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

Chapter 385 The Three-Person Plan
The eldest son said quietly, "Even I don't believe it. There are many families who have been married for several years before they have children. I heard that Wang Tanhua was conceived by his mother when she was 50 years old. His father did countless good deeds to have him. He is a great philanthropist in the local area. My uncle must think that my father said these things just to make him withdraw his lawsuit."

The youngest son sighed and said, "I really hope that uncle can understand sooner and stop doing things that make the enemy happy and the relatives sad. It's just a few tens of thousands of taels of silver, why bother to be so serious."

Master Xu stamped his feet and said, "My dear, you have hit the nail on the head. He is kept in the dark now, so of course he doesn't believe it. Why don't you ask your cousin to find more people to spread the news?"

"What about the lawsuit?"

Lord Xu said, "The lawsuit is not urgent. Let the King of Jin help us find a lawyer. This lawsuit is not something that the Marquis of Dingbei can fight any way he wants."

After the discussion, the father and his two sons decided to take advantage of the funeral being held at the Dingbei Marquis' Mansion to spread the news quickly.

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Madam Gu Liu's coffin was moved to the mourning hall, and a sutra stack was set up in the mansion for monks and Taoists to perform rituals.

According to etiquette, the coffin of common people is kept for three days, that of scholars for seven days, and that of officials for fourteen to twenty-one days. However, the Imperial Astronomical Observatory calculated a length of forty-nine days, so Madam Gu Liu's coffin was kept according to the common folk method, with mourning lasting fourteen days. After that, it was moved to a side courtyard of the palace and kept there until forty-nine days had passed before the funeral was held.

Therefore, the Marquis's Mansion invited monks and Taoists to perform a 49-day ritual.

After the funeral, people came to the marquis's mansion one after another after hearing the news.

Although Sixth Madam Gu only requested for the title of a fifth-rank concubine, people from the Eastern Palace, the Palace of Prince of Qi, the Palace of Prince of Qin, the Palace of Prince of Jin, the Palace of Prince of Qishan, the Palace of Duke of Anguo, the Palace of Duke of Zhenguo, the Palace of Duke of Qin, and the Palace of Duke of Mu all came to pay their respects, not to mention the Three Dukes, Nine Ministers, and all the officials in the court.

Fortunately, the Gu clan members helped to entertain us, so we didn't get into any chaos.

Even with the capable Hongye, Hongmian and others, Qin Yuan was still very tired. Old Madam Gu was old and only talked to the princess and the wives of dukes and marquises. She was the one who had to entertain all the other female relatives.

Welcoming and seeing off guests is no small matter, not to mention the supervision of the housekeepers and the housekeepers' mothers. Qin Yuan has no time to worry about Lord Gu's affairs. She is busy every day and is so tired that she falls asleep as soon as she hits the bed at night.

After a few days, there were fewer visitors, so Doctor Li brought Xiaodong to pay his respects and check the pulse of Madam Gu and others.

Qiu Ju came to the front hall to look for Qin Yuan: "The old lady took the pulse, and thought that the children were still young. She was busy for a few days, crying and bowing all day long. She was afraid that her body could not bear it, so she asked Madam to bring the children to take the pulse."

Qin Yuan said: "Okay, I'll leave a few people here to guard it."

Dai came over every day to help entertain the women, and she said, "Madam, just go and rest assured. Not many people will come at this hour, and even if they do, we are here."

Qin Yuan took the children to the upper room, where Old Madam Gu, Lord Gu, Sixth Master Gu, and Gu Baozhu were probably already there.

Xiaodong came forward and looked at her expression before saying, "Greetings to the Madam. How are you these days?"

Qin Yuan nodded and said, "Thank you Xiaodong for thinking of me. Although I'm busy recently, it's okay."

Doctor Li also glanced at her expression, then retracted his gaze and continued to feel Mr. Gu Liu's pulse.

After everyone greeted each other, Qin Yuan sat down next to Madam Gu, while Kang Ge'er and Fu Ge'er joined Xiaodong. With the company, the sadness of the two children disappeared a lot, and they became more lively. Seeing them gathered together to talk in private, Madam Gu said, "Yuan'er, it's a good thing you're here, otherwise this house would be in such a mess."

Qin Yuan asked for some water to wash his hands, took the grapes from Qiu Ju, and peeled them for the old lady. Hearing this, he looked up and said, "Mother, you are going too far. This is all done according to the old rules of the mansion. If I were to do it for no reason, I would never do it."

Gu Liuye immediately responded, "Third sister-in-law is too modest. Mother is right. Third sister-in-law has only been in charge of the family for a short time. Even if there are old precedents, it takes a lot of effort."

Although he doesn't take care of things, he is not forgetful.

He had experienced the funerals of his father and several brothers, so he certainly knew how Qin Yuan handled it.

After saying that, Master Gu Liu glanced at Gu Jinghui and said, "Although my third brother didn't say it in public, he must have thought so in his heart."

Qin Yuan didn't look at Lord Gu, and Lord Gu didn't look at Qin Yuan either.

Madam Gu said, "Sixth Brother is right. Third Brother, don't think these things are easy. It's not easy to manage a family of several hundred people. Forget about other things. Just look at the reception and farewell, the incense, the cups and other things. Someone has to look after them. Otherwise, even if there is no one involved in corruption, a lot of money will be wasted during a funeral. If you are a little lax, you will be laughed at by outsiders."

Glancing quickly at Qin Yuan, Lord Gu tried his best to hide the bitterness that welled up in his heart, and said in a firm voice: "Mother is right, son has never thought it was simple, son has seen all the hard work of Madam these days, and I will definitely treat her well in the future."

Mr. Gu Liu lowered his eyes, clenched one hand into a fist at his side, and trembled all over.

There's something wrong with the third brother.

If it were in the past, the third brother would have looked at the third sister-in-law with tenderness and affection, and he would not be like now, just saying these nice nonsense but not being close to her at all.

Master Gu Liu was in a state of confusion.

Gu Baozhu asked, "Mother, Sixth Sister-in-law didn't socialize much in the past, why are there so many people coming to pay their respects?"

Madam Gu said, "You are still young and don't know that weddings and funerals are all about social etiquette. Your third brother is in power now, and even the princes and dukes have to give him some respect, not to mention the others."

As he spoke, his expression became a little depressed, and he said, "The brothers you have never met didn't hold as many parties as your sixth sister-in-law."

Master Gu Liu hurriedly said, "Mother, things are different now."

Madam Gu forced a smile and said, "Yes, things are different now. I am saying this for you. Human relationships are as thin as paper. We just need to be polite and not be fooled by these empty talk. When we are down, no one cares about us, but when we are in power, everyone wants to come to us. You should keep your original intention and don't get cocky. You should know that temporary success is nothing. It is difficult to have a good ending and a safe family. Remember to do more good deeds and think more about those who are good to us."

Everyone said, "Remember it."

Doctor Li felt the pulses of all the masters and said, "The health of the masters is fine, but the young master and young lady are still young. They have stopped eating meat and fish. I am afraid they will not be able to survive."

Master Gu Liu pulled Doctor Li aside to thank him and asked if there was anything taboo. Doctor Li said, "It is very difficult to lose your mother at a young age. It is rare that you don't have nightmares, cry and convulse at night. You can slowly adjust over the next few days. Just don't be too strict with your diet."

He is just a doctor, he can't ask the children to eat meat continuously during the period of mourning.