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

"Hiss!" Xie Xing gasped in pain.

Her eyes hardened, her gaze fixed on the back of Luo Hanfeng's neck, and she opened her mouth and bit down hard on it.

"Ugh!" Luo Hanfeng frowned and groaned.

The two of them then became entangled in the room.

The guards outside the door noticed something was wrong and heard the commotion inside. Fearing something might have happened to Xie Xing, they quickly opened the door.

When they opened the door, the guards were dumbfounded.

At this moment, the room was in complete chaos.

Xie Xing and Luo Hanfeng fell to the ground. Xie Xing had Luo Hanfeng's neck wrapped around his legs, and with his other hand, he grabbed Luo Hanfeng's hair tightly and pulled it upwards with force.

Luo Hanfeng's scalp was almost ripped off by Xie Xing.

He grabbed Xie Xing's leg and bit down hard.

Xie Xing: "..."

She retorted angrily, "Are you a dog? You even bite people!"

Luo Hanfeng sneered: "Are you talking about yourself? Xie Xing, you have quite the nerve, acting so arrogantly just because I, Your Highness, won't kill you!"

Luo Hanfeng is close in age to Xie Xing, both being eighteen this year.

He should have been a spirited young man, but because he had lived in a cold palace since childhood, he had never experienced a warm childhood, which made him appear incredibly mature and gloomy.

But today, for some reason, probably because Xie Xing had driven her crazy, she actually started fighting with her like children playing and fighting.

Secret Guard: “…”

"Your Highness?" The guard stared blankly at Luo Hanfeng, who was disheveled and in a sorry state, and then at Xie Xing, who was glaring at him.

Finally, he hesitated before asking, "Do you need my help?"

Luo Hanfeng: "Get lost!"

Bodyguard: "Alright."

The guards immediately closed the door.

Once they were standing outside the door, the guards finally realized what was happening.

its not right.

Is this still the ruthless prince of their family?

Your Highness is highly skilled in martial arts, how could you lose to a woman?

Once everyone left, Luo Hanfeng grabbed Xie Xing's leg in an annoyed tone, "Let go, I'm not leaving."

Xie Xing snorted coldly, "You pervert, grabbing someone's leg and taking advantage of them, shameless!"

Luo Hanfeng: "..."

He laughed in anger, his burning hands pinching Xie Xing's leg hard through the thin fabric, then he said, "This prince can do even more outrageous things. What? Do you want to try?"

"Right here, I, Your Highness, will make you my woman, fulfilling the Empress Dowager's wish to have your child?"

"Ok?"

Xie Xing: "..."

She loosened her grip on Luo Hanfeng's hand, pulled her leg away from his neck, and stood up with lightning speed.

Her clothes were in complete disarray, and she quickly reached out to straighten them. The anklet on her ankle rattled as she moved. Xie Xing quickly moved away from Luo Hanfeng.

Luo Hanfeng: "..."

He chuckled, dusted himself off, and slowly stood up from the ground.

He glared at Xie Xing, straightened his clothes, and gasped when his collar touched the wound on his neck.

He wiped it off and brought it up to his eyes; there was already a little blood on it.

Luo Hanfeng looked at Xie Xing with a blank expression.

Xie Xing put his hands behind his back and guiltily looked away.

Her lips were stained with Luo Hanfeng's blood, making them look incredibly red.

Luo Hanfeng smiled and licked the blood off his fingers in front of Xie Xing.

"Go ahead."

Xie Xing coughed lightly and said, "Let me leave the courtyard."

"No problem." This time, Luo Hanfeng agreed very easily.

This time, Xie Xing was the one who was surprised.

She looked at Luo Hanfeng with suspicion.

This person was ignoring her just now, why did he agree so easily now?

Now that she's agreed, Xie Xing doesn't care about anything else. With her goal achieved, she no longer wants to face Luo Hanfeng, so she waved her hand and said, "You can go now."

Luo Hanfeng's eyes darkened for a moment.

But soon his expression returned to normal, and he turned and left.

After leaving the courtyard, Luo Hanfeng glanced expressionlessly at the guard beside him.

"Your Highness," the guard said, bowing his head.

Luo Hanfeng's voice was cold: "Keep an eye on her. If she escapes, you will all die."

"Yes!"

Luo Hanfeng quickly left.

And inside the house.

Xie Xing leaned against the door, listening for a long time, and finally heard Luo Hanfeng leave.

Her eyes lit up, and she immediately opened the door.

As soon as the door opened, two bodyguards stood guard at the entrance.

Xie Xing: "..."

She immediately stopped giggling.

The system said helplessly, "[It's obvious he'll have someone watching you.]"

If you want to escape this time, don't provoke him. He might force himself on you.

Xie Xing was on the verge of tears: "But if I can make him stop hating me, won't I be unable to complete my mission?"

How could she not be in a hurry?

Since she was imprisoned by Luo Hanfeng, Luo Hanfeng's previously excessive hatred towards her has instantly decreased.

With a single move, he sent her back to her original position.

The system considered for a moment: "For someone who has never experienced happiness, the brief experience of possessing it and then losing it is a devastating blow."

By then, he will hate you to the core.

Since you're imprisoned, for now, create the illusion of happiness for him, and then look for an opportunity to escape.

Xie Xing's expression softened slightly.

This is the only way we can ultimately resolve this.

She glanced at the two bodyguards on either side who were staring intently at her, then slammed the door shut.

……

News of Xie Xing's death arrived.

The news reached the Xie family.

The entire Xie family was utterly shocked.

Xie Ansheng's eyes widened as he looked at the person who delivered the message: "How could this be?!"

"Isn't Xie Xing staying in the palace properly, accompanying the Fifth Princess in her studies?!"

"How could he suddenly lose his life?!"

Xie Ansheng's fingers were trembling.

As her biological daughter, Xie Ansheng's first reaction upon hearing the news of her death was disbelief.

The servant said, "I heard that the Empress Dowager was worried that Prince Jin would be bored, so she specially sent the Fifth Miss to the Star-Picking Tower to keep Prince Jin company."

"Unexpectedly, on the day the Crown Prince forced the emperor to abdicate, someone went to the Star-Picking Tower intending to burn the prince to death there."

"The prince is not dead, but the fifth young lady has disappeared without a trace."

"But hundreds of palace guards died inside the Star-Picking Tower, so there's no way the Fifth Miss could survive."

Xie Ansheng slumped down, sitting in the chair in a daze.

"This is impossible!" Xie Yuze was the first to react.

Xie Yuze's eyes were bloodshot. He rushed to the servants and asked, "Did they search carefully?!"

"How could Xing'er have died at the Star-Picking Tower?!"

"I do not believe!"

How could Xie Xing have died like this?

Xie Tongchen didn't speak, but his face was icy cold. He strode over to the person who had delivered the message and grabbed him by the collar:

"You spouting nonsense, eunuch! If you continue to talk such nonsense, I will kill you!"