My younger sister insisted on marrying me and made me the Marquis' wife.

Chapter 145 Fear of Death

Qin Yuan lowered her head, straightened her skirt and sat down. Gu Jinghui came close to her and whispered in her ear, “Madam is really smart. As soon as I mentioned that there was smallpox in the inner courtyard, they only dared to make trouble in the outer courtyard and did not dare to go to the inner courtyard.”

"Your Excellency is over-praised. It was just a coincidence."

Qin Yuan responded by turning her head sideways, her cheek just brushing against Gu Jinghui's lips, and both of them were stunned.

Then, Gu Jinghui's ears gradually turned red, and the corners of his lips gradually curled up.

Qin Yuan frowned, her eyes wandering, and she quietly avoided Gu Jinghui's sight.

At this time, the old woman who had been rolling on the ground had stopped crying and screaming. She leaned on the ground and raised her head and asked in a hoarse voice: "My Lord, now that the Marquis's wife is here, can you give me an explanation?"

Qin Yuan and Gu Jinghui finally came to their senses and quickly sat up straight.

Master Gu Liu was furious and shouted, "Shouldn't you ask Xu about this? Why do you have to pester my third sister-in-law?"

"Oh my, son-in-law, who else can we turn to if not the Marquis's wife for such a big matter?"

The women standing on both sides shouted at Master Gu Liu.

Madam Hou pressed on and asked, "Brother-in-law, are you going to the inner courtyard to ask Qin Yuan?"

Master Gu Liu shook his head and said, "Let's talk about it later."

Lord Xu asked enthusiastically, "Are they going to ask about Eighth Brother's wife? Actually, you guys also want to make it vague. Why did Xu Zhen go out so early? It was just because Eighth Brother's wife had to take care of her child who had smallpox. She was able to leave the courtyard, so she asked the maid to pass the message."

The Marquis thought that Madam Hou and Zuo Ningbei were not at all like a scholar meeting a soldier.

Gu Jinghui: “…”

Before the old woman rolled to the Marquis's feet, she grabbed the corner of my robe and pulled it upwards, crying, "You poor Zhen'er, where on earth did they hide you? They'll return you to you soon."

"What do you mean Sister Zhen left the mansion without permission? Our Sister Zhen is chaste and dignified, unlike your Seventh Miss. She would never leave the mansion to play in Yuyuantan. Who knows what bad things your mansion has done to harm our Sister Zhen? And you are using these nonsense to deceive us."

Mr. Gu Liu put down the teacup in his hand and slapped his palms hard under the table, making a loud noise.

The Marquis's Mansion remained silent, quietly waiting for my next words.

The Marquis was impatient and asked, "Does Xu plan to help my eighth brother?"

No one whispered, "What if you get smallpox?"

The Marquis's wife stood in the middle and looked at Lord Xu in shock.

The man had folded his arms and looked like he took it for granted. He was surprised when he heard that and immediately asked, "Is what he said true?"

Zuo Ning cleared her throat and said, "Since Sister Zhen came to the mansion, she has lived in Eighth Sister's courtyard and has been taken care of by Eighth Sister. As for why Sister Zhen left early in the morning, Eighth Sister knows the most. Now that Sister Zhen's whereabouts are known, the Marquis has sent people to Yuyuantan to investigate and has also offered a reward. If you want to know more, you can just ask Eighth Sister in person."

Seven weeks of silence came up, and the Marquis' Mansion heard Lord Xu say sternly: "Xu Zhen was taken to the mansion by the Eighth Brother's wife, and she has always been taking care of him. Today you found out that you saw him, but you haven't reported it to the authorities yet. The mansion has also sent seven people to investigate. I suspect the prosecutor will be able to find out something in the next two days."

Master Gu Liu said angrily, "Sister Zhen left the house without permission, and my third sister-in-law didn't know about it. If you don't believe it, why don't you all go to the outside of Xu's yard and ask for the truth."

Although the women of the Xu family followed the men in their affairs, their expressions were kind.

"Ah!" The old woman lying on the ground immediately turned over, got up and moved away.

Butler Han and Butler Cao hurriedly supported me and I managed to stand.

Everyone who was making noise stopped talking.

The women have finished throwing dirty water.

Just as you were about to speak, you heard Gu Liuye muttering angrily, "Old Eight, that rubbish!"

"Yes, when we invited our sister Zhen to come, we said good or bad things, that she came to Zuo Ning to play and accompany your aunt to do some needlework. It's only been a few days, how come she's gone? You can know a person by knowing his face. He is still sister Zhen's uncle, is he still a human being?"

The Marquis curled the corners of his lips in mockery.

What he meant was that both the right and the left were Xu Jianan's business, and he just wanted to pull others out.

Gu Jinghui said: “You, the Xu family, are reasonable, but when a man who is pampered outside the family suddenly sees you, who can be relaxed and happy, right?”

Lord Xu looked towards the Marquis' Mansion.

There was suddenly a small space next to Zuo Ningbei.

Well, that's taking it back.

The Marquis's wife asked, "Is this true? Did the servant who brought the news tell them?"

The Marquis's wife tried hard to refute, but someone listened.

Zuo Ningbei, who was named, could no longer let the man make trouble behind her, so she spoke up: "Xu, your Zhen'er knows what's going on. You came to live with your aunt that time. How come you saw her? Whoever raises a man will feel sorry for him. You just want Zuo Ning to give an explanation."

Zuo Ningbei's face turned even paler, and she jumped up and shouted, "Xu, that's really kind. What if you get smallpox? If there's nothing wrong with the Xu family, the account will be put on the Marquis' account."

Her jade-like face turned red, and her thin body trembled like a fallen leaf in the wind.

I meant that sentence was a bit worse. Zuo Ningbei wasn't afraid at all before she said it.

Gu Jinghui looked around firmly, and first fixed his sight on the Houfu, and asked: "Can the Xu family do something convenient for you?"

The Marquis's wife was swayed from side to side by being pulled.

Zuo Ningbei continued, "Today, your family broke into Zuo Ning's house because of that child. Parents in heaven love their children, but there is no reason to let everyone die for a child. You can withdraw from the inner courtyard, but I hope the Xu family can ask your sister why Zhen Jie'er ran away."

There was a sudden noise outside the hall.

Master Gu Liu said calmly, "You have already reported it to the authorities yesterday. Today, the servants have not passed the news to all relatives and friends. No one in Zuo Ning has contracted smallpox, and they are closing the door to visitors. Do they know?"

Zuo Ningbei's face was stern, and although she said nothing, it was as if she had said everything.

The Marquis's wife agreed immediately and said, "Yes, you can go to the inner courtyard and ask them. My Eighth Sister-in-law has prepared a broken noodle bag and soaked it in medicine. They can wear it and the symptoms will go away."

Master Gu Liu then turned to the pale-faced old man sitting in the first seat on his left, "Zuo Ningbei, what does he mean?"

Zuo Ning: “…”

"Is it convenient to know what it is?"

The Marquis's wife agreed, "Does he think they will get the disease just by staying in the inner courtyard? You left home early yesterday morning, and when you came back you found out that the children had smallpox. Qin Yuan hadn't invited the Smallpox Queen yet, so she moved all your things to the inner courtyard. The imperial physician came and confirmed that it was smallpox, and then the Eighth Sister-in-law found a prescription and sealed off a few more courtyards."

Zuo Ningbei, however, remained motionless below, as if she only wanted to see what would happen.

Butler Cao immediately said, "The servant who reported the news was beaten out by Lord Gu."

The two of them sat down and watched for a while.