How did such immense wealth fall into my family?

Chapter 47 Avoid her like the plague

Three days later, when the Duke of Jin arrived at the government office, he saw his deputy standing in the courtyard with a completely bewildered look on his face. The Duke kicked him. "What are you daydreaming about so early in the morning? Go practice your skills."

The lieutenant regained consciousness.

Once you're sober, run away as fast as you can. If you can't escape, their lord will definitely beat you like a dog. And this "beating" isn't verbal, it's physical.

The lieutenant barely dodged the Duke of Jin's attack. Phew… no need to get beaten up. "My lord, the people from the Ministry of Revenue came to me early this morning to tell us to go collect our military pay. Didn't they always drag their feet and then deduct money from this and that? Why is it so fast this time? And not a penny less. My lord, are the people from the Ministry of Revenue playing us for fools?"

Duke Jin laughed upon hearing this. "They dare? If they dare to play tricks on us, we can beat them up."

The deputy general thought about it and agreed. "My lord, why is the Ministry of Revenue so accommodating this time?"

Of course it's because the Emperor is urging them! The Emperor is still the same as when he was young. Hahaha... "Why worry about so much? Hurry up and bring the silver back, in case they change their minds."

The lieutenant turned and ran.

In the blink of an eye, the lieutenant had vanished without a trace.

That evening, the Duke of Jin ordered a top-class meal from the best restaurant in the capital and had it delivered to Xiaogou Sheng and her family's courtyard. "Come, come, everyone, don't be shy."

Xiaogousheng, Dong Laoqi, and Qian Laifu: We also want to be informal, but what we eat now is under the control of Grandpa Chang/Dr. Chang.

Doctor Chang looked at the food on the table with disdain. "I treated your brother, and this is what you give us?"

Duke of Jin: "..." What's wrong with this? Could it be that Physician Chang wants to eat imperial food?

Just as the Duke of Jin was about to say that he hadn't been hospitable enough and that he would ask the Emperor for a royal meal tomorrow, Little Dog Sheng tugged at Doctor Chang's sleeve and shook it. "Grandpa Chang, let's eat first, and then you can prescribe some medicine to aid digestion, okay? Grandpa Chang, I want to eat those meatballs, they look so delicious."

Qian Laifu and Dong Laoqi: Yes, yes, eat first, then take your medicine.

Qian Laifu had never seen such beautiful food before.

I've seen Dong Laoqi before, but I've never eaten him.

The little dog has eaten even better food than this. But her grandfather has never eaten it.

Duke of Jin: "..." So it's not that he thinks it's bad, but that he thinks it's too good?
Doctor Chang looked at the little dog's greedy expression. "Alright. After you finish eating, come with me for a half-hour walk in the garden. Tomorrow morning I'll take your pulse again, and if necessary, I'll give you a few acupuncture treatments."

Little Dog Sheng, Dong Laoqi, and Qian Laifu: "Okay!"

Duke of Jin: "I will also come to see you for a pulse diagnosis tomorrow morning."

"You don't need to. You're stronger than an ox, you could eat the whole table and it wouldn't hurt."

Duke of Jin: "..." I'll take that as a compliment. "Hahahaha... Come, come, eat, eat, eat."

After finishing his meal, Doctor Chang took the little dog Sheng for a walk in the garden.

Qian Laifu and Dong Laoqi also went for a stroll in the yard.

Duke of Jin: Should he also find a place to go for a walk?
The next day, Qian Laifu and Xiaogou Sheng both received several injections. Dong Laoqi got up in the middle of the night and practiced eight sets of boxing, narrowly escaping death.

After breakfast, Little Dog Sheng went out for a walk. Little Dog Sheng had Dr. Chang take care of her for two days, and then she didn't need Dr. Chang's help anymore.

The divine physician Chang has already begun treating the people under the Duke of Jin.

Most of the Duke of Jin's men were stationed at the border, and he couldn't recall them all. The Duke planned to lure the renowned physician Chang to his post once his second brother recovered. He hadn't yet figured out how to do it.

As the little dog was talking to the maid pruning the flowers, a kind old lady led three beautiful women and a group of lively and adorable little kids over.

The old lady looked at the little dog Sheng and said with a smile, "You must be Sheng, right? Come to Grandma, Grandma has something delicious to eat."

"Okay." The little dog, Sheng, came running over. "Grandma, Grandma, what do you have to eat?"

"Grandma has some milk cake here, have you tried it?" "No."

The old lady personally handed the puppy a piece of milk cake. "Try it."

"Okay." The puppy finished the rest of the food with just one bite left. "It's so delicious. Grandma, can I have another piece?"

"Yes, everything in this basket is yours. Take it back and let your mother try it."

"Thank you, Grandma. You're so kind, Grandma."

"Good boy." The old lady patted the little dog's head. "Grandma also prepared a gift for you. Do you like it?"

"I like it. My grandma says that anything you get for free is a good thing."

"Hahaha... Yes, everything that's free is good." The old lady found everything about the puppy pleasing to the eye. "This is my eldest daughter-in-law, this is my second daughter-in-law, and this is my third daughter-in-law."

After introducing her daughter-in-law, the old lady began introducing her grandchildren. "These are my seventh granddaughter and eighth grandson..."

After the introductions, the old lady explained to Xiao Gousheng why the other grandchildren weren't there. It was because the other grandchildren were either in the army or at school. The other granddaughters were either married or attending the girls' school run by the eldest grandson.

After the introductions, they began exchanging gifts.

The little dog, Sheng, collected a bunch of good things.

Little Dog Sheng looked at the ladies and children of the Duke of Jin's mansion, then at the gifts he was holding. "I have nothing to give you, but I'll have my Grandpa Chang take your pulses."

The old lady said, "Good, good, good." This is better than any return gift.

The three ladies: This gift is well worth it.

Little ones: No way?! We gave you a gift, and you want us to drink medicine?! You're so mean!

A little boy glared at the puppy before looking at the old lady and asking, "Grandma, can I get my gift back?" If he could get it back, he wouldn't need to have his pulse taken, and if he didn't need to have his pulse taken, he wouldn't need to take his medicine.

The other little ones immediately followed suit:
"Grandma, I also want my gift back."

"Grandma, I want to too."

"I want, too."

……

Just as the old lady was about to scold them, Xiao Gousheng said with an innocent look on his face, "Don't you like taking medicine? If you don't like taking medicine, I'll have Grandpa Chang prick you with needles."

The little ones: This kid is so naughty!

"Wow...Grandma, I don't want to get a needle!"

"Wow...Grandma, I don't want it either."

The little dog, Sheng, successfully made the children of the Duke of Jin's mansion avoid her like the plague. Since the children wouldn't play with her anymore, she could only play with the maids and servants.

Before the Duke of Jin could figure out what was going on with Xiaogou Sheng and the others, Xiaogou Sheng had already figured out the Duke of Jin's mansion.

Of course, this "finding out" doesn't include the secrets of the Duke of Jin's mansion. Little Dog Sheng doesn't need to know the secrets of the Duke of Jin's mansion; all he needs to know is how to rescue his eldest cousin.

Little Dog Sheng was chatting with the old woman guarding the gate when a man walked past them. He then turned back. "Little Dog Sheng, what are you doing here?"

When Xiaogou Sheng heard someone calling her, she looked over.

After seeing the man's appearance and clothes, Xiaogou Sheng couldn't help but mutter to herself: She really isn't God's favorite daughter.

(End of this chapter)