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

Staff member?

Xie Yuze looked at Song Qingyang with a questioning and doubtful gaze.

Didn't he say he wasn't under anyone's command?

How come he's become Jun Lanjin's advisor now?

Under Xie Yuze's gaze, Song Qingyang maintained a calm expression, seemingly oblivious to Xie Xing's inner thoughts, as if he had nothing to hide.

Over there, the soldiers quickly dragged the Zhang father and daughter away.

Zhang Kuihua was large, and it took four soldiers to drag her away.

Soon, the sound of a board beating meat could be heard outside the yamen.

Upon hearing this sound, Xie Yuze couldn't help but cover his buttocks.

I was given twenty lashes last time, and I'm still not fully recovered.

As the commotion subsided, some scholars who hadn't seen Song Qingyang make a fool of himself left with sighs. Many of them regarded Song Qingyang as a thorn in their side.

If they didn't know why they couldn't lay a hand on Song Qingyang, his family members probably would have attacked him.

Originally, it was thought that Song Qingyang would marry Zhang Kuihua, that ugly and shameless woman, but unexpectedly, Prince Jin actually came.

Under Jun Lanjin's gaze, the prefect was so frightened that he didn't dare to raise his head, wishing he could shrink his neck into his collar and become a quail.

Fortunately, Jun Lanjin only looked at him quietly for a few seconds before looking away.

He stepped down from the main seat and said slowly, "Since there's no show to watch, I'll be leaving now."

Having said that, he slowly straightened his robes and stepped down from the main seat.

The prefect breathed a sigh of relief: "This humble official respectfully sees Your Highness off."

He gave Jun Lanjin a respectful bow.

They left the government office.

Song Qingyang, dressed in a plain scholar's robe, bowed respectfully to Jun Lanjin and said, "I thank Your Highness for upholding justice."

Jun Lanjin remained silent. Seeing this, Hua An, who was standing beside him, replied on Jun Lanjin's behalf: "I have heard that you are exceptionally talented, and my lord values ​​you highly. He will certainly not allow others to act recklessly."

Song Qingyang smiled.

This time, Jun Lanjin didn't say anything extra to Xie Xing, and simply got into the carriage and left.

Xie Xing looked at Jun Lanjin, somewhat bewildered, and asked the system, "Why did he pretend he didn't see me?"

Wasn't it fine last time?

System: [I don't know, the favorability hasn't decreased.]

Xie Xing fell into deep thought.

She carefully recalled the scene when she met Jun Lanjin.

It feels so different from before.

A sense of crisis suddenly rose in Xie Xing's heart.

No!

can not be like this!

"Xing'er." Just as Xie Xing was lost in thought, Song Qingyang's voice pulled Xie Xing back to reality.

Song Qingyang looked at Xie Xing with concern: "You've been staring at Prince Jin the whole time, you..."

Song Qingyang paused at this point, then asked, "Do you like Prince Jin?"

Xie Yuze snorted coldly: "Your eyes are glued to the other person."

Xie Xing ignored Xie Yuze. She turned her head, looked up at Song Qingyang, and asked, "Why would you ask that, big brother?"

Song Qingyang certainly heard Xie Xing's thoughts.

But he couldn't say.

He paused, "Prince Jin, he..."

When the words were on the tip of his tongue, Song Qingyang suddenly didn't know how to advise Xie Xing.

Prince Jin was indeed an excellent man, upright and resourceful, but he was not a man one could entrust with anything.

His heart is set on power and righteousness; he probably can't tolerate women.

Helpless, Song Qingyang could only say, "Prince Jin is not a good match for me."

Xie Xing smiled at Song Qingyang: "Don't worry, big brother, my feelings for Prince Jin are not romantic."

Hearing this, Song Qingyang breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's good."

Afterwards, Xie Xing inquired about Song Qingyang, as the palace examination was approaching, and Xie Xing gave Song Qingyang a lot of help.

Song Qingyang felt both moved and conflicted.

What's touching is that his younger sister, who was once pampered and spoiled, still remembers him as her older brother.

The complicated part is that he can see that Xie Xing has grown a lot.

After exchanging pleasantries with Song Qingyang for a while, Xie Xing prepared to leave.

Song Qingyang looked at Xie Xing gently and said, "Xing'er, don't worry, even if I'm not your biological brother, I will always be your support."

Upon hearing these words, Xie Xing felt a pang of bitterness welling up inside him.

It wasn't hers; it was the original owner's emotions.

This indescribable emotion weighed heavily on Xie Xing's chest, making her so sad that she could hardly breathe.

Xie Xing could only clutch his heart as he said to Song Qingyang, "You have always been my brothers."

The original owner regrets it.

In her past life, the original owner devoted all her attention to the Xie family, wanting her brothers to dote on her, but neglected the people who truly cared for her.

In front of the Song family, the original owner always had the confidence to be loved, and even in the later part of the story, the original owner was able to rely on Song Qingyang's power to act arrogantly and domineeringly.

Unexpectedly, this led to a terrible end for the Song family.

Junlan Jindaotai, Song Qingyang's fate was naturally not good either.

After leaving Song Qingyang's courtyard, Xie Xing paused for a while before trying to suppress the moisture in his eyes.

Xie Yuze stood next to Xie Xing, feeling somewhat uncomfortable seeing her like this.

He crossed his arms and said with displeasure, "Why are you making that face? Did you suffer a lot in the Xie family?"

Xie Xing glanced at Xie Yuze but didn't say anything.

The person who almost killed me should shut up.

I don't want to listen to him.

Why are you following me? It's suspicious.

Xie Xing's frustrated feelings followed one after another.

Xie Yuze's expression stiffened slightly. His eyes darted around for a moment before he quickly changed the subject, saying, "How about this, I take you out to have some fun?"

"There are many fun places in the capital. I'll take you there. Don't blame me for only taking Mingzhu and not taking you, okay?"

Xie Yuze bent down and winked at Xie Xing.

Xie Xing pushed Xie Yuze away, showing no interest. "I'm not going. I'm going home."

Xie Yuze stumbled from the push, feeling somewhat deflated. He turned around and followed Xie Xing, saying, "Hey, you won't go even if I take you out to play."

"Then what are you going to do?"

Xie Xing ignored him.

Xie Yuze could only follow Xie Xing around, chattering incessantly.

……

night.

The full moon hangs high in the sky today, its cool light spilling into the courtyard.

Xie Xing lay on the chaise lounge, his hands folded in front of him, looking up at the dark night sky.

The stars dotted the night sky, it was extremely beautiful.

The only similarity between this night sky and the modern night sky is that it is not entirely similar; at least the modern night sky does not have as many or as densely packed stars.

Having been in this book for who knows how long, Xie Xing felt a little homesick.

Just then, a dark shadow suddenly loomed over Xie Xing's eyes, and a hideous ghost mask appeared abruptly before him.

Xie Xing was so frightened that her eyes widened, and she stumbled, almost falling off the chaise lounge.

"you…"

Before she could speak, a long, slender hand pressed against Xie Xing's lips, followed by a soft voice: "Shh."

"If you're discovered, you're going to lose your life."

The man's familiar, harsh voice rang out.

Xie Xing blinked and made a gesture as if she were closing a zipper around her mouth.

The man paused for a moment, then said, "I didn't understand."

"Can't speak?"

Xie Xing nodded vigorously.