How did such immense wealth fall into my family?

Is Chapter 106 really that serious?

The Duke of Wei looked at the Emperor and then at the portrait in his hand. “Your Majesty, you can’t just say that Jige’er isn’t my grandson just to prevent me from going to war with the Northern Di. This child does look quite like me when I was a child, but Jige’er also looks like me.”

The Emperor glared at the Duke of Wei.

He didn't want the Duke of Wei to fight the Northern Di. Since those people could target the Duke of Jin and his heir, the Duke of Wei's inner circle might not be clean either.

Therefore, he does not intend to use the Duke of Wei this time, nor does he intend to use those veteran generals; he intends to use new people.

Although newcomers lack experience, they are full of energy.

Furthermore, his generals are all quite old, and he doesn't want them to be in their seventies or eighties, still carrying broadswords and fighting the enemy.

He needs to train new talent.

The Duke of Wei shrank back when he saw the Emperor glaring at him. "This child may also be related to me, but he is definitely not my grandson. There's an old saying, 'A nephew resembles his uncle.' This child might be my sister's child."

"Shut up. How old is your sister? And you're still talking about your sister's child."

The Emperor summoned the chief eunuch. "Go and invite the Duchess of Wei over."

"Yes."

After the chief eunuch left, the Duke of Wei couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, why did you call her in?"

"Hmph!" The Emperor glanced at the Duke of Jin. He actually suspected that the Duke had found a child and claimed it was his grandson in order to prevent him from going to war. "Go away."

The Duke of Wei stood to the side, looking aggrieved. "Your Majesty, I will not act impulsively."

"Shut up. I don't want to talk to you right now. If you bother me again, I'll have your mouth shut."

Now, the Duke of Wei felt even more aggrieved. All he wanted was to fight a war! Why was it so difficult?
On the other side, the Duchess of Wei was startled to see the chief eunuch personally come to fetch her. "Eunuch Hu, has my master been acting arrogantly towards the Emperor?"

"I don't know about that. Anyway, the Emperor's expression was very bad."

Now, the Duchess of Wei was even more nervous.

The Duchess of Wei immediately bowed deeply to the Emperor upon arrival, exclaiming, "Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"

"Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The Duchess of Wei glared at the Duke of Wei as soon as she got up. "Your Majesty, please don't be angry. He's just a brute."

The Emperor glared at the Duke of Wei. "Indeed."

Duke of Wei: "..." Where was he reckless? He was fierce, the fierce of the brave.

The Emperor looked at Granny Du. "Tell the Duchess."

"Yes." Granny Du recounted what had happened.

As soon as Granny Du finished speaking, Duke Wei said, "That child looks like me, but Jige'er also looks quite like me."

The Duchess of Wei walked up to the Duke of Wei and stomped hard on his foot. "All your sons are just like you."

"That's right." The Duke of Wei was quite pleased with himself. But his smugness lasted only a second before he realized what he meant. "What do you mean?"

The Emperor coolly remarked, "What I mean is that Jige'er is your biological grandson, but not necessarily hers."

Duke of Wei: "..." No... could it be?

The Emperor glanced at the Duke of Wei's foolish expression and curled his lip. "Don't you have a beautiful concubine? Didn't she bear you two sons? Aren't those two sons just like you, both brutes?"

The Duke of Wei stammered, "Your Majesty, we don't call it reckless, we call it... ah!"

Before the Duke of Wei could finish speaking, the Duchess of Wei stepped on his foot again. "Your two good sons have always thought my son is unworthy to be the heir apparent! They've always wanted to pull my son down from his position as heir apparent!"

The Duchess of Wei had four children, only one of whom was a son.

The Duke of Wei refused to believe it. "Aunt Mei and the second and third sons wouldn't do such a thing! Ah!"

Lady Wei stepped on Duke Wei's foot again. "You just wait, if it's really what the Emperor thinks, I'll skin that slut alive!"

Duke Wei wanted to say, "You dare?", but this woman had the Emperor's backing, and the Emperor was clearly on her side. "Calm down, if that were really the case, I would definitely not let her off." "Hmph! Your Majesty, I will go back and investigate right away. Can you lock up this brute? I'm afraid he will go and inform that mother and her three children."

"Yes, you can. However, you can't investigate in a high-profile manner."

The Duchess of Wei understood after a moment's thought. "You suspect there's something else going on?"

"We'll only know if we've checked."

"Yes, Your Majesty understands. I told him that he takes every opportunity to act arrogantly towards you. You should detain him in the palace so that he can reflect on his actions."

"Okay. Go ahead and check. No rush."

"Very well." The Duchess of Wei bowed to the Emperor and then looked at Granny Du. "Thank you. Once I've investigated this matter thoroughly, I'll go to Qianjia Village to kowtow to the Dowager Consort. Regardless of whether that child is my grandson or not, I'm very grateful. What's the child's name?"

"Twenty. Old Master Qian's first illegitimate son was a disciple of Master Daoyi. Master Daoyi named that child Eighteen. Twenty was registered under Old Master Qian's name, so he was called Twenty after Old Master Qian's two illegitimate sons."

"I understand. If Twenty really is my grandson, I will thank the Qian family. If they hadn't taken Twenty away, who knows where he would be now? Your Majesty, I take my leave."

"Ah."

As soon as the Duchess of Wei left, the Duke of Wei approached the Emperor. "Your Majesty, if it's really as you think, could you spare their lives? They... they were just confused for a moment."

The Emperor glanced at the Duke of Wei. "Let's talk about it after we've investigated thoroughly."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Hmph!" The Emperor looked at Granny Du. "You will set off tomorrow. When you depart, I will give you two guards. You should find a way to assign them to your entourage."

Du Mama: "Yes."

Upon hearing the emperor's words, the Duke of Wei quickly replied, "I will also give you two people."

The Emperor glanced sideways at the Duke of Jin. "Can you guarantee that your people won't tip off your second and third sons?"

The Duke of Wei could not.

Duke Wei silently shrank back.

Meanwhile, after returning to her residence, the Duchess of Wei first berated the Duke of Wei. Only after she finished scolding him did she summon the Duke's heir and his wife. "You may both leave."

"Yes."

After the servants left, the Duchess of Wei looked at the Crown Prince's wife. "Go and close the door."

"it is good."

As soon as the Crown Prince's wife closed the door, the Duchess of Wei grabbed a feather duster and lashed it at the Crown Prince. "All you do is write poetry all day! All you do is write poetry! I'll teach you to write! I'll teach you to write!"

The Duchess said, "Take a shot."

The Crown Prince and his wife were both stunned.

The prince said, "Mother, you can't beat me just because of my father."

"That's exactly what I'm going to beat you up for! If you focused on doing something worthwhile, would those three dare to have any wicked thoughts?"

The crown prince disagreed. "Writing poetry is also a serious matter."

"You dare talk back! I'll beat you to death!"

The Crown Prince's wife said, "Husband, please stop talking. Mother, please calm down."

The Duchess, while slapping the heir apparent, said, "Shut up! All you do is fawn over your husband! Is what he writes poetry? It's utter rubbish! If you continue to try to sweet-talk him, go back to your parents' home!"

The Crown Prince's wife: "..." Is it that serious? "Husband, what you wrote is indeed utter nonsense."

Crown Prince: "..."

(End of this chapter)