Marquis Zhongyong, worried that the old lady would really be angered to death by Xie Tingzhou, stopped her in a deep voice, "Don't talk nonsense anymore. Lady Liu is several years younger than me."
He assumed that Xie Tingzhou's line of thinking was that he and Liu Shi had been switched.
Xie Tingzhou said unhurriedly, "The age difference doesn't mean she isn't the old lady's child."
Don't blame him for thinking that way; it's just that the old lady's help in concealing Liu's affair is too unbelievable.
The old lady's lips trembled with anger.
Xie Tingzhou was skilled in medicine and knew that she wouldn't be in any serious trouble, so he added, "Maybe Grandmother gave birth to more than one child in her life."
These words made the old lady tremble.
But she quickly realized what was happening and pretended to be angry, pointing her trembling finger at Xie Tingzhou.
"How can you be so unfilial, spewing such insults against your grandmother? I am your own grandmother!"
She pounded her chest and cried, "Are you trying to force me to die? If I had known you would grow up to look like this, I shouldn't have bothered to raise you after your mother had a difficult childbirth."
What sins did I commit to deserve such a precious eldest grandson?
"I was just thinking about your marriage, Tingzhou, Tingzhou, what grudge do you hold against Grandmother that you can't tolerate me like this?"
Worried that Xie Tingzhou might say something else, Marquis Zhongyong quickly responded, "Mother, please calm down. The child is young, please don't take it to heart."
Instead of scolding Xie Tingzhou, he spoke up for him, which made the old lady not only incredulous but also even angrier.
He's already twenty-three, and has been honing his skills on the battlefield for over ten years. Is he still a child?
It seems that these past few years at the border have actually brought the father and son closer together.
If it were in the past, if Xie Tingzhou had dared to speak to her like that, Xie Bang would not only have scolded her son, but might have even resorted to violence.
He was most protective of his mother.
But now he has changed, and this realization has made the old lady feel threatened.
She needs to find Xie Tingzhou a woman as soon as possible; lust is a gentle knife, most capable of breaking a man's hard bones.
We also need to get Mianmian back to Xie Bang's side as soon as possible.
Having made up her mind, she seemed heartbroken. "Since you have such a deep-seated prejudice against your grandmother, you will no longer need to come over for the morning and evening greetings."
This suited Xie Tingzhou perfectly; he hadn't planned to come again anyway.
He said kindly, "Madam doesn't look too well. I have some medical knowledge, may I take a look at you?"
Marquis Zhongyong thought it was feasible. Xie Tingzhou was infuriating, but he wouldn't harm his mother while practicing medicine. His mother did look unwell. He was about to nod in agreement.
The old lady hurriedly waved her hand, "I wouldn't dare trouble you. If you don't upset me, I can still live."
Xie Tingzhou smiled and turned to leave. When he reached the door, he said to Ye Zhen, "The old lady and father have something to say, so they probably don't have time to see you. Instead of standing here waiting, you should go and take care of the household affairs."
He turned his head to look at Marquis Zhongyong, "I'd like to get a new cook for my small kitchen. Could Ye Zhen help me choose a new one?"
Xie Tingzhou didn't want to call Ye Zhen his sister-in-law now, but it was also inappropriate to call his widowed sister-in-law by her maiden name. However, Xie Tingzhou had done many inappropriate things, so Marquis Zhongyong was too lazy to argue with him.
He waved his hand and said to Ye Zhen, "Your grandmother prefers quiet, so you don't need to come to pay your respects every day from now on. Just come and keep her company on the first and fifteenth of the month."
He remembered that Lady Liu did not pay her respects every day in the past. At that time, the old lady said that she preferred quiet, while Lady Liu was tired from managing the household.
Now that Ye Zhen is in charge of the household, he is also working hard, so he followed Xie Tingzhou's words and made a decision for the old lady.
The old lady looked at Marquis Zhongyong and opened her mouth to speak, but Marquis Zhongyong spoke first.
He warned his servants, "What happened today must not be spread. Anyone who dares to tarnish the young master's reputation will be severely punished by this lord."
He then specifically looked at the barbarian slave, saying, "You too, if you dare to reveal this to anyone, I will expel you from the Marquis's mansion."
The barbarian servant was so frightened that he hid behind the old lady.
The old lady was so angry with her son that she couldn't care less about Ye Zhen anymore.
"Bang'er, how can you spoil him like this?"
Did you believe his nonsense and become estranged from your mother, or did you start to resent her?
The mother only found out later that Yunzhou was still alive, but what could she do? Her son and grandson were both her flesh and blood; she was afraid you would hurt Yunzhou in your anger.
When the Marquis of Zhongyong heard her admit it, he felt a chill in his heart and also felt some resentment.
Xie Yunzhou is his son. Even if he knows he's good for nothing, he can't really beat him to death.
The father only tried to correct his son, while the mother helped Liu Shi cover it up.
Mother said we shouldn't spoil Tingzhou, but she was the one who truly indulged Yunzhou.
The words Xie Tingzhou had just said echoed in the mind of Marquis Zhongyong.
But then he remembered that every time the old Marquis got drunk, he would call out the old lady's name and apologize to her.
She also pulled him aside and told him that the old lady had suffered greatly giving birth to him, and that he should never forget his mother's great kindness.
Even on her deathbed, she murmured with tears in her eyes, "Qi'er, don't cry. After giving birth to Bang'er, we won't have any more children. I'll never let you suffer again. Don't cry, Qi'er. I'm such a bastard, I'm so sorry, I've let you down..."
Shen Qi is the old lady's name.
The Marquis of Zhongyong witnessed firsthand the father's guilt towards the mother.
My father once said that when my mother gave birth to him, my father had just returned from the battlefield. The baby was born just as my father picked him up in his own hands.
He was born with a black mole on his back, so if he were switched at birth, his father would be the first to notice.
Furthermore, my parents had a harmonious relationship for many years, so there was no reason for my mother to do this.
Therefore, his mother was indeed his biological mother.
But this conclusion did not bring joy to the Marquis of Zhongyong. Since he was his mother's only child, and Tingzhou was her eldest grandson, how could she... how could she...
Seeing that Marquis Zhongyong had been silent for a long time, the old lady knew that he had truly taken Xie Tingzhou's words to heart.
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