Chapter 747
As a son, how could Shen Jun feel at ease?
Madam Zheng also noticed Shen Jun's unusual behavior and said, "Mother has come all this way. She is old and it is not advisable for her to travel back and forth. Let's not mention this matter again for now."
Shen Rang subconsciously looked at Shen Jun and replied, "Yes."
Anyway, as long as it doesn't affect Huo Zhao now, that's fine.
Watching the two leave, Shen Jun couldn't help but sigh, "Zhao Zhao is my daughter-in-law, and I can understand that she doesn't have much of a relationship with my mother. I didn't expect Zi Rong to be like this too..."
"What do you mean?" Madam Zheng glanced at him sideways. "I'll make things clear to you now. I only suggested that Mother stay because I saw that you looked unwell. It wasn't my own idea for her to stay. If she causes any trouble in the future, it will all be your fault."
Yes, yes, yes.
Shen Jun was surprised by Zheng's thoughtfulness and couldn't say anything bad about it for a moment.
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Days passed by one by one.
Just as Zheng said, she sent two people to guard the moon gate, so the old lady couldn't go to the south courtyard. As a result, Huo Zhao had nothing to worry about and spent his days idly in the south courtyard.
From climbing to high places to enjoy the view, to fishing, to burning incense and brewing tea, Huo Zhao learned many of the elegant ways that noble ladies in Luoyang usually spent their time.
Mid-Autumn Festival is here in the blink of an eye.
A palace banquet was held, inviting nobles to join in the festivities.
The Marquis of Changping's residence was naturally among those invited.
The old lady was overjoyed: "Now we can even go to the palace to attend a banquet! This is wonderful!"
In the past, the palace was something that could only be looked up to and not reached. Although the old lady had once been the mistress of the Marquis's mansion, she had never been to the palace many times.
Unexpectedly, after several years, she was still fortunate enough to be able to enter the palace!
In the old lady's opinion, this was all thanks to Shen Jun.
If it weren't for Shen Jun supporting the Marquis's family business, they would probably have been ostracized long ago, and they wouldn't have such good fortune.
That evening, the old lady praised Shen Jun to the skies at the dinner table.
Strangely, the more she praised him, the lower Shen Jun's head became, and he even looked somewhat embarrassed.
Zheng's expression was also somewhat strange.
In the end, the old lady had little confidence left.
The old lady originally intended to use the palace banquet to give Zheng a good talking-to, but the scene turned out this way, so she couldn't bring herself to say anything.
After the meal, the old lady called Shen Jun out alone and asked him what had happened.
Shen Jun still had some sense of shame, so he didn't go into details, only telling the old lady not to mention the matter again.
He tried to get away with it, but the old lady wouldn't allow it.
Left with no other choice, Shen Jun had to tell the whole story.
The old lady listened quietly to him finish speaking, and then suddenly realized, "No wonder Madam Zheng is so assertive now. It turns out that the Marquis's mansion is now entirely supported by Zirong!"
“That’s right,” Shen Jun said with a bitter face. “So Mother, please just stop making things difficult for her.”
The old lady glared at her: "I was clearly thinking of you! What, are you now blaming this old woman for being nosy? Have you forgotten that you are Zirong's father! Zirong is so successful now, and that's inseparable from you! No matter what, how can a woman be in charge of the house?"
And Zirong too, she's completely bewitched by that princess. I don't know what kind of spell the Huo family has cast on her, but Zirong isn't close to me at all anymore!
Shen Jun twitched the corner of his mouth: "Mother, Zirong has never been very close to you."
When Shen Rang was very young, the old lady left Luoyang. Where could the grandmother and grandson get close?
"I don't care, that's my own grandson!" The old lady glared at him. "This family has become like this because of your inaction as the head of the family! I was trying to help you, and you're helping those outsiders. Do you have any conscience?"
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