Young Master You's face was swollen and red from the beating, and he was feeling ashamed. Upon hearing this, he immediately said, "If I weren't worried about hurting others, why would I be so restrained? Do you really think your martial arts are far superior to mine?"

Miss You was also unhappy and sided with her brother: "Gu Qi, why do you say that? If you hadn't said that the room was enough to fight, how could it have turned out like this? My brother is too worried and doesn't want to really hurt you, ruin the harmony, or disturb the good days of our ancestors."

Gu Baozhu was about to speak when she saw Qin Yuan looking over, so she immediately changed her mind: "Alright then, if your brother is not satisfied, we can find another place to compete. If he doesn't want to fight, we can do something else."

"What's there to admit or not admit? We were just testing whether you had the talent to win a marriage through martial arts. If Song Wenyu hadn't said that, the Ninth Princess wouldn't have been so curious. Now that you've ruined the music room like this, my third brother and I will definitely get a scolding from my mother after you leave. Even if it's just for my sake, let's just let this matter drop and call it a draw, okay?"

Miss You blinked her eyes.

Gu Baozhu said, "Alright, then for your sake, we'll call it a draw."

Miss You finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Ninghong, who was standing outside, also breathed a sigh of relief.

It was a lucky accident; thankfully, Miss Gu Qi at the music house really caused a scene, otherwise she would have had a hard time explaining herself. But...

Looking at Qin Yuan, who stood out from the crowd, he felt bitter: This Lady of Dingbei is really difficult to deal with; he was afraid he would not be able to escape the fate of Zhu Ye.

Inside the house, Madam You said, "This place is too messy to talk. How about we go to the main hall to have a chat?"

The Crown Prince and the others naturally responded without hesitation.

The crowd then escorted the Crown Prince, the Ninth Princess, and others to the hall for a chat. As they passed Ning Hong, Qin Yuan instructed Cui Ming to give her a golden peanut.

Ninghong, at a loss, clutched the golden peanut. "How dare this servant accept the Lady of the Marquis's reward?"

"You came to deliver a message and help our Seventh Miss solve her problems. This is a reward from Madam. Keep it safe. You can use it to buy a house or land or for emergencies in the future."

Ninghong held the golden peanut tightly in her palm and said in a trembling voice, "Please thank Lady Dingbei for me, sister."

Cuiming nodded and said, "Our lady is the most generous and kind, and she is very generous with money. You can rest assured to accept it. I know that you have been in the Duke's mansion for a long time and have seen many good things, so you don't care about these things. It's just a small token of our appreciation. Our lady often rewards us for doing good deeds."

Ninghong looked on with envy: "Sister, you're joking. I'm not the young lady's personal maid, so I don't get to have anything good or rare. I never expected that Madam would be so generous, like a fairy."

“You said she’s like a fairy,” Cui Ming smiled, “All the servants in our manor praise her. I have to go and serve you now.”

As soon as she left, Ninghong quickly squatted down, pretending to pick up her shoes, and hid the golden peanut inside the shoe.

As soon as Cuiming returned, Hongye asked, "Do you think she really came to deliver a letter?"

Cuiming whispered, "It's hard to say, half and half. Didn't she say someone sent a letter to the old lady? We didn't see it."

Hongye thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "That's right. It's our first time in someone else's house. We'll have to follow their lead. If we get separated and something happens, we'll be helpless and at their mercy. No matter what, we must stay close to them so they have no way to do anything."

Cui Ming said, "You must remember what you said."

Bookshelf.

Prince Jin leaned against the railing and looked down into the garden. He saw from afar that Madam You and others were escorting the Crown Prince and the Ninth Princess toward Rongxi Hall. He clicked his tongue twice and turned to the young man in brocade robes who was pacing back and forth, saying, "This woman is really hard to deal with. It didn't work out again."

The young man in brocade robes was filled with anxiety. "What on earth is going on? We can't do anything about her on our own turf. Useless, a bunch of useless people."

The middle-aged man standing by hesitated for a long time before cautiously saying, "Master, this time... this time the other party should not suspect anything. Ninghong has become familiar with him. Next time we go to invite him, she will fall for it."

The young man in brocade stopped, thought for a moment, and then suppressed his anger: "That's right, persevere. She'll always be careless sometimes. You old codger, you're quite patient. Let's do it that way."

Prince Jin remained silent, fanning himself and staring intently at Qin Yuan's graceful figure until she disappeared from sight. Only then did he turn around and slowly say, "It seems we underestimated her. If she didn't have some ability, how could she have subdued the entire Dingbei Marquis's family? Not to mention Gu Laosan and his mother, even that troublemaker Gu Baozhu is completely obedient to her."

After taking a couple of steps, he said, "That's fine too. If she were a useless woman, it wouldn't be worth all this effort."

Seeing that he wasn't angry, the young man in brocade robes laughed and said, "That's right. Third Sister Gu is good at fighting, but not so good at managing a household. If it weren't for her, the backyard of the Marquis of Dingbei's mansion would have been taken over long ago."

Prince Jin also remembered the deceased Imperial Physician Liu, and hummed twice, saying, "Beauties are rare, and intelligent and capable beauties are even rarer. Prince Jin's mansion has many beauties, but such a beauty is rare. It's just a pity that Heaven is unfair, that a rough man is paired with a beautiful woman."

As he spoke, he turned vulgar: "It's such a waste that Gu Laosan can only watch. If I were to get it, it would be the best use of it. If this good deed is accomplished today, I will definitely reward you handsomely as my great matchmaker."

The young man in brocade laughed: "As long as Your Highness can get what you want, I'll do anything."

“What a good brother,” Prince Jin patted his shoulder. “As long as we can make this woman wholeheartedly serve us, our great cause will be half secured. You should know that the most effective thing in this world is the whispers of a pillow. These whispers can extinguish our former crown prince and revive the sick crown prince.”

The young man in brocade robes laughed heartily, his laughter filled with self-satisfaction, as if boundless glory was within his grasp.

After sitting for a while, the Prince of Jin stood up and said, "My sickly brother has already shown up. I should go out for a walk. The Empress Dowager and the Empress will be here soon, and they can't do without me."

...

Inside Rongxi Hall, the crowd surrounded the Crown Prince and the Ninth Princess, chatting animatedly. Qin Yuan and Gu Baozhu stood behind Old Madam Gu, whispering among themselves about the Qin House.

Gu Baozhu asked, "The zither house was smashed up so badly, it's almost destroyed. Will the You family make things difficult for my mother?"

"What are you talking about? This whole thing started because of Young Master You. If you didn't want to, he could have lured you out of the music room and had the competition again. As the host, he should have considered everything. Instead of comforting you, he added fuel to the fire, which is wrong of him. Besides, the Crown Prince and the Ninth Princess have seen it all. How could the You family have the nerve to make things difficult for us?"

"That's good," Gu Baozhu said, relieved.

Qin Yuan's face darkened.