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

Chapter 406 The Eastern Palace is on Fire

Xie Xing turned his head in a daze and then realized that the ground was a mess.

The chain of shackles locked to the corner of the bed was particularly noticeable.

The fabric that Luo Hanfeng had previously torn from her body looked very ambiguous from Luo Mengfei's angle.

Xie Xing opened his mouth, then immediately changed the subject: "Is the East Palace on fire?"

Luo Mengfei then remembered why she had sought out Xie Xing.

She said anxiously, "There's a fire in the Crown Prince's palace. I heard they found something in the Crown Prince's palace, and now the Emperor is furious and is interrogating the Crown Prince."

Prince?

Xie Xing turned his head and looked at Jun Lanjin.

This must be Luo Hanfeng's purpose in luring the tiger away from the mountain, right?

Jun Lanjin said, "I will go and take a look."

After saying that, he walked out.

Seeing this, Luo Mengfei came over and pulled Xie Xing away.

Xie Xing had obvious pinch marks on his neck, and even his lips were swollen and red. Luo Mengfei couldn't possibly not notice.

Curious, she moved closer to Xie Xing and asked, "It's a dark and windy night, why is Prince Jin in your palace?"

Xie Xing was so frightened by Luo Hanfeng that he was completely distracted and had no mind to deal with Luo Mengfei now.

She forced a smile and said, "It's not what the princess thinks. There were thieves in the palace, and Prince Jin happened to come and protect me."

"A thief?" Luo Mengfei's tone rose slightly.

She hurriedly said, "How could I not know that there are thieves in the palace? No, I must have my mother send more people over."

"Are you OK?"

Xie Xing shook his head and said, "Thanks to Your Highness's timely arrival, I am alright."

But Xie Xing couldn't sleep tonight.

She vaguely felt that Luo Hanfeng's words were a bit strange, and she couldn't understand what Luo Hanfeng's purpose was in doing this.

But no matter what, Xie Xing could not forgive Luo Hanfeng for everything he had done today.

To put it kindly, Luo Hanfeng did this because he was provoked and became ruthless; but to put it bluntly—

What's the difference between him and qjf?

Even though Xie Xing is special, she is still a woman. She doesn't have any means to protect herself, so she would be afraid no matter what if she encountered something like this.

Besides——

Luo Hanfeng is using her to achieve his own goals.

Remembering what he had said, how could Xie Xing not be afraid?

[System, since his goal is to lure Jun Lanjin away to achieve his own objective, then what he said earlier was probably just to scare me, right?]

Xie Xing felt uneasy.

She doesn't want a golden cage or golden chains!

When reading novels, she found the imprisonment scenes exciting, but when it happened to her, Xie Xing was terrified.

The system replied: [I don't know. Who knows just how crazy Luo Hanfeng has become.]

He's a vengeful person, and what you did seriously crossed his line. He probably won't show you any mercy.

This time, she even forcibly kissed Jun Lanjin in front of him, provoking him.

This would be an incredibly explosive phenomenon, whether in a fictional world or the real world.

It's a good thing he could come up with that.

Xie Xing: "..."

She wanted to cry but had no tears.

However, at this moment, Jun Lanjin and Luo Hanfeng were a stark contrast. Luo Hanfeng was so crazy, while Jun Lanjin appeared so gentle and calm.

Xie Xing couldn't figure out Jun Lanjin's attitude.

Luo Hanfeng said he liked her, and Jun Lanjin also said he liked her.

But the two are clearly two extremes.

Luo Hanfeng's so-called liking was all talk; he kept saying he liked her and loved her, but all he did were things that would kill her.

Of course, Xie Xing had never done anything good for Luo Hanfeng, nor had he ever wanted his love.

As for Junlan Jin—

Is it love...?

Xie Xing still couldn't sense it. She felt that Jun Lanjin liked her because he saw something in her, but compared to Luo Hanfeng, at least what he had done so far hadn't hurt her.

But after this incident, Xie Xing became even more vigilant.

Seeing Xie Xing deep in thought, the system sighed and said, "You are just an ordinary woman in modern times. The only thing you can do is guard your heart. Everything that happens in the world of novels is an illusion."

Once you complete the mission, you can return to the modern world; everything here was just a dream.

Whether it's the villain or the protagonist, they're portrayed the same way in the novel's world. But there's always something words can't capture: the complexities and fickleness of human nature, especially men, and even more so men in political intrigue novels. How much genuine emotion can a man truly possess?

Hearing the system's voice, Xie Xing's anxious heart gradually calmed down.

If she were alone in such a world, she would definitely feel lost and unsure of what to do.

However, with the system, even if the system doesn't have any cheat codes, its very existence is what makes Xie Xing feel his own presence.

That's what gives her a sense of reality that doesn't belong to this world.

She clutched her chest, and it took her a long time to calm herself down.

"Xie Xing?" Luo Mengfei spoke up from the side, "What's wrong? Let's go to the East Palace together."

Upon hearing this, Xie Xing snapped out of his daze and nodded when he heard Luo Mengfei's voice.

East Palace.

The Chu Emperor stood outside the East Palace with a cold face, carrying out box after box of gold from inside.

The flames inside the Eastern Palace were so magnificent that the scorching air made people's faces turn bright red.

Luo Cheng'an knelt on the ground, trembling all over.

"Father, please let me explain! I don't know why there is so much gold in my palace!"

"Father, you must believe me!"

As Luo Cheng'an spoke, he dragged his knees forward, tears and snot streaming down his face, and grabbed the Chu Emperor's robe, shaking it back and forth.

Many concubines, princes, and princesses from the palace arrived.

When the Empress saw the gold being carried out of the Eastern Palace, her face changed, and she immediately knelt on the ground, saying, "Your Majesty! I beg Your Majesty to investigate thoroughly; someone must have framed us!"

"Otherwise, why would the fire have started so strangely, specifically in the East Palace?"

The Emperor of Chu said expressionlessly, "Does the Empress mean that it wouldn't seem suspicious if the fire had started in my own palace?"

The Empress's face turned pale instantly: "That's not what I meant."

The fire at the East Palace was quickly extinguished.

When Xie Xing and Luo Mengfei arrived, this was the scene they saw.

The fire at the Eastern Palace alarmed the Chu Emperor.

While the Chu emperor was sending people to put out the fire, he brought out many chests filled with gold from the Eastern Palace.

These boxes were being moved out one by one.

The Chu Emperor's face grew increasingly sour.

Just then, Luo Hanfeng covered his mouth in surprise and said, "When it was time for disaster relief and grain delivery, the national treasury was empty. I didn't expect the Crown Prince to have so much gold."

Why doesn't the Crown Prince speak up?

Luo Hanfeng stood behind Emperor Chu, tilting his head to look at Luo Cheng'an. His light brown eyes reflected the fire of the Eastern Palace and Luo Cheng'an's disheveled appearance as he knelt on the ground.