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

Chapter 371: Don’t mention the palace affairs
Hongye couldn't help but sigh again: "The Prince of Qi is the emperor's legitimate son. I heard that his mother's family was a prominent family in Daxing. Gold and jade were like dirt. The family had five or six hundred geishas. My mother always complained that she could have been sold to live a good life when she was a child."

Qin Yuan narrowed his eyes and didn't respond.

The maternal family of the King of Qi was indeed one of the most prestigious families. There were countless talented people in the family, and many of them were good at business. They had trading teams in the East China Sea and the Western Regions, and they collected unimaginable wealth.

Buildings are difficult to build, but they fall down quickly.

Mo Zhu interrupted, "The Dingbei Marquisate doesn't like to support these. I heard from Mama Fei that the mansion used to support a family opera troupe, but it was later disbanded."

Qin Yuan said: "Well, if mother likes to listen to it in the future, you can slowly cultivate it. It's not difficult. It only takes one or two years of effort."

It was fashionable for the wealthy salt merchants in Yangzhou to keep opera troupes at home. Some of them had several different singing styles. As long as they could find a master or old opera director who specialized in training the opera troupe, it would not be difficult to do so.

Hongye looked longing and said, "If that's the case, we can listen to operas for several days in a row during the New Year and other festivals."

Qin Yuan smiled.

"The big show for several days and nights must be performed by a troupe from the tile house, otherwise everyone will sing their voices hoarse."

Hongye blinked and stopped talking.

Mo Zhu continued, "In fact, the old lady doesn't like to listen to operas. The old marquis supported the family opera troupe because the old concubine Wen liked to listen to it. So the sixth master also likes to listen to these. Concubine Zheng was bought from the brothel. A while ago, she also wanted to buy a lady who played the pipa in the brothel. Later, the sixth master liked to write poems, so there was no movement."

Hongye was amazed when she heard this.

Qin Yuan also heard of this for the first time, and smiled at Hongye. This old Madam Wen was the biological mother of Master Gu Liu, Madam Wen, and she sounded very favored.

Hongye felt a little guilty after being looked at by this person, so she asked, "Mozhu, how do you know so much?"

Mo Zhu was somewhat proud and smiled, "Like Hong Mian, I am a family-born child. My mother used to serve in the courtyard of Madam Wen, and later she was assigned to my father and left. When I grew up, I went to the mansion to ask for a job. I was lucky to be assigned to Wutong Garden directly."

Hongye said, "So you are so young, but you have so much experience."

It’s not easy to get into Wutong Garden, and Mozhu’s parents also have connections.

Mo Zhu smiled and said, "My mother and father were both born here. We have many relatives at home, so the news comes faster than others."

Qin Yuan just listened to the two people's discussion silently without saying a word. When she saw them in the upper room, she said, "Mozhu has many family members in the mansion. In the future, you should give more advice to Hongye Cuiming to prevent them from offending others for no reason. You help them with things and learn more from them. In the future, you can help me manage things, and I will feel relieved."

This means that Mo Zhu is going to be reused. Hong Ye smiled and said, "Mo Zhu, why don't you thank Madam quickly?"

Mo Zhu hurriedly expressed his gratitude.

Qin Yuan said, "Hongmian is a capable person, and I think you are not bad either, but Hongmian is outgoing and you are more reserved. I will leave most of the Sixth Madam's affairs to Hongye, and I will feel more at ease if you help her."

Mo Zhu said: "Madam, rest assured, I will do my job well and will not make any mistakes or neglect anything."

As he spoke, he went to the upper room.

Kang Ge'er and Fu Ge'er were talking to Gu Baozhu. When they saw Qin Yuan coming in, they hurriedly stood up and greeted her.

Gu Baozhu wore a pink and purple palace dress, a simple hairpin in her hair, and fingernail-sized pearls on her ears, swinging on the earrings as she talked and laughed.

Hongye whispered, "Miss Seven is dressed differently than before."

Qin Yuan knew why. Gu Baozhu had taken a fancy to her cousin Qin Siyuan and wanted to dress up as a demure person.

I really don’t know if Qin Siyuan is Tang Monk’s flesh or what. Xu Zhen is gone, and here comes Gu Baozhu.

Qin Yuan smiled and helped his two nephews up. Seeing that they had dark circles under their eyes and looked haggard, he asked them how they slept and ate in the past few days, how long they took care of him every day, etc.

Kang Ge'er said, "We are young, and the nanny told us to do what we can and not to make ourselves sick, which would make mother sad. But we are worried about mother's illness and can't sleep well."

Nanny Zhao said a lot of things that made him and his brother very scared. They were worried about their mother's health and their future without their mother.

The Xu family and the Gu family have already fallen out. My father is already tired of my uncles, and they won't care about them in the future.

The two children were exhausted and lost a lot of weight just a few days after returning.

Qin Yuan took the small jade box from Hongye and handed it to Kang Ge'er, saying, "This is the incense that your aunt prepared for you. Ask your nanny to light it at night. It will help you to have peace of mind and sleep better. I know you are worried about your mother's health, but you are still young. Many things can only be done by adults. Only if you eat well and sleep well can you grow up well and be worthy of your mother."

Madam Gu hurriedly said, "Your Third Aunt is right. Pick it up right away and thank her."

Gu Baozhu wrinkled her nose and stared at the small box.

Kang Ge'er thanked her first, then took the box and said, "Don't worry, Third Aunt. My brother and I will eat well, sleep well, grow up well, and be filial to Grandma, Father, Third Uncle, and Third Aunt."

Fu Ge'er also expressed his opinion.

Only then did Kangger hand the jade box in his hand to the wet nurse's arms and let her hold it.

Gu Baozhu asked: "Sister-in-law, what kind of fragrance is this?"

Qin Yuan said, "They prepared the incense to calm the nerves and nourish the brain. They are worried about the sixth brother and sister-in-law, who are at the age of growing up. This incense can nourish the liver and kidneys, calm the nerves and help sleep. After lighting it, they can sleep peacefully until dawn. Adults can't stand it all day long, let alone children."

Gu Baozhu sighed and said, "Why does sister-in-law know everything? Did you figure out the fragrant sister-in-law that King Qi sent last time?"

Qin Yuan said, "That incense was passed down by the late queen mother. It must have been made by a master of perfume. I am not very knowledgeable and I am afraid I won't be able to decipher it right away."

Gu Baozhu clicked her tongue.

"The late Queen Mother? Is this the incense that the late Queen Mother passed on to Queen Yuan? It is indeed precious, sister-in-law, the late Queen Mother is Queen Yuan's aunt, and everything in their family is very precious. Anything they take out is very valuable. It doesn't matter if you can't unlock it. Didn't the King of Qi himself say that he couldn't find anyone to match this fragrance for so many years?"

Qin Yuan was shocked.

The late Empress Dowager and Empress Yuan were actually aunt and niece.

No wonder the Emperor’s attitude towards King Qi is so strange.

Madam Gu was annoyed and said, "Gu Baozhu, why are you saying these things? You can't control your mouth, what can I do?"

Gu Baozhu originally wanted to get closer to Qin Yuan, so she found something to talk about, but after she said a few words, she was scolded by Old Madam Gu.

"Mom, these are not secrets, otherwise how would I know?"

Madam Gu said angrily, "Don't mention the affairs of the imperial palace."