After finally getting rid of Xu Zhen, the weather had already gotten hot, and Qin Yuan didn't want to go out anymore, so she stayed indoors and ordered someone to bring her paints and brushes to prepare to paint.
The painting depicts that pot of peonies.
Cui Ming couldn't help but exclaim, "Sixth Master has taken such good care of these flowers; the peonies in the Qin residence simply can't compare."
Hongye pouted, "I already said that the flower seeds were brought back from Gansu, so it probably cost a lot of money."
Qin Yuan said, "You vulgar thing, you talk about money everywhere. Don't be so abrupt with the flowers. Go and match the colors for me."
Hongye smiled and walked away.
Cuiming asked, "She probably won't come next time, after getting such a big rejection."
Even if you don't understand now, you should understand by now.
Qin Yuan said, "She came here for the marriage. I won't have a moment's peace until the marriage is settled."
Whether you understand it or not, it doesn't matter if you don't understand it.
Cui Ming fell silent.
The young master's marriage won't be settled anytime soon. If Xu Zhen can't find someone better than the young master, she'll keep bothering him whenever she has a spare moment.
Qin Yuan muttered to herself, "I'd better think of a way."
That evening, Qin Yuan went to the main room and insisted on having dinner with the old lady. During the meal, she casually asked, "Mother, the Qixi Festival is coming soon. I wonder how Baozhu's needlework is going."
Madam Gu was initially quite happy, but upon hearing this, she said, "If she can learn to embroider a mandarin duck, I'll be overjoyed."
Hongye almost burst out laughing.
Yu Jie asked, "Why embroider mandarin ducks?"
Rong Momo said, "When a girl gets married, she has to embroider her dowry. Even if she doesn't embroider anything, she still has to embroider a pair of mandarin ducks on her veil or inner garment."
Yu Jie nodded blankly.
Cheng Ge'er didn't care about these things, but he cared a lot about Qin Yuan and listened quietly to what she had to say.
Qin Yuan said with concern, "But the Marquis has signed Baozhu up for the Qiqiao Festival competition. Judging from the Marquis's expression, I'm afraid he will remember this for a long time."
Yes, even if the Marquis doesn't remember, she does.
Madam Gu said, "Then I'll ask Sixth Brother's wife and Zhen'er. Weren't they supposed to accompany Baozhu in embroidery? Even if they don't meet Hui'er's requirements, they can't go out and embarrass themselves."
Baozhu's personality already made it difficult for her to find a husband; if people were to find out that she was a lazy girl who wouldn't even lift a finger, wouldn't it be even more difficult?
Qin Yuan nodded with a smile and said, "Mother is very thoughtful. I was just about to bring that up. Zhen'er has a good temperament and is a little older than Baozhu. If she can supervise Baozhu carefully, Baozhu might be able to embroider mandarin ducks well. After all, Sixth Sister-in-law has to manage the household affairs and can't spare that much time."
Madam Gu smiled and said, "Alright, alright, alright, I'll do as you say."
After Qin Yuan left, the two children were also taken away. Old Madam Gu said to Rong Mama, "Yuan'er is full of tricks. I think she deliberately mentioned Baozhu because she was annoyed by Zhen'er's clinging to her."
Rong Momo laughed and said, "But you still gave in to her, didn't you?"
"What can we do if we don't give in to her? When Hui-ge comes back, he'll definitely keep asking Bao-zhu. Haven't you heard? Hui-ge said he doesn't hit women, so doesn't that mean he'll hit Lao Liu? I think Lao Liu's wife doesn't love her husband either. She doesn't hold back when she scratches Lao Liu. Does she hold a grudge and want Hui-ge to punish Lao Liu?"
Rong Momo held back for a long time before saying, "I think it's just that the Marquis wants to deal with Sixth Master and is just looking for an excuse. Every time you beat him up, he has to find an excuse to deal with Sixth Master. It's just that Sixth Master always thinks that Third Brother treats him the best. But then again, Sixth Master also likes to provoke the Marquis for no reason. So no one can be blamed."
"These two sons... never mind... never mind..."
Madam Gu was also annoyed and too lazy to care about their affairs. Anyway, it had been like this since they were young. After being separated for so many years, they were brought back together and things just turned out this way again.
It's like a tortoise and a mung bean—they hit it off.
From a young age, the sixth child loved to follow the third child around like glue, even closer than children born of the same mother. The child was weak, so no one had high hopes for him, and the third child would have to support him in the future.
Being a little silly is good.
The next day, Qin Yuan finished her business early and went out, heading straight for Renhetang.
Xu Zhen came to intercept her again, and only went back after she had left.
Madam Gu said, "The old lady is asking about Gu Baozhu's needlework again. She said that the Qixi Festival is coming soon, and Gu Baozhu's needlework cannot be shabby. You must think of a way for your aunt so that she can embroider something properly."
Xu Zhen looked somewhat embarrassed.
Madam Gu said, "You should take care of Baozhu's matter first. I used Baozhu as a pretext to call you here."
Xu Zhen thought for a moment and said, "To be honest, Aunt, Baozhu's temperament is really hard to persuade. She's holding back her anger, and no matter how good the embroiderer is, she can't learn. Her hands are full of needle marks, but the embroiderer still can't teach her. I think people are only reluctant to leave the school because of the Marquis's mansion."
Madam Gu Liu couldn't help but laugh and said, "It must have been difficult for you, but you have to think of a way. If this were easy, I wouldn't be able to persuade the old lady to let you stay in the mansion permanently."
Xu Zhen had no choice but to rack her brains for a solution.
Life at the Marquis's mansion was much better than at home. Besides, with her right in front of him, he could try to run into Qin Siyuan more often.
Granny Zhao asked Madam Gu, "Why don't you tell Miss Zhen about your plans, so that she can be at ease?"
Madam Gu said dismissively, "Only when she faces setbacks everywhere will she realize how precious my kindness as her aunt is. Things that come too easily are taken for granted. My sister-in-law has always been like that. Look at her living here; besides going to the Wutong Courtyard to act cute, what has she done? Shouldn't she be helping me with Baozhu's affairs? Even Third Sister-in-law's advice to her to diligently learn embroidery from the embroiderer has some merit, but look at her..."
Zhao Mama smiled and said, "Madam is always very clever, and she sees things very clearly, even in small matters. Miss Zhen is still young and acts a bit hastily."
Qin Yuan went to Renhetang, where Doctor Li was not out making a clinic and was sitting in the inner hall.
Upon seeing her enter, Physician Li smiled and said, "A rare guest indeed! Why did you come in person?"
Qin Yuan instructed Cui Ming and Hong Ye to stand guard outside. After taking her seat, she asked, "Uncle Li, how has business been lately?"
Doctor Li blinked and said, "It's a small business, how good can it be? Speaking of which, you've married into a noble family and are now a Marquis's wife, yet you still remember me."
"Even if I don't think about you, I still have to think about my prescription."
Qin Yuan replied to him.
After rambling on for a while, Physician Li said, "The weather is hot these days, and the best-selling drinks are still those few kinds of drinks that can relieve the heat."
After saying that, he glanced at Qin Yuan's face and said, "If only I had a good ointment recipe, I would be very happy. I'm just worried that now that you're a Marquis's wife, you might look down on our kind of business."
Qin Yuan smiled and said, "You have a long-standing relationship with the Chen family, so of course you know about my maternal grandfather's skills. However, not much of it was passed down to me. I imagine a lot of it was obtained by my maternal relatives. It would be great if we could find them. Now that I have the Dingbei Marquis's Mansion behind me, we can think bigger about doing business. Don't you think so?"
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