Chapter 735: Chapter 735: Wild Martial Artist

"Ha!"

Mr. Songshan rolled his eyes at the oblivious Marquis Gu, turned his head, and raised the document on the desk to examine it closely, casually taking a sip of tea.

Marquis Gu couldn’t help but proclaim loudly, "She is my wife; born a member of the Gu Family, died a ghost of the Gu Family. Our children will inherit Dingbei Marquis Mansion.

Have you seen how she schemes for our Gu Family? Her heart is full of me, without me holding her tight, she’s already in the palm of my hand."

Speaking of which, he grinned foolishly, "I also willingly let her hold me in the palm of her hand."

"Pft," Mr. Songshan was forced by the unrestrained words of this wild martial artist to spit out a mouthful of hot tea, splattering the words on the paper.

At this moment, he couldn’t care less about Marquis Gu, hastily turning over the paper to shake off the water.

"My heavens, this piece of news is valuable indeed."

"What news?" Marquis Gu leaned over to ask.

Mr. Songshan replied irritably, "The cleaner found footprints of a man entering and exiting the Palace City drainage, the old man suspects it’s a bandit sneaking into the Imperial Palace to leave a message."

Upon hearing something so important, Marquis Gu, in a rush, grabbed the paper and used his sleeve to wipe it.

This action elicited a miserable cry from Mr. Songshan, "Done for, done for."

Marquis Gu shivered.

The paper fell to the ground.

Mr. Songshan, who lunged forward, couldn’t stop himself and stepped on it.

This was indeed completely unreadable.

"Marquis, you should go check out other places first," Mr. Songshan, quite upset, issued an order to leave.

Marquis Gu walked away awkwardly.

Actually, he was really busy, wasn’t he?

The Emperor was feigning illness and not attending court; he needed to catch bandits, find the missing King Jin, and also urge the speedy conclusion of the Capital Inspection affairs.

Apart from that, there were many matters waiting for him in the mansion.

Prince Qi had invited him for a talk, but he didn’t have the time.

After driving away Marquis Gu, Mr. Songshan suddenly remembered there was another unfinished matter and went to look for Qin Yuan.

Upon reaching the discussion chamber, he saw Qin Yuan handling affairs, with Gu Baoshu beside her, chattering incessantly.

Qin Yuan listened to the housekeeper’s matters while casually engaging with Gu Baoshu.

Mr. Songshan’s lips twitched slightly in response to what he saw.

"Mr. Songshan has arrived," both sisters-in-law stood up to greet him.

Mr. Songshan returned the greeting, and after sitting, he asked, "I wonder when Seventh Miss will set out?"

Gu Baoshu replied with a cheeky grin, "The day after tomorrow."

"Is your third sister-in-law organizing a farewell banquet?" Mr. Songshan asked.

Gu Baoshu then tilted her head towards Qin Yuan.

Qin Yuan sniffed and said, "There’s no need to organize a farewell banquet; people don’t appreciate it. They say ’world’s best’ with their mouth, but who knows what good deeds they’ve done behind closed doors, not telling me anything."

Gu Baoshu felt a bit guilty, "What good deeds? Someone must have bad-mouthed me in front of my third sister-in-law."

Qin Yuan looked deeply at Gu Baoshu and said leisurely, "Is that so?"

"That is naturally true!"

Gu Baoshu patted her chest.

Qin Yuan and Mr. Songshan both frowned.

Gu Baoshu quickly said, "I only act like this in the mansion, I am careful in front of outsiders.

Furthermore, traveling dressed as a man, it’s better to enjoy the scenery and experience the human world.

When I return, I will naturally be more restrained."

She paused, "Hmm, like a proper lady."

"Ahem," Mr. Songshan almost lost his composure again, quickly swallowed his tea, but didn’t expect to trigger a series of heavens-shaking coughs.

"What’s wrong with Mr. Songshan?"

Gu Baoshu rushed over to pat his back.

Frightened, Mr. Songshan used one hand to hold his chest and the other to frantically wave, leaving behind an afterimage.

"...cough cough... no worries... cough cough... don’t bother... cough cough..."

"How could that be?" Gu Baoshu insisted, "Master’s affairs are students’ duties."

Mr. Songshan leaned his head back as much as possible.

"...cough cough cough... there’s really no need... cough cough cough..."

Qin Yuan laughed, "Alright, Baoshu, the teacher is just choked, don’t cause more trouble."

"How is it me causing trouble again!" Gu Baoshu was not convinced.

Qin Yuan smiled at her without saying anything.

Gu Baoshu stomped her foot, "Third Sister-in-law, wait until I achieve great things, you’ll know my power, just wait."

Qin Yuan said nothing.

Do you realize the great thing you’re going to do is already known to your third brother?

Gu Baoshu wanted to say more.

Qin Yuan asked, "Hong Ye, where did the missing ingredients from the main kitchen go? Did you find out who stole them?"

Gu Baoshu quickly wiped off her arrogant look and stared wide-eyed at Hong Ye.

Hong Ye pursed her lips and said, "Found it."

"What happened?" Gu Baoshu asked, "Third Sister-in-law manages the house so strictly, how could someone still steal food from the main kitchen? That’s really audacious."

Hong Ye said, "This person is indeed bold, and possesses formidable martial arts skills."

Gu Baoshu seemed a bit pleased.

"Really? That’s what I thought too."

Mr. Songshan looked at Gu Baoshu with a face full of regret.

In all his years, he absolutely cannot let anyone know he taught this person.

Qin Yuan suddenly said, "Why does it sound like we’re talking about Baoshu?"

"How did my third sister-in-law know it was me?" Gu Baoshu was startled, "Third Sister-in-law is too amazing, actually, I wouldn’t call it stealing."

Hong Ye sighed.

"Seventh Miss took so much food; the housekeeper mothers in the main kitchen quarreled for several days, all suspecting others of being dishonest. We have no idea why Seventh Miss took so much food."

Gu Baoshu said, "I just saw those beggars were really pitiful, so I took some food for charity. My mother also said, to help those who’ve lost everything in the city to accumulate virtue."

This statement was delivered smoothly.

Clearly, it had been prepared for a long time.

Qin Yuan could only pretend to believe it, "If that’s the case, then don’t take any more in the future; causing not only disharmony among the housekeeper mothers in the main kitchen, but even Old Lady Qi and her son have been keeping watch for two days."

"No wonder!" Gu Baoshu suddenly understood, "So it was those two guarding it, I said my actions were so cautious; how could anyone see through them."

Afraid that Qin Yuan might continue questioning, Gu Baoshu found an excuse and left.

The housekeeper, who had been standing silent for a long time, laughed, "Luckily, Madam took charge with keen observation, or else the mothers in the main kitchen might have knocked their brains out."

Hong Ye said, "Counting it up, it wasn’t much Silver lost, people just didn’t want to take the fall for someone else, endured a few times and then it came out."

The housekeeper laughed, "Miss Hong Ye might not know, the main kitchen is such a juicy position; there’s the red case and the white case, and under these cases, there are several divisions. Those who cook, those who gather vegetables, those who buy ingredients are all tied together. If someone isn’t honest, it’s a weakness, and many people would love to put their person in top position. Surely, it leads to fierce biting."

Mr. Songshan rubbed his beard, listened intently, and sighed, "You can’t escape the battle over fame and fortune anywhere; even the Marquis Mansion’s main kitchen has this deep water."

Qin Yuan smiled, "Could it be you’ve come here to listen to stories? Surely, there must be something you want to discuss."

The housekeeper sensibly took her leave.

Mr. Songshan said, "Why else, naturally it’s about your pepper and Liaodong red ginseng business."

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