"Then tell us everything."

Hearing this, Qin Yuan smiled and glanced at Qin Heng, whose lips were slightly parted, his eyes full of expectation, yet he pretended to be indifferent, and said lightly, "None of them are very good."

Without needing any help, Qin Heng suddenly jumped off his horse and provocatively said, "Big sister, what you said to Mr. Songshan today was indeed admirable, but can you ride a horse? You're not wearing riding clothes just for looks, are you?"

Xiao Dong quickly defended his senior sister, "No, Madam can ride a horse."

Qin Heng chuckled, tossed the reins to the coachman, and walked away.

Before leaving, she added, "I don't believe it. Do you think I don't know whether she touched a horse at home or not?"

Xiao Dong was unhappy and shouted, "You'll see if you don't believe me!"

Qin Heng walked arrogantly to rest under the silk umbrella with a stern face.

At this moment, Li Nu was led over. Qin Yuan stroked the horse's mane and then easily landed and mounted the horse.

The coachman, who was about to help, exclaimed in surprise, "Madam, you've already learned how to mount a horse?!"

Xiao Dong clapped his hands and said, "Madam is amazing."

Qin Heng pursed his lips and said, "So what?"

Qin Yuan smiled and said to the coachman, "It's alright. Last time I was able to ride slowly around the track, so I think I can ride faster this time."

The coachman was somewhat embarrassed.

"Madam learns quickly, but this servant is still afraid that Madam might stumble or fall."

The Marquis loves his wife so much.

Even the loss of a single hair on his wife's head would be enough to cause him distress.

Qin Yuan didn't make things difficult for him, saying, "Let Sixteen come and run a lap with me. He's a good rider, so let him run with me. If anything happens, he'll catch up quickly."

Gu Shiliu had already ridden over and said upon hearing this, "Madam, please rest assured."

The coachman was speechless, but his eyes remained fixed on Qin Yuan, fearing something might happen to her.

Qin Yuan bent down and spoke with Li Nu for a while before gently patting the horse's rump, spurring its legs, and Li Nu galloped off. Qin Yuan's laughter then filled the training ground.

Xiao Dong called out, "Madam, wait for me!"

Qin Yuan would shake the reins after running one lap, urging Li Nu to run faster. After a few laps, Li Nu was running at full speed.

Gu Shiliu, trembling with fear, followed closely, not daring to relax for even a moment.

Xiao Dong reined in his horse and stopped it on the inside of the carriage, his eyes fixed on the man and the horse.

Qin Heng sat upright.

Sixth Master Gu stood up, tiptoeing, muttering, "He's really amazing. I hope nothing goes wrong."

After Qin Yuan had finally had her fill of fun, Li Nu slowly finished the last lap. Gu Shiliu wiped the sweat from his forehead and caught up with her, saying, "Madam rode so well."

Xiao Dong exclaimed, "That's so cool!"

Qin Yuan sat on her horse, her whip pointing diagonally at Qin Heng, and asked, "How is it?"

Qin Heng reluctantly replied, "Very well."

Qin Yuan then rode away.

Looking at Li Nu's ponytail swaying leisurely, Sixth Master Gu couldn't help but sigh, "Your sister is just like Third Brother; if she wants to, there's nothing she can't learn."

“We’re born to the same father, so why is she better than me in every way?”

Qin Heng pouted unhappily.

“My dad got drunk yesterday and kept saying that if my older sister were a son, he wouldn’t be so angry with me that he wants to die. I study and memorize every day, but I can only get into the Imperial Academy because of my dad. Many of my elementary school classmates have already gone to the inner dormitory, while I’m still in the outer dormitory. Now I can’t even ride a horse as well as her. It’s so unfair! Why does she, a woman, have to be so strong? Does she not allow anyone else to live?”

Sixth Master Gu sighed, "I understand completely, and I even feel a sense of shared suffering, but..."

Qin Heng looked up and asked, "But what?"

Sixth Master Gu said, "But this is not a reason for you to deliberately belittle her. A gentleman does not act like this. Just because you can't do well in your studies, does that mean you have to be a villain? You should be glad that she is a woman, otherwise you would have no place in the Qin family."

Qin Heng's eyes widened, and he hesitated for a long time before saying, "My eldest sister can still distinguish between complaints and belittling; she has that wisdom."

Sixth Master Gu: "..."

Not far away, Qin Yuan dismounted with practiced ease.

When Xiao Dong saw this, he clapped his hands and cheered.

Qin Heng watched Qin Yuan walk over and muttered, "Damn it, she's outdone me again."

Qin Yuan asked, "What are you talking about?"

"Great, fantastic," Qin Heng said somewhat obsequiously. "In the future, elder sister, you must take good care of your younger brother. Elder sister was able to teach cousin Siyuan how to write poetry, so it wouldn't hurt to teach your younger brother as well, would it?"

Qin Yuan rolled her eyes at him and said, "Teaching you to ride a horse should be much easier than teaching you to read. As for your scholarship, no one can save you. Maybe you could try working with Mr. Songshan. I know my limitations and I don't have the ability to teach you."

She had already tried once in her past life.

I don't want to waste my energy in this lifetime.

Qin Heng said, "Master Songshan is a great Confucian scholar, how could he possibly be interested in me?"

Qin Yuan said, "There is a connection between people, and it doesn't mean that he won't choose you. Even if he doesn't like you, you have nothing to complain about. Listen to his lectures more, and you will understand more principles and become smarter in the future."

In this world, there are great Confucian scholars who love teaching and have disciples all over the world, and there are great Confucian scholars who only accept a few disciples they feel a connection with.

You'll only know how it works if you try it yourself.

Sixth Master Gu asked, "Third Sister-in-law, can I do it too?"

Qin Yuan said, "Of course you can give it a try."

Master Gu seemed to be deep in thought.

Qin Yuan chatted with Xiao Dong for a while before returning to Wutong Garden with her maid.

After changing his clothes and combing his hair, Gu Shiliu settled the horses and came over to report on the matter.

Qin Yuan slowly savored the maple dew tea. After riding for a while, she was a little hungry, so Hong Mian brought out some freshly made tea snacks from the small kitchen. The taste was acceptable.

Through the beaded curtain, Gu Shiliu said, "Madam, Shiyi has gotten pretty much the information about the Xu family. The Xu family has many sons, and Lord Xu holds the highest official position and is also the last one to receive the title and emolument. There are some discords among the other branches of the family. Shiyi conspired with them to set a trap and found out a lot of information."

Qin Yuan asked, "What did you find out? Have the Xu family members confessed yet?"

Gu Shiliu said, "Whether we confess or not doesn't really matter."

He gestured with his hand to make a six, and said, "They've put all the large sums of money in the manor into high-interest loans, and all the receipts and vouchers are handled by Steward Zhang and Accountant Sun from the inner courtyard. Now that Madam is in charge of both the inner and outer courtyards, and they're ill, this matter has naturally fallen through."

He paused, then added, "The Marquis said to follow Madam's instructions on how to handle this matter. Now tie them up and search them thoroughly; you'll find them every time you search."

Qin Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Then tie them up and search them."

If you can find the answer with just one search, what are you waiting for?

Gu Shiliu was taken aback by her decisiveness and paused for a moment before asking, "So what's next?"

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "This is a major matter for the household. We should ask the Marquis before deciding how to proceed. But as the saying goes, 'catch the adulterer in the act, and the thief with the stolen goods.' Why don't we get these things in hand quickly? What are we waiting for?"