Seeing that the two had sat down, Lord Qi breathed a sigh of relief and struggled to get up from the ground, enduring the pain all over his body.
He was a little afraid of his brother-in-law's feet. They used to be good brothers and he knew him too well.
Tan Mingrui, who is both talented in literature and martial arts, has always been his idol.
If he wanted to kill me, my old bones would probably not be able to withstand a few kicks from him and would be kicked to death.
Lord Qi sat down on the main seat with a shameless face, cautiously, fearing that his brother-in-law would kick him again.
I remember how good the relationship between the two was more than 20 years ago. They talked about the past and present together, traveled to the south together, and regarded each other as their own brothers.
And now! The two of them are almost becoming enemies.
Thinking back to the good old days, Lord Qi's face was filled with melancholy, loneliness and guilt.
"Are you really going to protect them till the end? Even at the cost of making an enemy of the Duke of Nanguo's Mansion?" Duke Tan asked in a deep voice.
The look was so terrifying that it frightened Lord Qi so much that his heart trembled.
"Brother Mingrui, she was just confused for a moment. She already knows she was wrong. Please, don't report it to the police. It's a family matter, can we just solve it at home
I am sorry for Xuan Er. I didn't take good care of him. If you want to blame someone, blame me. "The Marquis of Qi was like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water. He just refused to hand over Qin.
In the opinion of the Marquis of Qi, in fact, in such noble families, there are quite a lot of cases of stepmothers harming the children of the previous wife, but very few of them are made public.
Xuan'er is gone and there is no way he will come back to life. How can I push Meifeng out just to appease the Tan family
I should also take part of the responsibility for this matter. If I hadn't occasionally expressed my longing for the late lady, she wouldn't have had such wild thoughts.
That kind of thing would not happen.
"Do you think this is a family matter? Human lives are at stake, do you think this is a trivial matter
Do you think she was confused for a moment
From the time Xuan Ge'er was five to twenty years old, that vicious woman never stopped harming him.
Do you think this is a momentary confusion
Stop kidding yourself, she planned this for a long time, she did it on purpose."
When Lord Tan said the last sentence, there was murderous intent in his eyes.
This matter is not so easy to resolve.
This is the only thing I can do for my sister who passed away young.
"Brother Mingrui." Lord Qi gritted his teeth and knelt down in front of Lord Tan, "Brother Mingrui, please, let her live. I have already lost Mingqiu, I can't lose Meifeng again.
In the first few years after I got married to Meifeng, I always wanted to see the shadow of Mingqiu in Meifeng.
I always can't help but think of her as Mingqiu.
Gradually, Meifeng felt disappointed, unbalanced and resentful, which is why she did such a stupid thing.
It's all my fault, Brother Mingrui, I can do anything you ask me to do, but I just ask you to spare her life."
When it came to sad things, the Marquis of Qi simply hugged the legs of the Duke of Tan and burst into tears without caring about his image.
There was even some snot on his robe, and he treated himself as a complete weakling, looking as pitiful as possible.
His performance was indeed very effective.
Look, although Lord Tan had a look of disgust on his face, he had already softened a little.
He couldn't help but sigh as he looked at his former brother who looked a little old.
The handsome man who was once full of vigor and vitality could not resist the passage of time!
Originally they were the same age, but now he looked as if he was a dozen years older than her.
Hey! At least he has feelings for his sister.
Although my sister died early, it can be said that she married the wrong man.
Thinking back to when his sister passed away, he looked like he was dying, and it didn't seem fake. In the following years, he was listless and unable to get out of the pain, which didn't seem fake either.
In fact, at that time, when he saw him like that, his anger had already subsided by more than half.
Thinking back to the brotherhood between the two back then, it seems to be still vivid in my mind, but now things have changed.
Lord Tan looked up to the sky and sighed, feeling somewhat reluctant.
If this matter is reported to the police, it will have a huge impact on the Qi family.
He actually didn't want to kill all his former good brothers.
But Qin, there is no way I would let her have a good life.
Seeing her husband softened, Bao immediately took over the conversation and snorted, "You don't have to report it to the authorities, but Qin killed Xuan Ge'er, so there must be an explanation.
Otherwise, others will think that our Tan family is easy to bully."
When Lord Qi heard that things had turned around, he was delighted and quickly knelt in front of Bao, without any dignity, and bowed and said, "Yes, yes, sister-in-law, as long as you don't report it to the authorities, everything is fine.
As long as I can calm the Tan family and Brother Mingrui and Sister-in-law, I will do anything you ask me to do."
"Really? You can do anything?" Bao and Lord Tan looked at each other, "Qin can no longer be Xuan'er's mother, she is not worthy.
My Lord, do you understand what I mean?"
"This, this, what does it mean?" Lord Qi was a little confused for a moment.
What does it mean that she can't be the legal mother? Does that mean she should be divorced
"You are pretending to be ignorant even though you know the truth, right? Even if Xuan'er is gone, we cannot have a mother who harmed him.
Today, Qin's name is still engraved on Xuan Ge'er's tombstone."
Bao didn't think there was anything wrong with a marquis kneeling in front of her. She took his hand and accepted it, appearing a bit arrogant. It was obvious that she was a woman who was not easy to mess with.
"You, you mean to divorce her, or, or demote her to a concubine
How can the children accept this?" Lord Qi said hesitantly.
“They can’t accept it
Then, let’s report to the police.
Today, we must seek justice for Xuan Ge'er." Bao's voice rose several degrees.
"Do you still think that if you just kneel down like that, the Tan family's anger will subside
If Qin is allowed to continue to be the marquis's wife, won't the Tan family become a soft persimmon
Of course, if you want to let her continue to be the marquis, then report it to the authorities and let her go to the government office and be her marquis’ wife.”
"No, sister-in-law, don't be angry. Tell me, what do you want to do?" Lord Qi wiped the sweat from his head and said cautiously.
"You make your own decision. How can I tell you what to do?"
Lord Qi pondered for a moment and decided that if he wanted to appease the Tan family, he could only temporarily demote her to a concubine. This punishment would inflict the least loss.
Anyway, he didn't have any other concubines (the two former personal maids could be ignored).
Only the surface has changed.
Thinking of this, the Marquis no longer hesitated, and said helplessly: "Okay, from now on, Qin is no longer the mistress of the Marquis's Mansion.
She will be changed from a wife to a concubine. What do you think of this treatment?"
Bao and Lord Tan looked at each other and did not express any objection.
When Lord Qi saw that the two agreed, he stood up from the ground. He hoped that these two great gods would leave quickly. It was really uncomfortable to be their grandson.
"Well, Brother Mingrui, sister-in-law, if there is nothing else, then, then..."
Before he could even utter the words "Just go back", Bao retorted again.
"Is this how guests are entertained at the Pingchang Marquisate
I haven't even finished talking yet, and you've already ordered me to leave?" Bao's lips curled up with sarcasm, "It's not just a verbal statement, Qin's demotion from wife to concubine must be in written form.
And all the officials in the capital must know about this matter.