Chapter 45: Chirp Chirp Angry

Chiu Chiu lay peacefully on the ground, surrounded by three handsome young men. The little fish immediately declared that its fish life was complete.

Most importantly, my brother's study wasn't used for studying!

The fluffy blanket is perfect for Chiu Chiu to show off her agile figure, the tiger-head doll is Chiu Chiu's little pillow, and the bamboo woven toys are Chiu Chiu's sleep aids...

This isn't my brother's study; this should be Chiu Chiu's study!

Chiu Chiu's rambling made her two older brothers blush. It was one thing for them to hide such things in the study because they didn't like reading, but it was quite another for their younger sister to drag them out and whip them like corpses.

Su Xiucheng: "Stop talking, it's impolite to keep going."

Xue Zheng, who was observing the daily interactions of the Su siblings, was taken aback: "I didn't say anything."

Su Xiucheng glanced at him: "I wasn't talking about you."

Xue Zheng: Are there other people talking here?

Su Jingwen tried to cover it up with a silly grin: "He's talking about me."

Xue Zheng's eyes were subtle: "Then you two brothers are really in sync, no wonder you're twins."

"Hehe!" The two brothers didn't know what to say, so they just laughed awkwardly.

Jiujiu's arms were strong; she propped herself up to look around, then trembled and shrank back. Her round eyes were fixed on Xue Zheng, her gaze never leaving him.

After Xue Zheng's mother passed away, he did not have a good life in the Xue family and his health deteriorated. Although he was taken to the Prince's Mansion in the capital to be cared for for several years, he still did not like to eat and was thin. Even standing next to Su Jingwen, he was much thinner, not to mention that he looked like a skinny bamboo pole when compared to Su Xiucheng.

Chuchu gently touched his well-defined knuckles: "Little brother, you're so pitiful~"

Xue Zheng poked a dimpled spot on Qiuqiu's face with his hand, but the expected crying did not come.

He wondered, "Doesn't this child cry? It's been so long, and he only managed a couple of fake howls just now, without even managing to squeeze out a tear."

Will she cry?

I don't cry.

He sniffled, looking like a brave little boy. But this older brother will cry a lot in the future.

She patted Xue Zheng's leg again, her eyes asking earnestly, "Brother, won't your leg break?"

[I'll let you in on a secret: that bad guy is in my house. I'll take you to catch him later!]

Su Jingwen paused in his movement to pick up Qiuqiu. The person who wanted to break Xue Zheng's leg was actually in their house?

Xue Zheng felt a little uncomfortable with Qiu Qiu's overly familiar manner. He asked the two brothers, "Is she this familiar with everyone?"

Su Xiucheng patted Qiuqiu's chubby little hand. Xue Zheng glanced at it and clicked his tongue softly, "So chubby!"

Chuchu: 【@##！%……*&*****！】

Su Xiucheng wiped the cold sweat from his brow and quickly turned Qiuqiu to lie on its side in a different position.

Even babies can use really dirty language!

He said to his friend with a serious expression, "My sister doesn't like people saying she's fat."

Xue Zheng had already noticed that the three-month-old baby had learned to roll his eyes, which meant he really didn't like it.

Su Xiucheng added, "But you can say she's plump."

Xue Zheng: "???"

Why is this place acting so strangely?

Su Jingwen coughed lightly, interrupting their conversation. He was still worried about Xue Zheng's leg. He wanted to know who the murderer was!

"By the way, Xue Zheng, what exactly happened with the runaway horse in the east of the city?"

The smile on Xue Zheng's face immediately faded. "It's just that little thing."

"The Xue family?" Su Jingwen asked in surprise. The Xue family was thousands of miles away from the capital, so how could they have such a long reach?

It was no secret in the capital that Xue Zheng was at odds with his own Xue clan. When the eldest son of the Xue family died tragically in the capital, the culprit was Jin Yunsheng, a hostage from a neighboring country, but due to a lack of conclusive evidence, they could only keep quiet.

The investigation revealed that Xue Zheng's birth mother was involved. A talented scholar and a beautiful woman are always a sight to behold, and the princess was unable to defend herself. Amidst the rumors spreading throughout the capital, Xue Zheng's second son, who had come to the capital to retrieve his brother's body, surprisingly brought with him the Xue family's imperial edict, proposing marriage to the princess.

In order to quell the rumors and to reassure the powerful families and consolidate imperial power, the King of Ying had no choice but to marry his youngest daughter to the Xue family.

However, the second son of the Xue family already had a concubine and a son born out of wedlock, and his desire to marry the princess was solely for the purpose of humiliating her. Unfortunately, the princess suffered ten years of torment in the Xue family before finally dying in childbirth…

Fearing repercussions from the imperial court, the Xue family promised that everything in the Xue family would be inherited by Xue Zheng, and he would be their sole heir.

Therefore, as long as Xue Zheng is alive, some people will not be at peace!

“My father has made his concubine his official wife. If I don’t die, his precious son will only ever be a son of a concubine. If he ever enters the court, he will only be ridiculed and ostracized by his colleagues.”

Even Su Xiucheng, who didn't like to think, was dumbfounded. "But your maternal grandfather is the Prince of Ying! If I remember correctly, your aunt's brother is a Hanlin Academician, and your father..." Is there something wrong with his brain?!

After all, he's his biological father, so there are some things that can't be said outright.

It can only be said that Xue Zheng's father was not afraid that Xue Zheng's brother's career was too smooth, but rather hoped that he would be demoted and sent back to his hometown as soon as possible!

You have to offend the places you shouldn't offend!

"Even our little chick knows how to read the room!"

Brother, what are you making up about me about now?

Chiu Chiu didn't understand and felt like her brain was full of mush.

How did it become Xue Zheng's brother's father who harmed him?

He's clearly the male lead!

Xue Zheng crossed his arms and raised his head again with an arrogant air: "So my father's wishful thinking failed. The frightened horse didn't trample me to death, but his precious son who poisoned the horse is going to be finished!"

How could the pampered young master raised in the Prince's Mansion be so easily killed by the underhanded tactics of the inner quarters!

His Majesty summoned my uncle to the palace yesterday to appease him. The matter will be revealed after the imperial examinations, at which time the Xue family's pipe dream will be shattered.

This is the ultimate way to kill someone by destroying their spirit!

"Lord He has already determined that a packet of bewitching herbs was poured into the manger before we went to our riding and archery class. Now we have witnesses and physical evidence, and we are just waiting for Xue Hui to climb to the highest point after the imperial examination and fall heavily to the ground!"

The Xue family all say that Xue Hui has inherited his uncle's ways. They wonder if his uncle, if he knew from beyond the grave that his family was comparing him to such a despicable person as Xue Hui, would be so angry that he would come back to life.

"Bewitching herb?" Su Jingwen felt that this sounded familiar.

Xue Zheng: "Yes, it's said to be a plant unique to the Jiangnan region. Whether it's a person or an animal, if it's consumed in large quantities, it will cause them to lose their mind. What, you know about the mind-controlling herb?"

Whether Su Jingwen knows or not is unclear, but Qiuqiu knows very well!

[A harmful weed!]

[She wanted to harm her mother, she wanted to harm her third uncle, and now she's trying to harm her brother Xue Zheng!]

[Burn it all, burn it all! I'm so angry! Burn it all!!!]

Xue Zheng couldn't hear Qiuqiu's inner thoughts; he only saw the little girl suddenly clench her fists, looking furious, her face turning red.

"What happened to her?"

Are you hungry or need to poop?

Su Jingwen glanced calmly at Qiuqiu: "Oh, she's standing up for you!"

Xue Zheng slapped Su Jingwen hard on the shoulder: "Brother Jingwen, your sister is truly loyal! Don't worry, from now on your sister is my sister! Hehe, I don't even have a sister yet!"

He is the youngest in the British royal family.

Su Xiucheng reminded him, "You have four or five younger sisters in the Xue family. You've been in the capital for a few years now, and you might have gained several more."

"That doesn't count!"

Su Xiucheng thought this was just him being greedy for his sister, and was about to lash out when Dong Xiao rushed in in a panic, "Young masters, please come with me to an open space!"

"The backyard is on fire!"

(End of this chapter)