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

Xie Xing got the seat he wanted.

[Sit them close together; that should help them get along better, right?]

While stuffing peach blossom cakes into his mouth, Xie Xing kept glancing at Xie Mingzhu and Luo Hanfeng.

Her thoughts reached the ears of both Xie Yuze and Luo Hanfeng.

Xie Yuze, who was clinking glasses with others and drinking, almost spat out the wine he had just taken a sip. He turned around abruptly, his gaze shifting in their direction with a look of astonishment.

Xie Yuze sat opposite the two of them so he could observe Xie Xing and Xie Mingzhu.

Unexpectedly, he turned around and went to drink with the person next to him. After turning around, Xie Xing began to take action.

She still hasn't given up on trying to match Xie Mingzhu and Luo Hanfeng together!

Xie Yuze gripped the wine glass so tightly he almost crushed it.

Luo Hanfeng raised an eyebrow, a smile playing on his lips.

Xie Mingzhu?

His gaze fell on Xie Mingzhu's side, and just then, Xie Mingzhu was also looking at him.

Xie Mingzhu had bandaged Luo Hanfeng's wounds before, and now, seeing how the disheveled prince she had helped had grown up, and considering that Xie Mingzhu didn't dislike Luo Hanfeng, she smiled gently at him.

"I was terrified when I saw the Seventh Prince and his sister fall off the cliff together. It's so good that the Seventh Prince is alright."

Luo Hanfeng wore a clean smile. Upon hearing this, he raised the wine glass on the table and handed it to Xie Mingzhu: "Thanks to Fourth Miss's concern, Hanfeng was blessed by heaven and survived."

Xie Mingzhu was taken aback, and then blushed.

"Seventh Prince is exaggerating. Mingzhu doesn't have such abilities."

That's what she said, but Xie Mingzhu still raised her glass and clinked it against Luo Hanfeng's.

Perhaps because she had seen Luo Hanfeng in his disheveled state before, Xie Mingzhu felt only a desire to save him when she saw him.

He's clearly a prince, yet he's treated so pitifully.

It was a world apart from her life.

Even now, the emperor's attention is something he earned by risking his life.

Xie Mingzhu looked at Luo Hanfeng with pity.

It was truly wonderful that the Seventh Prince had gained the Emperor's favor.

Xie Xing was secretly watching the two of them.

Upon hearing Xie Mingzhu's words, a look of utter bewilderment crossed her eyes.

Xie Mingzhu clearly knew that she had fallen off the cliff, and that the reason for the fall was even caused by her. However, when Xie Xing returned, Xie Mingzhu did not say a single word to her as she would to Luo Hanfeng.

why?

Over there, Xie Yuze, his face dark, saw Xie Mingzhu and Luo Hanfeng chatting and couldn't sit still any longer. He immediately stood up and walked over to Xie Mingzhu.

He stood in front of Luo Hanfeng's table, holding a wine glass in his hand, and interrupted the two of them during their conversation, saying, "I heard from Xie Xing that he was able to return safely thanks to the Seventh Prince's care during the days he fell off the cliff."

Xie Yuze emphasized the word "take care of".

"On behalf of Xie Xing, I thank the Seventh Prince."

As he spoke, Xie Yuze reached out and raised his glass to Luo Hanfeng.

He was standing, while Luo Hanfeng was sitting.

The toast was incredibly imposing; Xie Yuze didn't even bend over. He raised his eyes and looked down at Luo Hanfeng.

Luo Hanfeng raised his head slightly. He seemed to have no temper at all. He picked up a wine glass from the table, stood up, and clinked glasses with Xie Yuze. He said gently, "Third Young Master, there's no need to be so polite. After all, Miss Xie is nominally my future sister-in-law."

"It is only right that we take good care of Miss Xie."

"Kacha!"

Xie Xing nearly crushed the peach blossom cake in his hand.

Her face turned dark.

[You bastard!]

Shameless!

Xie Xing cursed Luo Hanfeng viciously in his heart.

Luo Hanfeng listened without changing his expression and took a sip of wine.

Xie Yuze couldn't see anything different about Luo Hanfeng. He studied Luo Hanfeng for a while before drinking the wine in his hand.

"Miss Xie, what's wrong?" After drinking the wine, Luo Hanfeng noticed the crushed peach blossom cake on Xie Xing's table and asked with concern.

His shout drew everyone's attention to Xie Xing.

Xie Mingzhu pursed her lips, looking at Xie Xing with some disappointment: "Sister, if you don't like peach blossom cake, you can just say so. Why waste food like this?"

Xie Xing was stunned.

She immediately reached out and patted the broken pieces of peach blossom cake in her hand, explaining, "Sister, I didn't have any."

Xie Mingzhu clearly didn't believe her. She frowned slightly and said, "Just now, my sister only switched seats with you because I told her I wanted to eat the peach blossom cake on my table."

"Now you..." Xie Mingzhu said, looking at Xie Xing with some disappointment, "Are you taking out your dissatisfaction with me on the peach blossom cake?"

With just a few words, Xie Mingzhu portrayed Xie Xing as an unreasonable younger sister who was dissatisfied with her older sister.

Xie Xing moved his lips, about to speak and explain.

This was clearly done on purpose by that scoundrel Luo Hanfeng!

I deliberately made her unhappy.

Xie Xing puffed out her cheeks in anger, wanting to explain, but then she remembered that she was now also a villainous female supporting character, and there were so many people here, so it was a perfect opportunity to insult Luo Hanfeng!

Xie Xing had a sudden inspiration, immediately slammed his hand on the table, stood up, raised his chin, and admitted directly: "That's right!"

Xie Yuze stumbled.

The veins on his forehead throbbed, and he subconsciously felt that Xie Xing's dog mouth couldn't possibly utter anything decent.

Sure enough, she readily admitted it.

Her admission enraged the Crown Prince, who had been sitting silently beside her. He loathed Xie Xing and said coldly, "Xie Xing, what are you doing causing trouble for no reason?"

Luo Qingyun also said coldly, "Xie Xing, Mingzhu is your sister."

Xie Xing stretched out his hand: "I am dissatisfied, but not with my sister, but with the Seventh Prince!"

She snorted coldly and, before Xie Yuze could pounce on her, put her hands on her hips and said coldly, "I don't want to sit with the Seventh Prince. During the autumn hunt, he was even locked in the stable with the horses."

"I don't want to smell the horse stench on him."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Yuze covered Xie Xing's mouth.

Xie Xing stared wide-eyed and made two muffled sounds.

Apart from Xie Xing and the Fourth Prince who locked him in the stable, none of the other princes and nobles knew about this.

Because they were quickly distracted by the assassination attempt.

After the previous assassination attempt, the four kings were nearly fatally stabbed by the assassin and are currently lying in bed recovering from their injuries.

Without the Four Kings, the young masters of noble families wouldn't dare to provoke Luo Hanfeng.

At this moment, being publicly humiliated by Xie Xing in front of the Crown Prince and others was like tearing off Luo Hanfeng's fig leaf.

Luo Hanfeng is dressed in exquisite and luxurious clothes now. Who would have thought that he was locked in a stable with the horses?

The way everyone looked at Luo Hanfeng was strange.

Xie Mingzhu also lightly covered her lips, her autumn eyes sparkling with a moist light, and said reproachfully, "Xie Xing, you've gone too far."

How can you speak like that?