"I once thought that I was born a mistake." Gu Qian said this with inner turmoil and pain.

Because he only lived at his maternal grandparents' house for a year, both of his maternal grandparents passed away one after another.

For this reason, his uncle and aunt refused to take him in.

Only the master does not believe in divination.

"I once thought that my mother's death, and the deaths of my maternal grandparents, were all because of my unlucky birth." Gu Qian said with a sarcastic smile.

"They were all indirectly killed by you!" Just a few days ago, he and His Majesty finally discovered the real reason for his maternal grandfather's death in secret.

As for how it was discovered? It was found by He Lin through a secret memorial submitted by the Prince of Qin to the late Emperor regarding the Gu family…

"Nonsense!" Duan Xiang was already drenched in cold sweat upon hearing this. "What do their deaths have to do with me?"

Gu Qian coldly said, "If it weren't for Qin's infatuation with you, why would she have thought of framing my mother? Qin framed my mother, and fearing retaliation from the Gu family, she then joined forces with the Qin family, causing the Gu family to fall apart."

He tried to compose himself amidst his grief and indignation, "My mother's death was caused by you!"

“Ask your wife carefully. Also, didn’t you think there was something wrong with the fortune teller from back then?” Gu Qian finished speaking and didn’t forget to remind her, “The Qin family’s sins are heinous and unforgivable! Prime Minister Duan, be prepared, the people from the Ministry of Justice will be here soon.”

"Your wife must not live!" Gu Qian said goodbye and left.

When Duan Xiang heard Gu Qian's last sentence, his eyes turned cold.

Watching Gu Qian's retreating figure, he struggled to his feet.

I stood in front of him with all my might.

"Gu Qian, please let Qin Shi go. I promise you, I'll divorce her, okay?"

However, upon closer inspection, Gu Qian had already moved far away from him and stepped out of the Prime Minister's residence.

In Gu Qian's heart, the Qin family must die!

"What happened? She was fine just now!" Qin Shi had just arrived when she saw this scene.

"Qin Shi!" Duan Xiang clenched his fists, seeing Qin Shi looking completely unaffected, her usual weak demeanor gone.

"It's all because of you that Qian'er wants to sever our father-son relationship!" Duan Xiang roared at the top of his lungs.

"Didn't you sever your father-son relationship with him a long time ago? What's gotten into you lately, always blaming me? What does this have to do with me?" Qin Shi said impatiently to Duan Xiu and Duan Tianzhang as they ran over at the same time.

"Your dad's gone mad!"

We're about to leave.

But Duan Xiang did exactly as Qin Shi had said, grabbing her wrist and frantically dragging her into the study.

Before entering, he blocked Duan Xiu and Duan Tianzhang's path and slammed the study door shut.

"What exactly do you want to do?!" Qin roared.

"What are you doing? Humph, you Qin family have done a disgraceful thing, so take responsibility for it yourself! I'm divorcing you and severing all ties with your Qin family!" As Duan Xiang spoke, he picked up his pen and quickly wrote a letter of divorce.

Based on what Gu Qian just said, since the Qin family framed the Gu family, how could the Qin family expect to have a good outcome in the future?

"This is terrible!" Qin screamed, her expression contorted with rage, having lost her usual composure and dignity.

What exactly did I do?

"You must know about how you framed the Gu family back then!" Duan Xiang threw the letter of divorce in Qin's face.

He once thought that Gu Shi died because she was still entangled with Qin Shi and was blinded by jealousy, and because she was in poor health after giving birth to Gu Qian. Only today did he learn from Gu Qian that it was Qin Shi who did it.

"Qin, the Ministry of Justice officials are on their way. You'd better watch yourself!"

Qin was stunned. She shook her head vigorously. "Frame Gu? What does her death have to do with me? Besides, Gu Qian was someone you threw away. He has nothing to do with me either."

"Don't forget, my niece Qin Hui has already been made Empress by His Majesty. If any of them dare to touch me, the Empress will not let them off!" Qin was still sullen about this when His Majesty had just conferred the title of Consort Hui.

Clearly, her daughter should be the empress.

"Empress? Hmph..." Prime Minister Duan scoffed.

"The higher you climb, the harder you fall. His Majesty did it on purpose!"

The goal is to make your Qin family less vigilant!

However, Duan Xiang did not say the last sentence, fearing that it would bring him death.

Qin was furious and tore the letter of divorce to pieces. "What do you mean? Impossible!"

Duan Xiang watched Qin Shi's actions with wide eyes.

"How could it be impossible? In His Majesty's heart, there is only Li Wenshu!" He had always felt that His Majesty's decision to establish an empress this time was somewhat abrupt and hasty.

Because, don't all empresses have a grand ceremony when they are officially appointed?

Madam Qin continued to shake her head. Prime Minister Duan was afraid of implicating him and was trying his best to sever ties with him.

"Husbands and wives are like birds in the same forest; when disaster strikes, they fly away separately—this saying is absolutely true!"

She recalled the scene from many years ago when Duan Xiang was so indifferent to the Gu family.

She thought she was special, and that Duan was at least sincere towards her.

Unexpectedly, this man didn't care about her at all.

Duan Xiang picked up his pen again,

I was just about to rewrite the letter of divorce when

Qin Shi gripped the pen tightly. "Master, you can't do this to me!"

Qin softened her tone and knelt down before Prime Minister Duan with a thud.

"Go and beg Gu Qian to let me go."

"Wasn't he just looking completely lost?" Duan Xiang's last glimmer of hope was shattered.

He had initially thought that this matter might not be true, since the Qin family back then was so gentle and submissive that they shouldn't have done something as ruthless as framing the Gu family.

"Didn't you just say he was cold-blooded and heartless?" Duan Xiang said sarcastically, forcefully shoving Qin Shi aside, and once again picked up his brush and quickly wrote a letter of divorce.

"Take the divorce papers and get out of the Duan family!"

The Qin family could not accept the sudden change.

"Master, I beg you, please don't treat me like this, okay?" She softened her tone once again.

"Get out!" Duan Xiang said ruthlessly.

Outside the door, Duan Xiu and Duan Tianzhang roughly understood the meaning behind their parents' words, and both of them looked tense and uneasy.

Suddenly, the sound of rustling footsteps came from the courtyard gate.

Sure enough, the next moment, officials from the Ministry of Justice led a group of constables and surrounded the Duan residence.

Officials from the Ministry of Justice have already appeared in the outer courtyard of the Prime Minister's residence.

Duan Xiang opened the door with a creak.

He thought to himself, "Gu Qian's movements are really fast."

Qin followed closely behind.

She had initially thought the story wasn't true, but the moment she saw the officials, she became afraid.

As soon as she came out, Duan Tianzhang helped her up by the elbow.

"Mother, are you alright?"

"Zhang'er, your father wants to divorce me." Qin Shi's eyes were filled with tears, and she had lost all her former spirit.

“Father, although Mother has made a thousand and one mistakes, she is still your wife.” Duan Xiu felt saddened by his father’s resolute attitude.

As Duan Xiu finished speaking, Madam Qin nodded repeatedly.

"Xiu'er, you must persuade your father to save your mother."

"You heard it yourself, your mother killed Gu Shi, and she also slandered Gu Qian, saying he was a jinx to both his father and mother. Gu Qian will not let her get away with this!" At this moment, Duan Xiang already loathed Qin Shi to the core.

Now, because of this matter, her determination has become even stronger.