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

One is an ordinary woman from a noble family. No matter how talented or beautiful she is, she can't compare to a woman who isn't even from this world.

Moreover, she herself was different from other women.

Only her!

They are different.

It will make him aware of his fate, it will make him aware of his ridiculous life!

Since Heaven allowed him to hear Xie Xing's thoughts and let him meet Xie Xing at the lotus pond, why can't Xie Xing be his?

They came for him, and belonged to him from the start!

As for Junlan Jin...

Luo Hanfeng's eyes gradually deepened, and the image of Jun Lanjin and Xie Xing embracing and kissing that night flashed through his mind. He clenched his fists, and the veins on his body bulged, making the already scalding water boil even more.

"puff!"

Because he was too emotional, Luo Hanfeng momentarily forgot about his physical condition and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Hanfeng!?" Xie Mingzhu, behind the screen next door, felt a sudden tightness in her heart upon hearing Luo Hanfeng's movement. She tried to stand up, but then realized she was completely naked. Her cheeks flushed, and she returned to the water, asking with concern:

"Hanfeng, are you alright?"

Luo Hanfeng coughed twice, his pale lips appearing vivid with the blood that had seeped out. He wiped his lips with his fingertip and said in a hoarse voice, "It's nothing."

Jun Lanjin is going to die sooner or later.

He will kill Jun Lanjin with his own hands.

After taking a bath, Luo Hanfeng borrowed paper and pen from the inn, summoned a carrier pigeon, and sent out the message.

After the letter is sent out, it won't be long before Luo Hanfeng's people come knocking on the door.

The carrier pigeon flew away.

Just then, Yin Ruyu's maid opened the window, glanced at the carrier pigeon that flew away, and turned to look at Yin Ruyu: "Miss, the two people we took in are indeed not ordinary people. Should I have someone shoot down that carrier pigeon?"

Yin Ruyu sat on a stool in the room. Upon hearing this, she simply shook her head slightly, her thin lips curving upwards as she said, "I know who they are."

"That's really interesting. The recently favored Seventh Prince, who should have returned to the capital after his victory, disappeared without a trace, but now he appears here in such a sorry state. It's quite intriguing."

The maid stared wide-eyed at Yin Ruyu, asking in surprise, "Miss, the Seventh Prince?"

"Is it the seventh prince who was raised in the cold palace since childhood?"

"How do you know?"

Yin Ruyu lowered her eyelashes, her fingers gently stroking the teacup. "When I was young, I had a brief encounter with this seventh prince because of my family."

“He is no ordinary man; he is ambitious. If he is sensible, my father might as well put him on the throne. It all depends on what he does.”

"And the people around him?"

The maid frowned: "The two address each other as husband and wife, so their relationship must be quite close. Miss, you are so noble and precious, why would you need to compete with a lowly woman for her affections?"

Yin Ruyu laughed and said, "Nonsense, my father raised me all these years not so that I could compete with a woman for his affections."

"Your young lady wants to be the empress, second only to the emperor."

"Who it is is not important, but that person is an emperor who is easy for our Yin family to control."

The maid nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

"Your visit to the capital this time, Miss, was granted by the Empress Dowager's decree. The Empress Dowager specially permitted you to stay in the palace, which would make it easier for you to get along with the princes. I wonder what the Empress Dowager's true intentions are."

Yin Ruyu's expression softened.

The Empress Dowager is a member of the Jun family, which is the head of the four great families. Could she be planning something for Prince Jin?

Although Prince Jin is a good person, but...

Yin Ruyu shook her head and said, "Once we get to the palace, we'll adapt to whatever comes our way."

……

Xie Mingzhu's disappearance was soon discovered by the Chu Emperor, who was furious upon learning of it.

Xie Mingzhu made a false accusation, and at this time, remnants of the former dynasty exposed Xie Mingzhu's true identity.

She was a princess of the previous dynasty!

The bloodline left over from the previous dynasty!

When this reached the emperor's ears, he was so angry that he smashed several teacups in his study.

"Presumptuous! Presumptuous!"

At that time, the entire Xie family knelt in the study.

Xie Ansheng glanced at the furious emperor and whispered in defense of the Xie family: "Your Majesty, we were also kept in the dark about this matter, otherwise that rebellious daughter would not have framed my Xie family."

"Hmph!" The Chu Emperor hated hearing Xie Ansheng speak, so he slammed a black inkstone into Xie Ansheng's forehead.

A large bump immediately swelled up on Xie Ansheng's head.

Xie Ansheng dared not speak and could only lower his head to apologize.

"You're the stupidest!" Emperor Chu said coldly. "If you had adopted an ordinary woman, that would have been fine, but your daughter isn't your own, and you didn't even bother to investigate the background of this daughter whose origins are unknown."

"At your level, are you really not afraid that others might try to kill you?"

Xie Ansheng: "..."

They investigated, but found nothing.

In truth, Xie Ansheng was the one who felt wronged.

Little did he know that a colossal joke was about to befall him.

Xie Ansheng dared not say anything that might anger the emperor further. He lowered his head and could only keep saying, "Your Majesty, please calm down."

After calming down for a while, the Chu Emperor finally spoke up: "Fortunately, those remnants of the previous dynasty have been captured, and the remaining scattered fish and shrimps outside are not a threat."

"I will issue a nationwide arrest warrant. Even if Xie Mingzhu runs away again, he will only be a rat in the gutter from now on."

Xie Ansheng glanced at Xie Yuhe.

Xie Yuhe then spoke up: "Your Majesty, Xie Mingzhu was originally under guard in the palace, but she was rescued. There must be a traitor in the palace. Why doesn't Your Majesty investigate?"

Xie Tongchen remained silent.

But the Chu Emperor said coldly, "I have heard that some people in the army have seen Xie Mingzhu with the fifth prince of the enemy country. Could it be that Xie Mingzhu has already colluded with the enemy country?"

Many soldiers had seen Xie Mingzhu when she was in the city lord's mansion.

Naturally, someone complained to the emperor.

Song Ci'an was the first to file a complaint.

After being granted the position of general, Song Ci'an was also granted a mansion in Shengjing. Now that the eldest and second sons of the Song family are both serving in Shengjing, the rest of the Song family naturally have to move there as well.

We are currently on our way to Shengjing.

"Xie Qing, everyone else saw it, how come you, the deputy commander-in-chief, didn't see it?"

Xie Tongchen pursed his lips, clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know whether I should speak or not."

"speak."

The Chu Emperor squinted and looked down at Xie Tongchen.

Xie Tongchen said, "This is a roster that my deputy general, Song Ci'an, plundered from the study of the fifth prince of the enemy country."

"Many of those on this list are ministers who have dealings with enemy countries."

"Sometimes, I don't know if it's just my sensitivity, but during that time on the battlefield, I always felt that something was wrong with the Seventh Prince."

"What's wrong?"