Zhongyu Liuying, who had been standing beside him, wasn't faring much better. Despite having applied thick makeup, it couldn't conceal the weariness etched on her face.
Huangfu Jingzhang was on the verge of losing his position as patriarch tonight. Consequently, she could no longer be the matriarch of the Huangfu family. The days of being revered by those noblewomen who used to gather around her were over.
If tonight's person taking over as the family head were Huangfu Ruixiang, her mood would undoubtedly be entirely different from now. Having her son as the family head was certainly preferable to her husband holding that position. It was much like why so many people aspired to become empress dowagers.
However, Huangfu Ruiling, who was about to assume the role of family head, had been cold and unemotional since he was a child, showing no affection toward his mother. If such a person were to become the family head, her future circumstances could be easily anticipated.
