Chapter 68 Identity Exposed 2
After reading the slanderous report for half an hour, Xiao Linyuan had Xiao Jin brought to Ruifeng Courtyard. A dozen thugs were stopped in the front yard on the grounds that they were not allowed to enter the back yard.
"Prince Jinyue takes even longer to dress up than my wife." Xiao Jin made an important statement as soon as he entered the room.
Xiao Linyuan's fingertips tightened suddenly, but his face remained expressionless.
This was the first time the two brothers had communicated face to face at such close range since he went to the battlefield at the age of seventeen.
In six years, they carved themselves into the appearance they wanted, but they still looked like what the other hated.
The one with the most fluctuating emotions was Xiao Jin. Looking at Xiao Linyuan's face that looked more and more like Xiao Xuanyue, he felt jealous, hateful, and secretly envious at the same time.
Why am I not more like my father?
If he also had this face, would he not be abandoned so easily?
God is really unfair.
"You look so healthy! I wonder which miraculous doctor treated you? What favor did you promise to make him take the risk of offending His Majesty and treat you? Did he promise to save your life?"
Xiao Linyuan frowned slightly. It seemed that Xiao Jin really began to doubt Zijin.
"Minister Xiao, if you have something to say, please speak directly. There is no need for pleasantries between us."
"I am your brother after all, why are you so unfamiliar with me?"
"Why keep repeating something that no one can prove?"
Xiao Jin was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud, "So King Jinyue is planning to disown me as his brother?"
"From the Soul-Stirring Incense to the Six Deadly Gu, which one should a brother do? How on earth do you have the audacity to portray yourself as a humble gentleman?"
"Heh." Xiao Jin sneered, "You don't have to provoke me. I must see Mianmian today. While we're waiting for her, why don't we discuss the Xiao family army's military power?"
Xiao Linyuan squinted at him and said, "You don't have to covet things that don't belong to you."
"I am also your father's son, and I am equally qualified to take over the army he left behind. If you don't want the Xiao family army to fall into the hands of the Prime Minister and His Majesty, why not give it to me directly? My last name is Xiao, so at least I can preserve the bloodline of the Xiao family. In the future, my son can become a general and inherit the will of the palace."
Xiao Linyuan was too lazy to pay attention to him and picked up a military book to study it carefully.
Another stick of incense passed before Song Zijin rushed back from the clinic.
She was so worried that Xiao Jin would go crazy that she didn't even bother to wash up. She changed into women's clothes and went to the main house.
When I opened the door, I saw the two brothers sitting far apart, with a Milky Way between them.
She breathed a sigh of relief.
The next moment, Xiao Jin stood up and walked to her side, lowered his head and sniffed her shoulder with an ambiguous gesture.
Xiao Linyuan narrowed his eyes, his gaze cold, "Come here!"
The voice was unmistakable.
Song Zijin dodged Xiao Jin and trotted to stand behind Xiao Linyuan's wheelchair.
Xiao Jin stood there for a long time without moving.
He prided himself on being able to calculate people's hearts, but he didn't expect that this time he would be calculated by a weak woman.
The game was going well for him, but he suffered a setback and lost to a woman.
He sneered and turned to look at Song Zijin, his eyes icy cold. "Madam, you only had a fragrance before, why do you still smell like a clinic today?"
Song Zijin froze and did not answer Xiao Jin's question. Instead, he immediately looked at Xiao Linyuan's reaction.
The blood in his body stopped flowing. He wished he could disappear from this room immediately rather than see the hatred in Xiao Linyuan's eyes.
"Your Highness may not know yet, the woman you hold dearest to your heart is your illegitimate sister-in-law~" Xiao Jin added fuel to the fire.
Xiao Linyuan's face darkened and he looked at Xiao Jin as if he was looking at a dead person.
Song Zijin's legs went limp and he knelt beside Xiao Linyuan with a thud.
With a trembling voice, he said, "Your Highness... I have my reasons for concealing my identity..."
Xiao Linyuan's forehead twitched, and he pulled her up from the ground, "Didn't I tell you not to kneel?"
He was obviously very angry, but for fear of scaring her, he still suppressed his temper.
Song Zijin's legs were completely out of control and she slid down. She held the wheelchair armrests with both hands, and her face was pale and bloodless.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." Her mind went blank and she could only keep repeating the words of apology.
"Don't cry, I don't blame you." Xiao Linyuan was so heartbroken that he tried his best to make his voice sound gentler.
He knew that he shouldn't reveal his feelings for her in front of Xiao Jin, but he couldn't help it. He didn't want to scare her, and he didn't want others to scare her.
Xiao Jin clapped his hands and laughed, "How ridiculous, my silly brother! How could you have such shameful thoughts about your concubine's sister-in-law? Madam, why didn't you use these seductive tricks on your husband when you were still with him? You are so generous with your seduction when you are with my brother."
"Shut your stinking mouth!"
Xiao Linyuan was furious. He picked up the teacup on the table and threw it over. The cup did not break, but the tea was like a heavy hammer, hitting Xiao Jin's chest hard.
He groaned, and his body flew out like a kite with a broken string, hitting the door behind him heavily.
The door broke open and fell outside.
Chunsheng was startled by the sudden change and rushed in quickly, "Your Highness, what happened?"
"Kill him!" The four words popped out one by one from between Xiao Linyuan's teeth.
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