After the first wave of panic and shock, Lady Hu quickly calmed down.
"It's the Tao Family! It has to be them!" she said through gritted teeth.
"The Tao Family? Duke Dingguo's Mansion?" Zheng Youliang was as honest as ever; when something happened to his children, all he could do was worry and feel distressed.
As for other things, like rational analysis, that was simply beyond him.
"But why? Why would they do this to us?"
Zheng Youliang's face was full of confusion and bewilderment. In his view, the Zheng Family and the Tao Family were not even in the same circle.
The Tao Family were trusted ministers of the late Emperor, holding military power in their hands; Duke Tao, the Duke Dingguo, was a Great General whose name shook the realm.
And in comparison, what were they, the Zheng Family? Ahem, it was only because Lady Hu was the Emperor's wet nurse, that—
All along, Zheng Youliang had been very clear-headed, and very clear about who his family was.
