Having transmigrated into a book, who would still want to be a secondary wife?

The eunuch glanced at Qin Zheng and his son, then his gaze fell on Gu Yunwei, whose clothes were disheveled and hair was a mess, and a hint of mockery flashed in his eyes.

"Madam Qin's attire is truly exquisite."

Qin Zheng glared fiercely at Gu Yunwei, thinking, "What a disgrace!"

Shuangshuang is a disgrace, and her mother is a disgrace too. Qin Zheng has completely lost face because of the mother and daughter!

Gu Yunwei looked embarrassed. She endured the pain and tore at herself on the ground, leaving bruises not only on her head and face but also on her body!

"By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Qin Zheng has failed to properly manage his household and has now framed someone. Despite repeated admonitions, he has not changed his ways and is hereby demoted to Deputy Commandant of Zhaowu!"

As the eunuch finished speaking, Qin Zheng's face turned pale, and he sat blankly on the ground as if he had lost all his strength.

For the past few years, he has remained a fourth-rank Mingwei General, but because he has not made any military achievements on the battlefield, he has never had the opportunity for promotion.

Now, he has actually fallen to the rank of sixth-grade Zhaowu Deputy Commandant!

It’s like heaven and earth!

At his current age, it would be virtually impossible for him to be promoted back!

"General Qin, take care of yourself." The eunuch handed the imperial edict to Qin Zheng.

"Father-in-law, is there any way to resolve this matter? I truly knew nothing about it!" Qin Zheng hurriedly said, "As long as you can help me, I'll give you anything, no matter how much..."

"It's no use." The eunuch waved his hand to interrupt him. "General Qin, you've raised such a daughter who keeps causing trouble one after another, yet you still don't discipline her properly."

It was one thing that the matter hadn't reached the Emperor's ears before, but now they dare to collude with others to frame someone in front of the Emperor and Empress. What are they planning?

It's already quite good that you've only been demoted to the sixth rank; it's only because the Emperor showed you some consideration for our past relationship. Otherwise, you might never have had the chance to attend court again!

Qin Zheng's face grew increasingly grim as he listened, filled with immense regret. If he had stopped it sooner, things wouldn't have come to this!

"General, are you okay?"

Gu Yunwei looked at Qin Zheng with concern. She hadn't expected things to get so serious, and that the Emperor would be so heartless!

Shuangshuang has already been sentenced to exile, and Song Ruozhen has suffered no loss whatsoever. Why should she be demoted? Is it because the King of Chu is protecting her?

"It must be that the Prince of Chu spoke ill of us to the Emperor. There is no law in this world. Are we going to be forced to our deaths just because he defended Song Ruozhen?"

"Slap!" Qin Zheng slapped her again. "It's all your fault for being such a slut!"

"I told you to discipline your daughter properly, and this is the kind of thing you've raised. I told you to cut ties with her, but you refused!"

Now look what's happened, I've been demoted to the sixth rank, are you happy now?

Qin Zheng's eyes widened in anger, and his fierce appearance made him look like he was about to devour someone. Gu Yunwei was so frightened that she didn't dare to breathe and felt extremely scared.

Qin Zhiyuan's heart sank. Being demoted from the fourth rank to the sixth rank was not just a simple matter of a lower rank; everything would undergo a complete upheaval.

The Qin family used to be a respectable family in the capital, but now they've suddenly become a nobody, with only a sixth-rank official...

Thinking about this, he suddenly realized that he had to find a way to appease Guo Yuelin.

He absolutely cannot get a divorce!

Seeing the Qin family in such a state, the imperial eunuch who delivered the decree sighed, shook his head, and turned to leave.

However, at that moment a scream suddenly came from behind, and then the old lady Lin, covered in wounds, rushed out.

"Father-in-law, Madam Qin wants to kill me to silence me! Please save me!"

The eunuch delivering the imperial decree was startled to see a woman covered in blood rush out and grab his trouser leg.

"Who are you?"

“I am Lin Zhiyue’s mother and father-in-law. There is not a single good person in the Qin family. They killed my son, and they also wanted to kill me to silence me!”

If you don't save me, I'm sure I'll die here today!

The eunuch who delivered the imperial decree naturally knew Lin Zhiyue. He had congratulated Lin Zhiyue when he was still the Marquis of Lin. The old lady Lin he met was extremely noble, but now she looked more than ten years older and had been beaten until her head was bleeding!

"How is this going?"

“My son has always forbidden Qin Shuangshuang from doing anything immoral, but that bitch is like she’s gone mad, constantly doing bad things, and even having an affair!”

As soon as my son mentioned divorce, the Qin family pressured us. We are just ordinary people with no power or influence, how could we possibly fight back against them?

"It's not enough that Zhiyue has been implicated and exiled; they're forcing me to make him take the blame for all the crimes. If I don't agree, they threaten to kill me!"

Old Mrs. Lin cried so bitterly and with deep fear that the Qin family was heartless and wanted to kill her!

Upon hearing this, the eunuch delivering the imperial decree was alarmed.

Especially with the shocking blood on Lin Ruolan's head, and the clear handprints on her face, even her little finger seemed to be broken and sticking out strangely. How could anyone doubt it?

"General Qin, you are absolutely audacious!"

Qin Zheng's expression changed drastically. "Father-in-law, things are not as you see them."

"This shrew tried to kill me! Father-in-law, look at all these wounds on my body! I'm injured too!" Gu Yunwei said anxiously.

Looking at Gu Yunwei's messy hair and wrinkled clothes, the chief eunuch could indeed tell that she had been in a fight, but how could she compare to Old Madam Lin, who was covered in blood and could faint at any moment?

"I will definitely report this matter to His Majesty truthfully!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Ruolan's heart was filled with hope. "Father-in-law, please save me! Otherwise, they will kill me as soon as you leave!"

"Take him away!" the chief eunuch ordered the junior eunuch behind him.

Qin Zheng was extremely anxious. "Father-in-law, she's a shrew! You can't believe a word she says!"

"If General Qin has done nothing wrong, why worry? This matter will definitely be investigated thoroughly, so don't worry."

After saying that, the group left with Lin Ruolan.

Qin Zheng clenched his fists, turned to look at Gu Yunwei, and wished he could strangle her on the spot!

Gu Yunwei was afraid of being beaten again, so she quickly took two steps back, her face full of fear.

"Do you really have to bring the entire Qin family down to ruin? Lin Ruolan is right, you and Shuangshuang are both jinxes!"

"Get out of here right now! The Qin family won't tolerate you!"

"What did you say? Do you still want a divorce?" Gu Yunwei's pupils shrank. In all these years, Qin Zheng had never said such a thing to her!

Qin Zheng sneered, "No divorce."

Gu Yunwei had just breathed a sigh of relief when she heard him say, "I'm going to divorce you!"

"What? You dare to divorce me? I've been with you since I was a virgin, and you always said you'd treat me well for the rest of my life."

I broke ties with my family for you and gave you two children, and now you're saying you want to divorce me!

Qin Zheng, do you have any conscience?! Are you even human?!

"That's your own fault! You've ruined me to this extent, and you're not satisfied until I'm exiled like Lin Zhiyue?"

I'm telling you, dream on! Pack your things and get out of here right now!