Chapter 718
"The son-in-law has arrived."
Chen Zongwen gestured for him to sit down: "I heard you're a favorite of His Majesty now, what brings you here?"
"His Majesty has many favorites, so even if I'm not around, nothing will go wrong. In comparison, my father-in-law and mother-in-law are more important."
Chen Zongwen immediately laughed.
It's no wonder that those in power throughout history have always favored and trusted treacherous officials.
That does sound nice.
Shen Rang sat down next to Huo Zhao and, seeing that her teacup was empty, poured her a cup of tea himself.
Chen Zongwen shook his head at his actions.
Well, this guy will definitely listen to his wife in everything in the future.
"How are your wedding preparations going?" Madam Chen asked. "We won't be staying for very long this time, so you'd better send someone to let us know before you do anything."
“It will be a while,” Huo Zhao said. “Getting married is still…quite troublesome.”
She had seen other people get married in Qingshui Village before, and although she knew that a lot of things needed to be prepared before the formal ceremony, she realized after getting married herself that there were even more things to prepare than she had imagined.
Madam Chen couldn't help but bring up the Yun family again and gave them a good scolding.
Chen Zongwen's face also darkened, and his lips moved a few times, clearly indicating that he was also cursing.
Finally, it was Madam Chen who broke the eerie silence: "All those things were prepared by your mother. She'll be exhausted on your wedding day, and that's when you'll suffer."
The princess's wedding dress followed certain rules; the phoenix coronet and embroidered robe were beautiful, but Huo Zhao would not have an easy time.
"Will Mother be with me that day?"
"Of course!" Madam Chen replied without hesitation.
This time, she will stay by Huo Zhao's side no matter what.
Huo Zhao then remained silent.
As long as Madam Chen was with her, she was not afraid of anything.
Meanwhile, Chen Zongwen began asking about matters of the court.
Shen Rang answered each question without concealing anything, and finally said, "His Majesty knows that I have come to see you, so he asked me to pass on a message to you, asking you to come to the palace as soon as possible."
Chen Zongwen twitched the corner of his mouth.
He knew that once he returned to Luoyang, that person would insist on seeing him no matter what.
He nodded: "I'll go tomorrow."
After sitting in the courtyard for a while, someone came to invite them out for a meal, and it was another lively occasion.
——
The next day, Chen Zongwen was supposed to go to the palace, but unfortunately he had drunk too much the night before and didn't get up in the morning.
He thought to himself that he had only said he would go to the palace today, but had not specified when, so it would be fine to take a nap.
So he slept until noon, got up, ate a quick lunch, and hurried into the palace.
It's no exaggeration to say that everyone in the palace was so excited they almost cried when they saw Chen Zongwen.
Looking at them, Chen Zongwen sighed from the bottom of his heart, "His Majesty's temper is still not very good."
No sooner had Chen Zongwen finished speaking than a cold snort echoed in the imperial study: "I may be old, but I'm not deaf yet!"
Chen Zongwen remained completely calm upon hearing this, stepped forward into the imperial study, and bowed to the emperor.
Although he had not entered the palace for many years, these etiquettes were deeply ingrained in his bones, and even after a long time, he still did not seem rusty.
The emperor told him to get up, looked him over carefully again, and then sighed: "You're still pretty much the same as before."
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