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

Chapter 490 What a pity

Hongye said hurriedly, "Miss, this matter was started by that little Hongmian. Cuiming gave me the idea, but I didn't do anything."

Cui Ming smiled and said, "Miss, instead of letting others make the money, it's better for us to share in it."

"How does it happen that everyone who sees it gets a share?"

Cui Ming said, "Watch me."

Cuiming went outside and called Hongmian to come to the window to talk. The two chatted for a while before coming in with a smile and saying, "It's agreed that each of us will contribute a little more of the money we won from the bet, and we will set up a separate table in Wutong Garden on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and we can all have fun together."

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "That's fine. I'll pay a little bit too. You can have fun together."

Hongye said, "Then the Marquis and the young lady..."

Cui Ming pulled her aside and said, "How tactless! The Marquis and the young lady will definitely go somewhere else that day, so let's take a day off and relax."

Hongye came to her senses and said, "That's right, Miss Mid-Autumn Night might be going on a parade."

After thinking for a while, he said, "Why don't we have the feast another day? This year, the Queen Mother's birthday and the Mid-Autumn Festival are close together, and every household will have to offer lanterns, not to mention the shops and streets. I heard that Ranxiangju has made a big incense burner lamp, which is both fragrant and beautiful."

When Qin Yuan heard about the lanterns, he remembered the fire in the Proton House and said hurriedly, "You guys go and decide. Let's quickly decide on the rules and how to prevent Zhu Rong."

Hongye said, "I consulted with Steward Qian, Steward Han, and Steward Cao this morning. They all said that when the mansion was first built, several large water storage tanks were dug and the water was replaced every year at the end of the season. In recent years, there are fewer people in the mansion, fewer courtyards to live in, and there has never been a flood, so they have never taken care of it. Seeing that the proton mansion has been burned like this, we have to use it quickly."

Qin Yuan nodded.

"Just have a charter."

As she was speaking, a servant outside said, "Madam, the chief official from Prince Qi's mansion is here and wants to see you."

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "Please ask him to sit in the outer hall first."

The servant agreed.

Qin Yuan stood up and said, "I'm afraid the matter of King Qi is almost done. I'm here to tell you. Hongye, go back and get the white jade box I sealed. Cuiming, come with me to the outer hall."

Hongye hurried back to Wutong Garden to get the box.

The office yard was next to the second gate, and the chief official of the Prince of Qi's mansion was quickly led to the outer hall.

The little maid came up quickly to serve tea, and Butler Cao stood aside with a respectful attitude.

The Chief Secretary thought to himself that the wife of Marquis Dingbei had set good rules and was indeed quite capable.

No wonder Lord Gu entrusted all the affairs of the mansion to her.

Then he heard the sound of footsteps and the jingling of his jewelry. The Chief Clerk stood up in a hurry.

Sure enough, it was Qin Yuan who came out with her maid.

The Chief Secretary took a quick glance and felt that the beauty was overwhelming. He quickly lowered his head, not daring to look directly at her.

After the two sides greeted each other, they sat down as host and guest, and exchanged a few pleasantries. The chief secretary then said, "Madam Hou, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi ordered me to deliver a message saying that I have fulfilled my promise to you and have completed it. Recently, the Yelu family has been asking for prices. If you want to stock up, you should act quickly, otherwise you will be taken advantage of by others."

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "Thank you for bringing the message, Lord Changshi. Please thank His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi for me. If His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi is willing to trust me, why not stock up and buy some after the Mid-Autumn Festival?"

After a pause, he added: "It's okay for the Yelu family to ask for the price."

The chief secretary said respectfully, "I will definitely bring it to you."

Qin Yuan clapped his hands.

The maid outside came in and handed over a white jade box. Qin Yuan signaled the maid to put the box on the table beside the chief secretary.

"Master Changshi, here are the incense pills sent by His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi. They have been resealed with wax. I have also tried to mix a few, so please have a try, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi."

The chief secretary showed a look of joy on his face and said, "Thank you, ma'am."

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "It is still unknown whether it will work or not. If it is okay for His Royal Highness Prince Qi to use, I will offer the recipe. If not, I will have to mix it again."

After hearing what happened above, the Chief Secretary looked calm.

After hearing the latter part, his face darkened.

After hearing the last part, I breathed a sigh of relief.

The fact that she didn't ask for help from someone else shows that the Marquis still has some energy left.

The chief secretary smiled and put the box in his sleeve, saying goodbye: "I will hurry back to report to His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi."

Qin Yuan asked housekeeper Cao to see the guest off.

Steward Cao escorted the Chief Clerk all the way to the gate of the mansion. The Chief Clerk sighed, "Madam is so young, yet she can actually make a scent. Do you know that His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi has been looking for this scent for many years? When many people heard His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi's request, they said it was impossible."

Steward Cao looked pleased and said with a smile, "Your Excellency the Chief Secretary, you may not know that the shopkeeper Leng of Ranxiangju said that Madam's ability to make incense is far superior to his. The several popular incense pills sold in Ranxiangju recently all use Madam's recipes."

The chief historian sighed: "My Lord is so lucky."

Steward Cao added, "Before the Marquis's Mansion was closed due to smallpox, everyone in the Mansion used the spices that Madam prepared to fumigate their clothes, and invited a doctor from Renhe Hall to come into the Mansion, so no one in our Mansion was injured or killed."

The chief secretary was surprised and said, "Smallpox is such a dangerous disease."

Housekeeper Cao added, "This time, the mansion handled the Sixth Madam's funeral, and everything was arranged by Madam. Everyone in the clan admires her very much. They all say that my Madam is like this."

He said and gave a thumbs up.

The chief historian sighed, "He is so gifted, so gifted. What a pity."

"What a pity?" Butler Cao was unhappy.

Praising the lady is to let people know that she and the marquis are a perfect match.

This person actually said it was a pity.

Can you talk?!
The chief secretary was startled, then came to his senses and immediately said, "It's a pity that Madam didn't enter the palace to be a queen."

Butler Cao's expression became better. He couldn't say anything disrespectful, so he just laughed dryly and said, "Everyone has their own aspirations."

The chief secretary nodded quickly.

After sending the man away, Cao said angrily, "So he is a blockhead."

Butler Han said dissatisfiedly: "Why do you always praise the lady outside for no reason?"

Butler Cao asked, "What's wrong?"

Housekeeper Han whispered, "I heard that day at the Imperial College, when His Majesty saw the lady, he said that if he had known that the Master of the Imperial Academy had such a good daughter, he would have married her to the Crown Prince first. The Marquis was very unhappy and asked Sixteen why the Emperor wanted to marry any pretty girl to his son. Isn't being the Marquis's wife better than being a concubine in the Eastern Palace?"

Butler Cao asked hurriedly: "What did Sixteen answer?"

Housekeeper Han said, "Can Sixteen answer this? If the Crown Prince ascends the throne, then Concubine Liang may become the Queen. But does Sixteen dare to say it?"

"Haha," said Cao, the housekeeper. "Sixteen is a very clever boy. I told you, I saw them carrying back no less than this number of boxes last night. I asked him, but he played the fool. I heard what Madam said today, and I think Madam also knows about it."