I relied on a system to prolong my life in ancient times.

Chapter 260 The Sheng Family Parents' Plans

Although Mr. Sheng verbally believed his daughter's words, he still investigated after she left.

Although no one in their family held official positions, they had been entrenched in the capital for many years and had their own connections. They quickly found out that the eldest prince had indeed requested an imperial decree from His Majesty at the morning court session.

Upon receiving the news, Sheng's father was furious. He was even more right than his daughter; the eldest prince had probably been eyeing the Sheng family for a long time.

Although the princes' private infighting is not too serious yet, various underhanded tactics are emerging one after another, and the Sheng family does not want to get involved in the struggle for the throne.

Mr. Sheng sat in the chair, his face full of anger, lost in thought.

Looking at her husband like this, Sheng's mother felt very sad. How could her daughter have been targeted by the eldest prince?

"Master, is our daughter really getting married like this?" Madam Sheng was still a little reluctant. She had always respected her daughter's wishes, otherwise she wouldn't have let her daughter get married at such an old age, but now she had to get married in a hurry.

Mr. Sheng snapped out of his thoughts, and the anger on his face subsided slightly.

"Madam, I will not let my daughter get married, you can rest assured."

"If she doesn't get married, what about the eldest prince? What if His Majesty suddenly issues an edict?" Although Madam Sheng didn't want her daughter to get married in a hurry, she didn't want her to marry the eldest prince even more.

What kind of place is the royal family? It's a place that devours people without spitting out their bones. Although her daughter is smart, she doesn't want her daughter to live in endless struggles in the future.

"Madam, you've misunderstood. I wanted to find a husband for our daughter. If she doesn't marry out, she can stay right under our noses." Seeing his wife's expression, Mr. Sheng knew she had misunderstood and quickly explained.

"Find a son-in-law?" Mother Sheng felt a sudden clarity in her mind. Yes, she never imagined that since she only had one child, finding a son-in-law would allow him to stay at home.

“Yes, I wouldn’t feel at ease if my daughter got married. Besides, if she has children after marrying a husband, they can take our surname. That way, we’ll have descendants, and we won’t have to worry about no one to take care of us after we die,” Mr. Sheng said happily. He hadn’t thought of this before.

"Yes, sir, you are right. But this candidate? I'm afraid a talented young man wouldn't be willing." Her thinking was not unreasonable. In this patriarchal era, being a live-in son-in-law was something men looked down upon, and no man with any ability would agree to it.

"Haha, Madam, you don't need to worry about that. I already have someone in mind."

"Who is it? Do I know?" Mrs. Sheng asked curiously.

"It's Mu Chuan, that kid."

"Mu Chuan?" Madam Sheng's eyes lit up. How come she hadn't thought of Jiang Mu Chuan?

Jiang Muchuan was an orphan who was adopted by the couple more than ten years ago. Although he didn't call them father and mother, they treated him like their own son.

After adopting Jiang Muchuan, they have been doing their best to raise him, and now he is very outstanding and a great help to their family.

"Mu Chuan is indeed a very good child, but is he willing? If he's not willing, we can't..."

Sheng's father understood what his mother meant: "Mu Chuan is willing. That child has always been fond of Ya Shu, otherwise he wouldn't still be unwilling to get married now."

Mr. Sheng also doted on Jiang Muchuan. When he wanted to arrange a marriage for Jiang Muchuan before, Jiang Muchuan was unwilling. In the end, under his questioning, he found out that Jiang Muchuan was deeply in love with Sheng Yashu.

He was quite willing, and even subtly inquired with his daughter, but when she didn't want to get married, he had to give up.

Afterwards, she went to persuade Jiang Muchuan, but the boy was stubborn and said he was willing to wait. If Sheng Yashu was still unwilling in the end, he would never marry and would stay by his parents' side to fulfill his filial duties.

Many years have passed since then, and Jiang Muchuan is now twenty-five years old, still all alone.

Now that Sheng Yashu is willing to get married, he plans to ask Jiang Muchuan again. If he is willing, it doesn't matter whether she marries him or not, since they will both be at home and can see each other every day.

Mr. and Mrs. Sheng were overjoyed, already envisioning their daughter's wedding and a house full of children and grandchildren.

"Master, let's go ask Mu Chuan quickly." Madam Sheng couldn't wait any longer.

"Don't worry, Madam, I'll send someone to fetch Mu Chuan right away." With that, Father Sheng called a servant to go find Jiang Mu Chuan.

"Uncle, Aunt, you were looking for me."

A moment later, a handsome man strode in, his posture upright and his eyes cold and stern, but his expression softened considerably upon seeing the two of them.

"Mu Chuan, please sit down." Father Sheng immediately beckoned and pointed to the seat below him.

Mu Chuan sat down as instructed, his posture upright and his back straight, which made him pleasing to the eye.

The more Mr. and Mrs. Sheng looked at it, the more satisfied they became, and Mrs. Sheng's smile grew more and more loving.

Jiang Muchuan felt slightly uncomfortable under their gazes and straightened his posture even more. The two elders of the Sheng family had always treated him very well, like their own son, but their gazes today made him feel a little strange.

"Ahem, Uncle and Aunt, is there something you need me to tell you?" Jiang Muchuan coughed twice, interrupting the two elders' curious gazes.

The two looked away somewhat awkwardly. They used to see Jiang Muchuan as a son, but now they looked at him as a son-in-law. It was a bit too obvious.

Mr. and Mrs. Sheng exchanged a glance, and Mr. Sheng spoke up: "Mu Chuan, your uncle called you here today to ask if you have a girl you like now?"

Mr. Sheng decided to ask first, in case he found a girl he liked, he would not bring up the matter again, so as to avoid embarrassment for both parties.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Muchuan assumed that Sheng's father wanted to arrange a marriage for him. He suppressed his smile and said seriously, "Uncle, Muchuan does not have a girl he loves. Muchuan only wants to stay by your side and be filial to you both in this life."

"Mu Chuan, your uncle knows you're a good boy, but you're not young anymore. How can you not get married and have children?"

"Uncle..." Jiang Muchuan wanted to say something, but was interrupted by his father.

“Uncle knows that you can still take care of your parents after you get married. Your aunt and I don’t have many children, only Ya Shu. We are worried about her getting married, so we want her to stay by our side.”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Muchuan was taken aback and looked at Sheng's father in disbelief. Was that what he meant? He wasn't stupid.

Seeing the smile on Sheng's father's face and the strange expression on Sheng's mother's face just now, Jiang Muchuan smiled brightly.

“Uncle, I…” Jiang Muchuan looked at Sheng’s father expectantly.

"Mu Chuan, I think you understand what I mean. I just think you and Ya Shu are a good match. I wonder if you would be willing?"

“I do, Uncle, I do.”