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

Madam Xie recounted the whole story.

Madam Xie frowned as she listened. Putting aside the fact that Xie Xing had no time to commit the crime, according to Xie Ansheng, if Xie Xing had any ideas, the three Xie brothers would be the first to know.

Madam Xie looked at Xie Yu and his brother: "What do you two say?"

"Xing'er was with you that night. You should know better than anyone whether she did it or not."

Could Xie Xing have done it?

That very night, Xie Yuze saw Xie Mingzhu with remnants of the previous dynasty.

But when Xie Yuze thought of Xie Mingzhu's breakdown and tears in the brothel, his expression became complicated again.

Xie Mingzhu was not afraid of wrongly accusing Xie Xing.

Xie Xing hadn't done anything in the first place, so if she wasn't prepared, she certainly wouldn't have pinned the blame on Xie Xing without any explanation.

This was something Luo Hanfeng had come up with for her.

If she didn't have a good excuse for leaving the general's mansion so abruptly, it wouldn't make sense.

Xie Yuhe opened his lips slightly, his gaze falling on Xie Mingzhu, and asked, "Mingzhu, how did you leave the General's Mansion that night, and where did you go from there?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Mingzhu stiffened slightly, then said softly, "That night, I intended to go to sleep in my room, but unexpectedly, I heard a noise outside. When I tried to open the window to look, someone covered my mouth and nose."

"When I opened my eyes again, I was already inside a brothel."

Xie Mingzhu started crying again as she spoke: "They actually made us entertain guests, and even said it was my sister who sent people to do it."

"If I have wronged my sister, I can't say anything. Just consider it my bad luck."

Xie Mingzhu didn't explicitly say whether Xie Xing was responsible, but every word she uttered pointed to Xie Xing.

Xie Yuze looked at her in disbelief.

How could she possibly say something like that?

"My pearl." Madam Xie's eyes were already red. She reached out and hugged Xie Mingzhu, then turned her sharp gaze to Xie Xing: "Why did you do this?"

Without conducting any investigation, Madam Xie directly convicted Xie Xing.

Xie Xing said, "Mother, what my sister said is incorrect."

"She only heard from others that I did it, but she didn't directly prove whether I did it or not. How can she say that I did it just because of a few words from others?"

Xie Xing turned to Xie Yuhe and Xie Yuze: "Do you two brothers think the same way?"

Xie Yuhe shook his head subconsciously, "You were with us that night, how could you frame Mingzhu?"

Xie Mingzhu's tears rolled down her cheeks like pearls: "Does big brother think I'm lying?"

“I’ve always grown up with my older brother, so why would he think I’m lying to you?”

Xie Yuhe looked at Xie Mingzhu with a complicated expression.

Did she know that the third prince was right beside her at the time, and that he had seen her on the ship with his own eyes, and that even the remnants of the former dynasty were calling her princess?

What could be more convincing than seeing it with your own eyes?

Mingzhu... she will change eventually.

Xie Yuhe felt a heavy, oppressive feeling in his heart, as if a large stone was pressing on his chest, making it difficult to even breathe.

“Mingzhu, you…”

After all, she was his younger sister whom he had watched grow up since childhood. To expose her lie in public and embarrass her would leave Xie Yuhe at a loss for words.

Just then, Madam Xie spoke up: "Since Xing'er says it's not her, then it's not her."

“You are all daughters of the Xie family. If Xing’er really wanted to harm you, she wouldn’t have helped you out at the palace banquet.”

Xie Mingzhu looked up in surprise from Madam Xie's embrace.

"grandmother?"

Madam Xie also disagreed, saying, "Mother, if Xie Xing really did it, we shouldn't let it go so easily."

Madam Xie couldn't quite understand what Xie Xing had given Xie Ansheng last night that could make her status in the Xie family so different overnight.

Xie Mingzhu's face was also deathly pale at this moment.

She had only been gone for a day, so why did her grandmother's attitude towards her change so drastically?

Grandmother even called Xie Xing "Xing'er"?!

A huge sense of panic welled up in Xie Mingzhu's heart.

Xie Yuze looked at Xie Mingzhu with disappointment.

She's changed; how did she end up learning to deceive others with lies?

Xie Xing looked up and glanced in the direction of Madam Xie. The old lady sat dignifiedly in the seat of honor, her expression indifferent, clearly unmoved by anything Xie Mingzhu had said.

But Xie Xing still felt very uncomfortable.

It seemed that Madam Xie was on her side, but in reality, she treated the matter lightly.

The person who speaks doesn't have to bear any responsibility, while the person who is wronged has to rack their brains to prove themselves.

Xie Xing turned to Xie Mingzhu, "Sister, you say I framed you. Do you have any evidence?"

"It's too hasty to conclude that I framed you based on just a few words you heard."

"If that's the case, then when you interrogate criminals in the future, whatever the criminals say will be the truth?"

Xie Mingzhu snuggled closer to Madam Xie and whispered, "Why are you being so aggressive, sister? If it weren't for you, I would have thought I misheard you because I was scared."

Xie Xing: "..."

She was speechless.

Madam Xie pulled the person into her arms and glared at Xie Xing: "Can't you say less? Your sister is frightened and might be talking nonsense."

Xie Xing remained silent.

"Enough!" Old Madam Xie couldn't stand it anymore. She slammed her hand on the table and looked at Xie Mingzhu coldly: "This time I'll let it go, but Xing'er is your sister. Don't say such things that will cause misunderstandings next time."

"The day for the Fifth Princess to choose her study companion is coming soon. I think you're too frightened to go to the palace. Let Jiaojiao accompany you."

Xie Jiaojiao sat quietly to the side watching, never expecting the conversation to turn to her. She looked at Old Madam Xie in surprise: "Grandmother?"

Madam Xie stood up and said, "From now on, the security at the General's Mansion will be tightened. Unless it's something serious, Mingzhu, you shouldn't go out."

With that, Madam Xie left.

Throughout the entire process, neither Xie Yuhe nor Xie Yuze uttered a word.

Although they preserved Xie Mingzhu's dignity, they were already disappointed in her.

After raising her for so long, a rift has finally formed between them.

Why can't we just tell them directly, instead of resorting to such methods?

Even Xie Mingzhu didn't expect that her tearful plea would get her nothing but the inability to go anywhere.

The look in Xie Mingzhu's eyes darkened.

Lai Xiao was right after all.

No matter how intimate and doting they were before, in the end, all of that affection will vanish because of these blood ties.

She clenched her fists so tightly that she didn't even notice her nails digging into her palms.

[Ding! The romance between the male and female leads has progressed to 10%.]

The system's voice sounded in my mind.

Hearing this voice, Xie Jiaojiao, who was following behind Madam Xie, turned around and glanced at Xie Xing.

The look in her eyes was somewhat complicated.

Meanwhile, Xie Xing's initially depressed mood was lifted by the system's voice.

Luo Hanfeng's hatred towards her has now reached 45%. If she works a little harder, she can go home!