Qin Yuan smiled and said nothing.
Speaking of which, it seems Marquis Gu was able to catch Sixth Master Gu not because of coaxing Aunt Zheng into not going to the lake, but perhaps because his face hadn't fully healed yet.
Cui Ming clicked her tongue.
In the Qin Mansion, they had never seen such things.
Qin Jijiu was an official in the capital, with no outside sources of income except for the ice gifts and coal gifts sent annually by local officials, relying on the gifts sent by his students upon their return to the capital to fill financial gaps.
Qin Jijiu often brought promising students home, occasionally sending them books and paper, and sometimes offering some silver taels, while also accommodating kin who came to seek refuge.
Therefore, Mrs. Cui kept the accounts extremely precise, and no one could squeeze even one cent from her.
Growing up in the Qin Mansion, Cui Ming and Hong Ye found everything in the Marquis Mansion surprising.
