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

Chapter 246 1 It's all fake

Why would you say that?

Why do they all ask her this question?

Did they discover something?

Xie Yuhe pursed his lips. He secretly felt that his father's question was inappropriate, but the other party was Xie Mingzhu, Xie Mingzhu, who was still bound by more than ten years of affection even though she knew the ending would be like that.

If she could admit it now, if she could...

Xie Mingzhu forced a smile and asked, "Why would Father ask that? Third Brother asked me the same thing a while ago. Did Mingzhu do something?"

She still didn't say it aloud, but instead asked a question to test the waters.

Seeing this, Xie Tongchen was about to speak when Xie Yuze, who was standing nearby, immediately pulled Xie Tongchen aside and glared at him with a warning look.

They've now realized that Xie Tongchen becomes completely oblivious when it comes to anything related to Xie Mingzhu, his mind solely focused on her.

If he were to say it, what would happen?

Who among those present wasn't a shrewd and calculating person?

Everyone saw through Xie Mingzhu's little trick, except for Xie Tongchen.

A hint of disappointment flashed across Xie Ansheng's eyes.

This daughter was raised for nothing.

But since the question had already been asked, Xie Ansheng had to come up with a more reasonable excuse in order to avoid alerting the enemy.

After thinking for a moment, Xie Ansheng recounted how Xie Mingzhu had wronged Xie Xing that day.

He sighed: "Although I understand how you feel, Xing'er is still our biological daughter. I don't want you to resort to these petty tricks again."

Hearing Xie Ansheng say this, Xie Mingzhu felt relieved, but also felt a chill.

In the past, no matter what she did, they were always there to unconditionally cover for her.

But now, because of Xie Xing's matter, they treat her like this.

In the end...we're not family.

Xie Mingzhu bit her lip tightly, not even noticing that it was bleeding.

Her voice trailed off as she said, "Yes, Father, I understand."

"I won't do that again."

Xie Ansheng hummed in agreement. He had no reason to stay there any longer; he needed to return to the military camp to train his troops and find the traitors within.

As he reached the threshold, he seemed to remember something and turned to Xie Tongchen, saying, "Come with me."

Xie Tongchen needs someone to keep an eye on him, otherwise, if he loses sight of the person, it will be bad if he leaks the information to Xie Mingzhu.

Rationally, I know that even if Xie Tongchen is stupid, he wouldn't go to such lengths. But emotionally, I feel that Xie Tongchen has completely gone mad when it comes to Xie Mingzhu.

Xie Tongchen was just about to comfort Xie Mingzhu.

Upon hearing Xie Ansheng's voice, his expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

Xie Ansheng's eyes sharpened.

Xie Tongchen had no choice but to reluctantly follow Xie Mingzhu.

Before leaving, he gently patted Xie Mingzhu's head and said tenderly, "Mingzhu, it's okay, your brother will always be on your side."

Xie Yuhe and Xie Yuze behind them could hardly bear to look.

Now your brother will always be on your side. But when Xie Mingzhu really causes him to die on the battlefield, it will be too late to cry.

Did he know that Xie Mingzhu and the Seventh Prince had been involved for a long time?

After everyone left, Xie Yuhe casually comforted Xie Mingzhu for a few words, then made an excuse to leave.

Xie Yuze followed Xie Yuhe and left together.

Xie Mingzhu was the only one left in the room.

Xie Mingzhu stared blankly at the door.

She lowered her eyes, clenched her fists, and didn't even notice that her nails were digging into the flesh of her palms. Blood dripped slowly from her palms onto the ground.

She stood there for what seemed like an eternity before slowly moving and stepping out of the house.

……

In Madam Xie's courtyard.

“Madam, why did you say such things to Miss? It hurts the relationship between mother and daughter. Miss will think you don’t like her,” Zhang Mama said earnestly, standing in front of Madam Xie.

Madam Xie was so angry she was about to burst.

She stormed back to her room, sat down, and drank two sips of tea before calming down.

Hearing Zhang Mama's words, she turned her head and said angrily, "You saw how that brat treated me. Is this how a mother should be treated?"

Zhang Mama sighed, walked behind Madam Xie, put down the teacup, and began to massage Madam Xie, gently kneading her temples to make her feel better.

After Madam Xie closed her eyes to rest, Zhang Mama began to say, "After all, you and Miss Wu have only spent a little over a month together. Mother and daughter need time to get along."

“Madam, if you could be more gentle and considerate towards Miss Wu, perhaps Miss Wu wouldn’t be so angry with you.”

Madam Xie snorted coldly: "Is it still my fault?"

"If I hadn't been strict with her, would she have been able to learn the etiquette of aristocratic families in such a short time?"

"If she had acted like she did before, she would have been ridiculed for who knows how long."

"I'm her own mother, would I ever harm her?"

Madam Xie grew angrier as she spoke, "I don't know what's wrong with that father and son. They usually don't care about people, but now, it's just a scratch on their foot, and they're acting like they're something special, making me look like the bad guy."

Who is that?

Zhang Mama naturally dared not criticize her mistress's affairs; she only said, "Perhaps the general and the young master only want to make amends to the fifth young lady?"

Madam Xie had a cold face.

"That brat is so short-sighted, why would she bother scheming for such a small amount of money from the third brother?"

"All my dowry will be hers in the future. If she can say some nice things to coax me and be more obedient, what won't I give her?"

Thinking of her wretched daughter Xie Xing, Madam Xie felt a pang of anger in her heart.

Zhang Mama sighed, "It's all because you, Madam, usually speak so harshly. Not to mention Fifth Miss, even other people would feel that you favor Miss Mingzhu more."

Madam Xie closed her eyes, rubbing her forehead with one hand, and said, "Mingzhu is obedient and sensible. She has been by my side since she was little. Both of them are my flesh and blood. What's wrong with me favoring Mingzhu a little?"

"In any case, that brat won't be at a disadvantage."

The sound carried from inside the house to outside, and Xie Mingzhu, who was standing outside the door preparing to go in, paused.

Inside the room, Granny Zhang was still asking questions:

"Madam, you've given all your dowry to Fifth Miss, so what about Miss Mingzhu?"

From inside came Madam Xie's worried voice: "Mingzhu's dowry needs to be redone. My dowry is all inherited from the Gu family. Mother will only give it to Xie Xing, not to anyone else."

Xie Mingzhu suddenly gripped the hem of her skirt tightly.

She looked coldly into the room, and withdrew her foot that was about to go in.

After he finished speaking, there was complete silence inside.

Xie Mingzhu stared at the door for a while, then turned and left.

At this moment, Xie Mingzhu finally realized that what that person had said before was true.

She was always an outsider in the Xie family.

Only blood ties can forever bind family members together.

fake.

Everything is fake.

Everything before was fake.