Chapter 607: Idle Talk by the Western Window

"Yuan’er, Yuan’er, stop crying, it’s not good to ruin your eyes. Don’t worry, I’ll make them pay for this; I won’t let you be bullied for nothing."

Marquis Gu frantically coaxed.

Anger, heartache, guilt, debt, and countless indescribable feelings filled his heart.

His delicate little wife should be carefully cherished, and yet today she suffered grievances and fear because of him.

If King Jin succeeded, what future would his little wife have?

He naturally wouldn’t be able to survive either.

The hatred of having his wife taken away, irreconcilable.

Marquis Gu gritted his teeth, swearing to the heavens, "Just you wait, I will never let them get away unscathed."

Qin Yuan finally managed to stop crying, her eyes red and swollen, she lightly tapped the broad, powerful chest in front of her with her slender fingers and choked, "It’s all your fault."

"Yes, yes, it’s all my fault, it’s me who didn’t protect you well, hit me."

Marquis Gu bent down and stretched his handsome face forward.

Getting slapped by those soft little hands was nothing, as long as his wife would stop crying, she could hit him anywhere.

However, Qin Yuan not only didn’t hit him but reached out her tender jade-like hand, holding Marquis Gu’s chiseled face, and softly said, "You say that just to make me feel bad. How could I bear to, you bad man."

Oh dear!

Marquis Gu was enchanted.

His heart was sour and sweet, with a kind of indescribable tenderness.

Like a big bumblebee trapped in a thick spider web, too lazy to struggle.

Who could understand?

Qin Yuan continued, "How did you get so thin after just a few days away? And you’ve gotten darker, your beard has grown so long.

Aren’t you taking care of yourself? Is it that without supervision you can’t live properly?

When you’re out, are you eating and sleeping poorly, recklessly messing up your body?

Just say if that’s the case, huh? Speak!"

Her soft, fragrant hand gently caressed his face, and her concerned nagging lingered in his ear, causing his blood to surge, wishing he could pull his little wife into his arms and cherish her fiercely.

But she was just frightened today, and her anger hadn’t dissipated yet. Marquis Gu didn’t dare to be rash, only staring at Qin Yuan’s adorable little mole on her nose, his throat moving a few times before hoarsely saying, "How can being on a military campaign compare to being home? Actually, I eat well and sleep well outside, just that rushing back and forth is inevitably rough. As soon as I entered the capital, I went to the You Family, then rushed back here. It’s nothing, resting for a few days will be fine."

Qin Yuan withdrew her hand, fixedly asking, "Do you know about the twins’ birth origins?"

Marquis Gu nodded somewhat disappointedly.

His little wife’s warmth and care dissipated too quickly.

Qin Yuan lowered her eyelids, twisting her hands aimlessly, "I wanted to tell you earlier, but you were always busy, and left without telling me. I only had Shi Ba investigate in secret, it wasn’t my intention to hide it from you."

"What are you talking about," Marquis Gu tightly held her little hand and smiled, "If it weren’t for you having Shi Ba keep watch, how would Mr. Songshan have anticipated their actions. Now Yelv Guza must be furious, none of his schemes succeeded today, not to mention that King Jin probably suspects him now.

Since Yelv Xianyong spoke of his intentions, I have been cautious everywhere. Duke Zhen’s Mansion degraded themselves to do such a disgraceful thing, I won’t let them have it easy."

Qin Yuan felt somewhat relieved.

If Marquis Gu dared to say something like settling accounts after Prince Qi ascends the throne, she wouldn’t forgive him.

"Good, the You Family has plotted against me and Treasure Bead time and again, now they’ve gained nothing, and we can’t let them live comfortably."

Marquis Gu agreed immediately.

"Alright, whatever idea you have, just say it. If I’m not around, just tell Mr. Songshan and Shi Ba to arrange it."

The establishment of Feiyun Pavilion was all facilitated by her. Now Mr. Songshan’s livelihood was tied with the Marquis Mansion, exhausting his energies to strategize for him, and even discovered the birth origins of those twins, eliminating hidden dangers without a trace.

Because of her planning, the Gu Family and the old soldiers all had a lasting reliance. The clan elder said all the clan members were willing to follow his arrangements for the good of their descendants."

The Gu Family Army was like an iron wall...

All this added weight to his alliance with Prince Qi.

His little wife was his lucky star, his confidence.

Qin Yuan narrowed her eyes and said, "Treasure Bead’s actions for me today might have been somewhat shocking. If mother criticizes her later, you must speak up for her. In the future, we need to find ways to restore her reputation well."

"Alright, she’s part of the Gu Family, naturally, she’s supposed to protect you. Don’t worry, mother is just all talk; she won’t bear to punish her. Besides, she’s going on a long journey, mother won’t have time to feel sorry."

Qin Yuan glanced at Marquis Gu, thinking, I hope you still think so when you find out what Gu Baoshu did later.

Qin Yuan then asked, "Is Sister-in-law Cheng alright?"

Marquis Gu replied, "She’s had a fright, already settled in a guest room. Doctor Li checked her. Today’s events were extremely perilous. Brother Cheng’s martial arts master and the nanny beside him attacked together, and outside there were bandits pouring oil and setting fires, secretly aided by Yelv people, fortunately, nothing serious happened. Just..."

"Just what?"

Marquis Gu was a bit troubled, "It’s just that the Gu Mansion burned quite seriously, I was thinking of assigning them an unoccupied courtyard temporarily, what do you think?"

Qin Yuan pondered for a moment, then said, "Marquis’ idea is sound. We can’t let them return to the ninth branch to live. I heard from Sister-in-law Cheng that their residence in the ninth branch is cramped, and they took a lot of grievances for not having children, and had quarrels with their sisters-in-law. Speaking of which, this incident arose because of the Marquis Mansion, we implicated them."

She knew in her heart that since Gu Jinghui knew about the twins’ birth origins, he naturally wouldn’t easily let them be taken away by Mrs. Zhao.

These two children must stay in the mansion to be watched over.

Gu Jinghui had made up his mind to use these two children as bait.

The two of them chatted casually under the west window for a while, then Qin Yuan instructed someone to heat water for Marquis Gu’s herbal bath.

"You’ve been running around outside lately, and the herbal baths have been interrupted. Quickly make up for it and take care of yourself."

Marquis Gu felt sweet inside, as if he drank honey.

While helping him find clean clothes, Qin Yuan asked, "Is Xiao Hong alright?"

Marquis Gu replied, "Xiao Hong and Zihe are okay, thanks to Brother Qi and his mother. One must admit, Old Lady Qi is really peculiar. So many people yet no one noticed her, otherwise today might not have gone as smoothly. Mr. Songshan is clamoring to have her join the pavilion, saying that if her skills aren’t used for assassination and gathering information, it’s truly a waste."

Qin Yuan laughed, "Why else would I arrange for her to stay next door? I wanted her to watch that Fake Yang, and I didn’t expect her to hear such lethal information right under others’ noses."