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

Xie Xing touched his lips and said with a smile, "On the way back by carriage, the Sixth Prince bumped into the carriage. It was an accident."

"The Sixth Prince?" Xie Yuhe looked at Xie Xing and asked in surprise, "Isn't the Sixth Prince stationed outside the pass?"

Xie Xing shook his head: "I don't know. The Sixth Prince seemed to be in a hurry and went straight to the palace."

Upon hearing her words, all three of them changed their expressions.

The sixth prince had been outside the Great Wall, and his sudden return to the capital without imperial decree must have been due to a very urgent matter.

Yao Qiongwan glanced at Xie Yuhe, hesitated for a moment, and slowly said, "This matter is of great importance, Brother Yuhe, you should return to your residence first."

This must be told to my father.

Xie Yuhe nodded, his eyes softening as he looked at Yao Qiongwan: "I'll have someone escort you back to your residence."

Yao Qiongwan gracefully bowed.

After escorting the person to the outside of the mansion, Xie Mingzhu turned to Xie Xing and asked, "Did you spend the day with Prince Jin?"

Xie Xing tilted her head and looked at Xie Mingzhu: "Sister, what's wrong?"

Xie Yuhe sighed, "Xing'er, Prince Jin is not someone you can get close to. Stay away from Prince Jin."

The reason why Prince Jin approached Xie Xing was simply to hear her thoughts and gain more information.

This is disadvantageous for the General's Mansion.

At the very least, Xie Mingzhu's identity remains an unspeakable secret.

Prince Jin has yet to make a move, and it's unknown whether he has learned Xie Mingzhu's identity from Xing'er.

In the past few days, Xie Yuhe sent people to keep an eye on Xie Mingzhu, but they did not find anything unusual. This made Xie Yuhe wonder if Xie Xing's thoughts about Mingzhu's identity were really correct.

He thought to himself that Xie Mingzhu had already met with the remnants of the previous dynasty, but after watching Xie Mingzhu for several days, he had not noticed anything different.

Unfortunately, Xie Xing was unaware of Xie Yuhe's thoughts. Had he heard them, he would surely have lamented that Xie Yuhe was the first to die.

He really had bad luck.

Guang Xiexing had already accidentally bumped into Xie Mingzhu interacting with people from the previous dynasty twice.

I don't know how Xie Yuhe saw it.

Xie Xing was unaware of this, so she simply ignored Xie Yuhe's warning and said, "Yes, brother, I understand."

"Brother, Grandma is still waiting for me. I'm going to Grandma's now."

With that, Xie Xing bowed to Xie Mingzhu and Xie Yuhe and walked happily toward the old lady's courtyard.

Xie Mingzhu watched her retreating figure, her eyebrows furrowed slightly, and said, "Brother, isn't it a bit too close for my sister to be with Prince Jin? If someone with ulterior motives sees this, they might say something to wrong my sister again."

Xie Yuhe glanced at Xie Mingzhu, met her slightly worried eyes, smiled gently, affectionately ruffled her hair, and said softly:

"Mingzhu, there's no need to worry."

"Who dares to gossip about the General's Mansion?"

Xie Mingzhu looked up at Xie Yuhe.

She bit her lip and smiled at Xie Yuhe.

They went to the old lady's courtyard.

The old lady simply asked casually what Xie Xing and Jun Lanjin were doing.

Xie Xing said, "Your Highness saved my life. I am here to thank you for this encounter."

Upon hearing this, the old lady's thoughts began to race.

A smile bloomed on her aged face as she said, "Xing'er is right. Prince Jin saved you, so you should thank him properly."

"I heard from the shopkeeper that you are quite good at reading accounts?" Old Madam Xie looked at Xie Xing with some curiosity.

In a short period of time, Madam Xie changed her way of addressing Xie Xing from Xie Xing to Xing'er.

Those loving eyes fell on Xie Xing, and there was no trace of the utter disgust and loathing that had once been directed at him.

Xie Xing saw this and obediently replied, "It was all taught to me by my mother before."

Madam Xie said calmly, "Now that you've entered the General's Mansion, you only have one mother."

Xie Xing smiled slightly.

Madam Xie then said gently, "For the General's Mansion, it is a good thing that you have a good relationship with Prince Jin. In a couple of days, His Majesty will be hosting a palace banquet to receive the envoys from the Southern Barbarians. Your father plans to take this opportunity to annul your marriage to the Third Prince."

"If Prince Ruojin could speak on this matter, that would be ideal."

The meaning behind Madam Xie's words was clear.

Xie Xing lowered his head and fiddled with his fingers, it was unclear whether he had taken those words to heart.

Madam Xie waved her hand and said, "Go and rest. In three days, investigate the accounts of Yunyan Pavilion and show them to me."

Xie Xing immediately smiled and said, "Yes, Grandmother."

...

In Madam Xie's courtyard.

Madam Xie overheard Xie Xing's story about Yunyan Pavilion from the old nanny.

She looked at the old woman beside her in astonishment: "You mean she won the old lady's favor in just one day?"

Granny Zhang nodded: "The news came from the old lady's courtyard."

She paused, then said, "The old lady is very dissatisfied with you and the master. The young lady is right in front of us, but we don't even know what she can do."

Madam Xie had a cold face.

Her expression was uncomfortable as she wrung out her handkerchief and said coldly, "That girl used to seem timid and cowardly. She couldn't even walk with her back straight, and she often made me unhappy."

"But when she went to see Madam Xie, she managed to please her. What does that mean?"

“Madam…” Zhang Mama looked at Madam Xie with a complicated expression.

Madam Xie said angrily, "That wretched girl is clearly good at pleasing people, but she just doesn't want to please me and goes against me!"

"Do you think I could possibly like her?!"

Madam Xie was so angry that her chest heaved.

Zhang Mama immediately comforted her, "Madam, you mustn't think like that."

"I heard from the old lady that the fifth young lady is well-mannered, which shows that you have taught her well."

"Fifth Miss has your former charm. Look, Fifth Miss looks just like you when you were young, and she is quite favored by Prince Jin."

"How could your child be inferior, Madam?"

Upon hearing this, Madam Xie's expression softened slightly.

"The palace banquet is in a few days. Go and prepare some appropriate clothes for the two of them."

Granny Zhang breathed a sigh of relief, a smile on her face: "Yes, I'll go right away."

the other side.

Xie Xing returned to the courtyard, and as soon as she opened the door, she saw the boy sitting by her bed.

It's Luo Hanfeng again.

He had changed his clothes and was now wearing a dark red robe. His black hair was tied up with a red ribbon, and his face was delicate and handsome. He looked like he had been waiting in Xie Xing's room for a long time.

"You're back?" Before Xie Xing could speak, Luo Hanfeng spoke slowly, raising his eyes to look at Xie Xing.

Seeing Luo Hanfeng's expression, Xie Xing stood at the door and didn't go any further in.

"Oh, it seems my sister is taking good care of the Seventh Prince."

Luo Hanfeng looked at her with a cold expression.

He leaned against Xie Xing's bedside, raised one long leg and crossed it, looking at Xie Xing with a half-smile. His gaze fell on Xie Xing's lips, and he replied, "It's clear that Fifth Miss is in a good mood today."

Their eyes met in mid-air.

Xie Xing pursed her lips, her hand on the doorknob, and said, "Why does the Seventh Prince like to barge into other people's private rooms so much?"

Luo Hanfeng scoffed: "Weren't you calling me a bastard prince before? Now you're behaving yourself?"

"What, are you afraid I'll kill you right now?"

Xie Xing tightened his grip on the door.

A drop of cold sweat rolled down her forehead.

Although she maintained her imposing tone, her fingertips, hidden in her sleeve, were actually trembling.

Can his injury heal so quickly?

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