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

Chapter 47 Why Are You So Obsessed?
The personal nanny exclaimed: "Madam, your plan is truly ingenious. I know what to do."

Mrs. Gu Liu smiled but said nothing.

Over there, as Qin Yuan entered the gate of Wutong Garden, she saw that the housekeepers were indeed waiting in the yard.

Because she was away, these people gathered together and were talking about something lively.

Qin Yuan coughed lightly.

Hongye immediately shouted, "Madam is back."

The mothers in charge slowly dispersed, looking lazy, and Hongye couldn't help but frown.

The maids who were in charge of sweeping the yard quickly moved the tables and chairs to the shade of the trees. Qin Yuan sat down and asked, "Is everyone here?"

"We're all here," the voice was lazy and uneven.

Qin Yuan didn't care. She sat leisurely on the armchair, gently resting her chin with her jade hand, and said, "What do you usually do this month? What are you going to do today? Tell me one by one."

Hongye and Cuiming on the side took up pens and ink and started taking notes.

Several mothers in charge gave a brief account of the situation.

If there is anything unclear, Hongye or Cuiming will ask.

In front of Qin Yuan, these mothers in charge were not convinced, but they would still answer, but they often made excuses.

Qin Yuan waited for them to finish speaking and asked, "Is there anything you need to ask for permission? If there is something going on at home, you need to ask for leave from Hongye in advance."

Mother Lu, who was in charge of the sewing room, stepped forward and said, "The embroidery thread in the sewing room is almost used up, and we need to buy some."

Qin Yuan glanced at her and asked, "How much embroidery thread do you use every year?"

Mother Lu couldn't answer.

Hongye looked at Cuiming, and Cuiming nodded to indicate that she had taken note of it.

She was responsible for assisting the young lady in monitoring the sewing room, so naturally she had to find out everything that the young lady was concerned about.

Qin Yuan said, "Let's not talk about previous years. How many colors of embroidery thread did you buy this year? How much is left? I'll check the numbers with Cui Ming later and estimate how much embroidery thread we need this year. Then we can place an order to buy it."

Mother Lu wiped her sweat secretly.

Qin Yuan asked again: "Is there anything else?"

Seeing that Mother Lu had hit a snag, the maids did not dare to act rashly and shook their heads and said no, planning to wait and see.

Qin Yuan said, "You guys can go and do your work if you have nothing else to do. Keep an eye on your subordinates and don't let them hang out to play cards, gamble and drink."

Just as they were about to disperse, the personal maidservant beside the Sixth Madam hurried in, bowed and said, "Madam, I have brought the banknotes on the orders of the Sixth Madam. Please put it in the account."

As he said this, he took out a silver note and handed it to Cui Ming.

The mothers in charge who were about to leave stopped to watch.

The personal maid took out a few more ingots of silver and said, "This is for this old servant. I am old and like to save cash. I haven't had time to exchange it for silver notes yet. Please forgive me, Madam."

He looked like he was going to spend all his wealth, which made Qin Yuan's lips curl slightly.

Cui Ming took it with a smile and asked, "Why are you so anxious?"

The personal nanny immediately shouted, "Urgent, of course not. Sixth Madam has sent someone to inquire about pepper, and there will be news sooner or later. Madam buys a lot here, so it is naturally cheaper. I am afraid I will miss it in time."

The mothers in charge pricked up their ears.

When it comes to getting rich, no one is indifferent.

Qin Yuan said, "Cui Ming has to write a written agreement for you, stating that the money will be divided when it is due. If you withdraw it early, it will only be converted according to the market price and deduct the depreciation and loss. After all, business has losses and gains. If you want to make up for it, this must be made clear."

The personal nanny smiled flatteringly and said, "I understand that business can only make money, but I believe that Madam will definitely make a lot of money, otherwise why would Madam Cai, who has always been cautious, also give a share, let alone the old lady and Madam Rong."

Cuiming wrote a document and asked her to sign it.

The personal nanny said, "Let this old servant sign for Madam Six's copy as well." After that, the personal nanny carefully put the receipt into her purse, pressed it again, then bowed and left. The housekeepers also followed her out of Wutong Garden.

Hongye said, "It's strange that Sixth Madam would suddenly behave like this."

The Sixth Madam didn't bring much money with her, and the young lady hasn't found a merchant yet, so why is she so anxious?

All the things that happened before had left Hongye with a bad impression of the Sixth Madam, and she couldn't help but feel wary.

Cui Ming said nothing and just looked at Qin Yuan.

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "Who cares what they do? We are busy now. I think soon all the housekeepers in this mansion will come up and help us."

Cui Ming frowned and asked, "Do you agree to all that?"

Qin Yuan said calmly: "If we don't let them join, wouldn't that offend them and make it difficult for Madam Cai."

Cui Ming was upset, "If I had known yesterday, I shouldn't have agreed to Madam Cai's request."

Hongye winked at her yesterday and she agreed.

Hongye said, "Didn't I want to make friends with Mother Cai yesterday?"

The young lady has just arrived, and it is always good to have more people in the mansion who are on her side.

Qin Yuan said: "It's only a matter of time before the housekeepers come to give gifts."

She thought of it when she showed the account book to the old lady this morning.

Madam Gu Liu really did not disappoint.

Hongye asked in surprise: "Could it be that Miss had already predicted this?"

Qin Yuan said lazily: "I just thought about it casually, and I didn't expect it to be right."

Hongye said: "Then..."

Qin Yuan interrupted her, "You and Cuiming go and do your work. You are responsible for supervising the tea room, and Cuiming goes to ask Mother Lu about the bill in the sewing room."

"That lady..."

"I'll take a rest in the room. I'll just take care of the maids. Without you, I'll be hungry and thirsty." Qin Yuan planned to practice calligraphy for a while and wait to see if Manager Lin has any news to send.

Cui Ming and Hong Ye went about their own business excitedly. Qin Yuan returned to the house, practiced calligraphy for a while, and took out the half-written poem from yesterday to play with it, but still could not think of the second half.

Writing lyrics also requires a certain state of mind. Only when you are in the right state of mind can you write them.

Qin Yuan didn't force it and turned to go to the inner room to rest.

Gu Jinghui was in the upper room, telling Madam Gu what he had discussed with Gu Shiliu yesterday.

After all, Madam Gu knew best about the relationship between him and Madam Zhao, and now only his mother could help him with this matter.

"Fengxuan Pavilion..." Gu Jinghui frowned and said worriedly, "Mrs. Zhao still has half a year before she can leave the mourning period. If we let her move out of the mansion now, I'm afraid it will attract criticism, and Cheng Ge'er and Yu Jie'er will also be sad. But if she stays in the mansion, it will also be troublesome."

When he thought about how Madam Zhao deliberately fell ill and refused to receive treatment to arouse his pity, he felt so upset that he didn't know what to do.

"You bastard, you just remembered this now," Madam Gu said angrily, "If I hadn't beaten you, I'm afraid you would still be confused."

Gu Jinghui: “…Mother…”

Why is his mother so stubborn? Others believe that beatings produce filial sons, but his mother always believes that a beating will solve the problem if the child cannot figure things out.

Is he such a mean person?

Thinking that he still had to rely on his mother for help, Gu Jinghui endured it sullenly.

Madam Gu asked, "Aren't you going to explain this to Yuan'er?"

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