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

"Grandmother?!" Xie Tongchen was shocked.

You should know that Madam Xie has always been extremely loving towards them and has never said a harsh word to them.

Now they're actually calling him stupid?

"Shut up!" Xie Ansheng, unable to bear it any longer, kicked Xie Tongchen.

Xie Tongchen stumbled from the kick, furious and angry, his eyes reddening. "Father!"

He doesn't think he has any problem.

Xie Yuze chuckled to himself.

Deserve it.

Madam Xie sneered: "Mingzhu has never been one to tolerate any flaws since she was little. No one can take anything she wants from her."

"You idiot, you spend all your time in the military camp, how could you possibly understand the intricacies of women's lives?"

Madam Xie was also furious and kept calling Xie Tongchen a fool.

She didn't know that Xie Tongchen had also fallen in love with Xie Mingzhu; if she had known, she would have fainted on the spot.

"This concerns the Xie family, so it's better to believe it's true than not to believe it's not."

A ruthless glint flashed in Madam Xie's eyes.

Before she could speak, Xie Yuhe quickly interjected, "Grandmother, things haven't reached the point of no return yet. Let's think of another way."

Xie Yuze's expression was complicated.

He doesn't know how to face Xie Mingzhu now. Ever since Xie Mingzhu framed Xie Xing, it's like Xie Yuze is meeting Xie Mingzhu for the first time.

Xie Ansheng glared coldly at Xie Yuhe: "Now His Majesty and the Empress Dowager are both dissatisfied with the Xie family. They're just short of finding something to hold against the Xie family. How long do you want to wait?"

Xie Yuhe froze.

Xie Tongchen was completely oblivious to the situation. He glanced around at the group and suddenly asked, "What are you talking about?"

"Grandmother, Father, what do you mean by this?"

Madam Xie's expression was frighteningly calm: "If Mingzhu disappears, the Xie family will naturally have no leverage against her."

Xie Tongchen's eyes widened, and his voice rose slightly: "What do you mean by 'disappear'?"

Xie Yuhe inwardly cried out in alarm.

Xie Tongchen was the only person in the Xie family who harbored ill intentions towards Xie Mingzhu. Unlike Xie Ansheng and the old lady of the Xie family, they were not quick to eliminate someone once they were no longer of use or posed a threat to the safety of the Xie family.

Otherwise, they should have taken action after confirming Xie Mingzhu's identity.

If Xie Tongchen knew that the Xie family was planning to abandon Xie Mingzhu, who knows what he would do.

Xie Yuhe quickly pulled Xie Tongchen aside and said, "Grandmother, after all, we grew up together. More than ten years of friendship cannot be given up so easily."

"How about we find an opportunity to send Mingzhu to the villa?"

"Besides, what about Mother..."

After all, Madam Xie always sides with Xie Mingzhu first. If she knew their intentions, who knows what would happen.

Madam Xie said coldly, "Your mother?"

"Do you think your mother is a sentimental person?"

"Your mother always wanted to give birth to a daughter who could become empress. If Xie Mingzhu wasn't destined for that, would she still have wanted to?"

Xie Yuhe choked up.

He thought to himself, "This can't be, can it?"

After all, her mother seemed to love Xie Mingzhu so much.

Xie Yuze, on the other hand, seemed somewhat dazed. He and Xie Xing had overheard the conversation between Madam Xie and her uncle, and their conversation always revolved around Xie Mingzhu's fate as Empress.

While the group was still discussing, Xie Tongchen's expression had turned icy cold. He said in a chilling voice, "I will not allow anyone to harm Mingzhu."

"Even you can't do it!"

Having said that, Xie Tongchen's face was filled with murderous intent as he turned and walked out: "It's all because of that monster that our manor has become like this. I'm going to kill that monster now!"

He was very fast, and in no time he had left the old lady's courtyard.

The old lady was shocked.

Her face changed drastically, her lips parted, and she hurriedly pointed outside with trembling hands, shouting, "Damn it! Quick! Go stop him!"

"A madman! This madman! He's actually going to kill his own sister for the sake of raising her!"

"May he be struck by lightning! May he be struck by lightning!"

Xie Yuze was the first to chase after them.

Xie Yuhe was so frightened that his heart almost stopped. He panicked and hurriedly picked up his robes, stumbling and chasing after him.

"Dad! Chase them! Chase them!"

Xie Ansheng certainly knew to hurry up and catch up.

He was furious.

"You traitor! You evil beast!"

"He dares! He actually dares!"

The old lady's courtyard was in chaos.

The servants in the courtyard curiously peeked out, only to be dumbfounded by the manner in which the Xie father and son acted.

"What's going on here?"

"Has something terrible happened in the manor?"

……

the other side.

In Xie Xing's courtyard.

During this period, Xie Xing's status in the Xie family improved, and he even acquired more possessions.

She now has two people of her own.

One is Qi Yi.

Qi Yi was a complete surprise. If it weren't for the last time at the brothel, Xie Xing wouldn't have known that Qi Yi could actually use Gu worms.

However, he only knows a little bit of Gu magic.

At that time, in the courtyard.

Xie Xing and Qi Yi squatted in the yard, looking at the dense swarm of insects in the bowl. She felt a chill run down her spine and looked away after just one glance.

"Qi Yi, how long are you going to train these insects?"

Qi Yi also squatted on the ground, hugging his knees with his hands. Hearing this, he tilted his head slightly and said, "I don't know, I was just practicing casually."

As he spoke, he bit his finger and dripped a few drops of blood into the bowl.

As the blood dripped down, the previously quiet insects immediately became restless and began to fight each other in the bowl.

Fortunately, these were all small insects.

Xie Xing let him go. She got up, patted the dust off her clothes, turned around, and handed Xie Xing a wet handkerchief.

Xie Xing took the handkerchief, her eyes crinkling into a smile: "Thank you."

The girl who handed Xie Xing the handkerchief was a very plain-looking young woman dressed as a maid of the Xie household. She looked at Xie Xing with gentle eyes, her eyebrows curving slightly, and gently shook her head.

She is a mute woman.

She was bought by the boss through some shady channels last time. It was said that he had violated the organization's taboo and was almost executed. Just then, the boss came and bought the woman.

To prevent the woman from revealing the organization's secrets, the assassin organization simply poisoned her to make her mute and sent her over.

Xie Xing spent a lot of money to buy her.

"Lin Yi."

Xie Xing opened his mouth, about to speak, when suddenly, Lin Yi's smiling expression changed. She first reached out and pulled Xie Xing into her arms, then lightly touched the ground with her toes, spun and jumped, the reflected sword light hitting her eyebrows and eyes, almost grazing Xie Xing's neck.

Xie Xing's eyes widened.

She looked at the person holding the sword.

This person was none other than Xie Tongchen.

Xie Tongchen's expression showed some surprise when his first attack failed.

But he immediately sneered, "I knew you were deliberately trying to sow discord, you monster."

"Second Brother?" Xie Xing asked, puzzled.

Xie Tongchen snorted coldly and attacked Xie Xing again with his sword: "I am not your second brother!"