Prime Minister Li wiped away a tear and said, "You are such a disappointment. You are not worthy of being the mother of my three children."
"If I'm not worthy of being the child's mother, who is?"
When Du Ruolan heard what he said, she could no longer hold back her tears. She turned her back to him, wiped away her tears, and immediately held them back.
"My Lord Prime Minister, today, I respectfully address you as your Lord Prime Minister. I, Du Ruolan, believe that I have never done anything to wrong you since the moment I married you. On the contrary, if it weren't for me, you wouldn't have reached your current position. Why, now that you've become the high and mighty Prime Minister, do you think I'm heartless? Why didn't you think I was cruel when I begged my parents to marry you? It's simple. It's like a knife doesn't hurt unless it's stuck in your heart."
"Du Ruolan you..."
This incident has always been the deepest and most painful pain for Prime Minister Li. He felt like someone had stabbed him in the heart. Prime Minister Li stood up and was about to blame Du Ruolan, but he was caught off guard and his wound was pulled. He cried out in pain and had to shrink back.
Her heart suddenly ached. While Du Ruolan cursed herself, she also felt that Prime Minister Li was simply asking for trouble.
Her expression remained calm, as if she was unmoved by Prime Minister Li's pain.
"What's wrong with me? Today, I'm telling you that I want to divorce you. It's not just my own wish, but also the emperor's will. Anyway, I'm leaving today. As for you, you can take care of yourself."
After saying that, Du Ruolan hardened her heart, stopped looking at him, and walked out of the Prime Minister's Mansion. No matter how Prime Minister Li cried and shouted behind her, it was useless.
"Du Ruolan, come back here. If you take a step out of the Prime Minister's Mansion today, you will never be able to enter my Mansion again in this life. Not only me, but even my three children will have nothing to do with you."
At this time, he still threatens her with such words. Du Ruolan laughed at herself. Originally, she thought that after so many years of hard pursuit, she would finally have a place in his heart. But she didn't expect that she was just a stepping stone for his rise from the beginning to the end.
All the kindness he showed her in the past was fake.
She turned around and walked back. Prime Minister Li thought she had changed her mind and was delighted, but then Du Ruolan's cold voice came from above his head.
"If it has nothing to do with me, then it has nothing to do with me. To be honest, these three children, except for the eldest, the other two are exactly like you, stupid and foolish. As for you, you make me extremely disgusted. From now on, I, Du Ruolan, will never see you again."
Prime Minister Li didn't expect that she came back just to chill him. He angrily clenched his fist and hit his head, but at the same time he hoped that Du Ruolan would change her mind because of his extreme behavior.
Just at this moment, the eldest son of the Prime Minister's family had heard enough and came out of the house. Seeing that Du Ruolan was really determined to leave, he immediately ignored everything and ran after her.
"Mother, mother, please don't go. Wait for the child, wait for the child."
This eldest son has always been the least worrying and most sensible one since he was a child.
Du Ruolan's heart trembled when she heard her mother calling out, and she stopped in her tracks. Although Prime Minister Li was grimacing in pain, he also looked happy. Du Ruolan looked at the father and son.
"Zi Chu, this time, it's not just Mother who's leaving. It's also the Emperor's decree for Mother and your father to divorce. You know, if Mother doesn't leave, it's defying the Emperor's decree. No one will be able to escape from the Prime Minister's Mansion."
Li Zichu was filled with disbelief and sadness, and he shook his head and stepped back.
"No... Impossible. How could my family change so suddenly overnight? My parents are divorced, my sister is imprisoned, and my brother is going to be guillotined tomorrow."
His sad look made Du Ruolan couldn't help but reach out to comfort him.
"Chu'er, there's nothing I can do. It's your brother and sister who have to rush into the Emperor's trap. Even with the Empress Dowager as your backer, they can't disregard the laws of the country like this."
Li Zichu's expression became more and more lonely. Du Ruolan seemed to have thought of something, and her mind suddenly lit up. She grabbed Li Zichu's hand and spoke urgently.
"Chu'er, listen to me. Come with me to the palace now, and we'll go and ask the Emperor for a way out. Just say that you were born a human being, and you're the son of Prime Minister Li, and you have no choice. Say that you want to sever your father-son relationship with Prime Minister Li. Maybe you can still have a way out. Otherwise, with a father like this, I'm really afraid that you'll end up on the guillotine one day."
She was really thinking about Li Zichu, but unexpectedly, Li Zichu looked up and suddenly glanced at her with the eyes of an enemy, and instantly, accused her in a strange way.
"Mom, are you still my mother? Are you still the mother of my younger brother and sister? Dad is injured, my younger brother is dying, and my younger sister is imprisoned. Now that things have come to this, you are actually willing to abandon them for your own interests and life. You are actually asking your son to abandon them for his own interests and life as well. Mom, this is the last time I will call you mom."
Du Ruolan suddenly raised her head, worried and distressed. In an instant, her heart sank to the bottom. She had never thought that her eldest son, whom she loved the most, would be such a person.
It seems that Prime Minister Li is really a disaster that has been around for thousands of years.
"Du Ruolan, what you did today was really too much. Are you still human? Are you worthy of being the mother of the three of us?"
Reiko pointed at her angrily.
"I'm telling you clearly today. I, Li Zi, am my father's son when I'm born, and I'll be a ghost of the Li family when I die. Don't even think about separating me from my father in this lifetime."
Her pupils suddenly shrank, and Du Ruolan's body became unstable. She swayed and almost fell to the ground. She covered her chest with her hands, looking hurt, and only received one sentence from Li Zichu.
"Pretend, you're in good health. You were planning to escape at the last minute, so how could you faint?"
Fortunately, the maid next to her helped her, and Du Ruolan was able to stand firmly. After her blood and qi calmed down, Du Ruolan looked at the indignant Li Zichu again, her eyes dull and distraught.
Li Zichu thought that she was irritated by her own words and realized that she had done something wrong, so she was going to apologize to her father, who looked at her with sympathy and as if she were a prodigal son.
A slap hit her left cheek hard. Li Zichu was stunned. She pointed at Du Ruolan and trembled with anger, unable to speak.
On the other side, Prime Minister Li spoke sadly, whether to exaggerate the atmosphere or out of genuine anger.
"What a sin, what a sin! It's really my bad fate to have such a wife. Chu'er, come back quickly, come back to your father, let me see if you have any swelling."
Li Zichu glared at Du Ruolan, and ran towards Prime Minister Li with tears in his eyes. He knelt on the ground. Prime Minister Li gently touched his face and said gently.
"Does it still hurt? It's all because of Daddy's fault."
"Dad, I'm not in pain. How could I be in pain when you love me so much?"
Li Zichu thought she was very sensible.
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