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

Outside the window, Hongye's scolding voice was heard.

"Today is the day when the Marquis and his wife are getting married. Who is making a fuss here?"

"My Lord, my Lord, something has happened to the young master. The young master has a high fever. Please go and see him immediately."

A middle-aged woman screamed in a shrill voice, panicking and anxious, as if she was about to cry.

Gu Jinghui's expression froze and he looked at Qin Yuan hesitantly.

It was as if she was asking how she knew that something would happen to Madam Zhao tonight.

It also seemed like he was asking whether she agreed with him going to take a look.

Hongye scolded, "The Marquis is not a doctor. Isn't there anyone in the Marquis's mansion who takes care of these things? Just invite the Marquis, why are you shouting here? Did I stop you or hit you? Your master made a scene here, and you come again at night. Why do you, the master and the servant, like to cause trouble on other people's happy days?"

"My lord, my lord, the young master is really in trouble," the woman did not respond to Hongye and continued to plead.

“Alright, let someone come in and talk.” Qin Yuan spoke before Gu Jinghui: “You just came to the Marquis’ Mansion and you don’t know the seriousness of the situation. If you accidentally offend the noble, I can’t protect you. Besides, it’s a happy day, who has the patience to listen to people crying.”

Gu Jinghui’s expression brightened after hearing the first half of the sentence, but darkened again after hearing the second half.

Qin Yuan pretended not to see it and stood up to ask, "My Lord, you are going out tonight. I'm afraid it's not appropriate to wear your wedding clothes. Why don't you ask the servant to bring your usual clothes?"

"Okay," Gu Jinghui also sat up and nodded in agreement.

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "Tonight you and I are getting married, and we will have to support each other in the future. As the saying goes, husband and wife are one, and my dignity depends on you, my Lord."

As if he had not expected her to say that, Gu Jinghui was stunned for a moment. Hongye had already led the person into the outer room and reported outside. Qin Yuan also asked her to ask the servant guarding outside to get the outer coat that the Marquis often wore.

She seemed to have become the hostess and started to serve Gu Jinghui's daily life.

Gu Jinghui didn’t know what he felt, he walked out with big strides and asked in a cold voice: “What’s going on?”

Qin Yuan stood in the inner room and heard the woman through the door, "My brother suddenly became unwell, with a high fever that wouldn't go away. Madam Zhao was so worried that she cried and begged me to ask the Marquis to go and see him."

Then, after a moment of silence, Gu Jinghui said, “You go back first and ask Butler Han to send someone to get the letter from the Marquis’ Mansion to invite the imperial physician. I’ll be here soon.”

Hearing this, Qin Yuan turned back and sat on the bed, waiting for Gu Jinghui to leave before calling Hongye and Cuiming in to sleep.

Unexpectedly, Gu Jinghui came in again, walked to the bed, and promised solemnly.

"Don't worry, ma'am. I'll be back soon."

"Okay," Qin Yuan smiled obediently, and the smile disappeared in an instant.

Gu Jinghui glanced at her and wanted to say something, but the servant had already brought his outer clothes, so he could only hurriedly change his clothes in the outer room and leave.

"Hongye, Cuiming, both of you come in and keep watch in the room."

Qin Yuan asked them all to come in.

Since the man of the house was not in the room, they did not have to work so hard.

Hongye asked softly, "Miss, didn't the Marquis say he would be back soon?"

"Oh," Qin Yuan sneered, "He said he would be back soon, so he would be back soon? Madam Zhao deliberately made such a fuss, how could she bear to let him go and come back? At least she would have kept him for half the night."

Cui Ming sighed.

This wedding night was really terrible.

Hongye asked again: "Miss, aren't you worried that the Marquis will get involved with that bitch?"

Qin Yuan smiled confidently and said, "Am I dead? The Marquis won't do that."

Cui Ming asked: "Miss, what did you do?"

Qin Yuan said: "The secret of heaven cannot be revealed."

As if she remembered something, Cui Ming fell silent.

Hongye was still thinking about the marriage consummation, and said, "If the Marquis comes back early, will we sleep on the footstool and delay the marriage consummation between the Marquis and the young lady?"

"Consummate the marriage?" Qin Yuan raised her slender eyebrows. "Hongye, we can't consummate the marriage today. It's not what I care about."

Mr. Zhao didn't want them to consummate their marriage.

Madam Gu Liu didn't want them to consummate their marriage.

She herself did not want to consummate the marriage.

Gu Jinghui was almost thirty years old, so he was naturally anxious to have a legitimate son, but she was not in a hurry. She was only sixteen years old, and her body was very delicate, but she could not resist being rubbed by this rough man.

She didn't want to have a baby too early to avoid harming her body.

In her previous life, she had been physically exhausted and had sought medical treatment to no avail. She read the medical book left by her aunt and learned that if a woman gave birth before the age of 20, her life span would be shortened. Ancient rituals also required women to marry at the age of 20, but the imperial court wanted to increase the population due to wars and disasters, so it forced women to marry early.

Not long after she married Lin Ziqi, she became pregnant, but unfortunately she lost the baby and her body was damaged.

In this life, she wants to live well, happily and meaningfully.

Cui Ming was getting anxious: "Young lady, please give birth to a legitimate son as soon as possible."

Hongye also said, "If that bitch wins over the Marquis, and the master gives birth to a bastard son, won't you be upset, young lady?"

"The eldest son of a concubine?"

Qin Yuan chuckled.

In the previous life, Gu Jinghui and Madam Zhao stayed together but did not give birth to a child.

What's more, she had asked Cui Ming to put drugs in the wedding wine.

Even if two people are willing, there is nothing they can do.

If she can't succeed, no one else can.

"Mrs. Zhao hasn't finished her mourning period yet, so don't worry so much about her. Go to bed early. I've been wandering all the way today and have been tossing and turning for so long, I'm already sleepy."

Qin Yuan yawned, turned over, faced inward, and ignored them.

It’s early summer, and the nights are neither too cold nor too hot, which is a perfect time for a good sleep.

Qin Yuan slept until dawn.

Hearing some rustling sounds outside, she turned around and found that Cuiming and Hongye had already gone out.

I don’t know what time it is now, and I wonder if Mr. Gu came back last night.

If I don't come back...

Qin Yuan was secretly thinking about how she would talk to Old Madam Gu and how she would behave when serving tea later.

After hearing the noise, Cui Ming and Hong Ye came in with copper basins and helped her get up.

"Is the Marquis back?"

Qin Yuan changed her clothes, sat in front of the dressing table, and asked Cui Ming who was combing her hair behind her.

Just like asking "Have you eaten?"

Cui Ming, who was originally feeling sorry for her young lady, said: "..."

Although she didn't know what Qin Yuan's plan was, she understood that Qin Yuan would not suffer any loss.

The young lady really didn't care whether the marquis came back last night or not.

She complained in a low voice: "He hasn't come back yet. Maybe he was tripped by that Miss Zhao."

"Um," Qin Yuan asked, "What time is it?"

Cui Ming said, "It's already three quarters past the hour of Mao."

Qin Yuan said, "After you finish combing your hair, set the table quickly. If the Marquis doesn't come back, we will go directly to the upper room to serve tea."

"Aren't you waiting for the Marquis anymore?" Hongye asked hurriedly.

"What are you waiting for? This is the Marquis's Mansion. Will he starve himself? I am the new daughter-in-law. I cannot neglect my mother-in-law."

As soon as Qin Yuan finished speaking, someone outside responded, "Is it okay to neglect your husband?"