To request disownment from the clan meant severing their mother-son relationship. From then on, all glory and favor would have nothing to do with the Xiang family. He was the General; if he left, he would take his title with him, and the Xiang family would be reduced to commoners.
"No… COUGH COUGH COUGH… You can't, Mother! Don't let… don't let Eldest Brother leave the clan…" Xiang Mingli, who had just been beaten, sat bolt upright in alarm, ignoring his pain.
'Without the prestige of the General's manor, how am I supposed to get by out there?'
Old Madam Xiang came to her senses as well, her tone softening in her panic. "Minghou, I was wrong. I was just being impulsive. I promise, I'll change."
Xiang Minghou's expression remained cold. He clearly didn't believe her; he knew his mother's character all too well.
'If it weren't for the promise I made to Father on his deathbed, I would have left this family long ago.'
