Chapter 99: Confession of the Ex-Mother-in-law
"This is not the place to talk, come to my shop."
Xu pulled Song Zijin to the Malatang restaurant next door.
The shop was at the left rear of the post station, no wonder she didn't see it when she got off the carriage.
There were still people eating supper in the store at this time. When they saw Xu bringing a young master in, they all started to make fun of him.
"Boss Xu has changed his taste. Why is he still attracted to the frail young man?"
"Go away, if you keep talking nonsense, I'll make you something super spicy next time so you don't have time to gossip~"
Several men imitated her way of speaking, and the lobby became noisy.
The first time Song Zijin saw her ex-mother-in-law doing business, she couldn't help but be shocked.
When Song Zijin arrived at Xu Zihan's bedroom, he was even more amazed.
The room was filled with all kinds of dolls she had never seen before. They were colorful, strange, but very cute.
Xu Zihan took off a yellow doll and stuffed it into her arms. The doll had only one eye, was very big, and had no shoulders, but it could wear pants with shoulder straps, which was very weird.
"Tell me, what happened between you and Jin'er?"
The curiosity in Song Zijin's eyes was instantly replaced by anger, and he didn't know where to start.
Xu Zihan encouraged her: "You also know how optimistic and cheerful your sister Xu is, so there's no need to be embarrassed. Jin'er is not a good husband, I've always known that. We mother and I... Oh, no, there's nothing we can't talk about~"
Song Zijin was successfully amused. She didn't understand why Xu always had so many jokes.
After thinking about it, he told Xu everything that had happened in the past few months.
At the end, she burst into tears again out of grievance.
Xu Zihan hugged her in his arms with heartache and patted her back gently.
"Men are not good. If you divorce him, then divorce him. The next one will be better."
"...The prince is a good guy." She choked and said, "No, the prince is a good man, Xiao Jin is not a good guy!"
After she finished speaking, she felt something was wrong and asked Xu Zihan: "Auntie, aren't you worried? Xiao Jin has made so many mistakes."
"What's the use of being sad? I knew a long time ago that this day would come for him. I'm knowledgeable and experienced. In my opinion, what Xiao Jin did are just trivial matters. There's nothing new." Xu Zihan smiled bitterly.
Isn't he just a cuckold, a paranoid, and a promiscuous man?
Tsk, I can't believe that I, who was so upright, educated my son into a monster.
"In fact, I am half responsible for him becoming what he is now."
Song Zijin was puzzled: "Isn't it innate?"
Xu Zihan shook his head. "I wear... Oh, after I came to Dali from my hometown, I have always had trouble adapting to the local culture. So even though I made a lot of money, I couldn't find any way to entertain myself. So I thought about finding a handsome man and having a son for fun."
Song Zijin was stunned when he heard this. Was this person speaking Dali Mandarin?
"At that time, Xiao Xuanyue came to my restaurant to eat spicy hot pot. I was attracted to him at first sight and gave him a drug. This drug was a secret recipe that I spent a lot of money to find. The doctor said that it would guarantee pregnancy in one try. When Xiao Xuanyue woke up, he didn't know that he was raped by a woman. He just thought he was drunk and had a wet dream."
Song Zijin didn't know what words to use to describe her feelings after hearing this. She suddenly felt that Xiao Jin was indeed quite childish.
"I successfully slept with the handsome man, and the father was gone, leaving the child behind. We gave birth to a cute little baby. It was really tiring to take care of the child, and soon I had enough of it, so I bought a maid to help me. My boring life returned, and I started thinking about finding a handsome man again. The young men in Nanfeng Pavilion were all good, but they were too dirty, and I couldn't accept them."
Song Zijin: “…”
"So I started a spicy hot pot shop next to the school. The prices were cheap, so those poor scholars could afford it. I used the money I earned to support beautiful but poor scholars. They were all grateful. When they heard that I was a lonely widow, several of them offered themselves to me and promised to come back and marry me when they became successful."
At this point, Xu burst out laughing.
Song Zijin asked curiously, "Did someone really come to propose marriage?"
"Yes! There are three really successful people, and one of them came back to ask for my hand in marriage. Maybe you know him~"
"Who?" Song Zijin's eyes lit up.
Xu Zihan chuckled. Sure enough, women all like gossip. Look, she's not crying anymore.
"The most amazing one is Sang Huan, he was the third place winner in the imperial examination that year."
Sang Huan? Isn't that the current Minister of Revenue?
"Lord Sang is a good official, but he hasn't married yet!" Song Zijin exclaimed.
Xu Zihan shrugged. "Back then, I thought he was just like any other man, pretending to be sincere just for my money, so I rejected him."
"Have you ever thought about rekindling our past relationship?"
"Well, that's all about us old folks, don't ask about it, youngster. Back to Xiao Jin, he started learning at the age of three and was a very good learner, so I found him a teacher. Who would have thought he'd become a bit of a nerd?
He despises me most for not getting married and changing boyfriends year after year. He often argues with me about this and even dares to ask a mother like me to copy the virtues of a woman. I'm single anyway, so what's wrong with having a boyfriend? I'm not having multiple relationships, so it's not against ethics or morals."
At this point, Song Zijin already understood.
Xiao Jin is a paranoid person. He does not allow others to disobey him, not even his own mother, especially when everything his mother does goes against the "Female Virtue".
Over time, his psychology gradually became abnormal, and he developed that kind of...disgusting habit.
He thought his mother was playing with men, so he played with women.
"I have tried to persuade Jin'er more than once, but he never listened. He even threatened to sever the mother-son relationship with me. That's why I left the capital and traveled all over the world."
Xu Zihan sighed, "Perhaps, Jin'er and I just aren't destined to be mother and son."
She touched Song Zijin's face. The most pitiful ones were the women who became Jin'er's wives.
Especially this poor little thing, if she were to get involved with the two brothers in this era, she would be drowned by their saliva.
"What are you going to do? Just run away like this for the rest of your life? King Jinyue will definitely come looking for you."
Song Zijin shook his head, his expression gloomy. "I don't know either. I even thought that since my father has been rehabilitated, there is nothing left for me to be nostalgic for in this world. It's better to..."
"Don't talk nonsense!" Xu Zihan covered her mouth. "Let me tell you, my hometown is tens of thousands of times more prosperous and advanced than Dali. I didn't get so disheartened as to commit suicide after coming here. You're just a nobody."
Song Zijin choked up and said, "But my reputation has been ruined, and the Song family and the prince are also despised. If I were no longer in this world, all the problems would be solved."
Xu Zihan let go of her, walked to the table and poured a cup of milk tea, then came back and handed her a cup. He thought for a moment, "Maybe, I have a way."
Previously, she received news from the branch that someone was looking for her, and she thought she had offended some enemy. Now it seems that the person looking for her might be King Jin Yue.
"What method?" Song Zijin's eyes shone with hope.
"Find Xiao Jin and persuade him to write a confession of guilt, publicly stating the reasons for his deception into your marriage and clarifying that there is no marital relationship between you. This way, you can marry King Jinyue openly. I'm afraid King Jinyue has been sending people everywhere to look for me for the same reason."
Song Zijin didn't feel any joy when he heard this.
First of all, Xiao Jin might have died. Secondly, he had even severed all ties with his mother, so how could he be so obedient?
Xu Zihan hugged her and said, "I will go find Xiao Jin tomorrow. When I succeed, you can return to Beijing and marry your sweetheart."
"Thanks."
She didn't want to discourage Xu's enthusiasm. After all, it was natural for a mother to look for her seriously injured son at this time.
As for persuading Xiao Jin, she didn't have any hope.
Because that person is worse than an animal.
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