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

Chapter 453 Luo Hanfeng's master is actually with the old princess...

Xie Xing watched Min Wen's retreating figure, thought for a moment, and then turned back.

After being reminded, Xie Xing dared not wander around, lest he offend someone and his life be in danger.

However, it's unclear whether fate was deliberately working against her or what, but it seemed determined to take her life.

Let her see what she shouldn't see and hear what she shouldn't hear.

Today is the third day since Xie Xing arrived, and she hasn't seen Luo Hanfeng in these three days.

Not knowing when Luo Hanfeng would return, and feeling utterly bored being locked up in this Yama Palace, she followed the guidance of her maid and went to the back garden of the palace.

"All the flowers here belong to the Palace Master, but he doesn't allow anyone to enter. Pick them as soon as possible and then come out."

The maid stood outside the back garden and let Xie Xing in, while she waited outside.

Xie Xing looked at the maid with a puzzled expression: "Your palace master doesn't allow anyone to enter, so how come I can enter?"

The maid said coldly, "The master said you can go anywhere in this hall."

Xie Xing: Okay.

She walked in carrying a flower basket.

The back garden was full of flowers, and Xie Xing was so captivated by them that he wandered around the garden.

"I didn't expect Luo Hanfeng to have such a refined taste, keeping such a large garden."

Xie Xing picked flowers as she walked in, her attention completely focused on them, and for a moment she didn't even realize she had left the back garden.

At first, Xie Xing didn't notice anything amiss until he reached the back gate of the garden, where there was a small wooden house and a path leading to it.

Xie Xing looked behind him and saw that the flowers on this side were gradually decreasing, and some flowers were even planted at the back of the garden.

Those were peonies with extremely vibrant colors.

Xie Xing looked at the flowers in the flower basket. She knew how to match flower colors, but the flower basket was missing a brightly colored peony.

After thinking for a moment, Xie Xing stepped out of the back garden and came to the peony patch. Just as he was about to pick the flowers, he heard a loud cry coming from the small wooden house:

"He's my son. How could I not feel heartbroken if I drugged him?"

Why are you doing this to me? How much have I sacrificed for you?

Xie Xing was so startled that she dropped the flower in her hand.

She stared in astonishment at the small wooden house, her mind racing with alarm bells. Before the people inside noticed her, she turned and ran into the back garden.

But now it's too late.

Before Xie Xing could leave, hurried footsteps could be heard coming from inside the cabin.

Xie Xing was startled and quickly darted into the peony bushes.

"Yao Yao! Yao Yao!"

A man and a woman ran out of the small wooden house. The woman was crying as she ran ahead, while a handsome middle-aged man chased after her.

At that time, Xie Xing was squatting among the peonies, not daring to raise his head to look.

But if she looked up, she would definitely recognize both of them.

The woman was none other than the old princess who had previously been rumored to be having an affair with the royal family of the Southern Kingdom.

Jun Lanjin's mother.

The man was none other than Luo Hanfeng's master.

The man, who had originally looked gloomy and terrifying in his black robe, took it off and dressed himself up neatly, looking quite handsome.

He quickly stepped forward, grabbed the old princess's wrist, pulled her into his arms, and said, "Yaoyao, you must believe me. Once my plan succeeds, I will promise you forever."

The old princess, her eyes brimming with tears, nestled in the man's arms, appearing fragile and innocent: "I have done as you said."

"You told me to marry that old prince of the Jun family who couldn't even have children. I married him, and I've built the power you could secretly create for you."

"After that, you said that Jin'er was too talented and could not be allowed to live, and I did as you said. I poisoned Jin'er, and now the poison has seeped into his bones and is beyond cure."

"But Jin'er discovered me and trapped me in the small Buddhist hall."

"You said things had changed and that you wanted to ruin Jin'er's reputation, so you dragged my reputation down with you."

"I have done everything you said."

"And now you're telling me you still can't forget that bitch, and you still want that bitch's child to live!"

"Then who am I?"

"Who am I?!"

The impact of these words was so strong that Xie Xing was shaken to his core.

This is this...

This is!

The old princess?!

Why is she here?

Xie Xing hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help raising his head. Through the layers of peonies, he could vaguely see the figures of the two people.

One of the women, dressed in a dark blue dress, leaned against the man's chest, and the man pulled her into his arms, saying soothingly, "Yaoyao, I know, I know all of this."

"You have made so many sacrifices for me."

"I hate that damned emperor. If it weren't for that damned emperor taking your body and leaving you unable to go home, how could we have been separated?"

"We are both still young and can still have children."

"Once everything settles down, I will definitely give you back a child."

Who is this person?

[This person is Luo Hanfeng's master.] The system's voice sounded somewhat incredulous: [Strange, how could Luo Hanfeng's master be related to Jun Lanjin's mother?]

"Isn't it in the plot?" Xie Xing asked.

The system replied: [It's not mentioned in the plot.]

This is getting stranger and stranger.

[Wasn't it said that the old princess favored the emperor of the Southern Kingdom? Could it be that Luo Hanfeng's master has connections to the Southern Kingdom's royal family?]

System: [These are all behind-the-scenes details not mentioned in the main storyline.]

Just like we had no idea that the Ghost King was Jun Lanjin.

Xie Xing crouched among the peonies, too afraid to move.

Even though the peony thorns pricked her painfully, she dared not move.

The things these two people said, if either of them heard them, would be enough to kill them.

“My apprentice has made all the preparations. When he ascends the throne, I will make him a vassal of my Southern Kingdom, a dependent state of my Southern Kingdom.”

"Yao Yao..."

The man finally managed to calm the old princess down.

Seeing that the old princess's emotions had calmed down, the man turned his gaze to the peonies over there and said, "I know you love peonies the most, so I had someone plant a patch of peonies for you here."

"How's it going? Do you like it?"

The two began to talk and express their love while standing in a field of peonies.

Xie Xing, who was hiding among the peonies, immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

She swallowed hard, her heart pounding like a drum.

isn't it?

Is this the time to admire flowers?

As the two men drew closer and closer to her, and death loomed, Xie Xing clenched her sleeves and closed her eyes.

Just then, a voice suddenly came from outside:

"Master, your disciple requests an audience."

Xie Xing's hand suddenly loosened.

The sound successfully attracted the attention of the two people, who turned their gaze to the other side.

It was Luo Hanfeng who came over.