Chapter 785
He couldn't possibly show weakness to Zhong Jie, even as a grown man.
"So, Madam, why don't you come with me?"
Madam Zheng sneered, "You want me to beg for help for you and your son? Who do you think you are?"
Shen Jun was sweating profusely with anxiety: "But we can't leave my mother there alone! I heard the Huo family sent three people, what if—"
"Are you worried that the Huo family will take action?" Madam Zheng said. "Then you're overthinking it. The Huo family isn't stupid. They're just here to support Zhao Zhao. Just let them handle things. If we go over there now, the situation will only get more complicated."
"Besides, if your mother hadn't caused trouble first, Zhao Zhao wouldn't have gone this far."
Shen Jun sighed and sat down next to Zheng Shi: "My mother just thought that since her daughter-in-law invited a musician from Luoyang who is currently very popular, she wanted to join in the fun. She didn't have any bad intentions!"
"Do you even believe what you're saying?" Madam Zheng glanced at him. "If your mother didn't have bad intentions, why didn't she discuss it with Zhao Zhao beforehand? In my opinion, this is all your mother's own doing! If you want to make a big fuss, then go ahead."
Shen Jun dared not go.
But he was really worried about his elderly mother, so he quickly sent a servant to keep watch over her and to let him know if anything happened.
Noticing his actions, Zheng twitched the corner of her mouth but said nothing more.
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After the Huo family left, all the guests that the old lady had invited also found excuses to leave one after another. In no time, they were all gone, leaving only the old lady alone, weeping.
It was at this moment that Shen Jun finally arrived.
Upon seeing her son, the old lady finally found an outlet for all her pent-up grievances.
"Why are you so late! Your mother almost died here just now, and you weren't even here!"
Shen Jun stepped forward and helped the old lady up with heartache: "I just received the news, so I came here. Please don't be offended, Mother."
The old lady lay on the table, sobbing uncontrollably: "What's the use of you coming now! The Huo family has humiliated me! I'm so old, I've never suffered such injustice! And in my own home! The Huo family has gone too far!"
Shen Jun sighed, feeling a tightness in his chest that made him feel almost suffocated.
After all, she was his own mother who gave birth to him, and seeing her crying like this, Shen Jun, as her son, naturally felt heartbroken.
Seeing that it was still early, Shen Jun made up his mind to go to the South Courtyard after Shen Rang returned.
No matter what, the old lady is still an elder. Even if Huo Zhao doesn't expect filial piety, he shouldn't treat his elders like this!
If this gets out, it will damage Huo Zhao's own reputation!
Shen Jun felt that Huo Zhao was just acting out of anger today. It was such a simple truth that she would understand it on her own with just a little guidance.
Besides, there's still Shen Rang, isn't there?
Shen Rang was always intelligent; even if Huo Zhao didn't understand, he could still understand.
Thinking this, Shen Jun reassured her, "Mother, don't worry, I'll go over there in a bit and teach her a lesson to get revenge for you!"
Upon hearing this, the old lady's sobs subsided: "Really?"
Shen Jun nodded firmly: "Of course it's true! She's all alone in the South Courtyard right now, so it's not convenient for me to go. I'll go when Zi Rong comes back!"
The old lady finally nodded reluctantly.
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