Chapter 90 (1/2)

”Why are you back so early? It is only noon!” Chu Ting’er looked at her son with doubt. Ling Tian usually went out for a full day; now that Ling Tian is home early, Chu Ting’er found it surprising. Don’t tell me he was chased home by the ladies? But it doesn’t seem that case; if he were to be chased out, he would probably go elsewhere to play right?

Chu Ting’er was certain she understood her son very well. She then thought, ”Don’t tell me he already has someone he likes? He is home so early to report it to me?” Thinking about this, she could not help but ask with an excited expression, ”How did things go today?”

Ling Tian then laughed bitterly, ”This child went today and had a good chat with the ladies. But this child was afraid that mother would be worried and came home early.”

”Cheh!” Chu Ting’er snorted at her son’s reply, ”Good chat? You had a good chat with the ladies? Afraid that I’m worried? Come home early? Since you are afraid that I would be worried, why did you rush to your own courtyard the moment you arrive home instead of coming to find me?”

Ling Tian was already used to such an att.i.tude from his mother, ”There were too many ladies and this child can only remember a few. I think there was the young miss of General Shen and daughter of Minister Wei. As for the rest, this child cannot remember them already.”

”Young miss of General Shen? Daughter of Minister Wei?” Chu Ting’er mumbled for a short while. Then, she flew into a rage, ”b.a.s.t.a.r.d! These two ladies are talented ladies who are famous in the capital! They are proficient in all zither, chess, painting, calligraphy, poetry and singing. Your mother has also heard of them before! You will have a good chat with them?! What kind of a joke are you cracking? I remember that when you last met Rou’er, she immediately touched her horse whip. She will have a good chat with you?!”

Ling Tian laughed bitterly, ”It is indeed the both of them, this child is not lying.” At the same time, he thought to himself, ”I did indeed meet the both of them. It is just that one did not know my ident.i.ty while the other was almost frightened to death by me.”

Chu Ting’er shouted, ”Still trying to lie! It will be a miracle if I were to believe you! Say, just what unsightly thing did you do again? That’s why you rushed home?”

Ling Tian then replied bitterly, ”Don’t tell me mother things that this child is someone who will only cause trouble?”

Chu Ting’er glared at him, ”What think? You are! Speak, what trouble did you cause?”

Ling Tian almost fainted, ”If mother does not believe, there will be two ladies who will visit this child in the next few days for sure. At that time, mother can just ask them.”

”Two ladies who will visit you? Tian’er, did I hear something wrongly?” Chu Ting’er asked with a look of incredulity and a trace of surprise. She thought to herself, ”These two ladies are both talented and extremely beautiful. It would be a wonderful thing if they take fancy to my son.” She then asked, ”When are they coming? I will have to prepare a gift for them and host them well.”

Ling Tian rolled both of his eyes as he thought to himself, ”I’m only 15, isn’t mother being too hasty? Giving them a gift so soon? Do you know the one who I want you to give something to is definitely not these two la.s.s.” He then replied, ”This… we did not decide on a time. They will come when they are free!”

Chu Ting’er erupted with anger as she heard that, ”I knew that you were lying to me! What does ‘when they are free’ means? If I have to wait for them to come visit this unfilial son of mine, my hair would probably turn white and they still would not come for a visit!”

Ling Tian’s head drooped down in speechlessness.