Tang Jian's face stiffened. "Mother! What are you saying! Don't you know what kind of person your son is? I would never do such a heartless and ungrateful thing!"
"I'm glad you understand!"
Tang's mother nodded in satisfaction.
"Now that you have a different status, it is a great thing to bring honor to your ancestors, but you must remember not to get carried away. We do not follow the custom of nobles taking concubines or keeping mistresses!"
"Mother, what are you thinking? I've never had such a thought!"
Tang Jian, who was known as the "Cold-Faced Yama" by his soldiers for his absolute authority on the battlefield, almost got a scolding from his own mother who pulled his ear, but he didn't dare to argue back!
He has been fighting on the battlefield all these years, living in tents and eating communal meals. He has been in Ganzhou for so long without even a house. How could he think about these things!
Of course, he wouldn't even think about it! Actually, after saving the prince back then, the prince did say he would reward him with a house, but he refused.
At the time, I thought the house was useless and it would be more practical to live in the tent. Now I regret it and think I should have accepted it!
Seeing that Tang Jian obediently agreed, Tang's mother finally let him go and then talked to him about some things at home.
“Ever since you left, your elder brother and sister-in-law have made things difficult for us at every turn. You know what kind of person your father is; he doesn’t care about us, mother and daughter!”
"The two children cried because they were hungry after they were born. I secretly fed them some rice porridge, and your father beat me up. All the food in the house was reserved for the eldest son's two children! We could only eat the leftovers. In the end, there was nothing left!"
As she spoke, Tang's mother began wiping away tears again.
Although Lin Zao would protect the two children at that time, she was often immersed in her own world, perhaps due to amnesia, and could only get a few bites of food by being protected by Tang's mother.
Therefore, Tang's mother is happy to see Lin Zao's current changes.
"If you had seen us two months ago, you probably wouldn't have recognized us! The two children were so thin they were just skin and bones!"
"Mother! I'm sorry, I'm an unfilial son! I should have gone back to find you long ago!"
After hearing his mother's words, Tang Jian felt a sharp pain in his heart. He couldn't imagine what kind of life they had been living before! A man doesn't easily shed tears, unless he is deeply saddened.
Tang Jian concealed the tears in his eyes and asked his mother about something.
"I sent back several letters and money three years ago, didn't you receive them?"
At that time, he had just established himself in the army and had been rewarded by his superiors for his outstanding performance in several battles. He sent all the money back home, which totaled about a hundred taels of silver.
In the past two years, due to frequent border unrest, he was promoted to General of Anbei by King Cheng for his meritorious service. He was often away fighting and had no time to write letters and bring news back.
I had planned to go back to my hometown to pick up my family after this turmoil ended and come to Ganzhou together, but I never expected so many things to happen.
Tang's mother looked at her son in surprise, "We haven't heard from you since you left. I always thought you were..."
Tang's mother suddenly remembered something from the past.
It seems like three years ago, the eldest brother's wife suddenly bought a roast duck. It was as if the eldest brother had some happy event at the time, and it was the only time he was so polite to them that he let them eat roast duck.
At the time, she was puzzled as to why her eldest son had changed his personality. It was also the only time he had ever eaten meat, so Tang's mother had a deep impression of him.
Looking back now, it wasn't some joyous occasion, but rather that he received a letter and money from Jian'er!
He'd already received the money, so why didn't he give her the letter? Why did he go around the village saying her son must have died on the battlefield, just to tear her heart out?
It's definitely him!
"That damned Tang Zhong! He's heartless! Ahhh..."
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