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

Upon hearing this, Chao Le looked Xie Xing up and down, then nodded seriously.

"makes sense."

"In that case, I'll take my leave now." With that, Chao Le embraced the beautiful and charming woman and walked away.

Xie Xing and Yue Liang were left staring at each other in bewilderment.

Xie Xing felt ashamed.

This person...this person...

This guy's lustful desires came at just the right time!

Xie Xing grabbed Yue Liang and turned to run away, but before he could move, Chao Le, who was about to leave with her beautiful concubine, returned and said to Xie Xing:

"By the way, don't wander around the mansion except for this courtyard."

"Otherwise, it would be such a pity if they were killed as suspects."

Xie Xing: "..."

She forced a smile and looked at Chao Le: "Your Highness, this humble servant would naturally not dare to wander around."

"I'll go back to my room now."

With that, Xie Xing turned to leave.

"Your room is over there," Chao Le kindly pointed out.

Xie Xing: "..."

She changed direction and turned back to thank Chao Le, saying, "Thank you, Your Highness."

Chao Le looked at her like this, her eyes sparkling.

"What a well-educated and reasonable young lady!"

"I like it."

His beautiful concubine in his arms: "..."

……

Return to the room.

Xie Xing hugged Yue Liang's neck with both hands, then paced anxiously back and forth in the room.

"What to do? What to do? What to do?"

"I've entered enemy territory!"

"What can we do?"

The system said: [Host, don't panic. In the story, this Chao Le is a bit dim-witted.]

"I can see it."

Xie Xing was speechless.

Even if someone is a bit slow-witted, they're not an idiot.

She didn't believe Chao Le was unaware of Xie Xing's obvious flaw.

and……

Xie Xing felt that this person only looked like a fool on the surface, but was not actually that kind of person.

How to do?

Xie Xing sat in the room, feeling like his CPU was about to burn out.

……

The next day.

The royal palace of the Chu Kingdom.

Xie Yuze followed Jun Lanjin to the Chu Emperor.

Xie Yuze looked up at the Chu Emperor, a glint in his eyes, and then knelt down before the emperor with a thud. "Your subject greets Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty!"

After saying that, Xie Yuze kowtowed three times.

The Chu Emperor was above, looking down at Xie Yuze, and did not let Xie Yuze get up for a long time.

It wasn't until Jun Lanjin spoke up, "Your Majesty."

Emperor Chu then spoke, "Get up. I heard your Xie family has been attacked again?"

What did you see that night?

Xie Yuze lowered his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, that night, after the kitchen caught fire, I followed a strange dark figure to my father's study. I found that the dark figure had entered the study."

"I followed them in, only to find that there were actually two people in the study."

"Their goal is to find the Xie family's tiger tally."

"The Tiger Tally?!"

The Chu Emperor's expression changed.

Where is the tiger tally?

Xie Yuze lowered his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, the whereabouts of the Tiger Tally are unknown."

"It's no longer in the Xie family's hands."

"bump!"

The Chu emperor was furious.

He slammed his hand on the desk, stood up, and glared angrily at Xie Yuze.

"You're saying the tiger tally is missing? Then why am I keeping the Xie family alive?"

"Your Majesty!" Xie Yuze's voice also grew louder.

With bloodshot eyes, he raised his head and looked at the Chu Emperor: "Your Majesty should also know that my Xie family is loyal and has never had any intention of rebelling."

"His Majesty is now merely waiting for the Xie family's tiger tally."

“If Your Majesty desires the Tiger Tally, my Xie family is ready to offer it without hesitation. My father is loyal to the country and does not wish for my Xie family to be branded as rebels!”

"presumptuous!"

The Chu Emperor looked at Xie Yuze in disbelief.

How dare he talk to me like that?

Don't you want a head anymore?

Xie Yuze lowered his eyes and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, I spoke harshly, please forgive me."

"How many ministers in the court today truly listen to His Majesty?"

"The court is free from internal and external troubles, but there are remnants of the regime eyeing it covetously in front, and the Southern Kingdom has long coveted the land of Chu in the rear."

"If Your Majesty truly executes my entire Xie family, then there will be very few ministers serving Your Majesty."

The Chu Emperor looked coldly at Xie Yuze: "Who gave you the audacity to say these things to me?"

Do you really think that I have no one else I can use besides your Xie family?

Xie Yuze remained silent and looked up at the Chu Emperor.

"Your Majesty knows this."

"presumptuous!"

The Chu Emperor grabbed the memorial from the table and threw it heavily toward Xie Yuze.

After Xie Yuze took this instruction, bright red blood flowed from his forehead.

His expression remained unchanged as he simply said, "Honest advice is hard to swallow, Your Majesty. Let me tell you about who I encountered that day."

"That day, Xie Mingzhu brought a masked man to the study to steal the tiger tally."

"I stepped forward to stop him, but I never expected to be almost killed."

"Xie Mingzhu?"

The Chu Emperor narrowed his eyes: "Are you sure it's her?"

Xie Yuze nodded, "Your Majesty can take a look and see if the Xie Mingzhu imprisoned here is still the same person."

"Somebody come!"

The Chu emperor indeed sent people to investigate.

The final report left the Chu Emperor with an icy expression.

Someone replaced Xie Mingzhu.

"Your Majesty, do you still believe her words?"

Xie Yuze said calmly, "There are disloyal people in the court who can come and go freely in the palace. Even so, is Your Majesty not afraid?"

Xie Yuze had little respect for the Chu Emperor.

In his past life, if he hadn't been so foolish and greedy for power, the Xie family wouldn't have ended up in this state.

The people will not suffer the ravages of war.

How many people have died here because of the emperor's suspicion and distrust?

The Chu Emperor's chest heaved with anger.

"Zhiheng!" He glared angrily at Jun Lanjin.

Jun Lanjin said, "Your Majesty."

Xie Yuze continued, "If my father and elder brother can be released and the Xie family can return to normal, I can wipe out all the remnants of the previous dynasty within half a month."

"You?" Emperor Chu looked at Xie Yuze with suspicion.

Xie Yuze lowered his eyes. "Does Your Majesty have any other capable people?"

The Chu emperor hesitated.

Jun Lanjin said, "Leave the plague and famine to me."

The Emperor of Chu's expression softened slightly. "I can release your father and elder brother."

"But I will send people to guard the women of the Xie family."

They were also afraid the Xie family would run away.

Xie Yuze sneered inwardly, but he had no other choice at the moment.

"I have no objection."

The Chu Emperor lowered his eyes in deep thought. After a moment, he waved his hand impatiently: "I want to see the results in half a month."

"And if the Tiger Tally cannot be found, your Xie family will have no reason to live either."

"get out."

Xie Yuze stood up, bowed again, and turned to leave.

outside the palace.

Jun Lanjin looked at Xie Yuze: "You're quite confident."

"I just don't know if it's really as you say, that we can catch the traitors within half a month."

Xie Yuze turned around and gave Jun Lanjin a meaningful look: "My skills are average, so naturally I need Your Highness's help."

"In exchange, I can help Your Highness detoxify."