Chapter 322: Lord Zhao Returns to Wu'an Marquis Mansion
Zhao Lingmeng looked at the date Zhao Houming signed, which was New Year's Eve. She thought that Zhao Houming must be missing home.
After Zhao Lingmeng finished reading the letters from Zhao Houjing and Zhao Houming, she wrote a reply to each of them. The letter to Zhao Houjing mainly gave instructions on safety, while the letter to Zhao Houming told him not to rush back to Yuanjing, but to stay in Jingguo Academy for a while and then take his time to return. Zhao Lingmeng finished writing the letter, sealed it, and handed it to Chunshui:
"Keep an eye on the news from the two young masters, especially Zhao Houjing. If anything happens, send someone over immediately."
Chunshui took the letter and immediately bowed in response, "Don't worry, Your Highness. I will always pay attention to the news over there."
Zhao Lingmeng nodded and stood up to go back to the inner room. It was getting late. She had finished her work for the day and should go to bed early. There might be new things waiting for her to deal with tomorrow!
As for Lord Zhao, he had just arrived at the Marquis of Wu'an's residence. It was already so late, and he had no plans to go to the palace overnight. He planned to wait until the morning court session was over before entering the palace to meet the emperor. However, the invitation to see the emperor still had to be delivered to the palace overnight.
Before the carriage of Lord Zhao and Madam Wei arrived at the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion, Zhao Anping and everyone in the mansion were already there to greet them. Even the concubine's child, who was only a few months old, was there.
Zhao Anping was really looking forward to his father's return. Otherwise, his second brother Zhao Anwei would have gone out to fight, and if anything happened in the mansion, he would have no one to discuss it with.
As soon as the carriage carrying Lord Zhao and Mrs. Wei arrived at the gate of Marquis Wu'an, Zhao Anping and Mrs. Jin immediately stepped forward to pay their respects.
Old Marquis Zhao didn't need anyone to help him, and he was the first to get out of the carriage. Then, Jin took the initiative to help Wei. As much as Wei had liked Jin before, she now felt just as annoyed. However, in front of so many people, Wei didn't embarrass her and let Jin help her out of the carriage.
Seeing that her mother-in-law did not reject her, Jin was delighted, thinking that she had forgiven her. However, she was not happy for long when Wei, who had gotten off the carriage, suddenly spoke:
"Mo'er, come here and see grandma!"
When Zhao Zhimo heard his grandmother calling him, he immediately stepped forward and called out with a smile, "Grandma." He then took Wei's other arm.
Seeing this, Wei calmly shook off Jin's hand, touched her eldest grandson's face, and said distressedly, "You've lost weight!"
When Zhao Zhimo was a child, he lived with the old Marquis Zhao and Wei for many years, so he was very close to his grandparents. "No, grandma, your grandson is getting stronger, and you don't have to worry about him."
Jin had been sulking in the corner because her mother-in-law had calmly shaken off her hand. But when she heard her eldest son say he'd been vaccinated against cowpox, she couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "When did you get vaccinated?"
Old Marquis Zhao and Madam Wei ignored Jin and walked in directly with their people. However, Wu'an Marquis Zhao Anping glared at Jin, which meant that she should behave herself.
While supporting his grandmother, Zhao Zhimo gave his mother Jin a reassuring look in front of everyone, and followed his grandmother in.
If we were to ask who would be the happiest about this change, it would definitely be the concubines bestowed upon Marquis Wu'an, as they all had children now. They certainly hoped that the mistress of the house would have the final say.
After the group entered the mansion in a grand procession, Lord Zhao and Madam Wei sat down in the main hall, which was lit with lights. Lord Zhao leaned back in his chair casually. He was old and tired after such a long journey.
Zhao Anping immediately brought a few children in to greet Old Marquis Zhao and Wei. Old Marquis Zhao was very happy to see the five extra children.
Wei's feeling was very ordinary. Although she no longer liked Jin, it did not mean that she would like concubines and their children.
But Wei still smiled and prepared gifts for each child, "The children are weak, so take them down to rest first!"
Although the concubines wanted the child to act cute in front of Old Marquis Zhao and Madam Wei, it was too late now, and health was more important. They smiled, thanked him, and left with the child.
After the concubines and their children left, the only people left in the house were Zhao Anping and his wife, and the two children, Zhao Zhimo and Zhao Zhifu.
When Lord Zhao saw that everyone had left, he was the first to speak: "Let's eat first! We can talk about anything tomorrow!"
So everyone sat at the dinner table. With so few people, there was no need to have separate tables. They all sat at the same table. Jin wanted to stand and serve Wei, but Wei, for the sake of her two grandsons, let Jin sit down!
Wei didn't care about Jin's expression. She pulled her two grandsons to sit on both sides of her, and let her son Zhao Anping sit with the old man so that they could chat for a while.
With Zhao Zhimo and Zhao Zhifu joking around at the table, the meal was quite warm.
After dinner, Zhao Anping took Jin and his two sons and left. It was getting late, and both his father and mother were tired and needed to rest.
On the way back to the main courtyard, Zhao Zhimo and Zhao Zhifu tacitly said goodbye, leaving their father and mother some time alone.
As soon as the two children left, Jin couldn't wait to ask, "When did Mo'er get the cowpox vaccine? How come I didn't know?"
"During the New Year period! What's the use of knowing it?" Wu'an Hou Zhao Anping knew what Jin was thinking without even having to think about it.
Sure enough, Jin's next question was, "Is it planted in the Princess's mansion? Why not plant it for Fu'er? Fu'er is also your son and my nephew."
"You won't forget what you did, right? Mo'er is my sister because I raised him for a few years. Fu'er, why? Because you taught him to offend people when he was a child, and because you are such an ungrateful sister-in-law who schemed against your sister-in-law. Have some self-awareness! I have more nephews than just the two you gave birth to. I have something to do in the front yard, so I'm going back."
After saying this, Zhao Anping left angrily.
Jin looked at the back of the Marquis who left in anger, and complained to the people around her indignantly: "I didn't say anything, and now you can't even mention it. I did something wrong, but my little sister didn't suffer any losses, and it's been so long since the incident happened."
Seeing that the lady's words were getting more and more outrageous, the maidservant serving nearby had no choice but to interrupt her and said, "Madam, let's go back quickly!" She also hinted in the direction of the old marquis' residence.
Jin wanted to say something, but in the end she could only reluctantly take her maid back.
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