Sixth Master Gu couldn't help but snort inwardly, inexplicably becoming a little irritable and not wanting to speak.
After listening to Qin Yuan's words, Gu Jinghui praised, "You are truly my virtuous wife. Mother is right, the daughters of civil officials are indeed extraordinary; only by reading more can one understand principles."
Qin Yuan teased, "My father was still concerned about whether my husband had studied in his letter. He repeatedly instructed me not to waste my time while I was confined to the mansion. With no outside affairs to bother me, it was the perfect time to study. He loves to test people's studies. After the city is opened, I'm afraid my father will ask you what you have been learning these days."
Lord Gu's face stiffened.
The Spring and Autumn Annals is quite difficult to understand, but I have read some of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
this……
Lord Gu was somewhat hesitant to face his father-in-law.
Master Gu couldn't help but feel envious.
He thought to himself, "My third sister-in-law's father is still in charge of my third brother's studies, hoping he'll excel in both academics and martial arts, while my in-laws..."
Qin Yuan changed the subject, saying, "I need to use the Marquis's study. Sixth Brother, could you give me this drawing?"
Sixth Master Gu nodded, "If Third Sister-in-law likes it, then take it."
He pondered whether he should bring all the painting albums in the mansion to study, and then find a famous teacher after he opened the mansion.
Lord Gu asked, "What do you want to write?"
Qin Yuan said, "Write a letter to Shen Chang Le."
Lord Gu then asked, "Sixth Brother, would you like to come along?"
Sixth Master Gu knew that his third brother didn't really want him to come along, but he still wanted to see his third sister-in-law's calligraphy, so he replied, "Let's go."
Lord Gu paused for a moment, then walked to Qin Yuan's side, with Sixth Master Gu following behind.
The group entered the study, and Lord Gu said with a smile, "I'll grind the ink this time."
Qin Yuan scolded, "Then you must be careful and grind less, so as not to waste it again. You should know that resources are hard to come by and you should cherish what you have."
Lord Gu begged for mercy, saying, "I understand."
Sixth Master Gu felt superfluous standing to the side.
Fortunately, Qin Yuan took good care of him, occasionally asking him casual questions, such as what he liked to paint, whether he preferred freehand or meticulous brushwork...
After Lord Gu finished grinding the ink, Qin Yuan unfolded the letter paper, dipped her brush in the ink, and began to write.
As soon as he finished writing the first character, Sixth Master Gu's eyes lit up, and he immediately exclaimed, "What beautiful handwriting! So the memorial on Third Brother's desk was written by Third Sister-in-law!"
Lord Gu said, "Be careful what you say; this matter must not be leaked."
Sixth Master Gu nodded immediately and lowered his voice: "Third Brother, I know what's important."
Sixth Master Gu also read that memorial. Not only was the handwriting excellent, but the wording was also exquisite. It fully expressed the noble spirit, forbearance, and sacrifice of the Dingbei Marquis's family in establishing their family for the country, without making people feel that it was exaggerated or offensive.
At that time, he asked his third brother who the master who drafted the memorial was.
Third Brother simply told him mysteriously not to meddle.
I never expected it to be my third sister-in-law standing right in front of me.
It turns out that what Qin Siyuan and Lin Ziqi said was true; Third Sister-in-law was exceptionally talented, surpassing many men in the world.
Lord Gu coughed repeatedly as he saw his sixth brother's gaze toward his young wife growing increasingly fervent.
Master Gu seemed not to hear.
Qin Yuan asked him, "What's wrong? Is your throat sore?"
Lord Gu: "...It's nothing..."
He turned around, blocking Master Gu's view. Master Gu then looked away and asked, "Third Sister-in-law, do you want to ask about Shen Chang Le's printing?"
Qin Yuan said, "This is just a matter of a few words, but I'm afraid Sixth Brother won't be able to finish this painting in a short time. Why don't we find a painter to help you with it, and Sixth Brother can go along with it? Maybe we can even make a good connection. What do you think, Sixth Brother?"
"That would be excellent."
After thinking for a moment, Sixth Master Gu said, "Third Sister-in-law's arrangements are all perfect. No wonder everyone has been saying that Third Sister-in-law has managed the mansion very well these days."
Qin Yuan laughed and said, "I dare not accept that. As the saying goes, the higher you are praised, the harder you fall. If everyone says I am capable, what if I do something wrong one day? Wouldn't everyone say they have misjudged me?"
Sixth Master Gu stamped his foot and said, "This is incredible, incredible! Third Sister-in-law's words have a profound meaning, and that's what I think too."
Seeing the commotion he was making, Gu Jinghui snorted and said, "Your third sister-in-law is someone who works hard, without boasting or letting others praise her. Yours is someone who's just giving up. How can you compare them?"
Qin Yuan glanced at Lord Gu.
Sixth Master Gu got anxious: "Third Brother, don't look down on me. I'll listen to Third Sister-in-law and make friends through painting and flowers. Who knows, one day you'll look at me with new eyes."
"Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, never underestimate a young man's potential, huh?" After mocking him, Lord Gu said generously, "If you ever have that day, I'll wake up laughing in my dreams. What's there to be ashamed of? No matter what you look like, you'll always be my sixth brother."
Sixth Master Gu: "..."
I'm so touched, but I also really want to beat up Third Brother.
Amidst the brothers' chatter, Qin Yuan finished writing the letter, sealed it, and said, "Then I'll trouble my husband to send someone to deliver it. This letter is for my father, so please don't get it wrong."
She needed to find Doctor Li and didn't have time to get entangled with the two brothers.
Gu Jinghui asked Gu Shiliu to handle it, and Qin Yuan hurriedly returned to Wutong Garden with two maids, changed her clothes, and took the box containing the incense pills to find Doctor Li and Xiao Dong.
Doctor Li and Xiao Dong were sitting in the courtyard. Doctor Liu's room had its doors and windows tightly closed, but painful groans could still be heard from time to time.
Xiao Dong asked quietly, "Master, is this Physician Liu already..."
Doctor Li whispered, "Aren't you scared?"
Xiao Dong said, "I'm a little scared, but also a little happy."
"Why?"
"I'm happy because this Physician Liu is not a good person. He's doing bad things in the Marquis's mansion and is harming my senior sister and her husband. I'm scared because he was mocking us just two days ago, and now he's like this."
Doctor Li said, “You are still young and don’t understand that serving a ruler is like walking on thin ice. Lord Gu has survived countless battles in the northern frontier. The Dingbei Marquis’s mansion used to have six or seven male masters, but now there are only two left. You’ve met Sixth Master Gu; he’s weak, otherwise he might not be alive. Do you think this man can survive after offending Lord Gu?”
As he spoke, he gestured towards Physician Liu's room with his lip.
Xiao Dong looked at the unfathomable Physician Li and said, "But he's been very kind to us."
"Fool, he's only doing this because of your senior sister. Of course, we're capable enough to deserve it ourselves. But there are many talented people in this world who remain unknown. If you don't understand this, you're confused and will be taken advantage of without even realizing it."
Xiao Dong said, "I believe my senior sister won't sell me out."
A hint of emotion flashed in Li Langzhong's eyes. He neither agreed nor disagreed with Xiao Dong's words about the child, but just stared at Xiao Dong, his thoughts drifting far, far away, no longer knowing who he was looking at.
When Qin Yuan arrived, neither the old nor the young spoke; everyone was lost in thought.
Xiao Dong asked, "Senior sister, why are you only arriving now?"
Qin Yuan sighed, not wanting to speak ill of Lord Gu, so she said, "I prepared some incense for the Sixth Madam, which is why I'm late."
Li Langzhong's eyelids suddenly lifted, and he looked at the box in her hand.
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