The next day, Qin Yuan woke up, dressed herself up, and went to the main room to pay her respects to the old lady.
Upon hearing that she had arrived, Old Madam Gu immediately had Qiuju invite her in, and asked with a smile, "Why are you here so early? Why don't you sleep a little longer?"
Qin Yuan replied with a smile, "I'm returning to my parents' home today, so I came a little early."
"You got up early, so you probably haven't had your meal yet. Why don't you eat here with me?"
"I couldn't be happier. The breakfast here at Mother's place is definitely better."
Upon hearing this, Madam Gu said to Rong Mama, "Look at this clever tongue of hers, you go and make arrangements, don't let her go hungry. I'm old and eat simple food."
Qin Yuan quickly replied, "I'll eat whatever Mother eats. I'm not picky, and everything tastes good."
Seeing her daughter-in-law enjoying her meal, Old Madam Gu also ate an extra bowl of porridge.
Rong Momo smiled and said, "Madam, please come and dine here often when you have time, so that the old lady can have more to eat."
Qin Yuan quickly seized the opportunity: "If Mother doesn't mind me eating all of her rations, then I'll take over."
Old Madam Gu looked at her with pity and said, "Good, good, come and sit here with your mother more often, have meals with her. Your mother likes it very much."
After Qin Yuan left, Old Madam Gu sighed, "My son is such a scoundrel."
Rong Momo said, "The Marquis and the twins have such a deep affection for each other, and he has no children of his own. It's inevitable that some people will have ulterior motives. I've heard these days that people outside are saying that the twins are the Marquis's children, and that Lady Zhao is deeply loved by the Marquis. They're just waiting to give Lady Zhao a proper title after the wedding."
"What?"
Madam Gu was taken aback and asked, "Could it really be the Marquis's child?"
Rong Momo said, "The Marquis wouldn't do such a ridiculous thing, would he? Isn't Lady Zhao still in mourning for her husband?"
Old Madam Gu was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat. "Is that wicked beast still staying at Fengxuan Pavilion? Call him back right now! Doesn't he care about such an important matter as his wife's return to her parents' home?"
When Qin Yuan returned to Wutong Garden, she saw that it was almost time, so she changed into the crimson robe and shawl that Old Madam Gu had given her, and put on a jade pendant, which made her skin look even more radiant and jade-like, as if it were coated with a soft glow.
"Hongye, go and ask if the carriages for the bride's return visit are ready."
After a while, Hongye replied, "It's ready."
"Then let's prepare to set off, and return as soon as possible."
"Aren't we waiting for the Marquis?"
Qin Yuan smiled and said, "It's almost three-quarters past Chen Shi (7:45 AM) now."
Gu Jinghui not only didn't return, but he didn't even bring back a message, so it's clear that she'll have to go back to her parents' home alone today.
In her previous life, Qin Wan's return to her parents' home was also like this.
Qin Yuan wasn't particularly surprised.
She noticed that Gu Jinghui seemed determined to settle down and live a good life, so she reminded him a few times that returning to one's parents' home after marriage was a matter of dignity for a woman, and hoped that he would give her that dignity.
Since I still can't get it, I won't force it.
After her return visit to her parents' home, she began to manage her own dowry shop and tried to appease the old lady so that she could take over the management of the household affairs from Madam Gu.
Seeing Qin Yuan's completely indifferent attitude, Hongye was almost in tears, but Cuiming said to her, "Do you want everyone in the Marquis's mansion to laugh at Miss?"
Hongye suppressed her grief and followed Cuiming to help Qin Yuan board the carriage in the side courtyard.
Upon arriving at the side courtyard, the carriage that had been prepared was nowhere to be found.
What's going on?
The red leaves exploded.
She had been holding in too much anger, and it finally broke down.
The coachman slowly said, "The Seventh Miss used the madam's carriage first. She said that the Marquis has not yet arrived, and the madam probably won't be returning to her parents' home for a while, so she used it first because she needed it urgently."
Hongye was furious and said, "You're just a coachman, how can you make decisions like that?"
The coachman said, "It was Miss Seven who made the decision. How could I, a mere servant, say no?"
Hongye was so overwhelmed that she couldn't speak.
Qin Yuan coughed, and Cui Ming quickly stepped forward and grabbed Hong Ye.
On the day of the tea ceremony, Qin Yuan met the Seventh Miss Gu Baozhu. Gu Baozhu had a heroic appearance and was somewhat arrogant. Qin Yuan probably looked down on Qin Yuan's status. In addition, Gu Jinghui had been guarding Fengxuan Pavilion for the past two days, so he just stepped on Qin Yuan's head.
Qin Yuan said, "Quickly prepare another carriage."
The coachman hesitated and said, "The carriages for the ladies are all gone, Madam, perhaps..."
Qin Yuan asked, "How many carriages does the Marquis's residence have in total? Which ones do the women of the household use most often?"
The coachman muttered, "Only the steward cares about these things. How would a servant know so much? There's a fixed number of carriages for the ladies. The old lady and the sixth lady's carriages are all available, but you, madam, can't use them."
Qin Yuan sneered twice and said to Hongye, "Go and ask Rong Mama, the old lady's maid, for a solution. The old lady prepared a return gift for me, but I can't deliver it to the Qin family. What if the Qin family thinks that the Marquis's Mansion looks down on our in-laws? I'll just sit here and wait for you to come back with your people."
The coachman panicked and hurriedly knelt down, kowtowing and pleading, "Madam, I was just following orders. How can you make things difficult for me?"
Qin Yuan ignored him and went with Cui Ming to sit down in a nearby pavilion to wait for Hong Ye to return.
Cuiming asked her, "Why did you bring this matter to the old lady, Miss?"
Qin Yuan sneered: "Some people are afraid that I won't cause trouble with the Marquis. The old lady feels guilty towards me and wants to coax me and the Marquis to live together. How can she stand this?"
Cui Ming suddenly realized.
"Miss, are you referring to six?"
Qin Yuan snorted, "Who else could it be? Seventh Miss and she are sisters-in-law who are of one mind."
The excuse that she couldn't use the old lady's and sixth lady's carriages, but the seventh young lady could, was just a pretext that left her with no recourse. Because of this matter of returning home for the bride's family home, she had a falling out with Gu Jinghui.
She does want to have a falling out with Gu Jinghui, but when to do so is up to her.
Seeing her calmly resting in the cool air, Cuiming also relaxed.
The two sat in the pavilion for a while when a round-headed, fat steward came with several men and said with a smile, "Madam, this coachman is a fool and doesn't know anything. If you need a carriage, this old servant will arrange it for you."
Qin Yuan said, "It's alright. My maid has already gone to invite Rong Mama, who is by the old lady's side. The coachman said that he was just doing what others told him to do, so I won't make things difficult for you."
The portly steward tried to persuade her, "Isn't Madam in a hurry to return to her parents' home? This old servant will make arrangements for Madam quickly, so that she won't be late and become a laughing stock."
Qin Yuan chuckled lightly and said leisurely, "Anyway, it's already late, so what's a little later? If someone laughs at us, it'll just be for the Marquis's family to be poorly managed and its subordinates to be lax. There's no need to hide, conceal, or condone this little thing. As the saying goes, it's better to nip a problem in the bud. I'm doing this to prevent you from making a big mistake in the future."
I heard that the Lady of the Marquis is the daughter of a minor official and is not favored by the Marquis. These days, the Marquis has been staying at Fengxuan Pavilion, with only Zhao and her son in his heart. He is unwilling to even accompany her on her homecoming. The fat steward couldn't help but look down on her, thinking that he could be fooled with a few words. But now he was speechless and his back was covered in cold sweat.
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