Zhao Cheng lowered his eyes and said nothing.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Hu's eyes turned; was Zhao Cheng defending him just now?
Zhao Hanzhang stood up, adjusted her robe, and said, "You've come a long way to the palace, Uncle, you must be hungry. Let me make you a bowl of noodles."
With that, she got up to leave, taking Zhao Yunxin with her, and the maids attending the hall quickly followed them out.
As soon as they stepped outside, Zhao Hanzhang said to Zhao Yunxin, "Go and fetch the documents on the burnt houses, and don't forget the land deeds."
Zhao Yunxin agreed.
Zhao Hanzhang then took Ting He to the side room, where there was a small kitchen typically used for brewing tea and making snacks for Zhao Hanzhang and the ministers.
Now the palace was poor, and the so-called big kitchen cooked for the guards and palace attendants; the meals for the emperor and Zhao Hanzhang were prepared in their respective small kitchens.
