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

Chapter 570 A Question He Knows Nothing Of
This……

Gu Shiba didn't know what to say. Mr. Songshan was now the host.

But since he was asking someone to do something for him and was eating their food, he couldn't say no.

Gu Liuye asked, "What does Mr. Songshan want to discuss with my brother?"

Mr. Songshan waved his hand and said without question, "It's hard to explain right now. You'll know tomorrow."

Gu Shiba had no choice but to go to Wutong Garden. It was already late at night and the lights were on. The yard was very lively with people coming and going. Even at this time, there were still many housekeepers coming to do things.

After the maid reported to Qin Yuan, she brought him into the main room. Through the beaded curtain, Gu Shiba said, "I have some clues about what Madam ordered today, but..."

"Just what?"

Gu Shiba grumbled a few times, "Mr. Songshan said there are some strange things about this matter, and he wants to discuss it with the Marquis' wife tomorrow. I don't think there is any need to rush it for one night. There may be new information tomorrow. Please advise me, Madam."

Qin Yuan was surprised.

"Why did you involve Mr. Songshan?"

Gu Shiba stumbled, "...Uh, this...Mr. Songshan said this is more important than scouts in the army. He said he would bring Sixth Master and me to help with the investigation...Gu Shiliu and the others are not here, so I can't do it alone. None of the guards in the palace are good at this..."

He spoke in a jumbled mess, but Qin Yuan still understood. After a pause, he slowly said, "...this... Mr. Songshan is right. Let's discuss it tomorrow. However, the Marquis's schedule is uncertain, which is a bit troublesome."

She thought about it now. In the past, there were only Sixteen and Eighteen collecting information, and the sources of information were not as complicated as they are now, so they were able to handle it. Now there is too much information, some of which are not sure whether they are true or not, and they have to track and verify them, so there are not enough people to do it.

I guess Lord Gu has never thought of this.

Seeing that Qin Yuan agreed, Gu Shiba breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly took his leave.

Qin Yuan stared at the bead curtain and sat on the armchair in a daze for a while. The little maid outside was mumbling something, but she was too lazy to care.

Hongye lifted the curtain and came in, saying, "Miss, the Marquis has sent someone back with news that he won't be able to return home for a few days. If anything happens, please act according to your discretion."

Qin Yuan was a little disappointed: "Why don't you come back?"

The red leaves smiled.

Qin Yuan asked, "Where is the person who delivered the message?"

Hongye asked, "She's still outside. Do you want me to call her in for questioning?"

Qin Yuan nodded.

The person who came to deliver the message was a servant. He stood respectfully outside the bead curtain, not daring to raise his head, but only looking down at the tip of his boots.

"Where has the Marquis been busy these days?"

The servant said, "I don't know. The Marquis has been on leave for the past few days. The imperial inspection is now being handled by officials from the six ministries. The main camp has sent guards outside to prevent them from passing on information or coming in and out freely. I've also been ordered to stand guard outside."

Qin Yuan was stunned for a moment, then asked hurriedly, "Where did the Marquis go after taking leave?"

The servant hurriedly said, "I didn't know. I received the news and came here to tell you."

Qin Yuan just found it unbelievable.

Hongye asked, "You mean you don't know where the Marquis has gone?"

The servant nodded vigorously, then hurriedly added, "Yes."

Hongye asked again, "Then what did the Marquis tell you to do? He sent someone to tell you this morning."

The servant said, "The Marquis has his own methods for transmitting messages. Someone receives the message and then relays it. I was only reporting this under orders. I really don't know anything else." Hongye wanted to ask more, but Qin Yuan said, "Forget it, you won't get anything out of him if you keep asking."

The servant breathed a sigh of relief.

Qin Yuan continued, "If I have something to ask the Marquis, maybe I can send a message?"

The servant said, "As long as it is convenient for the Marquis, it's fine."

Qin Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Send a message to the Marquis, saying that there are too many reports coming in from all over the place and Eighteen is too busy to handle them all. Mr. Songshan wants to meet with us tomorrow to discuss the matter. I wonder if the Marquis has any instructions."

The servant wrote down the words carefully and repeated them again to make sure they were correct. Then he kowtowed and said, "I will find someone to pass the message. If the Marquis returns, I will report to you immediately."

"Well, go ahead," Qin Yuan instructed, "If you haven't eaten yet, ask someone to take you to the small kitchen to see if there's anything to eat."

He also asked Hongye to give him a piece of silver as a reward.

The servant retreated happily.

Qin Yuan turned around and walked to the desk, picked up the few pieces of paper he had written during the day, and frowned as he thought.

Hongye knew that she was not in a good mood, so she stood silently beside her.

The lamp beside the table suddenly jumped and made some noise. Hongye smiled and said, "It's a good sign. It's a flower."

Qin Yuan knew that he was trying to tease her, so she smiled and said, "It's indeed a good omen, I wonder what it is about."

Hongye said, "Whatever the young lady thinks of, it should be done."

Before Qin Yuan could say anything, the maid outside said, "Seventh Miss is here, Madam is inside..."

Before she could finish her words, the curtain moved and Gu Baozhu stepped in, saying hurriedly, "Third sister-in-law, I heard a secret today."

Qin Yuan asked, "What's the secret? You're in such a hurry that you came here without even changing your clothes. Have you eaten yet?"

Gu Baozhu paused and said, "I forgot." She looked around, stuck out her tongue, and said with a wink, "It's a good thing Third Brother isn't here, otherwise he would have accused me of losing my temper."

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "The way to be a general is to control your heart first. Even if Mount Tai collapses in front of you, your expression remains unchanged. Even if a deer rises on your left, your eyes remain unblinking. Only then can you control the advantages and disadvantages and deal with the enemy. If you don't want to join the Gu family army in the future, you must always be prudent. Otherwise, those who have fought on the battlefield will find it difficult to obey you."

Gu Baozhu nodded: "I know, I know, we are the only ones here," and turned to Hongye and said: "Sister, can you help me get something to eat?"

Hongye asked with a smile, "What would Miss Seven want to eat?"

"I'm so hungry now that I can eat a mouthful of beef. No matter what, just bring it to me," Gu Baozhu sat down on the embroidered cushion, picked up a piece of osmanthus cake and stuffed it into her mouth.

Hongye went out with a smile.

Qin Yuan asked, "Tell me, what secrets did you hear about the Xu family?"

"Third sister-in-law is really smart. Today I agreed to compete with Xu Tang. He couldn't stand losing, so he used dirty tricks, not only attacking my lower body, but also gathering a few helpers to trip me up. I defeated them one by one."

Gu Baozhu was very proud.

Today, Xu Tang suffered a great loss at her hands.

Since the other party had repeatedly resorted to underhanded tactics, she didn't mind teaching him a lesson. When Xu Tang and his accomplices pretended to fight over the ball and tried to tackle her foot, she pretended to lose her footing, stumbled a few steps on the ball, grabbed someone's arm, used the momentum to jump up, and landed right on Xu Tang's instep before he could retract it.

Xu Tang screamed in pain like a pig being slaughtered, rolled on the ground, his face covered with tears and snot.

"Xu Tang won't be able to play football for a few months. If I hadn't sensed someone coming to Prince Jin's Mansion and held back, you wouldn't even be able to play football."