How did such immense wealth fall into my family?

Seeing that he couldn't get anything out of Madam Tang, Vice Minister Tang had no choice but to ask Aunt Liu and Tang Xiaoliu. As soon as Vice Minister Tang arrived at the ancestral hall, he saw Aunt Liu kneeling upright in the courtyard.

Minister Tang was quite surprised. Madam Tang had made Consort Liu kneel in the ancestral hall twice before, and Consort Liu had always knelt crookedly. "Why are you being so obedient this time?"

Aunt Liu whispered, "In the past, I could ask you and Madam for whatever I wanted, but this time I have to ask the ancestors of the Tang family."

Tang Shilang squatted down next to Aunt Liu and asked in a low voice, "What do you want to ask for this time?"

"This humble servant wishes to ask Miss Qian Si to take a liking to Sixth Young Master."

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Vice Minister Tang plopped down on the ground. "You really have wild ideas. Do you even know whose daughter Qian Si is?"

"I know. Miss Qian is a princess."

"Then you still dare to think about it?"

"That's why I said we have to ask the ancestors of the Tang family for help this time."

As Tang Shilang stood up, he said, "Even if you beg your ancestors, it won't help. Don't you know what kind of person your son is?"

Aunt Liu glanced sideways at Minister Tang. "What's wrong with Sixth Young Master's character? Is he disrespecting his stepmother? Or is he unkind to his brothers? Or is he flirting with the maids? Or has he gone out drinking and carousing?"

"That's not enough. Miss Qian's eldest cousin's husband is the heir to the Duke of Jin, and her second cousin's husband is a renowned scholar in the capital. What does Xiao Liu have?"

"Little Six is ​​prettier than them. Don't princesses always prefer good-looking men?"

That's true, but, "Fourth Miss Qian is different from the other princesses. The other princesses are all focused on eating, drinking, and having fun. Fourth Miss Qian, however, wants to establish an academy. Fourth Miss Qian definitely wouldn't look favorably upon Sixth Miss Qian."

"So I asked the ancestors of the Tang family to help Sixth Young Master."

"The ancestors of the Tang family didn't have that ability."

"How could you say that? Ancestors, please don't be angry. Just pretend he farted. Ancestors, you must help Sixth Young Master!" Aunt Liu said, kowtowing as she spoke.

Vice Minister Tang rubbed his forehead. "I really can't do anything with you. Beg if you want. I'm going in to check on Xiao Liu."

"Don't say anything out of line when you go inside."

"understood."

As soon as Tang Shilang entered the ancestral hall, he heard Tang Xiaoliu praying to the ancestors of the Tang family to bless him so that he could marry Gousheng.

Minister Tang: "..." This mother and daughter! "Ahem!"

Tang Xiaoliu heard someone cough and turned around. Seeing it was his father, he immediately stood up and pulled him to the prayer mat. "Father, please pray for your son as well."

What are you asking for?

If the ancestors of the Tang family had that ability, they would have blessed him to become a first-rank official long ago. "Don't be ridiculous."

"I'm not being silly. Please, just beg me. If you beg me, I won't be angry with you anymore."

"Alright then."

"Thank you, Father. You are so kind. Let me get you some incense."

Tang Shilang offered three sticks of incense to the ancestors, then prayed that Tang Xiaoliu would marry Gousheng before pulling Tang Xiaoliu out of the ancestral hall. "Alright, you and your mother can go back now."

"Alright!" Tang Xiaoliu helped his aunt up from the ground. "Father also pleaded for me."

"Great! Come on, Auntie will teach you how to win a girl's heart!"

"it is good."

Tang Shilang shook his head as he watched his favorite concubine and youngest son walk away, then went back to coax Madam Tang. "Madam, open the door."

Madam Tang opened the door with a dark expression. "Do you also want Xiao Liu to marry Miss Qian Si?"

“I would like to. But why would she take a fancy to Xiao Liu? Her eldest cousin’s husband is a prince, her second cousin’s husband is a talented scholar, and her eldest cousin’s wife is the granddaughter of Consort Tao.”

"Oh, right." Mrs. Tang rubbed her temples. "I was so angry with those two that I lost my mind."

Minister Tang put his arm around Madam Tang as they walked inside, saying, "You're not confused with anger, you're just worried that Xiao Liu will be mistreated. Marrying a princess isn't something that's easy."

"Yes. How many princes-in-law are not mistreated? Could it be that Aunt Liu thinks I'm stopping Xiao Liu from marrying Qian Si-guniang because I'm afraid he won't respect me as his legal mother after he marries Qian Si-guniang?"

“She doesn’t think that way. If she did, I would have kicked her out.” Madam Tang knew that Vice Minister Tang wouldn’t actually kick Concubine Liu out, but she was still quite pleased that he said that. “Have they gone back yet?”

"They've gone back. They're just causing trouble for their ancestors."

Madam Tang knew Aunt Liu and Tang Xiaoliu quite well. "Did they ask the ancestors for help?"

"Yes. If our ancestors could speak, they would definitely have kicked them out."

Meanwhile, Vice Minister Tang finally managed to appease Madam Tang.

On the other hand, Aunt Liu taught Tang Xiaoliu all the methods she used to deal with Vice Minister Tang.

Tang Xiaoliu listened while praising his aunt's abilities.

The next day, the mother and son came to pay their respects to Madam Tang early in the morning.

When Vice Minister Tang saw them arrive, he was about to ask them to apologize to Madam Tang when the mother and daughter pushed him aside.

Vice Minister Tang: "..." These two are getting more and more outrageous.

Aunt Liu bowed to Madam Tang. "Madam, I've come to pay my respects."

Tang Xiaoliu: "Mother, are you still angry? If you are still angry, then give your son a beating. Your son is much stronger now."

Mrs. Tang looked and saw that he was indeed more robust than before. "Your father said you exercise every day."

"Yes. Miss Qian said that only when you are physically strong will you have the energy to do other things."

Indeed. "You really want to marry Miss Qian Si?"

"Yes." Tang Xiaoliu nodded heavily.

“But, Miss Qian’s eldest cousin’s husband and second cousin’s husband are both very capable. If Mother goes to propose marriage for you, they will beat Mother up.”

"This..." Tang Xiaoliu was at a loss.

Aunt Liu pushed her son aside. "Madam, would you be willing to help Sixth Young Master propose marriage to the Qian family?"

"It's no use even if I'm willing. As I just said, both of her brothers-in-law are very capable."

Aunt Liu gritted her teeth. "Sixth Young Master, why don't you go and take the imperial examination?"

"What?!" Tang Xiaoliu could hardly believe his ears! "You want me to take the imperial examination?!"

Aunt Liu gritted her teeth again. "Yes. Otherwise, Madam wouldn't dare to speak up."

Madam Tang: "Yes. If you can pass the imperial examination and become a scholar, I will go and propose marriage to you."

"me……"

Vice Minister Tang: "I think you should give up."

"I...I...I'll go ask Miss Qian Si."

Mrs. Tang: Why isn't this child following the expected path?
Aunt Liu: That's fine too. Miss Qian might not care whether her husband has any official rank or not.

Vice Minister Tang: Whose child is this? How did he end up at their house? Hurry up and get out of here.

The next day, Tang Xiaoliu went to the academy early. Once there, he started looking for Gousheng.

Tang Xiaoliu was very lucky; he found Gousheng in just two places. "Hello, Dean! You look really energetic today."

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Gou Sheng whistled. "You look really handsome today."

Of course, he dressed up specially. "Hehe... Dean, I want to talk to you about something."

"Okay." Gou Sheng found a quiet place. "Go on."

Tang Xiaoliu straightened her clothes. "Fourth Miss, what kind of husband are you looking for?"

(End of this chapter)