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

Chapter 473: Aunt Wen's Past

She always thought that the siblings' biological mother, Madam Wen, had passed away.

Unexpectedly, he was still alive, practicing in Shuijing Temple.

"Why have I never heard of it?"

Qin Yuan was surprised.

Hongye said hurriedly, "I remember seeing it in the account book. Every year, more than 2,000 taels of money were sent to Shuijing Temple. At that time, I thought that Shuijing Temple might be a place for the women in the family to pray for blessings, so the cost was so high."

Qin Yuan understood after a moment's hesitation, because when she was the head of the family before, she only wanted to take over smoothly and had not carefully compared every expenditure.

When checking the accounts, the focus was on finding omissions and deficiencies, so no one noticed that there was anything fishy about this expense.

When Hongye looked at the accounts suddenly, she couldn't tell the difference.

Gu Shiba said: "Old Aunt Wen never contacted the mansion. She once said..."

Seeing that he was hesitant to speak, Qin Yuan asked, "You can talk about it. I have never heard anyone mention the matter of Aunt Wen. Is there any hidden story behind it?"

Gu Shiba said, "In fact, I don't know much. I only know that soon after Madam Wen gave birth to Miss Seven, she started to cultivate with her hair untied. She also said that she would wait until she died before sending someone to bring news back to the mansion."

That means she was considered dead in Shuijing Temple.

Qin Yuan was stunned.

Gu Shiba added, "Sixth Master and Seventh Miss won't be able to see him even if they go. I see that Sixth Master didn't even think of going to Shuijing Temple when he came to the family temple. Seventh Miss is still young after all, and she still wants to see him. I wonder if she can see him this time."

Qin Yuan was stunned again, and after a while he said, "...Is this what Aunt Wen means by cutting off worldly ties and devoting herself to cultivating Buddhism?"

Gu Shiba had no choice but to remain silent.

Qin Yuan came back to his senses and said, "Go find Sixteen."

After Gu Shiba left, Hong Ye couldn't help but sigh, "I never thought that Madam Wen was still alive. Was she too sad because of the old marquis's accident? Who could leave their little daughter behind and become a nun to practice? She's so heartless that she even lost her child."

It was obvious that he felt pity for Gu Baozhu.

Qin Yuan didn't know how to comment. This old lady Wen's behavior was indeed a little strange.

Judging from the love that Old Madam Gu showed to Mr. Gu Liu and his siblings, and the words used by the servants in the mansion when they occasionally mentioned Madam Wen, it can be seen that Old Madam Gu was not harsh towards her and could even be considered kind.

Cui Ming said slowly, "Madam Wen used to run a troupe of opera singers in her mansion, so she is a person who loves to be busy. I don't know why she went to such a remote and quiet place."

Hongye sighed, "I've been eating vegetarian food these days and it's become bland in my mouth. I wish I could go back and eat some meat sooner. Life in the mansion is so good, how can she bear to go to the temple? I don't know what has broken her heart so much."

Qin Yuan said: "Stop, stop, you are not that person, you know what he thinks..."

Cui Ming said quietly, "With two thousand taels of silver a year for incense and offerings, one should be able to live comfortably, but not as luxuriously as the mansion."

Hongye remained silent.

Gu Baozhu came back when it was getting dark, her eyes were slightly red and swollen, and her mouth was raised high.

She couldn't hide what was going on on her face, and Qin Yuan and the others knew at once that this was because she hadn't seen the old aunt mentioned above.

But after playing with Kang Ge'er and the others for a while, she was fine again. She got sad quickly, and happy quickly, and soon she had left all her sadness and sorrow behind in Java.

Madam Gu really loves and dotes on her, otherwise she wouldn't have such a good character.

Qin Yuan sighed in her heart. Although Gu Baozhu was also a concubine's daughter, she lived a freer and easier life than many legitimate daughters of officials. However, with such a personality, she didn't know what kind of husband she would find.

Naturally, her cousin was not a good match for her.

Upon learning that the boy from the Xu family had actually picked up a skull in a dry well, Gu Baozhu was both curious and excited, and said she wanted to go and take a look.

Qin Yuan advised her, "What's the point of going now? Sixth brother said he wanted to perform a ritual to liberate the souls of the dead, and he has already asked a group of monks to chant sutras there. If you go, you will just see a group of monks in a yard full of weeds, lighting incense and candles, chanting sutras around a dry well."

Having said that, it seems that there is really no point.

I’ve had enough of watching monks chanting sutras these days.

Gu Baozhu suppressed her curiosity and asked, "Was Third Sister-in-law scared at that time?"

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "There's nothing to be afraid of. When I was a child, my father was in mourning, and I played with a group of cousins ​​of similar age in my hometown. Sometimes I accidentally ran into the graves and saw a lot of them."

Gu Baozhu sighed: "I haven't seen it."

"No matter whether you are a hero or a beauty when you are alive, it doesn't matter if you turn into bones. It is good enough for people to live a peaceful and smooth life."

Aunt Rong suddenly said something.

Gu Baozhu smiled and said, "That's true, but who doesn't want to be a hero or a beauty? Speaking of which, my third sister-in-law and third brother are a hero and a beauty, and they look so good together. With my looks, I must find a handsome scholar, so that I can also be a hero and a beauty."

Rong Mama frowned, but she didn't say that she shouldn't talk like that. Instead, she asked her, "Among those people you often hang out with, is there a handsome scholar at home who is worthy of you?"

"They are all dandies who rely on their family's titles. It's good enough for them to be able to read a few words."

Gu Baozhu held her chin up and sighed, then looked at Qin Yuan and whispered, "If you want a talented, fair-faced scholar, it's hard to find, but it's not impossible."

Qin Yuan's heart skipped a beat, and she said seemingly unintentionally: "What's the good of you marrying a pale-faced scholar? Do you wave your fist when he recites poetry? Besides, most of the unlucky people are scholars. Just look at my sister and you will know."

Gu Baozhu also knew about the Qin family's replacement of their daughter, and immediately asked, "Didn't she marry that Lin Juren? I have seen him before."

Hongye couldn't help but smile.

Not only had this young lady met him, she had also made a scene just to ask Qin Wan and Chang Qingling what they were talking about.

Qin Yuan wanted to use Lin Ziqi to appease Gu Baozhu, so she said, "My brother-in-law and my cousin are both juren, and their academic knowledge is similar, but my cousin has not yet married. My second aunt is planning to find a woman who is good at managing the household, who has to serve her mother-in-law, serve her husband, teach her children, and manage the household. The Qin family was originally a big family, but later fell into decline, so they are very picky and have always said that they want my cousin Siyuan to pass the jinshi and take up an official position before choosing a wife. The family background cannot be too bad, but it cannot be too high..."

Before he finished speaking, Gu Baozhu asked, "Why is that?"

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "This is a little tricky. How should the mother-in-law deal with marrying a daughter-in-law who has a very good family background? If you ask me, I'm afraid that the second aunt has seen the lawsuits of Mr. Lin's mother and my sister, and she thinks so even more."

At that moment, several people talked one after another, and talked about everything that could be said about Lin's mother, Madam Yu, and Qin Wan.

Gu Baozhu was stunned. She had never thought that the mother of the handsome scholar would be so difficult to deal with.

As the saying goes, strike while the iron is hot.

Rong Mama also wanted to explain some truths to her, so she said, "This is what a couple needs, that you understand me and I understand you. Look at your sixth brother and your sister-in-law, hey..."