Shen Qingxu sat next to her, imitating her calmness. Although she was not as perfect as her, she never made mistakes.

"I know." said Shen Hanyang from the second branch of the Shen family.

When the eldest brother got into trouble, he, the second son, was the oldest.

He should be the one to step forward if anything happens.

"Since that's the case, I won't waste any more words. From today on, Shen Mingliang, the fourth branch of the Shen family, will become the new head of the Shen family! Do you have any objections?"

When Shen Hanyang heard this, his brows immediately frowned, and he was about to speak without thinking.

Xie Lianyi pulled him, wanting to wait for the third branch to speak first, but Shen Hanyang shook off Xie Lianyi's hand, walked into the hall, and said with some dissatisfaction: "Empress, I'm afraid this is not appropriate. When my eldest brother got into trouble, the position of the head of the family should fall to me, the second branch, or at least the third branch. How can it fall directly to the fourth brother? Where does this put us two brothers?"

Even though Shen Hanyang usually looks like a hopeless case, at this critical moment, he still knows to find someone to take the blame for him!

After all, the Queen Mother didn't even let her own father go. If he accidentally offended her, even if he was punished, he would at least have a companion!

But he wanted to fight for the position of head of the family. What if he succeeded?

"Oh? Tell me, what qualifications do you have to be the head of the family? Since the third branch has joined in, tell me too!" Shen Qiuchi's voice was cold and chilling. She swept her eyes over the Shen family and continued, "All of you can tell me. Whoever can convince me will be the head of the family. If you can't convince me, the fourth branch will be the head of the family, and you can't have any objections."

"In terms of age, besides my eldest brother, I am the oldest, so of course I am the most qualified to be the head of the family!"

From ancient times to the present, the position of the head of the family has always been ranked according to age, and there has never been any change! The eldest brother is dead, so he has a reason to fight for it anyway!

"Yes, Your Majesty, from ancient times to the present, the order has always been based on seniority. You previously asked the fourth branch of the Shen family to give all of their assets to this branch, which was already unreasonable. Now you are giving him the position of the head of the family as well, which is somewhat against tradition." Shen Zhaochang, the third branch of the Shen family, also stood up.

He is closest to the second wife, and is also at odds with the fourth wife.

He knew that no matter what, the position of the head of the family would never be his, so he might as well try his best to get it from the second branch, so that he could also benefit from it.

"It would be fine if you could talk about your advantages, but age is not ability. At best it only proves that you are old." Shen Qiuchi said word by word.

Shen Hanyang and Shen Zhaochang rolled their eyes inwardly. This Shen Qiuchi always picked out things they didn't want to hear.

She knew exactly what kind of people were here. There was a reason why the Shen family fell into decline!

She also knew why the second and third wives were fighting for the position of head of the family.

They just want to gain some benefits here so that they can enjoy themselves.

In fact, Shen Qiuchi could have directly issued an edict to let Shen Mingliang be the head of the family, but if so, I'm afraid that no one in the Shen family would be convinced, and they might even feel resentment towards Shen Mingliang.

It would be better to let them realize their own incompetence directly, so that everyone can be convinced of Shen Mingliang as the head of the family.

“I...I..." Shen Hanyang stammered "I" for a long time but couldn't say anything.

If he had known that the day would come when the head of the family would be replaced, he would not have lived a slacking life for so many years!

Now I have nothing to show for it, I have accomplished nothing, and I don’t even have the confidence!

"You said that the fourth branch cannot be the head of the family, but you don't have the ability to be the head of the family, so who can be the head of the family?"

"Although the fourth room is a concubine's child and younger than you, but for so many years, the fourth uncle has been managing the Shen family's business in an orderly manner. Your food and drink expenses are all earned by the fourth uncle outside. If it weren't for the management of the fourth uncle, the Shen family would have declined long ago."

"Moreover, the Shen family has always been ranked last among the big families and has never fallen down. In addition to relying on me being the queen, it is also because the eldest son of the fourth house is the Minister of Works."

"Tell me, if the owner of this family doesn't give the fourth room, who else can afford it?" Shen Qiuchi glanced at everyone in the Shen family with cold eyes.

They all lowered their heads and stopped talking.

"Even if the fourth branch has the ability and holds an official position, according to etiquette and order of seniority, the position of the head of the family should belong to our second branch!" Xie Lianyi, the wife of the second branch, said unwillingly.

"In this case, I will issue an order now to abolish this tradition."

"Come here, pass on my decree. From now on, the tradition of the elder inheriting the title of the head of the Shen family will be abolished, and it will be replaced by the capable one!"

"So, is Second Aunt satisfied?" Shen Qiuchi looked at Xie Lianyi with a sneer.

Her second aunt is not very smart. She and her second uncle together don't have even half the brains. And yet she wants to get her hands on the head of the family. Isn't she afraid of dying without knowing it?

Xie Lianyi gritted her teeth. Shen Qiuchi was really good at climbing up the pole. When she opened her mouth, she actually gave him something to talk about!

Seeing the frustrated look on the second branch, Shen Qiuchi sneered inwardly, "He's not good at anything, yet he wants to be the head of the family. Is he just daydreaming?"

Shen Qingxu: My sister is so domineering!

Xie Lianyi wanted to say something, but was stopped by Shen Hanyang.

Shen Qiuchi is the queen, so whatever she says is the final word. He has given up now and will not fight for the position of head of the family.

Shen Qiuchi said that Shen Mingliang should be the head of the family, but his wife jumped out again. Although he is a hopeless case, Shen Qiuchi kept him around to make an example of him.

He is pretty much useless as the head of the family, and he knows his own limitations. No matter how much trouble they make, they can't change Shen Qiuchi's mind.

If they insist on continuing to make trouble, it will only make Shen Qiuchi unhappy, and the second house will suffer.

Although he cannot become the head of the family, their life is still acceptable now. They have no worries about food and drink and have enough money. If he can't even take advantage of the situation, how can he get by?

Xie Lianyi turned around and saw her good-for-nothing husband in this state, and she was furious.

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