Chapter 311 - 117: The Will of the People_4
Mo Wenxuan said everything in one breath, his chest heaving violently. He had probably never argued with anyone like this before. His neck was even turning red, and the veins on his agitated forehead were bulging.
Ye Mingyu looked at him, his anger slightly diffused, but still resentful of his lack of spirit. He only said, "You are not willing to put your mother in danger for you, but are you willing to let her be shamed because of you? Don’t you realize how disappointed she would be to know what you’ve done? Is this the kind of son you are, one that makes it impossible for her to hold her head up high? That is a hundred times more contemptible than being poor and incapable!"
"You!" Mo Wenxuan was left speechless.
Just then, a trembling voice rang out: "Wenxuan."
Both men turned to look and saw that without them noticing, Mo Wenxuan’s mother, the blind old woman, had been groping her way over with the help of a cane, step by step. She must have heard the argument between Ye Mingyu and him and couldn’t resist coming over. One could imagine that the old woman had overheard their entire dispute.
The old woman asked, "Wenxuan, is what this young man said true? Has County Magistrate Xue really been imprisoned?"
Mo Wenxuan stammered without a response. His mother, blind, could not go outside and was unaware of the earth-shattering changes that had already happened in Tongxiang. He had not told his mother, knowing that with her temper, once she learned the truth, she would certainly speak up for County Magistrate Xue.
But he did not want to watch his own mother take risks.
"Wenxuan," the old woman’s voice grew stern.
"It’s true," Mo Wenxuan replied helplessly, "It’s been over half a year now. Lord Xue was imprisoned for embezzling the fund of disaster aid, and his execution will soon take place."