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nLate at night, Zhou Huan was lying on the bed alone with her eyes open and her face looking serious.

nWhat her son said to her in the day echoed in her ear.

nThere was no one lying beside her, as her husband was sleeping in the study again.

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nAt one time, she thought that her husband changed because he was having an affair. Later, when her husband broke her son’s legs, she thought her husband was so cruel because his mistress had given birth to a son for him.

nBut she never thought… her husband had changed so much in recent years… because he wanted to rebel!

nRebel! Even if she barely cared about political affairs, she still knew how serious the crime was.

nIf someone rebelled, all his clan would be killed!

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nAll his clan… How dare her husband commit such a big crime!

nZhou’s head ached and her heart ached more. She would rather her husband had an affair with some woman.

nIn that case, at least the Tianyin post and her family wouldn’t be involved!

n“Fang Qiuhua, do you know what you are doing?”

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nZhou gave a wry smile. She found that even if they’d been married for more than 20 years, she had never known her husband well.

nSince her husband was like that, she thought that it was time for her to make a decision…

nOtherwise, both the Tianyin post and her family would be doomed. As long as she did something to show her attitude, her son would be saved at least…

nThat was her only and last hope in her life. She mustn’t lose her own son!

nShe couldn’t let her husband destroy her son, her last hope in this life!

nAs firmness gradually filled her eyes, she finally made up her mind…

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nThe next day, Zhou got up in the morning and went directly to Fang Qiuhua.

nAs Fang was in the study, Zhou said coldly to the gatekeeper, “Get out of the way.”

nThe gatekeeper didn’t stop her and said respectfully, “Madam.”

nZhou went in and Fang was sitting behind the desk.

nSeeing that Zhou come in, Fang looked at her calmly.

nZhou didn’t look fierce as she did in the past few days and went towards Fang steadily.

nFang looked at Zhou.

nZhou finally stopped in front of Fang. “Master, I think we need to have a good talk.”

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nLooking at Zhou, Fang didn’t speak or do anything.

nZhou looked at her husband sadly. “After living together for more than 20 years, we’ve become so distant that we even have nothing to say to each other now?”

nFang puckered his lips and finally said, “If you can’t calm down, I won’t talk to you.”

nZhou smiled slightly. “Calm down? Don’t worry, I’m very calm now.”

nFang looked down. “Okay. What do you want to talk about?”

nZhou stroked her face wearily. “Let’s have breakfast together.”

nFang did not refuse.

nThere were only the two of them having breakfast.

nZhou put the dishes in front of Fang as she did before, while Fang kept silent after taking the seat.

nAfter that, Zhou just had porridge silently without saying anything.

nFang also began to have porridge.

nWhen they finished breakfast, Zhou waved her hand and let the servant girls leave.

nWhen only Zhou and Fang were left in the dining room, Zhou looked at Fang.

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n“Master, we have been married for more than 20 years. What do you think of me?”

nAfter thinking for a moment, Fang said, “What do you want to say?”

n“Master, can you answer my question first?” Zhou said softly.

nFang fell silent again. After a while, he said slowly, “You take good care of our family and abide by your duty.”

nZhou’s lips gradually curled upwardly.

n“Master, I have no regrets since I can get such an evaluation from you.”

nFang lowered his head slightly.

nZhou stood up and said, “Master, I married you when I was 16 years old. In the blink of an eye, more than 20 years have passed and our son is already old enough to start his own family.”

nTenderness flickered in Fang’s eyes.

nZhou walked up behind Fang’s back and put one hand on his shoulder.

n“Master, do you know? I don’t want much. I just hope that our family can stay together and live a happy life for the rest of our lives.”

nFang slowly closed his eyes and said lightly, “Sometimes the simplest wish is the most difficult to achieve.”

n“Right.” Zhou smiled sadly. “The simplest wish is the most difficult to achieve.”

nFang puckered his lips. When he was just about to say something, suddenly, he felt a stabbing pain in his neck.

nFang was stunned. He stretched out his hand and felt there was blood. And the blood… was black!

nFang was shocked. “You…”

nThe sad smile was still on Zhou’s face. Fang scolded, “What did you do?”

nZhou smiled and said, “You’re poisoned.”

nFang gasped, and then, he fell to the ground.

nFang looked very bad. His face turned black, but his eyes were open, as if they could never be closed.

nZhou closed her eyes. After she opened her eyes again, they had been filled with calmness.

nShe bent down and held Fang in her arms.

nAlthough she was a woman, it was not impossible for her to carry her husband, because she had been practicing martial arts since childhood.

nZhou carried her husband easily. Then, she went in a secret path in the dining room and disappeared.

nWhen Zhou appeared again, she was already in Fang Shuoyang’s room.

nFang was stunned to see his mother appear in the secret path.

n“Mom? Why did you get out of the secret room?”

nZhou smiled faintly. “Your father’s been poisoned.”

nFang’s eyes widened. “What?”

nZhou smiled. “You didn’t hear me wrong. He’s in the secret room under your room now.”

nFang gasped. “Mom, you…”

n“Hurry up and implement your plan. Otherwise, things might change.”

nFang got out of bed and stood on one foot.

n“Mom…” There were so many things that he wanted to tell his mother, but he just couldn’t say anything at that moment.

nZhou said, “You don’t have much time. Besides, your father… Tell the emperor to take him away.”

nFang Shuoyang’s eyes were red. At this moment, he hated himself for his incompetence.

nCompared with her son, Zhou Huan was much calmer.

n“I’ll go out first. Take action as soon as possible. Let me know if you need me.”

n“Mom, I’m sorry.” Fang Shuoyang knelt down.

n“Silly boy.” Zhou Huan smiled and touched Fang’s head with one hand. “You did nothing wrong. On the contrary, your choice is correct. But there are some things that I don’t want you to bear alone. I’m willing to share it with you. It’s your father’s fault. He should pay for his choice. But we are his families after all. So, my boy, don’t hate him.”

n“Mom, I won’t hate dad. How can I hate him?” Fang choked with sobs.

nZhou nodded with emotion. “Mhmm. I’m glad to hear that.”

nZhou left. Fang Shuoyang took a deep breath and then called his servant over. When Long Xiaoyuan got the news, he was very surprised. He knew that he could rely on Zhou Huan to achieve his goal and it was highly likely for her to make it, but he hadn’t expected that she would make it so soon!

nLong was a little unprepared, but he knew it was a golden chance that couldn’t be missed!

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