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

Chapter 380 It would be strange if I didn't say it
The father and his two sons squatted in a secluded place, watching Butler Cao escort Wuguan Baozhang out of the house. After a while, he came out and called Gu Shiliu to go to the accounting office to withdraw money.

When he heard about silver, Lord Xu immediately became alert and his eyes widened.

The father and his two sons hurried back into the house, and saw Steward Cao saying to Lord Gu, "When Steward Wang's godson heard that it was our Sixth Master who wanted to donate an honorary title, he said that he would just give some money to the children who were busy running around. He will send the official photo and resume of the fifth-rank garrison commander in a while, and Sixth Master just needs to fill it out, and he doesn't need to worry about anything else."

Lord Xu's eyes became jealous when he heard this.

He used to look down on his brother-in-law for having no official title, but now he has gained a status by spending a little money. Although it is an honorary title, the rank is there and is higher than his.

It can be seen that the Gu family does not care about this, otherwise they would have donated their achievements to themselves. They were a little annoyed for a moment. When their sister was alive, her brother-in-law was a fake and elegant person who did not work properly. Now that their sister died, her brother-in-law donated his achievements to themselves. They really did not get any credit at all.

Mr. Gu Liu was standing aside, with his hands in his sleeves, the corners of his lips drooping, looking a little dissatisfied.

"Since no one is working, why not donate a civil servant so I can go out and socialize."

Lord Gu was stunned for a moment.

Qin Jijiu said at the side: "Maybe it's because he thought that Dingbei Hou was a military hero."

Only then did Mr. Gu Liu stop talking.

Qin Siyuan smiled and said, "Now you have become an official. In the future, you will have to pay your respects to the garrison commander first."

Master Gu Liu quickly waved his hands and said, "What does this mean? I am still me."

Lin Ziqi was extremely envious and said sourly: "Sixth Master, you don't need to complain about not having any official title in the future. Even if we passed the imperial examination, we would only be seventh rank officials. We can't be as dignified as Sixth Master."

As soon as these words came out, Qin Siyuan's face turned a little ugly.

Originally, Master Gu Liu had become less close to Lin Ziqi because of his third brother's advice. Now, he just pretended not to hear and asked Butler Cao, "Can I only donate to become a military officer? Speaking of which, it always feels a bit forced for a garrison commander to write a poem."

Speaking of it, a poem written by a certain garrison commander is not as elegant and respectable as a poem written by a certain man.

Lin Ziqi couldn't help but chuckle, and then covered it up. He thought to himself that you were a person who pretended to be elegant, but he said, "Sixth Master is humorous, I lost my composure a little, but Xin Jiaxuan is also a military commander, his poems are heroic and widely praised, why should Sixth Master be so obsessed with these empty words."

Qin Jijiu couldn't help but frown.

This son-in-law is becoming more and more arrogant.

Master Gu Liu said sternly, "Zi Qi is right. I am the one who is obsessed."

He just wanted to write good poetry, and he really shouldn't have taken these false reputations and external things to heart.

So, Master Gu Liu told Housekeeper Cao: "Let's do it this way. With an honorary title, you won't have to argue with those people who look down on you. The lady's funeral should be done in a decent manner."

When Xu was alive, she had many complaints and disliked him, and he was not very good to her. Now that she is gone, it would be good if he could let her go in a dignified manner.

Qin Siyuan breathed a sigh of relief and gave Master Gu Liu some advice: "Everyone has a name when they write poems or paint when they go out. Most people use their names, and few people use their official titles. You can just think of a name."

Master Gu Liu nodded repeatedly: "Brother Siyuan, you have considered everything for me. These days you have been busy preparing for the exam and helping to publish a collection of poems. We haven't seen each other for a long time, and I miss you very much. After you pass the exam, I'm afraid you will return to your hometown to worship your ancestors. If you work in Beijing, we can still keep in touch for a long time. If you are an official outside, we can only rely on communication." The person who understands him best in the world is his brother Siyuan. It was worth it that they hit it off at first sight.

The two of them were talking happily and forgot about Lin Ziqi again.

Lin Ziqi's face gradually darkened.

Gu Jinghui had disliked him in the first place, and he stopped talking to him after the greetings. Qin Siyuan also had a grudge against him. When Mr. Gu Liu said something like "looking down on people", it seemed like he was talking about him when he thought about it carefully. He sat there in a daze, feeling more and more out of place.

An unspeakable hatred filled my heart.

My head seems to be aching again.

At this time, Cui and Qin Wan were also talking to Qin Yuan about the Lin family.

"It's hard to see your sister now. If it weren't for the Sixth Madam's funeral, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to see her until the Mid-Autumn Festival. Your mother-in-law is really hard to deal with. Before, I respected her for being a widow at such a young age and raising Mr. Lin. I thought she should be well-educated and well-mannered, but I didn't expect her to be so difficult."

Qin Yuan was about to speak when Madam Cai came over and asked, "Madam, is the sutra set up now?"

Qin Yuan handed out the cards and said, "The materials have been calculated, hurry up and set them up. Butler Han has invited monks and Taoist priests, and they will come to the mansion tomorrow. By then, we will also prepare the altar, so you have some work to do."

Mother Cai took the pair of cards and hurried out.

Qin Yuan then said to Cui: "Is Mr. Lin's mother keeping my sister at home and not letting her go anywhere? I heard Qin Heng say that my sister and her husband often come back to the mansion. Even if it is inconvenient for a married woman to go back to her parents' home, she should prioritize things. Mr. Lin is a disciple of my father, so it is normal for him to take his wife out more often."

In her previous life, Old Lady Lin was not as difficult to deal with as this. After all, her dowry was meager, and the Lin family's expenses had to be financed by her.

Cui's eyes suddenly turned red, and she sighed, "You also said it was before, but it's only been a few months, I don't know how difficult it will be for me in the future. Even the maids will be scolded and reprimanded for coming to visit her, it's really a sin, Wan'er and her had a big fight before, and the head of the Jiachang and the head of the Baochang had to come out to mediate, your father and I took too much into consideration, and we took the initiative to give in and ordered Wan'er to come back to her parents' home less often, but who knew she would go even further."

As he spoke, he poked Qin Wan, who was standing next to him in a daze, and asked, "Why aren't you talking?"

Since Qin Wan came to the Marquis' Mansion and asked a few questions, she has remained silent, like a decoration.

After being poked by her own mother, she said weakly: "My mother-in-law told me to follow the rules of a new daughter-in-law. She also said that my sister is also a new daughter-in-law and she doesn't run back to her parents' home all day like me. You and Dad also told me to consider my status and go back to my parents' home less often. What can I do?"

After hearing this, Cui said angrily, "There are only a few people in the Lin family, and there are so many people in the Marquis' Mansion. Besides, your sister married into the Marquis' Mansion, and she is in charge of all the affairs inside and outside the mansion. Your mother-in-law originally said that you should be the manager of the household, but now she doesn't say anything and wants you to use your dowry to support her cousin's daughter. What kind of thing is this? You talk about respectability every day, but there is no respectability at all."

Qin Wan felt ashamed and whispered, "Mom, let's not delay my sister's work here. Why don't we go talk to the old lady?"

Cui looked at Qin Yuan hurriedly and sighed, "Yuan'er, I didn't come here to talk about this, but I haven't seen your sister for a long time, and I saw that you took care of her so well, so I brought it up."

Qin Wanmu's dazed expression became even uglier.

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "Nothing, we are just chatting among family members. I will go with you later."

After following Lin Ziqi back to Beijing in her previous life, Cui often complained about Qin Wan's unhappy life in her husband's family, and she was already used to hearing it, explicitly or implicitly, asking her to stand up for Qin Wan.

If Cui hadn't said it, she would have found it strange.