After he finished speaking, everyone in the room was a little surprised. They didn't expect that he had such a connection with this girl from the Zhao family.

Chen Ziwei, who was standing by, also looked up in surprise.

He personally judged the case, so he knew that although the Zhao and Shen families were sentenced to extermination of all three clans, the Zhao family's married daughters would not be implicated.

Even if a girl is unmarried but has been engaged, she can be exempted from punishment as long as her husband's family is willing to fulfill the contract.

Strangely enough, His Majesty loathes the corrupt Shen family so much that even wiping out the entire family would not quench his hatred.

But he was much more lenient towards the Zhao family, whose royal bloodline was mixed up.

What Ma Ping meant was that if he and Zhao Ruyu were to be engaged, he would fulfill the engagement even if it meant marrying the daughter of a convicted official and affecting his own future.

It can definitely be described as a deep and lasting friendship.

You can imagine everyone's shock.

Seeing that several friends were looking over, Ma Ping calmly pulled up the collar of his shirt that he had torn open with his own hands and said lightly, "I'm sorry to have made you laugh."

"No, no," Liu Yuan said, "The girls in the Duke of Rong's mansion are very picky when choosing a husband. They insist on marrying a girl who holds her head high... Hey!"

As if remembering something, he turned to look at Chen Ziyu, "I remember that you almost married into the Zhao family, which girl was it?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Chen Ziyu frowned. "When have I ever had anything to do with the Zhao family?"

Liu Yuan uttered an "oh" and scratched his head, "Maybe I remembered it wrongly."

He only remembered that his cousin, who was highly praised by the elders, had indeed said that he wanted to marry into someone's family, but for some reason it was shelved.

In just a few words, all four legitimate daughters of the Zhao family were chosen.

The remaining one sat next to Chen Ziwei. Apart from him, the others were busy.

You Ma Ping started to tear his clothes, and Liu Yuan and the others soon lost their neatly dressed appearance and started to act unruly.

The inside of the wing room was a disgrace to the eyes.

On the contrary, Ma Ping, the leader, did not continue, but silently held the man in his arms.

Zhao Ruyu sat on his lap, her eyes red, looking at her cousin not far away. Liu Yuan's hand reached into her clothes.

Ma Ping followed her gaze and sneered, "You can't stand it? Zhao Ruyu, you're a prostitute now. Do you know what a prostitute is? It means you'll have to experience scenes like this every day. If I want, I can do it to you right now."

He gritted his teeth, leaned close to her ear, and said word by word: "In public."

As soon as he heard these two words, the girl in his arms trembled with fear.

"What are you shaking about? We've only just started now."

Ma Ping was extremely angry.

He hated her for being so cruel and heartless in the past, for agreeing to marry him and then breaking her promise.

I hate myself even more for not being able to save her.

Once you enter the Jiaofangsi, you will be a lowly person for the rest of your life.

If you want to get out, you have to make great achievements to atone for your sins.

Even if he is working hard now.

When he made great contributions and rescued her, she...

she!

Ma Ping's eyes turned red and his hand reached into her clothes.

"No!" Zhao Ruyu sobbed softly, "I don't want it."

"It's not up to you now," Ma Ping clenched his palms and said bitterly, "Instead of letting someone else take advantage of it, why not give it to me?"

Hearing his words, Zhao Ruyu's tears fell one by one and her face turned pale.

Ma Ping pursed his lips and stopped trying to kiss her.

Suddenly, Liu Yuan, who was caressing the girl beside him, seemed to wake up suddenly, uttered an "ah", turned his head and said to Chen Ziyu who was drinking alone, "I remembered whose girl I want to discuss marriage with you!"

His voice was very loud and abrupt.

Everyone's attention was immediately drawn to him.

Ma Ping did the same. He took advantage of the moment when Zhao Ruyu was stunned and the strength in his waist loosened for a moment. Zhao Ruyu, who did not want to be humiliated in public, and who was full of despair, found an opportunity and exerted force suddenly, broke free from his arms, jumped up, and jumped out of the window.

They were sitting near the window, which made it very convenient for her to jump out. She was determined to die and did not hesitate at all, not giving Ma Ping any chance to react.

Following a loud thud, screams were heard from downstairs.

Ma Ping sat on the bench with his eyes dull and no reaction. He looked stupid and seemed to have lost his soul.

…………

On the other side, Jiang Lingyue's carriage happened to pass by the Jiaofangsi. When she heard the exclamation, she lifted the curtain and looked outside.

I only saw someone jumping off the building and a few onlookers gathered for a short time.

Pedestrians blocked the way, and guards went to drive them away. Shen Congwen, who was accompanying the emperor, saw the curtain of the carriage being lifted and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, please wait a moment. We will clear the way immediately."

Jiang Lingyue raised her chin and asked, "What happened up ahead?"

Shen Congwen said, "It's as if a prostitute from the Jiaofangsi jumped off a building."

Jiang Lingyue had naturally heard of the name of the Jiaofangsi.

She had heard from Chen Ziwei that most of the officials who had implicated the female members of their families in the Imperial Music Bureau were sentenced by him personally.

At that time, she was very curious and even begged the other party to take her in to take a look.

At that time, they had a very good relationship and the boy was almost obedient to her.

But, he refused to agree to bring her here no matter what.

Even if she said she could dress like a man and behave herself and not run around, he still refused.

At this moment, when he heard someone passing by the Jiaofangsi, he subconsciously looked up.

The crowd was so huge that I couldn't see anything. Just as I was about to look away, I met a pair of familiar eyes.

??? Chen Ziwei???

Jiang Lingyue widened her eyes and subconsciously looked at the plaque of the Jiaofangsi again.

In broad daylight, this man went to the Jiaofangsi to have sex with prostitutes?

She didn't know if there was something wrong with her expression, but she saw that Chen Ziwei in the crowd seemed to have a look of anxiety in his eyes for a moment.

Just like the few times in those two years when he made her angry, he was eager to explain.

Thinking about the past, Jiang Lingyue felt complicated.

The two men looked at each other from a distance across the crowd for only a few breaths, when suddenly, a series of horse neighs sounded.

Then came the sound of horse hooves.

"Someone!" Shen Congwen had been on alert since the carriage was forced to stop. When the sound of horse hooves rang out, he drew his sword and his aura suddenly changed. "Protect the emperor! Protect the imperial concubine!"

Before he could finish his words, countless mad horses came out from nowhere and galloped towards the carriage at an extremely fast speed.

The incident happened quickly, and Shen Congwen reacted just as quickly. While he was giving orders to the guards loudly, he did not dare to leave Jiang Lingyue's side. He pulled out a bamboo tube from his waist, raised his hand to the sky, and fired a flare without hesitation.

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