Chapter 923

"Mother, please sit down, I'll pour you some tea."

Zhong Jie gave a soft snort and eventually sat down as Huo Zhao had requested.

Huo Zhao busied himself for a while before finally delivering the tea to Zhong Jie.

Seeing that she had taken a sip, Huo Zhao then recounted the events of the day.

Zhong Jie nodded repeatedly, "Thanks to your thoughtfulness, you actually thought of this."

She's been so busy holding a grudge against Consort Jing these past few days that she's completely forgotten about Consort Qu.

“Actually, Consort Qu had approached me once before, wanting me to keep an eye on the Qu family’s movements. This time it just so happened that I happened to be there, so I went along with it,” Huo Zhao said. “I knew Consort Qu wouldn’t do anything to me, so I went to the palace. I wouldn’t call that reckless, would I?”

Zhong Jie gave her a disgruntled look: "Being reckless doesn't count, but it would have been better if you had told me beforehand."

Seeing that Zhong Jie's expression had relaxed, Huo Zhao breathed a sigh of relief and sat down next to her: "Mother, you've been so irritable these past few days. If I really told you, would you let me into the palace?"

Zhong Jie raised an eyebrow.

That's hard to say.

Regardless, getting things done is the best outcome.

Huo Zhao quickly changed the subject: "By the way, Mother, where are you going?"

“I originally wanted to visit your sister-in-law,” Zhong Jie said. “Although she is in her maternal home during her postpartum period, I still need to visit her from time to time so that people don’t think I don’t care about her.”

Zhong Jie was extremely satisfied with her daughter-in-law, Chen Qiang.

It's important to understand that during those years in Yunnan, there was constant warfare on one hand, and Zhong Jie also had inner turmoil on the other. Huo Shu and Chen Qiang were indispensable in mediating between them.

Huo Shu was their son, so it was his duty to mediate, but that didn't mean Chen Qiang had to do the same.

That's a good child.

Huo Zhao said, "Then let's go together. I'm just lazing around at home with nothing to do."

"Alright."

The mother and daughter got up together and went outside to the Chen family's house.

Upon arriving at Chen Qiang's courtyard, before even entering, they heard the sound of a child crying.

Upon entering, one sees two wet nurses each holding a child and comforting them, while Chen Qiang frowns, looking helpless.

When Zhong Jie and Huo Zhao arrived and saw that Chen Qiang looked so unwell, they quickened their pace and asked, "What's wrong?"

Chen Qiang sighed heavily: "It's all because of these two kids. I never noticed before, why are they so noisy?"

She cries when she wakes up, cries when she's hungry, and cries at the slightest disturbance. It's driving her crazy.

As her mother, she was almost at her breaking point.

Zhong Jie chuckled: "All babies are like that. You need peace and quiet during your postpartum period. Can't you just ask them to take the baby out?"

"I'm still a little worried."

Chen Qiang said.

Now, the thought of almost losing the two children she risked her life to give birth to makes Chen Qiang's heart clench, and she feels an indescribable pain.

“Sister-in-law, you have no idea how well your courtyard is protected, it’s like an iron barrel,” Huo Zhao said with a smile. “There’s practically a person standing every three steps along the wall. Not to mention assassins, even flies can’t get in.”

"really?"

Chen Qiang has not yet gone out to see it.

Huo Zhao nodded: "Besides, isn't my brother here...wait, where's my brother?"

Zhong Jie turned around and looked around before realizing that Huo Shu wasn't there.

Chen Qiang sighed: "He's holding back his anger, he's probably out boxing right now."

Now, all Huo Shu can do is practice boxing.

Zhong Jie twitched the corner of her mouth: "When he comes back later, tell him to stop causing trouble. His sister is much better than him."

It's really outrageous.

They're both my children, so why does one of them only resort to boxing when he's angry, while the other only knows how to get things done?

How can the difference be so huge?