Chapter 496 - 262 Young Man_1
Qian Sangui shook his head and sighed as soon as he heard his father wanted to get involved in Jinwa’s marriage. Jinwa was the Emperor’s grandson, reportedly the eldest. He was the legitimate eldest son of Prince Ning and his only son. Right now he found himself trembling in fear around him, just hoping that after Prince Ning returned to court, he could send him off safely and intact. He didn’t dare to have any extra thoughts about his future or his marriage at all.
But this matter couldn’t be discussed openly at the moment, which really put him in a difficult position.
Qian Sangui lowered his head without responding, while Qian Dagui laughed and said, "Dad, at such an old age you’re still worrying about them. We’re really thankful for that. Which family is it? If the conditions are good, we can agree to it."
Both Qian Dagui and Lady Wang knew that those decent families who were eager to engage with their own did so because of the third branch’s influence. Having the Old man Qian arrange the marriage was much better than if they did it, because if those families needed something from the third branch, Old man Qian could go directly to Qian Sangui. Therefore, they had no objections to Old man Qian finding matchmakers, in fact, they were pleased to see it happen.
Old man Qian was fairly satisfied with his eldest son’s attitude, but became somewhat irritated seeing his third son remain silent.
The old man was now quite dissatisfied with his third son, not because of Qian Yixiu’s marriage arrangements – after hearing that the Wong family was particularly unsuitable, he also felt that his great-granddaughter should not marry into them.
What displeased him about his third son was that while he was still alive, he was not made the leader of the Qian Clan.
The Qian Family ancestral hall was built upon the third son’s suggestion and his funding, and future daily expenses of the clan were also to be borne by the third branch. Naturally, these people elected Qian Sangui as the clan leader. However, had the third son modestly declined, saying that his old father was still around and should rightly hold the position, then he would have been able to rightfully assume the role of clan leader.
But the third son simply took the position without a hint of modesty. Old man Qian felt too embarrassed to plainly state his desire for the role, so he felt very frustrated. He didn’t understand how this most obedient and filial son had changed like this.
He was saying so much today and extending his reach so far to show everyone that he was still the head of the family. He had the right to decide anything about the younger generation’s affairs.