Heavenly Affliction

Standing in the shadows behind the study window, Xu Yinhe calmly watched the three children still facing off in the courtyard.

At first, he had indeed intended to mediate, but after Xu Yuan voiced that explanation—a lie concealing truth—there was no way he could step in to stop them.

He had caught the crux of the long string of lies in Changtian's words. Thus, though his own words seemed neutral, he was actually backing the third child.

In this whole affair, aside from the third child, the other two juniors of the family had both committed mistakes of principle.

And compared to Little Four overstepping her bounds by reallocating funds, what the eldest of the family had done was even more presumptuous.

From the moment Xu Yuan returned to the capital aboard the Chancellor's traveling palace, Xu Changge could no longer oppose him in many matters.

Of course, that did not mean Xu Changge could no longer beat Xu Yuan up. The Prime Minister's Mansion was not a place with the rigid hierarchy of the imperial clan. The two brothers had always been like this since childhood; with Xu Yuan's temperament, once his cultivation rose, how could he possibly refrain from seeking trouble with Xu Changge?

But there were two prerequisites for the two of them to fight.

First, they could not do so in front of outsiders. Second, it could not involve the core authority of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

And Xu Changge had just violated the second rule.

He could stop Xu Yuan from bullying his Fourth Sister, but after learning what Xu Xinyao had done, he should have immediately stopped and watched instead of continuing to shield her and striking at Xu Yuan.

This behavior of his

had already overstepped the authority of the Prime Minister's Mansion's