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

Xie Xing: 6.

The system said: "Don't let her beauty fool you; she has no feelings for men and only uses her looks to gain personal benefits."

The Yin family is extremely ambitious. In order to become the number one clan, they not only secretly helped Luo Hanfeng to exterminate the Jun family, but also secretly funded the remnants of the previous dynasty to raise an army.

[They also have secret dealings with the South.]

Later, relying on her family background, Yin Ruyu even entered the palace and became a concubine, where she engaged in a palace intrigue with Xie Mingzhu for a period of time.

[If this book weren't a 1v1 story, and if Yin Ruyu hadn't been forcibly removed from the story, I doubt Xie Mingzhu could have defeated her.]

Xie Xing listened to the system's words and looked the woman in front of him up and down.

The woman looked delicate and frail, with a thin, oval face. She exuded an air of sickliness upon her arrival, but her expression was that of a typical well-bred lady, with impeccable manners and a flawless demeanor.

What happened to your horse?

Jun Lanjin did not reply to Yin Ruyu's thanks, but instead asked about her horse.

Yin Ruyu looked at Jun Lanjin with a blank and innocent expression, and then said, "I don't know either. Perhaps something startled the horse, which is why it is like this."

Jun Lanjin looked at her coolly, "Fortunately, no one else was disturbed."

"Otherwise, they would ride horses recklessly in the street."

Yin Ruyu: "..."

She opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say.

After saying this, Jun Lanjin turned to look at Luo Mengfei: "What are you still standing there for?"

"Do I still need to invite you to get into the sedan chair?"

Luo Mengfei: "..."

She stopped laughing.

He got into the sedan chair at Prince Jin's residence, dejected.

Yin Ruyu glanced at the car's logo and immediately recognized it as the Jun family's exclusive emblem.

Yin Ruyu's eyes flickered slightly. She jogged forward, but her legs went weak, and she accidentally fell onto Xie Xing, who was standing next to Jun Lanjin.

"Miss!" exclaimed the maid beside Yin Ruyu.

With Xiangyu in his arms, Xie Xing held Yin Ruyu, feeling as if he were holding a soft, fluffy ball of cotton, both fragrant and tender.

A bright smile immediately appeared on her face. She put her arm around the person's waist and thoughtfully helped them stand up straight: "Miss, are you alright?"

Xie Xing considered himself to be a charming and elegant man.

Unexpectedly, Yin Ruyu glanced at her, then bit her lip and stomped her foot in humiliation, looking like she was about to cry, and said, "Where did the young master's hand go just now?"

"You...you're so shameless!"

Yin Ruyu stamped her foot, feeling extremely ashamed and indignant.

Xie Xing: "..."

Xie Xing: "Huh?"

Did she do something wrong despite her good intentions?

"You have disgraced our young lady's reputation!" the maid angrily pointed at Xie Xing's nose and cursed.

Luo Mengfei frowned, stepped forward, put her hands on her hips, blocked Xie Xing's path, and raised her chin, saying, "Hey, what do you mean by this?"

"Anyone with eyes can see that it was your young lady who threw herself into my arms, so why are you biting the hand that feeds you?"

"You!" The maid's face flushed with anger.

"Hongyu." Yin Ruyu called out to the maid, biting her lip before looking at Jun Lanjin with a wronged expression, and said, "Your Highness, it's not that I'm causing trouble, it's just that this young master, this young master he..."

Yin Ruyu blushed.

Xie Xing was a woman, so she naturally didn't pay much attention to women. When she reached out to support Yin Ruyu, her hands passed over Yin Ruyu's chest.

Of course, that wasn't intentional.

Yin Ruyu was not deliberately causing trouble; a woman's reputation is of utmost importance.

She never expected that her legs would give way so easily, allowing this thief to take advantage of her!

She was determined to teach that scoundrel a lesson.

"Oh?" Jun Lanjin raised an eyebrow.

He crossed his arms, glanced at Xie Xing with amusement, and said meaningfully, "So what should we do?"

"Young Master Xie, I meant well but things went wrong. I accidentally bumped into her. How about we marry her?"

Xie Xing: "..."

Yin Ruyu was visibly shaken.

The goodwill she had initially felt towards Jun Lanjin vanished in an instant.

The difference between going up and going down is only a moment.

Yin Ruyu's blushing cheeks turned cold. "Judging from the insignia on the prince's carriage, I presume it belongs to Prince Jin of the Jun family."

"My daughter originally thought that since the carriage was broken, she could ask Your Highness for a favor and ask you to give her a ride."

"Unexpectedly, the people around the prince harbored ill intentions. It would have been fine if the prince hadn't taught them a lesson, but he treated it so lightly, which is truly disappointing."

Jun Lanjin got tired of standing, so he simply put one elbow on Xie Xing's shoulder, making Xie Xing feel heavy.

He curled his thin lips slightly, seemingly unconcerned, and said, "In that case, what should the young lady do?"

"It was the young lady whose legs went weak first, and she accidentally fell into the arms of this Mr. Xie. It must have been unintentional on his part, but he never expected that she would repay evil with kindness and even teach him a lesson."

"That doesn't make sense."

Luo Mengfei chimed in, "That's right!"

Yin Ruyu bit her red lips, tears welling in her eyes. She looked at Jun Lanjin and Luo Mengfei and said, "You two are in cahoots, bullying a weak woman like me!"

Xie Xing: "..."

The story is getting more and more outrageous.

She was about to speak when Jun Lanjin covered her mouth with his folding fan.

Jun Lanjin said slowly, "Since Miss Yin insists on this, then I will send you to the Empress Dowager to have her judge."

"It just so happens that Miss Yin's carriage has broken down, so I will help Miss Yin with this journey."

"Don't forget my kindness afterward."

Yin Ruyu: "..."

In the more than ten years since she was born, this was the first time she had met a man like this.

Which man wouldn't be captivated by her beauty?

Even if it weren't for her looks, seeing her so pitiful, one would feel sorry for her, wouldn't one?

This guy, he sent her to the palace and now expects her to be grateful?!

Is the renowned Prince Jin such a person?

He's not even as good as the Seventh Prince!

Yin Ruyu clenched her fists in anger, and said in a cold voice, "Then I'll have to trouble Your Highness."

"It's good that you remember, young lady."

"Come here, prepare the carriage."

Jun Lanjin shouted, then grabbed Xie Xing by the collar and dragged him toward the carriage.

Luo Mengfei immediately followed.

Xie Xing: "..."

Speak up for me.

Thank you!

"Look at you, your eyes are practically glued to her. What, are you so attracted to her looks that you're really going to take responsibility and marry her?"

Once inside the carriage, Jun Lanjin leaned back on the bench, his alluring peach blossom eyes narrowing slightly as he dangerously fixed his gaze on Xie Xing.

Seeing this, Xie Xing shook his head and said, "I'm innocent, Your Highness!"

This is truly an undeserved disaster.

He picked it up casually, and it led to some trouble.

"Hmph." Jun Lanjin gave a light hum, then turned away from her.

Luo Mengfei sat in the carriage, glanced at Jun Lanjin, and then at Xie Xing.

At this moment, she seemed to vaguely sense that something was different.

Why is the atmosphere between these two so strange?

Luo Mengfei felt like she was sitting on pins and needles, as if she had thorns in her back.

For a moment, she felt she shouldn't be in the car, but under it.