When Ji Rufan and sisters walked to the imperial study room, the figure of Ma Wang appeared in front of them.Chong Gang had already changed into the costume of Ouchi's bodyguard, and he looked more mighty than when he was in Nancheng.However, his face was more serious, almost expressionless, compared to Nancheng, he looked like a wooden man.

"Chonggang, did the emperor send an order?"

"Princess Huiyu, Princess Ze, the emperor said that he will bring Ma Wang in after you all arrive." Chong Gang bowed and saluted, but he didn't dare to express it too clearly, after all, the most taboo thing in the palace is to stand in line clearly.

"Let's go in." Ji Rufan turned his face and said softly to the imperial sister beside him.

The two sisters exchanged glances, then walked to the royal study.They didn't really want to come to this imperial study room.But there is no way, if you want to convince the father, you must produce evidence in this imperial study.

"Rufan, Rusu, you are here. Sit down." The emperor looked in a good mood today, and he was not correcting the memorial just now, it looked like he was painting.

Ji Rufan didn't dare to be careless, turned around and gave Chong Gang a wink, ordering him to bring him in.

Before entering the palace, Ma Wang had been specially cleaned up. His body was no longer messy and smelly. He had bathed and washed his whole body, and put on clean clothes.But at the same time, he also shaved off his signature bun and beard.

This made him very dissatisfied, but his hands and feet were covered with heavy iron chains, and there was no room for resistance at all, so he had to be manipulated by others.But the ferocity in his eyes did not diminish at all, but there was a cannibalistic look on his clean face, which made people shudder.

"Kneel down!" Chong Gang kicked hard, and Ma Wang fell down unwillingly.

"This is the horse king of Southern Xinjiang?" The emperor raised his eyelids a little, but he basically didn't look him in the eye.

This made King Ma even more upset. Although he knew the identities of these people in front of him, he was used to dominating the southern border, so naturally he was not afraid of the emperor.It's just that now his hands and feet are trapped, and he can't resist.Being caught this time, he actually felt very aggrieved, feeling that it should not be his fate at all.

"It seems quite unconvinced. Fan'er, you caught this man?" The emperor was not annoyed when he saw Ma Wang's reaction. Being able to be an emperor is naturally different from ordinary people.

"Yes, father. King Ma first conspired with Lin Yuanru, the shopkeeper of the Lin family racecourse, to kidnap his son. Afterwards, Lin Yuanru leaked his whereabouts, and Chong Gang led the officials to arrest him."

Ji Rufan's simple retelling turned out to be a great irony to King Ma. He felt that he was a hero of the generation, but he didn't expect to be taken down by Huang Que so easily. He was already angry all the way to Beijing.Now that Ji Rufan said that, his lungs were about to explode.

But when he opened his angry eyes and finally looked at the person who grabbed him, his eyes suddenly stopped.When they were in Nancheng, everything happened too suddenly, and the first shopkeeper Fan, the young mistress of the Chu family, was not wearing the palace attire she was wearing today.Sure enough, once a person changes his attire, his whole temperament will be completely different.

"You are, the princess?" Ma Wang was a little dazed, asking the question knowingly.

Chong Gang kicked up again, slightly lighter than before, but the sound could still be heard.

"In the royal study, in front of the Holy One, how can you be presumptuous!"

The emperor raised his eyebrows and said nothing.

Ji Rufan and Ji Rusu looked as usual, they didn't care about Ma Wang's reaction.In fact, Ji Rufan was still a little scared. After all, the demon in the previous life was too terrifying, and Ji Rufan couldn't forget those tragic scenes until he died.But now that she has successfully turned the situation around, at least preventing Ma Wang's evil hands from approaching, she naturally won't become as miserable as in her previous life.

"It's a bit wild. It's a pity to be a horse thief." The emperor looked at the side for a while, and said slowly.

Ji Rufan frowned slightly. Hearing his father's tone, did he want to recruit security?

Ever since the father came to the throne, there have been constant wars all over the border. From Marquis Zhongyuan to Yuan Yiheng, nearly three generations have been fighting.So deep in his father's bones, he was still thirsty for brave generals.

But Ma Wang is not an ordinary person, no matter how brave he is, he cannot stay.Not to mention how cruel and domineering this person is in southern Xinjiang, and his attacks are fierce, he will never be controlled by others, nor will he work his life for the court.The most important thing is that this person has a private deal with Yuan Yiheng. If he is entrusted with a heavy responsibility, wouldn't it be sending chess pieces for Yuan Yiheng?

Ji Rufan absolutely does not allow this to happen. If the father is really short of people, there will be her and Rusu.No matter how bad it is, there are still Chu Zhiyao and Song Qimin.In any case, Ma Wang must not be given a chance to escape, otherwise the efforts in this life will be in vain.

The atmosphere in the imperial study room was as depressing as ever, and today with the presence of Ma Wang, it was even more uncomfortable.

As soon as Ji Rusu came out of the imperial study, he tugged at the sleeves of Huang Jie.

"Sister Huang, look at Ma Wang's performance today. He is going around in circles, refusing to tell the truth. I think if we don't have real evidence, it will be difficult for Father to believe our words."

Ji Rufan didn't say anything, just hummed softly.

"Come back to me first."

Afterwards, she turned around and told Chong Gang, "Take good care of him, and everything will continue as usual."

Chu Zhiyao and Xuan'er were honestly waiting for Ji Rufan in the palace. Seeing the expressions on the faces of the two princesses, he knew that King Ma must have said nothing meaningful in the imperial study today.But it shouldn't be too bad, otherwise the faces of the princesses would be even worse.

"How is it? Isn't it going well today?" Chu Zhiyao knew it well, but he couldn't help but greet him immediately.

"Don't mention it, that horse thief is simply too hateful! No wonder Huangjie said that he was very quiet on the way to Beijing, so it turned out that he kept such a trick."

Hearing Ji Rusu say so angrily, Chu Zhiyao's concerned eyes never left Ji Rufan.Compared with using Ma Wang to prove that Yuan Yiheng has changed, Ji Rufan's knot should be another matter.

Chu Zhiyao tried to explore and guide him, but Ji Rufan always hesitated to speak, as if he avoided this topic very much.But without these things being clarified, she had no way of doing anything, and she didn't know how to help Ji Rufan.This made her anxious, but helplessly watching Princess Yu anxious and upset, but she was helpless.

"It's almost as we expected." Ji Rufan pursed his lips, signaling Chu Zhiyao not to worry too much about himself.

Chu Zhiyao also expected that this matter would not go so smoothly, and he was already prepared in his heart.As long as Ji Rufan wasn't upset, she wouldn't think it was a big deal.After all, Yuan Yiheng has been behind the scenes for so long. If they intercepted her so easily, she would wonder if it was a trap set by Yuan Yiheng on purpose.

"But one thing exceeded our expectations."

"how?"

Chu Zhiyao was a little nervous, Ji Rufan changed the subject, she had a premonition that this was the focus of today.

"Father seems to be very interested in Ma Wang, and I see other meanings in his eyes. This is very troublesome. If Father asks me for someone, I have to give it."

Ji Rusu's complexion was not good-looking, and her father's performance today also shocked her.In the matter of arresting King Ma, Miss Huang took the lead, at most she could only be regarded as a remote supporter, and she didn't dare to say anything in front of her father.

"If the father really finds out about the resources behind Ma Wang, we may have another person to deal with."

Chu Zhiyao understands that things are getting more and more complicated, but she is not a pessimistic person.I always feel that there is a glimmer of life in everything, and I will focus on finding that opportunity to turn things around.

"Princess, I think we have to start increasing allies. In case, I mean, it's really unfortunate that Ma Wang is favored by the emperor, I'm afraid we will be passive."

Chu Zhiyao's words reminded Ji Rufan that she had already planned this.But the tone of the emperor's sister was asked before, and it seemed that she didn't want to win the Song family over.Her original intention was also not to get too close to the court ministers, which was always a taboo of her father.

"Sister Huang, I'll go visit Song Qimin tomorrow. Speaking of which, he hasn't entered the palace for a long time." Ji Rusu took the initiative to speak first. Besides the Song family, who else is the most suitable ally right now?

"Like a lotus."

Ji Rufan knew that the imperial girl had always been quite resistant to meeting Song Qimin, maybe it was because she really didn't want this engagement from the bottom of her heart.But up to now, she is also very embarrassed.

Ji Rusu smiled and comforted the imperial sister, "I have clearly distinguished the priorities. At this time, why should I be angry with Song Qimin?"

After seeing off Princess Ze, Chu Zhiyao waited for Xuan'er to leave before finally holding Ji Rufan's hand.

The corners of Ji Rufan's mouth curled up slightly, it was not the first time she was grabbed suddenly like this, so she was not surprised or shy.It seems that gradually, it has become a habit and tacit understanding between her and Chu Zhiyao.

"Don't worry about me. I've already prepared for today's matter. The more important things are, the less smooth they will be, isn't it?" Ji Rufan looked back with a smile, letting his hand be held by the other party.

Chu Zhiyao shook his head and led her into the bedroom.It's not that she wants to do anything to Ji Rufan, but the princess' bedroom can make her relax more thoroughly.Only then can she have the opportunity to slowly guide Ji Rufan to tell the deepest secret in his heart. This is the root cause of the real solution to Ma Wang's matter.

Ji Rufan closed his eyes, his brows became tighter and tighter, and he kept taking deep breaths, as if he was accumulating his last strength.

Chu Zhiyao held Ji Rufan's hand tightly, and could clearly feel the ups and downs of the other party's emotions.She wanted to warm the princess' palms so that she would no longer be attacked by cold sweat. She wanted to pass on her support and companionship through the temperature of her palms, so that the princess' demons would be dispelled.

"Chu Zhiyao, you know that King Ma used to have bad intentions towards me. But if I say that a worse result than this has actually happened, it makes me feel very panic and fear. Do you believe it?"

When Ji Rufan finally spoke slowly, Chu Zhiyao's pupils were dilated.

"Princess, you mean?"

Ji Rufan was immersed in painful memories at this moment, and he didn't have the patience to add all the details that Chu Zhiyao was uncertain or didn't understand one by one. He just continued to talk while his courage was still there.She was afraid of the impulse tonight, so she no longer wanted to mention it to anyone.

"I've experienced it before, so when I got the chance to do it all over again, I would fight back like that, because..." Ji Rufan roughly said the story, as if he had exhausted all his strength.

"Because I'm afraid of going through it again." Chu Zhiyao looked into Ji Rufan's eyes and finished the sentence for her.

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