Qin Yuan glanced at Gu Jinghui and asked, "Did my husband go to the training ground to practice martial arts?"
"Um."
Qin Yuan didn't say anything more, slowly picking through the jewelry in her dressing case, ignoring Lord Gu who was standing in the room, steaming with heat.
Cuiming dared not make a sound, but simply combed her hair silently.
Hongye was summoned in, then hurriedly went out to instruct the maid to carry hot water to the washroom, and went to the side room to fetch Gu Jinghui's change of clothes and accessories.
Gu Jinghui sat imposingly on the bench, watching Qin Yuan comb her hair, and said, "I'll be away from home these next few days. Have someone tidy up my trunks so that I don't always have to rely on the maids to choose clothes for me."
This means Qin Yuan will personally help him choose his clothes.
Cui Ming lowered her head and silently combed her hair.
Qin Yuan asked, "Does my husband dislike the way Hongye dressed? She also took care of all my clothes and accessories."
Gu Jinghui said firmly, "General Jin's clothes are all managed by his wife."
Qin Yuan: "..."
This so-called "Golden General" is really annoying.
Qin Yuan said softly, "If my husband doesn't mind, I'll take charge of it for you. This time, my husband is going to the main camp. Would you like to bring a change of clothes? Have the servants prepared everything for you at the main camp?"
Gu Jinghui's voice softened considerably as he said, "The servants are not diligent enough; they are not as attentive as you, Madam. Please make arrangements for me, Madam."
Qin Yuan had no choice but to agree, saying, "Husband, why don't you set off sooner? I'll have the servants deliver everything to the camp once I'm all packed, so as not to delay your roll call."
Gu Jinghui shook his head: "It's alright. Didn't you say you had something to discuss last night? I wanted to come back early, but my sixth brother was complaining to Mother, which delayed me for a long time. By the time I got back, you had already gone to bed. Tell me what it is. I'll settle things at home before I can go to the camp to do my work."
The camp was his territory, and he was the one who made the decisions.
Although Lord Gu has never missed a day of service since he began leading troops, things are different now... He has a family now...
Gu Jinghui thought that what his mother said was absolutely true; no matter how indifferent a woman may seem, she still cares about it deep down.
He was just a little late coming back; he couldn't even get into the main room.
Both maids said that the young wife had suffered a great injustice, which showed that she still held a grudge.
Qin Yuan looked at Cui Ming in the mirror, and Cui Ming immediately gave her a frantic wink.
"What time did you return last night, my husband? I was a little tired from doing the accounts yesterday, so I went to bed early."
The maids had already carried the water into the clean room, and Hongye had also brought in a change of clothes on a tray.
Gu Jinghui did not answer Qin Yuan's question and went directly into the clean room to take a bath.
Cuiming quickly whispered, "Miss, Hongye told the Marquis yesterday that this matter wasn't urgent and could be discussed when he returned. Why is the Marquis..."
Qin Yuan roughly guessed what was on Lord Gu's mind, so she changed the subject and asked, "Have you two offended the Lord Gu again?"
Cui Ming fell silent, and after a while, she finally recounted what had happened last night.
Qin Yuan glanced at the two maids who hadn't slept well, wanting to comfort them, but then thought it was too early and that it would be good for them to learn a lesson. So she said, "Since the Marquis wants to hear it, I will tell him."
When Gu Jinghui came out of the clean room, he saw that Qin Yuan had already combed her hair. She was wearing a light green shirt and a jade-white eight-panel skirt. Every time she moved, she would occasionally reveal a pair of pointed, upturned embroidered shoes adorned with bright pearls. She was light and graceful, and indescribably charming and beautiful.
"My lord, Hongye and I have already prepared the clothes you will wear for the next ten days. Have the servant bring them to you in the order they are folded, so that they won't get mixed up."
"Um."
Gu Jinghui's expression softened considerably.
"Husband, come and change your clothes."
Qin Yuan didn't need him to say anything; she stood on the low stool beside the bed and called for him to get dressed.
Gu Jinghui's eyes flickered slightly as he asked, "What is this?"
Qin Yuan smiled and said, "This was made for me by Aunt Cai. It makes it much more convenient for me to change my husband's clothes while I'm wearing it."
"good."
Qin Yuan turned him around and around, and finally gently stroked his collar with her small hand, saying, "That's enough."
Gu Jinghui could only smell the alluring fragrance emanating from her sleeves, her hair, and her breath. He couldn't help but be distracted and finally couldn't resist. He took her small hand, gently caressed it, and said softly, "I just came back a little late, and you let me go to the side room to study."
Qin Yuan lowered her eyes.
She knew that Lord Gu was upset because of this, but she pretended not to know and said, "Husband, don't you want to be a scholar-general like Lu Xun? Lu Meng fought during the day and read by candlelight until midnight, which is how he impressed people. Husband, don't you want my father to look at you with new eyes?"
With his other hand, Gu Jinghui gently touched the small mole on the tip of her delicate nose and scoffed, "Do you think I'm stupid?"
He then lifted Qin Yuan off the low stool and said, "Let's have our meal."
He couldn't stay any longer; if he stayed any longer, he wouldn't want to leave.
Qin Yuan smiled and asked, "Aren't you going to Mother's?"
“No need,” Gu Jinghui shook his head, “I have something to discuss with you privately.”
Qin Yuan and he sat side by side at the table. In the center was a pot of old duck soup simmering in the small kitchen, along with some noodles, and steamed buns and shrimp dumplings sent from the main kitchen.
Qin Yuan couldn't help but purse her lips and smile slightly.
"What's wrong?" Gu Jinghui asked.
“Hongye was saying yesterday that the Marquis had gone out and hadn’t had the duck stewed in the kitchen, but he got to eat it this morning, didn’t he?”
Gu Jinghui's expression improved considerably.
Qin Yuan continued, "Yesterday I heard from Rong Mama that Lu Mama's husband went to the battlefield with the old Marquis and became lame. Her son works under the Marquis, so she wanted to ask the Marquis for advice on how to deal with this."
Gu Jinghui asked, "What do you plan to do?"
“I was too tired last night and couldn’t wait for the Marquis to return. I thought it wasn’t urgent, so I put it aside for now and waited until the Marquis returned from the camp. It was also a good opportunity to teach Madam Lu a lesson so that she wouldn’t make the same mistake again. It was also to prevent others from thinking that they could act recklessly just because of their family’s achievements, and from following suit.”
Gu Jinghui couldn't help but laugh. His little wife was indeed good at playing tricks. He said, "Aunt Lu's son is very respectful and meticulous, quite different from her. I plan to have him do some personal tasks for me in the future."
The implication was that Lu's mother's son wanted to be her attendant.
Qin Yuan said, "Then scare her a bit, and choose a deputy to keep her in check. You just need to explain things clearly to her son."
Gu Jinghui responded.
Qin Yuan asked again, "What does my husband want to say?"
Gu Jinghui said, "Yesterday I went to the main room and stayed for a while. It wasn't because the two children were being naughty, but because my sixth brother was complaining about his wife and saying that I shouldn't have restricted him from withdrawing money from the household accounts."
Qin Yuan picked up a piece of pickled cucumber with her chopsticks and chewed it thoroughly. Lord Gu was explaining something to her.
She listened attentively, and then Gu Jinghui said, "Mother says that Cheng-ge'er should be starting school. But although Brother Pang died in the line of duty, his official rank is too low. I'm afraid Cheng-ge'er won't be able to enter the Imperial Academy through his family's privilege. Does Madam have any ideas?"
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