How did such immense wealth fall into my family?

Chapter 119 In a daze...

The emperor made up a reason just so others would know.

Soon, the shadowy figure returned.

The shadowy figure told the young master what he had found out.

While admiring his painting, the young nobleman said, "If he really cared that much about Consort Tao, he wouldn't have let her go to Qianjia Village. He just hasn't figured out how to settle Jiang Shenglin yet. He can't keep dragging it out, so he's just putting Jiang Shenglin under that little mongrel's name for now."

"Putting it under that little mongrel's name means I can get it back anytime, and I'll also get a good reputation for being filial. If I give it to someone else, it won't be easy to get it back."

The shadowy figure also suspected that the Emperor didn't really intend to give Gou Sheng (the dog's leftovers). "What about that little mongrel?"

"Don't worry about her for now. If she messes things up again, let her go and reunite with her older cousin."

"Yes, I understand. Is there anything else you require?"

"That's all, you can go back to your work."

"Yes."

After the shadowy figure left, the young nobleman added a few more strokes to the painting before he was satisfied.

Time flies, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

The little dog, Sheng, was nestled in her grandmother's arms, listening to the village old ladies chat. A majestic middle-aged man, riding a tall horse, led a group of strong young men from the village entrance.

The middle-aged man smiled as soon as he saw the little dog, Sheng. "Little girl, how do I get to Qian Laifu's house?"

The puppy turned its face to the side.

Granny Tian assumed the middle-aged man was just teasing her adorable granddaughter. "Sir, are you here to pay your respects to the Imperial Concubine? Please walk straight ahead and then turn left, and you'll see her."

The elderly women around also chimed in:

"Yes, it was easy to find."

"Qian Laifu's house has soldiers guarding the entrance, but other houses don't."

"Yes."

……

When the Duke of Jin saw that the little dog Sheng was ignoring him, he pointed at Sheng and said, "Is this child stupid?"

Granny Tian was displeased upon hearing this. "How dare you speak like that? There are so many adults sitting here, why are you only asking a little child this question?"

Are you implying that I'm the stupid one?

"I didn't say that. Aren't you going to pay your respects to the Imperial Concubine? Go on."

"Let this little girl take me there."

Granny Tian cursed inwardly. "Fine, let's go."

Granny Tian stood up, took her granddaughter's hand, and walked home, thinking that the Duke of Jin must not be a good official.

The Duke of Jin took out a purse from his pocket and tossed it to the little dog, Sheng. "Here's a reward for you."

The puppy caught it and casually put it in its pocket.

The Duke of Jin tapped the little dog's head with his horsewhip. "Hey, why don't you thank me?"

The little dog gave the Duke of Jin a disdainful look.

Granny Tian wanted her granddaughter to return the purse to the Duke of Jin, but the granddaughter had already put it away. "Well, she's just a country girl and doesn't know any better, please don't hold it against her."

"Alright. Seems pretty smart, but I didn't expect... tsk tsk."

"Tsk tsk my ass! My granddaughter doesn't want to talk to you, you corrupt official." "Please excuse my rudeness. That's Qian Laifu's house. You'd better hurry. If you're too late, the Dowager Consort might already be out. The Dowager Consort is very busy."

"Alright then." Duke Jin clicked his tongue twice before leading his men toward Qian Laifu's house.

As soon as he left, Granny Tian whispered, "That man is definitely not a good official."

"This man is the Duke of Jin."

"This person is Jin... What?!" Before Granny Tian could finish speaking, she suddenly remembered who the Duke of Jin was. "He... He's Nineteen's grandfather?"

"Hmm." Little Dog Sheng didn't expect that the Duke of Jin would personally come to give her, Dong Laoqi, and Doctor Chang a reward.

Upon receiving a positive answer, Granny Tian became anxious. "Let's go, let's go to the school now and call Nineteen out, then take him to your eldest cousin's place."

"It's too deliberate."

"Then... what should we do?" Xiaogou Sheng took a deep breath. "Our family is different now. Not only does a concubine live in our house now, but we also have someone working for the Emperor. Even if he knows that Nineteen is his grandson and that the person who married his eldest son is my eldest cousin, he can't just get rid of my eldest cousin and Nineteen."

"Besides, he might not even recognize her. Nineteen doesn't look like him and his son or my older cousin. Nineteen looks like my older cousin."

Grandma Tian felt a little relieved after hearing her granddaughter's words. "He mustn't recognize her. We can't possibly be worthy of a family like that. The Tang family almost drove your aunt crazy. Your eldest cousin isn't even as good as your aunt. At least your aunt dared to stand up to the Tang family."

Her eldest cousin is definitely not suited to marry into a wealthy family. Unless the entire family is eager to marry her, she won't end up well.

After calming her grandmother down, Xiaogou Sheng took her to the back mountain to find Qian Laifu, Doctor Chang, and Master Daoyi.

This morning, Shiba said he dreamed last night about eating big steamed buns filled with wild vegetables and pork.

After finishing breakfast, the three old men went to the back mountain to dig for wild vegetables.

On the other side, Consort Tao was delighted to see the Duke of Jin. "Why have you come?"

The Duke of Jin came here for four reasons: first, to let others know that he was really ready to hand over his power to the younger generation; second, to make those who were plotting behind the scenes think that he had not discovered anything; third, to see if the eldest grandson of the Duke of Wei would go back and envy the Duke of Wei; and fourth, to give the little dog Sheng and the others a reward.

The Duke of Jin bowed to the Dowager Princess Tao. "I've come to pay my respects, and also to see if you've been lying to us?"

Consort Tao laughed even harder. "Why would I lie to you? I've gained weight. Yueyue has also gained weight."

"is it?"

"Of course. You may all leave."

"Yes."

In the blink of an eye, only Consort Tao and the Duke of Jin remained in the room.

Consort Tao looked at the Duke of Jin and smiled, "Besides paying your respects to me, do you also want to hug Twenty?"

The Duke of Jin touched his nose. "You noticed?"

"You grew up right under my nose, do you think I don't know you?"

"Hehe... He can't bring Twenty back yet, I'll have to make him drool when I get back."

"You? You're still as mischievous as when you were a kid."

At noon, the three little bald boys returned and saw a burly middle-aged man standing in the yard, who was wearing armor.

The three little bald boys' eyes lit up immediately!
Eighteen: "Are you a general?"

Nineteen: "Have you ever fought in a war?"

20: "Can you teach us how to fight?"

The Duke of Jin was taken aback. "You are all Qian Laifu's sons?"

The three little bald boys: "Mmm."

Duke of Jin: "..." Qian Laifu is truly vigorous for his age! "Do all three of you like fighting?"

"Ah."

"Hahahaha... Come on, I'll teach you how to fight."

The Duke of Jin played with the three little bald boys for more than a quarter of an hour.

The three little bald boys still wanted to play.

Granny Tian raised her hand to slap him.

The three little bald boys quickly went to eat.

Duke of Jin: "..." If this old woman knew that Twenty was the eldest grandson of Duke of Wei, she would definitely be so frightened that she would sit on the ground.

In the evening, the three little bald boys returned from school and pestered the Duke of Jin to play for more than an hour.

The next day, before the Duke of Jin had even gotten out of bed, three little bald boys came knocking on his door.

Eighteen: "Lord Duke, get up."

Nineteen: "If we don't get up soon, the sun will rise."

20: "Once the sun comes out, we can't launch a surprise attack on the enemy."

The Duke of Jin was half asleep when he seemed to hear his eldest son arguing in his ear.

Duke Jin turned over. "Don't make a sound, let me sleep a little longer."

(End of this chapter)