Chapter 422 Want to Hit Someone
It was the second son's voice.
Song Chunxue had no interest in talking to him any longer.
"We can talk about it tomorrow, I'm going to sleep."
The second son was still standing at the door.
"Mother, I can't sleep. I'm sure you can too. Let's just say a few words."
Okay, if he insists on being scolded.
Song Chunxue opened the door. "Come in."
The second son entered the house leaning on a cane and sat down on a wooden stool.
"To make a long story short," Song Chunxue said, sitting cross-legged on the bed and dusting off the corner of her clothes.
Looking at the peach wood hairpin in her hair, the second son couldn't help but ask curiously, "I remember Mother always saying she wanted a silver hairpin. Now that you have money, why are you still wearing a wooden one?"
"When you're out and about, you shouldn't flaunt your wealth. Wouldn't a silver hairpin attract unwanted attention? Even if you're very careful, you might still run into robbers on the way."
The second brother nodded belatedly, "I had forgotten about that. I heard a few days ago that there were bandits running around in our area, and they were chased down by government troops. Lord Xie also went there."
Upon hearing the name Lord Xie, Song Chunxue looked up at him.
"What I meant was that if I don't want to owe Lord Xie a favor, I can find another way to make a living. Anyway, I don't necessarily have to go to the county government. I've thought about it carefully just now. Lord Xie is honest and upright. I was indeed a bit reckless when I was desperate and tried anything."
The second son rubbed his fingers together, his tone serious, "From what I can guess, Mother is angry with me because she doesn't want to have any lingering ties with him because of what happened to me, that's why I..."
"Who told you it was lingering affection?" Song Chunxue frowned. "Are you taking advantage of my lack of education?"
The second son coughed awkwardly, "I used the wrong word, Mother, please don't be angry."
Although she hadn't read many books, she knew how to use this.
"But I admit that from the few words that Lao Si and Sanwa exchanged, I know that Lord Xie treats Mother differently. Apart from the Taoist priest, he is the best person to Mother. I don't believe there's nothing else to it."
Just as Song Chunxue breathed a sigh of relief, the second brother said these words.
Song Chunxue felt a bit down.
“The fourth one is young and afraid of being beaten by Mother if he says something wrong. I’m afraid too, so I’ll let Mother beat me.” The second one said with a bitter smile, “I used to be able to fool her and Mother would believe me if I told her a lie. But now Mother is more insightful than I thought. I won’t lie to you.”
"What are you lying to me about?"
"Actually, since last year, I've been thinking about how to meet with Lord Xie and ask him for help so that he can promote me. Anyone who isn't stupid can figure out that in the entire Jincheng, besides Lord Xie, the prefect is the most powerful official, not to mention that Lord Xie is also the Emperor's eyes and ears in the entire Northwest."
It started last year?
The second child was indeed more quick-witted than she had imagined.
For a moment, Song Chunxue didn't know whether to praise him for being clever or scold him for being cunning.
You could say he's cunning, that he's quick to speak his mind, that he can't keep quiet about people he doesn't get along with, and that he'll fight if he's not convinced.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have gotten into a fight while drunk in Jingzhou and never been promoted again.
He's a liar, but his lies don't stand up to scrutiny.
The reason Song Chunxue didn't ponder it in her previous life was because she was an old woman who farmed and couldn't figure it out. Because her second son brought her honor, she believed his words without question.
She had insulted him before, and he reacted so quickly by using a strategy of retreat to advance. His reaction was very fast.
Song Chunxue looked at him and said, "You've already spoken, and Lord Xie has already told me. If you don't go now, you'll owe him a favor but won't take any benefits. Are you stupid or am I? Your tactic of retreating to advance was good, but I saw through it."
But she was quite disappointed in her second son.
"Alright, people strive for better things, and water flows downhill. If there's a better path, why stay where you are? Hesitation will cause you to miss good opportunities, and you'll only suffer. What others think doesn't matter; it's your life to live."
“You’ve never been a pushover, so I have mixed feelings about what you’re doing. What annoys me is that you should have discussed this with me first. If you were sensible, maybe I would have done it for you.”
The second son stood up. "I'm sorry, I was in a hurry. I'll be more careful in the future."
What does he want to do in the future?
Furthermore, even though he knew that Lord Xie was helping because of those kinds of intentions, he was still so anxious.
Song Chunxue said irritably, "You're probably hoping that I have some kind of ambiguous relationship with Lord Xie, aren't you?"
The second son's ears turned red. "No, I thought Mother had already..."
"Don't try to guess my thoughts in the future. In a few days, I will take you to pay your respects to Lord Xie. But to be honest, I don't want to owe him anything. We are worlds apart."
"Having given birth to you all is already enough of a worry for me. What would it mean if I married him and added a lot of trouble for him? Besides, I don't even know how to be a wife anymore."
Song Chunxue sighed softly, with a hint of sadness in her voice, "I don't want others to think that I only got together with him for the sake of you guys."
She hadn't dared to think too clearly about it before, but the second son enlightened her.
Between men and women, no matter how old they are, it's all about the same thing.
"He is him and I am me. Have you ever thought that I also have self-respect? What you're doing is putting me in a difficult position?"
The second son looked ashamed. "I'm sorry. I was only thinking about my future and didn't consider my mother's feelings. I was wrong."
"It is a great virtue to admit one's mistakes and correct them. Alright, go back to sleep."
The second son looked at her in surprise. Could his mother really say such things so casually now?
A scholar should be viewed with new eyes after three days of separation.
After being separated from her mother for three years, she has changed beyond imagination.
*
The next day, after they had breakfast, they prepared to buy some things on the street before heading up the mountain.
Unexpectedly, Lin Chuncheng personally led a group to find Song Chunxue.
Looking at the armored, distinguished man before her, Song Chunxue thought to herself, "It's good to live again. I actually met someone who would have disdained to see me in my previous life."
The atmosphere in the second son's room was somber.
Lin Chuncheng was the first to break the silence.
“Aunt Jiang, I’ve come today regarding my younger sister’s marriage. Jiang Yehui clearly promised to marry Jiaojiao. Over the past two years, they’ve met frequently in private. Your son has started this affair and then abandoned her. How can you go back on your word after an engagement has been made?”
Hearing his firm and powerful tone, Song Chunxue smiled.
"When was the engagement arranged? How come I didn't know?"
Lin Chuncheng was taken aback.
"You encouraged my son to take care of your mother in her old age and see her off when she died, without even asking me, the one who gave birth to him and raised him. Now that he has changed his mind, you come to me instead. Where were you before?"
The fourth brother walked back and forth among the group.
Mother is truly eloquent and gets straight to the point.
“You’re all pretending to be ignorant, and now this situation has come to this. It’s clearly a case of one party willing to hit and the other willing to be hit. If you had just told me beforehand, I wouldn’t be cursing like this.”
"Hmph! Do you think I'm senile, or that we farmers are brainless? That's why you dare to say such shameless things to my face?"
Song Chunxue's face was gloomy, and she said without any politeness, "Back then you thought you were born from a stone, but don't talk to me now. If you anger me, I will not only curse you but also hit you. All I know is that someone injured my son, and I can demand an explanation from the commander of your military camp for this."
The second son was shocked. "Is this even possible?"
Lin Chuncheng's face was extremely ugly.
"Why did Aunt Jiang have to make such a scene when both parties are in love?"
P.S.: I'll finish this tomorrow!
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