vrcanaries Chapter 338 Flintlock
Chapter 338 Flintlock
As the top scholar called out, the few guests in the Jiaofangsi also looked over, wondering what was going on.
After a while, a young woman came out and said to Wen Lu,
"Zhuangyuan, please get up quickly. Mother said you've got the wrong person. You're not her child, and you have no connection to her at all. Today is your big day. I hope you'll treat the guests well and not do anything ridiculous like this again."
Anyone could understand what the top scholar's adoptive mother said.
This is to distance himself from the top scholar.
After all, he is now a top scholar with a high status and a bright future. A prostitute adoptive mother will only bring shame to him and will not help him in any way.
Wen Lu shouted loudly,
"I didn't recognize the wrong person. If she didn't know me, how did she know it was her I was looking for? And why would she talk to me?"
"Although you are not my biological mother, your kindness in raising me is greater than your kindness in giving birth to me. You raised me, so you are my mother!"
"Mother, I beg you on my knees to come home with me, so I can serve you and take care of you in your old age!"
"Mom! Please come out and let me show my filial piety!"
"When I have children in the future, they will be your grandchildren. I am busy with government affairs and have no time to take care of children. You have to come and take care of my children. After you raise me, you can teach me how to take care of children!
Mom! Don’t you want to have a grandson?
"Mother! I beg you, you are my Wen Lu's mother. Even if the sky falls, even if I don't want the title of top scholar, I will still serve you!"
"If you don't come, I will kneel down for a long time and then miss the auspicious time!"
The top scholar's filial piety moved everyone around him.
He now holds a high position and has brought honor to his family, but he does not despise his adoptive mother of humble origin. On his wedding day, the most glorious moment of his life, he knelt outside the Music Bureau and begged his adoptive mother to live with him in his old age.
He announced to the whole world that the woman was his mother.
Finally, after Wen Lu’s repeated calls, a woman in her forties walked out of the brothel.
"mother!"
Wen Lu kowtowed immediately.
The foster mother came out, tears streaming down her face, bent down and helped Wen Lu up, saying,
"Child, why are you doing this? Just pretend you don't know me, or even come to see me secretly later.
Now that you've made such a scene in public, it's bad for your reputation."
"Mother, I don't ask for any fame, I just want to be filial to you!"
Wen Lu said firmly.
The curtain of the sedan chair at the back was lifted, and the bride walked out from inside, directly lifted the red veil and strode towards her.
Just when people thought the bride was unhappy and wanted to make a scene, she actually knelt down in front of her adoptive mother and said,
"Mother, I heard your story from my husband a long time ago. You are a great person. You saved his life and raised him. Your kindness is as high as the sky and your love is as deep as the sea.
I am your husband's wife, and you are my mother. I beg you to come home with us so that we, husband and wife, can support you together and fulfill our filial duty.
I know that no matter how much we do, we can never replace a mother's boundless love. I only ask that you return with us and fulfill our wish as your children."
"Good boy, get up quickly, get up quickly."
The adoptive mother burst into tears and quickly pulled her daughter-in-law up.
"Please get in the sedan chair, mother. I have prepared one specially for you."
Behind the bride's sedan chair, there was an empty sedan chair.
Just as the young couple was about to help their adoptive mother into the sedan chair, they heard a noisy sound from behind.
Bai Chongyan and his son Bai Qingzhi, along with a group of servants, squeezed through the crowd in a threatening manner.
Lord Bai, one of the Nine Ministers, pointed at his son-in-law's nose and cursed,
"Wen Lu, you bastard, what are you doing! Today is your big day, and you actually dare to claim a lowly brothel girl as your mother. How immoral and shameless!
You have brought shame upon my Bai family. You have no shame, but my Bai family still has some!"
Bai Chongyan has always disliked Wen Lu. This poor boy used to flirt with his girl. Although he beat him up every time he saw him, this boy just didn't remember it.
If it weren't for his daughter crying her heart out every day, which made him feel distressed, he would have beaten that boy to death long ago.
Now that this guy has become the top scholar, and the marriage has been granted by His Majesty, he is barely worthy of his daughter, so he has to accept it.
But this kid actually dared to go to a brothel and claim a prostitute as his mother on his wedding day, which really brought shame to the Bai family.
There was no other way, Wen Lu and Bai Yanzhi could only kneel down and beg for mercy.
"Father-in-law, she is my mother. I just want to take care of her and be filial to her. I hope you will agree to this!"
Bai Chongyan was furious and shouted loudly,
"It's shameful, shameful! If you insist on bringing this brothel girl home, then my daughter will not marry you.
Come on, follow me home!"
As he spoke, he was about to pull Bai Yanzhi away.
Bai Yanzhi knelt on the ground and shook his head.
"No, father. Since ancient times, respecting one's parents has been a fundamental principle of human ethics. She is my husband's mother, and also my mother. Do you really want your daughter to be an unfilial person?"
"You...you rebellious daughter, if you want to be filial to his mother, will you not be filial to your father?"
Bai Yanzhi immediately retorted,
"Even if I get married, I will still be filial to my parents. However, this marriage was granted by His Majesty. How can I regret it? Do you think I will disobey the imperial decree?"
"Your father will naturally go and explain to His Majesty personally. You must return home immediately. My Bai family cannot afford to lose face like this!"
Not far away on the Fire Watchtower, the Empress's face darkened.
"The daughter of the Bai family is a sensible person. A dog will never despise a poor family, nor a son a mother an ugly one. Even if that girl is humble, she was the top scholar she raised with her own hands. It is only natural for her to respect her mother. This Bai Tingwei is truly shameless."
After saying this, the empress took out a pistol from her waist and pointed it downwards.
It was an ancient style flintlock rifle, held in one hand, and had a short range.
Some time ago, the East Factory produced flintlock rifles and individual muskets, and based on the drawings left by Lanling King, it also produced several expensive and impractical short-barreled flintlock rifles, also called pistols.
A one-handed flintlock rifle that uses flint to strike a flame, ignites gunpowder, and uses gas to quickly shoot out lead bullets. It can only fire one shot at a time, and then the gunpowder and pills need to be reloaded. It is very troublesome and not very powerful, but it is enough for important people to defend themselves.
Once this thing is made, it must be presented to His Majesty.
After seeing it, His Majesty liked it very much and kept a handful with him.
The empress pointed the gun at Bai Chongyan below and pulled the trigger.
boom!