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

As Chang Rongxuan spoke, he staggered and tried to run outside to call for help.

But Xie Yuze wouldn't let him run away.

Chang Rongxuan is the beloved son of the most favored Vice Minister Chang in the capital recently. Although Vice Minister Chang is not a high-ranking official, the reason why he can be so arrogant in the capital is because the Chang family has produced Consort Rong, who is the birth mother of the three princes.

The Vice Minister had a son late in life and doted on this precious son.

Spoiled to the point of being overweight, his body jiggles as he runs.

Xie Yuze easily grabbed Chang Rongxuan by the back of his collar. "Did I say you could leave?"

Chang Rongxuan strained with all his might, his face turning red, but he still couldn't break free from Xie Yuze's grasp.

"Third brother."

Xie Mingzhu walked over, glanced at Chang Rongxuan, and said gently, "Let it go. I suppose this young master didn't mean anything by it."

"Miss Mingzhu." Chang Rongxuan looked at Xie Mingzhu with teary eyes, deeply moved.

“Miss Mingzhu is so kind.” A blush rose on Chang Rongxuan’s chubby face, and his small eyes, squeezed into slits by fat, looked at Xie Mingzhu with infatuation: “If Miss Mingzhu could marry me in this life, Rongxuan would die without regrets.”

These words clearly offended Xie Mingzhu. Her gentle smile froze, and she silently walked behind Xie Yuze.

Chang Rongxuan didn't care; he had long harbored feelings for Xie Mingzhu.

However, compared to his gentle attitude towards Xie Mingzhu, Chang Rongxuan was much more hostile towards Xie Xing.

He immediately changed his expression, looking at Xie Xing with disgust: "How can a country girl like you, raised in the countryside, be worthy of my distinguished cousin?"

Luo Qingyun, the third prince, is Chang Rongxuan's cousin.

Xie Xing: ?

Chang Rongxuan's malice was palpable, and the disgust in his eyes was genuine.

Xie Xing tilted her head in confusion. She walked up to Chang Rongxuan, looked up at him with clear eyes, and asked with some doubt, "I'm marrying you, the Third Prince, not you."

"What did you say?"

Xie Xing's voice was soft and sweet, and with her delicate, fair face right in front of Chang Rongxuan, he was momentarily stunned.

How come this country bumpkin has such a sweet voice?

Chang Rongxuan was somewhat distracted.

He hesitated for a moment, then snorted coldly: "My cousin and I have a very good relationship. Let me say a few words on his behalf: You're just a wild girl. How can you be worthy of the position of the Third Prince's Consort?"

Xie Xing half-closed his eyes.

She asked crisply, "If you speak for the Third Prince when he gets married, will you speak for him on his wedding night?"

Chang Rongxuan: "..."

Xie Yuze was so startled by the little girl's shout that he stumbled.

He immediately released Chang Rongxuan's collar, pulled him close, and covered his mouth: "Xie Xing! What are you saying?"

Can you just say that so casually?

Xie Yuze glared at Xie Xing.

Xie Xing looked up blankly. "Am I wrong?"

"Hahaha!"

The people around Xie Xing burst into laughter at his words.

Everyone turned to look at Chang Rongxuan and whistled, "Wow, Chang Rongxuan, we didn't expect you to still be thinking about the Third Prince's matter."

"Does the Third Prince know?"

"Haha."

Chang Rongxuan's face immediately turned as red as a monkey's bottom. He pointed at Xie Xing with a trembling finger for a long time, saying, "You, you, you!"

"You shameless!"

Xie Xing smiled brightly at him: "Even if the Third Prince is your cousin, he can't choose a wife for him."

"Besides, the marriage was arranged by His Majesty. Young Master Chang, are you questioning His Majesty?"

Xie Xing's voice held no threat whatsoever, and his face appeared utterly innocent, yet his words instantly sent a chill down Chang Rongxuan's spine.

Xie Xing put his hands behind his back, his small face solemn, and said in a serious tone: "At the palace banquet in the past, His Majesty said that I had a dignified appearance and was a match for the three princes. But just now, Young Master Chang said that I should be a concubine and that he did not take the General's Mansion seriously. On the surface, he was mocking me, but behind my back, he said that His Majesty was blind."

Xie Xing sighed softly and said, "If His Majesty heard this, the consequences would be far more than just getting punched in the face by my third brother."

"Who knows, His Majesty might be so angry that he'll cut off your head."

Xie Xing raised a finger and said seriously, "Disaster comes from the mouth, Young Master Chang."

As she spoke, her starry eyes curved into crescents: "But it's fine if Young Master Chang wants to sue Father, then Xie Xing will have to sue Father too!"

Xie Xing slapped his right palm with his left hand and said happily, "I'm not only going to sue Father, but also His Majesty and Consort Rong..."

The soft, crisp sound of counting on fingers echoed throughout the first floor.

Her voice wasn't loud, but because no one else was speaking, it was clearly heard by everyone.

With each sentence he spoke, Chang Rongxuan's face paled a little more, and in the end, he even trembled with fear.

He stared in horror at the girl's bright and delicate face, which looked so harmless, but the words she said were terrifying.

Xie Xing learns very quickly. In her previous life, she was an excellent student, and she was able to apply what she learned to other situations in class.

Without the system analyzing things for her, and after being poisoned by Luo Hanfeng, Xie Xing had to make plans for herself during the three days of silence.

The first step in completing the mission was that she couldn't become a pitiful little thing who could be bullied and mistreated.

Otherwise, let alone completing the mission, they might just be reduced to nothing by Luo Hanfeng.

After Xie Xing finished speaking, the surroundings fell silent.

All eyes were on Xie Xing.

Most of the people in the Supreme Pavilion were powerful and wealthy individuals, or scholars, and some had attended the family reunion banquet held by the General's Mansion.

Xie Xing was handsome back then, but he was timid and cowardly, and didn't even know basic etiquette, which made him a laughing stock and brought shame to the entire General's Mansion.

How could my own daughter be so shameful?

Madam Xie was so angry that she fainted on the spot. The old lady of the Xie family shook her head repeatedly and went to the temple that night to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures. She has not returned since.

Outsiders, unaware of the reason, simply assumed that the general's family disliked this daughter intensely.

Little did they know that Xie Mingzhu was destined to be a phoenix since childhood, and the entire Xie family was proud of her. However, they never expected that Xie Mingzhu was not their biological daughter, and the biological daughter they found was not even as good as a single hair of Xie Mingzhu, except for her appearance.

The people of the Xie family shouted three times, "What a terrible thing to do!"

This is why Xie Xing lived in such a secluded courtyard in the Xie family mansion in the early stages, and was strictly instructed by the tutors summoned by Madam Xie.

Although the Xie family originated from military families, this generation places the greatest importance on their children.

Even Xie Xing was so strict that he used the harshest methods to train her.

Back then, the little girl from the Xie family who had caused such a commotion now stood innocently in front of Chang Rongxuan, and with just a few words, she almost killed him.

In the quiet moments.

Xie Xing said her last words, and she sighed, "So, Young Master Chang, my third brother beat you up not simply to beat you up, but to save you!"

Chang Rongxuan's face turned blue, red, blue, and green.

Finally, he managed to squeeze out, "You're talking nonsense!"

Xie Xing, feeling wronged after being scolded, turned to Xie Yuze and said, "Third brother, look, he's still scolding me."