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Chapter 210 Who Should Be Blamed?
Tang Zhao traveled day and night and finally arrived in Wuwei before the autumn harvest. Just as he was hesitating about which field to visit to check the harvest, he was stopped by Qiu Yu, who had been guarding the city gate.

"Young lady, that idiot Lady Zhongyong is causing trouble at our door!"

Tang Zhao:?
"Ever since 'The Love and Hate Between a Woman and Three Men in a Wealthy Family' became a hit, the Lady of the Marquis of Zhongyong has been coming to your door every day, demanding an explanation!"

Qiu Yu became increasingly angry as she spoke, "We told her you weren't here, but the Lady of Zhongyong wouldn't believe us no matter what. She came to our door and sat there all day long, like a leech that we couldn't get rid of!"

This is so disgusting it's killing me!
Tang Zhao asked curiously, "Didn't you have someone take a big broom and chase her away?"

"We chased them away!" Qiu Yu pouted. "Who knew that just a few days later, the Lady of Zhongyong Earl and the Princess Consort of Xuan came to visit us!"

Tang Zhao turned and glanced at Gu Ci, the meaning was clear: you handle your mother.

Gu Ci: ...

Tang Zhao spurred his horse and headed straight for the Song clan's fields, leaving Gu Ci alone in the same spot.

Qiu Yu looked on expectantly, "Young Master?"

Gu Ci returned to the Protector General's Mansion, and as soon as he stepped into the main hall, he was greeted by Lady Zhao, the wife of the Marquis of Zhongyong. "Where is Tang Zhao?"

Zhao walked past Gu Ci and stood at the door looking around, but couldn't find anyone. She turned back and questioned, "Where is Tang Zhao?"

Gu Ci frowned. "How can the Lady of Zhongyong address Princess Zhaoshan by her given name? Do you even have any sense of the difference between ruler and subject, or between superior and inferior?"

Zhao said bitterly, "Tang Zhao ruined my Zhao family's reputation, causing our clansmen to flee far away. As a woman of the Zhao family, am I supposed to kneel down and beg for justice?!"

Gu Ci's expression turned slightly cold. "Madam Zhongyong, please watch your words. When did Zhao Shan ever harm your Zhao family?"

"You know perfectly well what I'm asking!" Madam Zhao walked to the table, picked up the storybook, and shoved it in front of Gu Ci. "Wasn't this written by Tang Zhao?"

Gu Ci looked at the familiar name and asked, "So what if it is? It says Gu Yuan Zhao Family, not Jingyuan Zhao Family."

Zhao threw the storybook on the ground and sneered, "General, you may be trying to fool children with these words, but who can't see that the Gu Yuan Zhao family is a reference to my Jingyuan Zhao family?"

"It's a pity that the Zhao family's century-old reputation has been ruined by that wicked woman, Tang Zhao!"

"Madam Zhongyong, please be careful what you say!" Gu Ci's face turned completely cold. "Even if what you say is true, what's written in the storybooks is all true!"

Based on the midwife's testimony, they also questioned the servants of the Zheng family before Zhao's marriage, which confirmed the affair between Zhao and Doctor Xu. Doctor Xu also admitted to it.

"The Zhao family's century-old reputation has been ruined because of the many evil deeds they have committed, and it has nothing to do with Zhao Shan!"

Startled by Gu Ci's cold voice and demeanor, Zhao took a step back. Her mind, which had been clouded by anger, cleared up a bit. But when she turned around and saw her niece sitting in a chair, sobbing softly, and thought of her daughter suffering in a remote courtyard, she was filled with resentment and her anger intensified.

"Even if the Zheng family was wrong, even if Zhao Da and Zhao Shisan were wrong, they have already received the punishment they deserved! Why drag innocent people into this?"

"My poor niece just got married, and because of this, she's pregnant and has been kicked out of her husband's family! What did she do wrong?"

"What mistake did she make to be kicked out of her husband's family? The Lady of Zhongyong should not be questioning me, the Princess, but should be questioning Miss Zhao's husband's family!"

"As for innocence, the Zhong family members who were wrongly accused and tortured, resulting in the tragic deaths of three people in prison, are the truly innocent ones!"

Zhao's gaze passed over Gu Ci and turned fiercely towards Tang Zhao, who had just entered the room.

Tang Zhao ignored her completely and walked straight to the weeping woman. "Miss Zhao, I sympathize with your plight, but I will not accept your blame for your misfortune."

Miss Zhao stopped sobbing and raised her head.

"Your situation is due to your in-laws' inability to distinguish right from wrong and their pursuit of fame and reputation. They value neither blood ties nor marital affection in their eyes."

"Secondly, I resent your mother for being unfaithful and implicating her children. Before marriage, she had an affair without a matchmaker, and after marriage, she had another affair. With a mother like this, it's natural that the children's character would be questioned." "Thirdly, I resent your Zhao clan for failing to stand up for you. They are just as incompetent and weak as your father, allowing your husband's family to bully you at will. When the whole clan moved away, they forgot to take you with them."

"Indeed, I do not deny that my exposure of the Zhao family's shameful act was the fuse that ignited your tragic fate. But if your in-laws had treated you sincerely, if your mother had never been immoral, and if your Zhao family had stood up for you, would you have been so easily kicked out?"

Miss Zhao listened, her expression dazed.

“Miss Zhao, what is there to miss about such a husband’s family, such a mother, and such a clan?”

"If you need, I can hire the best lawyer to represent you in this case. Your dowry and property, including your children, will all belong to you alone."

Miss Zhao suddenly looked up, "Is what the princess said true?"

"Of course, this princess has plenty of methods."

Miss Zhao knelt on the ground, pleading, "Please, Princess, save me!"

"Someone, please ask Miss Zhao to go and rest."

Chunfeng stepped forward and helped Miss Zhao to the backyard.

Tang Zhao turned to look at the Lady of Zhongyong, "Does the Lady of Zhongyong have anything else to say?"

“You,” Zhao said, reaching out her hand, “you truly deserve to be called Princess Zhaoshan. You have such a sharp tongue, you can even make the dead seem alive. But no matter how eloquent you are, you cannot change the fact that you have harmed my Zhao family.”

"Who says I, the princess, need to change? My greatest strength is that I dare to take responsibility for my actions."

Tang Zhao walked towards Zhao Shi step by step, while Zhao Shi retreated step by step.

"I'm telling you this: anyone who dares to touch my people or cut off my livelihood, I'll kill them!"

Clang! Zhao leaned against the door frame.

"Does the Lady of Zhongyong have anything else to say to this princess?"

Zhao was stunned, as if she were a statue.

"Show them out!" Tang Zhao ordered, and Dongmei grabbed Zhao Shi like a chick and threw her out of the mansion.

"I've troubled my mother with this journey," Tang Zhao bowed to Princess Xuan.

“It’s alright, I’m quite bored staying in the manor all the time,” Princess Xuan said with a smile. “Besides, I also wanted to come and see Xuan’er. I received a letter from your father a couple of days ago, saying that Xuan’er now has more than a dozen female nurses under her command and is already looking like a teacher. I’ve been wanting to come and see her.”

"What a coincidence! I was just about to go and see how the military fields are doing," Tang Zhao said, stepping forward to help Princess Xuan up. "My husband is here too, so let him escort us there."

Gu Ci stepped forward and supported Princess Xuan on the other side.

Princess Xuan glanced at Tang Zhao, then at Gu Ci, and then at her reformed daughter. She felt that she had reached the pinnacle of her life.

If there's any regret, it's that I'm missing a granddaughter.

While Tang Zhao was arranging the manpower, Princess Xuan pulled her son aside and whispered, "When do you plan to give me a granddaughter?"

Gu Ci pursed his lips.

Princess Xuan stared at her son for a long time, then suddenly asked, "You haven't consummated your marriage with Zhaoshan yet, have you?"

Gu Ci paused.

Princess Xuan turned and boarded the carriage, unwilling to look at her troublesome son any longer.