My Sister Insisted on Swapping Marriages, and I Became a Marchioness Instead-Chapter 84: For the Sake of Her Son

Hong Ye hurriedly rushed into the inner room, lowered her voice, and pursued Qin Yuan to ask, "Miss, what did you do to provoke the Marquis? I noticed that he looked very displeased when he left just now."

Cui Ming also followed in quickly.

Qin Yuan glanced at the two young maids. Hong Ye looked nervous, while Cui Ming seemed like a startled bird.

Clearly, Cui Ming was overthinking again.

She smiled and said, "The Marquis wants Brother Cheng to enter the Imperial College."

Hong Ye asked, "Did you refuse?"

Cui Ming also looked at Qin Yuan.

Qin Yuan couldn’t help but laugh and said, "It’s not as if I own the Imperial College. How could I refuse? The Marquis wants to arrange a future for Brother Cheng, but feels it’s not good for him to be with Lady Zhao, yet he can’t let go."

Unable to lift it, unable to put it down.

Just six words.

Gu Jinghui, on the battlefield, is a decisive and ruthless General, yet deeply values affection.

If it were Lin Ziqi, for the sake of his own future, he could let go of anyone.

Hong Ye frowned.

Cui Ming said, "But why does the Marquis look so upset?"

Qin Yuan said, "I just touched on what was troubling him."

Cui Ming hesitated, then remained silent, merely furrowing her brow with worry, and Hong Ye also lost her smile.

Qin Yuan instructed them to tidy up the desk, while she went to the inner room to light a stick of incense, and picked up the accounting book she hadn’t finished last night, as if she wasn’t affected at all.

In the outer room, Cui Ming whispered to Hong Ye, "My heart has been hanging since last night. The way the Marquis looked just now was truly terrifying, yet Miss is as steady as a mountain."

Hong Ye said, "There is no one Miss can’t calm down. I suppose even the Marquis won’t stay angry for long."

Though saying this, both of their faces turned serious, losing their smiles.

Before long, the servant who accompanied the Marquis rushed in, panting, with a whip in hand. He asked the young maid to call Hong Ye out, and whispered in the corridor, "Sister Hong Ye, where did Madam put the clothes she packed for the Marquis?"

Hong Ye hurriedly went in to fetch the trunk she had packed only this morning and, without time to speak to Qin Yuan, ran outside to hand over the bamboo-woven trunk, complaining, "Why didn’t you come to get it when you left?"

The servant frowned while smiling apologetically, "The Marquis called for me in a hurry and didn’t mention it earlier. He was already on horseback when he remembered, and instructed me to come back for it. Actually, the Great Camp has everything too."

Half of Hong Ye’s anxiety eased.

The servant added, "The Marquis said he also wants to take the book he left in the side room and asked if there are any books Madam wants to give him, to bring along, or it’ll be dull at the Great Camp. They say one who labours with the mind governs others. Sister Hong Ye, could you make another trip?"

The other half of Hong Ye’s worry dissolved.

Truly, Miss is indeed Miss.

Has the Marquis calmed himself?

She smiled and said, "Alright, you wait here. I’ll go ask Madam."

The servant waited in the corridor holding the trunk.

Hong Ye couldn’t suppress the smile curved at her lips, covering her face as she let out a small scream, and dashed into the inner room, saying to Qin Yuan, "Miss, the Marquis got on his horse and then remembered to send someone back for the trunk."

Qin Yuan’s lips twitched slightly upward, "Hmm."

Hong Ye grinned, "Miss, the Marquis also said for you to send him a few books so he can pass the time at the Great Camp."

Qin Yuan couldn’t hold back a chuckle and said, "Alright, I’ll go find some."

Hong Ye said, "Then I’ll fetch the specific that the Marquis wants from the side room."

Qin Yuan cast a sideways glance at Hong Ye.

This little girl was just full of worries and now she’s smiling so brightly you can’t see her eyes, even teasing Marquis Gu.

Really...

Qin Yuan couldn’t be bothered to say more to her, and called on Cui Ming to search for books together.

Cui Ming, with a light expression, asked, "What books does Madam want to give the Marquis?"

Qin Yuan laughed, "The Marquis is worried about Brother Cheng’s matters, so let’s give him two books like and ."

Cui Ming couldn’t help but laugh.

"But Madam didn’t bring those."

"True, this isn’t the Qin Family’s study; I actually forgot. Then let’s send this to the Marquis."

Qin Yuan pulled out three volumes of and said, "Let the Marquis read this to pass the time."

Cui Ming’s mouth twitched, but she still accepted them, saying, "That works too."

They returned to the main room to find Hong Ye already waiting with oil paper and cloth.

Seeing that Qin Yuan had brought , Hong Ye laughed softly, "This is good."

She enthusiastically wrapped the books in oil paper and then in cloth, carefully tying the bundle before handing it to the waiting servant in the corridor, saying, "Madam said, let the Marquis read these two books to pass the time."

The servant weighed them in his hand, saying, "Sister Hong Ye, I’m off then. Does Madam have any message for the Marquis?"

Hong Ye was momentarily stunned, then laughed and said, "Wait a moment."

She hurried back into the room and asked, "Miss, does the Marquis ask if there’s a message for him?"

Qin Yuan smiled softly, "Yes, just tell him to eat and change clothes on time, and not to read too late into the night, lest he strains his eyes."

Hong Ye hastily ran out again to deliver the message.

Only then did the servant leave.

Hong Ye walked back into the main room, collapsing onto the embroidery stool, saying, "It’s really tiring."

Qin Yuan said, "There’s still more to do later."

Hong Ye: "..."

Indeed, another young maid came in saying, "The housekeepers have arrived."

Cui Ming perked up; today she had to carry out the task Miss had given her, to select a nanny from the sewing room to replace Mrs. Lu, and find a way to reassure Mrs. Lu so she didn’t cause trouble out of panic.

Qin Yuan put down the account book in her hand, got up, and said, "Let’s go."

The housekeepers, in sharp contrast to their previously listless state, were all properly dressed and standing upright.

Hong Ye nodded to herself, this was because Miss had subdued them yesterday.

As usual, she called the roll, and everyone called responded with full spirit.

Mrs. Lu stood at the end, repeatedly glancing at Cui Ming and then at Qin Yuan, the anxiety and plea in her eyes almost palpable, as if anyone seeing would sigh, why bother making a scene in the first place.

Qin Yuan made the usual inquiries about the affairs and no one dared to be careless this time. They all, taking Mrs. Lu’s lesson to heart, prepared their accounts and precedents clearly and plainly.

Fearing making any mistake and ending up in the same situation as Mrs. Lu.

Seeing there wasn’t much, Qin Yuan said, "You may all go about your business. Cui Ming, take Mrs. Lu to the sewing room to make the handover, and Hong Ye, supervise the tea room. If there’s anything amiss, you can come to me."

After speaking, she went into the inner room.

The rest dispersed quickly, each busy with their own affairs. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Mrs. Lu, hunched over, seemed to have all her energy drained away, and said, "Miss Cui Ming, does Madam really not want to let me go?"

Cui Ming, half out of comfort, half out of pressure, said, "Mrs. Lu, why not organize previous matters first. Madam just arrived, and new officials inevitably burn three fires. Mrs. Lu was just unlucky enough to get burned by it. I hear Mrs. Lu’s son serves under the Marquis, who wishes to promote him too. Wouldn’t Mrs. Lu avoid harming her son’s reputation over this?"