My Father Said That Someone as Quick to Tattle Is Suited to Marry into the Censorate

The eldest son of the Imperial Censor was of marriageable age. All the noble ladies in the capital avoided him like the plague. After all, his father had impeached imperial relatives, the emperor's brother-in-law, and even himself when drunk. When my father heard this, he went to exchange my betrothal gifts the very next day. Because I had always loved to tattle. I wouldn't give up my own good fortune, I'd repay debts owed to me a hundredfold, and I'd never let go of any dirt on others. My mother was furious, slamming her fist on the table. "The Gu family has three Imperial Censors, and now with Zhaozhao marrying in, how can we possibly live like this?" My father stroked his beard: "Zhaozhao's problem is annoying at home." "Once she's in the Imperial Censor's household, that's called a family tradition." 16