Film and Television Variety Show: The Jade Girl's Love Affair

Moreover, there is such a thing as unprovoked dislike and favoritism in this world. I don't know why your father doesn't like you, but the reason doesn't matter, do you understand?

You're very good, it's his problem if he doesn't like you.

Song Mo seemed to understand something.

"The whole of Sichuan knows your name, Miss Yuan, but no one talks about your parents."

"Ayu, do they not like you either?"

This question made Tang Yu smile gently.

"If you want to know, I will tell you everything."

Chapter 8 Yuan Shen and Song Mo 8

"My mother's name is Song Wanniang. She is the daughter of a scholar. She is well-educated, gentle, virtuous, and obedient to her parents. In her eyes..."

A woman should be gentle, obedient, humble, and respectful in order to marry a good man!

So when I was five years old, she wanted to bind my feet, because the prevailing social attitude was that women with big feet were ridiculed and couldn't marry into respectable families.

So she hoped I would have bound feet, and later marry a learned man so that my family could rise in status and my son would have a bright future.

"My father was a rough and careless man, and he couldn't stand women's tears."

Therefore, the most important person in his heart was his wife, Song Wanniang, and his favorite was their son, my younger brother.

“When I was a child, my mother wanted to bind my feet. I told her that if she dared to bind my feet, I would kill my father.”

From then on, my mother would sigh whenever she saw me, and she would feel sad whenever she saw me. She wanted to discipline me but was afraid of the knife in my hand because she had seen me kill people and knew that no one in the world could beat me.

So my parents' relationship grew increasingly distant. They couldn't control me anymore, and eventually they started to be afraid of me.

Therefore, my parents and their youngest son are the closest family.

Upon hearing this, Song Mo was instantly moved.

“I also have a younger brother. My father has disliked me since I was a child and would beat and scold me at the drop of a hat.”

But he loved his younger brother very much; it seemed that the family was only happy when the three of them were together.

Once I went back, it felt like I was in a completely unfamiliar place.

Although my mother still cares for and loves me, staying at home doesn't make me happy; it always seems to be filled with arguments.

Is this why Song Mo spent his childhood in the military?

“Song Mo, I am a maverick. When the imperial power, patriarchal power, and husband's power in this world all tell a woman that being gentle, virtuous, and obedient to her husband is a woman's duty.”

Only a gentle and humble woman can marry a good man; only after foot binding can she marry a scholar; women with large feet can only marry peddlers and laborers; and it is even said that only after foot binding can a woman be sold to a brothel.

I don't blame my mother, Song Wanniang. It's not her fault; it's the world that's wrong!

This is the kind of education she received from childhood. She believed that women who were gentle and humble could have better prospects. It's perfectly normal for her to have this kind of thinking about me.

I cannot expect her to have a vision that transcends her time in viewing world affairs.

"But I couldn't go along with her ideas, so I chose to distance myself from her and live my own life."

In this era where everyone values ​​filial piety, and those who are not filial will be beheaded by officials.

If my parents ever try to control me or resent me, they can go to the government and file a complaint, making it known to the whole world and getting me beheaded, because that's how the world is—unfilial piety is a serious crime!

I've been shouting since I was little that I want to kill my father. At most, my mother can only be indifferent to me, afraid of me, and distant from me. So deep down, she's not a cruel or vicious person.

Therefore, my relationship with her as a mother and daughter was neither too close nor too distant, and eventually it came down to not interfering in each other's lives.

Song Mo was somewhat shocked by Tang Yu's words, because in the education he had received for more than 20 years, the most emphasized values ​​were loyalty and filial piety.

But upon closer reflection, isn't the so-called loyalty and filial piety all for the sake of maintaining the stability of imperial rule?

"Ayu told me all these things so that I wouldn't be sad and upset about my father anymore, because it wasn't worth it?"

Tang Yu still didn't know exactly who Song Yichun was, or why he disliked Song Mo.

But there's one thing she understands very well.

"Song Mo, women are confined to the inner quarters and taught the Three Obediences and Four Virtues. They cannot go out to make achievements or show their faces in public. Therefore, they cannot see the truth of the world. This is a problem of the world."

However, men are different. They can go out and make a name for themselves, and they can meet all kinds of people in society. Your father is an educated and knowledgeable man.

But the way he treats you isn't because he's been brainwashed by imperial power or Confucianism and thinks that beating and scolding his son is a form of care; he simply shows favoritism and doesn't like you.

That's a bit harsh, but that's the truth.

In a feudal society, women favored sons over daughters, believing that women were like water that was lost after marriage and that women should obey the three obediences and four virtues. This is called brainwashing education.

A man in a feudal society disliked his eldest son and beat and scolded him from a young age.

This has nothing to do with feudal society; it's simply that the man didn't like his son.

Moreover, in Yuan Shen's lifetime, his parents didn't have much affection for their son.

From a young age, Yuan Shen studied, read, and managed the household on his own, never enjoying any parental love.

However, at least the parents didn't dislike their son; they just didn't care about him enough.

Song Mo actually understands all the principles, but sometimes he just deceives himself.

He suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, so he slowly approached Tang Yu, stretched out his arms to gently wrap around her slender waist, buried his head in her warm neck and gently touched it, as if seeking comfort.

"Ayu, did my father in my past life love me?"

Tang Yu gently hugged the person in front of her and coaxed him softly.

"You had a successful official career and a happy family in your past life."

Song Mo's heart clenched suddenly, and she bit down lightly with a hint of dissatisfaction.

"You didn't answer my question directly, so my father in my past life didn't like me either?"

Tang Yu patted his back gently with a sigh, then kissed Song Mo's forehead, her gaze tender as water.

"But you are a very good father, and the children love you very much."

Song Mo felt as if he had heard the most beautiful words in the world. He became excited instantly, wrapped his arms tightly around Tang Yu, and smiled brightly, his eyes and brows full of joy.

"So we were a loving and happy couple in our past life, and we had children, right?"

Seeing Song Mo's state, Tang Yu could only nod slightly and respond softly.

Yes, we've grown old together.

Upon hearing this, all the sadness and grievances in Song Mo's heart dissipated.

"I really want to know what kind of life I lived in my past life."

Tang Yu chuckled softly.

"You want to regain your memories?"

Song Mo shook his head.

"I don't know, I was just suddenly curious."

Tang Yu didn't care whether Song Mo could remember his past life, because sometimes remembering too many things could lead to a strong sense of loss.

Because the people and events of the past are gone, having too many memories does not mean having more happiness.

However, there is another way to resolve Song Mo's current doubts.

"You don't need to recover your memories. If you want to know about your past life, you can just read history books."

Song Mo's eyes widened in shock, while Tang Yu burst into laughter, falling directly into the arms of the person in front of her.

“That’s right, you also have a biography. In your previous life, your name was Yuan Shen, and your courtesy name was Shanjian.”

Having said that, Tang Yu gently sat down on Song Mo's lap.

Song Mo's body stiffened slightly for a moment, but his hands instinctively wrapped around the person in front of him.

Tang Yu smiled faintly, her slender fingers lightly tracing the side of Song Mo's neck, sending a tingling sensation through Song Mo's heart.

"Shanjian, I was still thinking about when I could call you by that name. Anyway, I've already told you, and I actually really like calling you that."

Upon hearing this call, Song Mo felt as if an electric current had shot through his heart, causing his heart to beat rapidly, as if it were about to burst out of his chest.

“I…I like it when you call me that, even though my courtesy name is Yantang now.”

“Yantang, that’s fine too. I have many names, you can choose a new one if you want.”

Tang Yu hooked her arm around the neck of the person in front of her and then kissed their forehead.

Song Mo smiled brightly.

"I don't want to regain my memories right now, but I'd really like to hear from you how we met."

I'm sure this isn't recorded in history books, so don't lie to me this time.

Tang Yu hesitated for a moment.

"You really want to know about this?"

Song Mo nodded, and he couldn't help but tighten his arms around the other person, then gently kissed the red lips that were so close to his.

Tang Yu returned the kiss for a while, then gently stroked the back of Song Mo's neck with both hands, her fingers running through his hair, applying slight pressure to bring them closer together.

Song Mo felt a current travel from his lips throughout his body, and his body trembled slightly involuntarily, like a spring breeze gently caressing his heart, creating ripples.

He was almost lost in this tender and gentle embrace, and began to tremble uncontrollably.

When they were finally able to catch their breath, Tang Yu looked at Song Mo's flushed face and smiled as she spoke.

"Actually, before you met me, you had a crush on another lively girl. You had a really sharp tongue, and I heard you were sarcastic and mean whenever you met her. The girl really disliked you..."

Just as Tang Yu finished speaking, Song Mo realized something was wrong and quickly grabbed Tang Yu's hand.

"Maybe we shouldn't say anything?"

Tang Yu nestled into Song Mo's arms, laughing uncontrollably.

"No, it's what you want to know. I'm going to tell you all about your dark history..."