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

Chapter 562 Ancestral Blessing
In the end, the two brothers went to the ancestral hall together, just like they did when they were young.

Lord Gu strode forward.

Mr. Gu Liu, who was timid but loved to follow his third brother to stir up trouble, followed closely behind with a lantern in hand.

With a creak, the heavy door was pushed open. In the dim light, one could see that in the dark and cold ancestral hall, tablets and statues of gods were arranged in several layers in order of seniority.

"It's so dark, what can you see?"

Mr. Gu Liu, who didn't understand what was going on, felt bored and muttered to himself.

Lord Gu said, "I can see clearly."

Mr. Gu Liu was a little angry, but he didn't dare to show it. He just stared at him blankly.

After a long while, Lord Gu said, "Let's go."

"Is that all?" Mr. Gu Liu asked, "What did you see?"

Lord Gu said, "Well, I've already told you I'm just here to greet the ancestors and make some acquaintances, but you don't believe me. The clan is planning to worship the ancestors together during the Mid-Autumn Festival. I thought there are so many tablets and statues in the clan temple that I'm afraid we can't display them all. So I'll go to our own ancestral hall first. We should also worship on our own during the Mid-Autumn Festival."

"Really?"

Mr. Gu Liu looked suspicious.

He knew clearly that the other party was lying to him, but he had no evidence and could only rely on the other party's conscience.

The conscienceless Lord Gu nodded: "Of course it's true. Do you know why?"

"Why?" Mr. Gu Liu listened attentively.

Lord Gu said, "Your third sister-in-law caught that bald donkey Zhiguang at the ancestral temple, and on her way back she captured Yelu Xianyong. She's such a capable little girl, it must be that our ancestors used your third sister-in-law to appear and bless our Gu clan. We, the descendants who have received such blessings, naturally can't forget our ancestors. The clan plans to worship them together on Mid-Autumn Festival. What do you think, shouldn't we also worship our ancestors in our own mansion?"

Mr. Gu Liu was convinced.

Come to think of it, the fact that the third brother could marry a wife like the third sister-in-law must be due to the blessing of his ancestors.

Why didn't he think of it.

Unconsciously, the look he gave Lord Gu was filled with admiration and appreciation as well as a little bit of sudden enlightenment and eagerness to try.

Lord Gu was completely unaware that he had already led his sixth brother in an unpredictable direction. Seeing that he had stopped talking, he said, "Let's go."

Mr. Gu Liu then followed Mr. Gu Hou back with a lantern.

Along the way, there were shadows of trees and strange bird calls from time to time, which startled Mr. Gu Liu so much that the hairs on his body stood up and he talked even more.

"Third Brother, Shuhai Pavilion is trying to steal our poetry collection business. They even set up a poetry contest, but unfortunately, hardly anyone went, haha," Sixth Master Gu laughed. "So they came up with another plan. They spent a lot of money to hire a master craftsman from Cangzhou to make a nine-turn lotus lantern, and they also recruited many famous scholars, planning to amaze the world on the Empress Dowager's birthday. You would never guess that they not only sent an invitation to Mr. Songshan, but also asked him to make sure to invite Young Master Nantang, saying that if Mr. Songshan was willing, they would give him a hundred taels of gold." Hearing this, Marquis Gu became interested and replied, "They actually want to invite Young Master Nantang, haha, what wishful thinking. However, the owner of Shuhai Pavilion is really audacious, actually coming to my Dingbei Marquis's residence to ask Mr. Songshan to write poems for them. Do they think we are clay figures without temper? It's clear that we've been too lenient in the past. When the Sixteenth returns, let him get revenge for you. Right now, there are too many things to attend to, so let's put it aside for now."

Gu Liuye smiled and said, "Okay, can Sixteen handle this? Don't you still need to go to Baihe Academy with Baozhu to study?"

Lord Gu said two vague words.

Mr. Gu Liu did not delve into the details. His third brother had a promise that it would succeed.

He continued excitedly, "If I'm going to talk about being angry, I've already gotten over the huge sales of my poetry collection. Shuhai Pavilion is jealous and has even discussed with Shen Changle about wanting a piece of the pie, but Shen Changle naturally won't agree. Shuhai Pavilion is trying to compete with us for business, which is also the nature of merchants pursuing profit. I don't have any reason to be angry. It's just that the message they sent to Mr. Songshan this time really made me angry."

"Oh?" Lord Gu raised his eyebrows, knowing that his brother was here to complain, and asked, "What do you mean?"

"They're not just here to invite me to write poems; they're also trying to poach us," said Sixth Master Gu. "Mr. Songshan showed me a letter saying that our Dingbei Marquisate may look impressive, but in reality, it's like a duck nesting in reeds, always vulnerable to disaster. Mr. Songshan and Young Master Nantang are both prominent scholars. Not only will they be used by the Dingbei Marquisate to flaunt their elegance, but they'll also be dragged down. Rather than being accused of forming a clique with the Dingbei Marquisate, it's better for them to remain impartial and be true celebrities. Shuhai Pavilion is willing to give them this opportunity. If they refuse this time, they'll regret it later."

After saying that, Mr. Gu Liu raised the lamp a little higher and shone it on his third brother's face.

After reading the letter, he had some doubts.

Today, when I heard my third brother say that he was forming an alliance with the King of Qi and was going to fight against Queen Lin and the Crown Prince, I felt even more uneasy.

Lord Gu said coldly: "Just light the way properly. If you sprain your ankle and cry, no one will comfort you."

"Oh," Mr. Gu Liu became obedient.

Lord Gu snorted again.

"I didn't expect the owner of Shuhai Pavilion to have such insight. It's just that his behavior is vulgar and disliked. Since he said so, let's just wait and see."

First he intimidated her, then he threatened her, and even went so far as to attack his young wife.

If he is not taught a lesson, he will not know how powerful the Dingbei Marquis Mansion is.

Lord Gu's mind was full of thoughts, but he didn't show it at all on his face.

Gu Liuye continued to ask, "Young Master Nantang has become very famous. The Crown Prince, the King of Qi, and others are all trying to find out about him and asking him about us. Now that we are close to the King of Qi, should we tell him?"

Lord Gu said, "There's no need to talk about this. When two parties form an alliance, they don't necessarily need to share every detail. My father-in-law has kept this a secret, even my mother-in-law doesn't know."

Gu Liuye hastily assured: "I will never reveal a single word."

"That's good," Marquis Gu paused, turned, and looked at his brother seriously. "Mr. Songshan said that it would be a good thing if Young Master Nantang became well-known among the scholars. Although I don't mind, I think your sister-in-law is full of talent, but marrying me would be like having nothing. It would be nice for her to have a reputation to show off to the world. But lately, I've been dealing a lot with people from the six ministries, and I think our military commanders only know how to lead troops in battle, wield spears and sticks, and associate with roughnecks. They don't understand the rules of these scholars, nor do they understand what they think or advocate. They can't win over them with arguments, and they are even worse at playing tricks. No wonder they step under their feet. Look at me, even though I have achieved great achievements and am praised by others on the surface, I am still secretly controlled by them and ridiculed as a rough man behind their backs. If your sister-in-law can use this reputation to win back a few points for us, it will be a blessing for our Dingbei Marquisate and the military commanders."

Hearing his third brother's long and heartfelt words, Master Gu Liu's heart was filled with excitement. He thought to himself that his third brother's words and deeds were completely different from before. This must be the blessing of his ancestors. He also wanted to pray to his ancestors.