How did such immense wealth fall into my family?

Chapter 203 Your Father is Special
The Duke of Jin understood the Emperor's meaning.

The little dog Sheng's attack was a surprise, and then the city was sealed off. Prefect Sun and General Song wanted to make amends. The Emperor's brother-in-law had no idea that Steward Zhong was in trouble.

The emperor's brother-in-law was busy when his attendant came in to say that the Duke of Jin had arrived. The emperor's brother-in-law rubbed his forehead. "He's certainly got plenty of free time. Please let him in."

"Yes."

A moment later, the Duke of Jin entered.

The emperor's brother-in-law put down his pen and laughed, "Did you come here to play chess with me? Let me tell you, I can only play one game with you today."

Duke Jin glanced at the attendant of the Duke's brother-in-law.

The emperor's brother-in-law waved his hand and his attendant left. As he picked up the chessboard, he said, "Are you bored out of your mind?"

The Duke of Jin said directly, "We've known each other since we were children, so I won't beat around the bush. Are you aware that your wet nurse brother has dealings with foreign tribes?"

Snapped!
The chessboard in the emperor's brother-in-law's hands fell to the ground. "What did you say?"

The Duke of Jin looked into his eyes and said, "Your wet nurse brother provided the Ur people with ironware and salt, and the Ur people made him a nobleman."

The emperor's brother-in-law refused to believe it. "Impossible, he doesn't have that kind of guts. At most, he'd beat up his servants."

“You’re the emperor’s brother-in-law. I wouldn’t be here for you without solid evidence. Besides, he doesn’t just beat the servants; none of his servants live more than six months. You might not know he’s a traitor, but you certainly know he’s abusing his servants. If you keep indulging him like this, it’s no wonder he’s causing you trouble.”

"I..." The emperor's brother-in-law was filled with regret. "I never expected him to be so audacious!"

“You’ve spoiled him. If you had known he was abusing his servants, you would have taught him a lesson, and he wouldn’t have become so audacious.”

"I was wrong, Your Majesty?"

"He is your trusted confidant. How do you expect the Emperor to think of him doing such a thing?"

“I really didn’t know he was so bold, I swear.”

“Swearing is useless in this matter. Out of respect for the Empress and the Crown Prince, the Emperor will not send the Imperial Guards. However, the Emperor cannot possibly not investigate.”

"what do you mean?"

"The Emperor's secret guards have already gone to your residence."

"I'll go back to the manor now."

“I’ll go with you. Also, send someone to call your son back as well.”

"Okay. I really didn't know he was so bold, I swear."

"Whether you know it or not, your and your son's careers have been ruined by your wet nurse brother."

The emperor's brother-in-law was unwilling to accept this. "I really didn't know he was so bold."

The Duke of Jin stared into the eyes of the Emperor's brother-in-law and said, "What else do you want the Emperor to do? The Emperor has already been merciful enough by not arresting you directly."

"I...I know, I'm just not reconciled."

Duke Jin glanced at his brother-in-law. "What are you resentful about? You knew your brother-in-law had killed so many people and did nothing. If God doesn't punish you, who will? You deserve what you got."

"I...I regret it so much."

"There's no use regretting it now, let's go."

When the emperor's brother-in-law returned, his residence had already been taken over by the secret guards. The emperor's brother-in-law wanted to slap himself.

Although the Imperial Guards didn't come, the duties of the Emperor's brother-in-law and his sons had been taken over by others. People knew without a doubt that something serious had happened at the Emperor's brother-in-law's residence.

The Emperor was reading memorials when a eunuch announced that the Empress and the Crown Prince requested an audience. "Let them in," the Emperor said.

"Yes."

A moment later, the Empress and the Crown Prince entered.

The Empress bowed deeply to the Emperor. "Long live the Emperor!"

The Emperor could tell from her expression that she was angry. He didn't tell her to get up. "You've come because of your family, haven't you? Do you know that your family's steward, Zhong, is treasonous?"

"What?!" The Empress looked up in surprise.

"unambiguous evidence."

"This... my older brother definitely doesn't know."

The Emperor stared into the Empress's eyes and slowly said, "Only your elder brother knows whether he knows or not." "This..."

"I have been merciful enough."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The Empress bowed deeply to the Emperor again. "This concubine takes her leave."

"Ah."

The crown prince also wanted to leave. "Father, your son..."

"You stay."

"Yes."

After the Empress left, the Emperor took out the letter from the little dog. "Take a look."

"Yes." After reading it, the Crown Prince couldn't help but think: Perhaps this is fate. "Father, I understand."

"Yes. Don't give up on yourself. Being the emperor is actually a tough job."

"Your subject understands, please rest assured."

"Go and comfort your mother."

"it is good."

The Crown Prince went to find the Empress after leaving the Emperor's residence.

When the Empress saw him arrive, she dismissed all the palace servants. "Tell me," she said, "did your father want to deal with your uncle for a long time?"

"No." The Crown Prince recounted how Xiao Gou Sheng discovered that Steward Zhong was colluding with the enemy.

The Empress slammed her hand on the table in anger. "Why is it Qian Gousheng again?!"

The Crown Prince poured a cup of tea for the Empress. “Mother, you should thank Qian Gousheng. If it weren’t for her, who knows what Steward Zhong would have done? If he had colluded with the foreign tribes, Liaoyang Prefecture might not have been able to be saved. If Liaoyang Prefecture had been lost, even if Father wanted to let my uncle off the hook, the ministers and the people would not have agreed.”

"This……"

"Mother, you really should thank Qian Gousheng. My uncles have only lost their official positions now. If things had continued like this, they would have lost their lives."

"But what will you do if your uncles become unemployed?"

What future does he have? "Mother, it's a fact that Steward Zhong is a traitor. My uncles are already very lucky."

"Alright." The Empress didn't want to accept it, but what could she do? "Go back and investigate your palace servants. Make sure there's no more Steward Zhong."

"it is good."

On the other side, Wei Liefeng waited a few days and then had Wang Tiezhu bring him to see Xiaogou Sheng.

The little dog laughed after recognizing him. "Do you want to beat me up?"

Wei Liefeng laughed too. "A little. It took me several months to get them all together."

Why did you bring them together?

"To survive."

Xiao Gou Sheng raised an eyebrow. "If I remember correctly, your Wei family is the most powerful family in Shu."

Wei Liefeng was a little surprised. "How did you know I'm from the Wei family in Shu?" He had only told Wang Tiezhu and the others that his father had also died in battle.

The puppy didn't answer directly. "Your name was given to you by your father, wasn't it?"

"Hmm. You guessed my background from my name?"

The puppy nodded. "Your name is very similar to your father's personality."

"……you're good."

“It’s not that I’m great, it’s that your father is too famous. Your father not only comes from a prestigious family, but he is also the only son in the family and the next head of the family. Yet your father likes to be a soldier. Although your father’s life was short, it was as fiery as fire and as sharp as a knife.”

Indeed. "You know my father very well."

"Your father is special. Special people always leave a lasting impression. You just said you were doing it to survive?"

"Yes. After my father died in battle, my ninth uncle said that I was born to him and my mother. When I was young, they could still tolerate me, but when I grew up, they couldn't, so I wanted to start my own family."