Ye Xun lowered the curtain: "Got it."

The trusted guards retreated without a trace.

Ye Xun looked at Xie Jinnian and said solemnly: "Sir, the eldest son actually directed the blame at you. With the city lord's suspicious nature, I'm afraid——"

Ye Lang clenched his fists in indignation: "It was clearly him who cried thief last night, and when he failed, he shifted the blame to us. How shameless!"

The four brothers seem to be harmonious on the surface, but they fight a lot in secret.

Xie Jinnian was accustomed to this and was not surprised by Xiahou Zheng's frame-up.

"Master, what should we do?" Ye Xun asked.

Xie Jinnian said calmly, "Let's go back to the yard first, take a shower, and change clothes."

Ye Xun and Ye Lang looked at each other. Only their young master could remain so calm in the face of disaster.

Xie Jinnian returned to the yard, took a comfortable bath, and walked out with her long, black, satin-like hair loose.

He has a fair face and delicate features, a rare good-looking appearance in the world.

However, he always deliberately lowers his presence, often causing people to overlook his stunning looks.

The five tigers' eyes were wide open.

This person... is so good-looking! Xie Jinnian came to the bird cage and tapped the cage with his slender jade-like fingertips.

The Five Tigers came back to their senses: "Jiya!"

what?

Xie Jinnian said nonchalantly, "I'm very angry that you have been a spy by my side for so long."

Wu Hu: "Ruyi loves you."

Xie Jinnian: "Sweet words have no effect on me."

Wu Hu whispered: "Grandpa and grandma."

Xie Jinnian: “…”

Xie Jinnian picked up the bird cage and said, "It's not easy for me to forgive you. I don't keep useless people around me, let alone birds."

Five Tigers: We are all the victims of a scam (birds), why are we so anxious to hurt each other? - Xie Jinnian dressed neatly, tied up her hair, and took the two phoenixes to Xiahou Qing's bedroom.

Xiahou Zheng is still here.

In Qianshan Island, the only ones who can enter directly without permission are Xiahou Qing, the city lord, Xiahou Yi and Ling Yun.

Xie Jinnian has never felt unbalanced about this.

He waited obediently for the servant's message until Xiahou Qing agreed to see him.

When Xiahou Qing saw him carrying two phoenix birds in... with a festive knot tied on the cage, he couldn't help but frown.

"Meet foster father."

Xie Jinnian put down the cage and bowed.

Xiahou Zheng looked at his adoptive father's expression and smiled faintly: "Second brother, what are you doing?"

Xie Jinnian said: "The Hundred Flowers Palace sent a pair of phoenix birds, I brought them to present to my adoptive father."

After a pause, he added, "Yun Lin picked them out himself, saying that these two are easier to raise."

When Xiahou Qing heard that it was his son who chose it, he was speechless.

But he saw that the second brother had something serious to do: "What did you do last night?"

Xie Jinnian said truthfully: "I rested in the courtyard in the first half of the night, and followed the two elders to the Hundred Flowers Palace in the second half of the night. I only came back with the two elders just now."

Xiahou Zheng asked with a hint of something else in mind: "Second brother, why don't you think about it again? Are you sure you didn't do anything else?"

Xie Jinnian looked over at him and asked, "What do you mean, brother?"

Xiahou Zheng said: "The prison is heavily guarded. It's not easy for Yuwen Xi and Yuwen Huai to get the key. Who do you think gave it to them?"

Xie Jinnian looked wronged: "Brother, are you doubting me?"

Xiahou Zheng didn't answer him directly, but his words were a tacit agreement: "I asked my foster father, it was you who volunteered to search the Hundred Flower Palace last night, why?"

Xie Jinnian sighed, "I just want to share my foster father's worries. I definitely don't mean to steal the credit from my elder brother."

Xiahou Qing glanced at Xiahou Zheng.

To be honest, among the four adopted sons, the second one is the most non-confrontational.

Xie Jinnian said, "Speaking of which, what Big Brother did last night was indeed inappropriate. Knowing that Young Palace Master Yun is soft-hearted, he shouldn't have used Big Brother's status to pressure him. He is actually very wise and reasonable, just like my adoptive father."

In just a few words, he praised both Xiahou Qing and Ling Yun.

Even though Xiahou Qing was always unhappy with Ling Yun, he could speak for his son and no one else could say a bad word about him.

When Xiahou Zheng said that he had offended Ling Yun, wasn't he also implying that Ling Yun was narrow-minded and likes to quibble with others?

In contrast, Xie Jinnian's remarks were much more comforting.

Xiahou Zheng hurriedly said, "Foster father, I didn't use my status as the eldest brother to pressure Yun Lin!"

Xie Jinnian looked innocent: "That's what Young Palace Master Yun told me. Did he lie on purpose?"

How big of a face does Xiahou Zheng have to deserve Yun Lin's personal discrediting of him? Xiahou Qing looked at his eldest son with a hint of displeasure.

Xiahou Zheng clenched his fists.

Xiahou Qing asked again: "Is Yun Lin angry?"

Xie Jinnian smiled slightly: "At first he was a little angry, saying that his adoptive father didn't trust him. He was his adoptive father's son, and if he begged a few more times, his adoptive father would naturally soften his heart. Why did he resort to such tricks? He also said, 'At most, I can bring my mother's tablet over to see if my father loves me?'"

This arrogant and world-weary little character is so vividly portrayed by Xiahou Qing.

Xie Jinnian said calmly, "If you don't believe me, you can ask the two elders. They were also present at the time."

The two were drunk by Wei Xu and were so confused that they naturally didn't "hear" it.

But the two elders would not say they didn’t hear it, otherwise it would be a disguised admission that they were drunk.

Besides, my godfather won’t ask.

Xiahou Qing really didn't intend to ask any further questions.

Xie Jinnian's cleverness lies in the fact that he transformed the conflict from suspicion about himself into a crisis of trust between Yun Lin and Xiahou Qing, the father and son.

When questioned, never get caught up in a spiral of self-justification.

We must learn to divert conflicts.

He continued, "Later, the two elders explained the city lord's difficulties and the difficulties he had faced over the years. Young Palace Master Yun understood that the city lord was just handling the matter impartially and did not distrust him. However..."

Xiahou Qing's heart tightened: "But what?"

Xie Jinnian smiled and said lovingly, "Godfather, you'd better go and coax him. Little kid, you need to save face."

Xiahou Qing was very happy: "You are still good at doing things."

"I didn't do anything. It's all thanks to the two elders."

As he spoke, Xie Jinnian looked at Xia Houzheng again, "Brother, Young Palace Master Yun is actually a very easy-going person. He is being petty in front of his adoptive father to win his attention. After all, he has waited for his biological father for 24 years, and he certainly wants to prove in various ways that his father really loves him. Don't think that the adoptive father is partial, he has taken good care of us."

If Yun Lin was easy to get along with, he wouldn't always make Xiahou Qing so mad.

Xie Jinnian found a reasonable explanation for this contradictory phenomenon, which was very useful to Xiahou Qing.

At the same time, it also points out Xiahou Zheng's jealousy of Yun Lin.

"Foster father, it's nothing. I'll go back to sleep first. You must take good care of these two phoenix birds. Young Palace Master Yun knows that they were chosen for you."

My son gave me another gift... It was not a small bottle of honey, but two priceless phoenix birds.

Xiahou Qing felt comforted in his heart. The more he looked at the two birds, the more he liked them.

Looking at the second brother, he was not at all biased towards himself, did not take any credit, and did not question the eldest brother.

He was suddenly a little disappointed with Xiahou Zheng.

"Go and rest first. You don't need to come over these few days."

"Yes, godfather."

Xie Jinnian left.

Xiahou Zheng said: "Adoptive father..."

Xiahou Qing said in a deep voice: "Enough! Don't always target Yun Lin!"

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