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The woman's son quickly bowed, "Marquis Shengping, young master of Rui'an county, I apologize for my mother's rudeness earlier. I hope Marquis Shengping, the young master of Rui'an county, would not be upset like an ordinary, clueless woman."

Xiao'er looked at him with playful sarcasm. Him accusing his mother of being an ignorant woman, just like them if they stooped to her level! This man is pretty slick with his words!

However, despite his semblance of pleading for his mother, is it right for him to expose his mother—who wholeheartedly protects him—as an ignorant woman?

The scholars of this dynasty take filial piety very seriously. Parents are to be respected regardless of their flaws. Publicly calling his own mother an ignorant woman would undoubtedly earn him disrespect from others.

Indeed, many in the crowd cast scornful glances at him after hearing his words.