"I'm fine."

Shen Ruyi hugged her and said, "Don't cry, everything is over."

Yes, it's over.

From now on, the Shen family no longer has any reason to monopolize her, and the world no longer has any reason to say that she is unfilial.

Finally, from now on, the sky will be high for birds to fly and the sea will be wide for fish to jump.

She just thought that the first sixteen years were wasted, and every day from now on will be wonderful.

Fang Fei sobbed and let go of her. She bowed to Rong Yan awkwardly, "Your servant greets His Highness the Ninth Prince."

Rong Yan nodded slightly and walked in with Shen Ruyi.

"I'm back, that's good."

The old beggar stood up, looked at Shen Ruyi for a moment, and finally breathed a sigh of relief. He placed two books on the table, "One is a sword manual, and the other is a medical book."

"Let's put the past behind us. Today is the end of it."

Shen Ruyi discovered that although the old beggar did not go to Hantan, he seemed to know everything.

"Thank you, Master."

Shen Ruyi walked forward, picked up the sword manual and medical book, and glanced through them first.

She doesn't know much about the affairs of the underworld.

Rong Yan glanced at the sword manual, and seeing the old beggar's eyes become weird, he bowed and said, "The Southern Emperor hid too deeply. Who in the world would have thought that you would act crazy and stupid here."

He said this, but his eyes were full of respect.

He had known Li Xiangyi for many years, and had also known the old beggar for many years. It seemed that some things happened by accident, and it seemed to be an inevitable fate.

On the day he met the old beggar, he followed Ying and the imperial concubine out of the palace to pray for blessings at Huangjue Temple. On the way back, they encountered a mudslide and their car overturned. It was the old beggar and Shen Ruyi's mother who rescued him.

That day, the old beggar said he was just passing by.

That day, Shen Ruyi's mother had just come to the capital to look for Shen Cangyun and was also passing by.

Now that I think about it, it was most likely that the old beggar followed Su Wanyi all the way to the capital to protect her.

Afterwards, he settled in the capital and became the high priest of the Temple of Priests.

The dignified Southern Emperor was the unrivaled king in his time, but he hid his identity and entered the court for the sake of a woman.

How many years have passed?

The Ninth Prince thought about these things and wondered what love was in this world that could make people commit to each other for life and death.

There are so many things in this world that we cannot obtain.

He subconsciously held Shen Ruyi's hand tightly. Having missed her once in his previous life, this time her rebirth was purchased with his life, so naturally he would never let go.

This time, he doesn't want to be the person who can't get what he wants.

"Southern Emperor?"

Shen Ruyi was a little surprised when she heard this. She looked at Rong Yan and then at the old beggar, and was completely confused.

"Don't listen to His Highness the Ninth Prince's nonsense."

The old beggar laughed and said, "They are all false reputations from the past, not worth mentioning."

He didn't want to return to his original position before Shen Ruyi finished his studies.

The reason is simple. He is Shen Ruyi's master and has known Rong Yan for a long time. If he is exposed as the Southern Emperor, then the Nine Princes' Mansion will have too much leverage among the other princes.

The first bird to stick its head out gets shot.

Rong Yan naturally understood and said, "Thank you for your consideration."

Seeing Fang Fei was not there, the old beggar sighed, "There is nothing we can do about it. You are too young in the ranking. Even if the throne is passed down, it will take time for you to take your turn."

"If it were any other time, you wouldn't have been unable to fight for it."

"But it's not possible now. Your father is a man of both civil and military skills. He is not an ordinary emperor. You princes are fighting for the throne, but in my opinion, even your brothers combined are no match for the emperor."

Rong Yan nodded, "That's exactly the truth."

If his brothers continued to fight like this, the result would be that the second prince would kill the crown prince, the third prince would kill the second prince, and the fourth prince would kill the third prince...

But in fact, all this is just a chess game in the emperor's hands.

Rong Yan thought about the game of chess that the emperor played with him last time.

The emperor made it very clear that he could win even if he overturned the chess game, but those in power could not overturn the chess game. The chess pieces had to move forward step by step. Overturning the chess game would cause a shock. Once a shock occurred, the court and the country would become sieves, attracting foreign enemies and causing the people to be displaced.

That time, it seemed to be about a chess game.

In fact, it is about the political situation and the fight for the throne.

Rong Yan is not stupid. Besides, the emperor is his father and has never done him any wrong in his life. There is no need for him to go against him.

Not everyone in this world is Shen Cangyun.

After listening to what he and the old beggar said, Shen Ruyi had a rough idea in her mind.

Just as he was about to say something, a man rushed up from outside and said, "Old Li, someone's looking for you!"

After saying that, he ran away like the wind again.

Rong Yan glanced at the old beggar and said, "The Shen family is finished."

The old beggar nodded, stood up and said, "I'll come see you another day."

As he said that, he reached out and touched Shen Ruyi's head, then left the inn in a hurry.

"Master, is this...something important?"

Shen Ruyi was a little confused.

Rong Yan pulled her to sit down and whispered in her ear, "He is Li Xiangyi from the Priest Hall. Don't think too much. After Eunuch Yuan returns to the palace today, the emperor will definitely summon him, and he is too busy to attend."

"sky!"

Shen Ruyi was stunned and shocked, her eyes widened, "Doesn't that mean he has always been by my side?"

When she was seven years old, Li Xiangyi passed the message to her and asked her to bring it to Shen Cangyun and ask Shen Cangyun to suppress the bandits!

Before that, she had also met Li Xiangyi.

Always encounter each other by chance, no intersection.

"He has been protecting you from afar, but I don't know what happened in his previous life that forced him to leave the capital."

During that time, he went to the border to fight, and Li Xiangyi left.

Shen Ruyi died at the hands of the Shen father and son.

The past is too hard to look back on, only the future can be pursued.

Shen Ruyi felt sad when she heard this, "It's my fate too."

Looking at the snow outside the door, she took a deep breath and said, "Your Highness, I want to go to the palace to meet the emperor. When do you think is a good time?"

Rong Yan said, "Wait until the emperor issues an order for you and the crown prince to break off the engagement."

Shen Ruyi understood, "Yes, yes, yes. If we run into the prince now, I'm afraid he will regret it."

Rong Yan nodded and took out a golden mask for her. "This is for you. You have to keep your disfigurement a secret for two more days."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Shen Ruyi was very happy to take the mask.

The mask was extremely delicate, with Sanskrit carved on the golden mask and pomegranate red outline on the edge. It matched her phoenix hairpin perfectly and fit perfectly on her face.

Rong Yan said, "Use this when no one is around. When the prince comes, you should cover yourself more."

If you can cancel this marriage, do it now.

As he said that, he asked Han Jiang to go out and prepare some food to warm up Shen Ruyi.

Rong Yan picked up the sword manual on the table, hugged Shen Ruyi and sat down, "Let me tell you, your master may seem like a beggar, but he is very busy, he probably doesn't have much time to teach you how to practice."

"This sword manual is called 'Nine Emperor Swords'. It is your master's famous skill and the best sword manual in the martial arts world. If you can learn it, you will be the second best in the world, if not the best."

Shen Ruyi raised her eyebrows when she heard this, "Then, if I can become the second best in the world, who will be the best in the world?"

His eyes fell on Rong Yan's face.

Her heart beat fast, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise, "The best in the world should be my senior brother, right?"

She only has this one senior brother.