My Sister Insisted on Swapping Marriages, and I Became a Marchioness Instead

Chapter 403: Driving Out the Fool

Marquis Gu returned to the manor and went straight to Wutong Garden, asking as soon as he entered, "Where is madam?"

The young maid under the corridor quickly said, "Madam is in the study."

Marquis Gu then lightened his steps and slowly strolled into the inner room.

A maid unfamiliar to him approached from inside, her hibiscus face full of smiles, and asked, "Would you like some tea, Marquis?"

Marquis Gu said casually, "Bring it up then."

He relaxed his body sideways onto the Taishi chair, sighing inwardly. It seemed his young wife was genuinely busy, even Mo Zhu and Hong Mian were put to great use, and new faces were serving in the room.

He was just planning to talk to his young wife about today’s experiences in the six departments when they dine together later.

The maid carrying the tea cup seemed to step on something, suddenly lunging forward, the tea cup with hot water flew towards Marquis Gu lost in thought.

"Ah!"

Qin Yuan was pondering the rhymes of the lines in the new poetry when suddenly hearing a sharp cry, seemingly coming from the inner room, hurriedly put down the Hu Bi in hand, stood up and asked, "What happened?"

The young maid guarding outside said, "Marquis just returned to the inner room, Pear is on duty, it sounds like the cry came from Pear."

Qin Yuan rushed towards the inner room.

As soon as she entered the room, she saw a mess on the floor.

Broken porcelain, discolored tea leaves, a puddle of steaming water stain...

Pear was struggling to get up from the ground, looking extremely embarrassed.

Gu Jinghui sat far away, coldly reprimanding, "Careless, luckily it was me here, if madam were splashed by you this way, wouldn’t her looks be ruined? Which family’s maid serves tea with boiling water? From now on, don’t serve before me and madam."

"What happened?"

Qin Yuan hurriedly asked.

Gu Jinghui quickly dispelled his anger and said, "Just now I was sitting here nicely, this fool came to serve tea, out of nowhere the tea cup flew towards me, lucky I dodged quickly, if such scalding water were splashed on me, wouldn’t it leave big blisters?"

Saying so, he also glared at Pear who barely managed to get up, saying, "Who knows how she was chosen, clumsy, even for sweeping the yard I would mind, servants outside the second gate are more deft than her, don’t use her in the future, check who recommended her, admonish well, these servants are increasingly careless in their work."

Qin Yuan soothed, "Alright, alright, I know, she won’t be used in future, let her do rough work outside."

Only then did Gu Jinghui cheer up a bit, pulling Qin Yuan into his arms, just about to speak, Qin Yuan pushed him away and said, "You haven’t changed your clothes yet."

"It’s because you weren’t here."

Marquis Gu reluctantly let go of her hand and said, "Without you waiting in the room, it’s boring for me, so after finishing my business I rushed home, what have you been doing today? Heard you were in the study when I returned, were you reading?"

Qin Yuan bowed to find clothes for him, smiling upon hearing, "You ask one question after another, which should I answer first?"

Marquis Gu’s eyes smiled, leaning close, saying to her, "Just talk to me, answering isn’t important."

Qin Yuan took out the home robe, handed it to him.

"Change into this, do you need to loosen your hair?"

Marquis Gu said, "No need, after lunch I need to go to the Great Camp, haven’t been there for a while, it’s a bit worrisome. Also, some counselors need to be drawn for the Capital Inspection."

Qin Yuan asked, "Finished running through the six departments today?"

Marquis Gu went behind the screen to change clothes and said, "Finished, but the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel wasn’t there, I left a message with their Extraordinary Minister, I got people from other departments, but something strange happened."

"What’s strange?"

"They all advised me to take care of my health, their expressions were peculiar."

Qin Yuan thought for a moment and understood, laughed, "This... wasn’t this caused by you yourself."

Marquis Gu said, "You know, but you won’t tell me, teasing me."

Qin Yuan just laughed.

Marquis Gu came out from behind the screen, wrapped Qin Yuan by the waist and threw her on the Arhat Bed, took off his embroidered shoes to tickle her foot, "Let’s see if you’ll speak, subject to torture."

"...Ha ha... you stop... ha ha..."

Qin Yuan laughed breathlessly, collapsed on the Arhat Bed, Marquis Gu seeing this felt itchy at heart, leaned in to steal a kiss, Qin Yuan swiftly dodged, they got carried away in fun, an oversight led Qin Yuan’s jade foot to kick straight into his face.

Marquis Gu was stunned.

Qin Yuan hurriedly moved away, finally stopped laughing, gasped, "Can’t blame me, it’s all your making."

"I didn’t say anything."

"Go wash your face, I will ask someone to set the meal."

Qin Yuan gently lifted her finger, wiped away the tear from laughter at her eye corner, just when she was about to get up, Gu Jinghui leaned close again, Qin Yuan said distastefully, "You haven’t washed your face, what are you snuggling for?"

"I don’t mind you, yet you mind me."

Marquis Gu was puzzled.

Qin Yuan said, "Quickly go wash your face, otherwise don’t come close and talk."

Marquis Gu snorted, but still got up to the clean room to wash his face.

At this moment, Hong Ye and others returned, Qin Yuan called inside the room, Hong Ye came in, asked, "Why did Pear come to beg me to plead to Miss, keep her to serve, did she commit some fault?"

Qin Yuan said, "Marquis doesn’t want to use her anymore, see where else needs people, arrange her there, don’t let her do close serving tasks."

Hong Ye agreed.

Qin Yuan continued, "Later, send a letter to Miss Dong."

Hong Ye asked, "It’s still some time until the fifteenth, why send it now? The mooncakes for the manor aren’t made yet."

Qin Yuan said, "It’s not about that, Sixteen came today and said the poetry competition stirred up the Book Sea Pavilion owner to send someone to contest, I thought to gather ladies for Firefly Poems, also get a poetry collection of ladies singing fireflies. Miss Dong started a poetry club in Jinling, can gather quite a few talented women."