Let Me Explain, Fairy

Chapter 1125: Chapter 705: Heavenly Plague

Standing in the shadows behind the study’s window lattice, Xu Yinhè gazed calmly at the three children who were still confronting each other in the courtyard.

At first, he had indeed intended to mediate, but after hearing Xu Yuan’s explanation—half true, half false—it was no longer feasible for him to intervene.

He caught the core issue hidden beneath the string of lies from Changtian, and thus, although his words seemed neutral, in fact, they supported the third child.

In this entire affair, apart from the third child, the other two young family members committed mistakes of principle.

Moreover, compared to Little Four overstepping boundaries to move funds, the eldest’s actions were even more egregious.

Ever since Xu Yuan had returned to the capital aboard the Prime Minister’s Mansion’s carriage, Xu Changge could no longer oppose him as he once did.

Of course, this didn’t mean Xu Changge couldn’t throw punches at Xu Yuan; the Prime Minister’s Mansion wasn’t like the Imperial Family with its rigid hierarchical structure. The two brothers had grown up being this way, and given Xu Yuan’s disposition, as soon as his cultivation improved, how could he resist creating trouble for Xu Changge?

But there were two prerequisites for their confrontations.

First, it couldn’t happen in front of outsiders; second, it shouldn’t involve the core powers of the Prime Minister’s Mansion.

Xu Changge had just violated the second principle.

He could stop Xu Yuan from bullying their younger sister, Xu Xinyao, but after learning of Xu Xinyao’s transgression, he should have immediately stepped aside and watched rather than continuing to shield her and confronting Xu Yuan.

This behavior of his,