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

Chapter 452: Yin and Yang
Qin Heng was puzzled: "I have finished reciting all the books I was supposed to recite today. Even my cousin Siyuan said that I have performed very well recently."

Before he could finish his words, Qin Jijiu interrupted him: "Don't think that you are so great just because you wrote a limerick on the field. Siyuan praised you for your quick wit and said that you have made some progress in organizing poetry with the doctor these days, but what does that mean to you? Just a little progress, are you getting cocky? Are there mouths on the bench biting your ass?"

Qin Heng was not convinced and blurted out: "Brother Xu asked me to play football. I will play for a while today and go to school tomorrow. What's the big deal? My second brother-in-law also said that Brother Xu is knowledgeable and humorous. He didn't study much but he can kick a good ball and be appreciated by noble people."

"Listen, listen!"

Qin Jijiu's finger trembled slightly as he pointed at Qin Heng.

Cui was also panicked.

"Son, when did you meet Brother Xu? Is he a decent man?"

"How can he not be a decent person?" Qin Heng said, "He is from the Xu family, the family of Gu Liuye's deceased wife. The Xu family also has a title, but there are too many sons in the family and they can't arrange so many jobs for him, so he went out to make a living. Now that his sister is the favorite concubine of the Prince of Jin's Mansion, he has also risen with the tide. Because he is good at playing football, he plays football in the Prince of Qi's Mansion and even went to the palace to show his face in front of the emperor. The emperor praised him for his good kicking. Although he is not an official, I am afraid that officials in the future will rely on him to say a few good words in front of the emperor and the princes to get a job."

These words were spoken smoothly.

It seems that he has listened to it a lot and has taken it to heart.

Qin Jijiu snorted and said, "This kind of person relies on nepotism to be a hanger-on. It's a pity that you can see it. It would make me so ashamed."

Qin Heng was also angry and said, "Your respected son-in-law also looks down on him. How would I know this if my second brother-in-law hadn't told me?"

Cui hit him with her hand: "How dare you speak to your father? Look, you have only known that Xu for a short time, and you are disobeying your parents for him."

Qin Heng quickly begged for mercy: "Mom, it hurts, can you be gentler?"

Because she loved her son, Cui stopped.

Qin Jijiu angrily threw a piece of paper at him.

"Your eldest sister wrote this. Take a look at it yourself."

Qin Heng didn't understand why, but he took it and looked at it. After reading it, his face changed drastically and he asked, "Why is it like this?"

"Why do you think they want to be close to you?"

Qin Jijiu sneered, "The Xu family has long been impoverished. There are so many people in the Xu family, but they only have a title. Now it is the last generation, and even the title is not much. What kind of business have they not done in the market? In their eyes, people like you are just a little lamb. I am afraid they will still think there is not enough meat if they pull you to their mouths."

Qin Heng didn't say anything for a long time, obviously he was shocked.

Qin Jijiu ignored him.

After a while, Qin Heng said quietly, "Then I really have to go and meet him and see what he is going to do. If he really has bad intentions, I will be on guard. If I find that he is doing something wrong, I can just inform my cousin Siyuan and my second brother-in-law in advance. Anyway, I am still a primary school student and my schoolwork is not heavy. Besides, even if I study hard for twenty years, I may not be able to pass the imperial examination."

Qin Jijiu was speechless.

Cui asked, "Can you do it?"

There is nothing a man cannot do. Qin Heng puffed out his chest.

"What can't I do? Gu Baozhu is not much older than me, and she was so brave when she played the game that day. The women of the Yelu family are so strong and brave, and she almost got trampled by the horse but it didn't bring shame to Dingbei Marquis. I am still a man. They bully me because I am young, but they know that heroes have always been born from young men."

Qin Jijiu slammed the table and said, "This is outrageous. Why do you, a little person, want to interfere in the affairs between adults? Don't tell anyone about these things. I will remind your second sister and second brother-in-law."

Qin Heng said dimly, "You are my father, and you have read so many books. Isn't it written in the books that it is easy to avoid an open attack but difficult to guard against an arrow from the dark? If I don't deal with Xu Tang for no reason, he will definitely guess that we are on guard. Like what my elder sister said, the business he does can find many people to work for him. If one plan fails, he will come up with another one. Do you know how he will think of to harm people? Cousin Siyuan's future cannot be in vain. Didn't Dad often say that our Qin family has produced such a scholar in this generation?"

After hearing this, Qin Jijiu was speechless and waved his hand, saying, "Go play football first."

After he left, Cui asked worriedly, "Why did you let him go?"

"There is no danger in playing football today. If he knows what's going on, let him go. What he said just now makes sense. Qin Heng helped Siyuan, and Siyuan will remember this favor in the future. Besides..."

Qin Jijiu hesitated for a moment and said, "Your second son-in-law is really not good enough to be interested in such a person. I'm afraid he will become a shameless person in the future."

He looked down upon Lin Ziqi more and more.

Cui said angrily, "I know that you only have high regard for your eldest son-in-law. You look down on your second son-in-law because he is poor. You say he is a flatterer when he goes to the Marquis's Mansion to help you. You say he is a flatterer when he treats the Xu family well because they are your in-laws, and you say he will be shameless in the future."

"Unreasonable woman."

Qin Jijiu stood up angrily and walked out.

Cui was still not satisfied, and raised her voice behind him, "You must know that you and your eldest daughter chose this son-in-law first."

Qin Jijiu's body stiffened, then he strode away.

Cui was so angry that she sat on the footstool, pounding her knees, crying and cursing, "It's really a sin that you had to rob such a poor girl. I feel ashamed."

However, the eldest son-in-law, Lin Ziqi, admired Xu Tang very much.

He said to Qin Wan, "Brother Xu is very knowledgeable and will definitely be a great man in the future. Master Gu Liu underestimated the Xu family and wanted to quarrel with them for that little money. He will definitely regret it in the future."

"How can tens of thousands of taels of silver be called a small amount of money?"

Qin Wan couldn't help but retort when she heard this.

Lin Ziqi frowned, "Why are you as obsessed with money as Master Gu Liu? We are all relatives by marriage, and it is right to help each other. The Gu family has been rich for so many years, and tens of thousands of taels of silver are nothing to them. You are making such a fuss with the Xu family for such a small amount of money. Are you looking down on your poor relatives?"

At this point, Qin Wan also understood that Lin Ziqi was just using metaphors to prevent her from scolding his beloved cousin and his loving mother for rummaging through her house while she was back at her parents' home.

He sneered and said, "As the saying goes, poverty is not a problem, but lack of ambition. I think this saying doesn't apply to people like Brother Xu."

Lin Ziqi's face looked a little unhappy.

Qin Wan said in a yin-yang tone, "I think my husband must be a generous person to say such things. My father said that Brother Heng may not be a good person in the future. Now that you, his brother-in-law, have become successful, please don't be stingy with Brother Heng."