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

Chapter 379 Wait and See
"Then...if they really come to cause trouble..."

Manager Qian frowned and looked a little grumpy.

Housekeeper Han said, "If an enemy comes, we will fight him. If a flood comes, we will block it with earth. What are we afraid of? We have so many family generals in our mansion. Can we still allow them to run wild?"

Indeed, with so many people in the Marquis' Mansion, how could the Xu family take advantage of them?
The two of them were busy instructing the servants to deliver messages to their clansmen and in-laws. Qin Yuan had arranged a bunch of matters for them to do. Manager Qian was planning to find some faults at first, but when he saw that the terms on the list were clear and appropriate in every aspect, he became more convinced and worked more carefully.

After seeing off the prosecutor of Jingzhao Yinfu, Steward Cao received Qin Yuan's instructions and sent someone to ask the Yin-Yang Department of the Imperial Observatory to choose an auspicious date.

By the time of Shen, all the clan members had received the news, and all came, regardless of whether they were close or distant. The Sixth Madam's courtyard was packed. Dai lived closest and arrived the fastest, so she followed several female relatives from the clan who were close to the Marquis's mansion to help entertain the guests.

Gu Jingcheng naturally went to the front yard to help Lord Hou and Lord Liu entertain the guests.

The people from the Xu family had already arrived, but only Lord Xu, Madam Xu and two young men who had not yet reached adulthood came. As soon as they entered the Sixth Madam's courtyard, they burst into tears.

Mrs. Xu rushed to the bed and kept shouting for a long time, "My poor aunt, you're gone just like that."

It took repeated persuasion from the mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law from the seventh branch of the Gu family before they finally stopped.

Lord Xu said with red eyes: "My Lord, Sixth Lord, I had a good sister. She was only young, but she is gone. My mother was weak and I didn't dare to let her know."

Master Gu Liu was sitting nearby. Hearing the sad part, he cried, "Madam is really pitiful, and my children are even more pitiful. Kang'er and Fu'er are better off because they are boys and are older. But my Lan'er lost her mother at a young age. I'm afraid it will be difficult for her to get married in the future."

For a moment, the two of them cried together, both crying like tearful people.

Gu Jinghui sat aside with a cold face, moved his lips, but finally said nothing.

Fortunately, Gu Jingcheng and others came to comfort them, and the two of them finally calmed down.

Soon after, Qin Jijiu, Qin Siyuan and Lin Ziqi all arrived.

As soon as Qin Jijiu saw Gu Jinghui, he said, "Son-in-law, your mother-in-law is here too. She has gone to the inner courtyard. After all, my daughter is still young and I'm afraid she hasn't experienced anything. If you need your mother-in-law's help, just tell her."

When Gu Jinghui saw his father-in-law, he hurriedly entertained him respectfully. Qin Jijiu had been disturbed a lot because Gu Jinghui had been assigned the task of inspecting the capital, and he had not come to talk to his son-in-law to avoid suspicion. Now he couldn't help but ask a few more questions.

Qin Siyuan nodded to Gu Jinghui, then went to find Master Gu Liu and said, "My condolences."

Gu Liuye sighed, "If you have time these days, you should walk around the mansion more often. I'll have someone to talk to. Mr. Songshan asked me to memorize many poems."

Qin Siyuan said, "I'm here, and you're busy. There are so many things to do here. Even if my sister helps you take care of it, don't you still need someone to greet and see off people?"

Gu Liuye said, "I was wrong. I thought it would be good to talk more since we haven't seen each other for a long time."

Lin Ziqi, who was pushed aside, felt a little embarrassed.

All the people who came today were relatives by marriage. Most of the Gu family members were warriors, and many of them lived on their ancestral property. They had nothing to say to a scholar like him. The Xu family only had Lord Xu and his two boys, not to mention.

Lin Ziqi walked to Master Gu Liu awkwardly and said, "Master Liu, please accept my condolences." When Master Gu Liu saw him, he sighed and shed two tears.

"I just feel sorry for my child. He lost his mother at a young age and can only be raised by her. My mother is already old, and she still has to worry about me. It's really unfilial."

Lin Ziqi advised: "The dead cannot be resurrected, crying is useless, it is better to think about how to deal with the aftermath."

Qin Siyuan: “…”

Gu Liuye's indifferent personality made him blame everything on his cousin, but he would never say this in public. Gu Liuye said to himself, "I am a person who doesn't care about ordinary affairs. What use can I be? Fortunately, my third sister-in-law is the head of the household and helps me take care of everything. Otherwise, I really don't know what to do."

Lord Xu rolled his eyes and cried, "My sister, how pitiful she is... She died so pitifully. She married into a marquis' mansion, but her husband had no achievements and honors. He died without even a title. When he died, he left. The man married another woman. It was just like the previous generation planting trees for the next generation to enjoy the shade. The family property might not even be passed on to their own children. Sister, you are so foolish. You worked so hard for your husband's family and died of exhaustion, but no one remembered your kindness."

The two children they brought also started crying.

Gu Jinghui and Gu Jingjun's faces became uglier and uglier. The clan members beside them became more and more angry as they listened, and they all said, "This person just left. How can Sixth Madam leave with peace of mind when Lord Xu said this?"

Qin Jijiu said to Lord Gu: "Sixth Master's relatives are a bit rogue."

Lord Gu said angrily, "What can we do? It was his own mother who arranged the marriage. She chose the Xu family's daughter because she could give birth. There weren't many people dead in my family at that time, so I just hoped that the sixth son could have more children. Over the years, the Gu family has been kind to the Xu family, but it has become like this because of the disappearance of the young lady from the Xu family. This... also involves the dowry for his younger brother and sister-in-law, and it's difficult for me as the eldest uncle to bring it up."

There have been many rumors about the Xu and Gu families turning against each other these days. Qin Jijiu was not in a good position to ask too much because of the timing and occasion, so he could only suppress his curiosity and said, "If Sixth Master doesn't plan to take the imperial examination, why not donate an imperial title for him? Dingbei Marquis is a hereditary title. According to the rules, after a military achievement, a nominal title can be donated. It will also look more respectable and convenient for him to go out in the future."

Gu Jinghui thought for a moment and said, "Okay."

He immediately ordered someone to find Steward Cao to discuss the matter.

Just then, housekeeper Cao came with Wuguan Baozhang from the Yin-Yang Department of the Imperial Observatory. They said they had gone to see the coffin of the Sixth Madam and calculated that the body would be kept for 49 days, with the funeral to begin in three days. They also decided on a location to store the coffin.

Lord Xu was stunned upon seeing this.

The two children pushed him and asked quietly, "Daddy, are you still making trouble?"

Lord Xu glared at them and said, "Go out and talk."

The three of them slipped out and found a secluded place. Lord Xu scolded them, "You are old now and you should be more careful. After all, Xu Tang is just your cousin, separated by belly."

The eldest son asked bluntly: "Dad, are you backing down?"

Lord Xu scolded, "Are those two eyeballs under your eyebrows venting your anger? This retreat is not a random act. Your uncle has no official title and is a waste. Naturally, your aunt has no imperial decree. According to the rules, the Imperial Observatory is too lazy to take on such a matter. To be frank, I am an official and a noble. If I die, you can't invite an eighth-rank official from the Imperial Observatory to come to your house for divination. But look, the Imperial Observatory not only calculated it, but also came to your house in person. It can be seen that Dingbei Hou is favored by the emperor, and he is not like what Xu Tang said, he will be abandoned by the emperor and offend people."

The youngest son pouted: "So are we just leaving like this?"

Lord Xu said, "Of course not. Let's wait and see what happens."