Sir, my wife is pretending to be innocent again

There was nothing messy at today's banquet, and there was no such thing as "accidentally" dirty clothes or sprained feet. However, Cheng Daqi felt that he had a difficult day today.

"It's really enviable that my uncle is valued by the emperor. But uncle, you have to take a long-term view. As the saying goes, take one step and see three steps. This ten years will be easy, but what about the next ten years?"

Someone took Cheng Daqi and talked in a low voice, saying sincerely, "That's what we have to do to be prepared for danger in times of peace. Uncle, I can't stare in front of you."

Cheng Daqi's heart was as clear as a mirror. The man he spoke to was related to the Chu family by marriage. He was here to persuade him. He sighed immediately, "I understand what you mean, but the Cheng family is different from the aristocratic family. The foundation is very shallow. Today's situation is... It was rewarded by the emperor, so I can only share the emperor's worries with my heart, and I dare not think about anything else."

“It’s really hard work but not enough power.”

Seeing the sigh on his face, the man who persuaded him actually smiled, "Uncle, wealth is in danger. If you succeed, the Cheng family will be prosperous for another 50 years."

Cheng Daqi vomited in his heart that he couldn't stand and talk without pain in his back, but he still begged for it in danger. How can he just talk nonsense when he thinks that the Cheng family is not his?

He still has 50 years. He has never heard of any emperor who can stay for 50 years. If the emperor is willing, the emperor's sons may not be willing. By then, the prince will be 60 years old and the old father still won't come down. This is because he is preparing to torture his son to death. Suffer your grandson to death?
How many of these so-called century-old families in the capital are century-old?

Oh, the Xie family is a century old, but don’t think that he doesn’t know how this century came about. The real Xie family’s incense has long been cut off, right?
Wait, Xie family?
Cheng Daqi's eyes suddenly lit up. Before he could speak, the man who persuaded him thought he had figured it out. Otherwise, why would his eyes be so bright?
"Uncle."

"Sir, I suddenly remembered something. I understand what you mean, but I need to think about it carefully. Let's talk back. Let's talk back."

After saying that, he hurriedly went to find Cheng Dajian. He pulled Cheng Dajian and whispered a few words in the corner. Cheng Dajian's eyes were shocked, excited, hesitant, and very complicated.

"Can it work?"

"Why not? This is what the Xie family does. You can't find your roots anyway, so why not find a strong root for yourself? I heard that the Qin family in the capital was once very glorious. If the Xie family can do it, why can't we?"

Cheng Daqi was confident, Cheng Daqian's eyes were gleaming, Cheng Daqi said, "Think about it, if we have one more noble in-law in our family, a few modest and virtuous people will become the children of aristocratic families. It is not easy to drink too much to gain fame. Three Mom said she had to pull it up even if she wanted to kiss her."

Cheng Dashan nodded heavily and said they would discuss it in the evening and arrange it as soon as possible.

"Blessed by Bodhisattva, the banquet is finally over today, and nothing went wrong."

In the evening, the guests from each family left one after another. After sending off the last batch of guests, the whole family returned to the main hall, sitting down to have tea and rest. Xiao He smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, brother and sister."

It has been more than a month since the reserve to today, and Mrs. Qin has been busy every day this month.

Although Mrs. Qin was tired, she was in good spirits, especially since she had met many ladies and young men today. She suddenly felt that she still had not seen the world, and the marriage she had found for her daughter earlier still did not work. "Today is the first time." There will inevitably be some omissions once, but we will do better next time.”

"Today has been very good. Several ladies said it was well done. The garden was beautifully kept, the banquet was sumptuous, and the reception was well done."

Mrs. Qin smiled happily. After a tiring day, everyone had a simple dinner and rested.

At night, after Mr. Cheng went to bed, he lowered the curtain, pulled the quilt and came closer to Mrs. Qin. Mrs. Qin pushed him and said, "I'm too tired today. Go to sleep quickly."

Cheng Dashan lowered his voice and said, "I have something to discuss with you. You can see if it's okay."

Qin didn't even look at her, "Tell me." Cheng Dashan said, "Eldest brother gave me a proposal today. Find an ancestor for the Qin family. What do you think?"

Mrs. Qin didn't react and smiled, "Why, did you help our family find our ancestor?"

"Either looking for it, or choosing one for your family. The target has been found. The Qin family, the noble Qin family in the capital, is in decline."

Mrs. Qin still didn't understand, so Cheng Dashan told her about the Xie family, "The Xie family seems to be prosperous. It's a century-old family. The eldest brother accidentally learned that it's not what it seems. A wealthy businessman came over and said that he was a lost relative of the Xie family and that he was rich. The Xie family was short of money at that time, so the two parties hit it off and the merchants became aristocrats, and this is how the Xie family has continued."

"I heard that during the process, I even took the initiative to recognize a few merchants named Xie as side branches."

Qin turned over and sat up, "I understand, is this okay?"

"Why not?"

Mr. Cheng began to analyze, "The Qin family can only trace back to your father's generation. Your father didn't have any brothers. He was a refugee at that time. I also heard your father say that his father didn't know where his roots were. Since you can’t find any, choose one for yourself. The Qin family in the capital has declined, but it used to be very prosperous. Our ancestors produced several high-ranking officials, and the families of scholars, farmers, workers, and merchants were at the top."

"If you lean on me and become a side branch, the most you can do is give the Qin family a little money. If they are in decline, don't you want to return to glory?"

"When the time comes, your family will become a bigger family than our ancestors, and your status will be different. Our children's future will be easier."

The Qin family is also engaged in business. Although it is not a big one, it is still a merchant. The Qin family has been influenced by it since childhood and has a very flexible mind. "If it succeeds, will I become the girl of a wealthy family?"

Cheng Dashan corrected, "A declining aristocratic family."

"A meaning."

Mrs. Qin couldn't help but laugh, "My children have a maternal wife from a wealthy family. Plus the Cheng family now, it's different, right?"

Cheng Dashan added: "A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Even if the Qin family in the capital has lost its connections, we will still be able to use them when the time comes. If they want to restore their former glory, our support is indispensable. It's just a matter of recognition." A side branch, just one more relative in name."

"For you, it's just that you have one more relative, and we don't live together. Why don't you send news to your father-in-law?"

Mrs. Qin thought it would work, and today's banquet also made her understand that family background is really an insurmountable gap. She came from a poor background, and it was not easy for her to marry her children, especially in this capital where the streets are full of nobles and nobles.

The couple hit it off almost immediately.

At this moment, Cheng Daqi was also talking to Xiao He about this matter. Xiao He was quite surprised, "Can you even think of this matter of mistakenly identifying one's ancestors?"

Cheng Daqi smiled and said: "What is this called randomly identifying ancestors? It's nothing more than finding a nominal relative for the ancestors. We worship our ancestors during the holidays. It doesn't affect anything at all. It's just for outsiders to see. It's not me in the first place." Come up with it, which high-end family doesn’t have such a thing?”

"There are people in the market who specialize in making up genealogies. They can write out flowers for you with whatever identity you want."

"Besides, there were wars in the past, and the Qin family of my siblings has long since lost their ancestors, and they don't even know where their roots are." (End of Chapter)