Chu Ling came out of Aunt Liu's attic and went straight to the courtyard of the Huating County Lord. Regarding the matter of him sending Chu Qian back, the County Lord's informants in the Chu family had already reported to her, so as soon as he entered the door, he
It was obvious that his mother's face was full of displeasure.
Chu Ling paused for a moment, then came forward with a bit of humor, "My dear, please see the county master."
He pretended to salute, and successfully made the Huating County Princess laugh. She glanced at him and said angrily: "Okay, okay, stop pretending. You are such an old man, and your mother is still here."
You are playing this kind of trick in front of me."
Chu Ling tugged his lips, straightened up quickly, walked to his mother and sat down, and said calmly: "I heard that you are still angry with dad?"
The head of Huating County snorted and said displeasedly: "She can convey the message very quickly."
This "she" undoubtedly refers to the Spring Equinox when he came to say hello in the morning. Chu Ling shook his head and said amusedly: "She didn't say anything. It's just that dad went to Xiuxiu's house early in the morning, and the whole Chu family knew about it.
, I can tell with my feet that it was caused by you not letting him in."
"Hmph!" When mentioning this, the head of Huating County became more and more angry, "He knelt in the ancestral hall all night, and he is still in the mood to think about such a thing. Your father is really getting stronger with age!"
She almost said the last four words through gritted teeth. Chu Ling was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help laughing, "Maybe Xiu Xiu took the initiative?"
Men rarely refuse this kind of thing, not to mention that Xiuxiu is Chu Yan's legitimate first wife, so Chu Yan has no reason to refuse her.
"If he takes the initiative, is he a dog?" the head of Huating County asked angrily.
Chu Ling raised his eyebrows. With his mother's fiery temper, no wonder Chu Yan regarded Aunt Liu and Xiu Xiu as a safe haven. How could the dignified eldest son of the Chu family be willing to be a dog next to the head of Huating County?
"I don't know if he is a dog." Chu Ling calmly stated a fact, "I only know that he did not dare to go to Aunt Liu's place, so he chose to go to Xiuxiu's place. As for why he didn't go, mother, you should know it very well.
…”
It was just because he was afraid that she would be angry and never pay attention to him again in this life.
The face of Huating County Lord has indeed softened, but his anger is still lingering, "Is there any difference between the two? Although Xiuxiu is more honest, she is still another woman. Why do you men go away when you are unhappy?
He seeks comfort from other women, and do I deserve to have to wait for him to come back from another woman?"
Hearing what she said, Chu Ling became even more amused. He shook his head and said helplessly: "If mother thinks this is unfair, then why do you want to give me other women and let them disgust me?"
Mentioning this, the Lord of Huating County frowned and said, "How can this be the same? I am a golden branch and jade leaf, and your father is my county horse. You should behave and behave yourself. If he is dishonest, according to the laws of Zhao State, I will be executed."
It's okay to marry him, but I am kind and don't bother to argue with him. As for you, who was just a child bride at that time, what qualifications do you have to ask you to stay together forever? Besides, with your status, you are destined to spread your wings.
To keep the Chu family alive, can she give you more than a dozen sons by herself?"
Chu Ling's cheeks darkened, "Why do I need so many sons? You only gave birth to two!"
"How is that the same?" the head of Huating County said confidently: "I am a woman, and I have to sacrifice my life to be pregnant for ten months, but you are different. You are a man, so you can just sow seeds. It's not like the Chu family can't afford it, so why not
Where is life?"
Her natural words made Chu Ling feel both funny and helpless.
What’s funny is that in his mother’s eyes, having children is just a matter of whether she can have children and whether she can afford to raise them;
What is helpless is that if the dignified county leader feels this way, one can imagine the public opinion in the world.
"Mother." Chu Ling became serious and explained seriously: "In my opinion, in addition to the process of pregnancy, the most important thing about having children is how to educate them. The father only has two sons and two daughters, and he has already
I am worried, if I have more than a dozen sons, do you want me to be a hands-off shopkeeper, indifferent to them like my second uncle, and blame me when they grow up? Or do you want me to favor one over the other and make them fight for each other?
They fought against each other for my favor, and ended up killing each other?"
The head of Huating County was stunned. She had never thought about this.
She looked at Chu Ling's serious look and couldn't help curling her lips, "I'm just giving an example casually. It doesn't have to be a dozen, but one person at the Spring Equinox is definitely not enough."
"Why?" Chu Ling continued to ask: "Is it just because she is a child bride? If she was also the daughter of a wealthy scholar family, would you still say that?"
The head of Huating County fell silent. Of course she would not. She would have to wait at least a few years until her daughter-in-law could not give birth to a son before bringing up the matter of taking a concubine. Otherwise, wouldn't she deliberately create trouble for the young couple?
Seeing that she had no excuses, Chu Ling shook his head in a funny way, "I know you are not willing to accept it and think I should not marry a child bride, but even if she is the daughter of a wealthy scholar family, as long as I don't like it, what's the point?
? Just like when you married your father regardless of the circumstances, is he worthy of you given his status? "
Hearing the last sentence, Lord Huating smiled bitterly and said, "You don't understand at all. It is precisely because I married an unsuitable person and did not find happiness that I regard status as so important."
If she had not married Chu Yan, but had listened to the emperor's brother and married a nobleman in the capital, at least under the emperor's feet, the other party would never have dared to carry his aunt in, and the little Chu family would not have done anything.
Not qualified to ride on her head.
The reason why she has become so mean now is simply because she is lonely and courageous, but does not get the happiness she deserves.
Hearing her words, Chu Ling was stunned for a moment, then fell silent and didn't speak for a long time.
After countless calculations, he failed to calculate the harm his father had caused to his mother.
If he had known this, he might as well not have said this, and he would not be irrefutable now.
The head of Huating County obviously didn't want to continue this topic. She lowered her eyes and said calmly: "Didn't you send your eldest sister back to Aunt Liu's place? What did you say to her?"
Seeing her asking about this, Chu Ling breathed a sigh of relief and said calmly: "I didn't say anything, I just warned her to stop causing trouble."
The head of Huating County raised his eyebrows, "She agreed?"
"You have to agree even if you don't agree." Chu Ling said indifferently: "I will be an official next year. I don't have much free time to play tricks with her in the back house. If she causes trouble again, I will directly deal with the Liu family and let the Liu family deal with her again.