Qian Min is assertive; if he doesn't make things clear with her, she will force him to return to the battlefield.

If he wants to stay at home, he has to get through this.

Su Chang'an didn't want to lose face like this, but when he thought about what would happen to him if he continued on the battlefield, he didn't care about saving face anymore. Qian Min was his wife, and losing face in front of her was nothing.

Qian Min was utterly shocked; she never imagined that Su Chang'an would be so cowardly.

Does being blind and lame mean you have no merit?

"Alright, my son is already the Marquis of Anping. Our family is already honored enough. We don't need him to risk his life anymore. You may not care about your man, but I do care about my son!"

Old Mrs. Yang's heartache for her son prevailed. Seeing Qian Min's arrogant and disdainful attitude, she felt even more heartbroken.

Since Qian Min looked down on her anyway, she decided to go all out. No matter how noble she was, she was still a doorman in her family!

Su Chang'an spoke up at the right moment: "Mother, please stop talking. It's only right that Minmin scolds me."

Qian Min gritted her teeth in anger. She glared at Su Chang'an and said, "Since you're faking a serious illness, then from now on, you're not to leave the mansion until the war is over!"

Su Chang'an refused to return to the battlefield no matter what. The Su family was too narrow-minded and difficult to deal with, so Qian Min could only suppress her anger.

She turned and left, completely disregarding anyone from the Su family.

After Qian Min left, Su Changshui clicked his tongue twice and made a sarcastic remark: "Brother, you've brought home a tyrant."

If Su Chang'an couldn't win battles, then he wasn't much more noble than them. Besides, the grudges from a while ago hadn't been resolved, so Su Changshui naturally wouldn't be respectful to Su Chang'an anymore.

The days of brotherly harmony are long gone.

Su Changsheng glanced at Su Chang'an with a cold expression, and said nothing.

"Chang'an, you've suffered."

Old Madam Yang choked with sobs. Others might have had ulterior motives towards Su Chang'an, but she never did. She loved all her sons, and she felt sorry for any of them who suffered.

"Mother, please don't cry."

Su Chang'an looked indifferent, somewhat annoyed by Old Madam Yang's weeping and wailing.

Old Man Su raised his hand and slapped her: "All you do is cry, cry, cry! You've cried away all your good fortune. Go back home and stop getting in my way."

Old Man Su acted suddenly, without any regard for his three sons watching.

Old Mrs. Yang was stunned, but when she came to her senses, she felt a chill in her heart. She was treated like this, and her three sons didn't say a word; they just turned their faces away.

Old Mrs. Yang wept silently, her heart aching and numb.

“Now everything in the city is going up in price. Since we’re back, let’s seize the opportunity to make some money. Qian Min is powerful and looks down on us. We won’t have a good life under her control.”

Old Man Su looked at Su Chang'an, Su Changsheng, and Su Changshui, and then calmly spoke.

"At a time like this, are you three brothers still going to fight each other?"

Old Man Su looked at his three sons. He knew that all three brothers were angry, and it would be good if they could calm down and unite.

“Father is right. I’ll figure out how to get the capital. I can’t show my face; everything will depend on my second and third brothers.”

Su Chang'an's expression softened considerably. They needed a way out, and now that way out had appeared.

"Father is right, we will all follow eldest brother's arrangements."

Su Changsheng also spoke softly.

Su Changshui also spoke up: "I'd like to hear as well."

"Who from the Qin family was drafted?"

Su Chang'an remembered something more important and looked at Su Changsheng to ask.

"Qin Yulin is gone. It would be good if he died on the battlefield, but with Su Dai around, he definitely won't die."

Su Changshui replied sullenly, feeling choked up just thinking about it. "Maybe the Qin family will produce an ever-victorious general too?"

If that's really the case, then the Qin family will be able to turn things around.

"Qin Yulin has passed away..."

Su Chang'an's heart skipped a beat, and he felt inexplicably irritated.

Will Qin Yulin be able to earn the credit?

Did he also ask his daughter for a blessing?

The Qin family is no different from him. Is it possible for him to bring Su Dai back?

For some reason, Su Chang'an had a strong intuition that as long as the child was in the Su family, the Su family's life would not be bad.

But the thought quickly vanished, and his eyes darkened.

He couldn't keep the child, and neither could Qin Shi.

He's back now, so the barbarian scouts should have arrived in Liuzhou City by now, and they might already be planning how to make their move.

No one can expect a peaceful New Year this year.

"Brother, if Qin Yulin makes a name for himself, his family will rise in status, and our family will be in trouble. You have to appease your sister-in-law and get her family to take action. On the battlefield, swords have no eyes, and they can take down Qin Yulin without anyone noticing..."

*Snap* Su Changshui made a throat-slitting gesture as he spoke.

Su Chang'an's gaze was deep, and he said coldly, "I have my own plans. You should also calm down and stop having fun. Get ready to do something serious."

Su Changsheng and Su Changshui exchanged a glance and both nodded.

"I'm going back to my room."

After Su Chang'an finished speaking, he left without ever glancing at Old Madam Yang.

Su Changsheng and Su Changshui also left awkwardly.

Old Man Su coldly instructed his maid to push him away.

Old Mrs. Yang sat alone on the ground, her expression numb.

Su Yu'e helped her up and said softly, "Mother, you still have me."

Old Madam Yang cried, "Yu'e, my heart aches for you..."

She had three sons. She used to think they didn't know her suffering, but today they all saw it, and they said nothing.

Old Mrs. Yang felt as if she were being cut by a knife; she felt that her life had no meaning whatsoever.

"Mother, don't be sad. You still have me. After I get married, I will bring you to live with me and enjoy a good life. Your daughter will do the same."

Su Yu'e took the opportunity to speak kindly, saying that her family was now in disarray and she was worried that she would not have a dowry when she got married.

With her three older brothers like this, she could easily curry favor with them. They say even a broken ship has three thousand nails, so her mother must have some money left for her coffin.

Liu and Lian have run away, Qin is doing business and living a carefree life, and Zhao Caiju has thousands of taels of silver in her hands. She should also think about herself.

"Okay, I'll rely on you from now on."

Old Mrs. Yang felt a little comforted; she still had her daughter.

Old Mrs. Yang overlooked one point: when Old Man Su pushed her, her three sons remained silent, as did Su Yu'e.

The main courtyard at this time.

Su Chang'an forced his way in. Ignoring Qian Min's rage, he knelt down beside her and said tenderly, "Minmin, I know you don't want to see me right now, but there's something I have to tell you. If we wait too long, something terrible will happen."

Qian Min found Su Chang'an's behavior annoying. She waved away the maid and said sarcastically, "What could be worse than your desertion in the face of battle? You've made me lose all face."

When news of Su Chang'an's retreat from the battlefield reached the capital, her father was ridiculed in court, and when a letter came questioning her, she didn't know how to explain herself! Could there be anything more humiliating than this?

“You know Qin Yuwan was once my wife. Her brother went to the battlefield. If he shows his face, he might retaliate against my father-in-law and us,” Su Chang’an said to Qian Min with concern.

Qian Min fell into deep thought upon hearing his words.