Chapter 523 Tossing and turning
Old Lady Qi said, “I have seen that woman talking to the instructor several times. That is not a big deal. After all, she came later and became the closest person to Master Cheng, squeezing out Xiao Hong. But today, I heard them talking in the woods. The tone of their voice was very strange, like the Yelu language. I am not sure.”

As she spoke, Old Lady Qi imitated the voice a few times.

Qin Yuan was shocked when he heard this.

“Did you hear it carefully?”

Old Lady Qi nodded: “I was afraid that I would forget it, so I turned it over and over in my mind countless times, just for fear that I would make the slightest mistake.”

Qin Yuan frowned and said after a while: “Go back first, don’t let anyone find out. What you said today is very important, you should be careful too.”

Knowing that what she said was useful, Old Lady Qi was delighted and stood up and said, “Madam, I will take my leave now.”

Qin Yuan added, “You can just live next door without worry. Brother Qi and Mr. Songshan get along well. Mr. Songshan likes his calm and taciturn personality. When he took Kang Ge’er and the others to study, he also let Brother Qi study with them. He serves Mr. Songshan wholeheartedly, and he has a bright future.”

Old Lady Qi was full of gratitude. “Without the Marquis and his wife, there would be no such good life. When I heard that the Marquis wanted to invite Doctor Li to treat the illness in the account office, I said that the Marquis and his wife were Bodhisattvas who saved people from suffering, and Doctor Li was a god who cured diseases and saved people. It is a blessing for us servants to meet you.”

Qin Yuan smiled and said, “It’s not that serious. You have to know that we are all tied together. We prosper together and we suffer together. To put it bluntly, people say that monkeys scatter when the tree falls. We are all together. If the Marquis’ Mansion falls, I’m afraid you will have nowhere to go. I also told the housekeepers to discuss a solution with the accountant Wan a while ago. In the future, there will be no war, and we can live in peace for a long time. The Marquis’ Mansion will not treat loyal people unfairly.”

Old Lady Qi said with admiration: “This is a long-term solution. I have also heard about it. Only Madam would plan for such a long-term solution.”

“I’m afraid there won’t be many wars in the future, so we have to think long-term,” Qin Yuan said. “Aunt Qi, go back and give Xiaohong and Zihe a message, asking them to watch over the two young masters. Now that the mansion has been busy one after another, we can’t take care of Cheng Ge’er and the others. Ask them to spend more time on their daily lives.”

Old Lady Qi nodded in agreement and left in a hurry.

Qin Yuan frowned and sat in the chair for a while before saying, “…I wonder if the Marquis can bear it when he comes back…”

Hongye was making the bed quietly. After hearing this, she couldn’t help but ask, “Miss, what on earth did the Marquis and Sixteen do?”

Qin Yuan finally came back to her senses and said angrily, “Why did you suddenly speak out? You scared me. Don’t you know that scaring others can kill you?”

Hongye said aggrievedly, “I saw that Old Lady Qi had left and the young lady was sitting there thinking about something, so I quietly made the bed here. It was only after I heard the young lady speak that I asked.”

Qin Yuan said: “I don’t know what they went to do.”

Hongye was suspicious: “Then you were mumbling about whether the Marquis could come back or not, I thought you knew.”

Qin Yuan smiled and said, “I was just thinking about what Old Lady Qi said. You really miss Sixteen so much. When will you guys decide? Do you want me to ask Sixteen?”

This was apparently a joke, but in reality it was arranged for Hongye’s sake.

Hongye’s eyes turned red, and she said, “I know Miss is smarter than me, and she always thinks of me. Miss, just make the arrangements, and I will listen to you.”

Qin Yuan was stunned for a moment, pretending not to know why Hong Ye was like this, and nodded, “This is the best. I have an impatient temper and I really can’t stand seeing you guys dragging things around. If it were up to me, I would have tied you up together a long time ago.”

Hongye couldn’t help laughing: “If the young lady is the matchmaker, I don’t know how to tie the red string.”

The two talked for a while, and then Qin Yuan went to rest.

She lay in bed, but couldn’t fall asleep for a long time.

What Old Lady Qi said today was truly shocking.

In his previous life, he was worried that the Yelu people would invade Daxing, so after returning to Beijing, he learned some Yelu language and understood the habits and customs of the Yelu people.

Lin Ziqi once mocked her for being a woman but caring more about the world than he, the prime minister.

I didn’t expect that what I learned in Yelu language would come in handy.

Qin Yuan sighed.

No wonder the Yelu family invested so much money. If the Marquis knew the origins of these two children, I wonder what he would think.

Thinking about her past life and her present life, Qin Yuan tossed and turned until three o’clock in the morning, when she finally fell into a drowsy sleep.

The next morning.

As soon as she opened her eyes, Qin Yuan looked beside her and saw that the bedding beside her was not messy at all, so she knew that Lord Gu had not returned home last night.

I couldn’t help but sigh.

Hongmian outside heard the noise and came in to serve.

Qin Yuan asked curiously, “Where are Hongye and Cuiming?”

Hongmian showed some disappointment on her face, and whispered, “Sister Hongye ordered me to serve here. She and Sister Cuiming are working with Accountant Wan to deal with the returned pepper.”

Qin Yuan was even more surprised: “So early?”

Hong Mian said, “The accountant Wan said that he has been in better spirits since taking Doctor Li’s medicine, and he wants to do more all day. The two sisters are in charge of the pepper account for the Madam, so they came early while the Madam is still resting.”

There seemed to be no resentment towards Hongye in his words.

Qin Yuan couldn’t help but look at her with admiration.

In any case, Hongmian is an extremely smart person.

No boss would want to see two helpers having a quarrel over a man, which would affect their work.

Qin Yuan smiled and said, “It’s hard for them, and it’s hard for you. You rarely help me wash.”

Hong Mian immediately said, “It’s because my two sisters are so capable that I don’t have the opportunity to serve them personally. It’s just a coincidence that I got this opportunity to serve Madam today.”

Qin Yuan stood up and yawned.

“Can you comb your hair?”

Hongmian blushed and said, “I know how to comb your hair, but what kind of hair would you like to comb, Madam?”

Seeing this, Qin Yuan knew that she was just trying to get the job, so she said, “Just comb it as usual.”

Hong Mian breathed a sigh of relief and said, “That servant is familiar with me.”

It seems like he has practiced a lot in private.

Qin Yuan became interested and wanted to see how much effort Hongmian had put in. After washing, she sat in front of the dressing table. Hongmian took a comb and gently combed her hair with gentle hands and feet. She would peek at Qin Yuan’s expression in the mirror from time to time.

Qin Yuan smiled and said, “When did you learn how to comb your hair?”

Hong Mian smiled and said, “I have learned from Qiu Ju in the upper room before. Even Rong Mama has learned a little from her, but she didn’t practice it often.”

“I think you combed it pretty well, and your hands and feet are light.”

Hongmian smiled, kept doing things, asked a few questions from time to time, and was very knowledgeable and interesting.

When Cuiming and Hongye came back, they saw that Qin Yuan’s hair had been combed, and Hongmian was holding a jewelry box and choosing hair accessories with Qin Yuan.

Hongye poked Cuiming.