Mother and Son

You don't have to lie. I already know. I've been dreaming the same dream all these days. In my dream I saw my sons kneeling in front of me, covered in blood. They saluted me, then suddenly disappeared. That told me they were hurt. Chong, the elder brother, had just been married. Hsiao, the younger, was a boy who had just stepped out of his adolescence... I've cried all of my tears. If it weren't for my daughter-in-law, I would be following them to heaven by now. She cannot hear this news, for it would destroy her. Please keep this a secret for me.