I was a conman in the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 36 Disowning Her Own Mother

Chapter 36 Disowning Her Own Mother

Wang Wenzhou pointed at his mother and said, "This is the swindler who's impersonating my mother! My mother has always doted on me, showering me with love and care, treating me like a precious gem. How could my mother possibly hit me? This old swindler dares to impersonate my mother and cheat people! Quick! Arrest her and lock her up in jail!"

Yang was so angry that tears streamed down her face. "You unfilial son! He doesn't even acknowledge his own mother! And he even calls me a liar!"

"Madam! Please don't be angry. Just bear with it for a few days. Once the magistrate's anger subsides, he will definitely kowtow to you and apologize! Actually, you can't blame him. Think about it, he's already the head of a county, with so many yamen runners under his command and so many people to manage. You still treat him like a child and beat him like this. He can't let go of his pride!" Ma Bantou comforted Madam Yang in a low voice.

"Sigh..." Madam Yang sighed, thinking to herself, "That's right, my precious son has grown up, I can't discipline him like before. But he's gone too far! He's done something so unfilial! He doesn't even recognize his own mother!"

“Mother! You have to keep a close eye on my husband! He’s outrageous! He lives in a brothel all day long! He treats the brothel like his home!” Zhang Jiao pouted as she helped Yang Shi up.

Yang wiped away her tears, looked at her beloved son, her mind a jumbled mess, and she couldn't hear a word Zhang Jiao said. Her own son didn't recognize his mother anymore. He even wanted to lock her up in jail. What was going on? Had she really been wrong? Shouldn't she have been stricter with her son? But all her strictness was for his own good! Did her son hold a grudge against his mother?

"Jiaojiao, why are you going with them?" Wang Wenzhou asked.

"Hmph!" Zhang Jiao said coldly, "Wang Wenzhou, you don't acknowledge our mother! I do! You've gone too far! You unfilial son!"

"Pfft..." Wang Wenzhou was very annoyed. Damn it, I don't even consider you my wife yet!

"What a sensible and good daughter!" Madam Yang gently patted Zhang Jiao's hand. Although her son was not very talented, he had good taste and found a good wife! The more Madam Yang looked at Zhang Jiao, the more pleasing she found her daughter.

She's sensible? Are you kidding me! Wang Wenzhou was furious. His mother actually said that this crazy girl was sensible? Just now, she kicked her son to the ground. She's sensible? Am I even your biological son? Fine, now you're a liar, not my mother!

Wang Qiang tugged at Wang Wenzhou's sleeve and whispered, "Young Master, you've really gone too far this time! If the Master finds out, he'll be furious!"

Wang Wenzhou curled his lip and said disdainfully, "Xiao Qiang, do you also want to spend a few days in jail?"

Wang Qiang quickly shut up. He wasn't stupid, and prison wasn't fun.

Ma Bantou, all the way with a smile, respectfully escorted Yang to the prison.

……

Hanshan County Prison.

Wang Zhixin sipped his tea, while prison warden Liu Yunli stood cautiously beside him.

"Pfft!" Wang Zhixin looked up and spat out the tea in his mouth.

"Madam! What brings you here? I'm doing just fine here, you don't need to worry!" Old Wang was flattered, thinking the old lady had come to visit him in prison. He couldn't take advantage of his age and have the old lady apologize to him on behalf of the young master.

"Alas..." Madam Yang sighed and said, "That wretched son has imprisoned me!"

"Ah..." Wang Zhixin was stunned. Young Master, are you crazy?! Locking up the old man is one thing! But you even dare to lock up the old lady!

"Bang!" Old Wang was furious and kicked the cell door hard.

"Old Master Wang! Don't be angry! You can't go out!" Liu Yunli quickly grabbed Old Wang.

"Let go! I'm going to settle accounts with that brat!" Old Wang was furious; his young master was going too far!

"Forget it! He's grown up and has his own ideas. He's the county magistrate; if you go to him like this, he won't be able to bring himself to do it." All the way there, Madam Yang kept thinking about where she, as a mother, had gone wrong. She felt that perhaps she had been too strict with her son. This had provoked his rebellious nature; once he gained a little power, he began to rebel.

"Madam! I'm so sorry to have wronged you! It's all my fault; I shouldn't have written you this letter," Old Wang said.

"It's not your fault! Think about it, I also have my faults. I've always been too strict with that unfilial son, which is why he's the way he is now." Madam Yang trusted Old Wang a lot. Wang Wenzhou's father was in poor health, and Old Wang managed everything in the mansion.

“Mother, what did you do wrong? It’s all because Wang Wenzhou is so useless!” Zhang Jiao interjected.

"Madam, who is this young lady?" Old Wang asked, pointing to Zhang Jiao.

"Alas!" Madam Yang sighed and replied, "That unfilial son chose his own wife."

"Oh! So it's her!" Old Wang knew about this, but he had never met Zhang Jiao. Now that he saw Zhang Jiao, he realized that the girl was beautiful and charming. No wonder that wicked son had such bad intentions towards her.

"By the way! What is your name, young lady? Who else is in your family?" Madam Yang asked, holding Zhang Jiao's hand.

When Zhang Jiao recounted her background, Madam Yang was astonished.

This girl has a tragic past; she's truly pitiful. The more Yang looked at Zhang Jiao, the more pleasing she became. Holding Zhang Jiao's small hand tightly, she said, "Don't worry, from now on, your mother will stand up for you. If that wicked son bullies you again, just tell your mother!"

"Mom! Don't mention it!" Zhang Jiao began to sob, recounting the grievances she had suffered these past few days.

Hearing this, Yang and Wang Zhixin blushed with shame. This unfilial son had gone too far! How could he tease his future daughter-in-law like this!

"Gurgle..." At this moment, Yang's stomach growled.

"Mother, haven't you had lunch yet?" Zhang Jiao asked.

"Alas!" Madam Yang sighed and said, "I was planning to have lunch after we got to Hanshan County. Who knew that that bastard son would lock me up in jail."

"Little Liu!" Wang Zhixin waved to Liu Yunli.

"Lord Wang, what are your orders?" Liu Yunli asked, bowing and scraping.

"Go quickly and prepare lunch for the old lady!" Wang Zhixin said.

"Alright!" Liu Yunli smiled bitterly, thinking to himself, there was already an old man named Wang in the prison, and he had been serving him with trepidation these past few days, afraid of offending him. Now, to make matters worse, there's also the old lady Wang! She is the master's own mother, so he dares not neglect her.

Liu Yunli's heart was bleeding. These past few days, he had been paying for all the meals he had bought for Lord Wang himself! He didn't dare ask the lord for money! The jailers in the prison used to be making a lot of money, but now they had to put money out of their own pockets.

"Wait a minute!" Zhang Jiao said, "Mom, Grandpa and I run a restaurant. I'll go prepare the food. I wonder what you like to eat?"

Madam Yang said, "I don't have much of an appetite, so just prepare something simple, no need to go to too much trouble!"

"Okay!" Zhang Jiao nodded, turned around and walked out.

As Yang watched Zhang Jiao's retreating figure, she repeatedly praised, "This girl is truly remarkable!"

"Yes!" Old Wang nodded and said, "This is the girl that bastard forcibly took!"

"Ah!" Yang was very surprised. Old Wang had only hinted at it in the letter, without going into details.

"I like this girl very much. Although her family background is not good enough, she is not suitable to be that wicked son's legal wife, but she can be a concubine. I will go to her grandfather to arrange the marriage. The newly established Marquis's mansion will not allow outsiders to say that we are impolite," said Madam Yang.

"The old lady is very thoughtful," Old Wang said.