After her mind was read, the spoiled brat became the darling of the whole group.

Xie Xing: "..."

She stood frozen in place, unable to move, her eyes rolling around in their sockets.

Wen Yan took two steps back, leaned against the artificial hill beside her, and looked at her with a smile: "How is it? Now you can rest assured."

Xie Xing glared at him.

Outside the artificial hill.

Luo Cheng'an grabbed Xie Mingzhu's hand. "Mingzhu, what's wrong?"

Xie Mingzhu turned to look at him, a tear welling up in her beautiful eyes, "Brother Cheng'an."

She was extremely vulnerable at that moment. The afterglow of the sunset fell on her fair face, making her look pitiful and breathtakingly beautiful.

Luo Cheng'an's heart skipped a beat. He moved closer to Xie Mingzhu, wiping away her tears with his fingertips, and said in a gentler voice, "Mingzhu, don't cry."

"Was it something the Southern Princess said at the palace banquet that hurt your feelings?"

The two were extremely close, a perfect match of handsome man and beautiful woman.

They got even closer, and they were about to kiss.

Xie Xing watched the two approach through the gap, her eyes widening in disbelief, and she began to struggle violently.

However, all her efforts were in vain. Unless she used her internal energy to break through the acupoints, she could not move completely.

"Hmm?" Wen Yan seemed to have discovered something interesting, and moved closer to Xie Xing, noticing the beads of sweat on her forehead.

He raised an eyebrow. "You're so excited, is it because you like Crown Prince Luo Cheng'an?"

"But aren't you also very close to Jun Lanjin? That makes things a bit complicated."

What is this person imagining?!

Xie Xing blinked, indicating that he should untie her.

But Wen Yan did not.

there.

Xie Mingzhu was pouring out her heart to Luo Cheng'an: "I don't know how to say it, but in the Xie family, I feel like I'm the one who's superfluous, Brother Cheng'an."

What should I do?

Xie Mingzhu cried helplessly.

Luo Cheng'an felt extremely distressed. He pulled her into his arms and gently coaxed her, "Mingzhu, it's alright. Even if the Xie family can't tolerate you, you still have my Eastern Palace."

"The position of mistress of the Eastern Palace will always be yours."

Luo Cheng'an cupped Xie Mingzhu's face in his hands, his eyes filled with tenderness and affection.

Xie Mingzhu was moved: "Brother Cheng'an..."

The atmosphere between the two began to become ambiguous, and then they grew closer and closer...

Xie Xing stared wide-eyed, wishing she could rush forward and tear the two people apart immediately.

Just as they were about to kiss, Xie Xing's vision went black.

Wen Yan reached out and blocked Xie Xing's view.

"Don't look at what you shouldn't see... huh?"

His voice suddenly changed, and there was a hint of doubt in the last syllable.

Xie Xing was almost frantic with worry—did they kiss or not?

“Mingzhu!” Xie Yuze’s strong voice rang out.

Hearing his voice, Xie Xing breathed a sigh of relief.

Surely Luo Cheng'an and Xie Mingzhu wouldn't kiss in front of Xie Yuze?

Remove the hand that was blocking his view. Outside the artificial hill, Xie Yuze arrived just as Luo Cheng'an and Xie Mingzhu were about to kiss.

With a cold expression, he grabbed Xie Mingzhu's hand and pulled her behind him protectively, then turned to Luo Cheng'an: "What is Your Highness doing?"

Luo Cheng'an hadn't expected Xie Yuze to show up. He touched his nose awkwardly and said, "I...I saw Mingzhu run out alone, so I came to comfort her."

Xie Mingzhu was caught red-handed by Xie Yuze, her face flushed red, and she murmured softly, "Brother..."

Xie Yuze originally followed Xie Xing here, but unexpectedly, instead of finding Xie Xing, he saw Luo Cheng'an who was about to kiss Xie Mingzhu.

This is blatant taking advantage of someone in distress!

[Phew, thank goodness Third Brother is here.] Xie Xing breathed a sigh of relief.

On the other end, Xie Yuze, who was furious, paused in his anger upon hearing this thought.

He frowned and scanned his surroundings.

[What is Third Brother looking at? Could he have discovered Wen Yan and me here?]

[Here it is, here it is, look here!]

The voice of the heart is not far away.

Xie Yuze: "..."

He looked toward the artificial hill, then leaped up onto it.

Inside the artificial hill, Wen Yan was stunned for a moment because Xie Yuze had discovered their hiding place at a glance. Then she dodged Xie Yuze's attack.

Third Brother!

Xie Xing's eyes sparkled.

She was immobilized by pressure points, unable to speak or move, and was in excruciating pain.

They were hoping that Xie Yuze would find them, but they never expected that he would actually find them.

"Young Master Wen, what are you and my sister doing hiding here?" Xie Yuze's expression was not good. He stood in front of Xie Xing and saw that she only blinked and did not speak or move. His expression became even more sour.

"Young Master Wen, what is the meaning of this?"

Luo Cheng'an was surprised to find two people hiding behind the artificial hill. His expression immediately darkened, and he questioned, "What are you doing hiding behind the artificial hill?"

Xie Mingzhu's expression turned a mix of green, orange, yellow, and blue. The fact that they had been hiding here meant that everything she had just said had been heard.

Xie Mingzhu felt only shame and indignation.

Especially since Xie Xing was the one who heard these words.

Wen Yan spread her hands and said with a smile, "Your Highness, please calm down. This young master and the Fifth Miss were originally in this rockery, but we did not expect to bump into Your Highness and the Fourth Miss Xie."

"To save face for the Crown Prince, I chose to remain silent, intending to wait until he left before coming out. I never expected that Brother Xie would discover me."

"Who is your Third Brother Xie?" Xie Yuze reached out and released Xie Xing's acupoints that had previously silenced him. "So, you mean my sister's muteness was also unintentional on your part?"

Luo Cheng'an's sharp gaze swept over Xie Xing, and he said coldly, "Why are you with Xie Xing? What are you doing here?"

"What were we doing?" Wen Yan tilted her head to look at Xie Xing and smiled, "Why don't you let the Fifth Miss tell the Crown Prince what I was doing with her behind the rockery?"

Wen Yan's words were too ambiguous; to those with ulterior motives, they were clearly meant to lead people astray.

Xie Xing is also engaged to the three kings. If she is misunderstood and her words are unclear, it will damage her reputation.

This person is so heartless! I have absolutely no relationship with him.

Xie Xing was fuming.

“Young Master Wen, please don’t say such things that could be misunderstood.” Xie Xing moved closer to Xie Yuze and said without any politeness, “It was clearly Young Master Wen who blocked my way first, and then said that he wanted to be friends with me.”

"When you saw the Crown Prince and Sister Mingzhu coming, you said you wanted to watch a good show and deliberately hid behind the rockery. To prevent me from making a sound and being discovered, you even silenced me!"

Xie Xing revealed everything Wen Yan had just done.

"Watching a good show?" Luo Cheng'an's face darkened even more.

Wen Yan, however, remained calm and unhurried, saying, "Fifth Miss is joking. How could I be such a person?"

"It was clearly the Fifth Miss who said she admired me, which is why I hid with her behind this rockery."

"Fifth Miss, you can't put all the blame on me just because of your reputation."

Xie Xing: "..."

She never imagined that someone could be so shameless.