Qin Yuan sneered, "Today is a good day for returning home to my parents' home. I don't want to hurt our relationship and upset my mother and father. If you had any sense, you wouldn't have said such nonsense."
Qin Wan said angrily, "I'm only doing this for your own good. Why do you have to pretend that the old lady and the marquis both love and respect you? Zhao Niangzi and those twins are no good people. I'm just giving you a friendly heads-up. Don't let the marquis take them as concubines and you still be in the dark."
She had drunk some alcohol, and the wind outside, combined with Qin Yuan's provocation, made her quite tipsy.
The Qin family's backyard was small. Although the women did not approach, they all looked in this direction and listened carefully.
They were happy for Qin Yuan for getting such a good marriage, and felt proud to tell others about it, but deep down they still hoped that Qin Yuan wasn't as glamorous as she appeared on the outside.
The second grandmother was caught in the middle of the two men, feeling helpless.
Qin Yuan looked around and said solemnly, "The Marquis personally told me that Zhao Niangzi's husband saved you from a calamity in the northern frontier. The Marquis took care of them to repay his kindness. The Marquis is a man of great loyalty and righteousness. How could he do such a despicable thing? Those twins are the children of the Marquis's benefactor. The Marquis treats them as his own. Zhao Niangzi is still in mourning. Who is spreading such rumors outside, defaming the reputation of my Marquis's mansion? They have ulterior motives."
Qin Wan blushed and couldn't speak.
Qin Yuan added, "Next time you hear such gossip, have someone bring her to the Marquis's residence. I will naturally thank you properly."
Before the words were finished, a male voice came from the second gate, "What Yuan'er said is very true. You and I, husband and wife, are of one mind and think alike."
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