"Zizhong is working on the new trade regulations, and since Madame Zhang will soon be returning north to Jizhou, the management rules will need to be re-established with him. Moreover, Lady Gan's condition has worsened lately; these affairs can only be fully entrusted to Zizhong," Liu Bei sighed and said.
As Liu Bei spoke, he couldn't help but glance at Chen Xi, and sure enough, Chen Xi appeared contemplative too. He then smiled and asked, "How is Lady Chen faring on her visit? I am still looking forward to seeing my daughter-in-law."
"She's doing quite well, just increasingly fond of sleep but nothing else really," Chen Xi's lips curled up slightly, his mood considerably lifted at the thought of Chen Lan.
"Was she not frightened by last night's uprising in the city?" Liu Bei asked with a sigh, recalling Lady Gan's visibly agitated state due to the previous night's cacophony of slaughter.
