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

Chapter 433 A coup?

"Pregnant?"

Luo Hanfeng spoke slowly and deliberately, his gaze turning cold as he looked at Wen Yan.

Wen Yan said gently, "Yes, the Empress Dowager is from the direct line of the Jun family, and Jun Lanjin is the only child of the direct line of the Jun family."

"So the Empress Dowager allowed Xie Xing to enter the Star-Picking Tower and become pregnant before letting her out, which can only mean one thing: His Majesty intends to take action against Jun Lanjin."

“The direct line of the Jun family…” Luo Hanfeng repeated to himself, then laughed twice as if he had thought of something ridiculous: “Haha.”

"What are you laughing at?" Wen Yan looked at Luo Hanfeng strangely, thought for a moment, reached out and patted Luo Hanfeng's back, looked at Luo Hanfeng with sympathy, and said, "I know you like that little girl from the Xie family, but you should give up. That little girl from the Xie family looks like someone who will cause trouble."

Wen Yan was originally somewhat interested in the little girl from the Xie family, feeling that she was not an ordinary woman.

However, the overall situation is still the most important. Xie Xing is a femme fatale. First, she attracted Jun Lanjin's favor, and then Luo Hanfeng was so concerned about her. Wherever she is, there is bound to be trouble. Wen Yan can only keep his distance from such a woman.

"Now you have the support of a princess from the previous dynasty, and the eldest daughter of the Yin family to plan with you."

"With so many women around you, Xie Xing is nothing."

As Luo Hanfeng listened to Wen Yan's words, his expression gradually turned cold.

It's nothing?

Even if Yin Ruyu and Xie Mingzhu died at the same time, it would only make his path to the throne more difficult. But in this world, there is only one Xie Xing!

Yin Ruyu and Xie Mingzhu can be anyone, but Xie Xing can only be Xie Xing.

If he can't have it, others will only dream of having it.

Luo Hanfeng suppressed the surging killing intent in his heart and asked Wen Yan, "Is everything ready?"

Wen Yan nodded.

"Everything is ready, just waiting for the Crown Prince's faction to make their move."

Luo Hanfeng nodded.

……

Time passed slowly, and Xie Xing stayed in the Star-Picking Tower, feeling utterly bored.

Even though there are three people in this Star-Picking Tower, the place is only so big, and the only game they can play is the chessboard in front of them.

At that moment, Xie Xing rested his chin on his hand, tossing a black piece back and forth, and looked at Jun Lanjin: "Your Highness, hurry up, are you planning to concede if you don't place this piece?"

Jun Lanjin raised his eyes and casually placed the white chess piece down: "Still calling me Your Highness? Why don't you call me by my name?"

Without a second thought, Xie Xing placed her black piece again. This time, her piece landed on Jun Lanjin's territory, attacking his own camp. Jun Lanjin's entire scheme ended in complete failure.

This outcome was not unexpected; Jun Lanjin had lost to Xie Xing countless times in the past few days.

Never won.

Of course, the two of them went back and forth on the ground, which was a bit mentally taxing.

Jun Lanjin put down the white chess piece in his hand, rubbed his forehead in pain, and said, "I'm not playing anymore. Losing is giving me a headache."

Xie Xing chuckled and said, "Calling me Your Highness shows my respect for you."

"How about I let Your Highness have a few rounds, so we can play again?"

Jun Lanjin glanced at her without changing his expression and scoffed, "Respect?"

"You have done both the things that deserve respect and the things that do not."

Xie Xing scratched his face and chuckled twice.

She walked behind Jun Lanjin and began to massage his head.

"Your Highness!" Just then, Hua An, who had been watching from outside the pavilion railing, seemed to have noticed something and rushed in anxiously, saying, "It seems something has happened in the palace!"

"Hmm?" Jun Lanjin, who had been keeping his eyes closed, suddenly opened them.

He sat up, walked to the railing outside the attic, and looked outside.

The Tower of Stars is so tall that one can have a panoramic view of the entire palace from its top.

A large army carrying torches appeared at the palace gate and advanced directly towards it. Soon, the two sides began to fight.

Xie Xing's expression changed as he watched.

This is?

A palace coup?!

Jun Lanjin's expression darkened, and he quickly turned around and walked towards the door.

Hua An immediately stepped forward and began to knock heavily on the door.

"Open the door! Something's happened outside!" Hua An shouted.

A stiff voice came from outside the door: "His Majesty has ordered that the Prince must not be released under any circumstances."

Hua An: "..."

He roared, "Someone outside is leading troops to force the palace and prevent the prince from leaving! If anything happens, you'll all lose your heads!"

There was no sound from outside the door.

"Hua An, break through directly," Jun Lanjin said coldly.

Upon hearing the order, Hua An immediately raised his foot, gathered all his internal energy into it, and then kicked the door hard!

"boom!"

A loud crash was heard, and the door to the attic swayed precariously.

However, he was kicked down by Hua An in a short while.

The moment the door collapsed, the soldiers who swarmed in from outside surrounded Hua An and Jun Lanjin.

The crowd looked at Jun Lanjin and Hua An warily, and asked, "Your Highness, are you going to disobey the imperial decree?!"

"What kind of disobedience is this? Look, someone is leading troops to force the palace. Why don't you all get out of the way!" Hua An shouted angrily.

I thought that after I said that, these people would move aside.

But to my surprise, they still wouldn't allow it.

"Please return, Your Highness!" They said expressionlessly, pointing their swords at Jun Lanjin and the others.

Xie Xing hid behind Jun Lanjin and Hua An, watching these people. Even if he were stupid, he could tell that something was wrong with them.

Could it be that someone bribed them?

While Xie Xing was filled with suspicion, Jun Lanjin had already given the order, "Don't waste words with them, break through!"

Jun Lanjin's voice was extremely cold.

Before Xie Xing could react, the group of guards who had been targeting them all started attacking Jun Lanjin.

These people are ruthless; every strike is meant to kill.

Jun Lanjin looked at these people with cold eyes and took the initiative to make a move. His figure was like a ghost, and he disappeared from Xie Xing's sight in an instant. When Xie Xing saw him again, he had already snatched a sword from a guard and was standing in the group of guards.

The moment Jun Lanjin stood still, a powerful aura instantly emanated from beneath his feet.

This airflow spreads outwards from Jun Lanjin as the center.

With a loud hum, screams erupted from all around.

"what!"

In an instant, a whole group of them collapsed.

Xie Xing was stunned.

She looked at the person lying on the ground, and then at Jun Lanjin.

He had his back to Xie Xing, his figure tall and slender, holding a sword in one hand. Not even the hem of his clothes was dirty. He raised his hand, and with a sweep of sword energy, another wave swept through.

"Is...this strong?" Xie Xing thought blankly.

The system sighed deeply: [No wonder the author used a slow, insidious poison to punish him; with such powerful internal energy, who could withstand it?]

Jun Lan paused.

As soon as they killed all the guards blocking their way, a swarm of guards immediately appeared below.