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It was an undeniable fact that scholars loved to have a reputable name. Qin Xiang had always valued his reputation, but with what those two women had done, it was useless no matter how much he cherished his reputation.

For the love of his son, he ignored the law, and he had used his power to intimidate and bribe officials in the Ministry of Justice, forcing them to exchange his son for someone else. Then, he had used the same method to bribe the high-ranking officers of the city gate to lure them to open it in the middle of the night.

The scariest part was that this was not the first time Wife of Prime Minister Qin had resorted to using a substitute for a prisoner. Three years ago, the Wife of Prime Minister Qin made exchanged a prisoner sentenced to death with an innocent beggar, and he ended up substituting the prisoner for the death sentence.

So what if Qin Xiang did not know about it? The Wife of Prime Minister Qin used the name of Qin Xiang to do these things, and Qin Xiang had a responsibility that he could not shirk from.

Initially, the Emperor only wanted to use this opportunity to suppress Qin Xiang and force him to hand over his power. However, when the investigation continued, he found out that the Wife of Prime Minister Qin and Qin Xiang's mother were very unscrupulous. The crimes committed by these two women could not even be completely listed in a single book. He just wanted to pretend he did not see anything, but he could not look away.

Initially, the officials from the Qin Xiang Faction had wanted to use the "love for a son" as an excuse for the Wife of Prime Minister Qin; however, when the crimes of the Wife of Prime Minister Qin were exposed one by one, not only were the officials from the Xiang Faction stunned, but even Qin Xiang was stunned.

He did not know that the person beside his pillow was someone so lawless that she did not place the Emperor in her eyes at all.

Under such circumstances, how could he explain himself? How could he plead for his wife?

He could only sacrifice his wife...

"Women are so scary." Xiao Shaorong knew beforehand that the Wife of Prime Minister Qin had done some bad things, but he did not know that she was so wicked.

Ever since Qin Xiang had become the Prime Minister, she had dared to do anything and did not place the law in her eyes. She was truly lawless.

"No wonder she was able to have such a lawless son. She's a lawless person herself." She even resorted to murder and arson to steal people's ancestral fertile land. The Wife of Prime Minister Qin had done this quite a few times.

The victims reported these cases, but which official would dare find trouble with the Wife of Prime Minister Qin? In the end, this kind of thing can only be left alone, and the victim can only admit that he was unlucky.

Xiao Jiu'an casually flipped through the book. Seeing the things that the Wife of Prime Minister Qin had done these past few years, he coldly mocked, "Women are greedy, selfish, and short-sighted. To get someone's family property, she'd even kill."

"This kind of woman is too scary. Prime Minister Qin was tricked to death by her." Xiao Shaorong suddenly felt that the Prince was right, a woman was truly troublesome, difficult, and a burden.

He decided to tell his mother when he got back that he did not want a wife for the time being. Women were so terrible. Would one ever know what kind of heart they have under their soft and gentle facade?

No matter how capable a woman was, she could only rely on a man to survive in the end. When the man needed to, he would push her out to be his sacrifice.

Just as Xiao Jiu'an had expected, when Qin Xiang saw that the situation was out of control, he immediately stepped forward for separation and personally sent the Wife of Prime Minister Qin to the officials, repeatedly pleaded guilty, and resigned.

Although Qin Xiang was deceived by his wife and mother, he had never done anything. It could be said that Qin Xiang did not know about everything, and all the mistakes were made by the Wife of Prime Minister Qin. At most, Qin Xiang was guilty of dereliction of duty.

Furthermore, all the evidence investigated afterward was pointed toward the Wife of Prime Minister Qin, and it had nothing to do with Qin Xiang at all. Even if the Emperor wanted to condemn Qin Xiang, he did not have any evidence.

After Prime Minister Qin sent his wife away, the Wife of Prime Minister Qin took on all of the sins in the court. She emphasized repeatedly that Prime Minister Qin did not know about everything and that she was the one who did it.

In this way, not only did Qin Xiang not commit any crimes, but he also attracted the sympathy of the people. They pitied him for marrying the wrong wife.

But at this time, Qin Xiang did not take advantage of the opportunity to get rid of his wife. Instead, he continued to take responsibility for himself, blaming himself for not doing his duty as a husband, blaming himself for not doing his duty as head of the household, blaming himself for ignoring his family for the sake of the country, and blaming himself for not caring too much about his wife and children and letting them take the wrong path...

In short, Qin Xiang vividly demonstrated himself as a burdened and responsible man, even Xiao Jiu'an had to say it out loud.

Qin Xiang was indeed capable of bending and flexibility. He knew how to grasp the minds of the people at the right time, and he took advantage of the trend and went with it.

Seeing that Qin Xiang was about to turn the situation around, Xiao Shaorong became anxious, "Your Highness, should we add fuel to the fire and demolish Qin Xiang?"

Without his reputation, Qin Xiang could still sit on the stage. He could even be freer than before because he no longer needed to be bound by his good reputation.

"Are we going to watch Qin Xiang revive?" They spent more than half a month to arrange this plan, all to bring down the Wife of Prime Minister Qin.

"Since it's a revival, that means everything is different." Xiao Jiu'an was very satisfied with the current situation. It was enough to force Qin Xiang to this extent.

Qin Xiang had been the Prime Minister of Revelation for more than thirty years, and he would not fall so easily.

"I can't help but want to beat him up when I see him still standing in the Imperial Court." Qin Xiang often stepped on the Four Great Clans and Prince Yanbei's Mansion to consolidate his position. This kind of person should not be kept around.

"Without him, there would still be others, and Qin Xiang is already old." It was better to keep Qin Xiang, who would not live for more than a few years, in that position than to replace him with a younger man.

"You're right. Prime Minister Qin doesn't have many years to live. Even if we have to endure, we can still torture him to death." After this incident, his wife and child had been exiled, and Qin Xiang could not hold on for more than a few years.

"Be careful of his dying counterattack." They could not force him too much. The mouse would bite the cat if it was forced into a corner, and no one knew what he would do if he was forced into a corner.

"I understand. I will stop right now and ignore him." The disciples of the Qin were everywhere in the world, and he really would like to force him to struggle and die. He really could not stand it...