After hearing that Meng Tianlang had left, Meng's mother's expression relaxed, and she looked somewhat tired.
She walked to the memorial tablet in the inner room, looked at her husband's tablet, and murmured, "Husband, is he really our son?"
"Why did I give birth to such an ungrateful creature? How am I supposed to face you in the afterlife?"
"If it weren't for the Xu family finding such a good academy for him and hiring such good teachers to instruct him, he wouldn't be where he is today. How can I face the Xu family now? Waaah!"
As Mencius' mother spoke, she began to cry again, her eyes red and swollen. She even lost her balance and knelt on the ground.
But she still couldn't suppress the grievances in her heart.
"I carried him for ten months and gave birth to him. I didn't expect him to be very successful. I just wanted him to read more books and be sensible."
But seeing him working tirelessly day and night, I felt his life shouldn't be wasted in those mountains.
"I tried everything to earn money to support his education, but I never expected to raise such an ungrateful child. Husband, what should I do?"
As she wept, Meng's mother recounted the events from Meng Tianlang's birth to his childhood, slowly explaining how wonderful the Xu family was.
Finally, it seemed that Mencius' mother had made up her mind. She stared at the memorial tablet for a moment, lit incense, and then turned and left.
General's Mansion.
Yun Yiyi hurriedly followed her maid back to the mansion, and her father returned shortly after.
Yun's father went to see Yun's mother first. Ever since Yun's mother learned about Yun Yiyi's situation, she had been so angry that she fell ill.
It's not just a disease caused by qi stagnation.
At first, she was just angry, but when she heard that the top scholar had openly defied the imperial decree for Yun Yiyi, she was so frightened that she fainted.
The General's Mansion was already a target of the Emperor's suspicion, and now that the Emperor had leverage over it, she was terrified that something might happen to the General's Mansion.
When Yunmu saw Yunfu come in, she quickly sat up.
Yun's father quickly walked a few steps, helped Yun's mother up, placed a soft pillow behind her back, and then sat down on the edge of the bed.
Yunmu grabbed Yunfu's arm anxiously and asked, "What did the Emperor say? Ever since he punished you last time, there has been no news, and I'm so worried."
Yun's father took a sip of the hot water from the nanny beside him.
He turned to comfort Yunmu, "Madam, don't worry. The Eighth Princess is throwing a tantrum because she heard that someone would rather defy the imperial decree than marry her. The Emperor has been busy coaxing the Eighth Princess lately and hasn't said how to deal with her yet."
Yunmu was still somewhat worried, fearing that the Emperor would vent his anger on the General's Mansion.
She had already sent people to inquire; the top scholar's family consisted of only a mother and son, living together in poverty...
"I heard that the top scholar defied the imperial decree at his mother's suggestion," Yunmu said suddenly, her voice serious as she recalled something.
Startled, Yun's father handed the cup to the nanny and told everyone in the room to leave.
Then he hurriedly asked, "How did you find out about this, Madam?"
Yunmu sighed, "I kept dreaming about Luoluo a few days ago, so I went to Kaiguo Temple to pray for her. I happened to meet a lady in the main hall."
"The lady was looking worried and begging Buddha not to blame her son for disobeying the imperial decree. I happened to be in the back hall interpreting the divination slips with the abbot when I heard these words."
"I didn't take it seriously at first, thinking it was just nonsense. But after I came back, these things happened, and I realized something was wrong. That lady might be the mother of the top scholar," Yunmu guessed.
Mr. Yun grabbed Mrs. Yun's hand and asked worriedly, "Madam, how was the fortune slip? Is Luo Luo alright?"
Yunmu looked up in confusion. Wasn't she talking about Yiyi?
Why is his focus different?
"What kind of signature?" Yunmu still didn't understand and asked.
This time, it was Yun's father who was anxious.
"Didn't you go to the back hall to have your fortune told by the abbot? What was the result?" Yun's father was a little excited. He had been worried about Luo Luo, who had been missing for so long.
Mica: So, after all that she said, she only heard that one sentence?
“A terrible omen.” Yunmu’s eyes suddenly reddened. She felt a heavy weight in her heart, as if a large stone was pressing down on it.
Although she refused to believe the abbot's explanation, thinking it was fake.
But after returning, my heart remained uneasy.
And then this incident happened, and she fell ill.
"What? How is this possible? The Regent and those two brats were right beside Luo Luo, how could she be injured?"
At that moment, the two little rascals far away on the border sneezed at the same time.
The two men exchanged a glance: Who's insulting us?
Yun Ziyu said proudly, "Luo Luo must be missing us."
Mo Beichen, who hadn't sneezed, glanced coldly at the two of them and left without a word.
Yun Ziheng gave Yun Ziyu a look that said "good luck" before leaving.
Yun Ziyu cried out with a mournful face, "You can't be so unreasonable! There are so many books, I'll have to stay up all night again."
Meanwhile, at the General's Mansion, every time Yun's father said something, Yun's mother's expression darkened.
Yun's father couldn't help but condemn himself; only he had a mouth.
After calming himself down, Yun's father continued to comfort Yun's mother, "Madam, don't worry so much. Luo Luo will definitely be alright. With the Regent protecting her, she will surely return safely."
Yunmu murmured, "But that's a battlefield. The Regent has to go to the battlefield, and the two children have to go to the battlefield, leaving Luoluo all alone. I should have hitched up a carriage and chased after her back then."
Mr. Yun sighed. When Luo Luo left, Mrs. Yun cried every day and every night, and nothing could soothe her.
He almost considered bringing Yun Yiyi back, but Yun's mother cried and told him, "You mustn't bring her back. She dared to harm my Luoluo back then, so she should be punished. My poor child shouldn't suffer in vain."
Therefore, he immediately abandoned the idea.
He even sent a letter to her, specifically instructing the people inside who were taking care of Yun Yiyi to "treat" her well.
Fortunately, Yunmu's mood gradually improved after receiving Luoluo's letter.
Unfortunately, the border is too far away, and the emperor doesn't care about the situation on the frontier, so he hasn't received any letters from Luo Luo for a long time.
He also knew that the emperor wished the regent would die on the battlefield.
Fortunately, they later received news of the surrender of the Sirius Kingdom, which made them happy for a long time.
But soon after, news came that the Tianlang Kingdom had been destroyed.
Although he didn't know what had happened, he knew that the battlefield was constantly changing.
The specific reasons will only be known when the Regent returns to the capital.
From that time on, Yunmu longed for Luoluo to return, and as a result, her health improved.
Unfortunately, he's now fallen ill from anger caused by that rebellious daughter.
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