Chapter 41 Everything for the Reward

Gu Shiliu hurriedly asked, “Master, how could the lady not have you in her heart?”

Gu Jinghui slowly put on his clothes, turned around and asked, “Really?”

Gu Shiliu: “…”

The Marquis has always said that the Madam has feelings for him, why is he asking me again?

But he was smart, and immediately said sincerely: “Really, I swear.”

“Then tell me why the lady has me in her heart?”

Gu Shiliu: “…”

too difficult.

Really.

Then, Gu Jinghui said, “We agreed that there will be a reward.”

Gu Shiliu immediately perked up.

“My Lord, isn’t this obvious? Madam asks about your well-being every day. Isn’t this because she cares about you?”

“Well, continue.”

“Madam still likes to go to the old lady. My mother said that she treats my grandmother well because she cares about my father. Madam doesn’t care about you, so why would she be so close to the old lady? There is no time when the old lady is not happy to see you.”

“Well, what else?”

Gu Jinghui felt that it was not enough.

“And… that is…” Gu Shiliu thought again and again, and said, “Didn’t Madam quarrel with Miss Seven because of you? My Lord, you must not disappoint Madam’s kindness. I think Madam and you are a perfect match.”

Although he tried his best to suppress it, the smile still climbed up Gu Jinghui’s eyebrows and eyes, “Thank you for your reward.”

He casually took out a silver note and threw it to Gu Shiliu.

After taking it and looking at it, a smile broke out on Gu Shiliu’s face.

When Qin Yuan woke up from a short nap, she saw Cui Ming and Hong Ye huddled together, whispering to each other about something. They were laughing happily, as if they had gotten a great bargain.

“what happened?”

Hongye took a banknote and handed it to Qin Yuan, saying, “Miss, this is Gu Shiliu’s banknote. He said he wanted to buy pepper.”

Qin Yuan leaned lazily on the pillow and glanced at Hongye’s hand. It was a silver note of fifty taels, which was just enough to buy about one kilogram.

“Is this given to you by Gu Shiliu?”

Hongye smiled, “Just now I saw him looking at the banknotes and almost bumping into a pillar, so I asked him a few questions. He got the reward from the Marquis and wanted to save it for his wife. I said that the young lady has a good eye and good business skills and has never done a business at a loss, so he asked me to ask the young lady to take a share as well.”

Qin Yuan couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

“Okay, you went through so much trouble to get me the sixteen yuan reward, I must make sure he earns enough to marry her. It wasn’t easy for him to get this banknote before he even had time to warm it up.”

Cui Ming smiled and said, “Miss, you didn’t see the pain that Hongye described Sixteenth having.”

Hongye said proudly, “Since ancient times, a good tongue can defeat thousands of troops. I have learned some skills from you, young lady. Can’t I defeat Gu Shiliu? Shiliu is not stupid. Once the money is in his pocket, it will be gone as soon as his fingers loosen. But when it comes to young lady, he will not suffer any loss or profit.”

Qin Yuan said: “You still see it clearly.”

Hongye asked, “Miss, can I get an advance on my monthly salary? Can I have a share?”

Qin Yuan asked: “Aren’t you afraid of losing money?”

Hongye said indifferently: “Miss is going to reward me with several hundred taels of silver. Why should I be afraid of losing those few taels of silver?” Cuiming hurriedly followed and said: “Miss, count me in too.”

Qin Yuan nodded, “Okay, Cui Ming, go get an account book and make an account specifically for Jiao Jiao. Old Madam, Rong Mama, Gu Shiliu, you, and Hong Ye will all be recorded. We will also make a special account for the funds. At the end of the year, you can decide whether to sell it for a share of the silver or continue to keep it. We will then change the account book.”

Cui Ming nodded happily, brought the account book, and Hong Ye ground ink for her.

Hongye asked, “Why are your hands shaking?”

Cui Ming said, “I’ve never kept an account book for myself.”

Hongye reminded: “You still have to write a receipt, I will give it to Sixteen later.”

Cui Ming asked Qin Yuan, “Does this receipt need to be stamped?”

Qin Yuan nodded: “Of course I want it. Although we are family, brothers still have to settle accounts. I also want to give something to the old lady. You can write it for me, I will stamp it with my private seal, and you can just sign it.”

The three of them got together and talked happily, and soon they had finished the account book. They also agreed that Cui Ming would record and keep the account book, Hong Ye would check the accounts, and the receipts would be kept with Qin Yuan.

Qin Yuan collected the receipts from the old lady and Madam Rong and put them in her purse, planning to give them to them when she paid her respects tomorrow.

The curtain outside the corridor rang a few times, and the little maid whispered outside: “Sister Hongye, the Sixth Master has come to see the Marquis, and the Marquis is still resting. What should we do?”

Hongye looked at Qin Yuan.

Qin Yuan thought for a moment and said, “Sixth Master, please have some tea in the hall first. The Marquis went to the upper room today and caught some heat and is resting. If Sixth Master has nothing important to do, please come back tomorrow. If you have something to discuss with the Marquis, please wait a moment.”

She was also unsure whether Gu Jinghui would meet Master Gu Liu.

They hid the fact that they were beaten that day as best they could, but Lord Gu went to the upper room to eat again today, so it seemed that they were still able to see him.

The little maid went to reply.

After a while, the maid came back and said, “Master Gu Liu has been arranged to sit in the hall. Master Gu Liu said that he has important news to tell the Marquis. I have also informed Gu Shiliu.”

Qin Yuan had met this brother-in-law on the day of the tea ceremony. He looked very literary, not as tall as Gu Jinghui. He wore a Taoist robe like the scholars nowadays, with a thin belt around his waist, which made his waist look slender.

In his previous life, Master Gu Liu was not famous and Qin Yuan had never paid attention to him. However, Marquis Gu had no children, so the title should have been passed on to Master Gu Liu’s son.

Hongye has found out a lot of information in the past two days. She came back and said that Master Gu Liu had five or six concubines, half of whom had given birth to children. The most favored concubine now, Zheng, was a famous actress bought from a brothel. She had long sleeves and was good at dancing, with bright eyes and a charming appearance. She cost a lot of money.

“What’s the matter? Why are you so anxious to find the Marquis to talk to him?”

Hongye muttered softly.

After a while, the rumbling of boots was heard, followed by a few men’s voices saying hello.

This is Gu Jinghui going to see Master Gu Liu.

Qin Yuan thought for a moment and said, “Help me change my clothes, so that if the Marquis orders me to see the Sixth Master, I can be prepared.”

Sure enough, just after I finished washing and changed into the outer clothes for meeting guests, the little maid said outside: “Madam, the Marquis wants you to go to the hall to meet the Sixth Master. He has something important to discuss.”

Hongye said: “Miss, you are really a fortune teller.”

Qin Yuan said, “It’s not that difficult. We were newly married not long ago, and when the Sixth Master came to look for the Marquis, he had to see me.”

Mr. Gu Liu was weak and liked to hang out with scholars, perhaps to pretend to be cultured, or perhaps he still had the idea of ​​taking imperial examinations. His two sons were both in elementary school at the Imperial Academy. Whether for his own sake or for his children’s future, Mr. Gu Liu wanted to be close to her.

When Old Madam Gu chose the daughter of the Qin family as her daughter-in-law, she also wanted to change the family’s status and let the descendants of the Gu family pursue a career in literature in the future.

Hongye asked: “Then Miss, can you guess why Master Liu came here?”

(End of this chapter)