Duan Xiang lowered his eyes and said unhappily:
"It's all because of you." In the end, he dared not speak harshly.
After all, the Qin family is backed by a powerful clan that he cannot afford to offend.
"Prime Minister, what's wrong with me?" Madam Qin was also furious.
"You need to explain yourself clearly!"
"It was you who couldn't tolerate Qian'er back then. He hates me, he hates me, do you know that?" Duan Xiang's tone softened, but his words were full of resentment.
"You—" Qin felt guilty. Why didn't he blame himself?
Who would have thought that Gu Qian would become a favorite of His Majesty?
If she knew he would rise to great heights, she would definitely treat him with utmost respect.
"Because of me? Hmph, Prime Minister Duan, don't forget why you've held the position of Prime Minister all these years. It's all thanks to my Qin family!" Seeing Prime Minister Duan's gloomy face, Madam Qin once again displayed the aura of the matriarch of the family.
Over the years, she has often said these words, to the point that Duan Xiang has become tired of hearing them.
Duan Xiang stood with his hands behind his back, inwardly grumbling.
Everything I possess is not thanks to your Qin family.
That's all thanks to the Gu family. Your Qin family can only be considered a backer.
Duan Xiang ultimately dared not openly break ties with the Qin family.
He just kept a cold face, secretly fuming.
"Father, Mother, what's wrong?" At this moment, Duan Xiu heard that his parents seemed to be arguing, so he stepped forward.
"nothing."
Duan Xiang glanced at his son, then flung his sleeves and robes and stormed off, leaving Duan Xiu bewildered.
"Xiu'er, your father is heartless. He has forgotten who backed him up, forgotten why he held the position of prime minister, and forgotten your maternal grandfather." Madam Qin looked at Prime Minister Duan's retreating figure, tears streaming down her face.
"He has changed; in his heart, there is only his eldest son."
“Dad is a man, he has self-respect too.” Duan Xiu was clearly somewhat resistant to his mother’s actions.
If his wife dared to be so domineering towards him, he would definitely divorce her and marry someone else.
After respectfully nodding to Madam Qin, he followed behind Prime Minister Duan.
Duan Xiu's attitude infuriated Qin Shi.
“That’s right, Mother. You should be more polite when you talk to Father.” The one who said this was Duan Tianzhang, who had walked over from a distance at some point.
As soon as Duan Tianzhang uttered these words, he tried to slip away like a gust of wind.
But Qin grabbed him by the hand.
"What sins have I committed to deserve such an ungrateful family?"
"Mother, let go of me." Duan Tianzhang was thinking that he was going out for a while and didn't want to waste time with his mother here.
"Why are you running? Come here and let your mother teach you manners. Tomorrow night, make a good impression on His Majesty."
"Mother, I don't want to enter the palace." Duan Tianzhang said impatiently.
"You know perfectly well that your daughter likes Liang Yuchen."
In her youthful days, she actually had feelings for many men.
Liang Yuchen was just one of them, and also the last one.
In her opinion, Liang Yuchen was refined and cultured, and full of talent.
"That Vice Minister of Rites?" Madam Qin scoffed.
"Hmph, let's not even talk about him being a lowly fourth-rank official... Besides, even if he held a high position, he already has wives and concubines. How could you possibly marry him? What, you, the daughter of the Prime Minister, are you going to be Liang Yuchen's concubine?"
"A concubine? How could that be? Everyone knows that Vice Minister Liang and his wife are at odds, and they will part ways sooner or later. As for his two concubines, Qin Susu should have given them to him, not that he wanted to take them himself." Duan Tianzhang was waiting for Liang Yuchen and Qin Susu to divorce.
But as she finished speaking, a loud cracking sound was heard.
Duan Tianzhang's head was buzzing.
She was slapped hard by her own mother, which made her dizzy and disoriented, and she fell to the ground.
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