid the Marquis would have to teach them a lesson. If it weren't for the fact that Zhao Shi made it impossible for them to stay in the mansion, the Marquis would not have been willing to let them go to Cheng's wife's house."

Mrs. Jin shook her head: "I have never heard that the Marquis has ever adopted any godson. Maybe the Marquis is too young?"

This was a very clever statement, and Qin Yuan couldn't help but laugh.

Mrs. Jin also laughed.

Madam Ma raised her head and glanced at them, then turned her eyes away.

Qin Yuan said, "Sister, Madam Ma doesn't get close to me. Did she believe what Zhao said? I heard from the Marquis that someone spread the word that Zhao often visited the homes of Brother Pang in the past, saying that she gave birth to twins for the Marquis, and that the Marquis wanted to take her as a concubine after she was out of mourning."

Mrs. Jin was just putting a pearl glutinous rice ball into her mouth, and she almost choked before she could swallow it.

Just as he was about to evade the question, he saw Qin Yuan's most beautiful face right in front of him. Her pair of eyes, black and white, shining like stars, were staring at him, waiting for an answer.