"Truly, when the wall falls everyone pushes it down. Consider when the Qin family held a third-rank position; every year the Ding family would send gifts, always mentioning our fellowship as townsmen. Think about how Ding Shouxin climbed from a ninth-rank official to a Secondary Fourth-rank Prefect today, how much he relied on our Qin family's power? Now that the Qin family has fallen, they avoid us as much as possible. Haha, so much for being townsmen, alas…"
Old Mrs. Qin, overcome with anger, started coughing violently, taking a handkerchief from Nanny Ding and covering her mouth, only to reveal a smear of red on it.
"Mother!"
Mrs. Wang, shocked, turned pale, her hands trembling as she poured warm water and directed the equally pale-faced Nanny Ding to fetch medicine.
