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

Upon hearing this, Xie Xing raised his eyes and looked at Xie Tongchen with wide eyes.

Where did such a shameless person come from?

Previously, they refused to acknowledge her as a member of the Xie family, even blaming her arrival for ruining the happiness of their family of six. Now, the Xie family has fallen on hard times, and she has become someone who belongs to the Xie family in life and in death.

Good or bad words are all being spoken by others.

You enjoy the happiness, while I bear the pain.

Xie Xing rolled his eyes in front of Xie Tongchen.

Song Ci'an had never seen such a shameless person.

With a cold smile, he pulled Xie Xing behind him and said in a protective posture, "Young General, now is not the time for you to say whatever you want."

“We don’t want to get involved in the troubles of your Xie family. Xing’er has never enjoyed any happiness since she came to your Xie family, so naturally she shouldn’t have to bear the troubles of your Xie family.”

"If the young general were still a man, he should pretend he has never seen Xing'er."

Xie Tongchen stood up and said coldly, "What do you know?"

"You think she's not a daughter of the Xie family just because you say so?"

"I admit it, but do others admit it?"

"Do you think I'm the only one in this camp who recognized her?" Xie Tongchen said angrily. "If her identity is exposed, can you protect her?"

Song Ci'an fell silent instantly.

Seeing his silence, Xie Tongchen sat back down in his chair, giving Xie Xing a disdainful look: "If she had been more obedient and sensible, she wouldn't be in this situation today."

"What she has in her hands means that she is destined not to live as peacefully as you described."

Song Ci'an said calmly, "I don't care about what happens between you. I only know that Xing'er is my sister, and from now on she has nothing to do with your General's Mansion."

"So what if we admit Xie Xing is a daughter of the Xie family?"

"Does the young general think the Xie family already has enough trouble?"

Song Ci'an and Xie Tongchen looked at each other.

Their eyes collided in the air.

Xie Tongchen's eyes already showed a hint of impatience: "War is not child's play. She cannot stay in the military camp. We must send her away."

"Young General, there's no need to worry. That's exactly what I was thinking."

Xie Tongchen was truly frustrated, but with war imminent, he didn't have much time to waste on Xie Xing.

Since Song Ci'an said he would do it, Xie Tongchen naturally entrusted the task to Song Ci'an with peace of mind.

After all, the Song family genuinely likes Xie Xing, so naturally they wouldn't harm her.

Xie Tongchen and Song Ci'an disliked each other, but they agreed on sending Xie Xing away.

The two finally decided to send Xie Xing away tonight.

Xie Xing: ?

Excuse me?

Have you asked me for my opinion?

Xie Tongchen and Song Ci'an both believed that Xie Xing was not suitable to stay in the military camp, especially with Luo Hanfeng watching him from behind.

That night.

Xie Tongchen and Song Ci'an took advantage of the night to send Xie Xing to a place ten miles away from the military camp.

Since Xie Xin already had a tiger, Xie Tongchen didn't prepare a horse for Xie Xing.

On the way, Xie Tongchen stopped when he saw that it was almost time.

He turned to Xie Xing, pointed ahead, and said, "Keep going north until you see the official road. Then you can go straight back to the capital and return to Prince Jin's residence."

Song Ci'an asked, "What are we going back to the capital for?"

"It's nothing but courting death."

Xie Tongchen sneered: "With famine raging everywhere, where else would she go if not back to the capital?"

“Go back to the Song family.” Song Ci’an turned around, looked at Xie Xing with a serious expression, and said, “You are going south now, on the way home.”

"You don't need to worry about things inside the capital."

"Song Ci'an!" Xie Tongchen's voice rose a little. "I've said it before, even if she escapes to the ends of the earth, someone will eventually come looking for her."

"What can the Song family, which has no power whatsoever, use to protect us?"

Xie Tongchen and Song Ci'an argued endlessly.

Xie Xing glanced at him for a while, then at Song Ci'an.

What are these two arguing about?

I never said I was leaving.

She had no intention of listening to anything about returning to the capital or going south to the Song family.

She really can't stay in the military camp right now.

Xie Mingzhu has already noticed her tiger, and as usual, she will surely come up with some kind of trick.

Since Luo Hanfeng might already know about her, she can no longer stay in the military camp.

[Does Xie Tongchen know that this mission to attack the city is fraught with peril?]

The thought arose, and the argument between the two abruptly ceased.

Xie Tongchen and Song Ci'an both looked at Xie Xing.

Xie Xing was stunned by the two of them. She blinked, then a smile bloomed on her face: "Stop arguing, I'll leave the camp first."

"As for returning to the capital..."

Xie Xing turned to Song Ci'an and said, "I'll go to my elder brother's place first. He has now become the top scholar in the imperial examination and is serving the emperor. It's safer for him than if I go back to the Song family now."

[First, use this excuse to intimidate the two, then secretly observe the situation from the shadows.]

Song Ci'an remained silent.

If he hadn't heard Xie Xing's inner voice, he might have actually believed what Xie Xing said.

Xie Tongchen fell silent.

He desperately wants to know what exactly is going on with this ominous situation.

[And what exactly is this Xie Yuzhe that Xie Tongchen mentioned?] Xie Xing wondered, feeling somewhat uneasy.

Xie Xing didn't see for himself whether Xie Yuze was dead or not, but since the system said that Luo Hanfeng and Xie Mingzhu both went back to check on Xie Yuze's life or death as described in the plot, then he must really be dead.

Otherwise, why wouldn't Luo Hanfeng have left any survivors?

The system said: [Xie Yuze's fate is currently uncertain, and we cannot immediately return to the capital to check on him, but for now, Xie Tongchen will likely die here.]

Xie Tongchen's pupils contracted.

With Xie Tongchen dead, all the credit will fall on Luo Hanfeng, including the Xie family's troops afterwards.

[If the Xie family's tiger tally is in your hands, then Luo Hanfeng doesn't need to worry about it falling out of his possession, since you still have the poison he put on you.]

The fifteenth of this month is almost here; he's probably waiting for you to take the initiative to contact him.

Song Ci'an: "..."

Song Ci'an: ?

poison?

Song Ci'an only partially understood Xie Xing's thoughts, but she was able to glean a few points.

First, Xie Xing possessed the Xie family's tiger tally.

Secondly, Xie Xing was poisoned by Luo Hanfeng, who is also the Seventh Prince.

Third, Xie Xing knew something in advance, such as how he was going to stop the Seventh Prince from doing something.

This strange voice doesn't sound like Xie Xing's voice at all.

Is this some kind of monster?

Song Ci'an subconsciously looked at Xie Tongchen.

I noticed that his gaze was fixed, and his mind was not on this at all.

"Second Brother?" Xie Xing's questioning voice rang out.

Song Ci'an snapped out of his daze, but Xie Tongchen thought he was being called. His expression darkened slightly, and he said, "I don't know why you followed me here, but since you have that thing on you, I hope you understand that you can't stay out of this."

“Return to the capital and go to Prince Jin’s side.”

"I can handle everything here."