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

Chapter 400 The Ladder
Before Qin Yuan asked him to come in, Hongye retreated with a red face.

The emotions of a young girl couldn't be more obvious.

Qin Yuan laughed and said, "Let him come in and talk."

Gu Shiliu stood outside the pearl curtain and said, "Madam, I have something to report."

Qin Yuan said: "Sixteen, just speak directly."

After a while, Gu Shiliu said, "... ahem... the Marquis asked me to ask Madam, Doctor Li prescribed a medicine bath, how should we arrange it?"

Qin Yuan asked, "Does the Marquis want to take a medicinal bath in the outer courtyard or in Wutong Garden?"

Gu Shiliu laughed dryly and said, "My guess is that it is in Wutong Garden."

Qin Yuan also laughed.

They both knew very well why Lord Gu was so worried before, and it seemed a bit awkward to bring it up again at this moment.

Qin Yuan said, "Then we can arrange it in Wutong Garden. However, the Marquis received an imperial decree yesterday. I'm afraid he will have to report on time from now on. So the medicinal bath will be arranged in the evening."

Gu Shiliu said, "I will report this to the Marquis right away."

Then he asked, "Madam, there is one more thing. Shen Changle asked me to bring a message to you. Would you like to write a few more firefly poems when you have time?"

Qin Yuan straightened up and asked, "Why is that? Is it possible that there are not many talented people coming to compete?"

Gu Shiliu said, "More and more talented people are coming to compete. Madam, you may not know that the Firefly Poetry Competition of the Imperial Academy has become famous in the capital these days."

"Then why did Shen Changle come to ask for poetry again?"

"The owner of Shuhai Pavilion sent people to challenge the Imperial College yesterday, and Shen Changle was worried that he would not be able to suppress the challenge."

"Shuhai Pavilion? Doesn't he look down on us?"

"It's all because of Shen Changle... Seeing that the Madam has been busy with the affairs of the mansion these days, he took the initiative to hire many flower girls on the day of the Qiqiao Festival to sell poetry collections at the Qiqiao Fair. It happened that a talented woman won the first prize for her poetry. The poetry collection praised her for her excellent poetry, exquisite printing, and beautiful illustrations, which are suitable for collection by women in the boudoir. The newly printed batch has been sold out, and Shen Changle is busy printing more. The owner of Shuhai Pavilion sent people to look for him but failed to reach an agreement, so..."

Qin Yuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Shen Changle doesn't seem to be asking me to write a poem, but rather to be asking you to bring a message to show your merit."

Gu Shiliu also laughed.

Qin Yuan asked: "Have you told Sixth Master?"

"Of course I did," Gu Shiliu said with a smile, "I told Sixth Master last night that he stayed up all night writing poems. He said he wanted to learn from that Xie Butterfly and write 300 poems about fireflies."

Qin Yuan laughed.

Xie Yi never served in government. His poetry was fresh and natural, and his lyrics were elegant and beautiful. He loved butterflies the most and wrote 300 poems about butterflies. He was called Xie Butterfly. Because his style of poetry was similar to that of Xie Lingyun, who was good at writing about mountains and rivers, he was called Xie Kangle of Jiangxi.

Is Mr. Gu Liu determined to learn from Xie Hudie?
Not bad.

Gu Shiliu said, "The owner of Shuhai Pavilion laughed at Sixth Master before, saying that Sixth Master was a pretentious person and that the poems he wrote were shit. He also said that the people in the Marquis' Mansion were all rough people who thought that they could print poetry collections and sell them just because they had some money. It was simply a disgrace to the civilized world. Oh! Now he doesn't mind it anymore."

Speaking of this, Gu Shiliu felt extremely happy.

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "Isn't it a good thing that Shuhai Pavilion sent someone to challenge me?"

"Why do you say that, ma'am?"

Gu Shiliu was puzzled.

Qin Yuan said leisurely, "Since ancient times, there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. Even farmers in the mountains can write good poems if they get the artistic conception. We have set up the competition arena in the Imperial College, which is a bit limited. Now that Shuhai Pavilion has sent people to compete, doesn't it increase the number of poems we can choose from?" Gu Shiliu thought about it and laughed, "Yes, Shuhai Pavilion sent people to deliver poems to us."

Qin Yuan added: "But don't be too happy too soon. Shuhai Pavilion must have some ulterior motive in sending people to challenge us."

Gu Shiliu asked hurriedly, "Do they also want to publish a collection of poems?"

Qin Yuan said, "There are not many people who can write good essays, and they all have achievements. The Xie Hudie that Mr. Gu Liu mentioned is an excellent poet. Although he has no achievements, he is also well-known. There are many such people. If Shuhai Pavilion wants to publish a collection of poems, it is indeed not difficult."

Gu Shiliu remained silent.

He understood what Qin Yuan meant - it was not difficult for Shuhai Pavilion to publish a collection of poems, but it would be difficult for them to publish a collection of essays.

Then Qin Yuan said, "When the enemy comes, we will stop him. I originally wanted to make the bookstore famous among the talented people in the world, so that I can make it bigger. We will meet Shuhai Pavilion sooner or later, and we will see how he will act. Tell Shen Changle not to panic, just fight hard in the competition, and when the poetry collection sells well, it will benefit him."

Gu Shiliu asked hurriedly: "Madam, can you please tell me something to bring to Shen Changle?"

Qin Yuan shook her head and said with a smile: "Just put your mind at ease. Shen Changle can handle the master of Shuhai Pavilion without any problem."

Gu Shiliu nodded and said, "I also think Shen Changle is a capable person with many ideas. He can think of things that others can't. No wonder Madam trusts him. However, I am still worried. After all, the owner of Shuhai Pavilion has been running the business for many years. Those booksellers dare not offend him. No matter how capable Shen Changle is, he has only just started printing a collection of poems."

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "What are you afraid of? If Shen Changle is gone, don't we still have Mr. Songshan?"

After that, he stood up and said, "Okay, just take my message. I'll write poems when I have time. You can ask Sixth Master to ask Mr. Songshan to write a few more poems."

After thinking for a while, he said, "Send someone to send a letter to my father and cousin, asking them to compose a few poems when they have time."

Since Shuhai Pavilion is here to add to the fire, why not just make it bigger?

If a ladder comes to your door, it would be a waste not to step on it.

Gu Shiliu agreed to all of them.

After Qin Yuan finished making the arrangements, he went to the courtyard to hold meetings.

There were already many managers and housekeepers in the yard. She came a little later than usual, and Hongye directly made decisions on many matters according to the usual practice.

So there was no delay.

When the maid saw her come in, she hurriedly served her tea and wanted to call Hongye, but she raised her hand to stop her. She sat quietly aside, supporting her chin with her hand, and watched how Hongye would deal with it.

After looking for a while, Qin Yuan nodded secretly.

Hongye is as capable as in her previous life, no, even more capable.

At this time in her previous life, Hongye accompanied her to make money in the West Market and East Market, and competed with Lin's mother in wits and courage.

I have never taken care of so many people and so many things.

Her good Hongye should live a fulfilling and fulfilling life.

Qin Yuan ordered Hong Mian to get a pen and ink, and then he listed the recent affairs inside and outside the mansion, circled some items, and then said: "Hong Ye, from today on, all the circled matters are handed over to you, just report back to me in a few days."

Hongye had just finished dealing with Madam Cai, and when she heard this, she turned around and asked, "Miss, do you trust me so much?"

Qin Yuan asked: "Why? Are you still afraid to answer it?"

Hongye came over to take a look, and after a while said, "Who said I dare not, it's just..."

Hongmian had been watching from the side with envy, and immediately said, "Sister Hongye, what are you worried about? These are all things that Sister Hongye has taken care of on a daily basis. If Sister Hongye is too busy, just give some to me and Mozhu."