All the benefits they had promised ended up going to waste!
Zhao Mu had held high hopes for his second son, but upon hearing Ms. Qin's distressing cry, he couldn't help but become concerned.
Both Zhao Mu and Ms. Qin had the same notion: if one of them had to stay overnight at the government office, it would be the eldest son who took on that duty, while the second son could attend court the following day.
Zhao Mu couldn't help but direct some blame towards Ms. Qin. He hadn't been present at the mansion the day before, so he wasn't aware of the situation. Why had Ms. Qin allowed her son to undertake the task? She could have easily assigned it to her eldest son.
Ms. Qin, too, felt irritated by the turn of events.
