Chapter 2435 Extra: Fake Marriage

Tang's mother was extremely anxious. First, she refused to get married, and now that they had finally gotten married, they had no children, which she could not accept.

She was at her wit's end. Last year, when Meng Han got married, both Shu Yu's family and Zhao Xi's family came. Knowing that Zhao Xi was a skilled doctor, Tang's mother secretly went to him and begged him to take a look at Tang Wenqian's wife.

Zhao Xi was also completely dumbfounded. Tang Wenqian was both surprised and angry that his mother would contact them in private.

But because of this, he told Zhao Xi the truth: he and his wife were not really husband and wife.

He didn't want to get married, but he had to deal with Tang's mother. His wife, Jiang, needed to seek protection.

The marriage is a marriage of convenience, and they will divorce when a suitable opportunity arises in the future.

Zhao Xi was truly impressed by him. He never expected that such outrageous tactics still existed these days, even faking marriages.

Since Tang Wenqian had been honest with him, Zhao Xi also took the pulses of the 'couple' as a formality, and then told Tang's mother that both of their pulses were normal and that they were in good health.

As for not being able to conceive and have children, perhaps it's just that our time hasn't come yet.

Tang's mother still trusted Zhao Xi's medical skills. She breathed a sigh of relief upon learning that the two were healthy, but then felt even more distressed. "It's just not meant to be" is an easy saying, but who knows how long they'll have to wait?

So, after Shu Yu and the others returned to Dong'an Prefecture after attending Meng Han's wedding, Tang's mother thought about it again and came up with a new idea.

She thought, if her son and daughter-in-law weren't meant to be, what about other women?

My son is now a county magistrate. It's not a problem for an official to take a concubine, right? My daughter-in-law is an orphan, so she has no right or confidence to object.

Yes, the Jiang family did not intervene.

However, Tang Wenqian flew into a rage and refused to accept his mother's "good intentions".

The mother and son had an unprecedented argument, with neither side willing to back down.

Not long after, Tang Wenqian resigned from his official post.

When Tang's mother found out, she almost fainted. She felt that Tang Wenqian had done this on purpose, and that he was blaming her for interfering in his taking a concubine and having children.

Although Tang Wenqian explained that this decision was made several years ago, his mother did not believe him. She promised that she would not interfere in Tang Wenqian's affairs anymore, and told him not to resign. As long as he continued to serve as the county magistrate, she would not care about him anymore.

However, Tang Wenqian may seem easy to talk to, but once he makes up his mind, he is not someone who changes his mind easily.

Desperate, Tang's mother threatened suicide. It was Tang's father, who had remained silent until now, who reprimanded her, saying that the resignation document had already been submitted and the matter was settled; even if Tang's mother really died, the document could not be retrieved.

If Tang Wenqian goes back on his word, it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor, and his whole family would have to pay with their lives. Tell Tang's mother to stop making a fuss.

Tang's mother was completely distraught, unable to cry, and fell seriously ill.

Afterwards, Tang's father and Tang Wenqian had a long talk all night, and he finally understood Tang Wenqian's thoughts. He was an uneducated man who had spent his whole life working in the fields and always listened to his wife. He had little knowledge, but he knew that Tang Wenqian was well-read and knowledgeable, and that his desire to retake the imperial examinations was definitely for his own good.

Finally, after the new county magistrate took office, Tang Wenqian went to study at the Imperial Academy.

He never considered abandoning Tang's parents; he wanted to take them with him to the capital.

In recent years, he has accumulated some savings, and with the reward money he received for his earlier merits, he also bought two shops in his parents' names.

(End of this chapter)