Chapter 102: Mother's Concern

Mao Xiang came from a military background, and after hearing Zhu Gaoxu's explanation, his eyes grew increasingly bright.

And Zhu Gaoxu explained in even greater detail how to conduct the training.

During this time, they were divided into two groups and then into three groups.

Each group had its own role.

They could serve as reinforcements, or they could serve as the side blocking the enemy.

At the same time, they would swap between offense and defense, conducting cross-drills.

After arranging everything, Mao Xiang took Zhu Gaoxu's instructions and went to pass them on to the other Embroidered Uniform Guards.

As for Zhu Gaoxu, after watching the New Army training for a while, he planned to go home first to take a look.

At this time, his old man should have already started drinking the small batch of liquor he brewed, and he didn't even need to guess to know the reaction would definitely be amazing.

Zhu Gaoxu thought about quickly getting his old man to find an opportunity to host a banquet for the officials, so he could smoothly advertise his liquor.

Just at this moment, Zhu Gaoxu saw the target-reporting soldiers running back and forth again.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Zhu Gaoxu.

If... he manufactured glass... and then put the liquor into glass bottles, wouldn't the price...

Thinking of this, Zhu Gaoxu could no longer hold back at all.

Immediately, Zhu Gaoxu took Ada and the others and hurried toward home.

The journey was uneventful, and when Zhu Gaoxu arrived at the Wangfu of the Prince of Yan to find his old man, he searched for a long time but could not find him.

Just at this moment, Xu Miaoyun saw her son wandering around and called out to stop Zhu Gaoxu, asking: "What are you doing? You are a commander of an army now, after all, and I heard your Imperial Grandfather even granted you an official post today. You must change this impetuous personality of yours in the future."

As expected of his mother, the moment they met, she gave Zhu Gaoxu a loving lecture.

But Zhu Gaoxu did not refute this; he nodded and then asked: "Mother, have you seen Father?"

Seeing that Zhu Gaoxu never came home, and the moment he did, he went looking for his father, Xu Miaoyun suddenly felt that she had wasted her affection on this son.

Right then, Xu Miaoyun said crossly: "I don't know what madness your old man has caught today; he drank quite a bit of wine at noon and is now sleeping in the bedroom."

Only then did Zhu Gaoxu understand why he hadn't found his old man after searching for so long; it turned out he had drunk too much and fallen asleep.

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu nodded and turned to leave.

And at this moment, he was stopped by Xu Miaoyun again.

"What is it? You only look for your father the moment you get home now. Do you not have me, your mother, in your heart? It's a pity that Mother loves you so much."

"Oh, no, no."

Hearing his mother say this, Zhu Gaoxu immediately felt a headache coming on and hurriedly shook his head to deny it.

But Xu Miaoyun had finally caught Zhu Gaoxu this time; how could she let him leave just like that? She stepped forward and grabbed Zhu Gaoxu's small hand.

"When you came back yesterday, Mother didn't get a chance to properly ask how you were doing. Since there's a rare opportunity today, let's go to the front hall and have a good chat."

Saying this, she grabbed Zhu Gaoxu and walked toward the front hall.

Once they reached the front hall and Zhu Gaoxu had just sat down, Xu Miaoyun couldn't help but start asking about his recent situation.

"Tell Mother, you must have suffered a lot in the Military Camp, right? I asked your old man, but he wouldn't tell me anything. Several times in the middle of the night, I dreamed of you suffering in the Military Camp and woke up crying."

Hearing his mother's words, Zhu Gaoxu's heart softened.

If one were to ask who loved him most in this world, it was undoubtedly the birth mother before him.

Thinking this, Zhu Gaoxu naturally could not tell the truth.

This might be a common failing of men: they always report the good news to their families and never the bad.

"Sigh, Mother, don't let your imagination run wild. I'm doing great in the Military Camp. Besides, I'm the highest-ranking person in the entire camp; the food, drink, and lodging are definitely the best. You can rest assured."

Seeing Zhu Gaoxu say this, Xu Miaoyun nodded, feeling slightly more at ease.

But it was clear that Xu Miaoyun had many things she wanted to ask, so Zhu Gaoxu let his mother ask away for the time being, putting aside his own thoughts and no longer in a hurry to leave.

Just like that, the mother and son chatted in the front hall for nearly an hour, and at this time, Zhu Di finally woke up.

"I heard you two talking in the front hall from far away. I asked the servants, and you two have been chatting for nearly an hour."

As he spoke, Zhu Gaoxu saw Zhu Di walk in.

Xu Miaoyun clearly hadn't finished chatting with her son, and seeing Zhu Di interrupt their conversation, she was not in a good mood.

However, she knew her son had business with his father, so Xu Miaoyun glared at Zhu Di and then stood up to leave.

Zhu Di didn't understand why his wife glared at him; he scratched his head and ignored it, instead looking at Zhu Gaoxu and saying: "I heard you were looking for me? Let's go to the Study to talk first."

Zhu Gaoxu looked at his old man with gratitude, then hurriedly followed his father's footsteps and trotted toward the Study.

He truly hadn't expected his mother to be such a talker.

The more they talked, the more outrageous it got; at first, she was asking about his recent situation, then it shifted to his old man, and finally, she started talking about how hard her own life was.

It left Zhu Gaoxu in a position where he couldn't speak, nor could he not speak, so he could only sit there awkwardly and listen.

Right now, he regarded his old man as his savior; if his father hadn't interrupted just now, Zhu Gaoxu feared he really wouldn't have been able to hold on much longer.

Zhu Di glanced at his son, who was hurrying along behind him, clearly having guessed his son's experience, smiled slightly, and walked into the Study.