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Chapter 581: Chapter 46 This Apprentice!

Not Easy to Raise (Seeking Monthly Pass)_2 Chapter 581: Chapter 46 This Apprentice!

Not Easy to Raise (Seeking Monthly Pass)_2 The wine and dishes had already been prepared early.

Seeing the two men finish their discussion, Commandery Prince Wu Dianshan had a good wine and food sent up and invited the two men to sit down and enjoy the feast.

Wang Shouzhe and Taishi Ankang naturally wouldn’t refuse his invitation.

Ultimately, they enjoyed a banquet that lasted more than an hour before departing, both hosts and guests having a great time.

…

Meanwhile, at the same time.

… Longzuo Qian Family.

As the saying goes, “Entering a marquis’s household is like plunging into the deep sea”.

Although the Qian Family was not a marquis’s family, as a fifth-grade purple abode foundation family, it had already lasted for over a thousand years, and in terms of strength and foundation, it was much stronger than the ancient Huaxia marquis’s houses.

The main residence of the Qian Family was, naturally, much more vast and profound than that of the “deep-sea” marquis’ mansion.

The entire place was very extensive, with more than ten thousand house slaves and over a thousand heads of households.

Such a family, of course, had a complete management system.

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In the West Garden of the main residence, the area received less sunlight due to the design of the buildings, trees and weeds growing wildly, the courtyard looked eerie due to years of neglect.

This was not because the Qian Family couldn’t afford to repair, but because the West Garden was traditionally used by the Qian Family to punish and exile women who had committed offences within the family, similar to the “cold palace” in the ancient Huaxia imperial household.

Once exiled to the West Garden, one could not leave without permission, and was essentially abandoned by the family.

This represented the family’s extremely strict punishment.

Why were only women exiled?

Naturally, it was because if a male member of the family committed a serious offense, they would usually be exiled to the family’s mine to undertake some extremely laborious work as punishment.

At this time.

This seldom used West Garden was finally opened.

A beautifully dressed woman was escorted in by a group of robust maidens and pushed to the ground.

This beautiful woman was none other than Cao Li Na, the current First lady of the Qian family.

Even after being thrown into the yard, Cao Li Na did not come back to her senses.

She couldn’t believe what was happening and stared at Qian Qinhong, yelling angrily, “Qian Qinhong, where do you get the nerve to lock me in this broken place?

I, Cao Li Na, am the legitimate daughter of the Cao Family of Liaoyuan.

Aren’t you afraid of being held accountable by my maternal family?”

Outside the courtyard, Qian Qinhong stood with his hands behind his back, his face gloomy, “Cao Li Na, although it was the Old Ancestor’s idea to put you under house arrest.

But as the Family Head, I also think that you should stay here and reflect on your actions.

As for your maternal family coming to hold us accountable…hmph~ We, the Qian Family, have yet to hold the distant Cao Family accountable.

What kind of family tradition does the Cao Family have that they could cultivate such a malicious person like you!”

“Malicious?

On what grounds do you call me malicious?” Cao Li Na’s face turned cold, and she gritted her teeth and shouted angrily, “I, the legitimate daughter of the Cao Family, married you, an old widower, and gave birth to a son who does not even have the right to inherit the family.

Why should Qian Xuehan, that bastard who lost his mother, can inherit the direct line?

Even if he can’t be the Family Head, his son and grandson will remain in the line of succession?

My son Xue Rui has skills and bloodline not any inferior to him, so why is he only a Elder?!”

“The principle of inheriting the eldest son and not the youngest has been followed by all prominent families in Da Qian, and is also clearly stated in the laws of Da Qian.

You, you, you…”

Qian Qinhong pointed at Cao Li Na with trembling fingers, almost too furious to speak.

After a while, he finally caught his breath and admonished with a cold face, “Do you know why the Old Ancestor established such rules?

If a family wants to be passed down for thousands, tens of thousands of years, the most important things are unity and stability!

It is precisely because there is this insurmountable strict tradition and laws that the families have been able to pass down and flourish.

Otherwise, there would be constant fights among brothers within the family, which would lead to internal conflicts and chaos, isn’t it?”

“Cao Li Na, I think you’ve been poisoned by that wretch Cao Youqing!” Qian Qinhong was furious, “That wretch is a Sky Pride from the Sacred Land, instead of preparing to explore territories for humanity and resist foreign enemies, he dares to be involved in the storm of change.

His foolish self-destructive behavior is one thing, but he even dares to use you to manipulate our Qian Family, attempting to drag us into the vortex as well!

Does he really think that our Qian Family is easy to bully?”

The Qian Family, which is a powerful fifth-grade family, has many skillful members.

After a series of investigations and inferences, they have already made a pretty good guess about Cao Youqing’s plans.

With the current uncertain situation, which prominent family dares to side casually?

A slight mistake could lead to annihilation.

Hearing his words, Cao Li Na paled, as if she only realized the seriousness of the matter at this moment, “Then, then what about my son Rui?

I did all this, it has nothing to do with him!

Husband, Rui is your own son, you…”

“Hmph~ You have the audacity to mention him?” Qian Qinhong interrupted her, pointed at her, and cursed, “If not for you constantly instigating him behind the scenes, would he have formed such forbidden thoughts in the first place?

Even though he wasn’t directly involved in this case of brother-murder and power-snatching, he was still indirectly implicated by you.

The Old Ancestor has already decreed that he be exiled to the mine to serve as a small principal, and he is not allowed to set foot in the Qian Family for thirty years!”

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Then, then doesn’t that mean Rui is…”

Cao Li Na slumped onto the ground, her face as pale as a sheet.

She understood that “not allowed to set foot in the Qian Family for thirty years” was just a nice way to put it, at its core, Xue Rui was exiled.

Even if he returned after thirty years, he could only remain a marginal figure, and it would no longer be possible for him to be used by the family.

If only she had known… If only she had known this would happen, she wouldn’t have…

Seeing her in such a state, Qian Qinhong, despite being her husband of many years, felt a bit sorry.

But when he thought about the stupid things she had done, his heart hardened again.