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

Xie Yuze sneered: "This kid won't behave unless I beat him up."

He doesn't even take a piss to see what kind of person he is, yet he has the nerve to think about his two younger sisters.

Xie Yuze grew angrier the more he thought about it, and went forward to grab Chang Rongxuan's collar again.

"What are you doing?"

Just then, a majestic voice came from the stairs.

Everyone looked over at the sound and saw the Crown Prince and the three princes, dressed in ordinary clothes, standing at the top of the stairs, frowning as they looked in their direction.

"Brother Cheng'an!"

When Xie Mingzhu saw the Crown Prince, her eyes lit up. She was about to step forward when she remembered her identity and froze.

Was she really a princess from the previous dynasty?

Luo Cheng'an, unaware of Xie Mingzhu's suspicions, gave her a gentle smile: "Mingzhu."

"Cousin!" Chang Rongxuan saw Luo Qingyun as if he had seen a savior. He pushed Xie Yuze aside and ran towards Luo Qingyun with both hands and feet.

"Cousin, you have to stand up for me!"

Before he even reached Luo Qingyun's side, Chang Rongxuan had already started wailing.

He pointed his fat hoof directly at Xie Xing and Xie Yuze: "Those two siblings ganged up on me, especially that little village girl! She scared me!"

Luo Qingyun frowned as she glanced at the bruises on Chang Rongxuan's face, then turned to Xie Yuze and asked, "I wonder how my cousin offended you so badly that you would resort to such violence?"

Luo Qingyun had a good relationship with the Chang family, and his mother especially doted on Chang Rongxuan.

The Chang family members naturally couldn't bear to see Chang Rongxuan suffer even the slightest injustice.

Xie Xing, who was being accused, looked completely innocent.

She blinked, glanced at the Crown Prince and Luo Qingyun, and finally her gaze landed on Luo Hanfeng standing on the second-floor railing.

Luo Hanfeng's status is now vastly different from before. Although he doesn't have the support of his maternal clan like other princes, he is now significantly more powerful than before, when he was a pitiful child who could be bullied by everyone.

At that time, he was wearing a moon-white inner robe, the fabric of which was undoubtedly made by the recently popular Weaving Cloud Workshop. Coupled with his handsome face, he looked like a noble young master.

In the storyline, Luo Hanfeng's ability to win Xie Mingzhu's heart with his good looks and defeat both his maternal clan's power and the noble status of Crown Prince Luo Cheng'an proves that he is handsome, second only to Jun Lanjin.

Not only that, he also had a firm grasp on the methods used in brothels.

Xie Xing met Luo Hanfeng's gaze, and her bright face immediately turned ugly.

She pouted and simply hid behind Xie Yuze, blocking Luo Hanfeng's view.

Xie Yuze didn't know she was avoiding Luo Hanfeng; he only thought she was frightened by Luo Qingyun's questioning.

The people in the General's Mansion had no fear.

Xie Yuze simply pulled her out and patted her back, which was trembling slightly.

Xie Xing stumbled from the impact, looked up, and stared blankly at Xie Yuze.

Xie Yuze sneered, "What are you afraid of?"

"Are you afraid I won't stand up for you? If you're from the Xie family, then stand up straight! What kind of coward are you?!"

Xie Xing: "..."

She gave a slow "oh" and then stood next to Xie Yuze.

Seeing this, Xie Mingzhu's gaze darkened slightly, but she quickly smiled again and explained to Luo Cheng'an and Luo Qingyun, "Brother Cheng'an, Brother Qingyun, it was Young Master Chang who said something that made you and your sister angry, which is why you are so furious."

"It was an accident that I hit Young Master Chang."

"Mingzhu apologizes on behalf of her brother."

Before she could finish speaking, Xie Yuze frowned in displeasure. "Mingzhu, why are you apologizing if it's not our fault?"

Xie Mingzhu never expected that her understanding and considerate nature would be met with criticism from her brother.

The color drained from her face instantly, and she said somewhat helplessly, "No, brother."

Luo Cheng'an shielded Xie Mingzhu behind him and scolded Xie Yuze, "Xie Yuze, why are you being so mean to Mingzhu?"

"What, now that you have a biological sister, you're neglecting Mingzhu?"

Xie Yuze was stunned.

He was really puzzled. When did Mingzhu become so sensitive?

He was just telling Mingzhu that it wasn't their fault and they didn't need to apologize, so how did it become him yelling at Xie Mingzhu?

Xie Yuze wasn't exactly known for his good temper, but since his younger sister was someone he had always doted on, he patiently explained again, "Mingzhu, that's not what I meant."

"But this wasn't our fault, so how can you apologize to them?"

By apologizing, wouldn't they go from being the one in the right to the one causing trouble?

He shouldn't have said anything, because once he did, Xie Mingzhu's tears flowed even more.

Clutching her dress, she looked at Xie Yuze with disappointment and confusion in her eyes: "Brother, are you blaming me?"

"It's Mingzhu's fault. Mingzhu will never make her brother angry again."

Xie Yuze: ?

No, he was trying to reason with me, so how did it turn into him getting angry?

"Alright." Luo Cheng'an's face already showed some impatience. He glanced at Xie Xing with disgust: "You're quite capable. You've only been back in the General's Mansion for a short time, and you've already gotten Xie Yuze to stand up for you like this."

"However, I'm warning you, if you upset Mingzhu, I'll make you regret it."

Xie Xing was stunned for a moment.

She glanced left and right, then finally asked, "Is the Crown Prince speaking to me?"

Luo Cheng'an looked at her coldly: "Is there another Xie Xing here besides you?"

Xie Xing: "..."

The expression on her face immediately became indescribable.

This is an enormous accusation thrown my way.

I didn't even say a word, so why is the blame being placed on me?

Xie Xing's eyes were filled with confusion and incomprehension, but she quickly interpreted it as the Crown Prince going crazy and decided to ignore it.

So Xie Xing selectively ignored the Crown Prince, lowered her head, and remained silent.

In the Crown Prince's eyes, this appearance was interpreted as a sign of dissatisfaction.

His expression grew even colder, and the majesty befitting a crown prince pressed directly at Xie Xing: "I'll let you speak."

"From now on, you must not bully Mingzhu."

Xie Xing was bewildered: "Your Highness, I didn't say anything just now, how is that bullying my sister?"

Luo Cheng'an didn't care about any of that. He was already getting a little impatient: "I know exactly what you're thinking. Put away your little schemes."

Xie Mingzhu spoke up at this moment: "Brother Cheng'an, you don't need to do this for me. Mingzhu has not been wronged."

As she spoke, she wiped away her tears with a handkerchief, her red and pitiful eyes looking utterly pathetic.

Xie Yuze had no idea how things had turned out this way.

He glanced at his adopted younger sister beside him, and then at the younger sister who had been pampered and cherished by him and stood beside the Crown Prince.

He couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Whether they are biological sisters or adopted sisters, they are all very good at crying.

Tears come when they come.

Mingzhu, in particular, didn't understand what he was saying at all.

However, Xie Xing was innocent in this matter and should not have been warned by the Crown Prince without cause.

Xie Yuze stood in front of Xie Xing: "Your Highness, Third Prince, when I brought my younger sister into the pavilion just now, the whole first floor heard Young Master Chang talking about wild girls, and even said that my younger sister was not good enough for the Third Prince and was only fit to be his concubine."

"Is this the kind of upbringing your Chang family has?"

Xie Yuze glared coldly at Chang Rongxuan, who was hiding behind Luo Qingyun: "This kind of beast deserves to be beaten so badly that even his own father wouldn't recognize him."