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

Chapter 261 The Face of the Fifth Princess

Xie Xing looked at Xie Mingzhu with an incredulous expression.

She even asked the system: "Did she just tell me that she's giving the Xie family to me and doesn't want the Xie family anymore?"

The system sighed: "Sigh, that's just how female leads are. If you don't love me, I'll abandon you. She feels betrayed by the Xie family, so she plans to abandon them."

Xie Xing: "..."

For a moment, I didn't know what to say.

From the Xie family's perspective, they really raised an ungrateful child. They had spoiled their daughter since she was a child. Even if they had their own calculations and didn't love their daughter from the bottom of their hearts, at least Xie Mingzhu had never suffered.

She became the one who was favored, and instead of being treated well as before, she began to resent them.

Xie Xing couldn't understand what Xie Mingzhu was really thinking.

Since you're going to abandon the Xie family, what are you doing now?

Xie Xing's expression was complicated.

Inside the carriage, she and Xie Mingzhu were clearly separated.

Xie Mingzhu had lost the desire to communicate with Xie Xing. At that time, she exuded a broken feeling of being abandoned by the world, as well as the feeling of being reborn after seeing through everything.

It seems like they grew up overnight.

But Xie Xing had no idea what she had grown up in, or what she had gone through to suddenly become like this.

She was clearly the one who was assassinated last night.

The system whispered in Xie Xing's ear: "[She harbored the male lead and deceived Xie Yuhe, but your older brother discovered it.]"

Xie Xing suddenly realized.

Oh, I see.

She doesn't understand, but respects.

After all, she's not a member of the Xie family.

The carriage traveled all the way to the palace, finally arriving at the Fifth Princess's palace.

The palace stewardess led Xie Xing and Xie Mingzhu to their residence.

"From now on, the Fourth and Fifth Misses will live in this side hall and will accompany the Fifth Princess in her studies."

The head maid in the palace explained some details to the two of them.

Xie Mingzhu gracefully bowed and said, "Thank you, Granny."

Xie Xing also thanked him.

The head maid gave a few instructions and then left, leaving the two of them to tidy up the room.

Xie Xing and Xie Mingzhu lived in the same room, which had two beds, one on the east side and one on the west side, clearly separated.

Xie Mingzhu and Xie Xing stood there staring at each other.

They live together, huh?

How embarrassing.

"Miss, shall I help you get ready?" Caiyue said softly, standing next to Xie Xing.

Xie Xing touched his nose, then turned and told Caiyue to get back to work.

Xie Mingzhu turned around and looked at the bed behind her, her lips slightly pursed.

She never expected this arrangement; she had thought it would be one person per room.

I had just had a falling out with Xie Xing in the carriage, and now the two of us are assigned to live together. If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have said those things earlier.

Xie Mingzhu didn't care whether Xie Xing knew her true colors or not; to her, Xie Xing was already a dead person in her heart.

The palace is a place of unpredictable intrigue, and the affairs of the underworld are as numerous as hairs on a cow. Anyone who slightly offends a concubine with a bad temper can die without a burial place.

Thinking this, Xie Mingzhu's lips curled slightly.

After tidying up, footsteps sounded outside the door. Before anyone could be seen, a sweet, charming voice came from outside:

"Xie Xing! Xie Xing!" As soon as Xie Xing turned around, he saw Luo Mengfei running in with her skirt up, looking very carefree.

She didn't notice Xie Mingzhu on the other side of the room. When she saw Xie Xing, her eyes lit up, and she immediately walked towards Xie Xing with a smile. She raised her delicate chin and said coquettishly, "This princess has been waiting for you to come. Come and play with this princess."

"Fifth Princess." Xie Xing stumbled as she was pulled, then glanced at Xie Mingzhu and asked, "Is it just the two of us?"

"Who else?" Luo Mengfei subconsciously followed her gaze and saw that the other person in the room was Xie Mingzhu.

She paused for a moment, her hand instinctively releasing Xie Xing's, her voice filled with surprise: "Mingzhu?"

Because of her affection for Xie Tongchen, Luo Mengfei also developed a very good relationship with Xie Mingzhu, partly due to her deliberate efforts to please Xie Mingzhu.

"Why would it be you? Shouldn't it be that Xie Jiaojiao?"

Luo Mengfei instinctively walked towards Xie Mingzhu.

Xie Mingzhu smiled gently and said in a soft, unhurried voice, "My cousin Jiaojiao has been betrothed to His Highness the Crown Prince and will be married soon. Since it is inconvenient for her to enter the palace, I have come to be the princess's companion."

She paused, glanced at Xie Xing, and said gently, "Seeing that the princess and my sister have a very good relationship, I am relieved."

Before she could finish speaking, Luo Mengfei raised her voice slightly: "Who's on good terms with this country bumpkin?"

"I only thought that since you weren't coming, Mingzhu, I was bored and wanted to invite this country bumpkin to play with me. Now that you're here, Mingzhu, of course I'll play with you."

Luo Mengfei stuck out her tongue, grabbed Xie Mingzhu's sleeves with both hands, waved her hands, and said coquettishly, "Mingzhu, come play with me."

“There’s going to be a big show today.” Luo Mengfei winked at Xie Mingzhu and said with a smile, “I don’t know where that kid Luo Huaichuan got the nerve to provoke that bastard from the Cold Palace. This is going to be a good show.”

"The Crown Prince is here too."

"Provocation?" When Xie Mingzhu heard Luo Mengfei call Luo Hanfeng a bastard, a cold glint flashed in her eyes, but she quickly concealed it and looked at Luo Mengfei with suspicion.

Luo Mengfei smiled and said, "Yes."

"Ever since that bastard saved Father Emperor during the autumn hunt, he has been extremely active in Father Emperor's presence."

At this point, she curled her lip, her eyes full of disdain, and said, "A bastard's offspring is a bastard. Even if he's lucky enough to catch the Emperor's eye, he's still a useless bastard. I don't know what that kid Luo Huaichuan was thinking, lowering himself to compete with him."

Xie Xing, who was listening nearby, wiped the sweat from Luo Mengfei's brow.

This ancestor really speaks with a bit of harshness; he doesn't hold back at all when he's cursing.

He looked down on the male lead so much in front of the female lead.

Xie Mingzhu gently tapped Luo Mengfei's nose with her finger. "Fifth Princess, you should be careful what you say. It's fine to say these things in front of me, but if others hear them, it will be a big deal."

Xie Xing half-closed his eyes.

These things are more likely to have an impact if said in front of you, right?

Luo Mengfei didn't find anything wrong at all. She chuckled and said nonchalantly, "Who dares to write something about this princess?"

As she spoke, she turned her head and sneered at Xie Xing: "You tattletale, even if you complain to the Empress Dowager, this princess is not afraid."

Xie Xing smiled and said, "Your Highness is too kind."

She changes her expression very quickly.

Xie Xing was just a second ago.

The next second he'll look like a country bumpkin.

Luo Mengfei snorted and was about to pull Xie Mingzhu out the door when Xie Xing raised his hand and asked, "Princess, may I come along?"

"I also want to see what's going on."