The pain, sharp and piercing, felt like a searing brand on my neck as the person in front of me gripped it with cruel intensity. It was a feeling of impending explosion, a throbbing sensation that threatened to overwhelm me.,Xia Zi'an, despite being the legitimate son, never experienced the privileges of a legitimate heir while living in the Prime Minister's residence. Moreover, his mother was ostracized by the Prime Minister.,"Stop wasting my time!" Murong Qiao said coldly. "If you refuse, we will follow the plan the Prime Minister had laid out. We'll accuse your mother of infidelity and divorce her. Then we shall see if that Yuan woman can survive with such a shameful accusation thrown at her."。