Zhao Jingzhou said, "Zhao Lin has his own future. If I, as a father, try to interfere, it may not be as good as if he fights for it himself."

Zhao Mingzhu sneered, "I'm afraid not. When Zhao Li encountered trouble, Fu Chengwang, Li Xingye, and even Zhu Zhongyan came forward to help, but our mansion just stood by and watched. What's the difference between them and strangers? Oh, right, worse than strangers. Guess what Chen Han asked Rong Fei to do after he hooked up with her?"

"What did you do?" Zhao Jingzhou asked.

"She wants Concubine Rong to instigate the Emperor to kill Zhao Lin! Your adopted son is trying every possible way to kill your biological son! He's even willing to drag the entire Marquisate to be buried with him!" Zhao Mingzhu said angrily.

If it weren't for Zhao Jingzhou's special status, the entire Zhenbei Marquis Mansion would have been gone long ago.

Zhao Jingzhou was silent for a moment, then said, "This action was indeed Han'er's fault. However, Zhao Lin is safe and sound, and has even been promoted, so there's no need to pursue the matter."

"father!"

Zhao Mingzhu couldn't help but raise her voice and asked, "What exactly are you going to do?"

Zhao Jingzhou regained his composure and said calmly, "You don't need to know. You just need to know that the Marquisate will help Prince Yu ascend to the throne and will always be your backer. That's enough. Stop the car!"

The carriage stopped, and Zhao Jingzhou didn't give Zhao Mingzhu a chance to speak. He lifted the curtain and left.

Zhao Mingzhu watched through the window as Zhao Jingzhou mounted his horse and rode away without looking back, and suddenly a feeling of powerlessness washed over her body.

"What on earth are you thinking about?" Zhao Mingzhu murmured.

Zhao Jingzhou returned to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.

Han Yuehua led the whole family to welcome them.

Except Zhao Mingzhu is not there.

"Master, you are finally back." Han Yuehua stepped forward and said.

"Dad is back."

Zhao Mingyue and others rushed over.

Zhao Jingzhou smiled: "I'm back!"

They surrounded Zhao Jingzhou and entered the Marquis' Mansion.

Zhao Jingzhou sat down with his sword and horse and said, "Everyone, please sit down."

After they were all seated, Zhao Jingzhou said, "Han'er, come here."

Zhao Chenhan, who had just sat down, quickly stood up, walked up to Zhao Jingzhou, and said nervously, "Dad, I was wrong."

Just as Zhao Jingzhou was about to speak, Han Yuehua said, "Han'er was also thinking about the Marquis' Mansion and made a mistake in a moment of haste."

Zhao Jingzhou swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue and said, "It must be that Du Yun didn't teach you well. Come here, Du Yun is not doing his job well, and he shall be punished with thirty lashes."

A personal attendant immediately went to handle it.

Zhao Chenhan said in shock: "Dad..."

Zhao Jingzhou said gently, "Let it go this time. Be careful in the future and don't be reckless."

Zhao Chenhan said excitedly: "Thank you, Dad! I will be careful."

Zhao Mingyue and the other girls were all shocked.

Zhao Chenhan made such a big mistake, but his parents just brushed it off so nonchalantly. Is this what their own son should be like?

No, even my own son doesn’t get this treatment.

That rumor...

A shadow was cast over the hearts of the four sisters.

"How about meeting His Majesty?" Han Yuehua asked.

Zhao Jingzhou said, "Your Majesty didn't see me."

Han Yuehua sighed and said, "Your Majesty is really angry."

Zhao Jingzhou nodded and asked, "Then how did Zhao Lin become the governor of the river?"

Han Yuehua became angry when she heard Zhao Lin's name and said, "I don't know. He got promoted so suddenly. Have you met him?"

Zhao Jingzhou said calmly, "I saw him when I went to see His Majesty. He asked me to pay my respects to him."

"This rebellious son!"

Han Yuehua was furious: "You are his father! How could he be like this? He is worse than pigs and dogs! Go find the censor and ask him to report him."

Zhao Jingzhou didn't respond, saying, "I waited for an hour but His Majesty didn't see me, and when he went, His Majesty called him in."

Han Yuehua was suddenly shocked: "Your Majesty is too angry with us, and he dotes on that rebellious son too much."

Zhao Jingzhou asked, "What did he do?"

Han Yuehua had no idea about this and couldn't explain it. Neither did Zhao Mingyue and her sisters. Zhao Chenhan quickly said, "Big brother did a great job in Jiujiang and sent many gifts to the emperor. The emperor was very satisfied."

"Hmph! It's just a skill of flattery." Han Yuehua snorted coldly.

Zhao Jingzhou shook his head. "Flattery is a skill. Zhao Lin is so favored by His Majesty. If you give him time, he might become another Zhu Zhongyan."

"He wants to be a powerful official?" Han Yuehua said angrily.

Zhao Jingzhou said: "I was just making an analogy. He doesn't have time."

If Emperor Chengping had lived another ten or eight years, perhaps Zhao Lin would have been able to successfully enter the cabinet and become a powerful official with absolute power.

Unfortunately, Emperor Chengping didn’t even live for two years. Now he is strong on the outside but weak on the inside, and he relies on medicinal soup every day to stay energetic.

"Wait until Prince Yu comes to power and see what Zhao Lin can do." Han Yuehua said indignantly.

Zhao Jingzhou said calmly: "He is our son after all, there is no need to be so harsh."

"Hmph, now you know he is your son? You don't know he holds a higher position than you and want to curry favor with him, do you?" Han Yuehua sneered.

Zhao Jingzhou frowned slightly: "Don't talk nonsense in front of the child."

"Am I talking nonsense? You didn't care about him at all before, but now you remember that he is your son. Isn't it just because he is the governor of the river that you have to salute him?" Han Yuehua said aggressively.

"I didn't mean that." Zhao Jingzhou said.

"It's too late even if you have that intention. They hate us so much that they won't come back, let alone recognize you as their father." Han Yuehua continued.

Zhao Jingzhou's face looked very unhappy.

"Mom, stop talking." Zhao Chenhan quickly advised.

Although he wished Han Yuehua would say a few more words.

"I don't care what official position he holds, and I don't care either, but unless he kowtows and apologizes, he can't even think of entering the Marquis' Mansion!" Han Yuehua said angrily.

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