"Xu Tang?"
Gu Shiliu asked again, looking very puzzled.
Qin Yuan said, "This person is really suspicious. He has close ties with the Yelü family, his sister is in the Prince of Jin's residence, and he himself is a hanger-on in the Prince of Qi's residence. I suspect that there may be some connection between the Yelü hostage and the Prince of Jin and the Crown Prince. Furthermore, the Xu family may harbor ill intentions towards my cousin and the Qin family because of Xu Zhen's matter."
She wasn't sure if Yelü Guzha had any connection with the Crown Prince in his previous life, but it was certain that he was entangled with the Prince of Jin.
Xu Tang's access to the Qi Prince's residence was through the connections of Yelü Guzha Tuo, a Grand Academician.
Keep an eye on him, and you'll surely uncover the truth along with the truth.
In his previous life, Yelü Guzha spent a fortune to buy up books from bookstores, sending large quantities of books from various schools of thought, including Confucianism, Taoism, Yin-Yang, Legalism, Logicians, Mohism, the School of Diplomacy, Miscellaneous, Agriculturalism, and Military Science, to the Yelü clan's settlement. He didn't overlook military texts, astronomy, calendar systems, the Five Elements, divination, medicine, prescriptions, sexual techniques, and even mythological arts; he even bought storybooks, forcing members of the Yelü clan to study them diligently.
The Yelü clan spent nearly ten years holed up in the Liaodong area, recuperating and building up their strength, and they became proficient in both literature and martial arts.
The Daxing Dynasty, however, emphasized civil affairs over military matters, and corruption became rampant. Even Lin Ziqi privately remarked that Daxing's wealth would not last long and that it would eventually be brought to chaos by the Yelü clan.
This situation is inseparable from the assistance of the Prince of Jin and several important ministers.
Having gained the upper hand in this life, she wouldn't just stand by and watch Yelü Guzha succeed; she had to intervene and stir things up.
Gu Shiba immediately said, "The Xu family is truly despicable!"
Gu Shiliu was also quite dissatisfied: "The Xu family is really clueless."
The Xu family's actions had long been a source of resentment for them, and now that they heard the Xu family was planning to cause trouble for the Qin family, they felt even more contemptuous.
Qin Yuan said, "Shen Chang Le noticed that Xu Tang was deliberately getting close to my younger brother and second sister, and felt that something was wrong, so she immediately came to report to me. Besides, the Xu family is currently playing both sides, and we don't know what they are planning, so it's better to keep a close eye on them."
The two men accepted the order and left.
Qin Yuan sighed and sent a maid to ask Hongye if there was anything she needed to handle personally. After a while, the maid returned and reported that it was just routine business today and there was nothing important.
Qin Yuan then ground the ink herself, grabbed a piece of paper, and casually drew a few strokes.
Because Gu Jinghui was heartbroken and cried that morning, she thought of drawing a Pegasus to cheer him up.
After revising it several times, I finally drew a satisfactory one.
When Cuiming returned for lunch, Qin Yuan handed her a plate and said, "Take a look and see if you want to make any changes."
"What's this?"
Hongye leaned closer to take a look.
Qin Yuan said, "Isn't this what the Marquis wanted to embroider on his clothes?"
Hongye clicked her tongue a few times and then fell silent.
Cui Ming smiled and said, "Miss's painting is naturally excellent, but it will take a lot of effort to embroider it."
If we were to embroider each piece like this, I don't know how long it would take.
Qin Yuan pouted and said, "Fine, you can make some changes. It should be easy to embroider and look nice."
"Miss is being too greedy, wanting more than she wants."
Hongye smacked her lips.
Qin Yuan glanced at her and said, "I haven't even settled the score for you sticking to the wall whenever you see the Marquis! And yet you come here to provoke me."
Hongye's face immediately turned red, and it took her a long time to say, "Whom am I thinking of all this for? I just want to stay by your side and watch over you until you consummate your marriage and give birth to the little prince before I can rest easy."
Qin Yuan asked curiously, "What do you mean by that?"
Cui Ming also stared at the red leaves.
Hongye said shyly, "I've already inquired. Gu Shiliu's mother wants to find a capable daughter-in-law to help manage the household. If I marry into that family, I won't have time to serve Miss. I don't plan to leave Miss at this crucial time. I can only marry with peace of mind after I've seen Miss give birth."
Qin Yuan said reproachfully, "Then you'll have to wait a while."
Hongye pouted and said, "I thought Miss would reward me with a silver note, but this is all I got!"
Qin Yuan chuckled and said, "So you should think this through. If you think like that, I won't appreciate it. Why don't you think about it? If you had gotten married and had children earlier, you might have been able to help me take care of the children and breastfeed them. In the future, your children could even be my children's nurses."
Hongye's eyes lit up, and she said, "That's true."
Cui Ming frowned and asked, "What is Sixteen's intention in this matter?"
Hongye chuckled and said, "I didn't know that."
Qin Yuan paused for a moment before asking, "What exactly did the Marquis say to you that made you think so much and so far ahead?"
Hongye said, "The Marquis is just asking me what I think of Sixteen? If you think Sixteen is good, just tell him."
Qin Yuan sighed, rubbing her forehead.
"Why does it seem like Sixteen is still unaware of this?" Cuiming asked hesitantly.
Hongye said, "Never mind him, I haven't made up my mind yet."
Cui Ming sighed, "What if you've already made up your mind, but the other person hasn't thought about it yet? What will you do then?"
Wouldn't that be embarrassing?
Qin Yuan said, "I told the Marquis a long time ago to leave it alone, but he insisted on talking about it, really..."
Hongye couldn't help but speak up for the Marquis: "It's nothing, the Marquis meant well."
Someone outside shouted, "What is Sister Hongmian doing standing outside? Are you going in or not?"
The three people inside the room fell silent.
Hongmian's voice outside sounded flustered: "I... I was just about to ask Madam if she wanted the meal served when I saw the sisters talking to Madam. I'm afraid they have something to discuss."
Qin Yuan gave Hongye a meaningful look and said loudly, "No need to ask anymore, serve the meal."
Hongmian didn't come in either; she just responded from outside and left.
Then, a young maid came in and whispered through the beaded curtain, "Sister Hongye, I have something to tell you."
Hongye then went outside and whispered a few words to her.
He came in again and said to Qin Yuan, "It's nothing much, it's just that these days they've had some free time and asked me if I still want to talk about the account books."
Qin Yuan looked her over for a few moments and asked, "Do you have time to teach me?"
Hongye said, "Of course we should teach them; good people are always rewarded."
Cui Ming noticed this too and asked, "Did they say something to you?"
Hongye shook her head, "It's hard to say right now. Let's wait a couple more days and see."
Cui Ming sighed.
Hongye asked curiously, "Why are you sighing?"
Cui Ming said, "Haven't you heard that the emperor isn't worried but the eunuchs are? Everyone else is worried for you, but you're probably saying it's still a long way off when things are really urgent."
"What do you mean by that?"
Hongye asked.
Cuiming simply ignored her.
Hongye ate her meal in a sullen mood.
After Hongmian and Mozhu came in and finished clearing away the dishes, Qin Yuan said to her, "You've thought about this so much, don't you understand your own feelings?"
If someone could easily let go, why would they think so much?
Hongye was stunned.
Cui Ming picked up the flower pattern Qin Yuan had drawn and pondered it, then casually said, "You usually seem like a clever person, but you've become muddled when it comes to your own affairs. I just want to ask you, if someone beat you to it and was all lovey-dovey with Sixteen right under your nose every day, wouldn't you be upset?"
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