After Magistrate Zhou left, the hall fell silent.
Lai Zi couldn't help but ask first, "Auntie, are you really a banished immortal?"
Forgive him, he really didn't notice.
“Yes, Mother,” Huang Lao Er also didn’t believe it, “How did you suddenly become a banished immortal?”
Is this still his mother?
What do you think?
Jiang Nuan straightened her posture and revealed a meaningful smile.
"Definitely not," Huang Lao Er muttered involuntarily. "If Mother is a banished immortal, then wouldn't we be demigods?"
puff!
Jiang Nuan almost lost her charlatan persona.
Although this son has a unique way of thinking, one has to admit that he is very good at grasping the key points.
“I think Mother is,” Xie said thoughtfully, “many things in our family are not ordinary items. This is not something that ordinary people can do.”
I used to find it amazing, but I never thought about it in this way.
Now it makes perfect sense.
Cultivation techniques, wine, ever-blooming red plum blossoms, and out-of-season fruits...
Having encountered many good things, I've long since become indifferent to them. But upon closer reflection, apart from my mother, no one else in the entire Great Zhou Dynasty has done this.
It would be impossible for it to exist without divine intervention.
“I believe it too,” Jin whispered in agreement. “Mother is so amazing, so incredibly amazing.”
"What's wrong with your brains, you women?" Huang Lao Er couldn't help but shake his head. "You actually believe such absurd things?"
If his mother was a celestial being, how could he and his brothers not possess any extraordinary qualities?
However, after recalling everything from his childhood to adulthood, Huang Lao Er couldn't find anything about himself that made him different from others.
"Are you a pig?" Madam Xie retorted unhappily. "With so many good things in our family, can you find even one in the whole world? What else could it be but a banished immortal or a monster?"
"A monster?" Huang Lao Er glanced at Jiang Nuan and sniffed lightly. "Mother doesn't seem to have any demonic aura."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Nuan felt an urge to hit someone.
That silly son of a man actually suspected he was a monster!
She is a banished immortal, a charlatan, not a monster.
"Whether you are a fairy, a human, or a demon, I am still your mother, your own flesh and blood."
The implication is that a mother of a certain breed will give birth to a child of a certain breed.
“We all believe that Mother is a banished immortal,” Huang Xiaosan said awkwardly, touching his nose. “Second Brother has always been slow-witted, so Mother doesn’t need to pay attention to him.”
"I'm too lazy to argue with him."
You're just asking for trouble!
Jiang Nuan just couldn't understand it. They drank plenty of well water, so why was her second son still so stubborn?
No wonder people say that old habits die hard; even if you're much smarter than before, you'll still do stupid things from time to time.
"Mother," the eldest Huang, who had been silent until now, suddenly asked, "you've been bestowed the title of Protector of the Nation of the highest rank. Doesn't that make our family a noble family?"
Ever since he heard the news, the phrase "rising to the top in one step" has been constantly on his mind.
My family is just an ordinary farming household. We have a little money, but it's nothing compared to those with deep roots. We can barely make a living in Ping'an County, and outside of Ping'an County, we'd be forgotten in a crowd.
Overnight, he suddenly became a top-tier noble in the Great Zhou Dynasty; he had never dreamed of such a good thing.
It just doesn't make me feel at ease.
During their limited time together, they did not treat the Emperor well, regarding him as just an ordinary guest and avoiding him at all costs.
He thought that the emperor's decision not to punish his family was already an act of leniency, but he never expected that his mother would be granted the title of a Lady of the Superior Rank.
No matter how I think about it, it just doesn't seem normal.
For a moment, Boss Huang couldn't help but accuse the whole thing of being a conspiracy.
"Yes, I haven't realized it yet," Huang Lao Er slapped his forehead, "Father was posthumously granted the title of Marquis of Liuxian, and my elder brother inherited the title, so doesn't that make him a marquis as well?"
That should be the case.
"Mother," Huang Lao Er asked hesitantly, "Will my eldest brother still live with us from now on?"
Once again, Jiang Nuan marveled at Huang Lao Er's keen insight.
This son is sometimes as sensitive as a radar.
“Of course we’ll live together,” Old Huang said without hesitation. “Our family hasn’t split up, so why shouldn’t we live together?”
“Husband,” Wang gently tugged at his sleeve, “let’s hear what your mother has to say first.”
“When a son grows up, he is no longer under his mother’s control. When the time comes,” Jiang Nuan said with a smile, “whether he stays or leaves is entirely up to him.”
"My son won't leave."
“Brother, don’t speak too confidently,” Huang Xiaosan couldn’t help but shake his head. “Who can say for sure what will happen in the future?”
Besides, he always felt that his sister-in-law didn't seem to like living with everyone.
“Anyway, I’m not moving away,” Huang Laoda retorted seriously. “I’m the eldest son, and my mother will definitely stay with me to take care of her. If anyone’s leaving, it’s you guys.”
“Mother will take care of herself in our old age,” Xie Shi said, cursing under her breath for being shameless. She quickly retorted, “Brother, just live your own life well and don’t worry Mother. We, as her husband, will take care of Mother’s affairs.”
"We, as a couple, can do it too."
Not to be outdone, Ms. Jin chimed in.
“Absurd,” Huang Laoda said, dissatisfied. “Mother will definitely have to live with her eldest son and daughter-in-law in her old age.”
“No need to argue, I won’t go with anyone,” Jiang Nuan waved her hand. “Don’t use other people’s methods on our family. I don’t need you to support me in my old age.”
She's only in her thirties, yet her sons are already considering how to support her in her old age.
Instantly, it reminded her of an old lady sitting on a small stool, basking in the sun and chatting.
Frustrated and heartbroken!
"That won't do. Since ancient times, people have raised children to provide for them in old age."
"I'm not an ordinary person!"
In one sentence, everyone's attention was once again drawn to the words "banished immortal".
“Mother,” Huang Lao Er scurried around her, “Are you really a banished immortal? I can’t tell at all. Do you know any magic? What’s it like in heaven?”
Upon hearing this, Jiang Nuan silently looked up at the sky and came up with a plausible excuse, "Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed."
"Wow!" Madam Xie rushed over in a flash. "I knew Mother must be a banished immortal."
That's amazing!
Sure enough, the luckiest thing in her life was marrying into the Huang family, without exception.
My dear, the goddess is amazing! Just thinking about her makes me incredibly excited.
Jin, who was standing to the side, did not say anything, but her face was flushed and her fists were clenched tightly in front of her chest.
Seeing this, Jiang Nuan sighed inwardly.
It seems that the profession of charlatan must be taken seriously.
It wasn't that she wanted to lie on purpose, but she had no reason to refuse something that was entirely beneficial.
There are many inexplicable things about myself, so rather than letting people keep investigating, I might as well just attribute them to a banished immortal.
Moreover, having this identity makes everything much more convenient, and no one dares to mess with your family.
The only thing to be careful about is: you absolutely must not crash.
This doesn't seem too difficult either.
If it's within your capabilities, do it; if you can't, say it's fate.
Tsk tsk, she really is a clever little thing.
The more Jiang Nuan thought about it, the more she felt that being a charlatan was a good idea.
Immediately, some people eagerly awaited the arrival of the imperial edict.
However, before that, we must do the preparatory work to completely solidify the title of charlatan, no, celestial being.
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