Chapter 70 Recap

In the study in the front courtyard, Gao Wuyong quietly left with Yinzhen's letter. Sitting alone at his desk, Yinzhen, his worried older brother demeanor gone, relaxed and leaned back lazily in his chair.

"Host, host, why is the Fourteenth Prince under house arrest?" The white kitten jumped out impatiently, its words directly acknowledging that this was Yinzhen's doing.

"I didn't make this—" Yinzhen raised an eyebrow slightly, habitually stroking the cat, his words light and casual with a faint smile.

【Huh? Wasn't this the master's doing?】

A round, pink ball suddenly appeared on the desk, as if it had grown out of the desk itself. Having spent a lot of time with 555, 556, who had become a little bolder, stared at Yinzhen with wide eyes, her eyes filled with the words "I don't believe it."

【Meow!】 Hearing 556's voice, 555, who was being petted comfortably by Yinzhen, opened its eyes and immediately saw "half" of a pink dumpling with such a strange look in its eyes. It was so frightened that its fur stood on end, and it slapped the pink dumpling into a pancake with one paw.

【555】

556 The sound of gritting teeth came from under the claws. 555 then realized that it had slapped the wrong person and hurriedly removed its claws. [Ah, sorry, sorry, I thought it was some kind of ghost. I didn't expect it to be you, Little Six... You have no dignity at all, only showing half of your body. It's one thing to scare me, but what if you scare the host...]

The pink pancake on the table moved around and quickly returned to its original shape. This time, 556 learned its lesson and showed its whole body, but the pink dumpling looked a little more swollen than before.

556, with a long face, watched 555, whose tone gradually became more righteous and who could always shift the blame onto the host, and couldn't help but give it a deadpan look. "You'll get used to it, you'll get used to it. You can't beat the big boss, but you can't beat the naive sweetheart protected by the big boss either. In the end, it's the one who bears everything in this family..."

It endures, because the eldest brother should be tolerant and not hold grudges against his younger brothers. It endures... but it can't take it anymore. Let's change the subject.

My dear master, who did this?

【Xiao Liu, you're talking so strangely. Why are you using such a high-pitched voice? Did I break your voice pack?!】555 was terrified and stretched out her little paw to scratch it.

【No…】556 shrugged 555’s little paws away and asked with a fake smile (Aren’t you curious?).

[Oh right, host, so who did it?] Instantly drawn to Yinzhen's attention, 555 returned to Yinzhen's arms, its round cat eyes looking at Yinzhen curiously.

Yinzhen smiled. He had just watched another good show of 556 being bullied by 555. He was in a good mood, so he was still happy to decrypt the two systems.

"Naturally... it's Yixiu, and perhaps some of Qi Yuebin's methods as well. The alliance between these two is quite effective." Yinzhen commented calmly. Everyone's actions in the mansion were under his watchful eye. Yixiu and Qi Yuebin were targeting the Wuya clan, so how could he not provide them with a stage?

Looking back now, they performed quite well in this play, cleverly using the opponent's strength against them. Uya Fangning, Uya's niece, was indeed a very interesting choice.

Whether 555 believed Yinzhen's words or not, 556 didn't know. But it certainly didn't believe it; how could the Great Demon King not be involved in this?

Before seeing this, the Great Demon King only gave the First Prince a "strength boost" buff, which ruined the First Prince and exposed Suo'etu. 556 could see that Yinzhen was unfathomable. He said that this matter had nothing to do with him. Not even a dog would believe that!

Oh, Cat Letter. Glancing at the seemingly enlightened 555 and 556's indifferent comments, "Innocent and naive as ever." Tsk, with a brain like that, she's definitely a junior. How could the Great Demon King not see through her? 556, a mature system with a rich resume and a clear mind, is the most suitable to be the eldest brother!

...

In the palace, Yinxiang, who had received a letter from Yinzhen asking him to look after the Fourteenth Prince, naturally did not refuse. However, he couldn't hide his envy. Yinzhen was indeed lucky, being the Fourth Prince's younger brother...

Shaking his head to shake off the lingering jealousy, he was now preoccupied with worry for Yinzhen. To be honest, although he and Yinzhen lived in the palace together, he didn't know much about Yinzhen's confinement. He only knew that Yinzhen had caused a scene at Yonghe Palace, but he didn't know why.

Yinzhen had clearly restrained himself a lot, so what could have triggered him?

Yinxiang hurriedly arrived at Yinzhen's courtyard. Two guards stood at the gate, preventing anyone from entering or leaving.

"Greetings, Thirteenth Prince. By order of His Majesty, no one is allowed to enter or leave." Upon seeing Yinxiang, the two guards bowed respectfully and greeted him, but they refused to allow him to enter.

"I'm not going in. I'm just delivering some pastries to the Fourteenth Prince. Is it alright if someone inside receives them?" Yinxiang held up the food box in his hand and gestured to the two of them.

The two men exchanged glances and nodded to Yinxiang. They then beckoned inside, summoning a young eunuch from the courtyard.

"Thirteenth Prince!"

The young eunuch who was replaced was Sun Fuli, who served Yinzhen attentively. However, after Yinzhen was ordered to stay at home, he locked himself in a room and did not allow anyone to enter.

Sun Fuli could only anxiously wait outside, but seeing Yinxiang was like seeing a savior.

"Take the pastries for Fourteenth Brother into the store and tell Yinzhen that not only me, but Fourth Brother is also very worried about him."

Yinxiang clearly recognized the personal eunuch of the Fourteenth Prince, so he earnestly gave instructions to Sun Fuli.

"Sigh, Master has locked himself in his room and won't let us in, Thirteenth Prince..." Sun Fuli had no choice. As servants, they knew Yinzhen's temperament best, so they were always cautious and dared not offend him easily.

Yinxiang frowned, not wanting to say much to Sun Fuli, but said gently, "Take the food box inside and knock on the door. Just say it's from your fourth brother."

"Yes, this servant understands." Sun Fuli took the food box, bowed to Yinxiang, and nervously went to the door, gently knocking.

"roll!"

Yinzhen's angry rebuke startled Sun Fuli, but there was nothing he could do. In order to appease his master, Sun Fuli could only take a deep breath and brace himself to reply, "Master, the Thirteenth Prince has arrived, bringing a box of pastries, saying that he is delivering them on behalf of the Fourth Prince."

The room remained silent for a long while. After a while, the door was opened to Sun Fuli's expectant gaze, and his master, Yinzhen, appeared at the door looking rather disheveled.

Sun Fuli glanced at him once, then quickly lowered his head, desperately trying to minimize his presence and forcing himself to forget Yinzhen's reddened eyes.

After Yinzhen came out, he merely glanced at the food box in Sun Fuli's hand, said nothing, hesitated for a moment, and walked towards the courtyard gate. Sure enough, Yinxiang had not left yet.

"Fourteenth, you..." Looking at Yinzhen, who suddenly appeared, looking disheveled and full of sadness and confusion, Yinxiang could not hide his surprise and worry.

“Thirteenth Brother…” Looking at Yinxiang’s worried eyes, Yinzhen’s eyes suddenly welled up with tears. He reached out and roughly wiped away the tears on his face, refusing to show any weakness, but he couldn’t stop sobbing.

His tears were always for his mother... When his tears ran dry, it seemed their bond as mother and son would also dissipate...