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"Capture me!" Rong Xiu lowered her voice and spoke very quickly.

Yi Jian did not dare to hesitate. He turned his sword and placed it on her neck, and with his other hand, he grabbed her arm. He scanned the crowd and said in a deep voice, "The Queen is in my hands. If you make a gap, I'll let her go immediately."

This request wasn't too excessive. Moreover, if they were the Grand Preceptor's men, they would naturally worry about the safety of their young mistress.

However, the black clothed person did not move at all. Although his face was covered, his eyes that were exposed also possessed an indescribable coldness and calmness.

It suddenly occurred to her that they did not care about her life or death at all.

Just like last time when He Lan Chun abandoned her, her father also did not emphasize her survival.

This discovery made a chill in her heart.

Yi Jian also noticed this fact and could not help but feel some pity for Rong Xiu. The sword in his hand involuntarily moved away.

Upon seeing this, the man in black waved his hand. Without caring about whether or not Rong Xiu lived or died, he led the group to launch a counterattack at Yi Jian.

Yi Jian didn't want to hurt her, so he slapped her back with the hilt of his sword, pushing her out of the ring.

As for Yi Jian, because of this moment of delay, he was quickly trapped by the fishing net. Not long later, a few swords arrived at his neck and were immediately unable to move.

Yi Jian was arrested.

Rong Xiu originally wanted to protest, but as the words reached her mouth, it turned into a self-deprecating laugh. She was at a loss.

Right now, she was also a piece of meat on the chopping block. What qualifications did she have to beg for mercy for Yi Jian?

Just like that, the man in black walked into the stone pond with Yi Jian and Rong Xiu under his protection.

The city gate slowly closed.

At midnight, curfew had already been imposed on the city. Only their neat and light footsteps could be heard on the quiet street.

They crossed the street between rows of houses. After many turns and turns, they finally stopped in front of a large house.

The leader of the men in black stepped forward and knocked on the door.

A faint light came from inside, and not long later, a doorman with a lantern in his hand came to open the door. He wasn't surprised to see them, and only turned his body to allow them to quickly enter the room.

The house was very big, and the flower beds and trees in front were indistinct due to the darkness, similar to beasts in the dark night.

There was a moon in the sky, a mournful crescent moon.

They walked down the long corridor, turned the corner of the backyard, and finally stopped in front of a large wing.

A man in black stepped forward, kowtowing as he requested, "Grand Preceptor, the young lady's been brought back."

Rong Xiu's heart skipped a beat. These people were indeed his father's men.

This fact shattered her last sliver of fantasy. At this moment, she would rather be silenced by Pei Ruochen.

The door of the room was gently pulled open, and an old man in a bright green robe appeared. He wore a short robe, and his face was neat and tidy. His hair was tied up in a bun and tied behind his head with a wooden hairpin.

The person who had just arrived was precisely Rong Xiu's father, Grand Preceptor Rong of the Heavenly Court.

Although Rong Xiu's heart was cold, she still felt extremely wronged upon seeing her father. She was used to being a girl, so her reliance on her father made her tear up. "Father!"

"Xiu." It was obvious that she also doted on her daughter. She took a few steps forward and walked down the stairs. With a kind expression, she looked at her and said, "You've lost a lot of weight."

Tears welled up in her eyes. She only felt that what happened just now was just an illusion and that there were still people in this world who really cared about her. She sobbed and held onto her arm, unable to utter a word.

"No worries, no worries. Father will bring you home now. Go back to the palace, go back to the capital." Rong Zhan patted her back and said softly.

Hearing this, Rong Xiu remembered the purpose of her trip. For the time being, she didn't care about reminiscing about the past as she wiped away her tears and said seriously, "Father, Pei Ruochen wants to betray the country. He wants to harm His Majesty."

"Child, have you been cooped up in the palace for too long? Have you lost your mind?" She still had a kind face, but she didn't intend to put on a show of confidence.

She hurriedly repeated what she had seen and heard. Finally, she emphasized, "I have heard personally of Pei Ruochen colluding with the Yan Kingdom. Father, you have to go into the palace and warn His Majesty to guard against Pei Ruochen."

"Xiu, you really heard wrong." Without a change in expression, Rong Jun replied in a light tone.

Rong Xiu became more and more worried. She quickly repeated what she had said and urged Rong not to stay to warn He Lan Chun.

Not only did she not move, she stared at him and asked worriedly, "Xiu, are you jealous of the fact that Pei Rulan has the king's flesh and blood and is worried that her position is not protected? Is that why she is making rumors about Master Pei?"

"No, Father —" There was a deep sense of powerlessness in Rong Xiu's voice, but before she could finish her sentence, she suddenly stopped.

Her eyes were wide and frightened. She looked behind her and then at her father.

"Grand Preceptor, we haven't finished playing chess yet." Leaving no trace behind, another person said.

His voice was calm and unhurried, and even his casual words exuded an inexplicable sense of oppression.

Yan Han.

It was Yan Han!

"Father. You... You... "So even you …" Rong Xiu looked at Rong Jiu in disbelief and subconsciously retreated backwards.

It was as if she had never met this person before.

"So you also betrayed us!" "So you're in cahoots with Pei Ruochen!" This question was completely hysterical.

The expression that didn't leave anything behind was still kind and calm. He looked at the incomparably shocked Rong Xiu and said softly, "Xiu, you've said something crazy again."

"Mad talk, is that crazy talk!?" "Who is he!?" Murong Xiu pointed at the figure behind her. "Is he Yan Han? Father, answer me! Is he Yan Han?!"

Although he had never seen Yan Han before, he had already seen his face when he peeked out of Pei Ruochen's window during the day.

Not to mention that Yan Han's looks were originally something that made people's minds go blank.

"There is no one behind me. Xiu, you have become a madman." Rong didn't even turn his head as he spoke.

Yan Han scoffed but did not say a word.

"He's clearly here!" Rong Xiu turned her head to the left and right, pointing at Yan Han as she asked the others, "You all saw it, right?!"

Everyone was dumbstruck and expressionless, as if they hadn't heard her words and hadn't seen Yan Han at all.

Yi Jian, on the other hand, had already been heavily punched on the back of his neck when he had first entered the mansion.

The surroundings were completely silent. Only the increasingly desperate voice of Rong Xiu could be heard.

"Xiu, you've gone crazy." Leaving no trace of his words, Rong raised his hand and beckoned to the two burly men. He ordered, "Bring the young miss down to rest, and ask the doctor to come and take a look for the young lady. Miss is very ill. "

"I'm not sick. You're the one who's sick!" Rong Xiu had already given up all hope. Her body was so cold that there was not even a trace of warmth. She stared at Rong Jue and said word by word, "I know the truth, but you don't know anything! "Father!"

He lowered his eyes and waved, no longer looking at her.

The two burly men immediately picked up Rong Xiu and carried her into the small room at the back like an eagle holding a chicken.

"Miss has gone mad. She's always babbling nonsense to inform His Majesty. During this period of time, without my permission, no one is allowed to get close to Miss." After Murong Xiu was dragged away, Rong Jun instructed everyone with a calm expression. Then, she turned around and returned to the steps. She called out to Yan Han, "Your Majesty, let's continue playing chess."

Yan Han smiled and was a little surprised.

"Actually, there's nothing wrong with being a precious daughter. The Grand Preceptor can't really be planning to drive her crazy, right?" Yan Han asked.

Since he had already informed the palace, it was impossible for He Lan Chun to not send people to treat him. With the arrival of the imperial physician, if Rong Xiu was not crazy, then wouldn't he just be exposing his secret?

His plan now was to turn the fake madness into true madness.

"This old man's family affairs will not worry His Majesty." He just cupped his hands in a perfunctory manner.

Yan Han was just asking casually, he didn't intend to investigate further and just let it go.

"How should we deal with this guard of the Carefree King?" Just as he was about to turn around, Yan Han glanced at Yi Jian and asked.

"Of course it's to blackmail He Lan Xue's chips." He smiled and said, "I didn't expect that this time I would have such an unexpected harvest."

"Threatening He Lan Xue?" Yan Han's sword-like eyebrows raised as he asked with interest, "Using a thousand gold to threaten He Lan Xue, that's possible. How could a small guard threaten him?"

"Your Imperial Majesty doesn't know that Houlan Xue is a madman." Without sparing anything, he said, "With such a small guard, he might be able to overturn the history of the kingdom and allow Master Pei's plan to proceed smoothly."

"What do you mean?" Yan Han seemed to be particularly interested in He Lan Xue. From the start of the game, he had asked Rong Mo many things about He Lan Xue, including He Lan Xue's talent name, her former concubine, and the various kinds of romantic affairs that had been passed down in the world. Yan Han seemed to be particularly interested.

"Your Majesty, as a stately prince, His Highness the Third Prince of the Heavenly Court was mixed up with some scholars since he was young. He read a lot of proper books, and when he was still so young, he often infuriated Master, but later on, even though he had a great reputation and was also favored by the late emperor, he didn't want to be involved in any affairs of the world. He actually rejected the offer at the age of seventeen and received the love of the Ice Country's Queen, freezing the relationship between the Ice Country and the Heavenly Court for many years, until Young Master Xia became the father's candidate, breaking the ice between the two countries. In order to avenge a friend, he hid his name and went around the world for thousands of miles, risking his life to kill a famous martial artist. It was all because that person had insulted his friend's wife. Later, when the late emperor died, he could have obtained the throne, but on the last night, for the sake of a single word from He Lan Chun, he gave up the throne. Later, he let loose his powers and married all the women that wanted to marry him, including the brothel muse. For them, he would spend a great deal of money to redeem them, but in the blink of an eye, he would not share the throne with them. Is this kind of person a madman? "

Yan Han listened silently.

"Take the closest one. The last time He Lan Xue was exiled, it was to incriminate me. Xiu went to look for him. Even though he knew there was poison in the porridge, he still drank it down without batting an eyelid. And last time when Leng Yan asked for a marriage, as long as he nodded his head, he would rather die than marry the number one beauty in the world, the Queen Leng. This kind of person who does not care about his life and death, this kind of person who does not know how to change his ways, is he crazy? " Leaving nothing to say.