How did such immense wealth fall into my family?

Chapter 208 I Won't Do Anything Reckless

After reading the letter, Old Master Wei felt that Wei Liefeng was just as useless as his mother. After thinking for a while, Old Master Wei began to write a letter.

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

Jiang Shenglin and his son were reporting to Xiaogou Sheng what they had been up to this month when Dong Laoqi walked in with a stack of letters. "You're something else, so many people writing to you."

The puppy puffed out its little chest proudly. "Of course, I'm so cute."

Old Dong tapped the little dog Sheng on the head with the letter. "More like 'despicable'."

"Hehe..." Xiaogou Sheng said to Jiang Shenglin and his son while taking out the letter, "You two go ahead and get busy."

"Yes."

After they left, Xiao Gou Sheng started reading the letters. He first picked out his grandmother's letter. His grandmother said that his eldest cousin had passed the imperial examination and become a scholar, and that he was now a scholar's grandmother. His grandmother also said that Lu Taohua was now learning from the Duke of Jin how to lead troops and how to fight.

The Duchess of Jin said that her eldest cousin was pregnant.

The Duchess of Wei said that if Wei Chenglin made a mistake, he should write to her and she would deal with him.

Kong Luoyi said that her husband and son had run away with Xiaogou Sheng, so why didn't she come and join Xiaogou Sheng?

Consort Tao said she missed the three little bald boys and asked them to write her a letter.

Qian Chunhua told her to eat and sleep on time.

Qian Xiaohua asked her if Xi Huaizhou was easy to get along with.

Qian Qiuhua said she made several new friends.

Lu Taohua said that when she first followed the Duke of Jin, his guards disliked her because she was a woman and were afraid she would be a burden. Only after she grabbed a maddened warhorse in front of them did they begin to accept her.

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The little dog read all the other people's letters before reading the Duke of Jin's.

The Duke of Jin's first words were: "Old Master Wei of the Wei family in Shu wrote to me." He then asked if she genuinely wanted to take Old Master Wei's grandson as her son-in-law or if she was just teasing him.

If he really wanted to take his grandson as a son-in-law, he would go and talk to Old Master Wei. If he was just teasing his grandson, he would tell Old Master Wei that he would do as he was told and stop Xiaogou Sheng from taking Wei Liefeng as a son-in-law.

The little dog raised an eyebrow. It seemed that Old Master Wei had a backup plan.

Sure enough, the Duke of Jin then mentioned that Wei Liefeng's father had initially served under him as a soldier, and that he and Wei Liefeng's father were both teacher and friend.

It is said that after Wei Liefeng's father died in battle, Old Master Wei found him and told him that he was getting old and didn't know when he would pass away. If he suddenly passed away, he hoped that Duke Jin would help his grandson preserve the family business for the sake of his son.

After discussing Wei Liefeng's matter, the Duke of Jin then spoke to Xiaogousheng about the matter of the Duke's brother-in-law.

After discussing the matter of the emperor's brother-in-law, the Duke of Jin added that she and her three bald-headed children seemed to have disappeared as soon as they went out. He said that from now on, they must write to him every two weeks, as he needs to keep track of their whereabouts at all times.

The little dog thought to himself that the Emperor had it tough. He couldn't just ask his son directly what he was doing outside; he had to go through Consort Tao and the Duke of Jin.

The puppy put the letter away. "Did my grandma and the others write to Shiba and the others?"

Yes. I've already given them to them.

No sooner had Dong Laoqi finished speaking than three little bald boys arrived.

Eighteen: "Little niece, I'm going to have another little grandson."

Nineteen: "Auntie, I'm going to be a big brother."

20: "I also want to be a big brother. I'll write to my mother and urge her."

"Pfft!" Old Dong laughed as soon as he heard that. "It's no use urging your mother."

Twenty blinked. "Why?"

"Go ask your father."

"Ok."

The little dog looked at the three bald boys and asked, "Did the Empress Dowager and Grandpa Nineteen ask you to write to them every few days and tell them what you've been up to?"

Three little bald heads: "Yes."

Eighteen: "And you're the one who's supposed to supervise us."

Nineteen: "We don't need supervision."

20: "Exactly."

Eighteen: "We also want to tell our families what we saw and what we learned?" Nineteen, Twenty: "Mhm."

It's best if no supervision is needed. "So, are you planning to start writing now?"

Eighteen: "We plan to write it after we've dealt with things in Liaoyang Prefecture."

"Okay. I'll write more then."

The three little bald boys: "Okay."

Wei Chenglin was telling Xi Huaizhou that he would definitely visit Qingzhu Jushi when he got to Jiangcheng when three little bald boys suddenly ran over.

Eighteen: "Nephew Wei, Nephew Xi, what are you talking about?"

Wei Chenglin: "We are talking about Qingzhu Jushi (a Buddhist monk)."

Xi Huaizhou: "Hello, Uncle."

"My dear. What does Qingzhu Jushi do?"

Wei Chenglin: "Qingzhu Jushi is a poet."

"Oh." Eighteen lost interest. "Twenty needs to talk to you about something."

Wei Chenglin patted the twenty-year-old's bald head. "What is it?"

Twenty looked at Wei Chenglin with a serious expression and said, "You should urge my mother to give me a little brother or sister. My nineteenth brother's mother is going to give him a little brother or sister."

Wei Chenglin: "..." If your mother gives birth to a little brother or sister while I'm not around, your father will be crying. "Well, these things can't be rushed, they have to be done naturally."

Twenty thought his father definitely couldn't persuade his mother, which was why he said that. "Forget it, I'll try to persuade her myself. Dad, Uncle Xi, you two talk, we're leaving."

After saying that, the three little bald boys ran away.

Wei Chenglin quickly said, "Don't rush me."

Twenty pretended not to hear.

Xi Huaizhou wanted to laugh but was too embarrassed.

The next day, Wei Liefeng came early to curry favor.

After finishing his work, Xiao Gousheng called him aside. "Your grandfather has responded."

Wei Liefeng thought the dog's last sentence was followed by a question mark. "No."

The puppy laughed as soon as it heard that. "I'm not asking you, I'm telling you that your grandfather is responding."

Wei Liefeng was surprised to hear this. "My grandfather reacted?"

"Ah."

"I do not know how?"

"Because your grandfather didn't want you to know. Your grandfather went directly to the Duke of Jin. Your grandfather felt that our family depended on the Duke of Jin for survival."

Wei Liefeng understood. "My grandfather asked the Duke of Jin to separate us?"

The puppy nodded. Old Master Wei certainly hadn't expected the Duke of Jin to say so much to her. "Your grandfather thought I was just a naive young girl. What do you plan to do?"

"I...I want to clear my mother's name."

"You should ask your mother first. Perhaps she would rather suffer herself than put you in danger."

Wei Liefeng clenched his fist. He was still too weak. "I understand. Thank you."

"You're welcome." Xiaogou Sheng looked into Wei Liefeng's eyes and said, "I don't want to do something wrong with good intentions."

Wei Liefeng took a deep breath. "I won't do anything reckless."

"Hmm. How has your mother been these past few years?"

Just as Wei Liefeng was about to speak, General Song strode over. "Greetings, Miss Qian Si. I heard you're going to the next prefectural city tomorrow?"

"Yes."

"Miss Qian, you've done this job far too carelessly."

Little Dog Sheng: "..." Where was she careless? "Please enlighten me, General."