How did such immense wealth fall into my family?

Chapter 252 Gou Sheng's head started to hurt too.

Tang Xiaoliu felt that his father was simply judging others by his own petty standards. "Miss Qian is not that kind of person."

"You don't understand. Women can go crazy when it comes to love." This brat is still his son, no matter how unambitious he is.

"Yes." Madam Tang was also afraid that Gousheng would turn Tang Xiaoliu into a eunuch. Although Tang Xiaoliu wasn't her son, he had always been attached to her since he was little. "When your eldest uncle was the county magistrate, a woman chopped off her husband's...and do you know how Lord Zhang's youngest son became paralyzed? He was pushed off the mountain by his lover."

Vice Minister Tang continued, "Qian Gousheng is the Emperor's illegitimate daughter. Even if Qian Gousheng were to chop you up, your mother and I wouldn't be able to get justice for you; you'd just have to suffer in silence. Don't you just want to find a rich wife? Your father will find you a salt merchant as your father-in-law."

Madam Tang: "The daughter of a salt merchant is rich, but she wouldn't dare to do anything to you."

"If I were to marry the daughter of a salt merchant, I would have to protect her. But if I were to marry Miss Qian Si, she would not only not need my protection, but she could also protect me instead."

Vice Minister Tang: "..." That's true. But, "You can't just look at the benefits."

Madam Tang: "Yes. The condition that Miss Qian proposed sounds simple, but it's very difficult to fulfill."

"Is it difficult?" Tang Xiaoliu blinked. "I don't think it's difficult at all!"

Vice Minister Tang: "Difficult."

Mrs. Tang: "There are very few men in the world who could do that."

"I believe I can do it."

Minister Tang and his wife were at a loss. Minister Tang then had someone summon Concubine Liu.

Aunt Liu blinked after hearing this. "What's so difficult about that? It's just about staying with one person, isn't it? I've only ever stayed with you, haven't I?"

Minister Tang was at a loss for words. "You are a woman. Xiao Liu is a boy."

Mrs. Tang was also helpless. "How could you compare yourself to Xiao Liu?"

Aunt Liu looked at Minister Tang and then at Madam Tang. "Why not? Xiao Liu wants to live the same life as me."

Tang Xiaoliu nodded and said, "Yes, yes. I want to live like my aunt."

There's really no way to deal with this mother and daughter.

Tang Shilang waved his hand dejectedly. "Go away, go away, I don't want to see either of you right now."

The mother and daughter bowed to Minister Tang and his wife and then left.

Minister Tang rubbed his forehead. "How did I give birth to such a thing?"

Mrs. Tang was also very troubled. "They must have gone to celebrate."

Tang, the Vice Minister, was even more frustrated. "How about I go find Miss Qian Si?"

"Why are you looking for them? It was Xiao Liu who insisted on sticking to them."

Tang Shilang can only pray that Gousheng will fall for someone else before Tang Xiao turns sixty-eight.

Meanwhile, Aunt Liu and Tang Xiaoliu went to celebrate as expected. After the celebration, Aunt Liu warned Tang Xiaoliu not to wait idly for the next few years.

Tang Xiaoliu thought his aunt was right.

But how can he both avoid gossip and make Miss Qian take him to heart?

After discussing it for a long time, the mother and daughter realized there was only one way.

Aunt Liu placed a chicken leg on Tang Xiaoliu's plate. "Auntie has high hopes for you."

Tang Xiaoliu served Aunt Liu a bowl of bird's nest porridge. "I also have a good opinion of myself."

Meanwhile, Gousheng finished his meal and wanted to take a nap. Just as he was about to return to his room, Qian Qiuhua arrived. "Gousheng, what are you busy with?"

Gou Sheng made a face at Qiu Hua. "Busy taking a nap."

Qiu Hua pinched Gou Sheng's cheek. "How old are you to still be making faces?"

"Hehe..." Gou Sheng hugged Qiu Hua's waist and rubbed against her. "No matter how big she is, she's still your precious little sister."

Qiu Hua pulled Gou Sheng into her arms. "Naughty."

"Hehe...Third Sister, is something bothering you?"

"Nothing can be hidden from you. I've fallen for someone."

"Is that man married?" Their family doesn't have high requirements for a son-in-law; as long as he has good character and can support his wife and children, that's fine. Her third sister didn't dare tell her grandparents, her second uncle, and her second aunt because that man has a problem, and a big one at that. "His wife passed away a few years ago."

"He's older than my uncle?"

He's only twenty-five this year.

"Then why don't you dare to say it?"

He said he would stay by his wife's side for the rest of his life.

Gou Sheng's head started to ache too. "You're not talking about Wang Muze, the Assistant Minister of Rites, are you?"

Qiu Hua's eyes lit up immediately. "You've heard of him too? He's not only good at greetings, he's also very good at being an official."

Gou Sheng sat up straight and looked into Qian Qiuhua's eyes, saying, "I know he's not good at academics, nor is he good at being an official. I know he missed the imperial examinations twice because he wanted to seek medical treatment for his wife and accompany her to the end of her life. As an outsider, I think he's loyal and righteous. As your sister, I think he's a living hell."

Qiu Hua felt that Gou Sheng was wrong. "He's not a living hell, he just can't forget his wife for the time being."

Gou Sheng rubbed his forehead. "As far as I know, Wang Muze's wife not only plays the piano very well, but she can also compose poetry with Wang Muze. Wang Muze has published a collection of poems, and all the poems in the collection were written by him and his wife."

Qiu Hua also knew this. "His wife has passed away."

Gou Sheng wanted to kick Qiu Hua. "Some people are irreplaceable."

Qiu Hua bit her lip. "Everyone has a heart. As long as I treat him well, he will eventually warm up to me."

Gou Sheng's head throbbed even more. "Why do you like him?"

"He is good to his wife."

"...You can't replace them. They not only have feelings, but they also have the same knowledge and the same interests."

"I'm willing even if it can't replace me."

This woman is beyond saving!
Gou Sheng rubbed his forehead. "How do you want me to help you?"

Qiu Hua was secretly delighted. "Could you ask the Emperor to act as matchmaker for me and Lord Wang? My eldest and second sisters were both arranged by the Emperor."

"My eldest sister's husband's father was a Duke, and my second sister's husband's maternal grandfather was a literary giant. What about Wang Muze's father and maternal grandfather?"

Qiu Hua pinched the hem of her clothes. "His father was a scholar who passed the imperial examination, and his maternal grandfather was a schoolteacher."

"So you still want the Emperor to act as your matchmaker? Is the Emperor so worthless?"

“I…” Qiu Hua pinched the hem of her clothes again. “The Emperor cherishes you.”

"Just because someone likes me, does that mean I should make them do something so degrading?"

Qiu Hua fell silent.

Gou Sheng rubbed his forehead again. "How did you notice him?"

“Everyone praised him when I attended the banquet.”

"And then you took it to heart?"

Qiu Hua nodded. "Please help Third Sister, okay? Third Sister is begging you."

"Let me think about it. You should go back first."

"Okay. Trust your third sister, she'll definitely be able to warm him up."

"understood."

No sooner had Qiu Hua left than Zhang Shi, Gou Sheng's second aunt, arrived. Zhang Shi was Qiu Hua's mother. "Does your third sister want to marry Lord Wang Muze?"

Gou Sheng's headache lessened a bit. "You know?"

Zhang curled her lip. "She's my daughter. She's only had a few years of good life and she already thinks she's all that?"

Gousheng thought her second aunt was right. "Have you been looking for a husband for my third sister these past few years?"

"Yes. She wouldn't even look at them. She's out of her mind."

Gou Sheng also thought her third sister was mentally unstable. But even if she was, she was still family, and she had to care. "Second Aunt, what do you want me to do?"

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