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

Chapter 477 Frightened
Everyone looked over.

Mrs. Xu blushed immediately.

Hongye, who was standing aside, quickly ordered someone to get new chopsticks.

Gu Baozhu brought the topic back and said, "If my third brother was able to drive away the Yelu clan, it must be inseparable from the protection of my father and brothers in heaven. I heard from my mother that my father and brothers died with their eyes open. Before my third brother went to the northern frontier, he swore an oath in front of our ancestors, and our ancestors must have protected him well. The first thing my third brother did when he came back was to go to the ancestral hall to burn incense. I saw it with my own eyes that day. The incense was burning to pieces. Our ancestors were very happy."

Everyone exclaimed in admiration for a while and talked about some strange things they had heard.

Mrs. Xu's face became paler and paler.

Dai said: "A country is protected by the dragon spirit, and a family is naturally protected by its ancestors. Who dares not to believe in ghosts and gods? I am old now, and I believe in these things more and more. Some people don't believe in these things, and do bad things, thinking that no one knows, but God has eyes! If it is not exposed at the time, it will be revealed in time. I heard from our master that the flower thief caught by the patrol camp when patrolling the streets at night a while ago was trapped in a ghost wall. He was lost in the middle of the night and was so tired that he foamed at the mouth. When he saw the patrol camp, he confessed himself and said that..."

The little maid handed over the new chopsticks.

Mrs. Xu tried to catch it with trembling hands and almost dropped it to the ground again.

Fortunately, Hongye was quick enough to hold him up.

Dai continued, "She said she was tortured by a female ghost in red clothes. She wanted to go to prison as soon as possible. She kept saying that there were Bi'an guarding the prison gate and the female ghost couldn't get in."

Gu Baozhu said: "This evil ghost is so powerful that it scares people so much that they are willing to go to jail."

Mrs. Xu couldn't eat anything.

Dai said, "That evil ghost must have been harmed by that flower-stealing thief. I tell you, if there is resentment in his heart, he will not be at peace even as a ghost. He swears to collect the debt before he can reincarnate."

Madam Xu stuffed her shaking hands into her sleeves and said to Qin Yuan, "Why do I have a headache right now? I'll go back and lie down for a while, and then when everyone leaves, we can leave together."

Qin Yuan said with concern: "Madam Xu, just go back and rest. Although the snacks here are all made with vegetable oil, they taste pretty good. Ask them to make some later. You can take some with you to fill your stomach on the way."

Madam Xu thanked her and said, "Madam, you are so thoughtful. Thank you for your trouble."

Everyone at the table was talking happily and no one paid attention to her movements.

After Mrs. Xu left the table, Qin Yuan winked at Hongye, and Hongye immediately leaned over.

Qin Yuan whispered, "Tell Sixteen to hold on tight, the party will be over soon."

Hongye didn't understand why, but she could tell it was related to Madam Xu, so she nodded and said, "Yes."

Hongye went out to call people, and when they met, they smiled at each other foolishly.

Holding back her shyness, Hongye relayed Qin Yuan's words. Gu Shiliu said, "I understand. Just let Madam rest assured."

Hongye lowered her head and said, "Okay."

Gu Shiliu curled the corners of his lips slightly, gently stroked her hair, and then jumped away.

Hongye then dared to look up, and with a red face she stared blankly in the direction where the person disappeared. After a while she noticed that a branch of fragrant osmanthus had been inserted into her temple.

"This man!"

Hongye stomped her feet, but ultimately didn't take it down.

Soon, the party was over.

All the ladies returned to their meditation rooms to rest, while the servants hurriedly finished their meals, set up the carriages, packed their bags, and prepared to set off.

Brigadier General Jin and his men were guarding the temple gate. The abbot was a little panicked and asked someone to inform Qin Yuan that he wanted to see him.

Qin Yuan said, "Please invite him in." The host asked, "Madam, do you know what these soldiers are doing here? Does the temple need to prepare vegetarian meals for them?"

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "No need. The Marquis heard that there were thieves in the temple last night, so he specially ordered them to escort us back to the city. Master, don't panic. If you want to prepare a vegetarian meal, I'm afraid you will be too busy."

The host breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "If we can prepare everything, we just can't do it carefully, and we can only take turns to eat."

Qin Yuan said: "I will have someone send you more money for incense after I go back."

The host expressed his gratitude profusely.

Qin Yuan added, "Take this opportunity to repair those abandoned courtyards."

The host didn't understand what he meant, so he thought for a moment and said, "I will arrange for a Taoist fireman to come and repair it."

Qin Yuan just smiled and nodded, then picked up the teacup to see the guest off.

After Qin Yuan had gone far away, Lieutenant General Jin led the soldiers to drive out all the monks in the ancestral temple and surrounded them. They began to check their names and said that they would dig out all the mud at the bottom of the dry well and clean up the collapsed wall. The host then understood what the wife of Marquis Dingbei meant.

Due to the large number of people, Qin Yuan and others did not leave at the same time. The men rode their horses first, and the women of each family followed in carriages and left one after another.

Some do not have carriages, but use sedan chairs.

Qin Yuan ordered the soldiers and guards to form groups of two or three and follow them on both sides to escort them, so that no one would be left alone and bumped into.

Gu Shiba, along with his guards and servants, surrounded Qin Yuan's carriage, with soldiers leading the way in front and behind.

Gu Baozhu was impatient to ride in a car, so she changed into riding clothes and rode her horse outside.

Halfway through the journey, Hongye sighed, "If anyone dares to offend us, they must be really brave."

Cui Ming smiled and said, "This is the love and care of the Marquis, and it is also the pomp and ceremony that the Marquis's wife should have when traveling. Even if someone has some bad intentions, seeing this, they will naturally not use eggs to hit stones."

Hongye curled her lips and said, "It's in broad daylight under the Emperor's feet, who dares to offend? If you want to do something bad, you should do it in a secluded place, in the dark of night."

Qin Yuan touched Lan Jie'er's little nose as she leaned against the car window to look out at the scenery, and asked, "Are you feeling dizzy, Lan Jie?"

Lan Jie'er turned her head and said, "I'm not dizzy. I can lie down on the window and look outside. I was just crying when I came here. When I grow up, I can ride a horse like my aunt. It's not like now. I can only watch my aunt ride."

Qin Yuan nodded. That’s good.

Then Gu Baozhu screamed outside and shouted, "How dare anyone to bump into the carriage of the Marquis' Mansion? How bold!"

Qin Yuan quickly carried Lan Jie'er away from the car window, held her in her arms, and patted her gently.

Sister Lan was very well-behaved and didn't say anything.

The carriage stopped.

Hongye asked: "What happened?"

Gu Shiba said outside: "Madam, a hunter accidentally rushed into the guards' horses and sprained his ankle. He suffered some minor injuries."

Qin Yuan thought for a moment, handed Lan Jie'er to Cui Ming, lifted the curtain and helped Hong Ye down the driveway: "I'll go over and take a look."

Gu Baozhu said on horseback, "Why did Third Sister-in-law have to go and see for herself? With so many of us passing by, anyone with eyes would know to avoid us, but he just ran straight at us. This is not us taking advantage of our power to bully others, it's just his own carelessness."

Qin Yuan said: "It's okay, I'll go over and see what's going on."

Gu Shiba and the others dismounted, gathered Qin Yuan in the center, and went to see the hunter lying on the ground.