Chapter 496 - Chapter 496: Chapter 483: The One Who Understands Me the Most (1/2)

Chapter 496: Chapter 483: The One Who Understands Me the Most

“Mother, I’m really not cold. As a man, I cannot be as delicate as women.” Cheng Ruize laughed.

“You are not in your usual state now.” Mrs. Li scolded, “You are still not fully recovered from your illness. You need to take good care of yourself, let’s go to the Nuan Pavilion to sit for a while before we talk about other things.”

Mrs. Li dragged Cheng Ruize towards the Nuan Pavilion without further ado.

Cheng Ruize had to follow her obediently.

“Mother, why did you come here suddenly?” Cheng Ruize handed the tea prepared by Fang Hou to Mrs. Li with both hands.

Mrs. Li took a sip, placed it on the tea table nearby, then tapped Cheng Ruize’s forehead, “If I hadn’t come, I wouldn’t know about such a major incident. I nearly lost my son.”

“Mother… you know everything?” Cheng Ruize scratched his nose somewhat awkwardly, “The servants might have exaggerated, it wasn’t that serious. Look, I’ve completely recovered now. Don’t worry, mother.”

“It’s precisely because you are in good condition now, otherwise, I would never let your servants off easily!”

Mrs. Li fumed, “I really don’t know whether to say your subordinates are loyal or disloyal. If they were disloyal, no one would dare to disobey your orders. If they were loyal, they didn’t even bother to pass such significant information.”

“If it weren’t for Mrs. Zhang mentioning today that Doctor Qin has been spreading rumors around the capital about how our Cheng family abuses our power and fosters evil slaves, I wouldn’t have inquired about the real situation. Only then did I find out about your poisoning.”

“Honestly speaking, you have made quite an achievement. You don’t even bother to inform your parents when such a big incident happened. It’s a good thing that you’re fine, otherwise, do you want to scare me to death?”

Mrs. Li became more upset as she spoke, her tears flowing down her cheeks.

“I’m sorry, mother. I’ve made you worry.” Cheng Ruize hurriedly apologized.

“Since you know that I’m worried, you are not allowed to do this again in the future.” Mrs. Li said and then frowned, “Scrap that, in the future, you will never encounter such a thing…”

This childish behavior made Cheng Ruize laugh uncontrollably. He sat down beside Mrs. Li and started rubbing her shoulders, “Mother, you must be tired from the journey. Where’s father?”

“Your father has not returned from the capital city. I didn’t have time to write him a letter when I heard about this, so I came first.” Mrs. Li wiped the tear stains on her face and spoke tenderly, “I was worried on my way here. Now that I see you’re fine, I feel somewhat relieved.”

“Just now when I entered the courtyard, I inquired about the entire situation from the servants. Zhu Ankang deserved his punishment, and Manager Zhuang has indeed saved your life. We need to express our gratitude properly.”

“Mother, don’t worry. I have already asked Fang Hou to send a thank you gift.” Cheng Ruize laughed, “However, Manager Zhuang has been refusing, so we only managed to send some ordinary items.”

“How can that be enough?” Mrs. Li frowned, “You are the Third Young Master of our Cheng family. If we only send some ordinary items, how can we repay the favor of saving a life?”

Mrs. Li raised her head and called out, “Qingyu, come here.”

A round-faced maid lifted the curtain and came in, “Lady.”