Gu Baozhu asked in surprise, "Is it only men in this world who can be undignified, but we women cannot be undignified?"
Lord Gu glared: "...So you didn't listen to a word I said just now."
Gu Baozhu immediately brought up Qin Yuan, saying, "Isn't this all for Third Sister-in-law's bookstore business? Weren't we supposed to draw the scene of us playing polo at the Imperial Academy that day? You Da said we played terribly that day, not very well, and besides, with so many people, Sixth Brother might not remember it all. I was thinking of having Sixth Brother watch us play another round. What's wrong with this name? Should it be called 'Ten Hegemons Playing Polo'?"
Lord Gu was speechless.
Sixth Master Gu chimed in, "Oh! I remember now, that You Da didn't play polo that day, should we add her back this time?"
“Of course,” Gu Baozhu said.
"I see."
Sixth Master Gu glanced at Gu Baozhu and said, "My memory is excellent. The scene of playing polo that day is still vivid in my mind. There's no need to trouble you any further."
Gu Baozhu stamped her foot and said, "I'm not talking to you anymore, I'm going to go talk to my third sister-in-law."
The two Gu brothers also found her unreasonable and unyielding.
Gu Baozhu angrily went to Wutong Garden to find Qin Yuan, but found no one there, so she went to the main room instead.
Qin Yuan was talking to the old lady.
"Mother, the Marquis is really something. He insists that the jewelry you sent is too beautiful and won't let me wear it out. He wants to keep it. Today, he had Sixteen send over some old-fashioned jewelry. It is valuable, but I'm afraid you'll dislike me when you're with me."
Madam Gu smiled teasingly: "You young couple don't care, so why should this old woman care?"
Gu Baozhu spoke through the window: "Third Brother is such an old-fashioned man. If you always go along with him, Third Sister-in-law, he'll take advantage of you and control you like a leeway."
"What do you know, you little kid?"
"Old Madam Gu spat."
Gu Baozhu swept in like a whirlwind, not even bothering to greet the old lady, and grabbed Qin Yuan's hand, saying, "Third sister-in-law, you have to be my judge."
He recounted the whole story in one breath, without even taking a breath.
Qin Yuan said, "This is your third brother's fault."
Gu Baozhu was pleased and turned to Old Madam Gu, saying, "Mother, look, even Third Sister-in-law is saying that Third Brother is at fault."
Madam Gu said, "Only now do you see me."
Gu Baozhu smiled apologetically: "It's always been like this, but just now, Third Brother and Sixth Brother were so infuriating that I was in a hurry to find Third Sister-in-law to settle the score."
Madam Gu said, "It's fine with your sixth brother. If you ask him to paint, it's his business if he doesn't want to. But your third brother is just bored. Why is he meddling in your affairs?"
Qin Yuan laughed and said, "That's all for Baozhu. He's worried that if Baozhu's Ten Beauties Picture gets out and someone presents it to His Highness the Crown Prince, and if His Highness chooses one of them to enter the Eastern Palace, then everyone will blame Baozhu."
“That won’t do,” Old Madam Gu turned to Gu Baozhu and said, “Your third brother is currently enjoying the Emperor’s favor and is in charge of the important matter of the capital inspection. You know how he got this job; it’s because the eldest daughters of the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers are unwilling to participate in the selection of the Crown Princess.”
Gu Baozhu was stunned, and after a long while she said, "There are so many twists and turns hidden here. No wonder Third Brother got angry when he heard that the Crown Prince wanted to choose a beauty."
“Sister Baozhu, please don’t mention this again. If your words get out, along with this picture, it will be said that the Marquis of Dingbei’s family has misjudged the Crown Prince’s intentions, and they will be unable to escape the label of ‘flattering the emperor.’”
Gu Baozhu stamped her foot and said, "That You Da really harms people. Third Sister-in-law, didn't you just say it was all Third Brother's fault?"
Qin Yuan said seriously, "Of course it's all his fault. He was clearly doing it for your own good, but he didn't tell you the truth because of your relationship with You Da. That's his fault."
Outside the window.
Sixth Master Gu whispered to Lord Gu, "So Third Brother has thought of everything so thoroughly."
Lord Gu coughed lightly but did not respond.
He hadn't expected this much from what his young wife said.
But if his young wife said he had thought of it, then he had thought of it.
Sixth Master Gu looked at Marquis Gu with eyes full of admiration.
Just like when he was a child, Lord Gu took him to climb a tree to steal bird eggs and they got beaten up by his older brother.
inside the house.
Gu Baozhu was deeply moved. "Third sister-in-law, you're so biased towards me! I always said we're the best of friends in the world. Third sister-in-law, please take me with you in your business dealings from now on. I've already calculated all my capital. If you make pepper, I'll make pepper; if you make Sichuan peppercorns, I'll make Sichuan peppercorns. We'll be best sisters-in-law for life, never to be apart."
Later on, it seemed like they were going to go through fire and water together.
I don't know where he learned that chivalrous spirit.
Old Madam Gu frowned and said worriedly, "My goodness, when will you ever learn to be more sensible? Is that so hard? Look at you, getting angry and making a scene. If it weren't for your third sister-in-law mediating, you would have been at odds with your third brother!"
Qin Yuan laughed.
Gu Baozhu said, "How would I know? Maybe when she was pregnant with me, she ate too little pork heart, beef heart, or chicken heart, and that's why she's missing this."
Qin Yuan glanced quickly at Old Madam Gu.
A hint of sorrow and regret flashed in Madam Gu's eyes as she forced a smile and said, "Baozhu, come to your mother's place. From now on, I'll have someone cook you more pig heart soup."
Lord Gu lifted the curtain and came in, with Sixth Master Gu following closely behind.
"Mother, I think we should cook some boiled pig brains for her instead."
How do you eat that?
Before Gu Baozhu could even speak, Old Madam Gu objected.
Lord Gu said, "I've seen people from Sichuan and Chongqing eat spicy hot pot to dispel dampness. It's said that cooking it in this pot makes it taste pretty good, but ordinary people can't afford it. Where would they get so much pig brain? I've heard that ancient emperors ate monkey head, so Baozhu can have pig head instead."
Even if Gu Baozhu was slow-witted, she could tell that her third brother was making fun of her. But since she was in the wrong, she wisely kept quiet, only secretly rolling her eyes and making faces.
Madam Gu said, "Baozhu, Lan'er has been asking about you since this morning. She misses you, her aunt. Go and see her quickly."
Gu Baozhu was overjoyed to have a reason to escape, and said, "I understand."
He ran away after saying that.
As soon as Gu Baozhu left, Old Madam Gu's smile faded, and she asked Marquis Gu, "Hui-ge'er, how's the investigation into the ancestral temple going? And what about the Mo family?"
Qin Yuan also looked at Lord Gu.
Lord Gu sighed, walked over and sat down next to Qin Yuan, picked up her tea and gulped down half of it before saying, "Mother, please have some pity on your son. I just got back and haven't even had a sip of tea yet, and you're already bombarding me with questions."
Madam Gu glanced at him and said, "How old are you? You're still acting like a child in front of your wife and brother. Stop joking around. Just tell me what you found out. I can handle it."
Sixth Master Gu sat down at the head of the table, his eyes also turning to Lord Gu.
Lord Gu cleared his throat and said, "Thanks to the madam's vigilance, the monk Zhiguang and his master have an unknown background. Over the years, they have buried many silver ingots under the Buddhist hall. The magistrate of the Jingzhao Prefecture is investigating them."
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