I am the champion of palace intrigue, and even the proud prince bows his head in submission.

Chapter 47 The Lady of the Marquis's relatives come to visit.

Qin Jiuwei found Xie Yanli's question strange, but she still answered truthfully.

"Mr. Zhong is a very responsible and good teacher."

Xie Yanli's eyes were dark, and the corners of his lips twitched almost imperceptibly.

Indeed, he was just a teacher.

Qin Jiuwei reached out and picked up a peach from the table, but before she could eat it, she couldn't help but think of the poetry gathering at the Prince Qi's mansion.

She looked up, "If my husband is determined to attend the poetry gathering at the Prince of Qi's residence..."

Before Qin Jiuwei could finish speaking, Xie Jue eagerly asked, "What poetry gathering? I want to go too!"

Staying in the Marquis's mansion every day, I'm going to turn into a giant tortoise if I keep going like this!

Qin Jiuwei was still thinking about how to answer when the servant's report came from the doorway.

"Young Master Chun, Young Master Jing."

As soon as he finished speaking, two tall, slender figures walked in.

Xie Jingchun was trained in martial arts, was in good health, and was already quite tall.

Xie Jing was a few years younger than him, only reaching Chun Ge'er's shoulder, but he was also tall and thin.

The two children walked side by side, their postures equally upright, like two small poplar trees.

"Greetings to Father, greetings to Mother."

Seeing how outstanding and capable his two children were, Xie Yanli's expression softened, and he nodded slightly.

Xie Jingchun is the most outgoing of the three children. Now that they spend more time together, he speaks much more freely than before.

He smiled and said, "I could hear Third Brother's voice outside the door just now. Is Third Brother causing trouble?"

Xie Jue snorted, "I'm the best behaved in our family!"

Qin Jiuwei smiled and pinched his cheek when she heard this, "Yes, you're the best."

Xie Jue made an exaggerated expression, "Big brother, you don't know! Father is going to a poetry gathering!"

Qin Jiuwei's lips twitched slightly. You're making a poetry gathering sound like a war.

Indeed, this poetry gathering was no less dangerous than going to war.

Before Qin Jiuwei could even breathe a sigh of relief, the eldest child beside her suddenly asked, "Mother, can I go?"

Xie Jingchun explained, "The instructors at the training ground said I was doing well and promised to give me a day off so it wouldn't delay my training."

...That's not impossible either.

He's the oldest and knows his place, and he's also skilled in martial arts; he might be able to help Xie Yanli sometime.

She looked up at Xie Jingchun and said gently, "Of course you can go if you want."

After speaking, she paused and looked at Xie Yanli, "What do you think, my husband?"

Xie Yanli naturally had no objections, "I'll just have you with me then."

Xie Jingchun smiled, revealing her snow-white teeth.

Hehe, he can go out and play now.

"Mother, Mother, can I go?" Xie Jue asked again, unwilling to give up.

Qin Jiuwei gently pinched his nose and refused in the gentlest of words, "Of course not."

Xie Jue is too young; he really can't go.

"Ah~" Xie Jue cried, her little face contorted with tears, her mouth pouting like a duck's.

But when she turned her head and saw her second brother standing next to her, she instantly felt better.

Hehe, he's not the only one who can't go to the poetry gathering; his second brother is there to keep him company too~

After discussing it, the five of them went to the main courtyard for dinner together.

Xie Yanli has been at dinner these past few days, and even though Xie Wanning is still dissatisfied with Qin Jiuwei, she only dares to subtly criticize her a few times, no longer provoking or targeting her as before.

Not long after dinner began, the Lady of the Marquis put down her chopsticks and said, "There is something I need to report to the Marquis and the Old Madam."

“I have a daughter on my mother’s side named Qiu Yueli. A few days ago, I received a letter saying that she hadn’t seen me for a long time and wanted to come and visit. I agreed, and she will be coming to the Marquis’s residence in a few days.”

Now that Lady Hou is in charge of the household, she can naturally make decisions on such trivial matters.

However, since a new person was moving into the house, it was still necessary to inform the Marquis and the old lady.

The old lady nodded upon hearing this, saying it wasn't a big deal. "Have you arranged accommodations for her?"

"It's all arranged. We'll be staying at Yue Ling Courtyard, which isn't far from the main courtyard."

Lady Hou naturally arranged everything perfectly.

Qin Jiuwei ate her meal quietly to the side, without saying a word the whole time.

It seems the visit to relatives was just a pretext; the real purpose was to find a good marriage for this cousin Qiu.

Lady Hou's maiden name was Qiu, and her father was the governor of Ningzhou, holding the rank of third grade.

His official rank was not low, but unfortunately Ningzhou was too remote.

Lady Hou was the only woman in her family to marry into the capital.

It's likely that the Qiu family harbored this intention, hoping to marry off another daughter to the capital.

But regardless, this is Lady Hou's business.

Qin Jiuwei didn't want to get involved, and was too lazy to get involved.

She had more pressing matters to attend to.

The next day, evening.

A carriage slowly drove out of the Marquis's residence.

"Where are we going?" Xie Yanli asked, puzzled.

He had just returned to Qinglan Courtyard when Qin Jiuwei took him to a carriage, saying they were going somewhere.

Qin Jiuwei tilted her head slightly towards him and said, "Husband, don't be impatient. You'll know when we get there."

Xie Yanli's eyebrows twitched.

Xie Yanli was always a master strategist; he was the one who planned and schemed against others.

I never imagined I'd be the one being directed, not even knowing where I was going.

Seeing that she refused to speak, Xie Yanli did not ask any further questions and lowered his eyes to rest.

The carriage made several turns and finally entered a secluded alley, stopping in front of a small courtyard.

Qin Jiuwei led Xie Yanli into the courtyard.

A burly man dressed in coarse cloth came forward. Qin Jiuwei looked at him and said, "I've come to pick up something."

The burly man nodded. "It's ready. It's inside. Please come in with me."

The three of them went into the house together. The house was full of metalware and tools.

On the large wooden table in the center of the room lay a very finely crafted chainmail.

Chainmail is made up of countless tiny metal rings that are interlocked. Each ring is tightly connected and fits perfectly, giving it both a flexible texture and strong protective capabilities.

Xie Yanli frowned and glanced at Qin Jiuwei, who was smiling broadly beside him.

What does she want to do?