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

Chapter 476: Feeling bad
Hongye and Cuiming didn't know what medicine was in Qin Yuan's gourd.

Qin Yuan did not explain, and ordered his men to pack some gold, silver, silk and other items before going to the Zen hall.

The monks who were performing the ritual came forward one by one to receive the things.

Qin Yuan asked again: "Are all the monks in the temple here?"

The host smiled and said, "No, these are all here to perform rituals. The other young monks and those who sweep the floor and plant vegetables have not come to see you, sir."

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "We have been begging for mercy here for a few days and have troubled them. How can we not thank them in person?"

The host ordered someone to call him.

Soon they all came, received their gifts one by one, and said some auspicious words.

Qin Yuan also thanked them one by one.

After everyone left, Qin Yuanfang asked Gu Shiliu to lead people to secretly capture a few people.

"As soon as we enter the city, you can arrest the people while turning the yard upside down. Don't leave out the collapsed houses and dry wells. Search them carefully to see if you can find anything to prove their identity."

Gu Shiliu quickly agreed.

Only then did Qin Yuan go to the incense altar to burn incense.

Gu Shiliu said to Gu Shiba: "Madam is very careful and cautious in her actions. She is very strategic and calm. I really admire her."

Gu Shiba said: "Otherwise why would the Marquis be so afraid of Madam?"

Gu Shiliu spat, "Is this something you can say?"

Gu Shiba disagreed and said, "What's there to hide? Last time I followed the Marquis to the camp, the Marquis asked the lieutenants if they were afraid of the lady. He said that only by being afraid can there be a future. Alas! What a pity..."

Thinking of the Marquis’ hidden illness, Gu Shiba suddenly couldn’t continue.

Gu Shiliu asked in confusion: "What's a pity?"

Gu Eighteen glanced at Gu Sixteen with an ambiguous look.

This person has always been smart, why is he so slow now?

Seeing that Gu Shiliu was still waiting for his answer, Gu Shiba spat, "Is that something you can say?"

We should avoid mentioning names for the sake of the respected.

How could those who followed the Marquis so closely tell it?
You can only understand it intuitively!
Gu Shiliu: “?”

Gu Shiliu didn't bother to discuss it in detail. He waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's quickly prepare the personnel. Isn't Admiral Jin going to send someone to escort us? Let's quickly send a message and ask them to send more troops. We can only have them escort us all the way to the city gate."

Gu Shiba nodded.

"Then we have to do it as soon as possible, otherwise it might be too late."

The two of them went to work.

After burning incense, Qin Yuan knelt on the cushion and listened to the monks chanting.

Hongye whispered, "Miss, I noticed that Madam Xu was not in a good mood. Didn't you ask Sixteen to send incense to them yesterday?"

Qin Yuan glanced at Madam Xu seemingly casually.

Sure enough, he saw that Mrs. Xu's eyes were hazy, she looked very listless, her eyebrows were drooping, and it seemed that she had a lot on her mind.

The rest of the Xu family wasn't much better off.

Qin Yuan chuckled: "Maybe it's because he's afraid, so lighting incense won't help."

Hongye frowned in confusion.

Cui Ming also whispered: "They say that if you don't do anything wrong, you don't have to worry about ghosts knocking on your door. It seems that the Xu family also knows that they have done something wrong, so they are so afraid."

Qin Yuan said nothing. Hongye and Cuiming also kept silent.

It was already past noon when the ritual was finally over.

Qin Yuan said, "You should have a vegetarian meal before leaving. It will take quite some time to return to the city now."

Dai and others naturally would not refuse.

Mrs. Xu came over with the children, looking reserved and flattering.

Gu Baozhu sat next to Qin Yuan and chatted with the Xu family.

Madam Xu asked, "Madam, why don't we see Kang Ge'er and the others having their meal?"

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "Madame Rong, please eat with them. They are young and tired after kneeling for a long time. If they eat with the adults, they will feel restrained and won't be able to eat well."

"Madam is really thoughtful. With you taking care of them, our uncle's family is relieved."

"These are all trivial matters. They are all descendants of the Gu family. They all live in the upper rooms of the mansion, together with the old lady. I am just taking care of some trivial matters. Sixth brother will take care of the children for three years of mourning, so it is only right for me, as their aunt, to take more trouble."

"Sixth Master really has to observe mourning for three years?" Dai from the next table asked immediately after hearing this.

Gu Baozhu said: "Yes, my sixth brother also said that he would no longer take concubines in the future, and would concentrate on learning painting and writing poetry, and set an example for his nephews and nieces."

Dai sighed, "I didn't expect Sixth Master to be so affectionate. Speaking of Sixth Master's changes in the past year, it's really amazing. After the return of the Marquis, the Marquis's mansion has a backbone. I heard that the emperor praised Sixth Master for his poetry and even wrote a banner with his own hand."

Madam Xu asked hurriedly, "What is written on that banner?"

Dai frowned and said, "What horse or something, it just means to encourage Sixth Master to work hard."

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "A good horse can't leap ten steps at a time; an inferior horse can travel ten miles at a time if it keeps going. My sixth brother treasures it very much and has asked a craftsman to mount it so that he can hang it in his study to motivate himself every day. Mother said that if he had worked so hard earlier, he would have been able to pass the imperial examination and become the top scholar."

Mrs. Xu's face felt a little sour when she heard this.

"It's a pity that our sister-in-law can't see it."

The implication is that no matter how successful Mr. Gu Liu becomes in the future, he will have nothing to do with the Xu family.

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "Sixth Master was young before, but now he is obsessed with his children. If Sixth Brother and Sister-in-law knew, they would be happy for him. You are the children's uncles, and if they have a good future, you will also be proud of it."

These words made Mrs. Xu's face brighten and she was quite moved.

Gu Baozhu asked, "Third sister-in-law, could it be that my sixth brother really wants to take the imperial examination?"

Qin Yuan said, "It's good for Sixth Brother to be a famous scholar first. I see that his paintings are getting better and better recently. In the future, he will also add poems to his paintings. With Mr. Songshan's guidance, his knowledge will gradually increase. He will definitely not disappoint the expectations of His Majesty."

Gu Baozhu nodded.

Dai was also amazed: "As the saying goes, where there is a will, there is a way. How can Sixth Master not achieve his ambition?"

Mrs. Xu casually picked up a piece of vegetarian gluten with a chopstick and put it in the child's bowl.

Qin Yuan said: "The vegetarian food here is pretty good, but after eating it for a few days, everyone is a little tired of it."

Madam Xu said, "Yes."

Qin Yuan added: "If my sixth brother's wife is still alive, she will definitely bless my sixth brother and the children to make progress in their studies."

Mrs. Xu's hands trembled.

Gu Baozhu asked: "Do people really have spirits after they die?"

Qin Yuan sneered, "Of course not. If you don't fear karma, it will be too late to regret in the future. How many people can live peacefully after doing bad things? As the old saying goes, it's not that there is no retribution, it's just that the time has not come. Some people will be repaid in this life, and some will be repaid in their children. So don't deceive ghosts and gods. Our Lord was able to drive away the Yelu family, which must be due to the blessing of our ancestors."

These words made Gu Baozhu obey orders in a submissive manner.

"Dang Cang."

The ebony chopsticks inlaid with silver slipped out of Mrs. Xu's hand, hit the plate, and fell to the ground.