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

Chapter 546 Unexpected

Qin Yuan frowned. She didn't expect Hongmian to leave behind such a big trouble when she left, so she asked, "Did she make another appointment with the housekeepers?"

Hongye shook her head.

"The mothers in charge are counting in the warehouse, and they don't know that Hongmian has already asked for leave. If we don't take over, the schedule will be messed up. There will be more and more things to do before the festival. If we can't connect the dots, then later..."

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "I didn't know she had left these things behind without making arrangements. She asked for leave yesterday and said her mother wanted her to go out and look for a marriage partner. I thought she had already discussed all these."

Hongye was shocked.

"We're going to meet each other now? She's a few years younger than me."

Qin Yuan said: "Yes."

Hongye waited for a while, and seeing that Qin Yuan didn't say anything more, she asked again: "Is she going to get married at such a young age? She has just been trained, and she is going to leave the house. Who will she find to replace her? Although Hongmian is cunning, she is indeed efficient in doing things."

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "I knew you would be anxious to ask this. She said that the two families are old acquaintances, so let's settle it first and then talk about the marriage later."

Hongye frowned: "Hongmian made an appointment for the most trivial and troublesome matter, but left it to us, and ran to see her by herself... I don't understand, since the two families are old acquaintances, they naturally know her appearance and character, why would they rush to see her at this time."

Qin Yuan held his forehead with his hand.

"My mind has been in a mess these past two days. She looked very embarrassed when she said that, but I didn't think much about it."

Hongye felt a little uneasy, but couldn't say anything, so she said, "The young lady has been busy these days and may not have taken care of these things. Who would have thought that she had so many little thoughts."

Qin Yuan sighed, "After all, unlike you and Cui Ming, you didn't grow up with me."

Hongye was a little happier.

Qin Yuan added: "In the future, if the maids need to ask for leave or something like that, just leave it to you and Cui Ming to take care of it. If they come looking for me again, I won't care."

Hongye thought for a moment and said, "It's better this way, so that no one can take advantage of us."

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "Thank you for troubling me today. If you are too busy, call some people to help and ask the kitchen to prepare more delicious dishes."

Hongye nodded: "That's the only way."

After Hongye left, Qin Yuan sighed.

Hongmian is too cunning. If she is promoted to the position of a first-class maid, I don’t know how much trouble will arise between her and Hongye.

But if we don't mention it, she is indeed smart, has a lively look in her eyes, and performs hard.

If you are not promoted for a long time, it will be difficult to motivate others.

This really put her in a difficult position.

"Having an overly capable person under your command is also a problem."

Qin Yuan sighed secretly.

After tidying up, Qin Yuan went to the meeting yard to handle various affairs. Half a day passed in a flash. When he returned to Wutong Garden at noon, Lord Gu had already gone to the yamen to be on duty. Qin Yuan sat there in a daze, and suddenly remembered the matter of Gu Shiliu and Hongye, so he ordered someone to ask if Gu Shiliu was there.

After a while, the little maid came back and said that Gu Shiliu had left the house early in the morning.

Qin Yuan frowned.

"I always feel like something is not right." Mo Zhu asked, "Madam, what's not right?"

Qin Yuan was distracted. It turned out that he had been talking to himself inadvertently, so he said, "Nothing, aren't Hongye and Cuiming coming back for dinner?"

Mo Zhu smiled and said, "I really envy the two sisters for being so caring about me. Sister Hongye is too busy today, and Sister Cuiming has gone to help. They are all in the warehouse and will not be back."

Qin Yuan ate alone, took a nap, and asked again, "Is Hongmian back?"

"not yet."

Qin Yuan asked again: "Where is Gu Shiliu?"

After thinking for a while, he said, "Forget it. The Marquis hasn't come back yet, and maybe Sixteen hasn't come back either. There's no need to look for him.

When it was time for dinner, Gu Baozhu came running over, dressed in men's clothes. Qin Yuan was surprised to see her and asked, "Whose handsome boy is this?"

Gu Baozhu laughed and said, "Third sister-in-law, it's me."

Qin Yuan sighed, "Of course I know it's you. You look so handsome in this outfit."

Hongye, who looked tired, came over and said with a smile: "Seventh Miss looks prettier when she's dressed like this than when she was a girl. Who wouldn't ask who this little boy is?"

Gu Baozhu said proudly: "Although I am not as good as my third and sixth brothers, I am still not fully grown up yet."

The implication is that there is still some energy left.

"When I told you you were fat, you started panting," Qin Yuan said angrily, "You're a grown-up girl now, why are you still dressing like a man?"

Gu Baozhu sighed and said, "What can I do? I have been a man these days and I really don't want to live the life of a girl. They live too comfortably. I can't find the comradeship in a girl's home."

Qin Yuan shook his head and laughed.

Gu Baozhu leaned close to my face and asked, "Why is Third Sister-in-law laughing at me? But why are you laughing at me because I'm wrong?"

Qin Yuan said, "Yes and no, you are still a child, so you say such childish words. You think that the boudoir friendship is too complicated, and it is not as interesting as men talking straightforwardly and being loyal to each other. Right?"

Gu Baozhu nodded.

Qin Yuan said: "Women's lives are mostly spent at home, with less income and more savings, all of which are trivial matters such as spending and social interactions. So it's no wonder that women become shrewd and calculating after getting married and managing the household. Girls watch their elders plan this way in the boudoir, and naturally they are influenced by it. After marriage, there are parents-in-law above, sisters-in-law below, and husbands to deal with... There are so many things to do with reproduction and multiplication, so how can they take care of contacting with their playmates in the boudoir... But don't think that men are honest and loyal to each other. There are many people in this world who are deceitful and call each other brother in person but stab you in the back. The struggle between men is related to the life and death of the nation and family, and the schemes used are much more than women's struggle for trivial matters in the harem."

These words all came from what she saw and heard in her previous life.

Gu Baozhu was stunned for a moment, then said, "Even so, I would rather be a man than a woman. Being a secluded woman may be less troublesome, but it's also boring. If I can walk like a man, even if there are intrigues and fights, there will be less trivial things, and it will be more interesting."

Qin Yuan sighed.

Gu Baozhu continued, "Third brother said that when I come back from school, if my martial arts skills improve, I can help you take care of the Gu family army. Third sister-in-law, what do you think, should I still get married?"

Qin Yuan was surprised. She had no idea that this was Gu Jinghui's plan.

Hongye couldn't help but sigh, "The old lady and the marquis really love Miss Seven. But in this world, apart from nuns, is there any woman who doesn't get married?"

Gu Baozhu nodded.

"That's right. Even Yuda said that few people live as comfortably as I do. Even she has to compete with her sister-in-law and other sisters at home."

Qin Yuan held her forehead and smiled, "You are still young, why are you thinking about these things? When I was your age, I never thought about marrying into the Dingbei Marquis Mansion, nor did I expect to have a sister-in-law named Gu Baozhu."