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

Chapter 378 Red Eyes
"My husband, this..."

Ever since Qin Yuan met Lord Gu, she had never seen him like this.

"Hurry up and take your niece back. She is weak. My sixth brother and I will stay here. You can't help much here."

Lord Gu lowered his head and interrupted Qin Yuan's words with discomfort. He clenched his hands tightly behind his back, barely suppressing the trembling in his body.

The more his young wife cared, the sadder he felt.

The secret that he couldn't tell made him feel suffocated.

If he met her eyes that were as light as water, Gu Jinghui was afraid that he would burst into tears.

Qin Yuan stood for a moment before saying, "Then I'll take Sister Lan back first. Don't work too hard, and don't keep anything to yourself."

Lord Gu forced out a "hmm" from his throat.

He stood there for a long while before turning his head and looking greedily at his little wife's back.

Her graceful figure was like a willow swaying in the wind, and Lord Gu's eyes slowly turned red.

After struggling to carry Lan'er for a while, Qin Yuan felt a little tired. However, the three maids beside her were left behind to help Master Gu Liu. A few little maids were okay running errands, but they were afraid that they would not be able to carry Lan Jie'er for a long distance. Switching between maids would inevitably wake the child up.

Just as she was in a dilemma, "Madam, Madam," several maids came up with soft bags, smiling, "Madam, the Marquis ordered the servants to come over, saying that Madam might not be able to walk to the upper room with Lan Jie'er in her arms."

Qin Yuan's anger that had been suppressed in her heart for the past two days suddenly disappeared, and she said with a smile: "I was just feeling a little tired, and you guys came at the right time."

The old woman smiled and said, "It's all because the Marquis is considerate of Madam."

Qin Yuan carried Lan Jie'er into the soft bag, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Let's go to the upper room."

The maids hurriedly lifted her up and went straight to the upper room. Qiu Ju, who was left to guard the house, came up and asked, "Is the old lady going to keep the young lady in the upper room?"

Qin Yuan nodded.

Qiu Ju took Lan Jie'er and saw that she was yellow, thin and weak like a kitten. She sighed and said, "Lan Jie'er's health has just improved a little, but she has become thinner because of worrying about Sixth Madam's illness. She looks really pitiful."

Qin Yuan said, "She needs to be taken good care of. I sent her some fragrant pills last time. Light half of them and let her have a good sleep."

Qiu Ju walked into the inner room, put Lan Jie'er on the small couch, and smiled at Qin Yuan who had gotten off the sedan chair and followed, "Madam, I will temporarily place her here until the old lady comes back. She will probably stay with the old lady. The two young masters are now resting in the green gauze cabinet, so they are close to the old lady and can be taken care of."

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "You have arranged it very well. I will do as you wish."

Qiuju took the quilt and covered Lan Jie'er with it. Then she got up and went to the side room to get the incense pill that Qin Yuan had sent. She broke off half a piece, put it in the incense burner, shoveled out the ashes, and closed the lid.

As wisps of green smoke rose, Sister Lan's breathing became much more even and long.

Only then did Qin Yuan and Qiu Ju come out.

Qin Yuan said, "I still have to go out and give some instructions. I'll leave Lan Jie'er to you. I'm afraid Kang Ge'er and Fu Ge'er won't be able to sleep well tonight, so just light them up."

Qiuju agreed to everything, and Qin Yuan then left the upper room and told someone to invite housekeeper Cao.

Soon a reply came, saying that housekeeper Cao was bringing the magistrate to the Sixth Madam's courtyard. Qin Yuan was surprised.

"Did the judge go to the Sixth Madam's courtyard?"

The maid who came back after getting the news nodded and said, "That's right. It's said that the Sixth Master sued the Xu family. In order to embezzle the Sixth Madam's money, the Xu family forced the Sixth Madam's illness to worsen. Now she has been forced to death. The prosecutor was invited to come and examine her."

Qin Yuan sighed.

Don't be fooled by Mr. Gu Liu's gentle and considerate appearance on weekdays. He doesn't care about anything when he gets ruthless. He is completely ruthless and will not let go of the Xu family.

I’m afraid the Xu family won’t let it go.

Qin Yuan ordered the little maid, "Go find the money manager."

Manager Qian had been assisting Butler Zhang before. Qin Yuan had used him a few times and found him quite handy. Butler Han also recommended him, so Qin Yuan decided to use him to replace Butler Zhang.

"I wonder what instructions Madam has for you?"

Manager Qian came over quickly, with sweat on his head and breathing slightly heavily.

Qin Yuan considered and said, "Manager Qian has assisted Manager Zhang in managing the affairs of the inner courtyard for many years. This time, you will be in charge of the affairs of the inner courtyard for the Sixth Madam's funeral. If you do a good job in handling the Sixth Madam's funeral, you will be rewarded handsomely."

Manager Qian's eyes lit up, and he immediately made a promise, saying, "Madam, rest assured. I have worked with Manager Zhang for many years, and I will definitely be able to handle it properly."

Although it is a temporary word, as long as he manages it well and doesn't make any mistakes, this temporary word will be removed sooner or later.

Qin Yuan said: "If that's the case, it couldn't be better. I'm young, so I have to trouble you a lot."

Manager Qian returned with high morale. When he saw Manager Han, he said, "As expected, Madam has asked me to take over Manager Zhang's position temporarily. Thank you for your support in front of Madam."

Housekeeper Han said with a smile, "Madam has just arrived at the Marquis' Mansion. Except for Shen Changle, the maids are not very useful, so she will naturally choose someone from us. Besides, Madam is not the kind of person who wants to take advantage of the Marquis' Mansion to fatten her own purse. As long as we do our job properly and are capable, Madam will naturally use us. This is your chance. Don't be like Lao Zhang and end up losing everything."

Manager Qian nodded repeatedly.

"Old Zhang is obsessed with money. If he had worked hard for the Marquis' Mansion, he would have earned a lot of money to support several generations. Now all his efforts have been wasted. Those of us who worked with him have mixed feelings. Madam does not appoint people based on nepotism, but only on talent. This is really my good fortune. I will have to rely on the advice of the two elder brothers in the future."

What Manager Qian said touched the heart of Butler Han. Butler Han said, "I used to think that Madam was too young, but the old saying is true: talent does not depend on age, and without talent, living a hundred years is meaningless. It has only been a few months, and all the affairs of the whole mansion have been handed over to Madam. Everything is the same."

As he spoke, Butler Han gave a thumbs up.

"I used to say that Lao Cao was cunning, but now it seems that Lao Cao is good at judging people. Accountant Sun is so proud of his seniority and thinks that he has done a flawless accounting. But look, where have all the people gone? If we follow such a capable leader and help him secure the throne, won't good days come steadily and steadily in the future?"

Hearing this, Manager Qian also gave Manager Han a thumbs up and said, "Brother is right. Let's quickly notify everyone over here. The Xu family..."

Butler Han said, "Of course we have to notify the Xu family as well, otherwise we will lose the courtesy. Madam didn't just mention the Xu family, so let's not speculate."

"...Okay...will the Xu family come to cause trouble?"

Housekeeper Han didn't care: "For the sake of the young lady of the Xu family, they have come to make trouble twice. This time, they have to make trouble because of the lawsuit. Otherwise, how can they push the dirty water onto our mansion?"