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

Chapter 584 Chance Encounter
The young man in brocade clothes came out from behind the screen and said with a smile, "Since ancient times, heroes have been unable to resist the temptation of beautiful women. Perhaps this young man from Nantang doesn't care about power or wealth, but only loves beautiful women. The wife of the Marquis of Dingbei is the daughter of Qin Jijiu, so she is naturally good at writing poetry and painting. Which of these talented and romantic men doesn't love the company of a beautiful woman?"

The King of Jin kept his eyes fixed on Qin Yuan's graceful figure in the distance, and smiled frivolously, "So, this woman is quite useful. If I could capture her, I could save a lot of effort."

The young man in brocade clothes also smiled, and said in a lewd and flattering tone: "Getting a young wife is easy."

Prince Jin slammed his hand on the railing, staring at Qin Yuan with a look of determination. "Haha, you're right. Once that little girl gets a taste of me, she won't be able to let go. But this is your first time, you have to be careful. After all, she's been married for so long and still doesn't know what a man feels like. Third Brother Gu is powerless towards this delicate flower, so I'll do him a favor and cherish her for him."

"Hahahaha, don't worry, Your Highness. I will make all the arrangements for you. However, the Crown Prince still needs to..."

"It's okay. If a woman encounters something like this, she will just try to cover it up. Who would dare to make a fuss?"

Qin Yuan wrinkled her pretty nose slightly, and covered the tip of her nose with a handkerchief, finally suppressing the sneeze.

Lotus beside her whispered, "Why do I always feel like someone is watching us?"

Qin Yuan looked at the two women from the nearby family members who were talking and laughing, "Then we'll just follow the people from the Anguo Mansion. There are so many people in this garden, even if someone wants to attack us, they'll have to lure us away."

"Yes, Madam is right. Let's go to where there are many people. The banquet will start soon. If we pay attention, it will be difficult for us to be tricked."

Qin Yuan nodded and said, "I don't know how Baozhu is doing. I haven't seen her in such a long time."

Gu Baozhu was also thinking about her third sister-in-law, and was absent-mindedly answering the questions of her female friends. When she turned around the rocks, she heard a melodious sound of a piano. Everyone stopped and listened attentively.

Song Wenyu said, "This piano sounds very good."

Miss You smiled and said, "One can understand the elegant meaning of music by listening to it. I wonder what Miss Song has heard?"

Gu Baozhu immediately insulted her host by saying, "My master plays the piano better than me. Even though he always says he plays to the ears of a cow, I can tell the difference."

Everyone was at a loss for words and the atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

Miss You sneered, "Of course. Didn't your sixth brother just take in a concubine? I heard she's the head of a brothel. I imagine you listen to it often. In our family, if you want to listen to these, we just listen to the small troupe we keep in the mansion. There's nothing new. If you want to go to the theater to listen to new music, my parents won't agree."

Not knowing how the topic turned to this, Song Wenyu frowned.

It is very indecent for an unmarried daughter to say these things.

But the nobles don't seem to care much about these things.

But no matter how uncouth it is, it is still not appropriate to tell others about the sister-in-law going to listen to her brother's concubine playing the piano.

These two people are not polite in their speech.

Gu Baozhu seemed oblivious to the deeper meaning behind Miss You's words and laughed heartily, "How did you know that my sixth brother's concubine, Concubine Zheng, was so adept at playing all kinds of musical instruments and singing? I've secretly listened to her playing outside the courtyard a few times. Although I couldn't quite understand her, I thought it was okay, though a bit too soft and sleepy."

Miss You smiled and said, "Do you feel sleepy listening to this guy playing?"

Gu Baozhu took two steps, looked around, and said casually: "It's okay, Youda, why are we getting further and further away? Here..."

Song Wenyu's heart moved, and she looked at Miss You and said, "Did we accidentally walk into someone's yard in the mansion? It would be bad if we accidentally bumped into someone."

Upon hearing this, Gu Baozhu slightly raised her eyelids and quickly glanced at Song Wenyu, just in time to meet his gaze. She looked away almost immediately. She knew then that the Song family was also wary of the Crown Prince.

Miss You smiled and said, "This is the place in the mansion where we store and appreciate zithers. There's a zither room inside, and we've collected quite a few fine zithers. Brothers and sisters from several families would go and play the zithers whenever they felt like it. I can't even tell who's playing this zither, but I can sense a subtle sense of anticipation, as if it's waiting for a distant friend or a long-awaited guest."

Song Wenyu nodded, "It seems..."

Gu Baozhu said, "Aren't we going to talk to my third sister-in-law? Why are you listening here? I don't like these things. I don't want to touch the music, chess, calligraphy, or painting. Why don't you go and enjoy the music, and I'll go look for my third sister-in-law."

After saying that, he raised his foot to leave.

Miss You quickly grabbed him and said with a smile, "How could you possibly get lost in my house? I see you're not that young and you can't stand being away from your parents for a bit. I don't know who's in the zither house. If there's no one here, how about we go over there and sit down and rest our feet?"

Song Wenyu said nothing.

Miss You has already ordered the maid to find out who is inside.

The maid quickly returned with her report: "The Third Young Master brought two distinguished guests inside to listen to the zither. The one playing the zither is his newly acquired maid, who was once admired by the Chen family. The Third Young Master said that since they are all acquaintances, there is no need to be too cautious. If you feel it is inconvenient, you can just stay in the side room."

Song Wenyu's eyes lit up and he said with a smile, "Then let's go in. It's been a while since I last saw the Third Young Master. I wonder if he brought those two nobles with him."

The maid said timidly, "I don't know."

Song Wenyu was even more eager to try: "Baozhu, we have been walking for so long and are a little tired. Why don't we take a short break before going on? It won't delay you from finding the wife of Marquis Dingbei."

The Third Young Master of the Zhenguo Mansion was the handsome young man in many women's dreams, and everyone said, "That's right."

Gu Baozhu had no choice but to say, "Okay then."

Miss You smiled knowingly and said, "Okay, then let's just listen to the music and drink tea in the side room."

Everyone entered the zither house and lifted the heavy curtain. They saw several people sitting on the ground not far away. Behind the guqin sat a graceful woman in a light purple gauze shirt, plucking the strings lightly with her fingers.

Gu Baozhu was not interested in listening to this nonsense. When she saw the people listening to the piano, her face darkened.

Song Wenyu, who originally had a somewhat cheerful look on his face, was also stunned and could not help but stop.

Who would have thought that the distinguished guests brought by the Third Young Master were actually the two of them.

Miss You bowed with a smile, "I didn't know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Ninth Princess were visiting my humble place. We are late in welcoming you. Please forgive me."

Gu Baozhu and Song Wenyu also hurriedly followed suit and bowed.

The prince raised his hand slightly and said slowly, "No need to be so polite. I heard that Sanlang had a zither maid who played very well, so I came to listen. I didn't expect my ninth sister to be naughty and tag along. I didn't want to disturb others, but I didn't expect to meet you here."

The Ninth Princess said with a smile, "That's right. We're old acquaintances, so why bother being polite? We were just talking a few days ago."

Then she smiled and said to Gu Baozhu, "It's been a long time since I last saw you. I don't know where you've been. Come and sit down. Let me have a good talk with you."