Chapter 800 Let's Leave Together

Xi Yu felt a splitting headache. Today's tossing and turning really exhausted his energy.

He waved his hand, signaling the secret guard to take Qi Maosheng away. "Lock him up first. I'm tired today. I'll interrogate him tomorrow."

The secret guard took the order and flashed to Qi Maosheng's side as nimbly as a ghost.

Qi Maosheng had no power to fight back in front of the secret guard. He was picked up like a chicken and disappeared into the darkness in the blink of an eye.

Xi Yu lay back on the couch. It was so quiet that only his own breathing could be heard.

He slowly closed his eyes. After a while, the sound of even breathing sounded again. He fell asleep again, but he didn't know if there was still a shadow of today's annoying thing in this dream.

The next morning, the sun shone into the yard, and Xi Yu woke up slowly.

He got up and came to the yard, and saw Madam Mingyue and Sun Qiushui busy, with slender fingers washing green leaves.

The two sisters smiled when they saw Xi Yu coming out.

Sun Qiushui asked crisply, "Prime Minister, did you have a good rest last night?"

Xiyu frowned slightly and shook his head: "Not good."

The two sisters were shocked and embarrassed. Shouldn't they say something polite?

Xiyu saw this and snorted: "Someone tried to murder the Prime Minister last night."

Mrs. Mingyue's hand trembled, and she asked hurriedly: "Sir, what's going on?"

Xiyu sneered.

"The person who assassinated me is Qi Maosheng."

Sun Qiushui was frightened and covered her mouth in fear: "How could this be?"

Xiyu paused and said: "Let's put this matter aside for now and have breakfast first."

But Mrs. Mingyue and Sun Qiushui were a little at a loss at the moment, standing there in a daze.

Xiyu frowned: "What? Don't you even know how to cook?"

The two sisters came to their senses and rushed to the kitchen to prepare to cook.

At the dinner table, the atmosphere was so dull that it seemed as if a heavy burden was pressing down on it, making it hard to breathe.

None of the three spoke, and the surroundings were so quiet that only the subtle sound of the dishes and chopsticks occasionally hitting the table could be heard.

The sound was infinitely amplified in this deadly atmosphere, and the air seemed to be completely frozen as if it was cast by magic.

Sun Qiushui felt like a deer was running wild in her heart, and her lips slightly opened several times, wanting to ask about the details of the assassination yesterday.

But when her eyes touched the prime minister's cold and majestic face, the words on her lips were pulled back by an invisible hand.

She knew that the prime minister's majesty should not be easily violated, and even an unnecessary question at this moment might cause the prime minister's dissatisfaction.

Madam Mingyue was thoughtful and saw Sun Qiushui's entanglement. She gently signaled with her eyes, as if saying: "Don't be impulsive, wait until after dinner to make a decision."

Finally, Xi Yu slowly put down the dishes and chopsticks, and the action of putting down the dishes and chopsticks broke the suffocating silence.

He said with a serious look: "I will have someone bring the traitor here now, so that you can know the conspiracy behind this."

After saying that, he raised his hand slightly and gestured to the dark guards in the dark.

The two sisters were shocked when they heard it, and hurriedly looked towards the yard.

In a dark corner of the yard, the dark guards appeared like ghosts, and they escorted the extremely embarrassed Qi Maosheng.

Qi Maosheng was in tattered clothes and his hair was messy. His arrogance in the past had long disappeared. At this moment, he was like a stray dog. Under the escort of the dark guards, he staggered and appeared in front of everyone.

Sun Qiushui rushed to Qi Maosheng, her eyes full of anxiety and confusion: "You...what's going on? Why did you do such a rebellious thing?"

Qi Maosheng didn't look at her, but stared at Xiyu fiercely, with a hideous smile on his lips: "Now that things have come to this, there is no need for me to hide it anymore. Humph, the reason why I approached you, Sun Qiushui, again is because I learned that you, the Prime Minister, are here to deal with things here. I did it just to have a chance to get close to you, and then find a chance to murder you, but unfortunately..."

A trace of unwillingness and resentment flashed in his eyes.

Mrs. Mingyue's eyebrows were raised, her eyes were full of anger, she stepped forward, and slapped Qi Maosheng hard with all her strength, and the crisp slap echoed in the yard.

"You despicable villain! It turns out that you are not sincere in approaching my sister." Mrs. Mingyue shouted angrily.

Qi Maosheng was beaten to the side, blood oozing from the corner of his mouth, but he was still arrogant.

"So what?"

Sun Qiushui was struck by lightning when she heard this, her body trembled constantly, her eyes were full of despair. All those sweet moments together turned into bubbles at this moment.

It turned out that all this was a scam, and he was so deliberate.

At this time, whether the prime minister was murdered was irrelevant to her, what was important was that her sincerity was ruthlessly trampled.

Madam Mingyue saw this and hurriedly reached out to support Sun Qiushui, patting her back to comfort her.

Xi Yu frowned deeply, a trace of doubt and anger flashed in his eyes, his eyes shot towards Qi Maosheng like lightning, his voice low and majestic.

"Qi Maosheng, I have no grudges with you in the past, and no hatred in the present. Why do you use such a sinister means to harm me? Aren't you afraid that I will kill your whole family?"

Qi Maosheng pulled a sneer full of sarcasm at the corner of his mouth, and that smile looked particularly hideous on his embarrassed face.

He looked at Xi Yu with disdain in his eyes, and there was a hint of sarcasm in his tone.

"Hmph, Mr. Prime Minister, I am just a little person like an ant in your eyes. How can I have the qualifications to enmity with you? However, although I am small, I still have people I want to protect. This assassination is just to bring peace to the world. It’s just revenge for someone who has been so kind to me.”

Xi Yu's expression became colder and colder, like the ice of a cold pool. He took a step forward, and a powerful aura pressed over him.

"Stop talking nonsense, tell me, who are you trying to avenge? If you dare to tell a lie, you will not be able to live or die."

This sudden trial, under the majestic auspices of Xi Yu, seems to have already taken shape.

However, Xi Yu had other plans in mind. He hoped that Qi Maosheng could tell the conspiracy behind it in front of Mrs. Mingyue and sisters Sun Qiushui.

At this time, Sun Qiushui's face was as pale as paper, her body began to tremble violently, and her stomach was churning.

Finally, she couldn't help but leaned over and vomited.

"Master Prime Minister," her voice was crying, full of disgust and pain, "Please, please take this hateful beast out. I... I really don't want to see his disgusting face again."

Every word seemed to be squeezed out from between her teeth, full of her hatred for Qi Maosheng's deception.

Mrs. Mingyue saw her sister in such pain, a trace of distress flashed in her eyes. She hurried forward and gently supported Sun Qiushui's shaky body.

"Sister, let's go." As she said that, she turned to look at Xi Yu and blessed herself slightly, "Prime Minister, the daughter of the people will take her sister out first."

Xi Yu nodded slightly and watched as the two sisters supported each other and walked slowly and hard out of the yard step by step.

Sun Qiushui's body was still trembling, as if everything she had just experienced was a nightmare that had pulled away her soul.

Qi Maosheng's eyes flashed with hatred, and he said coldly: "Prime Minister, do you know that my father was seriously ill and his life was hanging by a thread. It was Lord Lu Bu who generously donated money to find precious medicinal materials for my father. You saved his life. It can be said that Master Lu Bu was the savior of our family. But you destroyed Master Lu Bu. How could I not avenge him?"

After hearing this, Xi Yu just sneered, his smile full of disdain and majesty.

"In my life, I have fought in the north and south, and countless princes have been destroyed. If the descendants of everyone who was defeated by me came to seek revenge from me, wouldn't I be overwhelmed by this endless hatred? Humph, Since you have chosen this road of revenge, you should know that it is a dead end and the truth will never be tolerated. "

Qi Maosheng showed no fear and raised his head and said: "Now that the matter has come to this point, I have fallen into the hands of the Prime Minister. I understand that the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. I will have no complaints no matter how you want to deal with me, Prime Minister." , let alone have any fear, but I only ask the Prime Minister to let my family go, they have no knowledge of this matter, and do not involve them."

Xi Yu frowned slightly, stared at Qi Maosheng with burning eyes, and spoke slowly after a moment.

"Humph, when I act according to my identity, I always do it one by one, and I never get involved. You can rest assured. It's just that for revenge, you did not hesitate to assassinate the truth and disrupt the court. This crime should be punished. What are your last words? ?”

Xi Yu looked stern and waved his hand, signaling the secret guards to take Qi Maosheng away quickly.

After receiving the order, the secret guard set up Qi Maosheng like a ghost and disappeared into the courtyard in the blink of an eye.

After a while, the secret guard returned and knelt down on one knee.

"Prime Minister, Qi Maosheng has been executed." Xi Yu nodded slightly, his tense expression relieved a little, and the vigilance in his eyes also dissipated.

He stood in the courtyard with his hands behind his hands, looking outside the courtyard from time to time, quietly waiting for the return of Mrs. Mingyue and sisters Sun Qiushui.

He was the only one left in the yard, and the breeze blew by, picking up the hem of his clothes, seeming to express the tranquility after the storm just now.

After a while, Sun Qiushui came back with empty steps, and Mrs. Mingyue hurriedly greeted him.

She looked at Xi Yu, her lips trembling slightly.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, is Qi Maosheng... already dead?"

Xi Yu nodded solemnly.

A sense of desolation instantly appeared on Sun Qiushui's face, and every detail of his past relationship with Qi Maosheng flashed through his mind like a revolving lantern.

Seeing this, Xi Yu said softly: "You don't have to feel sorry for this kind of person. He committed such a heinous crime and deserves to die."

Sun Qiushui gave a bitter smile, that smile was uglier than crying.

"The Prime Minister is right, he does deserve to die. It was me... I was so stupid that I was deceived by him."

Xi Yu looked at Sun Qiushui and sighed slightly: "No one is a sage, and no one can do anything wrong. You were just deceived by his disguise, and it is not your fault. In the future, you should keep your eyes open and don't be like this again. Bullied by villains.”

Sun Qiushui wiped his tears and tried to calm down.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, the daughter of the people understands. It's just that the pain in her heart will take some time to heal."

"It's good if you think so." Xi Yu said, "You sisters are also shocked by what happened today. Go back and have a rest first, and don't worry about this matter anymore. Now that the matter here has been concluded, it's time to start the journey. Returning to court. Madam Mingyue, do you still want to accompany me?"

When Sun Qiushui heard this, her heart tightened. She nervously grabbed Mrs. Mingyue's sleeves, her eyes full of reluctance and expectation: "Sister, it's rare for you to go home once, so please stay with me."

Mrs. Mingyue looked hesitant. She patted Sun Qiushui's hand gently, her eyes full of helplessness.

"But my sister still has a lot of things to do, so she can't stay here for long."

A trace of disappointment flashed in Sun Qiushui's eyes, and he had no choice but to let go of his hand and whispered: "Okay, sister, be careful along the way."

Mrs. Mingyue nodded, with tears glistening in her eyes. She turned to look at Xi Yu: "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, the daughter of the people is ready, you can set off."

Xi Yu nodded slightly, and the group began to prepare to set off.

Just like that, Xi Yu and Mrs. Mingyue got on their horses, pulled the reins, and the horses' hooves kicked up some dust, and left slowly.

Before leaving, Mrs. Mingyue reined in the horse and looked back at Sun Qiushui, who was still standing there. Her eyes were full of concern: "Sister, now that the Prime Minister has found out the truth, the truth has been revealed to the world. Those people in the village should not I don’t dare to bully you anymore. Just live a good life.”

There were tears in Sun Qiushui's eyes, but he resisted letting them fall and nodded vigorously.

"Sister, I understand. Please take care of yourself along the way. Prime Minister, thank you very much for this time. You and your sister can leave with peace of mind. Don't worry about me. I will take care of myself."

After saying that, she waved towards the two of them.

Xi Yu nodded slightly and rode off with Madam Mingyue. Their figures gradually disappeared at the end of the road, leaving only Sun Qiushui standing there for a long time.

Xi Yu and Mrs. Mingyue galloped all the way, and the dust raised by the horses' hooves formed a faint smoke behind them.

Along the way, neither of them spoke, each thinking about their own thoughts.

After an unknown amount of time, a small town appeared ahead. Xi Yu tightened the reins.

"We'll take a short break here."

Mrs. Mingyue nodded in agreement.

The two dismounted and walked into the town, finding a teahouse to sit down.

There were people coming and going in the teahouse, mostly travelers on their way. They ordered tea and dry food to replenish their strength.

Mrs. Mingyue's destination this time is not Youzhou, but Qinzhou, where there are matters she must deal with.

Halfway through the journey, the two had to part ways.

Mrs. Mingyue reined in her horse and stopped, her eyes full of reluctance. She looked at Xi Yu quietly, her lips slightly parted, as if she had a thousand words to say but didn't know where to start.

Xi Yu also looked at her and nodded slightly.

After a long time, Mrs. Mingyue finally watched Xi Yu ride away. The departing figure gradually blurred in her eyes, but was deeply imprinted in her heart.

After Xi Yu's figure completely disappeared from sight, Mrs. Mingyue turned her horse's head and walked slowly towards a narrow path.

The contact with Xi Yu in the past few days caused ripples in Mrs. Mingyue's heart.

Xi Yu's unique masculine aura, majestic with a hint of tenderness, wise and courageous, made her heart beat faster involuntarily.

Whenever she was close to him, Mrs. Mingyue could clearly feel a strange feeling spreading in her heart that she had never felt before.

However, she soon realized that she was just a wanderer in the world, so how could she be worthy of such a noble person as the Prime Minister?

This feeling can only be buried deep in her heart, like a treasure buried in the soil. It cannot see the light of day and can only shine silently in the darkness alone, but it can never be revealed to others.

Xiyu hurriedly returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion in a short time.

As soon as he stepped into the house and before he could change his clothes, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

Although Sun Qiushui's case was settled, it reminded him of a concept he had heard in his previous life - the statute of limitations.

In his memory, many cases were no longer pursued after a certain period of time due to the existence of this statute of limitations.

This was unacceptable to him.

He knows that some crimes remain crimes even after time passes, and the pain of the victims will not disappear with the passage of time.

So, Xi Yu frowned and already had a plan in mind.

He decided to abolish the statute of limitations.

From now on, if there is a case that needs to be thoroughly investigated, there should be no time limit. Justice should be done at any time, and the guilty must not escape punishment because of time.

Xi Yu acted vigorously and resolutely, and soon formulated and promulgated this law to cancel the statute of limitations for prosecution, and ordered it to be vigorously promoted nationwide.

The news spread quickly across the country as if it had wings.

Since then, those who have committed crimes, no matter how big or small, no matter how many years have passed, can no longer take it easy.

The entire Han Dynasty was shocked by the implementation of this law, and some people clapped their hands and cheered.

On this day, after Xi Yu finished handling government affairs, a question that he had ignored for a long time suddenly came to his mind.

That day, he rushed back to the Prime Minister's Mansion in a hurry. When passing by a small stall, he accidentally knocked the mung beans on the stall and scattered them all over the floor.

At that time, he was unable to stay due to important matters, but this matter has always been stuck in his mind.

He decided to set off immediately to find the stall.

He knew very well that although he was the prime minister, he should bear responsibility if he did something wrong, and apologizing to the stall owner was what he had to do.

But he said that the owner of the stall last time was a woman. She was a widow. Her husband died early and now she only lives here with her young daughter.

That day, she watched the mung beans on her stall scattered all over the ground, and she was suddenly shocked and angry.

She hurriedly asked people in nearby shops, and someone told her that it was done by a horseman galloping by.

She was filled with resentment and couldn't help cursing for a long time: "What kind of wolf-hearted beast is so reckless? These mung beans are our livelihood!"

She cursed and hurriedly cleaned up the mung beans, but some of them were scattered on the ground and some were trampled. She was heartbroken and could only pick out the bad mung beans and throw them aside. Her eyes were full of despair. The loss of these mung beans was undoubtedly a double whammy for her.

The woman's name was Zeng Rou. The loss of mung beans that day made her full of resentment, and her emotions were as difficult to control as a flood.

She felt that life was too cruel to her. The mung beans were the capital she had saved with great difficulty. Now that she had lost so much, she was full of grievances and anger and had nowhere to vent. She was inexplicably angry and took it out on her daughter. (End of this chapter)