The Rebirth of a Farm Girl from a Military Family and a Cannon Fodder Princess

Chapter 233 Extra 9

Murong was furious at her son's questioning, her eyes practically shooting arrows: "How dare you question me? Does your elder brother even care about me as his mother? He got married, and he didn't even write me a single letter! My son got married, and I, as his mother, didn't even know! In your eyes, do you even care about me as your mother?!"

Jiang Yong explained helplessly, "My elder brother is busy with military affairs, and the Northwest is thousands of miles away from the capital. He only wrote a short letter to consult our father's opinion."

"Oh, since you can write a letter to ask your father's opinion, why don't you write one to ask my opinion as well? In the end, you still don't respect me!" Murong interrupted him abruptly, her words full of resentment and her eyes filled with hatred.

Jiang Yong recalled Hua'er's anxiety and sorrow in her letter. Her mother had disappeared, and she was so frightened that she couldn't eat or sleep, spending all her time in tears. Thinking of this, a flame of anger rose within him. Besides, if his mother gained the upper hand, who knew what kind of trouble she would cause his sister-in-law when she arrived at the Jiang residence!

Thinking of all this, Jiang Yong couldn't help but glare angrily at his mother: "It's not wrong that my older brother didn't tell you, you've already been divorced by Father! Logically speaking, you have no right to interfere with who my older brother marries!"

According to the law and social norms, the Murong family indeed had no right to interfere in their children's marriages. It was a favor if their children wanted to consult her beforehand, and it was perfectly reasonable if they didn't. There was nothing wrong with that; such was the way things were in the Western Liang Kingdom.

Upon hearing this, Murong was immediately speechless.

Before she could say anything, Jiang Yong continued, "Back then, my four siblings and I knelt before you several times, begging you not to cause trouble, not to stir up trouble all the time. But what did you do? You didn't care about anything, you didn't consider anything, you only cared about your own pleasure. And what was the result? You tormented Father to the point that he couldn't take it anymore and divorced you!"

Actually, it's not a big deal that you were divorced. You still have us siblings, right? After we all get married, we brothers will separate and live separately. Father will live with my eldest brother, and either my younger brother or I will take you to our home to care for you in your old age. However, what have you done since Father divorced you?

Every time Hua'er visits you, you find an excuse to scold and torment her. She's your own daughter, not your enemy, and she wasn't the one who caused your father to divorce you. Your father's decision to divorce you is your own fault; you can't blame anyone else. If you have to blame someone, blame yourself! This time, you came to the Northwest without a word, and it scared Hua'er half to death!

"What kind of mother are you? At least leave a note to let Hua'er know where you are! Don't let Hua'er wander around like a headless fly, looking for you everywhere. You're deliberately making things difficult for Hua'er and your father. Seeing Hua'er like that, how can your father not care? Your father and Hua'er are searching for you everywhere, unable to eat or sleep. Aren't you feeling incredibly smug?!"

Jiang Yong became more and more agitated as he spoke, and he was furious.

Murong couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Hahaha, that bastard Jiang Shichang, he really is looking for me everywhere! He can't eat or sleep, can he? Hahaha, Jiang Shichang, you've finally met your match! Too bad it's too late, no matter how much you look for me, I won't care about you anymore!"

After saying that, he burst into another fit of maniacal laughter.

Jiang Yong couldn't help but rub his forehead, wishing he could kick her. However, she was, after all, his mother, and no matter how angry he was, he couldn't bring himself to lay a hand on her. But not being able to hit her didn't mean he couldn't scold her.

His mother's laughter was so grating. Jiang Yong couldn't help but shout, "Enough! The way you're doing, you're only pushing your children further and further away! Did you come to the Northwest with the intention of clinging to your elder brother? Do you feel unhappy and want to make sure he doesn't have a good life too?!"

Upon hearing this, Murong was stunned.

That's right, that's exactly what she was thinking. But how did Jiang Yong know? She hadn't told anyone what was on her mind.

Seeing her like this, Jiang Yong understood everything. Immediately, he couldn't help but be furious, shocked, and heartbroken, and said to his mother, "You should just give up on this idea. My elder brother is in the army year-round, and he can only come home for a day or two every two or three months. You won't have the chance to mess with him!"

Upon hearing this, Murong sneered, "Doesn't he still have a wife? Oh, right, I heard his wife is pregnant now. If I want to mess with his wife, it'll be a piece of cake."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yong couldn't help but sneer, utterly disappointed in his mother: "You want to torment your sister-in-law and the child in her belly? Dream on! Your sister-in-law's family is the most prestigious family in the Northwest. If you dare to play dirty tricks on her, her family will eat you alive!"

Oh dear, having such an unreliable mother is truly his tragedy! No, she can't go to my brother and sister-in-law's house. If she goes, who knows what she might do? What if my sister-in-law gets so angry that she miscarries? The Mo family will definitely not let my brother off the hook, and my brother himself will be heartbroken.

Jiang Yong made up his mind to send his unreliable mother away, back to the capital. Having made up his mind, he said to Murong, "How about this, you stay here for a couple of days. I'll go back to the military camp now and have my elder brother return! In your current state, I dare not let you stay at my elder brother's house! Everything will depend on my elder brother's return!"

After saying that, without waiting for Murong to say anything, he pushed open the door and left.

Murong chased after him, shouting, "Hey, now that my identity has been confirmed, aren't you going to take me to your elder brother's house? You unfilial son, how can you just abandon your old mother like this?!"

Jiang Yong, filled with grief, turned and walked away quickly without looking back.

He first went to the Jiang residence to request an audience with his sister-in-law.

Mo Liuli asked anxiously, "Second brother, was the person you saw Grandma?"

Jiang Yong said dejectedly, "That's right, it's her."

Mo Liuli then said, "If that's the case, why didn't you bring her back?" Now that her identity has been confirmed, you should bring her back to the manor.

Jiang Yong: "My mother has gone mad. She came to the Northwest to cause trouble for my elder brother, deliberately trying to make things unbearable for him and his wife. Now that my sister-in-law is pregnant, it's inconvenient to let someone like her stay in the mansion. I plan to send her back to the capital to prevent her from causing any serious trouble. This is the border region; if spies and assassins find out, they will definitely target her!"

Mo Liuli hesitated: "Send it back now, without waiting for your older brother to come back?" If she sent it away like this, who knows if Jiang Chun would blame her when he returned.

Jiang Yong said with distress, "My elder brother is extremely busy right now. The military situation at the border is urgent, so how can he have time to come home and deal with these trivial matters? Moreover, my elder brother has to go to the battlefield almost every day. If he finds out that Mother is causing trouble, it might affect his combat. What if he gets seriously injured while distracted?"

Mo Liuli sighed, "How about this, bring Mother-in-law to our home. If she behaves herself, let her stay in the Northwest for a while longer. I'm worried your brother will blame me if we just send her away like this." Mother-in-law had come all the way from thousands of miles away, and if she were to leave like this, she really wouldn't be able to explain it to her husband when he returned.

Hearing her say that, Jiang Yong sighed, "Alright, since my sister-in-law isn't afraid of the trouble, then I have nothing more to say. I'll go and bring her back right now, but my sister-in-law must be mentally prepared, don't let her upset you and cause you to have a miscarriage!"

To be honest, he strongly disapproved of bringing his mother to the Jiang residence. If his sister-in-law saw her like this, it would only make her look down on his elder brother. In the future, his brother wouldn't have the same confidence around her.

Mo Liuli: "Second brother, please rest assured, I know what I'm doing." Let's try diplomacy first, and if things really get too bad, we can send them away later.

Jiang Yong went to the inn again and said to Murong Shi, "Hurry up and pack your things. My sister-in-law asked me to come and take you home to stay!"

Upon hearing this, Murong was overjoyed and said smugly, "I knew it! Now that I'm here, the eldest son's family wouldn't dare refuse me entry. Otherwise, her reputation in the entire Northwest would be ruined! If the daughter of the Northwest's premier family dared to mistreat her mother-in-law, the entire Mo family's reputation would be tarnished!"

Jiang Yong impatiently interrupted her: "Hurry up and pack your things, and stop talking nonsense! If you say another word, I'll send you back to the capital immediately!"

Murong spat at her son: "You unfilial son, you're not even as sensible as your sister-in-law. If I had known it would turn out like this, I should have strangled you when you were born!"

Jiang Yong couldn't help but roll his eyes at her: "I'll wait for you downstairs. Hurry up and get ready. I'll only be waiting for about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea. If you're late, you can go to your older brother's house yourself!"

This kind of mother left him speechless. In that instant, he suddenly felt dazed, as if the gentle and generous mother from his childhood had never existed.

What he didn't know was that when Murong was young, she was terrified that her sister-in-law, the eldest princess, would dislike her, and even more afraid that her refined and capable husband would despise her. Therefore, she suppressed her true nature relentlessly, daring not to reveal a trace of it. Later, her son Jiang Chun finally grew up and became a young general.

She couldn't help but feel smug and arrogant, thinking herself a great contributor to the Jiang family. Putting everything else aside, just the fact that she had given birth to such a good son meant that her husband would never abandon her. Thus, her true nature began to show. When her husband expressed the idea of ​​having Jiang Chun marry Zisu, she could no longer control herself and became a completely different person.

Murong shouted, "I don't want you to take me there! I know where the Jiang residence is! Get out of here! I'll get angry if I see you!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yong immediately became angry: "If you don't want me to take you, then I won't!" He then mounted his horse and quickly went to the Jiang residence, telling Mo Liuli, "Mother will come by herself in a little while; I'm going back to the military camp!"

Mo Liuli quickly said, "No, it's so late already, let's leave tomorrow!"

Jiang Yong: "No, I'd better leave! I can't help but get angry when I see my mother! I won't walk at night; I'll find a village to stay in along the way!"

Mo Liuli quickly instructed her maid, "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and go to the kitchen to pack some steamed buns for the Second Master to eat on the way!"

The maidservant quickly agreed and hurried away.

Mo Liuli then said to Jiang Yong, "Second brother, wait a moment, I'll prepare some more dried fruit and fresh fruit for you." As she spoke, she found a clean cloth bag and went to pack the dried fruit and fresh fruit.

A moment later, the maid brought over a basket and handed it to Jiang Yong: "Second Master, here are ten steamed buns and a gourd of boiled water."

Jiang Yong accepted it: "Thank you!"

The maid blushed and said, "Second Master, you're too kind. This is what I should do."

Mo Liuli quickly came out of the small storeroom and handed Jiang Yong a cloth bag: "Second brother, take this. Eat some dried fruit to refresh yourself if you get tired on the road."

Jiang Yong took the cloth bag: "Thank you, sister-in-law. I'll be going now! If there's no major battle, my brother should be back. Mother isn't easy to get along with, so you don't have to always give in to her. Take good care of yourself and be sure to look after your health!"

Mo Liuli: "Thank you, second brother. I understand. Be careful on your journey!"

Jiang Yong led his horse out of the Jiang residence. He happened to run into Murong Shi at the gate, but he didn't greet her. He simply mounted his horse and rode away quickly.

Halfway there, he saw a clear stream and stopped, letting his horse drink and graze by the stream. He sat down on the grass, opened the cloth bag containing dried fruit, and was surprised to find five silver ingots weighing about five taels each inside.