Chapter 804
The Prince's Palace in Yunnan.
At that time, Zhong Jie was doing needlework with Madam Chen, making clothes for her grandson.
“The skin of a newborn baby is so delicate, so the clothes we dress them in must be made of fine materials. But embroidering on such soft fabric is not easy. Let’s take it slow.”
Zhong Jie nodded, looking at the soft fabric in her hand, her thoughts drifting away: "Before I gave birth to Zhao Zhao, I had a lot of little clothes made for her, but I never expected... that they would never be used."
This is a sad story for Zhong Jie.
Even after many years and having found her daughter, Zhong Jie still can't help but feel sad when the matter is brought up again.
Madam Chen put down her needlework and cloth and sat closer to Zhong Jie: "Don't overthink it. I've raised this eldest daughter very well and brought her back to you, haven't I? When that girl was little, I made her a lot of clothes. Don't worry, she hasn't been mistreated!"
Hearing Madam Chen's words, the tears in Zhong Jie's eyes welled up and then disappeared.
"By the way, since you've made so many clothes for Zhaozhao, why not just give them to the child?" Madam Chen said. "Anyway, the children are all pretty much the same when they're first born."
Zhong Jie shook her head: "Those are Zhao Zhao's things, I don't want to touch them. Besides, I'm just sitting here anyway, so I might as well make something new for the child."
"It's hard on you, having to sit with me."
Madam Chen smiled and said, "What hardship do I have? As you said, I'm just idling around anyway."
The two exchanged a glance, and then Madam Chen began to explain the acupuncture technique to her.
Just then, Huo Zhao arrived.
As soon as she entered the room, she saw the two people sitting together sewing something, and she stopped in her tracks: "Mother, Mother, what are you busy with?"
Madam Chen said, "I was making clothes for your future nephew and niece, why did you come here?"
Huo Zhao stepped forward and sat down next to them: "I just came from the palace."
Zhong Jie frowned: "Why did you go to the palace?"
Huo Zhao then recounted how Consort Qu had summoned him to the palace, and finally asked, "Mother, is there something going on between Consort Jing and our family?"
Zhong Jie's expression darkened slightly: "Yes, there is something."
Seeing this, Madam Chen put down the needle and thread in her hand and prepared to find an excuse to leave.
Zhong Jie spoke first: "It's nothing serious. We're all family, don't be so formal."
Madam Chen then sat up steadily.
Zhong Jie put away the needle and thread in her hands before saying, "Actually, it's nothing. It's just that Consort Jing had a marriage agreement with your father before she entered the palace."
Upon hearing this, Huo Zhao's eyes widened immediately: "You were... once engaged?"
Zhong Jie nodded: "However, their engagement did not go through because Consort Jing entered the palace."
Madam Chen frowned and said, "Since Consort Jing was already engaged, His Majesty shouldn't have allowed her to enter the palace, right? Could it be that Consort Jing is exceptionally beautiful?"
That's not quite right either.
If Consort Jing were truly a beauty whom the Emperor couldn't resist and forcibly took into the palace despite her marriage contract, then she would either have become the most favored concubine upon entering the palace and would now be a Consort or even a Noble Consort, or she wouldn't have lived to this day.
Zhong Jie shook her head as expected: "Consort Jing entered the palace on her own. I don't know what method she used, but she climbed into the Emperor's bed and became His Majesty's woman. Then, she couldn't get out."
Madam Chen and Huo Zhao exchanged a glance.
"Then why did Consort Jing summon me to the palace and inquire about our family's situation?" Huo Zhao was even more confused. "Didn't she want to leave on her own?"
Zhong Jie sneered: "Back then, she had a big fight with your father before leaving. Now it seems that perhaps she entered the palace with a bit of a spite in mind."
Huo Zhao didn't know what to say.
Did he really sulk so much that he ended up climbing into the emperor's bed?
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