[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hidden-master-starting-by-canceling-ten-marriage":3,"chapter-hidden-master-starting-by-canceling-ten-marriage-hidden-master-starting-by-canceling-ten-marriage-chapter-196":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Hidden Master: starting by canceling ten marriage proposals",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1274971,1702,"Chapter 196: The Dove Occupies the Magpie’s Nest, Roles Reversed_1","hidden-master-starting-by-canceling-ten-marriage-chapter-196",196,"\u003Cp>\"Pigeons occupy a magpie’s nest, roles are reversed; despite myriad schemes, one still sits atop a mountain of gold yet collapses.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Tian spoke indifferently, voicing a puzzling statement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ill-gotten paths, vainly wishing to turn into nothingness; though one may exhaust all their strength, it still amounts to drawing water with a bamboo basket—a fruitless effort.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Tian’s words were rather obscure, causing the members of the Xia Family to be taken aback momentarily, pondering the meaning behind his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, upon hearing what Yin Tian said, both Old Mr. Xia and Old Madam Xia’s expressions changed drastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had certainly not expected Yin Tian to have seen through everything!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This matter was unknown even to the core members of the Xia Family. Among those still alive, only the two of them were privy to this knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how did Yin Tian come to know it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nonsense, I don’t know what you’re talking about!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Dongguang let out a cold snort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Tian slowly turned his head and glanced at Xia Dongguang, finally explaining the matter in very straightforward terms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What I mean is, from the beginning to the end, the main branch of the Xia family has never been your lineage, but the branch that you look down upon and have always targeted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, the whole place was in an uproar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nonsense!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are your intentions!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How dare you spout nonsense about our Xia family’s affairs!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People were pointing fingers at Yin Tian in accusation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Dongguang’s face turned deathly pale, and he looked towards Old Madam Xia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His lips were colorless, and his voice trembled, \"Mother... is what he’s saying... true?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everybody’s gaze turned towards Old Madam Xia, their eyes filled with anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hoped to see Old Madam Xia fly into a rage and then accuse Yin Tian of spouting utter nonsense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, under everyone’s watchful eyes, Old Madam Xia only let out a long sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She nodded slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Old Madam Xia’s gesture, everyone in the Xia Family felt a thunderclap in their hearts, and Xia Dongguang couldn’t help but collapse to the ground, his eyes devoid of spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They finally understood the meaning behind Yin Tian’s words about the pigeon occupying the magpie’s nest and roles being reversed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turned out...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main branch identity that they had always taken pride in was, in fact, the branch family all along!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Su Hang branch of the Xia family, which they had always oppressed and considered the branch family, was the true main branch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Back then, my second brother was strongly against the division between the main and branch families of the Xia family. Out of anger, he went alone to the Xia Family’s house, and your grandfather also harbored discontent towards my second brother, directly stripping him of his identity and handing over the Xia Family to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the hidden truth exposed, Old Madam Xia finally began to speak slowly, \"Since then, the branch family became the main family, taking control of all Xia Family matters, while my second brother, the true heir of the main family, was relegated to being a branch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Xia Family has been like this for a long time, only reaching the point of this farce in this generation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Old Madam Xia spoke, she looked towards Yin Tian, \"I originally thought that the Xia Family’s downfall was simply due to the ineptitude of the younger generation, but now it appears that the true reason was this all along!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Tian nodded slowly, looking very seriously at Old Madam Xia, \"Fate, such a thing, has its own destiny in the obscure workings of the universe, how easy is it to change it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to know, how did you come to know all of this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Old Madam Xia spoke, she glanced at Old Mr. Xia, \"Given my second brother’s temperament, he would never tell you about this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Tian nodded, \"Nobody told me, I figured it out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Figured it out?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Old Madam Xia and Old Mr. Xia stared at Yin Tian, completely baffled by his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Xia family’s ancestral home is quite extraordinary, possessing two of the Thirty-Six Fortunate Array of the House. Normally speaking, if there were only one or two descendants skilled in commerce, the Xia Family would continue to prosper, but the outcome for the Xia Family was the exact opposite.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Later, I noticed that the fortune of the old master was closely linked to this house. At first, I just thought that all of this was because the old master had a strong connection with this house.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But when I saw you, Old Madam, I realized everything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although you too have a deep connection with this house, it is nowhere as dazzling as the old master’s. All of this proves that the old master should be the true owner of this house, and they are the rightful heirs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Without the true master within a fortunate house, it is like those Divine Palaces without a deity presiding. How can such a Divine Palace have any spiritual essence?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Yin Tian spoke of these mysteries, the people couldn’t help but believe his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So that’s how it is... so that’s how it is...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Madam Xia murmured, her aged eyes filled with a heavy look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had always been puzzled as to why her painstaking efforts to manage the Xia Family never maintained its former peak but instead fell into decline day by day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it seemed that all of this had been predestined ever since Old Mr. Xia left the main branch of the Xia Family!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Madam Xia looked at Yin Tian, \"I now pass the position of Family Head to my second brother?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, that won’t do...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",962,"2026-06-05T16:50:30.586Z",1,"novelbin.me","d30baf26041730001961f2ef12527f47d265bc71c451602664c8aa10d7ecccfc","hidden-master-starting-by-canceling-ten-marriage-chapter-197","hidden-master-starting-by-canceling-ten-marriage-chapter-195",810,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhidden-master-starting-by-canceling-ten-marriage-cover.jpg"]