The beating caught Li off guard.

Qin Shanyu and Qin Deyu were also stunned.

When Li raised her head, Prime Minister Qin slapped her again.

The Li family's face is perfectly symmetrical.

The Qin brothers finally realized what was happening. "Father, that's Mother! How could you hit her like that?"

Li fell to the ground, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth. "Master, what did I do wrong? How could you hit me like this without even asking what happened? I don't want to live anymore, I'd rather die."

After saying that, she got up and was about to bang her head against a pillar when Granny Li rushed forward to stop her, "Madam, please don't, Madam."

Prime Minister Qin's face turned bright red. "Don't stop her, let her die!"

The Qin brothers and Granny Li were all stunned. Granny Li also paused for a moment, then screamed again, "Let me die! Let me die!"

"Father, what exactly happened?" Qin Shanyu asked.

Prime Minister Qin snorted, “Ask your mother what ‘good’ things she has done? Now our Prime Minister’s residence has become a laughing stock in Yandu City. People outside are talking about it. They say that the people of our Qin family are heartless and ungrateful. Now even the Emperor despises our Prime Minister’s residence.”

Catching his breath, he pointed at Li Shi again, "It's all because of you, you stupid woman! It's all because of you, you stupid woman!"

Li looked puzzled, her eyes filled with helplessness. "Master, I didn't do anything!"

In fact, Li is completely unaware that what she did has been exposed in public.

Because after seeing off the wedding procession yesterday, Prime Minister Qin and Lady Li entertained the remaining guests. By evening, Prime Minister Qin was already drunk.

Li then whispered and plotted with Qin Mingzhu and her daughter for a while.

After Qin Mingzhu left, Li also went to bed early.

Some of the servants in the Qin household actually knew about what happened yesterday afternoon: the dowry was so shabby that even the robbers didn't want it and it was abandoned halfway through the journey.

However, because the Li family usually didn't care much about Qin Wanyou, the food and supplies they provided were not as good as those for the young master and young lady.

Especially after the Second Miss lost her martial arts and spiritual power, it was as if she never existed.

So they didn't find it strange that the dowry wasn't generous; they just discussed it privately without telling Li Shi and Prime Minister Qin.

Qin Xiang pointed a trembling finger at Li Shi, "You, you, the Right Prime Minister's Mansion has been ruined by you."

Li repeated, "Sir, I haven't done anything wrong!"

Prime Minister Qin was panting heavily. "Did you prepare Qin Wanyou's dowry?"

Upon hearing this, Li's eyes flashed. "It was prepared by me."

Enraged, Prime Minister Qin kicked Li Shi, yelling, "You stupid woman! You've ruined my Qin family! Do you know that the dowry you prepared was opened halfway through the journey, found to be rubbish, and thrown away? Now everyone outside is cursing our Prime Minister's family for being heartless and ungrateful; the lucrative disaster relief task was originally mine, but now the Emperor has handed it over to that old bastard Lin Jinyan. Our Right Prime Minister's family is finished!"

Upon hearing this, Li was shocked. On the way, her dowry was opened in public.

"Sir, are you telling the truth?"

Before Prime Minister Qin could answer, Old Madam Qin burst in, unleashing a torrent of abuse: "Li Shi, you jinx, you piece of trash! Get back to your Li residence right now! You wretched woman..."

He launched into a tirade of curses, "What sins has my Right Prime Minister's family committed to deserve marrying such a heartless and ungrateful person like you?"

Then he looked at Prime Minister Qin and said, "Son, you should marry Chen Shi as soon as possible. If you continue to let such a vile woman manage the household, our Qin family will be ruined by her sooner or later."

Both the Li and Qin brothers were startled. "Master?"

Qin Xiang nodded, "Mother, please take care of the household with Xiao Hong for the time being."

Madam Qin agreed, "Alright."

Madam Qin was furious. She had just been humiliated by those old men who offered to give her their worn-out clothes, saying that people in the Qin family liked to wear tattered clothes and old jewelry. So, after driving them away, she came straight to settle accounts with Madam Li.

Li cried out, "No, sir, you can't do this to me!"

Ignoring Li's cries, Prime Minister Qin ordered, "Guards, confine Li to her courtyard and hand over the seal in her hand to the old lady."

Qin Shanyu and his brother shouted, "Father?"

Prime Minister Qin ignored them and said, "You should focus on recovering from your injuries and not worry about anything else."

After saying that, he left and returned to his study to think about how to make amends for what had happened.

Li was dragged back to her courtyard amidst her cries.

With a 'bang,' the butler slammed the door shut.

Seeing that crying and shouting were useless, and that it was truly all over this time, Madam Li hurriedly asked Granny Li, "Granny, what exactly happened?"

"I heard that the Second Miss's dowry was opened on the road yesterday, and the contents fell out and were seen by everyone. Afterwards, the people from the Prince's Mansion threw the contents away on the spot." In fact, Li Mama had not yet found out the details, but had only heard the servants whispering about it. She originally planned to find out more before telling the Madam.

"How is that possible? Why would it open halfway? Did that bitch know what I prepared for her?" Madam Li didn't believe that those things would be opened for no reason.

"Madam, please rest for a while and treat the injuries on your face. I'll go and find out more details."

Li urged immediately, "Go and find out what's going on, hurry up."

Granny Li could only go and inquire about the situation first.

In the morning, an imperial edict arrived from the palace, and in the afternoon, the empress from the palace sent a pile of rewards to Prince An's residence, as if slapping the face of the Right Prime Minister's residence.

Qin Wanyou looked at the pile of things in front of her. "Are these all for me?"

The gift was delivered by Zhou, the nanny who served the Empress. "Yes, these are gifts from Her Majesty the Empress, Consort Liang, and the ladies of the palace to Her Majesty the Princess, to congratulate Her Majesty."

Qin Wanyou was somewhat flattered, "How could I possibly accept this?"

Granny Zhou said, "Your Highness, please don't worry. These are just small tokens of our appreciation. Please accept them."

Qin Wanyou glanced at Wang Mama beside her, and saw Wang Mama nod slightly. "Then I will accept your thanks. Thank you, Mama. Please convey my thanks to the Empress and all the ladies."

Granny Zhou smiled respectfully, "Your Highness is too kind. Then this servant will return to report. I wish Prince An and Princess An a son soon and a lifelong union."

"Thank you, Granny Wang. Please see Granny and everyone out for me," Qin Wanyou said.

Granny Wang immediately gestured, "Granny Zhou, please, everyone!"

Before leaving, he gave Granny Zhou a large red envelope, saying, "Thank you for your hard work, Granny Zhou, and all the eunuchs and young man."

Granny Zhou squeezed Granny Wang's hand. "You've worked hard too! Please wait a moment."

it is more than words.

After registering everything, Shuangling came in with a slip of paper. "Miss, Bingbing brought in a message."

Qin Wanyou opened the note and frowned slightly.

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