After rebirth, the Prime Minister's wife always wanted to leave her father behind and keep her

The eunuchs in dark green palace robes stood on the left and right at the entrance of the main hall, and everyone hurried over and knelt on the ground.

The eunuch dragged out a long, sharp voice and said, "I am here to question Madam Cui in accordance with the command of the Saint. Please answer her truthfully."

Cheng Songan glanced at Cui Yuanqing who was kneeling beside him. The man was kneeling straight with no expression on his face. It was hard to tell what had happened, but his mind seemed a little distracted and his eyes were a little vague.

She could only deal with it by herself, so she replied softly: "I obey your command."

The eunuch looked at her deeply, coughed, and then asked, "Ms. Cheng, I want to ask you, have you ever said that you don't allow Mr. Cui to take a concubine in this life?"

Cheng Songan was stunned for a moment, unable to believe that these words actually came from the mouth of the saint. It was not the first time that she knelt to listen to the imperial edict, but this kind of imperial edict was unheard of. Why would the emperor say this? What does it have to do with him whether the ministers take concubines or not? But she could not say this directly.

After thinking about it, there are two possibilities for the reason why His Majesty asked this question. Either he wanted to give Cui Yuanqing a concubine, but Cui Yuanqing refused, so he used her as a cover; or Cui Yuanqing wanted to take a concubine herself, but the woman she took was of noble status and could not be given the status of a concubine, so he was testing her intentions, perhaps to make her voluntarily give up her status as the main wife.

Although she hated Cui Yuanqing, she also knew that he would not take the initiative to ask for a concubine. If he wanted to, the Cui Mansion's concubines would probably fill the entire mansion by now. In this case, the saint wanted to give him a concubine, but he moved her out as a cover.

Cheng Songan wanted to reply that she had never said such a thing, but if she did, Cui Yuanqing would be guilty of deceiving the emperor. In desperation, she could only reply, "Yes, I did."

Cui Yuanqing's straight body moved slightly, and he glanced at her out of the corner of his eyes, with an incomprehensible emotion in his eyes.

The eunuch coughed again and said, "Let me ask you again, if Minister Cui really takes a concubine, what will you do?"

Cheng Songan thought about all the possibilities in an instant, and finally understood Cui Yuanqing's abnormal behavior today. She suddenly raised her head, suppressed the throbbing that was almost uncontrollable, and said tremblingly: "If he really wants to take a concubine, I will divorce him!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Cui Yuanqing's shoulders seemed to collapse a little, his fists were clenched tightly and hung at both sides of his body, and the blue veins on the back of his hands almost burst out.

Cheng Songan felt that she had guessed right. The surroundings were extremely quiet. The eunuch who was announcing the decree paused for a long time. She could almost hear the heartbeats of everyone kneeling there.

Cui Wenxin looked at her in disbelief, her eyes were already filled with tears, she didn't dare to say a word, she just buried her head deeply in the ground. Su Zhi couldn't believe she was so resolute, she was just talking in a friendly manner, she could criticize the current affairs in a casual manner, and from his understanding of Cui Yuanqing, he would definitely not take a concubine, so as to divorce, but from her appearance, she seemed to be looking forward to it.

Only Cheng Songan's fingers were trembling as he quietly waited for the upcoming verdict. But after a long time, the eunuch who announced the decree just laughed abruptly and then said, "Lord Cui and Madam, please get up first. I have finished my questioning and will return to the palace to report."

Cheng Songan was puzzled and stood up and asked, "Eunuch, which family is the concubine that Lord Cui wants to take? Is she a royal relative? Although I am jealous, I dare not wrong her. I am willing to give up my position as Lord Cui's legal wife and only ask for a decent divorce. I know that I am unworthy of the imperial decree bestowed by the saint, and I am willing to accept the punishment!"

The eunuch looked at Cui Yuanqing with complicated eyes. The latter's eyes flickered. He came forward and shook Cheng Songan's hand, pulled her back a step, and said to the eunuch who announced the decree: "Please go back to the palace to report to the emperor. I still insist on what I said in the palace."

The eunuch nodded in understanding, looked at Cheng Songan deeply again, and walked out leisurely.

Cheng Songan was very anxious. What was this? He came here without any reason and asked a few questions, but he didn't tell the reason and result. Before he could ask more, Cui Yuanqing pulled him to sit on the armchair with an unexpected look on his face.

Cui Wenxin's tears welled up: "Aunt, don't be upset. Uncle will not take a concubine."

Then he turned to Cui Yuanqing and said, "Uncle, please tell me what's going on."

Cui Yuanqing had a gloomy face. He ignored her question and asked Su Zhi who was standing beside him, "Is everything done?"

Su Zhi replied: "Yes."

His simple "hmm" sounded very rude, but Cui Yuanqing didn't care at all. Instead, he breathed a sigh of relief and nodded. His expression also seemed to be much more relaxed. Then he glanced at Cui Wenxin and asked, "Are you here just to wish you a happy new year, or for your brother's matter?"

Cui Wenxin wiped away her tears and said frankly, "It's for my aunt and my brother."

At this point, he suddenly glared at Su Zhi angrily and complained to Cui Yuanqing, "This man said he wanted to expel my brother from the ancestral temple and beat him to death."

Cui Yunqing sneered: "Shouldn't it be?"

Cui Wenxin was a little scared, knowing that Cui Yuanqing always kept his word. After all, she and Cui Wenkang were siblings, and her brother was no longer a brother, so even if they were broken, they were still connected.

Cui Yuanqing said to Su Zhi again: "You came here this time for some personal business, didn't you? Don't rush to do it, take care of her first."

Cui Wen's heart trembled: "Are you really going to beat my brother to death?"

Cui Yuanqing snorted and laughed sarcastically: "The Cui family doesn't need a male heir from your nephew, so just give him the surname Qian. When you get married in the future, your mother will be the only one left in the lineage. I hope she will live a long life and you won't have to explain to your grandfather in the underworld."

Cui Wenxin had never thought about this. She pursed her lips and lowered her head, mumbling, "My brother's crime does not deserve death, little uncle..."

Cui Yuanqing looked at Su Zhi and said, "Shi Yi, you go and do it."

Su Zhi nodded and asked, "Which family is this girl from? What is her brother's name?"

Cui Wenxin ignored him out of spite.

Cheng Songan interrupted and said, "Her brother's name is Cui Wenkang."

When Su Zhi heard this, his face froze immediately, and his previously calm expression became somewhat embarrassed. He glanced at Cui Wenxin secretly, scratched his hair awkwardly, and said goodbye to Cui Yuanqing and Cheng Songan.

Before leaving, he bowed to Cheng Songan and said, "I will come to visit you and your wife another day. I hope your wife will give me some advice."

Cheng Songan was eager to know what happened in the palace, so he urged Cui Wenxin: "Go and ask that young master how to punish your brother. It's okay for me. Even if you are divorced, you can still come to the villa to play."

Cui Wenxin pursed her lips, picked up Sister Qi and quickly chased after her.

Cui Yuanqing's face darkened again: "You clearly know that you are divorced and have a body with an imperial decree, what kind of punishment will you receive!"

Cheng Songan snorted: "Why, are you asking me to agree to your taking a concubine?"