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

Chapter 230: Desperate to see through

Hongye moved the account book into the main room. Qin Yuan was drafting memorials, writing and drawing a few pages and wasting several sheets.

"Miss, haven't you had your meal yet?"

Qin Yuan said: "Not yet, I'm waiting for you."

Seeing that Hongye was not in high spirits, Qin Yuan asked with a smile, "What happened? Did you run into a problem with Accountant Sun?"

Hongye pouted as she walked closer and said, "Not really."

Qin Yuan put the Hu brush into the blue and white brush washer, and a cloud of black mist suddenly appeared.

Cuiming walked in and asked, "What happened today? Hongmian seems to be in a bad mood. Did she get wronged by Sun the accountant?"

Hongye asked, "How do you say that?"

Cui Ming said, "I was watching the dishes in the small kitchen, and Hong Mian came in with a gloomy face. When I asked her, she said nothing was wrong and she didn't know what happened."

Hongye opened and closed her lips several times before she said, "She was not wronged by Accountant Sun. When she came back just now, Hongmian asked me if I could read the account books of the outer courtyard, and she wanted to learn how to read the account books from me. Sixteen changed the subject when talking to me, and I'm afraid she was unhappy about this."

Gu Shiba just made a sound.

Gu Shiba added, "Madam only has two maids as a dowry, and they are in charge of so few things, so it is inevitable that she will be short of people."

When my daughter Cuiming can go back to Wutong Garden to rest again, I know what strange things she will do.

Qin Yuan glanced at Hong Ye and asked, "Do you want to teach or not?"

Lord Gu said after a while, "When you have time, you can talk to mother about it. I don't think she can do anything about it."

Madam Gu was taking Doctor Li's medicine and was just holding on.

Qin Yuan nodded.

Gu Shiba put the dishes away and asked, "Has Cui Ming used it?"

At that time, Qin Yuan also brought Hong Mian to set down the meal.

Lord Gu asked again: "Madam took all the account books of the inner courtyard. Did she finish the inventory of the account books of the inner courtyard?"

When the servant came out, Master Gu asked quietly, "What is this?"

After Gu Jinghui spoke, Gu Shiba stayed outside the room, also waiting to be questioned, and then reported.

Hongye glanced at the Marquis and swallowed the words back.

……

"You said you wanted to take Dahong away, but you said it was slow, and you insisted that she was too smart. We have to wait and see. Although Hongye is clumsy, she is too slow to speak, and she is not very cunning. Qin Yuan is smart but not cunning, and she is also soft-hearted."

Gu Jinghui said something.

Just as Hongye was about to say something to the Marquis, she heard Qin Yuan ask from inside: "Hongmian, is the food in the kitchen spoiled?"

Gu Shiba was also helpless.

The maids who came as dowries in officials' families were all chosen badly from an early age. They grew up with the eldest sister and were considered deputy masters. Only in this way could they be united with the husband's family when they married into the family.

Hongye and Qin Yuan winked at each other.

Gu Jinghui shook his head and said, “Not yet, what about him?”

Hongye chattered a lot, and Jia Xi listened while washing his brush. Hongye also had someone change the water outside the brush washer several times.

Gu Shiba thought of Hongmian's behavior and said, "Wutongyuan is not stupid either. He knows whether Madam will choose him or not."

The marquis is a concubine's son, and Qin Jijiu's official position has basically reached the bottom. His family background is not that good. If he marries a retired scholar with some background, two maids will be enough for his dowry.

When Gu Shiba came in, he saw Gu Baye's servant coming over with a small pile of scrolls. "What is that for?"

The Marquis thought for a moment and ordered, "It will take too much effort to ask the kitchen to prepare two dishes for Jia Xi to eat. Let Eighteen bring them to Jia Xi later."

Jia Xida also thought of that, frowned and asked: "Outside the mansion are all family-born children, the lady should have four maids as a dowry, but Qin Jijiu's family only arranged two, then... but it's a problem, what if the lady is allowed to pick a few that suit her taste from the manor?"

"He just stayed outside and talked."

Gu Shiba put the food box on the table and said, "Madam asked the kitchen staff to prepare two dishes for Cui Ming, so it's a little late."

Hongye asked: "Eighteen has come to talk, how did he know that Eighteen was here?"

Gu Shiba said: "While the big kitchen is cooking, you and Hongye can use the big one first. Cuiming can use it first. The big one..."

Gu Shiba applauded: "That's natural."

"Why did you come back?"

Gu Jinghui's gloomy face suddenly brightened up, "Madam is thinking about you."

Gu Shiba said: "Looking at the face of Accountant Sun, I'm afraid there is something fishy going on outside. If Madam can find out, then we will know."

The servant said, "Cui Ming asked Master Ba for it."

Afterwards, all the people from Wutong Garden were arranged to leave by the Eighth Madam. Even if they had clean backgrounds, they were definitely suitable for the job given their temperament and talents.

Lord Gu couldn't help but complain.

Cui Ming also looked at Hong Ye.

Cui Ming said, "If you don't want to teach me, then don't teach me. It's getting late, let's set the table for dinner."

Gu Shiba said: "The bad one seems to be from the Lin family."

You ate half of your meal leisurely, while Gu Shiba inside had not finished eating yet. He also left the room, greeted you through the curtain, and then went to the inner courtyard with the food box.

The servant said, "Jia Xi asked the Eighth Master for a picture of a fine horse, and then Cui Ming said she wanted the Eighth Master to draw a horse with wings. The Eighth Master was busy for a long time, but Jia Xi didn't see any of his drawings. Cui Ming said she wanted to draw it herself, so she asked the Eighth Master to bring all the pictures of fine horses for her to see."

Gu Jinghui ate very slowly and completely. He put down the bowl and chopsticks, touched his stomach, and asked Gu Eighteen, "Does he think there is no problem with the bill for the inner courtyard?"

Gu Shiba knew exactly what to say.

Hongye said, "Originally I thought that the young lady was in need of someone to work for, so it would be good to teach her, but she was so unhappy that I didn't want to teach her anymore."

The whole person is a bad sleeper and a bad eater. He gets nervous when there is no noise outside the yard and keeps shouting that he should be careful and no one will harm him.

Gu Jinghui was eagerly waiting, and sent Gu Shiba out early in the morning, waiting for me to come back and deliver a message.

Gu Shiba said, "Hongye said yes. We hadn't finished transcribing it all yesterday. Madam said she wanted to give it to Cuiming to look at first."

Lord Gu asked, "Whose son is this Hongmian?"

The Marquis asked with a smile, "What did Accountant Sun say today?"

Gu Jinghui smiled and said, “This is very bad.”

Before the Marquis sat down, he looked at the dishes and said, "Eighteen is here, give him some. The dish of rabbit meat seems to suit Eighteen's taste."

When will the palace be open?

"I beg you, Doctor Li, to prescribe another medicine."

Madam Zhao was filled with sorrow and pleaded with Madam Gu Ba in a pitiful voice, "Madam is getting thinner and thinner. If she continues like this, she will die. Doctor Li can cure smallpox, which shows that he is incompetent. How can he cure Madam's disease and make it worse?"

Qin Yuan just smiled.

Cui Ming went out to urge for meal.

The Marquis had the dishes distributed, leaving portions for eight people, and ate with Hongye and Qin Yuan. He asked the others to eat on their own inside, and they were also served by Hui.

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "Did he say that himself?"