The War Finally Begins

Second update

Uncle Zhao ultimately refused to reconcile with Jia She.

However, he also promised not to keep pressing the matter for the time being, much less have Shi Daizi go around the streets filing complaints again.

Sun Shaozong's favor played a part in this, but Uncle Zhao's own considerations mattered more.

At the last birthday banquet, Uncle Zhao had actually intended to file an imperial lawsuit. Yet the moment he opened his mouth, before he could even get to the point, the Emperor had him thrown out the door.

At the time, he had assumed that his attitude had angered the Emperor. But upon further reflection, it was clear that the Emperor had already guessed he intended to expose the matter, which was why he had acted first and driven both "brothers-in-law" out.

To put it bluntly, the Emperor did not want the Zhao and Jia families clashing while Consort Jia was pregnant.

With that in mind, Uncle Zhao naturally could not use this matter to attack the Jia family again.

But that did not mean he intended to abandon this leverage. Should the situation change in the future and the Emperor's protection disappear, Uncle Zhao would certainly throw a stone down the well.

As before, Jia Yuanchun's pregnancy might not necessarily be a good thing for Rongguo Mansion.

"Move aside! Quickly, move aside!"

Sun Shaozong was sitting in his carriage, pondering this and that, when he suddenly heard someone shouting loudly outside. This was immediately followed by cries from people and neighing horses, creating quite a commotion.

Even Sun Shaozong's carriage was affected. It first came to an abrupt stop, then shifted aside.

Then Zhang Cheng reported from outside, "Second Brother, it's an eight-hundred-li emergency dispatch from the Ministry of War."

Hearing this, Sun Shaozong immediately lifted the