How can I bow my head and serve the powerful officials?

"Although my grandson was wrong to take action, your daughter is not without fault either. She has been childless for three years, so there is nothing wrong with divorcing her. If Lord Qiu feels aggrieved, my Hou family can compensate for the medical expenses." Hou Yuanzhen said calmly.

"Pah!" Qiu Wenqi's face was full of disgust. "Then if your mother was divorced because she had no children for three years, do you also think she deserved it? She was humiliated and beaten by your father and your grandparents, so is it enough to just pay some money?"

Hou Yuanzhen's face changed. His mother had been dead for decades. How could Qiu Wenqi bring up a dead person? "My mother gave birth to me, so she can't be considered childless!"

Qiu Wenqi cursed, "She gave birth to a dog like you who doesn't know right from wrong. What kind of child is that? It's better not to give birth at all!"

"You!" Hou Yuanzhen had never been scolded like this before. His face turned red and black. "What do you want?"

It was indeed Hou Wende who broke the oath first. Hou Yuanzhen felt that since the couple could not live together, they might as well just get a divorce.

Unexpectedly, Qiu Wenqi said in a heavy voice, "Divorce your husband! Our Qiu family wants to divorce your husband!"

what? !

Not only was Hou Yuanzhen shocked, but the ministers also spoke up and disagreed, "Isn't divorcing her husband too serious? Although the Hou family's grandson took action, it was the Qiu family's daughter who had no children first. In the end, both of them were wrong, and divorce is the correct answer."

"Yes, Master Qiu, just get a divorce, why make it so ugly?"

"Do I need you to persuade me here?" Qiu Wenqi was a hot-tempered man, and he argued with the group of scholars, "If I beat you for three years, can I finally make peace with you with a smile?"

"Isn't the Hou family willing to pay compensation?"

"Yes, it's better to resolve a feud than to create one. We'll meet again in the future, so why make it so ugly?"

"Bah!" Qiu Wenqi cursed, "Who would want to meet him? I am only forty years old and I still have twenty years of official career ahead of me! How many more years can Hou Yuanzhen stay in the court?"

"Oh, after he is buried, I will have no choice but to bow my head when meeting him! With his character, he can't go to heaven!" Qiu Wenqi spat at Hou Yuanzhen.

How pitiful his little daughter was. She was so gentle and docile, usually she wouldn't even dare to step on an ant, and he couldn't even bear to scold her. Yet she was bullied by that bastard. When he went to the Hou family, he saw the injuries on her body and he wanted to tear all the Hou family members to pieces!

They are smart and know that when torturing someone, they should not hit him in the face, otherwise people will notice the clue!

If he had known this would happen, he should have taught Qin'er to be more aggressive!

"Qiu Wenqi! You, don't be so harsh!" Hou Yuanzhen raised a shaking finger and pointed at Qiu Wenqi, obviously annoyed by the scolding, "She is just a woman who can't continue the family line! Women are humble, they should respect their parents-in-law and listen to their husbands. I am very sensible and am willing to let the Hou family divorce, so don't make it too ugly!"

"You!" Qiu Wenqi was so angry that he felt dizzy and dazed. He just felt that it was unreasonable. He couldn't help but turn his head to look at Xie Chengze, "Regent! Please make a decision for me!"

"Prince Regent, please make a decision for me!" Hou Yuanzhen also said to Xie Chengze, "Qiu Wenqi wants to divorce her husband, which is simply a humiliation to our Hou family!"

"Hmm..." Xie Chengze touched his chin, "Lord Qiu, I think divorcing your husband is a bit too much. After all, it is a fact that your daughter has been childless for three years. According to the laws of our dynasty, the husband's family does have the right to divorce his wife, but the other party beats her for this reason, which is really immoral. They should end in a peaceful divorce. As for breaking the oath, it has no legal effect. At most, it is considered that the man's words and deeds are inconsistent, and your daughter has misjudged him."

"This..." Qiu Wenqi frowned tightly. Although he came here with the idea that as long as they could get a divorce, he was still unwilling.

His daughter has suffered so much!

How innocent she is!

"The regent is right," Hou Yuanzhen said to Qiu Wenqi proudly, "It is already a bad thing for a woman to be childless. Lord Qiu doesn't want it to be known to everyone and delay the other girl's search for a second love, right?"

Qiu Wenqi's face turned pale. Just as he was about to say something, he heard Xie Chengze in the palace continue to touch his chin and say, "But this king cannot listen to your two-sided words. After all, you are outsiders, not the authorities."

"Someone come here." Xie Chengze shouted, "Go and call Qiu Ziqin, Hou Wende and the mistress in together!"

Hearing this, the ministers looked at each other in bewilderment. Going to call for help now? Wouldn't that mean the court would be delayed again?

Unexpectedly, after a while, the three were taken into the Golden Palace. Hou Wende knelt on the ground in panic, looking for Hou Yuanzhen. He calmed down a little after receiving Hou Yuanzhen's gaze.

The concubine simply lay on the ground, not daring to move, shivering like a leaf in the wind.

Qiu Ziqin knelt on the ground with lifeless eyes, her hands tightly grasping the hem of her skirt. Only when Hou Wende looked at her would she shrink and look away.

"Hmm..." Xie Chengze looked at him for a while, "Qiu, when did Hou Wende start beating you?"

Qiu Ziqin's body trembled slightly, and she subconsciously glanced at Hou Wende. Hou Wende quickly showed a flattering look, "Qin'er, you know, I just have a quick temper. Besides, don't I kneel down and apologize every time?"

The ministers exclaimed slightly. It is said that a man's knees are made of gold. Hou Wende knew to kneel down and apologize, which seemed to show that he knew he was wrong.

"Qin'er! Just tell the truth!" Qiu Wenqi stood directly between the two of them, blocking Hou Wende's figure.

Noticing that her father was firmly standing beside her, Qiu Ziqin lowered her eyelids and timidly said in a low voice, "Reply, Regent, my husband started beating me three months after we got married."

Three months, so early, it would be a bit too much to say that Qiu Ziqin was beaten because she had no children.

Who wouldn't think of taking a concubine after waiting for two years and finding out that they really couldn't have children?

"Hou family's mistress, when did you get together with the Hou family?" Xie Chengze asked the mistress again.

"This lowly slave has been having sex with the master for three months after his marriage." The concubine said tremblingly.

Another three months have passed. Did Hou Wende think that Qiu Ziqin couldn't get pregnant and immediately found a mistress?

He vowed at first that he would only have one person for his whole life, but he cheated on his wife after just three months. Even though the ministers thought it was normal to have three wives and six concubines, they still thought Hou Wende was too shameless.

After all, it was because of this that he won the praise of His Majesty and had a good reputation in the capital.

As if sensing the officials' disdain for him, Hou Wende quickly explained, "My relationship with Yuan'er was purely an accident after drinking! I didn't expect that Yuan'er would get pregnant with my son. How could I not take responsibility!"

Hearing this, all the ministers could not help but nod their heads.

Since it was an accident, there was nothing that could be done. At least Hou Wende did not bring her home as a concubine, but only kept her as a mistress to take care of. He was also a man.

"So it was an accident..." Xie Chengze nodded, "But the Hou family, I still want to remind you that a child conceived while drunk is prone to deformities, and it is not good for the brain development of the fetus. You should drink less in the future!"

Hou Wende quickly said yes.

The ministers also took note of this, and they realized that children conceived after being drunk could easily be deformed.

Xie Chengze turned around and asked Qiu Ziqin, "Qiu, how often do you and Hou Wende sleep together?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everything fell silent.