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

Chapter 443 Self-cultivation

Lord Gu was stunned: "..."

Didn’t Mr. Songshan say that he was lucky to marry Qin Yuan?

Not only others said so, he himself felt so too.

Mr. Songshan raised his teacup and took a sip, his posture and expression as if he was drinking a glass of fine wine, and he sighed leisurely, "I'm afraid the Marquis has long forgotten what I said before."

After a pause, he slammed the table again, "Look, my Lord, everything is going in your favor now. Isn't this a blessing? Otherwise, why do you think the Minister of Personnel is so easy to talk to today? If he wanted to make things difficult for you, he wouldn't do this. I heard that the Minister of Personnel and the Prime Minister both like to play polo, and they even spent a lot of money to buy a court in the suburbs. His change of attitude towards you must be related to that polo match."

The implication is that the Marquis's performance that day caught the attention of the Minister of Personnel.

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "What a coincidence! The daughter of the Minister of Personnel suffered some scratches, and Baozhu brought her some jade cream."

"Look!"

Mr. Songshan looked intently at Lord Gu.

Lord Gu suddenly understood. Mr. Songshan had said before that he had a peculiar bone structure and with the help of his wife, he would surely achieve great things.

He had previously thought that recovering the northern frontier and preserving the glory of the Dingbei Marquisate in this life was already a great achievement, so he did not take Mr. Songshan's words to heart.

Mr. Songshan emphasized: "Even your brother-in-law's idea is beneficial to you."

Hearing this, Gu Jinghui couldn't help but look at Qin Yuan, his eyes becoming deep.

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "It's just that Heng is jealous of his cousin Siyuan's inclusion in the poetry collection. It's just a child's trick, but it's also a lucky coincidence."

"No, no," Mr. Songshan shook his head and sighed, "I thought Mr. Nantang was very knowledgeable, but I didn't expect that you had never thought of this."

Gu Liuye couldn't help asking, "Which point?"

Mr. Songshan said: "Think about it, why did I give Shen Changle that idea?"

Gu Liuye frowned and said, "Isn't the purpose of your idea to make the album sell well?"

Mr. Songshan was a little annoyed. He turned away and said angrily, "Do you think I would take this little bit of business seriously?"

Master Gu Liu: “…”

Don't take it to heart. You keep asking questions and are so eager to give Shen Changle advice.

Qin Yuan asked, "I wonder what idea Mr. Songshan came up with?"

Before Master Gu Liu could say anything, Master Gu Hou said, "Shen Changle originally planned to collect poems and make a collection of poems by following the example of Master Gu, and let Master Gu Liu draw the illustrations. After all, Master Gu Liu was there the whole day, so his drawings will be more appropriate."

After a pause, he continued, "If Lao Liu can't paint it alone, we can find a few painters who can paint people and horses and let him supervise it."

Qin Yuan nodded.

Shen Changle's arrangement was appropriate.

Lord Gu said, "Mr. Songshan happened to be nearby, and he gave some advice, saying that people like Cuju nowadays, so we can draw a book to teach people how to play Cuju. The characters in the painting will be the people in the game that day."

Only then did Mr. Gu Liu find an opportunity to interrupt.

"This is a great idea. Baozhu and the others played beautifully that day. Although many women like playing Ju, their moves are simple and their riding skills are not sophisticated enough. It would be a good thing if there was a booklet to teach them."

Qin Yuan clapped his hands and exclaimed, "Great! Mr. Songshan just gave me some advice and this idea turned out so great." Mr. Songshan then turned his body slightly and said, "That's nothing. In the future, your book club can publish books to teach children how to play football and cuju."

Qin Yuan said happily: "We can also organize Jiju and Cuju competitions. People love these things. If someone offers a prize, everyone will come."

Mountains of gold and silver seemed to appear before Qin Yuan's eyes.

No wonder Shen Changle was so happy.

The look I gave Mr. Matsuyama couldn't help but become eager.

But suddenly I thought of what Mr. Songshan had just said, and then I thought again that what Mr. Songshan said was not about that little bit of business.

If it's not for business, then what is it for?

For the Dingbei Marquis Mansion?

For Lord Gu?
Qin Yuan suddenly had an idea and said with a smile, "I didn't expect that such a small idea could also help the foundation of the Marquis' Mansion."

Mr. Matsuyama then turned around and sat down.

"You're not that stupid. You finally thought of this. Actually, it has nothing to do with stupidity. It's just that you only had business in your mind, so you saw those things first, so you thought of this."

Qin Yuan felt a little uncomfortable with what was said.

Gu Liuye first defended his third sister-in-law: "Who wouldn't think about this? This is just a business. Who would add so many thoughts to a business?"

Mr. Songshan said disdainfully: "So you are just an ordinary person. Master Nantang should not be one."

Mr. Gu Liu choked.

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "No wonder Mr. Songshan called me Young Master Nantang as soon as he saw me. It turns out that I failed to live up to his expectations."

Mr. Songshan said, "Then tell me what is good about this? This is nothing. Self-cultivation is a long-term thing, not something that can be achieved overnight. Even if an ordinary person can realize it in one day, he will no longer be an ordinary person. So people should have a positive attitude and make good wishes and good intentions."

After saying this, he also looked at Master Gu Liu carefully.

Mr. Gu Liu knew that this was a point at himself.

Although I felt uncomfortable, I still pricked up my ears and listened to them with an open mind.

Qin Yuan thought for a moment and said, "I just wanted to avoid displeasing His Majesty. After all, the Marquis has made such great contributions and is praised by the people. The princes are now at the age of competing for the throne. Moreover, His Majesty is stable and the Crown Prince is weak. Dingbei Marquis's Mansion should not be involved. But if the situation that day is not spread, I will be unwilling. Yelu's hostage has a wolfish ambition. If I don't tell the world, I am afraid that scholars will be deceived by him. Therefore, I agreed as soon as Shen Changle mentioned it. I will only praise His Majesty's grace as the main thing and publicize the Marquis and others as a supplement."

Mr. Matsuyama nodded slightly.

Mr. Gu Liu was shocked when he heard this. He never expected that there were so many things hidden in this little idea.

This family needs someone like his sister-in-law to take charge.

It is by no means as simple as managing government affairs.

Qin Yuan added: "Mr. Songshan's method is obviously better. After the recovery of the northern frontier, how many people will mention the great achievements of the Marquis in a few years? If you always publicize your own achievements, it will cause dissatisfaction among others. And the King of Qi also said that the civil officials in the court are now planning to suppress the military generals. Doing so will make the civil officials even more wary."

Lord Gu looked at his young wife who was talking eloquently, with admiration in his eyes.

Qin Yuan continued, "Printing and selling such booklets will not arouse the fear of others, but will subtly pass on the martial arts of the Marquis. Although it is not fierce, it is long-lasting. As long as these booklets are printed, our business will be there, and the stories of the Marquis defeating the Yelu clan in the northern frontier and defeating Yelu Guzha in the game of Ju will continue to be passed down. The achievements of the Marquis' Mansion will always be remembered."