The whole family died tragically? The eldest daughter is the most powerful in the capital after her

Qi Zeshen took a step forward and said in a cold and hard tone: "Grandma, you are our elder, and we naturally respect you, but you are making such a fuss, do you want us to solve the problem, or are you just throwing a tantrum? If you have something to say, just say it directly. If you just want to scold us, there is no need to ask us to waste our time."

Madam Qi's face was livid, and she slammed her cane on the ground. She said in a cold tone, "Ze Shen, listen carefully today. I won't ask you to divorce me, I will just ask you to divorce me! The Lin family has such a scandal, and you still keep her. Are you deliberately trying to ruin the reputation of the Qi family? Only by divorcing me can the Qi family stand firm and show that we are innocent!"

Qi Zeshen sneered: "Grandmother, let alone divorcing my wife, even taking a concubine has never satisfied you, let alone this ridiculous request now."

He then said coldly, "Also, I want to ask you, grandmother, do you think our eldest branch still has any relationship with the Qi family? My father had already given up the title, and you had already disowned him as your eldest son, right? Since we have nothing to do with the Qi family, are you teaching a group of outsiders a lesson by saying this now? Do you think this is necessary?"

Madam Qi was stunned, her eyes filled with anger, and she knocked her cane even louder: "Nonsense! Even if your eldest branch has lost its title, it is still the bloodline of the Qi family!"

Qi Zeshen's eyes were filled with more sarcasm, and he said calmly, "I see. Then according to what grandma said, our eldest branch is still related to the Qi family. In that case, since father is the eldest son, shouldn't the title be returned to him? After all, this is what we deserve."

Madam Qi was so angry that her face turned pale. She angrily said, "Ridiculous! The title issue has been settled. Why are you bringing this up?"

Qi Zeshen spoke slowly but with sharp words: "Grandmother, you said that we are the blood of the Qi family and we should fulfill our responsibilities. What about the title? If our eldest branch is really not recognized, then I think it is more appropriate to sever the relationship. The emperor can testify that we will have no connection from now on. In this way, you don't have to worry about us bringing shame to the Qi family. Isn't it better?"

After these words were spoken, Madam Qi was so angry that she shook her body and pointed at Qi Zeshen with trembling fingers: "You...you are so disrespectful to your elders!"

Lin Ruoxue hurriedly grabbed Qi Zeshen's sleeve and whispered, "Zeshen, stop talking. Grandma is old, why are you making her angry..."

Qi Zeshen patted Lin Ruoxue's hand, his eyes softened, but his tone was still firm: "Ruoxue, you don't have to be afraid. You are my wife, and no one can wrong you."

He turned back to look at Old Madam Qi and sneered, "Grandma, it's my father's business if he wants to wrong himself. I can't control it, but I won't follow in his footsteps. In the future, the people of the Qi family should not interfere in the affairs of our eldest house. We don't want to drag down the Qi family, but we also hope not to be accused so unreasonably again."

Old Madam Qi was so angry that her chest heaved and she gritted her teeth, "Okay, okay! Qi Zeshen, you really have grown wings!"

Qi Zeshen said no more, and directly helped Lin Ruoxue stand up, and said coldly: "Since grandma has nothing else to do, we will take our leave."

He supported Lin Ruoxue and strode out of the yard, leaving Old Madam Qi and several servants looking at each other, too angry to speak.

Lin Ruoxue looked up at Qi Zeshen, tears in her eyes, her voice trembling a little: "Zeshen, thank you... But I'm really afraid, afraid that I will drag you down, and afraid that I will also implicate the first wife."

Qi Zeshen stopped and looked down at her, his tone firm: "Ruoxue, you are my wife, your business is my business. No matter how much trouble the Qi family makes, I will not let them wrong you."

Lin Ruoxue wiped her tears and choked up: "You are not as domineering as the prince, nor do you have his tough methods, but you protect me like this, I am really touched..."

Qi Zeshen held her hand tightly: "I won't be like him, but I have my own way. I just want you to remember one thing, no matter what happens, I will always stand by your side."

Lin Ruoxue nodded gently, and the tears in her eyes finally couldn't help but fall: "Okay, I remember it."

Madam Qi was still furious. She stabbed her cane to the ground and turned to look at Qi Sijun: "Look at your good son! He talks back to me like this. You've grown wings, right? You've caused our family tradition to become so corrupt!"

Qi Sijun frowned and was about to speak, but Madam Qi on the side beat him to the punch: "Madam, I can't stand hearing this! It's true that Ze Shen was wrong to contradict you, but what's wrong with him protecting his wife? Tell me, how did this family tradition become corrupted?"

Madam Qi angrily scolded: "The Qi family has made such a joke, isn't it because you, the eldest wife, are incompetent and can't even teach your daughter-in-law? How dare you talk back to me!"

Madam Qi sneered, her eyes sneered: "Madam, you are so easy to say! How can our first wife be incompetent? We are where we are today, all thanks to your partiality! For the sake of the eighth brother's interests, you didn't even care about Sijun's life, and now you blame our first wife for the bad family tradition, it's really funny!"

Madam Qi's face darkened: "How dare you! Are you blaming me?"

"Blame you? How dare I! But the facts are before my eyes. You wanted Sijun to die for Old Eighth at first, but now you blame us for being useless. In the final analysis, you simply can't bear to see our eldest wife live a good life!"

When Qi Sijun heard this, he frowned and advised, "Stop talking!"

Madam Qi became more and more angry as she spoke, and simply ignored Qi Sijun, her voice becoming more and more excited: "Old Madam, please stop staring at our eldest wife! Ze Shen protects his wife, that's his responsibility! Ruoxue is a good child, I can see it clearly, she is many times better than those daughters-in-law who only gossip behind her back!"

She paused, with a hint of coldness in her eyes: "If you really think that our eldest wife is an eyesore, just leave us alone! Take care of others! Aren't you tired of staring at us all day? Anyway, you don't value us, why bother so much?"

Lin.

Sun Rong rubbed her temples, her tone full of fatigue, "Ruoxuan, don't worry, I have arranged for someone to keep an eye on Chen Wan. Send her to the manor tonight. It's remote and quiet there, so she won't be able to stir up any waves even if she tries to make trouble."

"But just sending her away is not enough." Lin Ruoxuan picked up the teacup and took a sip, with worry locked between her brows. "You have to find a confidant to watch her, and never let her run out and make trouble again. This time, she can make Fourth Brother so confused, and next time she may not make a bigger fuss."

Sun Rong nodded, her expression somewhat heavy: "You are right, I will have people keep a close watch on her. Since she is restless, then we will choose an honest path for her."

Lin Ruoxuan's eyes narrowed slightly. "As for Fourth Brother, I don't think he can wait until after the imperial examination to get married. We must arrange a marriage for him as soon as possible during this period of time so that he can settle down and have a stable family, so as to avoid any more trouble."