Chapter 856

Meanwhile, the resting place for officials' wives was bustling with activity.

"Young Master Shen, what brings you to this polo match today? We heard that His Highness the Crown Prince and the Third Prince invited you out for drinks and music, but you ended up dragging them to a teahouse!"

"Is that so?"

"Indeed!" The man's expression took on a mocking tone. "Young Master Shen is truly a model of self-discipline. We should all learn from him!"

As he spoke, the man handed Shen Rang a cup of tea, then raised his own teacup. Seeing this, the crowd joined in the commotion.

Shen Rang glanced at his teacup, saw that it was empty, and took the teacup from his hand.

"Hey, what's the point of just drinking tea? Let's go drink some wine, Young Master Shen, wanna come along?"

"I won't go."

Chen Rang said.

"Oh, Young Master Shen, you finally got out to relax, why are you still clinging to your wife? This polo field is such a big place, how could anything happen here?"

"That's right, this is a polo match organized by Her Majesty the Empress, so Prince Shen can rest assured!"

Those people clearly weren't going to give up until they got rid of Chen Rang. Seeing this, Huo Zhao said, "Anyway, we're out having fun, so just go ahead."

Since his wife had spoken, Shen Rang nodded and said, "Then I'll be right back."

Huo Zhao nodded and watched the group of people leave.

Huo Shu sat to the side with an air of authority, shaking his head as he watched the scene: "These people, once they enter officialdom, they never have a moment of peace. I didn't expect even he would be no exception."

Shen Rang used to be notoriously unapproachable, but look at him now, the changes are quite significant.

Chen Qiang glanced at him: "Aren't you also in officialdom? How come you have so much free time?"

"I'm a military officer. Returning to Luoyang means peace on the frontier. Who would want to come near me?" Huo Shu said casually. "But it's fine this way. I'm happy to have some peace and quiet!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than someone called out to him, "Young Master Huo! Young Master Shen wants you to ride a horse!"

Chen Qiang scoffed: "Look, you can dodge the social interactions in officialdom, but can you win the social interactions among your own family?"

"What are you saying? There's no need for such formalities among family members. This is just for fun!"

Huo Shu stood up as he spoke.

Chen Qiang couldn't help but roll her eyes: "You're the only one who has something to say, hurry up and go!"

Huo Shu raised his chin: "Alright, then I'll be going. Zhao Zhao, take good care of your sister-in-law."

"good."

Watching Huo Shu leave, Huo Zhao said, "Didn't Zi Rong just go to have tea? Why is he going horseback riding again? That's strange."

“It’s not easy to get out of Luoyang, and there are such beautiful mountains and rivers outside. It’s possible that you might get carried away on a whim,” Chen Qiang handed her a piece of fruit. “Don’t worry, what could possibly happen to a grown man like you?”

"Too."

Huo Zhao was relieved and started chatting with Chen Qiang.

Chen Qiang, who used to live in Yunnan, was not one to sit still. She couldn't sit still for long and wanted to go play Chuiwan with Huo Zhao to see his skills.

Huo Zhao was naturally willing.

She hasn't had enough fun yet.

The two stood on the sidelines. Chen Qiang, holding her bat, said, "Zhao Zhao, I've heard Dad say how good you are at Chuiwan. Don't hold back!"

"Don't worry, sister-in-law, I won't give in to you."

Seeing Huo Zhao's impolite manner, Chen Qiang couldn't help but laugh out loud: "That's great!"