Chapter 784
Upon seeing this family, the guests, who had been quite relaxed, instinctively stood up.
Even the old lady's face turned ugly.
Zhong Jie and Madam Chen stood on either side of Huo Zhao, like two guardian deities. As for Huo Shu, who stood behind the three of them, he was a demon god who would slaughter everyone at a moment's notice.
Zhong Jie looked at the old lady and curled her lips: "You are the old lady of this Marquis's mansion, Shen Rang's grandmother? You are indeed not easy to deal with. I wanted to come to your house before, but Zhao Zhao was considerate of you as an elder and did not want things to get too ugly, so she did not want me to come. But you, you took her kindness and concession as weakness. And you still have the face to put on the airs of an elder?"
Zhong Jie's words were harsh from the start. When had the old lady ever been treated like this? Her face turned pale instantly.
But faced with this aggressive family, the old lady was terrified from the bottom of her heart, so she didn't utter a single word.
Seeing that the old lady remained silent, Zhong Jie turned to the man who was about the same age as the old lady and said, "You're quite old, you should know a thing or two. I didn't expect that I overestimated you. It's not enough to act tough in your own home, you've gone and act tough in other people's homes too. Why don't you go to the Dali Temple and settle a case with them?"
"People really do say whatever they want when they get old. What, do you think you're too old to take a beating? My Zhao Zhao already said that she didn't come here today to perform. What, are you too old to hear?"
The woman who had spoken so much was a notorious jerk in Luoyang City. Her daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law had suffered a lot at her hands. Now that they heard her being scolded, the two of them actually showed a hint of satisfaction, as if someone had finally vented their anger for them.
After Zhong Jie finished speaking, the hall fell silent.
The crowd looked at each other, none of them daring to speak.
Who dares to speak?
The woman before us is the only queen consort of a different surname!
Moreover, the King of Yunnan has military power and is highly trusted by the emperor. How could they possibly offend him?
Seeing that no one was speaking, Zhong Jie pulled Huo Zhao away.
Once past the door separating the north and south courtyards, Zhong Jie slowed her pace and her expression softened: "You child, you've finally learned your lesson this time, you know to come home and greet people!"
Even now, when she thinks back to how Huo Zhao called people back, she still feels a warm glow in her heart.
If a child knows to go home and call for help when something happens, it means that she truly considers them family and genuinely trusts them!
How could Zhong Jie not be happy about this?
Huo Zhao looked around and said, "I just didn't expect that Mother, Mother, and Brother would all come. This is quite a grand affair."
"Since we're here to support you, the bigger the entourage, the better. Otherwise, what would we be doing here?" Zhong Jie said with a smile. "It's just that your father and dad aren't home. Otherwise, they would definitely have come along too!"
Huo Zhao smiled, pursing his lips.
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North Campus.
The commotion from the old lady's side also reached Rongxi Hall.
Knowing that the Huo family was coming in a large group, Shen Jun was extremely anxious and turned to leave. After taking a few steps, he realized something was wrong and wanted to call Zheng Shi to come with him. However, Zheng Shi was reading a book in the room and didn't even raise an eyebrow, let alone have any intention of going with him.
"Madam, what time is it? Stop reading and let's go!"
"What's the rush?" Madam Zheng slowly turned a page. "If the two of us go over there now, do you want to argue with the Princess, or do you want to show weakness to her in front of outsiders?"
Shen Jun was initially worried about the old lady, but when Zheng asked him this question, he was stunned.
Arguing with Zhong Jie would mean completely offending the Yunnan Prince's Mansion, which is absolutely unacceptable.
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