Chapter 30 The Lady Never Suffers Losses

The good elder brother, Lord Gu, frowned and thought hard, but found that he had no way to deal with the younger sister.

He would never admit that he was venting his anger for Qin Yuan.

But it didn’t stop Gu Shiliu from thinking so.

Gu Shiliu frowned, and a plan came to his mind. He said, “I heard that Miss Seven has made an appointment with someone to go out and watch the fun on the night of the Qiqiao Festival.”

Gu Baozhu likes to watch the fun, and if someone tries to stop her a few times, she will definitely be very angry.

“What’s there to see during the Qiqiao Festival?”

Gu Jinghui had been in Saibei for many years and knew nothing about these festivals for girls.

Fortunately, Gu Shiliu has many sisters in his family and knows something.

“Legend has it that the Qiqiao Festival is the day when the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meet at the Magpie Bridge. That night, my mother would bring the sisters in the family to offer sacrifices to the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl.”

“The capital has a Qiqiao Tower in the West Market, where women compete in talent and there are prizes. If a daughter wins the competition, she will gain a good reputation as a skilled hand and can marry into a good family.”

“That day, the Chamber of Commerce organized vendors to stay open all night, and the curfew was lifted. The women would first perform needle-throwing rituals at home, and then go to the Qiqiao Building to watch the competition. There was food and drink available in the building, and the sisters at home would not come back until dawn.”

“Eh?” Gu Jinghui was overjoyed: “Go tell Baozhu, tell her what I said, the Marquis’ Mansion has signed her up to participate in the embroidery competition during the Qiqiao Festival, and she must bring back a good reputation for the Dingbei Marquis’ Mansion. If she loses, don’t even think about going to the temple fair to see the lanterns anymore, just stay at home and embroider.”

Gu Shiliu hurried over to report it.

Gu Jinghui muttered to himself, “This day has a very good meaning. I will take Yuan’er with me to watch Gu Baozhu’s competition and cross the bridge while we’re there. That will be my apology.”

Qin Yuan didn’t know that Gu Shiliu had made Gu Baozhu so angry that she hugged her pillow and cried. She had spent the entire afternoon in Songtao Pavilion with Madam Gu Liu.

Madam Gu Liu wanted to suppress Qin Yuan, so she put on a big show and called in all the housekeepers and housekeepers in the mansion, asking them to talk about the progress of the affairs they were responsible for one by one.

She would ask and talk about everything, big or small, regardless of importance.

Qin Yuan sat beside her quietly without saying a word.

Madam Gu Liu rejected all the matters reported by the housekeepers and said something else. Then she turned her head apologetically and said, “Third sister-in-law, I was busy talking about something and neglected you. You won’t find it boring, will you?”

Qin Yuan smiled and shook her head, saying softly, “Sixth sister-in-law, don’t worry about me. I’ve never managed a household before, and I found it strange and interesting. I never thought that Sixth sister-in-law has to deal with so many things every day.”

As soon as these words were spoken, a barely perceptible smugness flashed across Madam Gu Liu’s eyes.

The expressions of the few mothers in charge standing below were slightly disrespectful.

These people have already received the news and will work under the Marquis’s wife in the future.

Seeing that the Marquis’s wife was young and was suppressed by Madam Gu Liu to the point that she spoke timidly, he couldn’t help but feel that the Marquis’s wife was easy to manipulate and secretly had other thoughts.

This is exactly what Mrs. Gu Liu expected to see.

If Qin Yuan cannot control the mothers in charge, she will soon be unable to move forward and will be blamed for everything. Then, Madam Gu will know that she is the only one who can manage this family.

Madam Gu Liu said apologetically, “Then Third Sister-in-law, please listen here for a while. I didn’t expect that there would be so many chores today. After I finish these, I will talk to you about the affairs of these housekeepers separately.”

Qin Yuan nodded obediently, as if she didn’t realize that Madam Gu Liu was deliberately embarrassing her.

The disrespectful expressions on the faces of the mothers in charge could no longer be concealed, and their postures became much more casual.

Madam Gu Liu didn’t have many things to deal with today, but in order to leave Qin Yuan alone, she talked about all the big and small things in the mansion. Hongye and Cuiming behind Qin Yuan had gloomy faces, but Qin Yuan stared at everyone with curiosity, just like a delicate lady who was easy to fool and didn’t know the evil of human heart.

Nearly two hours had passed before Madam Gu Liu finished her work. She then said to the tired housekeepers, “I think you all know that you will work under Madam Hou from now on. All matters that were reported to me before should be reported to Madam Hou from now on.”

The mothers in charge responded listlessly.

The affairs they are in charge of are not profitable and are insignificant, so it doesn’t matter who they are in charge of.

Seeing that the Marquis’s wife was always outshined by Sixth Madam Gu, they lost their spirit even more.

Qin Yuan coughed lightly.

Madam Gu Liu asked hurriedly, “Does Third Sister-in-law have anything to say?”

Qin Yuan smiled and said, “These housekeepers will have to follow my instructions tomorrow, but they must make sure to settle today’s and previous account books, so that there won’t be any ambiguities in the future.”

Madam Gu Liu smiled and said, “I’ve been so busy today that I’m confused. What Third Sister-in-law said is true. These things do need to be done.”

She thought that if she delayed it, Qin Yuan would lose his patience and, since he had never taken care of a household before, he would not know the seriousness of the matter and would take over the business she left behind, which would inevitably lead to him suffering serious consequences in the future.

Unexpectedly, Qin Yuan was not in a hurry to talk to these mothers in charge, but said these to her first.

I don’t know who gave me this advice.

Qin Yuan turned around and said to the housekeepers, “What you did before was under the Sixth Madam’s management, and what you do from now on will be under my management. Everything is the same, so come back and report to me after you have sorted it out.”

The implication was that these housekeepers should first sort things out with Madam Gu Liu before looking for her.

Madam Gu Liu’s face looked a little ugly. If the tearing was not clear, she couldn’t let go, after all, Qin Yuan didn’t take it.

But she had been sitting for a long time today and her throat was dry.

Qin Yuan stood up and said, “The Marquis is still waiting for me, so I’ll take my leave first. When Sixth Brother’s wife is done with her work, ask them to go to Wutong Garden to look for me.”

Mrs. Gu Liu had no choice but to agree, and Qin Yuan took Hongye and Cuiming back to Wutong Garden first.

When they reached a deserted place, Hongye complained, “Does Sixth Madam think we are stupid? Although the Qin Mansion is small, it has everything it needs. Have you ever seen a pig run before eating pork? She wanted to bring up everything that happened eight hundred years ago and eight hundred years later. She was just trying to put on airs for Miss.”

Qin Yuan smiled and said, “I was just wondering what the Sixth Madam was busy with, and now I know what she is doing.”

She watched Madam Gu Liu’s actions with cold eyes. She didn’t think she was very smart, just average.

I think it’s not difficult to get the food allowance.

Cui Ming nodded: “You forgot, Miss never suffers any loss.”

Hongye smiled again and asked, “Miss, have you found a way to deal with those housekeepers? I think they are just writing the words “doing things perfunctorily and waiting to die” on their faces.”

Qin Yuan smiled and said, “No hurry.”

What’s the rush?

Sooner or later they will realize that she is their master, the rightful master.

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