After reluctantly seeing Yun Yiyi off, Meng Tianlang returned to his own home.
Meng Tianlang's elderly mother was already waiting at the door. When she saw him return, she hurriedly went to greet him.
"Where have you been? Why are you back..." Mencius' mother approached and smelled the scent of perfume on her son, her face turning cold.
She stopped talking, glared at Meng Tianlang, and turned to walk into the house.
Knowing he was in the wrong, Meng Tianlang followed his mother into the house with a guilty conscience.
Inside the house, Mencius' mother had already prepared a table full of dishes.
"Sit down and eat," Meng's mother said coldly.
Meng Tianlang responded softly and sat down in the chair next to his mother. Just as he picked up his chopsticks, he heard his mother say, "Did you go to see the General's daughter again?"
Meng Tianlang knew that his mother disliked the second young lady of the General's Mansion, but he couldn't bring himself to give her up.
“Mother, I have already listened to you and will not marry the princess or become a prince consort. Why do you still force me? Yiyi and I are truly in love.”
As Meng Tianlang spoke, his tone became somewhat resentful.
When Mencius' mother heard her son's words of reproach, she was momentarily stunned.
He then put down his chopsticks and sighed.
She earnestly advised, "Your mother won't let you marry a princess. First, royal wealth and honor aren't so easily enjoyed. Second, you've been engaged since you were young. How can you break your promise now that you've passed the imperial examination?"
Looking at her son's handsome face, Meng's mother really couldn't understand it.
Why did he change his mind after such a short time in the capital?
Back then, her husband died on the battlefield. In his will, he brought back a message that he hoped his children would pursue literature and never have to go to the battlefield again.
She always followed her husband's instructions and sent her son to school as soon as he reached school age, watching over him as he read and wrote every day.
The family was already poor, and the money left by her husband was all used by Meng Tianlang.
As I get older, there are so many books to read and so much to write, and my writing materials are running out quickly.
She went to town to sell vegetables, handkerchiefs, and steamed buns...
They leave home before dawn and rush back only when the moon is high in the sky.
Fortunately, her son is a good son, so she is happy to endure any hardship or difficulty.
Later, Tianlang passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, but she fell ill while overjoyed.
Just then, someone came to the door, saying they were from Tianlang's fiancée's family.
She then remembered that when she was newly pregnant, her husband had rescued a family from bandits on his way home to visit her, and the lady of that family happened to be pregnant as well.
During the time the family was recuperating at home, the two families arranged a marriage between their two unborn children.
At the time, her husband naively asked, "What if we have two sons or two daughters?"
The lady smiled and said, "Then let them become sworn brothers or sisters."
So many years have passed, and she herself had forgotten about it because of her busy work day and night. She never expected that the other party would remember it all this time.
After a conversation, I learned that they hadn't been ignoring us all these years.
It was because she moved with her son that they lost their address, which is why they had been searching for so long.
Many things just fall into place naturally, and the Xu family subsequently addressed her family as in-laws and continued to help them.
She fell ill and had no energy to earn money, which was thanks to the appearance of the Xu family.
At the time, Tianlang was focused on his studies and had no intention of getting married, but he promised that if he passed the high school entrance exam, he would fulfill the agreement between the two families and marry the daughter of the Xu family.
The Xu family was very happy to hear this and bought them a house in town, and also gave them a lot of money.
Tianlang lived up to expectations and passed the imperial examination, becoming a Juren (a successful candidate in the provincial-level imperial examination).
When they went to the capital for the imperial examination, the Xu family was supposed to accompany them, but Miss Xu was frail and could not withstand the journey, so only she accompanied her son.
But unexpectedly, he actually became the top scorer in the exam, and everything changed.
Especially her own son, she didn't want him to marry a princess because she hoped he wouldn't become a treacherous and wicked person.
But what did he do?
He actually fell in love with the second young lady of the General's Mansion.
This matter has caused quite a stir. If it reaches the ears of the Xu family, how will she explain it to her in-laws?
well......
“Mother, I don’t like the Xu family’s daughter. She looks sickly and won’t live for more than a few years. Moreover, she’s full of business acumen and reeks of money. She doesn’t act like a proper daughter at all.”
Meng Tianlang held back for a long time, but finally blurted it all out to his mother.
He felt that women in the world should be like Yiyi: gentle, kind, knowledgeable, and reasonable, able to chat with him about poetry and songs, and enjoy romantic moments under the moon.
His future wife must be like Yiyi, otherwise he will never marry.
In his eyes, Yiyi was the best.
When Mencius' mother heard her son's words, she angrily scolded, "You scoundrel! After all these years of studying, is this how the classics teach you to be a person? Have you gone stupid from reading too much?"
"Have you forgotten how you got to where you are today? When you passed the imperial examination, if it weren't for the Xu family, where would you have gotten the money to continue your studies?"
"When I was seriously ill, if it weren't for the Xu family running around helping to find a doctor, there would be a memorial tablet in front of you now."
"Don't forget that the travel expenses for your trip to the capital for the imperial examination were all provided by the Xu family, and this house was also bought in advance by the Xu family through someone, so that you would have a place to stay after you arrived in the capital."
"Meng Tianlang, is this how you treat your benefactor?"
Mencius' mother burst into tears and condemned Meng Tianlang.
At first, Meng Tianlang was slightly shaken when he heard the memories of the past, and a look of guilt flashed across his face.
As he listened, he gradually became impatient.
He hated the Xu family to death; they thought they were so great just because they had a little money.
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