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

Chapter 512: Bad Luck
Although the owner of Shuhai Pavilion did not speak, he opened and closed the folding fan in his hand.

Obviously very proud of it.

The shopkeeper happily went downstairs and arranged for his employees to go to Cangzhou to invite a top-notch lamp maker to make lamps in the store. After giving the instructions, he walked out of the store to check the wooden poetry wall rack placed at the door.

Seeing that Master Gu Liu and the others had not left yet, he glanced at them mockingly and sneered, "Let's see how long you can be so proud."

Master Gu Liu and Shen Changle were fine, but Gu Shiliu was a martial artist with great eyesight, so he immediately took out a small stone from his sleeve and threw it over.

The shopkeeper's knees went numb and he fell on the poetry wall shelf, and the shelf fell down with it, with a clanging sound.

"What's wrong with the shopkeeper?"

The clerk exclaimed, and the store was in chaos.

The shopkeeper was helped to stand up, holding his waist with a grimace, and said angrily: "My waist seems to be twisted."

When I looked back, the three men had already ridden away.

"What bad luck!" the shopkeeper cursed, "It's unlucky for me to see them."

"Who?"

The young man asked hurriedly.

"It's nothing, just ignore what I said. Go and ask a doctor who specializes in treating injuries to come and take a look. Otherwise, I'm afraid you'll have to stay in bed for a month."

The shopkeeper did not dare to name the person by name. This matter was indeed a bit strange. Maybe the person with the surname Gu was his nemesis. If he named and cursed him, what if he got into bigger trouble?
……

Master Gu Liu and Shen Changle went to the painter's house to discuss matters, while Gu Shiliu went to find the beggar leader in the city to ask him questions. After asking, he went to the Jin family to get two women and brought them back to find Master Gu Liu.

Gu Liuye was surprised and asked, "Why did you bring two maids back from outside? What are you doing?"

The Gu family has always employed children born at home.

Gu Shiliu said, "The Marquis asked me to bring two maids from the Jin family who are good at martial arts to serve the old lady and the mistress personally."

After a while, Master Gu Liu asked, "Is it possible that the Yelu clan is trying to stir up trouble again?"

Gu Shiliu said, "I don't know how to say more. The one who attacked the ancestral temple last time was Yelu Xianyong. Judging from his tone, I'm afraid Yelu Guzha will have some more despicable means."

Master Gu Liu suddenly realized: "No wonder you insisted on following me out today."

Gu Shiliu smiled and said, "My Lord has ordered that when the master of the mansion goes out, I must arrange for someone to protect him. Isn't this just the right time to do it today?"

Master Gu Liu sighed, "How long do we have to prevent this?"

Gu Shiliu said, "It's not that I am being nosy, but Master Six will have to be careful all the time. I think it will take until... the next day for things to get better."

Mr. Gu Liu was worried all the way, and after returning to the Marquis' Mansion, he went to talk to Mr. Gu.

Knowing that Lord Gu had not returned yet, he was worried and could not concentrate on painting. He took the poems given by Shen Changle and sat in the pavilion in the outer courtyard to copy them one by one. When he came to Miss Dong's poem, he could not help but put down his pen and sighed, "Why is it that a woman is better at studying than me?"

Gu Baozhu answered from the side: "There are people who are better at martial arts than you."

Gu Liuye was startled, turned around and saw that it was her, and said angrily: "You have grown up for one or two years, but you are still so mysterious and unstable. Let's see how you can be the wife of a Jinshi. I heard that Brother Siyuan's mother is also a lady from a noble family, who smiles without showing her teeth. I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to be liked by others." Gu Baozhu felt a little aggrieved and pouted: "Sixth brother, you would never talk to me like this before."

Master Gu Liu slowed down his tone and said, "You were still young before. Besides, Third Brother's future in Saibei was uncertain, and I was not in good health, so mother wanted you to learn more martial arts so that you could find a husband in the future and take up the banner of the Gu family army. Third Brother has been getting better and better in recent years, and he returned to the court this year. Mother and my brothers all want you to marry a good family and have children, so we naturally hope that you can be virtuous and chaste."

Gu Baozhu was shocked at first, then annoyed, "It's impossible to be virtuous and chaste. I think mother's idea was a good one. Third brother also said that I have a talent for martial arts and he trains me hard every day. Should I practice martial arts hard and become a good wife and mother after I have achieved success?"

These words shocked Mr. Gu Liu.

After a long while, he said, "Sister Baozhu, don't you want to be a Jinshi's wife?"

Gu Baozhu tilted her head and said, "Actually, it was just an idea. Xu Zhen wanted to be the wife of a Jinshi scholar, and she also had her eyes on your brother Siyuan. I thought she always liked to take advantage of others, and Qin Juren must be a good man. If she can have him, so can I. But my third sister-in-law also said that there are so many rules for the daughter-in-law of a scholar, and I don't want to spend all that effort and still live an uncomfortable life."

This means he is planning to let Qin Siyuan go.

Mr. Gu Liu immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"I was saying that although my dear brother Siyuan is talented in writing and good-looking, there is no need for everyone to rush to marry him. Our sister Baozhu has lived a life of luxury since she was born. Her status, family background and wealth are not top-notch. She has seen swords, guns and clubs since she was a child. She can't understand the rules of scholars. There is no need to cut off your feet just to wear a pair of good shoes. As long as you let go of your mind, we have all kinds of shoes. If Sixth Brother doesn't have the ability, Third Brother will find a way to get them for you."

Why fight with Xu Zhen for no reason? It's really bad luck.

I must be extremely careful next time I get married. This marriage into the Xu family is really a disaster.

Gu Baozhu opened her eyes wide and gave a thumbs up: "Since Sixth Brother started studying poetry and painting, his conversation and knowledge are very different from before. Let me make a promise first, if Sixth Brother really becomes a famous scholar in the future, you must give me more calligraphy and paintings."

Master Gu Liu was delighted but also a little embarrassed: "We are siblings, why would you think of talking about this?"

"Qin Heng said that paintings by famous people will be very valuable in the future. I thought that if Sixth Brother painted a cart for me, it wouldn't take up much space and would be valuable. I could sell it when I run out of money in the future."

Gu Liuye said angrily, "A cart? You think I'm a donkey."

"It's not tiring for you. It's just writing and drawing. Why be so stingy?"

Gu Baozhu's words made Mr. Gu Liu very angry.

Gu Baozhu ignored her sixth brother's mood and said, "Sixth brother, aren't you going to draw the Cuju picture of that day? I want to invite all the ladies of the polo team to my house for tea. How about you stay by our side and draw us another picture of the Ten Beauties?"

"Ten Beauties?"

Mr. Gu Liu didn't drink the water, but choked himself and started coughing.

"Sixth brother!" Gu Baozhu said with disgust, "How come you were choked by your own saliva? You should have been more chaste that day and not embarrassed me."

"……you……"

Gu Liuye coughed a few more times, and finally stopped. He asked in a hoarse voice, "Where did you learn all this stuff from?"

He's almost like a playboy who frequents brothels.

This girl can't be kept anymore.

Gu Baozhu said, "This is what You Da taught me. He said that the prince vowed to choose a beautiful woman to marry into the East Palace. The three dukes and nine ministers were unwilling to marry their legitimate daughters to the prince, but they also did not want to offend the emperor and Queen Lin. After hearing this news, they searched everywhere for beautiful women, and the portrait painters were too busy to handle it."