Chapter 801 Being Mistaken as a Thief

At night, my daughter may be a little naughty because she was frightened during the day.

The anger that Zeng Rou had accumulated all day was instantly ignited, and she started fighting her daughter.

Her daughter's cry echoed in the room, and the childish cry pierced Zeng Rou's heart like a steel needle.

Seeing her daughter crying with tears on her face and her little body shaking constantly, Zeng Rou suddenly regretted it.

She hugged her daughter, tears welling up in her eyes, and kept saying "I'm sorry", filled with guilt for her daughter.

When Xi Yu came to this street, he was a little confused. The scene in front of him felt familiar yet strange. The streets were lined with various stalls, many of which sold mung beans.

He frowned and tried to recall the situation that day, but he couldn't determine which store he hit.

He walked slowly along the street, his eyes scanning back and forth at each mung bean stall, his expression focused and solemn.

At this time, the owner of a drug store noticed him. It was a burly man, with a bit of vigilance in his eyes.

When he saw Xi Yu lingering nearby for a long time, his behavior seemed a bit suspicious, he shouted loudly: "Hey! What are you doing sneaking around here?"

Xi Yu was startled for a moment, then he held up his hands and said, "Brother, I misunderstood. I passed by here a few days ago and accidentally knocked over a stall selling mung beans. I came here to apologize today, but there are too many people selling mung beans around here. Much, I am identifying.”

The man selling medicine frowned and said impatiently: "Aren't there a lot of mung bean sellers in front of you? If you want to find them, just go there and don't hang around here. You look like a thief. "

Xi Yu smiled awkwardly and explained: "Boss, to be honest, I really forgot which mung bean stall it was. I didn't mean any harm."

When the medicine seller heard this, his face showed an even more puzzling expression, his eyes full of suspicion.

"Humph, who knows whether what you said is true or false." The boss said angrily, "I think you just want to steal things while I'm here. Don't play tricks here. If you want to steal, go somewhere else. Don't wander around under my nose." ”

When Xi Yu heard this, he became furious. When had he, the prime minister, ever been slandered like this?

His face darkened and he asked sternly: "Boss, why are you so rude and calling me a thief? I have already explained the reason clearly, how can you be so rude?"

The boss didn't take it seriously, and there was a sarcastic smile on his lips.

"Hmph, if you're not a thief, why are you wandering around here like a headless fly? Stop making excuses, I won't easily believe your lies."

Xi Yu thought to himself that as the prime minister, he should not care too much about an ordinary citizen, lest he lose his identity. But then, the boss's words became more and more unpleasant, and all kinds of unpleasant words came out of his mouth, which were extremely insulting.

Xi Yu could no longer hold back the anger in his heart and shouted impulsively.

"Catch an adulterer in bed, catch a thief to see the stolen goods, what evidence do you have for slandering me as a thief like this?" His voice was like a big bell, echoing on the street, instantly attracting the attention of many passers-by.

Everyone gathered around, pointing, and curiously watching this sudden conflict.

When the boss saw the crowd gathered around him, he became more and more excited and said at the top of his voice: "Everyone is here just in time! Look, this man has been sneaking around here for a long time. What is this other than a thief? How can a good person be like him? so?"

After everyone heard this, they started talking about it.

Some people nodded in agreement with Xi Yu's statement.

"He's just looking for a stall. Just because he's sneaky doesn't mean he's a thief. We haven't seen him steal anything, right? You can't just wrongly accuse a good person."

However, there were also many people who stood on the boss's side and said: "He doesn't look like a good person in such a sneaky way. Even if he didn't steal this time, he still had that intention. We have to be careful." Be on guard, he might come and steal our things someday."

The scene was noisy, with both sides insisting on their own opinions and refusing to give in to each other.

Xi Yu frowned, a trace of helplessness flashed in his eyes, and he said loudly: "I have a clear conscience. I can't control what others think. If you insist on thinking that I am a thief, then so be it. I don't want to do anything more. excuse."

After that, he stood with his hands behind his hands, his expression calm, but there was a hint of misunderstood resentment in his eyes.

At this time, a child in the crowd suddenly pointed at Xi Yu and said loudly: "Isn't this the Prime Minister? I saw him at the gate tower!"

When the people around him heard this, they were stunned at first, and then someone sneered: "What do children know? Stop talking nonsense here. How can a thief be the prime minister?"

However, the child's father was also nearby. After carefully looking at Xi Yu, his expression became serious and said: "The child is right, this should be the prime minister. I did see him at the gate tower before, no wonder just now It feels familiar.”

His words made everyone around him quiet down. Everyone looked at Xi Yu suspiciously, their eyes full of surprise.

Xi Yu frowned slightly and said seriously: "I didn't want to mention my identity at first, but the matter has come to this and I have to do it."

After that, he slowly took out the Prime Minister's token from his arms, raised it high, and said loudly: "I am the Prime Minister, don't you believe it?"

When everyone saw this, they were all stunned and fell silent for a moment.

The drug store owner's eyes widened even more, his eyes full of fear, and his body trembled involuntarily.

He screamed in his heart: "Oh my god! I'm so blind. I just insulted the Prime Minister as a thief. What should I do? I'm afraid this time I'm going to be in trouble." His face turned pale, and he was bewildered. Big beads of sweat rolled down his forehead.

The drug store owner knelt down with a "plop", kowtowed like pounding garlic, and kept begging: "Prime Minister, this villain is blind and has offended you. I beg you, Prime Minister, to forgive this villain's ignorance. Sir, please forgive me." Don’t argue with villains.”

Xi Yu looked at everyone with a stern face and asked loudly: "Now, do you still think that I am a thief?"

Everyone shook their heads and said in unison: "Of course, the Prime Minister is not a thief."

Xi Yu sneered: "Hmph, just because the truth has revealed his identity, he is no longer a thief? Then on what basis did you judge that the truth is a thief? Shouldn't it be based on whether there is evidence? It's just conjecture and unfounded You can slander others just by guessing, what’s the point?”

After everyone heard this, they all lowered their heads in shame.

Seeing this, the drug store owner hurriedly crawled over and grabbed Xi Yu's leg tightly, crying with tears streaming down his face: "Prime Minister, the villain has realized his mistake. The villain is so confused! Sir, you don't remember the villain's fault, you must do it." Forgive me, little man!”

Xi Yu frowned slightly, sighed and said: "Get up, there is no need for this. The truth will not pursue this matter, but you must pay attention in the future and never be so reckless again and jump to conclusions based on appearances alone. I don’t know how many good people will be wronged.”

As if he had been granted amnesty, the drug store owner hurriedly stood up and kept thanking him.

The drug store owner felt as if he had walked away from hell.

He stood up tremblingly and kept thanking Xi Yu.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, is really magnanimous. Your great kindness and kindness will be unforgettable by me. I will definitely be careful in my words and deeds in the future, and speak clearly before speaking."

Xi Yu nodded slightly and said seriously: "You should indeed be like this. Today I met the truth, and I don't care about you. But if you meet other people with bad tempers, and are wronged by you for no reason, they will be furious. If you don't do it, they might punch you or even kill you."

The drug store owner nodded in agreement: "What the Prime Minister said is absolutely true. I already know that I was wrong and I will never dare to do it again."

At this time, Xi Yu walked towards the child who recognized him just now.

With a smile on his face, he patted the child's head gently and praised: "You baby, you are quite clever and have a good memory."

The child's father saw this scene from the side, his face flushed with excitement, his lips trembled slightly, and his eyes were full of surprise and pride.

And this scene later became the capital for the father and son to show off in front of their relatives and friends.

Whenever they talk about this matter, others will cast envious eyes. Of course, these are all things for later.

At this time, everyone on the street secretly praised the Prime Minister's act of being close to the people.

Xiyu said loudly: "Now, I want to tell you the purpose of coming here. The truth just now is not as sneaky as the boss said, but I was looking for a stall selling mung beans. Last time I When the prime minister returned from overseas, he accidentally knocked over a mung bean stall because the horse he was riding was too fast. I am here today to apologize to the stall owner. "

After everyone heard this, they suddenly realized and looked at Xi Yu with a little more admiration in their eyes.

It turns out that the Prime Minister is such an upright person. In order to make up for his mistakes, he did not hesitate to put down his body to find the stall owner.

The previous misunderstanding of Xi Yu turned into shame now.

They secretly reflected on their recklessness and gullibility. Xi Yu continued: "So I really don't know which stall it is, so I took a closer look here."

Just as he was talking, a man suddenly stood up from the crowd. He scratched his head and said, "Prime Minister, I remembered it. It seems that Zeng Rou's mung bean stall was knocked over. If you don't mind it, I will." Take the adults there."

Xi Yu showed a trace of relief in his eyes and nodded: "Well, I'll help you."

The man brought Xi Yu to Zeng Rou's shop and shouted loudly: "Zeng Rou, wasn't your mung bean pushed down last time? Now we know who did it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a shrill voice came from the room.

"Who the hell is that bastard? I have to skin him today!" Following the curse, a figure walked out in a hurry.

Xi Yu raised his eyes and saw a slightly tough-looking, somewhat masculine woman appearing in front of him.

She was dressed in coarse cloth. Although the texture was rough, it was well washed.

The woman's face was full of anger, her eyes seemed to be burning with fire, and she looked like she was going to fight to the death.

The man hurriedly pulled Zeng Rou's sleeve and lowered his voice and said, "Zeng Rou, you must be careful what you say! Do you know who this noble person is in front of you?"

Zeng Rou sneered, her face full of disdain.

"No matter who he is, if he ruins my livelihood, I will never forgive him." The man stamped his feet anxiously.

"This is incredible, this is the current Prime Minister!"

Zeng Rou was stunned for a moment, her eyes filled with disbelief.

"You...don't be joking. How can you talk nonsense like this?"

The man then recounted what had just happened on the street, including how Xi Yu was misunderstood as a thief and how he showed off his prime minister's token.

After Zeng Rou heard this, she was so frightened that her face turned pale and her body started to tremble slightly.

So Zeng Rou hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to Xi Yu to apologize.

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister, I don't know that this woman is a gentleman, so I have offended you a lot. I hope you will forgive me."

At the same time, she turned around and complained to the man.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier that it was the Prime Minister who knocked down my mung bean stall?"

The man shrugged helplessly.

"I haven't had time to say anything yet. Your temper is too hot. How can I have a chance to speak?"

However, Xi Yu chuckled and said gently to Zeng Rou: "Get up quickly. This is all my fault. It's human nature to be angry when someone knocks down your things. I won't blame you."

Zeng Rou raised her head in disbelief, her eyes full of surprise, as if she was wondering if the Prime Minister was really that easy to talk to?

She hesitated for a moment, then slowly stood up.

Xi Yu said sincerely: "This matter is indeed the fault of the truth. The situation was urgent that day. The truth was in a hurry and did not notice your stall, which caused you losses."

He paused and continued to explain.

"On that day, the Japanese prime minister was trying to rescue the people affected by the disaster as soon as possible, so he worked non-stop."

After Zeng Rou heard this, her heart was filled with guilt, and she quickly said: "The Prime Minister is busy with all kinds of things, and yet he comes here to apologize to a common woman for such a trivial matter. It really makes the common woman feel ashamed. Your Excellency cares about the world and works hard for the people, but the common women are still here. It’s really inappropriate to mess around here just to order mung beans.”

As she said that, her expression darkened.

"Moreover, the woman suffered heavy losses because the mung beans were knocked over that day, so she took out her anger on her daughter. Now that I think about it, I feel really sorry for that child."

Xi Yu said: "The truth must compensate you for the losses caused to you."

As he spoke, he took out some currency from his arms and handed it to Zeng Rou.

Seeing this, Zeng Rou waved her hands in panic and said: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister, you must not accept it from a common woman! You can come and apologize to the common woman. The common woman is already satisfied. How can she dare to ask for compensation from you?"

At this time, many people had gathered at the door, most of whom were the same people who were watching on the street just now.

Seeing this, Xi Yu said in a sincere tone: "If you don't accept it, wouldn't you be trapping me in an unjust place? I have damaged your things, and compensation is a matter of course."

Zeng Rou hesitated again and again, thinking of the Prime Minister's identity and his persistence, so she had no choice but to accept the currency.

At this moment, I don't know who took the lead, and the crowd suddenly burst into warm applause.

The applause echoed in the streets, full of admiration for the Prime Minister and admiration for this warm ending.

Someone in the crowd praised loudly: "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister, is so sincere and kind! Such character is truly a blessing to our court."

Xi Yu smiled and waved to everyone, and said: "Don't applaud anymore. The truth is that you just did a trivial thing. Compensation for damaging other people's things is a matter of course. There is no need for this." Such praise.”

His eyes were gentle and humble, which made everyone respect him even more.

Then, Xi Yu turned around and left amidst the respectful applause of everyone. As he walked, he said to everyone: "Everyone, please go about your business."

This experience filled Xiyu's heart with a warm feeling.

He knows very well that people often care about these seemingly ordinary things. Although these things are small, they are related to their lives and emotions.

As long as those in power sincerely consider the people, even if it is just a small matter like compensating an overturned mung bean stall, the people will see it, remember it in their hearts, and then support and love them.

Zeng Rou called her daughter out and said she would buy her something delicious. She had beaten her that day, and today would be compensation.

The daughter was very happy and jumped ahead.

Along the way, the little mouth kept talking. One moment she wanted to eat candied haws, and the next moment she wanted to eat red bean paste cake.

Zeng Rou smiled from behind, looking at her daughter's back, her eyes full of tenderness and guilt.

When we arrived at the market, it was very lively.

The daughter pulled Zeng Rou back and forth in front of various food stalls. After a while, her two little hands were full of food.

Zeng Rou watched her daughter eat with her mouth full. She took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the residue from the corners of her mouth. She thought to herself that she could no longer beat or scold her children impulsively in the future. Children's happiness is that simple.

Xi Yu returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, his brows furrowed, and the matter of putting the princess to rest kept popping up in his mind.

He knew that the Parthian King Hesheli would never give up.

Although the Han Dynasty was powerful, An Anxi did not dare to provoke trouble blatantly, but he would definitely use some underhanded tactics behind his back.

On the other side, Shi Dami, the messenger of peace who came last time, decided to go back.

After all, the princess has been found, but she doesn't want to go back at all. What can he do?

You can't tie up the princess and go back, that will only provoke war between the two countries.

So, he embarked on the return journey with full of regret and unwillingness. The clatter of horse hooves seemed to hit his heart every time.

Xi Yu frowned, thinking about a question in his mind.

He had not trained in the army for a long time, and he knew that the discipline and combat effectiveness of the army were like sailing against the current. If he did not advance, he would retreat.

Now that there has been no fighting for a long time, the tense atmosphere of wartime has probably disappeared in the military camp.

Thinking of this, Xi Yu decided to go to the military camp to inspect. When he stepped into the military camp, the sight before him filled him with rage.

I saw many soldiers with lazy postures, some leaning against the tents to bask in the sun, and some even throwing their weapons aside casually.

The originally neat military appearance was gone at this moment, and there was a sharp flash in Yu Yu's playful eyes. He would never allow this situation to continue. This army carried the safety of the big man.

"What are you doing?" he yelled.

Several soldiers were stunned. They were wondering who was so bold to scold them. However, they looked up and saw that it was Xi Yu, so they knelt down one after another.

"What do you look like?"

The soldiers didn't dare to say a word. They never thought that the prime minister would come here. (End of this chapter)