What are you talking about?
Master Gu was furious, his face turning as cold as frost.
Although the old woman was frightened, she suppressed her panic and said, "Sixth Madam was too busy to notice, and only this morning did she realize that Miss Zhen hadn't returned..."
The servant lowered his head in fright.
The sixth wife's niece also went to Yuyuantan yesterday and didn't return all night. It's easy to guess what she's up to.
Sixth Master Gu stood up angrily, his fair face flushed red.
"What did you say? How dare she?"
The old woman's legs trembled uncontrollably as she said, "This old servant knows nothing."
"What's going on now?"
Gu Jinghui came out of the house. He had just finished what he was doing when he heard a commotion in the yard.
"Third Brother, Third Brother," Sixth Master Gu's anger instantly turned into grievance, and he shouted, "How could she do such a thing? You have to stand up for me, I can't live like this anymore."
Gu Jinghui glared at Sixth Master Gu with exasperation and asked, "What exactly happened?"
“She…she…” Master Gu was furious. His younger brother Qin was being plotted against by Madam Gu’s family, and when their plot failed, something bad happened to him. “She has the nerve to do it, but I have no nerve to say anything.”
Gu Jinghui frowned and asked the old woman, "Where is he?"
The old woman was so frightened by his sharp gaze that she trembled and said, "Sixth Madam was busy taking care of the young lady and only remembered to ask about Miss Zhen this morning. She then discovered that Miss Zhen had not returned, so she asked this old servant to come and ask Sixth Master if he saw Miss Zhen at Yuyuantan yesterday."
Gu Jinghui glanced at the red-faced Sixth Master Gu, sighed inwardly, and asked, "Did you see any trace of Xu Zhen yesterday?"
Sixth Master Gu shook his head and said, "If I saw Xu Zhen, how could I not bring her back? Heavens, what's going on?"
Gu Jinghui remained silent.
Master Gu was quite annoyed and said, "The Xu family is a fallen family, I'm afraid this matter will not be resolved peacefully."
Xu Zhen was invited by Madam Gu Liu to be a guest. What ideas could a young girl like her have? Going to Yuyuantan Park was probably at Madam Gu Liu's behest. Even if it wasn't, the Xu family would think so.
Gu Jinghui said with exasperation, "Your husband is not a good husband, who can you blame? Look at your third sister-in-law, she would never do such a thing. She always listens to me and would never do anything reckless."
Sixth Master Gu: "..."
Why is it so heartbreaking?!
Gu Jinghui sighed again, "This matter..."
Sixth Master Gu looked at Gu Jinghui expectantly, hoping that his third brother would help him make a decision.
Lord Gu paused for a moment, then said, "Let's invite Madam over instead."
Sixth Master Gu said, "Can Third Sister-in-law handle it? She's already in charge of managing the household affairs. Let Madam Xu figure out a way to reply to the Xu family herself."
The scoundrels in the Xu family are really hard to deal with.
He didn't want Qin Yuan to get involved.
Xu Zhen's trip to Yuyuantan Park was incredibly embarrassing. It's obvious she was after Qin Siyuan. Does she expect Qin Yuan to deal with the Xu family as well?
Master Gu felt ashamed.
Lord Gu said coldly, "Sixth sister-in-law is taking care of the child and can't even leave the courtyard. Your third sister-in-law is now in charge of the household affairs, so she has to handle this matter. As for how to deal with the Xu family, we'll talk about that later."
Sixth Master Gu couldn't help but complain, "Third Brother, it's not that I'm being disrespectful, but who exactly is that Zhao Niangzi? If we hadn't discovered her early, all my children would have been in trouble. What a vicious woman."
Now it was Lord Gu's turn to be speechless.
The old woman had already rushed off to report to Madam Gu that Qin Yuan was now in charge of the household affairs, and all the stewardesses had gathered at Wutong Garden to report on matters.
Qin Yuan set up a table and chairs under the tree as usual, slowly drinking tea and listening to Hongye take attendance.
The supervising mothers dared not slack off in the slightest, and obediently lined up in two rows. As soon as Qin Yuan received the matching card yesterday, she immediately gave instructions.
The procedures for distributing medicine, incense, cleaning, isolation, and protective measures were all well-organized.
They were all seasoned veterans, and they immediately understood Qin Yuan's methods and influence. Their previously fearful hearts were completely calmed down.
These are turbulent times, and everyone is keeping to themselves, not daring to cause trouble, for fear of ending up like Mama Lu in the sewing room, offending Qin Yuan and being imprisoned.
A maidservant hurriedly approached Cuiming and whispered a few words. Cuiming's expression changed, and she quickly went to Qin Yuan's side and whispered, "Madam, the Marquis has asked you to go to the front courtyard to discuss something. I'm afraid something has happened to Miss Zhen."
Qin Yuan frowned.
Yesterday the manor was in chaos, and Xu Zhen didn't bother her at all. Why is she saying something happened today?
Upon seeing this, Hongye immediately stopped and asked, "Which mother knows what exactly happened?"
Someone immediately stepped forward to report it.
“Miss Zhen left early yesterday morning with only a maidservant she brought from the Xu family. We thought she had gone back to the Xu family early in the morning, but we never expected that something would happen to her.”
"Sixth Madam sent someone to inquire today and learned that Miss Zhen has not returned since she went out."
Qin Yuan stood up and said, "Hongye, come with me to the front yard first. If you have anything to say, talk to Cuiming. If it's something important, you can wait for me to come back to discuss it. If it's routine business, just do it according to what we agreed on yesterday, prioritizing the most important matters."
"Yes, madam."
The supervising mothers lowered their heads in response.
Qin Yuan then took Hongye to the front yard. As soon as they entered the yard, they saw the two brothers, Lord Gu and Lord Hongye, standing in the pavilion.
Lord Gu exuded a chilling aura, his face dark with anger, as if he were furious. Sixth Master Gu stood to the side, his face flushed, idly waving his folding fan. The servant beside him hung his head, wishing he could disappear into the ground.
Qin Yuan walked gracefully forward, curtsied, and said softly, "Did you and your sixth brother sleep well last night? Have you had breakfast?"
Lord Gu suppressed his cold demeanor and stepped forward to help her up, saying, "You're alright. Where is Madam?"
Qin Yuan smiled and nodded, saying, "I'm fine too."
Sixth Master Gu watched with envy.
Third Brother and Third Sister-in-law are getting more and more affectionate; every little thing they do is full of love. Only he...
Lord Gu pulled Qin Yuan to sit down at the stone table, then said to the dumbfounded Sixth Master Gu, "Why aren't you sitting down? Do you expect me to invite you?"
Sixth Master Gu: "..."
After Sixth Master Gu sat down, Marquis Gu said, "Madam, Xu Zhen went to Yuyuantan yesterday, and Sixth Brother hasn't seen her. She hasn't returned yet. What should we do?"
Sixth Master Gu's face turned even redder, and he didn't dare to look up at Qin Yuan at all.
"Yuyuantan?"
Qin Yuan was startled. Looking at Sixth Master Gu's expression, she guessed that Xu Zhen was probably after Qin Siyuan. After thinking for a moment, she asked, "Sixth Brother, did you not see Miss Zhen yesterday?"
Sixth Master Gu immediately replied, "No, Siyuan and I were together all day yesterday. We went to the Qin residence to pick him up early this morning and then took him back to the Qin residence as well."
This was tantamount to giving Qin Yuan assurance that Qin Siyuan had never had the chance to see Xu Zhen.
Qin Yuan frowned.
The messenger woman returned and hurriedly said to Sixth Master Gu, "Sixth Master, Sixth Madam begs you to send someone to Yuyuantan to look for Miss Zhen. Miss Zhen is young and mischievous. Knowing that you were going to Yuyuantan to play and form a club, she left early yesterday morning. I don't know why she didn't run into Sixth Master's carriage."
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