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

Chapter 280 Sweet Words to Deceive This King

As he spoke, Jun Lanjin took a step back and said coldly, "Since Mother likes to worship Buddha and pray for blessings, she should not leave this Buddhist hall from now on."

"Let your mother come out only when her son's soul departs for the Western Paradise."

With that said, he turned and left.

The long hem of his robe slid in a beautiful arc with his movements. Xie Xing looked at him kneeling on the ground, looking like he had lost his mind, and turned around. Jun Lanjin had already walked out of the small Buddhist hall, and she immediately ran to catch up with him.

"Your Highness, Your Highness! Wait for me!"

Little did they know that after the two left, the old princess behind them slowly raised her head. Her eyes were red, and a cold glint flashed in them. She wiped away the tears on her face and continued to kneel in the Buddha hall.

The sound of striking the wooden fish echoed within the small Buddhist hall, one sound after another, lingering for a long time.

the other side.

Xie Xing jogged to catch up with Jun Lanjin.

She glanced cautiously at Jun Lanjin's expression, then said, "Your Highness, I just felt that what your mother said earlier was wrong."

"Although she gave birth to you, the prince's life and death are not up to her."

"Life is worthy of respect. Once a person is born into this world, whether they live or die is not up to anyone else to decide..."

"Your Highness, please don't be sad."

Having a mother who's obsessed with romance like this is truly something else.

Jun Lanjin remained silent.

Xie Xing clasped his hands together and then tentatively said something again.

"Not all parents are born with the ability to love their children; love is something you have to reserve for yourself..."

Compared to others, Jun Lanjin already has more than enough.

After a pause, Xie Xing continued, "However, Your Highness, rest assured, I will definitely find a way to ensure you live to be a hundred!"

Xie Xing's voice was full of energy.

Hua An, who was standing next to Jun Lanjin, glanced at Xie Xing.

This girl is really outspoken. She kept chattering around the prince and even boasted that she could help him live to be a hundred years old.

Even the most skilled healers in Medicine King Valley would find it difficult to do this. You, who have been poisoned for half a month and might not even survive a prince, where do you get the confidence to say such a thing?

But the prince just loved listening to this young girl's sweet talk.

"Oh?" Jun Lanjin glanced at Xie Xing, his expression a half-smile: "You mean to say that someone who only knows how to say sweet words to me and send me flowers and paintings, but won't even do a single practical thing for me, can think of a way to help me live to be a hundred years old?"

Xie Xing: "..."

This prince was also exceptionally perceptive.

She touched her nose, chuckled awkwardly, and said, "Your Highness, this is true."

"Is that so? So you mean everything you said to me before was just to bluff me?"

Jun Lanjin replied without changing his expression.

Xie Xing: "..."

She hadn't expected Jun Lanjin to ask that question.

She was sweating profusely from talking so much.

"Xie Xing." After leaving the old princess's courtyard, the group arrived at a pavilion. Jun Lanjin flicked his sleeves, folded his hands into his sleeves, and calmly looked at Xie Xing standing opposite him.

"To be honest, I am also a little curious."

He tilted his head, his thick, long eyelashes trembling slightly, his dark pupils fixed on Xie Xing: "Just now, my mother gave me a reminder."

"A woman can go so far as to kill her own child for love and for a man."

Jun Lanjin pulled his hand out of his sleeve, rested his elbow on the stone table, propped his chin up, and looked at Xie Xing with a leisurely air: "And what about you? Why did you have to send me these useless flowers and plants, and say sweet words to deceive me?"

Xie Xing: "..."

Her expression immediately turned serious: "What makes you say that, Your Highness?"

"I have never used any sweet words to deceive Your Highness!"

Jun Lanjin tapped his cheek with his slender fingers, thought for a few seconds, and then said, "Hmm? Aren't those who say they love me the most in this world just trying to deceive me?"

"The sweet words spoken by women are no different from those spoken by men."

"Thank you, Xing." Under the sunlight, Jun Lanjin sat there, the brilliant sunlight shining on him, making his fair and flawless skin shine, making him stunningly beautiful, like a god descending from the sky. However, the expression on this god's face was listless, and his long eyelashes drooped, as if he were an abandoned god, making people feel sorry for him.

"What else could these words you've spoken to me be but matters of love between a man and a woman?"

"If you do not admit it, you are trying to deceive me."

"Tell me, what are you really thinking?"

Jun Lanjin looked at Xie Xing with a smile. He was sitting there, his expression languid, waiting for Xie Xing's answer.

[Hiss!] The system gasped. [This is a difficult question to answer. If I get angry, my favorability rating will drop to negative levels.]

Xie Xing's original task was to increase Jun Lanjin's favorability.

However, since the system did not define whether this level of affection was love or some other emotion, Xie Xing never thought of Jun Lanjin as romantic love.

She is from another world, and after completing her mission, she will eventually have to leave this world.

She will have completed her mission and be able to leave, but Jun Lanjin, who already considers her his lover, will be abandoned in this world, which will undoubtedly be a huge blow.

Feelings are not a game.

Besides...

In both her relationship with Jun Lanjin, she was always the one who approached him first. No matter which direction she approached him from, she was always the one who felt indebted.

If she continues to deceive people with her feelings, she's really gone too far.

Jun Lanjin is a living, breathing person, not a two-dimensional character in her game.

Xie Xing was silent for a moment before speaking, "Your Highness, you are worthy of my attention."

"I did not deceive you; every word I said was from the bottom of my heart."

“I am not an ungrateful person. For me, my first encounter with you in the Imperial Garden was the beginning of my acquaintance with you.”

"What first attracted me was Your Highness's stunningly beautiful face, but after that, you saved me time and time again. Even when you were seriously injured, you still jumped off a cliff to save me."

"With your superior looks and timely interventions, I believe no woman would not fall in love with you."

Jun Lanjin raised his eyes and looked at Xie Xing quietly.

Xie Xing said, "As for me, although my feelings for the prince are not romantic, they transcend romantic feelings."

"I will always remember the kindness the prince has shown me."

Jun Lanjin: "..."

After all that talk, it still isn't about romantic love.

So she knew that any woman would fall hopelessly in love with her under his deliberate seduction?

But she's special; she's amazing.

Her feelings for him were not romantic.

Now they've even given him something beyond romantic love.

It seems he's a vulgar man who only cares about romantic relationships.

Jun Lanjin was both amused and annoyed.

He pressed the tip of his tongue against his back teeth for a long while before saying, "Having transcended romantic love, what do you take me for?"

Xie Xing's eyes were filled with a sinister glint. She covered her left chest with one hand, knelt on one knee, and spoke righteously, even using a chanting style with a broadcasting tone, saying, "Your Highness, my second parents!"

"How could I let my adoptive parents die in front of me? It would be a tragedy for the elderly to bury their children!"

Jun Lanjin remained expressionless and said coldly, "You mean you would kiss your father's lips and hold his hand?"

Xie Xing: "..."

She was clearly taken aback by Jun Lanjin's words, and her face froze for a moment.

"Uh... of course not."

Jun Lanjin calmly opened the folding fan in his hand, looking at Xie Xing with a dangerous glint in his eyes: "I'll give you one more chance. Don't tease me with such an improper tone again."

"I'll show you what's what."

Xie Xing felt a chill run down his spine.

She immediately stood up with an embarrassed smile, rubbing her hands together, and said awkwardly, "Your Highness, wasn't it just that the atmosphere was too heavy just now, so I lightened it up a bit?"

"Don't be angry."

"I already said, last time was definitely an accident."

"Besides, Your Highness is so handsome, it would be disrespectful to your face if I didn't have any feelings for you!"

Xie Xing swore an oath to heaven.

She really could only be drawn to that face every time.

What's wrong with her?

In the real world, she has just come of age, just finished the college entrance examination, is full of anticipation for the entire university life, is still in the prime of her youth, and is at an age when she is curious about the opposite sex.

In the real world, when they encounter a male idol, they make a sharp, loud noise, frantically pat, pat, pat, and then show off their good looks.

After transmigrating, she encountered Jun Lanjin, a man with unparalleled good looks. Who could resist such a charismatic character?

Xie Xing's eyes were fixed on Jun Lanjin.

She, Xie Xing, just likes Jun Lanjin's face, so what?

Who can resist?

If it weren't for the fact that a relationship across time and space is truly doomed to fail, Xie Xing would have gone for it.

System: [Holy crap, a love story across time and space!]

Jun Lanjin: "..."

These chattering thoughts flooded into his mind, making Jun Lanjin's head buzz.

I was already feeling unwell, and now I'm in even more trouble.

He lowered his head, rubbed his temples, and then chuckled angrily, "So, should I thank this face of mine?"

Xie Xing blinked and pursed her lips.

She now feels that the more she says, the more mistakes she makes, and she dares not say a word.

"So, Miss Xie's feelings for me go beyond romantic love?"

Xie Xing nodded.

Jun Lanjin: "Then how should your future husband conduct himself?"

"I have arrived. Will he abdicate in favor of me, or will I abdicate in favor of him?"

Xie Xing: "..."

Eh?

Eh? ! !

Her CPU burned out.

Seeing her like this, Jun Lanjin chuckled and didn't speak to Xie Xing anymore.

...

When the dragon robe was finally found in the Xie family's residence, the emperor was furious and immediately ordered the entire Xie family to be executed.

On the throne room.

The atmosphere was so oppressive that it was almost suffocating.

The three members of the Xie family, father and sons, were forced to kneel in the center of the Golden Palace.

The remaining court officials stood on both sides, all with their heads bowed, not daring to utter a sound.

"Insolence!" Above, the Chu Emperor slammed the dragon robe he had looted onto Xie Ansheng's face. His expression was cold as he sneered:

"Is this the loyalty and unity of your Xie family?"

Tell me, what is this?

The dragon robe hurled itself at Xie Ansheng, finally slamming into his face with tremendous force, leaving Xie Ansheng's old face burning.

Xie Ansheng was trembling with rage. He took off his dragon robe, knelt on the ground, and cried out, "Your Majesty! I have been utterly wronged!"

"This dragon robe is definitely not from my possession. It must have been secretly made by that rebellious woman to frame me today!"

"His Majesty!"

The Chu Emperor sneered, "Xie Mingzhu is your daughter. Does she have some other purpose in doing these things?"

Do you think I'm a fool?

"The whole of Shengjing knows that your Xie family dotes on Xie Mingzhu to the bone, and now your most beloved daughter is going to expose you."

"You say she wronged you, but why did she wrong you?"

Xie Ansheng immediately fell silent.

He was momentarily speechless.

Seeing that he was speechless, the emperor looked at Xie Ansheng with a cold smile: "This token was also found in your Xie family. I will give your Xie family one last chance. Where are your private soldiers now?"

From the moment Xie Tongchen was brought to the Golden Palace, his mind went completely blank.

Now that he's been captured and brought to the Golden Palace, Xie Tongchen still can't believe the truth.

Xie Mingzhu has actually led the entire Xie family to this point.

"Ok?"

The Chu emperor above let out a heavy sigh.

Xie Yuhe remained relatively calm. He said loudly, "Your Majesty! If our Xie family really kept a private army, why would we keep it in a young woman's room?"

"This is simply absurd; everything is far too simple and coincidental."

"It is highly likely that this is someone else's conspiracy, just waiting for my Xie family to be wiped out and for there to be no one left in the court to use, so that they can take advantage of the victory and press their advantage."

Xie Yuhe slammed his head heavily against the Golden Palace, making a deep thud.

"If this is true, why would we hide the items in Xie Mingzhu's house?"

"Moreover, besides these dragon robes hidden in the house and a token of unknown origin that can convict my Xie family, in the future, if any minister in the court dislikes another minister, they can simply use this method to frame him."

"In this way, if you wrong me and I wrong him, are there any officials in the court who can be trusted?"

Jun Lanjin also stepped forward at this moment. He put one hand behind his back and squinted his eyes, saying, "Yesterday, when I went to interrogate Xie Mingzhu in the cell where he was imprisoned, I happened to encounter a group of people who came to break him out of prison."

"I spared one life."

"This matter is truly strange. Your Majesty, why not investigate further before making a decision?"

"What?" The Chu Emperor's expression changed slightly. "Yesterday, someone actually dared to break into the palace and attempt to break into prison?"

Jun Lanjin nodded lightly.

"Bring the person up here."

Jun Lanjin said calmly.

Soon, someone dragged a man whose tendons in his hands and feet had been severed into the Golden Palace.

The man was left half-dead on the throne room.

Upon seeing this, Luo Hanfeng's eyes flashed.

“Last night, this group of people broke into the palace and were captured by me.”

"Tell me, who sent you, and what is your purpose in capturing Xie Xing?"