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

Xie Yuze's eyes widened slightly.

He hadn't originally planned to enter the woman's boudoir, but now he didn't have time to think too much. He pushed open the door and went inside.

"Third brother?" Xie Xing's face froze for a moment, then she followed behind Xie Yuze.

Xie Yuze looked around the room. Behind the screen was Xie Xing's bed. Xie Yuze didn't rush in, but looked at Xie Xing and asked, "Is someone in your room?"

Xie Xing's eyes widened slightly.

How did Third Brother know there was someone in my house?

Could it be that a dog could smell it?

After Luo Hanfeng's wounds were treated, the smell of blood actually faded a lot; at least Xie Xing didn't smell it today.

So she would assume it was the scent left by Luo Hanfeng yesterday.

Xie Xing's words further confirmed that someone was in her house, and Xie Yuze's face turned extremely ugly.

Is this person still Luo Hanfeng?

Some time ago, Luo Hanfeng poisoned Xie Xing, attempting to take advantage of her. Now he has broken into Xie Xing's boudoir. Does he really think the Xie family has no one to rely on?

Xie Yuze clenched his fists. He didn't reply to Xie Xing and went straight behind the screen.

There was no one behind the screen.

Xie Xing tilted her head, blinked in confusion, and asked the system in her mind: "Wasn't he just hiding behind the screen?"

The system message read: [He jumped out of the window and escaped.]

Xie Xing subconsciously looked towards the window in the room and saw the curtains being blown by the wind.

When she came in, the window was closed.

Xie Yuze naturally heard the system's voice as well. He glanced towards the window, his expression extremely solemn.

Xie Xing snapped out of her daze and ran to Xie Yuze's side. "Brother, no one's in my room?"

"Could it be that thieves have broken into the general's mansion again?"

Xie Xing's voice is sweet and soft, the kind that any man would like to hear.

Xie Yuze's face darkened, and he said, "No."

"Maybe I saw it wrong."

Xie Xing's courtyard needs more manpower, otherwise the general's mansion will be invaded by rats without anyone noticing.

Seeing Xie Yuze's tense expression, Xie Xing sighed softly: "If Third Brother had used his quick wit on Xie Mingzhu, perhaps the Xie family wouldn't have been wiped out."

Is this the protagonist's halo? I've run into Xie Mingzhu with remnants of the previous dynasty twice by accident, but I never encounter members of the Xie family.

what?

Xie Yuze's pupils dilated.

Has Mingzhu already met with remnants of the previous dynasty twice?

when?

The system replied: "Of course! If we get caught, how will the story continue?"

Xie Xing thought to himself: [Hasn't the plot already fallen apart?]

[I checked this out. These are all minor plot points that have been broken, and they will be gradually fixed later. As long as the main storyline doesn't fall apart, it's fine.]

[Look, Luo Hanfeng and Xie Mingzhu have finally made progress.]

Xie Xing thought about it and agreed.

Xie Yuze: "..."

Xie Yuze was struck dumb, and his whole body seemed to lose its color.

If he could keep his distance from anything unusual, he would have grabbed Xie Xing by the collar and shaken him, asking, "When exactly did all of this happen?"

Why did he and his elder brother guard so closely, yet they still didn't notice anything unusual?

Xie Yuze was in a daze.

Xie Xing noticed that Xie Yuze's expression was off. She scratched her temple, poked Xie Yuze, and asked again, "Third Brother?"

"Ah," Xie Yuze replied weakly.

Xie Xing blinked, curiously glancing at Xie Yuze, then silently whispered to the system in her mind: [My third brother seems to be getting sillier and sillier. Is he really okay?]

The system lazily replied: "[If he weren't stupid, why would he become disabled to save his sister after his eldest and second eldest brothers were killed by her?]"

[The Xie family said your third brother suffered the most. The other two died young, but he endured enough humiliation before being killed by the main characters.]

Even the audience couldn't stand it anymore; it's truly tragic.

Xie Xing felt somewhat uncomfortable listening to this.

She had become closer to Xie Yuze, and hearing the system say this made her feel uneasy.

She was one thing, but in the story, Xie Yuze never gave the original owner a kind look from beginning to end, but he doted on Xie Mingzhu to the extreme, both in the original story and now.

They were siblings who had been together for over a decade, so why could Xie Mingzhu really be so ruthless?

Wouldn't a female lead like that be criticized?

Xie Xing voiced the question that had been bothering him.

The system replied: "Of course we won't criticize her. Whether it's a novel or anime, the perspective is always from the female protagonist's point of view. In her eyes, they did something unforgivable, and therefore deserve to die."

From the reader's perspective, you are the scheming, villainous female supporting character who tries to drive the female lead away, and your three brothers are the villainous male supporting characters who favor you.

Xie Xing: "..."

It turned out to be the case.

Xie Yuze listened to a lot of information in a daze.

He was confused by the terms "novel," "anime," "readers," and "protagonist halo," but aside from those, he understood everything else.

It was precisely because he understood that Xie Yuze was even less convinced.

Are they biased towards Xie Xing?

It's simply a horror of slipping the world!

If Xie Xing's earlier statements hadn't been confirmed, and even his elder brother had said that there had indeed been an assassination attempt at the palace banquet, which was stopped beforehand by Prince Jin, Xie Yuze would have suspected that Xie Xing had deliberately sabotaged everything.

Why don't they know anything?

Xie Yuze took a deep breath, suppressing his barely contained emotions. He then pinched Xie Xing's cheek in an annoyed tone and said, "Your maternal grandparents were worried about your health, so they specially sent a renowned doctor to examine you."

"Go and have a look."

In fact, Xie Yuhe and Xie Yuze kept Xie Xing's poisoning in mind and specially used their maternal grandfather's connections to invite the famous physician in the martial arts world, Ximen Zhu.

Xie Xing's eyes lit up. She was hoping that someone else could diagnose the poison in her body so that she wouldn't have to bother with the detoxification.

"Okay, third brother, let's go now."

Xie Xing eagerly grabbed Xie Yuze's sleeve and headed towards the front hall.

Xie Yuze was pulled away by him like that.

lobby.

As soon as Xie Xing arrived at the door, he saw two figures, one in red and one in blue, sitting in the front hall.

Among them, dressed in a blue robe and holding a folding fan, he looked dashing and debonair. Xie Xing recognized him immediately; it was the legendary physician, Ximen Zhu.

Another one—

Xie Xing shifted her gaze to the man who was leisurely sitting on the chaise lounge, sipping tea.

The man was dressed in a bright red robe, with handsome features, upturned fox-like eyes, and thin, upturned lips. He was so striking that he immediately caught everyone's attention.

The man looked at her too, their eyes met, Xie Xing blinked, and the man blinked back.

He jumped up in surprise, rushed over like a gust of wind, and gave Xie Xing a big hug, even picking her up and spinning her around twice: "Oh! This is my dear niece, Xiao Xing'er!"

"Quickly, let your uncle take a look."

"Little Xing'er is so adorable! Uncle loves her to death."

Xie Xing was stunned.

She looked dazed, letting the man pick her up and press his face against hers.

Who is this person?