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When the Wife of Prime Minister Qin saw that her son was sent to them by guards and that he did not have a single piece of good flesh on him, she was so angry that she almost took a sword to kill someone.

The Little Young Master of the Qin family was born when Madam Qin was close to thirty. Although he was not the only son in the family, he was still very well-liked.

"What else do you want? Madam, if you don't see what's going on, can't you be more obedient?" Qin Xiang forcefully suppressed his anger and said snappily.

Madam Qin's face was filled with shock as if she had received a great blow. She shouted in disbelief: "You're telling me to be obedient!? Why am I restless!? I was too obedient, that's why my Xi'er got beaten up by that killer! I was too quiet, that's why I didn't rush to Prince Yanbei's Mansion! Master… Prince Yanbei is putting your dignity in the ground, are you going to endure it like this!?"

"I can't bear it!" Without waiting for Qin Xiang to speak, the Old Madam of the Qin family walked in with her walking stick. Upon hearing Madam Qin's words, she forcefully paused her walking stick and said with dignity, "Patriarch, Xi'er has been beaten up. As his father, are you going to sit idly by the side?"

"Mother, why have you come?" Qin Xiang hurriedly stood up to welcome her, but as soon he almost touched Old Madam Qin's clothes, he was pushed away by her. "Go away, I don't have such a useless son like you."

The Wife of Prime Minister Qin followed closely behind, stepping forward to support Old Madam Qin as she walked toward the Seat of Honor.

"Mother." Qin Xiang looked helpless, but he could only follow suit. The Wife of Prime Minister Qin turned to look at him with a face full of satisfaction.

Old Madam Qin did not care about Qin Xiang's predicament and said, "Patriarch, tell me… what are you going to do about it?"

"Mother, Prince Yanbei has just awakened from being poisoned, and his aura is very strong. Moreover, he just won a battle not too long ago, and the Emperor did not give him any rewards. It's not a wise decision to engage in conflict with Prince Yanbei at this time." The Emperor summoned Xiao Jiu'an back to the capital using the excuse of "giving rewards" to the Yanbei Army; however, Xiao Jiu'an was poisoned the moment he returned to the capital.

At this critical juncture, when the Qin Residence clashed with the Prince Yanbei, there was no good thing that they could get out of it.

"So, Xi'er was beaten up for nothing?" Old Madam Qin's eyes narrowed, her expression ferocious.

"Mother, this matter…." Qin Xiang wanted to calm down Old Madam Qin, but before he could finish, he was interrupted by a panicked shout from a servant: "Master... Master! It's bad... it's very bad…."

"Impudent! How is it proper to make such a ruckus?" Qin Xiang was very frustrated, to begin with, but now the servants had bumped into an iron plate.

The servant was so frightened that he knelt on the ground with a thump, but he continued speaking. "Master, a message came from the Imperial Palace saying that… they say that Grand Concubine Jing was injured and sent out of the Imperial Palace."

"What!?" Old Madam Qin was shocked and stood up abruptly. Qin Xiang's expression changed as he asked hurriedly, "What happened?"

"It's Prince Yanbei and Prince Yanbei's Wife. Prince Yanbei's Wife injured the Grand Imperial Concubine and the Emperor punished her to kneel for six hours. When Prince Yanbei received the news, he rushed into the palace. Not only did he injure the Imperial Guards, but he also forced the old servant at the Grand Imperial Concubine's side to die. In the end, he even forced the Emperor to send the Grand Imperial Concubine out of the palace, saying that the Grand Imperial Concubine had been possessed by evil and couldn't stay in the palace anymore." Although the servant was shocked by Qin Xiang, he still gave a clear account of what had happened.

"It's Prince Yanbei again!" Old Madam Qin tightened her grip on her walking stick and the old tendons in her hand bulged. She turned to look at Qin Xiang and said while gnashing her teeth, "Patriarch, this matter cannot be forgiven. Our Qin family is not easy to bully!"

"My poor daughter.…" Madam Qin let out a loud cry: "Master, Prince Yanbei has already bullied us. You can endure this, but I can't!"

Grand Concubine Jing was the first child of Madam Qin and had been raised by her hands. She had always been distressed for her being alone in the palace, but now she had no chance to stay in the palace ever again.

"Mother, don't worry. I won't let Prince Yanbei's Mansion have it easy." Determination flashed across Qin Xiang's eyes.

Things had already gotten to this point, so he no longer needed to hesitate. The enmity between him and Prince Yanbei's Mansion had already been formed. Even if he was willing to retreat, Xiao Jiu'an would never let him off.

He could still hold on for a decade or so, even if his son had no future, he still had a grandson!

Qin Xiang then summoned his aides and after some discussion, he wrote a long letter with dozens of pages. He impeached Prince Yanbei's lawlessness of barging into the court, abusing lynchings, wantonly killing the innocent during wartime, bullying the weak, and abusing his military authority...

Qin Xiang did not write blindly. The offenses that he had listed could be found and verified, although Xiao Jiu'an's crime could not be determined, it still caused a great loss to his reputation.

After checking, again and again, to make sure there were no mistakes, Qin Xiang hesitated for a moment before he picked up the paper and entered the palace overnight to request an audience with the Emperor.

In the end, this matter still had to be decided by the Emperor.

The moment Qin Xiang left, Xiao Jiu'an received the news from the dark guard and sneered: "Go, write a letter and pass it to the Judicial Courts. This King wants to report that Qin Xiang's son was not taught well. Qin Xi has no respect for the law, that he is a person who steals other people's wives and daughters, that he is a person who kills slaves, and that he is bullying the common people."

That sly old fox, Qin Xiang, who had the used the descendants of Prince Yanbei's Mansion to dig a pit for themselves, seeing that his son had no future, he wanted to reconcile with the Prince Yanbei's Mansion.

"Yes." The guard accepted the order and retreated with a bow.

Xiao Jiu'an closed his eyes and was about to continue working on the documents on the desk when the Steward came over to report, "Your Highness, Doctor Zhuge said that the Esteemed Consort's legs require Fire Lingzhi to be treated. Otherwise, both of her legs would be crippled."

"Fire Lingzhi?" Xiao Jiu'an frowned slightly. He habitually stroked the ring on his left hand but discovered that it was no longer there.

Some people, some things, had changed after all!

The Steward lowered his head, and after a moment of hesitation, he said, "There was one given on the birthday celebration. Beichen gave it to the Emperor last year. I don't know if the Four Great Clans have any such treasures, but there is one in the palace, just that..."

The Emperor will not give it.

"The Emperor?" Xiao Jiu'an sneered, contemplated for a moment, and said, "Forget it, seeing that she was implicated by Shiqing, I'll have someone bring up the matter of the reward tomorrow."

His military exploits were impressive. Unless the Emperor was willing to bestow him with the title of Imperial Prince, the Emperor had not given him any rewards. It was just that the Emperor was probably unwilling to give him a spiritual medicine like the Fire Lingzhi...