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

This is a newly painted painting.

In the painting, Jun Lanjin sits on the throne, one hand supporting his chin, looking down at everyone with disdain. Below him are all his followers, and he looks at them as if they were trash.

Jun Lanjin's eyebrows twitched slightly, and he reached out to take the painting.

He initially thought it was just Xie Xing trying to curry favor with him, but upon closer inspection, the painting seemed to contain some kind of information.

In this painting, he is once in the Star-Picking Tower and once in the main seat, with several figures kneeling at his feet resembling his staff.

Xie Xing let him examine the painting, her eyes crinkling as she looked at him. "Your Highness, what do you think?"

Jun Lanjin looked up from the painting, stared at Xie Xing for a long time, and then laughed, "Fifth Miss's painting skills are superb."

"Did I make the prince happy?"

Jun Lanjin rolled up the painting and said calmly, "If Miss Wu could tell me the meaning behind these paintings, it might please me."

Xie Xing blinked. "There's no special meaning behind it. If Your Highness likes it, I can present you with a painting every three days."

Jun Lanjin: "..."

He couldn't help but stare at Xie Xing's face for a few seconds.

The little girl seemed innocent and naive, but she was tight-lipped and wouldn't reveal a single word.

[Waaaaah, if he knew that you were drawing his future, he would cherish and treasure these drawings, and wouldn't dare to throw them away carelessly.]

Xie Xing: [Is this something I can say?]

System: [Of course not!]

Jun Lanjin: "..."

He rolled up the painting without changing his expression and put it in his arms, then chuckled and said, "This prince has indeed been flattered by the Fifth Miss."

"Fifth Miss, you've put in so much effort, aren't you afraid that I'll fall in love with you and want to take you as my concubine?"

His voice was lowered, and his peach blossom eyes seemed to be filled with deep affection.

Those eyes, which looked at dogs with such affection, were now fixed on Xie Xing without blinking.

Xie Xing's fair cheeks flushed slightly, her heart skipped a beat, and she asked somewhat shyly, "Really?"

"May I touch your little hand, Your Highness?"

Oh my god! He actually wants to date me?!

【real or fake? 】

Is it really that easy to win someone over?

Happiness came so suddenly, should I give her a kiss or hold her hand?

Jun Lanjin: "..."

He silently pulled his bare hand back into his sleeve, his lips twitched violently, and he suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness.

It wasn't her...

How can this be?

Jun Lanjin, expressionless, punched her again with his folding fan. "Too unladylike."

Xie Xing was hit again, feeling extremely wronged.

She covered her head and muttered, "Didn't the prince start it first?"

Jun Lanjin laughed in exasperation, too lazy to pay her any attention, and walked towards Xie Xing's courtyard.

He planned to get all those little things back; maybe they'd come in handy someday.

Especially the painting on the Star-Picking Tower!

Seeing that he was about to leave, Xie Xing quickly jogged after him and asked, "Your Highness, was what you just said true?"

Are you really going to fall in love with me?

"Nonsense," Jun Lanjin said slowly.

"My lord..."

The two figures, one tall and one short, walked away from each other, one in front and one behind.

Return to the yard.

The food prepared for Jun Lanjin had already been prepared long ago.

Jun Lanjin, carrying the food box, turned to look at Qi Yi before leaving, cleared his throat, and said, "Return all my things to me."

Upon hearing this, everyone present looked at Jun Lanjin in shock.

Hua An's eyes widened in surprise.

Your Highness, what are you doing?

You didn't say that when you threw it away yesterday.

Qi Yi, unwilling and furious, said, "Your Highness, you're going back on your word."

I clearly promised to give him all these things, so why are you going back on your word now?

Jun Lanjin said, "I did not agree to give you everything."

Qi Yi angrily protected the box.

Jun Lanjin lowered his long eyelashes, his devilishly handsome face appearing pitiful at this moment. "Fifth Miss, are you also unwilling to return the things to me?"

Xie Xing felt a shiver run through his body.

Her eyes immediately lit up as she stared at Jun Lanjin, then turned to Qi Yi and said, "Quick, give it back to the prince, and I'll make you a new one later."

Everyone: "..."

Miss, you shouldn't love it too much.

Although Qi Yi was reluctant, he returned the box to Jun Lanjin after hearing that there was a new one.

Xie Xing gave Jun Lanjin quite a lot of things, which were packed into two large boxes.

Jun Lanjin arrived empty-handed.

When he left, his servant was carrying a lot of things.

Caiyue looked over there and couldn't help but sigh, "It looks like the prince is here to buy goods at the market."

Xie Xing stroked his chin with one hand, looking at Jun Lanjin's back, and exclaimed, "My God, the Prince is such a good person, so handsome."

The moon is half-hidden in the sky.

Miss, have you been blinded by beauty?

You would stare at the prince's back for a long time.

However, to be fair, the prince is indeed handsome.

Caiyue sighed heavily, unable to help but worry about her young mistress's future.

If this continues, won't the young lady be completely controlled by the prince?

……

After the imperial edict.

The palace examination was held soon, and the results were announced three days later.

Many people felt uneasy.

Without a doubt, the top scholar was Song Qingyang.

On the day the imperial edict was announced, the streets of Shengjing were packed with people.

At that time, Xie Xing was checking accounts in Yunyan Pavilion.

Recently, Yunyan Pavilion's accounts have looked much better, and even the silver income has increased by a lot. Xie Xing has gone from being a pauper to being rich.

Xie Xingdu found it rather strange.

She beckoned the shopkeeper over and asked what had happened recently.

The shopkeeper then said, "Miss, a while ago a young man came to the shop, saying he wanted to cooperate with the shop and gave the shop a lot of ideas."

"At first I just wanted to give it a try, but I didn't expect the response to be so good."

"Hmm?" Xie Xing was somewhat surprised, "Silent Youth?"

"Who is that person?"

The shopkeeper shook his head. "That man didn't say his name. He said to call him Xiao Qiu and that he would come to collect his money on the 10th of each month."

Xiao Qiu?

You can never have too much money.

Xie Xing closed the ledger and said, "Bring him to see me."

The shopkeeper said, "I don't know where he lives. He's the one who always comes to the shop."

Xie Xing frowned. "Then when he arrives, send someone to inform me."

Just as the shopkeeper nodded, news came that someone named Xiao Qiu had arrived.

Just then, the sound of gongs and drums began below.

The procession of the top-scoring scholar arrived here.

Xie Xing's attention was immediately drawn to the procession of top scholars on the street.

Song Qingyang sat atop a tall, magnificent horse, clad in a red official robe with a large red embroidered ball adorning his chest, which accentuated his exceptional spiritedness and refined handsomeness.

[He already has the makings of a future powerful minister.] The system was overjoyed. [Your older brother is about to become your patron.]

[Host, your arrogant days are about to begin!]