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

Chapter 451 Who to Provoke

Hongye was stunned.

Qin Yuan also walked back to the desk, picked up the copy of calligraphy and studied it carefully.

Both of them ignored Hongye.

Hongye stood there for a while, felt bored, and walked out.

Qin Yuan asked quietly: "What do you think she will do when she goes out?"

Cui Ming smiled softly and said, "Miss, you are very smart. Miss, please speak first."

The two men were in a stalemate for a while.

Qin Yuan said, "I have a jade bracelet here. It was given to me by my stepmother before I got married. You know that. I'm using this as a prize. If you guess it right, you can take it."

Cui Ming smiled sweetly, her eyes curved into crescents.

"I will take care of all the embroidery on the Marquis's inner shirt from now on."

"It's a word."

The two of them high-fived each other as an oath.

Qin Yuan asked: "Should I speak first or should you speak first?"

Cui Ming said, "How about we also learn from Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu and write it down on paper and read it together?"

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "Okay, let's be elegant for once."

The two of them took a pen and paper and started writing with the ink that had not yet been used up. After they finished writing, they exchanged their works and laughed.

Cui Ming asked: "Then how do we calculate it?"

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "If you win, you can take the bracelet and embroider the picture for me."

"What if I miss?"

Qin Yuan laughed even harder, "We both guessed this way, how could it not be correct? Even if it's not correct, it's still the same. You take the bracelet and continue to embroider the picture for me."

Cui Ming also laughed.

After a while, Hongmian came in to ask about something. Seeing the master and servant leaning against the table, with cheerful expressions and smiles on their faces, she couldn't hide her envy and said, "I wonder what good news it is that makes Madam and Sister Cuiming laugh so happily."

Cui Ming smiled and said, "It's just a funny thing. If you have anything to say, please say it quickly before Madam takes her lunch break. Don't delay things."

Hongmian said to Qin Yuan, "Nothing much, it's just that the concubines of the Sixth Master have sent messages to me frequently, and they want to come to Madam's place to pay their respects and talk. I wonder if Madam is free."

This is quite interesting.

Qin Yuan was stunned and asked, "But the allowances are not enough, or someone is deducting money from them? Are the young masters' daily lives not taken care of?"

Hong Mian thought for a moment and said, "These are all taken care of by Sister Hongye on a daily basis, so there shouldn't be anything wrong. They may be worried that after the Sixth Madam passed away, the Sixth Master would be immersed in poetry and painting again, and would be sad without support in the mansion, so they wanted to come to Wutong Garden for a visit."

Cui Ming glanced at Qin Yuan and said nothing.

Qin Yuan said, "Well, you go ask them later if there are any ignorant people who have deducted their daily expenses, and whether the young master's daily life is well arranged. If there is anything missing, just report it to you or Hongye. As for moving around... I am not free now, so let's talk about it after the funeral. By then, the Sixth Master should have a proposal."

Hong Mian smiled and said, "That's what I said. Now the housekeeper of the inner courtyard is temporarily in charge of Qian, so I don't think he dares to disrespect these concubines. The Sixth Master will naturally have a say on how to arrange for them."

Cui Ming smiled and pinched Hong Mian's mouth and said, "Look at this little mouth, it's so clever. The key is that not only is the mouth clever, but the heart is also clever."

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "Hongmian is indeed smart and capable." Hongmian lowered her head and smiled, "It is a blessing that I have cultivated for many lifetimes to be appreciated by Madam."

Qin Yuan said: "Just go back to them like this."

Hongmian agreed and left.

Cui Ming said leisurely: "Hongmian is capable, but she has too many little ideas."

Qin Yuan walked to the dressing table and said with a smile: "She is naturally not as loyal to you and me as Hongye. It doesn't matter who is her master, as long as you use her. I understand this in my heart. Hongye is not scheming and thinks less. You should give her more advice."

Cui Ming stepped forward to help her take off her hairpins and rings, and said, "Miss, it's good that you know this. It would be better to have more maids like Hongmian. Others have four as dowries, but you only have two. If we get married and have children, there will be a period of time when I won't be able to accompany you."

Qin Yuan said: "Take your time."

Old Madam Gu never interferes with her household affairs, and Marquis Gu will support her. Isn't this better than anything else?
If there is a shortage of people, she can just train them slowly.

As long as you are generous and have a clear mind, there are many people willing to come forward.

But Hongye and Cuiming have different feelings towards her. In their previous lives, they had experienced too much for her, and Cuiming lost her life at a young age.

She had become rich and powerful early in this life, so naturally she wanted to support them both.

After Qin Yuan took a nap, he sent someone to deliver a letter to the Qin family. Qin Jijiu happened to be on leave at home. After reading the letter, he sighed for a long time.

Cui asked, "What happened?"

Qin Jijiu said: "The eldest daughter is worried about the Xu family."

"She's worried about the Xu family?" Cui frowned, very puzzled. "She's worried about her own things. Why are you sighing here? You've sighed away all the good fortune. There are so many people in the Marquis' Mansion, and they are powerful. Can't they control the Xu family? You really know how to worry. Think about your son and son-in-law when you have time."

Qin Jijiu said, "She is worried that the Xu family will attack Siyuan. Yesterday, a boy from the Xu family who is good at playing football was close to Qin Heng and Qin Wan. Her companion saw it and quickly reminded her."

Cui looked mysterious. "There's something wrong between the Gu family and the Xu family. Some people say that Master Gu Liu and the Xu family are suing each other. But the Xu family also came that day, and they seemed to be fine. Yuan'er only mentioned a few things, so I didn't ask too much."

"Well, why did you provoke Siyuan for this Xu family? Don't you know anything about it?"

Qin Jijiu briefly mentioned Xu Zhen's affairs.

Cui covered her mouth in shock.

Qin Jijiu said, "My eldest daughter is worried that we will be used by the Xu family to harm Siyuan. As the saying goes, we should be on guard against others. Siyuan has now shown his face in front of the emperor, and his knowledge has greatly increased. He may become a great man in the future. Although our youngest son can rely on the Marquis's Mansion, he is a son-in-law after all, unlike Siyuan who has the same surname as us."

Cui had been married to him for decades, and after a little thought, she realized that he was referring to her, and said angrily, "What are you talking about? There is no reason for me to delay Siyuan's future for Master Lin."

"It's good to hear you say that," Qin Jijiu looked at his old wife meaningfully.

Qin Heng was soon called over by the old woman.

When Qin Jijiu saw his attire, he felt upset and scolded him, "You stupid bastard, you are on holiday instead of studying at home, you just want to hang out all day, are you going to go out and mess with those bad friends again?"

Qin Heng pursed his lips.

Cui quickly defended him: "Why do you scold your son like this when you meet him? As if you are so powerful, you always put on airs like you are the father. What can't you say in a nice way? He is already a grown man."

Qin Jijiu blew his beard and glared, "A loving mother often spoils her son. You are not only loving, you spoil him too much. His sister has something going on at home, so you insist on not going there. That's fine, but where are you going to go crazy dressed like this?"

Cui saw that Qin Heng was wearing short clothes, with his hair tied up high and wrapped in an indigo cloth, a sweat-absorbing indigo headband on his forehead, a pair of soft leather thick-soled boots on his feet, and leather wrist guards on his wrists.

I was also shocked and said, "Hurry up and tell me."