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

Chapter 404 This is a good thing
Hongye smiled and said, "Miss Dong is well-known for her talent in both Gusu and Jinling. If you can print a collection of poems, it will surely sell well."

"I don't know if it's a good idea, but I'll just give it a try. It would be a shame not to use the opportunity now. Last time she wrote to me, she mentioned that her family was looking for a husband for her. Now her father listens to her stepmother, who wants to marry her to her nephew."

Hongye exclaimed, "Miss Dong is so pitiful."

Qin Yuan said, "I can only help her in this regard. If it weren't for the fact that Sixth Master's poetry collection sold so well this time, I wouldn't have thought of this idea. There are not many people in the boudoir who are good at writing poems. If someone can write one, it will surely become famous among the talented people. If Miss Dong's talent can spread far and wide, her stepmother may change her mind. Besides, after she gets married, the other party will also be wary of her."

All in all, it is better than accepting other people's arrangements in obscurity.

Hongye sighed, "I never thought that a smart and beautiful person like Miss Dong would have a harder life than a maid like me."

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "As long as I'm here, I will definitely not let you and Cui Ming live a hard life."

Hongye chuckled and said, "I know, Miss wants us to make money from pepper and become wealthy, but we don't know where the pepper is now."

Cui Ming happened to walk in at this time, and after hearing half of what she said, she said, "I think she's going to be pregnant soon."

"how do you know?"

Hongye was puzzled.

Cui Ming rolled her eyes at her and said, "The young lady also knows, but you don't. Shouldn't you think about why you don't know?"

Hongye looked at Qin Yuan in confusion and murmured, "Yes, why don't I know."

Qin Yuan smiled but said nothing.

Gu Jinghui had washed his face and walked out. Qin Yuan hurriedly ordered someone to go to the small kitchen to get food, and sent a bowl of yam, lily and lotus seed porridge to the upper room.

Gu Jinghui asked: "Why not send some to your nephews and nieces?"

Qin Yuan said calmly, "It's not easy to send them now. Sending meat is against filial piety. The vegetarian food is just some seasonal vegetables, which are also available in the upper room. Their food and clothing expenses are taken care of by the old lady and Rong Madam, so I won't make things more complicated."

"That's right, mother will never treat them unfairly."

Gu Jinghui sat in front of the table and said to Qin Yuan, “I asked you a few times, but you always said you would tell me later. I forgot when I got busy. Tell me now so that I won’t forget again.”

Qin Yuan said angrily, "Why did you think of it now? Didn't you say you would ask people to find out? Why didn't the people who asked get back to you?"

Gu Jinghui paused as he was about to pick up some food with his chopsticks. He said, “Oh, I actually forgot about this again. What did they find out that they didn’t even reply to me.”

He stopped eating and got up and went outside to call Gu Shiliu.

Qin Yuan asked Hongye and Cuiming to divide the vegetables and eat them themselves.

Not long after, Lord Gu walked in with a strange look on his face. He sat down without saying a word.

Qin Yuan said slowly: "Why are you silent? Do you know the answer now?"

Gu Jinghui was angry and embarrassed, and said in a muffled voice: "You knew it was because of this, so you didn't say it, right?"

Qin Yuan nodded.

Gu Jinghui gnashed his teeth and said, “I never expected that everyone would treat me like this… It turns out it was because of this.”

The complicated looks of the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict and the Minister of Works.

The advice from the adults.

…It turned out that they all believed in his inhumane sympathy.

Qin Yuan hurriedly explained: "The rumor is in your favor, why should you be so upset?"

Lord Gu's hand trembled, he put down the spoon and looked at her and asked, "This is related to my dignity as a man in public, why do you say that?"

Qin Yuan said solemnly, "My husband and I are one, we rise and fall together. If it is not good for the Marquis, I will tell him as soon as possible, even if it is difficult to say it."

Lord Gu's expression couldn't help but relax.

Qin Yuan added: "The emperor changed his mind, probably because he heard this rumor and decided to protect my husband. Just this one thing, how much trouble can it save?"

Lord Gu nodded.

The king's fear is the most terrible thing, so this is a good thing.

Qin Yuan added, "The six ministers have sympathized with my husband, and they are less jealous. My husband will have less hostility in the officialdom in the future. Isn't this a good thing? Now the emperor is fighting with the three dukes and nine ministers over the Crown Princess. In the future, he might do something for the dispute between the King of Qi and the Crown Prince. Who the Dingbei Marquis' Mansion sides with and who it favors is closely related to the court situation. With so many people plotting against us, why not show weakness?"

Lord Gu was stunned.

After a while, Fang said, "Mr. Songshan is really smart. You are really my lucky star. If it weren't for you, I would never have thought of this. It's just like Sima Yi pretending to be sick, right?"

Qin Yuan smiled and nodded, "My husband, don't you already have the answer in your heart? Sima Yi pretended to be sick and withdrew from the court battle in order to overthrow Cao Shuang. We can't withdraw now. It's not bad for everyone to sympathize with my husband because of the rumors. Anyway, it's not true."

Thinking about Qin Yuan's words, Lord Gu was in a trance. He thought left and right, and many thoughts churned in his mind.

It was as if I suddenly understood many things, and my mind became clear.

It seems like nothing has changed, I am still the same myself.

I didn't know what the meal tasted like.

When it was over, he said, "Then...then you must warn Doctor Li not to tell anyone."

Qin Yuan said, "Don't worry, Doctor Li knows the consequences and will never tell anyone. But you need to warn your sixth brother and Baozhu, especially Baozhu, so that she won't let it slip when chatting with others. I'll talk to mother."

Lord Gu nodded heavily.

"I'm going to the camp now. You take a rest first."

Qin Yuan said: "Don't leave yet, I have something to tell you."

"what's up?"

Qin Yuan took out the drawing paper that Lord Gu had sent over, and said with a look of disdain, "Why did you draw such a fat horse? How much thread would it take? And I don't know how much effort it would take to embroider one. Can you wait?"

Lord Gu's stern face quickly turned red, and he said, "...This, this, this was drawn by Lao Liu. I'll go talk to him."

As he said that, he snatched the drawing paper, crumpled it up, stuffed it into his arms, and said, "I'll go find him and ask him to help me draw a simple one."

Qin Yuan chuckled and said softly, "I'll draw such a private mark. If it's not good, Lord Marquis, just let me modify it."

When Lord Gu heard this, he felt happy again and nodded immediately, "Okay, I'll leave it all to Yuan'er. My dear Yuan'er, you are so good to me."

"Don't just say sweet words, and remember what you said today," Qin Yuan raised the corners of her lips, stretched out her slender jade finger and lightly touched the tip of Lord Gu's nose, and said, "Just don't turn your face away from people all the time. By the way, speaking of this, have you figured out how to punish you if you do it again?"