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

Xie Tongchen's heart skipped a beat.

He instinctively reached out and pried Xie Mingzhu's hand away, then took a few steps back abruptly. "Mingzhu, don't overthink it, I didn't."

After saying that, Xie Tongchen left in a hurry.

On the treetops.

Xie Xing's eyes widened.

[They...they're so ambiguous!]

The most important thing is——

Is Xie Mingzhu's real person here?

Xie Xing looked up in a daze, only to meet Luo Hanfeng's eyes, which were clearly filled with interest. Luo Hanfeng met Xie Xing's gaze and curled his lips into a smile: "Looks like I've stumbled upon something incredible."

Xie Xing brainstorms.

[While it's true that Xie Tongchen has feelings for Xie Mingzhu, Xie Mingzhu doesn't!]

If Luo Hanfeng finds out about this, how will they ever be able to get together?

After thinking for a while, Xie Xing finally explained righteously, "What's the big deal? My brother has always doted on my sister since we were little. Isn't this just normal sibling interaction?"

"Everything looks dirty to the heart."

After the matter was settled, Xie Xing turned around and blamed the other party.

Luo Hanfeng smiled, his lips curving into a smile: "Oh? Is that so?"

Xie Xing nodded: "Exactly."

At this moment, the men who had infiltrated the general's mansion knocked out Xie Mingzhu's maid outside the door and slipped inside.

Luo Hanfeng narrowed his eyes slightly.

inside the house.

Xie Mingzhu was silently shedding tears.

She felt her life was extremely miserable. Ever since Xie Xing returned, she was no longer the unconditionally pampered younger sister in the General's Mansion. All their love had to be shared with Xie Xing.

Even though Xie Yuze didn't say anything this time, she could still sense that he was blaming her.

Now even Xie Tongchen, who dotes on her the most, is so indifferent to her.

Xie Mingzhu is heartbroken.

"boom!"

Just then, Xie Mingzhu's door was smashed open.

She looked towards the door in horror.

Several uninvited guests appeared at the entrance. Their faces were covered with black cloth, and they were dressed as guards from the General's Mansion. However, they exuded a murderous aura and it was clear that they had come with ill intentions.

Xie Mingzhu exclaimed in surprise, "Ah!"

Her first instinct was to call for help.

The assassins swiftly moved to Xie Xing's side, covered her mouth, and tore off Xie Mingzhu's clothes from her shoulder. Upon seeing a very obvious dark dragon-shaped birthmark on her smooth shoulder, they exchanged glances and then knelt before Xie Mingzhu in unison: "Your subordinates greet the princess!"

Xie Mingzhu was stunned.

She quickly pulled her clothes back up, looking at the people kneeling on the ground in fear. "Who, who are you?"

The leader removed the black cloth from his face, revealing a handsome face. He lowered his head and said in a low voice, "We are loyal assassins of the Jiang Kingdom royal family. More than ten years ago, the Chu bandits breached our country's gates, forcing His Majesty and the Empress to their deaths. His Majesty offered his neck to be executed, and the Empress hanged herself in the Luan Palace."

"In order to protect Her Highness the Princess, we risked our lives to escape from the royal family. In order to save the princess's life, on a rainy night more than ten years ago, we specially switched the child with another family's child."

"Only when I saw the birthmark on the princess's shoulder did I recognize her."

Jiang Guo?

Xie Mingzhu's pupils trembled.

Isn't that the previous dynasty?

Was she a princess of the previous dynasty?

Xie Mingzhu couldn't believe that the Jiang Kingdom had been destroyed, especially since the Chu Emperor had been assassinated recently and the authorities had been cracking down hard.

Should we tell her now that she's a princess from a previous dynasty?

Xie Mingzhu didn't believe it!

She turned her head and said coldly, "You've mistaken me for someone else. I'm not him. Don't come looking for me again, or I'll call for help."

The man kneeling on the ground did not move and said calmly, "Whether the princess believes it or not, the princess is the only one who possesses a dragon-shaped embryo in her shoulder."

"Princess, you bear the mission of restoring your kingdom. Please think carefully before you act."

After saying this, the man got up and led the people behind him out of Xie Mingzhu's boudoir.

Once everyone left, Xie Mingzhu felt completely exhausted and knelt on the cold floor.

"How can this be?"

"This is impossible."

Xie Mingzhu murmured.

"An assassin has broken in!"

Just then, a noise came from over there, and immediately the entire general's mansion went on alert.

Luo Hanfeng chuckled and, before they arrived, grabbed Xie Xing and left the General's Mansion.

Xie Xing never expected that she would be able to witness this scene up close.

So, aside from missing the crucial plot point where Luo Hanfeng and Xie Mingzhu developed their relationship, Xie Mingzhu eventually learned that she was a princess from the previous dynasty.

but!

It would have been fine if she had known, but unfortunately, Luo Hanfeng also found out!

Xie Xing felt like crying but had no tears left to shed.

If Luo Hanfeng were to tell this to the emperor, even if the emperor might not truly believe it, emperors are often suspicious and would rather kill a hundred innocent people than let a thousand guilty people go free.

Moreover, he was already wary of the Xie family, and might use this as an excuse to make things difficult for them.

How could this be?

Xie Xing was completely dazed.

Luo Hanfeng led Xie Xing to an alley corner, loosened Xie Xing's collar (she was in a daze), and let her fall to the ground with a thud.

Xie Xing gasped, then came to her senses, clutching her backside and glaring angrily at Luo Hanfeng.

Luo Hanfeng raised an eyebrow: "Hmm?"

"You dare look at me like that?"

Luo Hanfeng's lips curled up. He squatted down and pinched Xie Xing's chin with one hand: "Your General's Mansion is quite secretive. You dare to accept the crime of harboring a princess from a previous life."

"Oh, what if His Majesty finds out..."

Luo Hanfeng's eyes curved into a smile as his gentle gaze fell on Xie Xing. He said leisurely, "Do you think we'll wipe out your entire Xie family?"

"Can you still be so arrogant in front of me?"

Xie Xing's back was soaked with cold sweat.

The worst thing happened.

She forced herself to remain calm, clenching her fists behind her back, and said, "His Majesty won't easily believe you. Do you have any proof?"

Luo Hanfeng raised an eyebrow. This idiot suddenly became clever at this moment.

He snapped his fingers, and two bodyguards immediately appeared beside Luo Hanfeng, kneeling on one knee.

"I want Your Majesty to believe that it is easy."

He leaned close to Xie Xing's ear and whispered devilishly, "Poor Fifth Sister, she's only been found, and now she's about to be beheaded."

Xie Xing shivered.

She opened her mouth, about to speak, when a pill was thrown into it.

Xie Xing's eyes widened, and he instinctively wanted to spit it out.

However, the pill melts in the mouth, and it's too late to spit it out.

Xie Xing covered her mouth, tears instantly welling up in her eyes. She looked at Luo Hanfeng, trembling, and asked, "What...what did you feed me?"

Luo Hanfeng smiled very cleanly: "Poison, permanent."

"I will give you the antidote once a month. If I am unhappy and I do not give you the antidote, the poison will start to hurt you from your stomach until you bleed from all seven orifices and die suddenly."

Xie Xing's face turned pale instantly.

She couldn't take it anymore and clenched her fist, slamming it at Luo Hanfeng: "You bastard!"