The protagonist of this crossover film and television series is disrupting the plot again.

Chapter 288 Young Man on a White Horse Drunk in the Spring Breeze 63

On this day, in the Imperial Study.

Xiao Ruojin was reviewing memorials when the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review hurriedly requested an audience to report the news of Yueyao's death.

"Where is the body?" Xiao Ruojin asked without looking up from the memorial.

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review was filled with fear. He raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead and respectfully replied, "Your Majesty, Princess Yueyao's body was originally temporarily placed in the morgue of the Court of Judicial Review. However, just as I was about to enter the palace to report to you, I was unfortunately attacked by several masked men, and they stole the body."

"Oh? The body was stolen?" Xiao Ruojin put down the memorial, a playful expression appearing on her face. She looked up at the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review with a scrutinizing gaze: "Are you saying that in broad daylight, assassins dared to openly break into the Court of Judicial Review in Tianqi City, and instead of choosing to break into the prison to rescue the prisoners, commit murder and arson, or seize any evidence, they instead stole the body of Princess Beique?"

"Your Majesty, it is...it is!" The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review bowed his head low, his heart pounding wildly.

Seeing that the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review was not joking, Xiao Ruojin's smile vanished abruptly, and she angrily rebuked, "Absurd! Is the Court of Judicial Review so easily defeated? Allowing several assassins to come and go as they pleased, and even letting them brazenly steal the body of Princess Beique, I think you, Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, are utterly incompetent."

"Your Majesty, please calm your anger. It is my incompetence. I beg Your Majesty to punish me." The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly.

Xiao Ruojin's face was frosty, her brows furrowed with suppressed rage. She said in a cold voice, "I give your Dali Temple three days to find the body of Princess Beique. If the body is not found by then, everyone in your Dali Temple will be sent to Lingnan to cultivate the land!"

"Your subject obeys the decree and will certainly find Princess Beique's body within three days."

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review felt as if he had been granted a pardon. He quickly rose to take his leave and hurriedly returned to the Court of Judicial Review to arrange the search.

"You may all step back!" Xiao Ruojin ordered calmly.

After all the palace servants had left the hall, Xiao Ruojin said again, "Come out!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a person slowly walked out from the corner.

The newcomer was dressed in a light gold prince's robe, with a handsome face and outstanding demeanor.

It was none other than Xiao Ruofeng, the Prince of Langya.

Xiao Ruofeng lowered his head and walked to the center of the hall. Without saying a word, he silently lifted his robe and knelt down respectfully.

"You did it?" Xiao Ruojin asked calmly, her tone revealing an undeniable certainty.

He looked down at Xiao Ruofeng from his high position, and his majesty and pressure seemed to penetrate the air and strike people's hearts, shrouding the entire hall in a suffocating atmosphere.

"Yes!" Xiao Ruofeng replied in a low voice, burying his head deeply in his chest, almost not daring to look up at Xiao Ruojin's expression at this moment.

He knew that Xiao Ruojin despised people who didn't distinguish between right and wrong and only cared about love and affection, but when he saw his junior brother pleading so desperately, he couldn't bring himself to refuse.

Xiao Ruojin remained silent for a moment, as if she was thinking about something.

As Xiao Ruojin fell silent, the hall grew quiet, and time passed slowly.

Xiao Ruofeng remained kneeling on the ground, feeling the chill from the bricks seeping through his robes, which seeped into every inch of his skin, causing him to tremble involuntarily.

He didn't know how his brother would deal with him, but he didn't regret his decision. He was just filled with guilt for disappointing his brother.

After an unknown amount of time, the surrounding silence seemed to solidify into a tangible pressure.

Xiao Ruofeng suddenly caught a soft sigh from his elder brother, and a series of steady, slow footsteps approached from afar, finally stopping slowly in front of him.

He could clearly sense a hand slowly rising above his head. At that moment, the air seemed to solidify, and time seemed to stand still.

Xiao Ruofeng's heart skipped a beat, and then he obediently closed his eyes, feeling a mix of emotions, including apprehension about the unknown punishment.

In that moment, which was both brief and long, his thoughts raced through his mind like wild horses, each idea carrying unprecedented tension and unease, like fallen leaves in a storm, scattered and restless.

However, the expected punishment did not materialize.

The hand ultimately only touched the top of his head lightly, first patting it gently twice, and then stroking it a few times.

Accompanied by this series of gentle movements, a gentle voice sounded in my ear: "Get up!"

"Brother?" Xiao Ruofeng hadn't expected to hear this. He opened his eyes in surprise, looking up to see his brother's expression clearly, and stammered, "Brother, I was wrong about this, I didn't..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Ruojin interrupted him, grabbed his arm, and pulled him up from the ground, her tone tinged with helplessness: "You're always like this, carrying everything on your own shoulders. Aren't you afraid I'll really misunderstand you?"

"Brother, you don't blame me?" Xiao Ruofeng looked up, his gaze fixed on Xiao Ruojin's eyes, as if seeking a definite answer.

Xiao Ruojin chuckled and nodded: "You must have your reasons for doing this. If I could only trust one person in this world, it would definitely be you. Because I know you would never harm me."

"Brother." Upon hearing his brother's words, Xiao Ruofeng's heart was stirred with waves of emotion, as if a warm current was surging within his chest.

Xiao Ruojin smiled and patted his shoulder.

Rather than saying that Xiao Ruojin believed in Xiao Ruofeng, it would be more accurate to say that he believed in his own brainwashing abilities.

If, after such a long period of brainwashing, Xiao Ruofeng still betrays him in the end, it would be an absolute disgrace to him; he might as well just find a block of tofu and kill himself.

Xiao Ruojin now understands Xiao Ruofeng better than he understands himself.

Even though Xiao Ruofeng hasn't explained anything yet, Xiao Ruojin has already guessed most of what he's thinking.

Xiao Ruofeng is a very strong-willed person. Aside from matters involving Xiao Ruojin, he has always lived and strived according to his beliefs and principles. And to the best of his ability, he protects everyone around him.

Of course, all of this is on the premise that it does not affect the overall situation.

This time, his decision to let Baili Dongjun and Yueyao go was not simply out of pity or sympathy, but also due to more important political considerations.

Baili Dongjun could not stand by and watch Yueyao suffer. As time went on, his rationality would only diminish, and he would most likely eventually embark on a path of no return.

Moreover, at this time, the Pofeng Army had just been broken up and reorganized, and morale was not yet fully stable.