Chapter 477 Tang's Mother Speaks Out
Tang's mother had always known that Liang was no good; she was unruly in her speech and actions and particularly annoying. But even knowing this in her heart, she was still so angry at Liang's words that she almost fainted.
But Liang wasn't finished yet, and continued to chatter on, "But I only wanted to ask about what happened in the examination hall, I don't have anything else to ask you. After all, our family is different from yours. Your family is not well-off, unlike us, where both husband and wife live in the city and have stable jobs, which can give my eldest child the best."
"If Da Bao gets into the examination hall, he'll definitely be well-fed and dressed, and he'll even ride in my second uncle's mule cart to the prefectural city. Mule carts are fast and much more comfortable than donkey carts. Da Bao will be in high spirits, and he'll be like a god helping him in the examination hall. Of course, most importantly, the teacher said that our Da Bao is smart and will have a bright future."
"Don't be sad. It's just the provincial examination. It's not easy for ordinary families to pass it. Not everyone is like my Da Bao. If my Da Bao becomes a Juren (a successful candidate in the provincial examination), he might be able to help your Tang Xiucai (a scholar who passed the imperial examination)."
Seeing Tang's mother's increasingly unpleasant expression, Liang secretly praised herself for her cleverness.
Look, look, look! In just a few words, she has already achieved her goal of making sure her eldest son is smart, that her family can make money, and that she can also infuriate Tang's mother.
However, every word she said was like a dagger to Tang's mother's throat.
Today, too many people have openly or secretly cursed her, saying that Wenqian would fail the imperial examination and that's why he came back early.
She had been holding in a lot of anger from morning till night, and now Liang was spouting nonsense in front of her.
But their purpose in returning was still because of Lu Shuyu from the Lu family.
Tang's mother looked cold. Liang felt that was enough, so she said one last thing and prepared to leave.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry too much. We've learned our lesson this time. If you don't do well on the test again next time, don't come back early. That way, we won't know so soon. Let's wait..."
"What are you so smug about?" Tang's mother finally snapped, "What's there to be so smug about? Do you think we came back early? It's because we saw Lu Shuyu at the city gate. She was among a group of exiles, being escorted by officials to the southwest. And your Dabao wants to take the imperial examinations? What a joke! You should go back and pray to Buddha, don't let her drag you down. Otherwise, you won't even have the chance to continue your studies..."
"Mother!!" Tang Wenqian had just opened the courtyard gate when he heard his mother's irrational voice.
His expression changed drastically. He closed the door, took a few steps to Tang's mother, and grabbed her shoulder. "Mother, calm down, don't say anything more."
Tang's mother suddenly came to her senses and saw Tang Wenqian in front of her. She realized what she had said, and her expression changed as she looked at Madam Liang.
Madam Liang was also shocked by the information revealed in her words. Her eyes widened as she stared at the mother and son in front of her in disbelief. She opened her mouth and murmured, "What, what did you just say? What exile? You just said, who, who was exiled?"
Tang Wenqian took a deep breath, quickly turned around, and said to Madam Liang, "Third Aunt, you misheard. No one was exiled. My mother was just confused from anger and said things randomly. Don't worry about it, she is..."
"No, that's not right."
(End of this chapter)
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