Chapter 467 Returning to Jiangyuan County

Tang's mother was quite moved, after all, this row of people were all women.

Who knew that as I was looking around, I would suddenly see a face that looked somewhat familiar.

Tang's mother thought she might have seen wrong, but when she turned to look at Tang Wenqian, the latter also had a furrowed brow.

Tang Wenqian clenched his fists, turned to a passerby and asked, "May I ask, sir, whose female relatives were those exiled prisoners just now?"

"You don't even know that? The Shu family, the Shu family of Prefect Shu."

Tang Wenqian certainly knew about the Shu family, that Prefect Shu's property had been confiscated and he had been exiled, but he never expected that they would be exiled to the southwest today.

Tang's mother, with her sharp ears, seemed to suddenly realize something and hurriedly asked, "Shu? Which Shu?"

The man looked at Tang's mother suspiciously. "You don't even know who our former prefect was?"

Tang's mother knew, and it was precisely because she knew that she was somewhat shocked as she pulled Tang Wenqian aside and said, "Shu, the Shu of Shu Yu, is she...?"

Tang Wenqian frowned and lowered his voice, "Mother!"

Tang's mother immediately shut her mouth, but still wanted to find out, so she asked the passerby, "Do you know who that girl at the very back is?"

A passerby said, "How would I know? Anyway, she's either a mistress or concubine of the Shu family, or a young lady of the Shu family."

Before Tang's mother could ask any more questions, Tang Wenqian had already pulled her away.

They did not enter the city again. Tang Wenqian watched the exile procession walk away into the distance, his expression solemn.

When they were alone on the road, Tang's mother whispered, "Wenqian, do you think that's the second daughter of the Lu family, or just someone who looks similar? But isn't the second daughter of the Lu family in Jiangyuan County? How did she suddenly appear in the prefectural city, and even in the exile procession?"

Tang Wenqian remained silent. Seeing that his expression was not good, Tang's mother said a few words and then shut up.

But the scene from just now kept replaying in her mind.

The two returned to the village where they rented a place. Standing at the door of the room, Tang Wenqian took a deep breath and finally made his decision.

He turned to Tang's mother and said, "Mother, pack your things, let's go back."

"Huh? Go back? Go back where?" Tang's mother was stunned.

"Jiangyuan County." He needed to verify whether the person was indeed Lu Shuyu, otherwise he would feel uneasy.

Tang's mother was stunned for a moment, then slapped him on the back. "Are you crazy? Why are you going back to Jiangyuan County at this time? We still have to wait here for the results to be released. If you go back, you won't even know what place you got."

Tang Wenqian dodged for a moment, then patiently explained to his mother, "Mother, no, if I pass the exam, the official document will be sent to the Jiangyuan County government office, and then officials will naturally come to our house to announce the good news. If I fail, continuing to live here will only add to my troubles, so there's no need for that."

But Tang's mother wanted to know as soon as possible whether her son had passed the imperial examination. If they waited for the official document to be sent to the county government and then to their home, how long would that take?

With a stern face, Tang's mother asked him, "Do you want to go back and see if the Lu family's second daughter is in Jiangyuan County?"

"Hmm." Tang Wenqian didn't deny it. "After all, we're both from Shangshi Village, so I need to know what happened and be aware of the situation."

"You..." Tang's mother felt that Tang Wenqian was acting strangely, but she could never go against her son's wishes.

Although Tang Wenqian seems gentle and easy to talk to, once he makes up his mind, no one can change it, not even his parents.

(End of this chapter)