"Your Majesty." In the side hall, Si Xi said in a fair way, "Do you want to pass the meal?"
"Let's do it in a while." Chu Yuan said, "Instruct the imperial pantry to cook some sweet soup with clear fire and bring it later."
"Yes." Eunuch Sixi ordered to retreat, Chu Yuan rested on the soft couch, and flipped through a book. The sky outside was gradually darkening, and the wind was blowing, but Duan Baiyue still did not come back.
Interrogating a Xiaoxiaoer, why did it take so long. Chu Yuan was puzzled and ordered Sixi to change his clothes and go to the prison alone to see what happened.
The jailer was taking a nap, and he didn't expect the emperor to come, so he hurriedly knelt down and saluted. Chu Yuan glanced in and said, "Where's the King of the Southwest?"
"Back to the emperor, I haven't come out yet, I've been inside." The jailer replied.
Chu Yuan pushed open the door and walked in. He heard a scream before turning two corners.
…
Feeling that the people inside were probably blood and flesh, Chu Yuan had some headaches, and stepped up to take a few steps to see what happened.
"Ah!" Xiaoxiaoer continued to scream.
Duan Baiyue was still sitting on the chair, rubbing her chin with one hand, looking extremely leisurely.
Chu Yuan reached out and pushed open the prison door, and everyone inside turned to look over.
"Your Majesty!" Duan Yao was elated, she originally planned to call her sister-in-law, but there were outsiders, so she held back firmly.
"Yao'er?" Chu Yuan was a little surprised, "Why are you here?"
"Second brother went back to the southwest mansion and said that he would stay for a while, so I will come to Wangcheng." Duan Yao clapped his hands and put the insect in his hand back into the cloth pocket.
Xiaoxiaoer breathed a sigh of relief, her legs were weak, her whole body looked half dead, her face turned pale.
Chu Yuan raised his hand and called Duan Yao to his side, looked up at Xiaoxiaoer again, and saw that he was neatly dressed and had no injuries. It really didn't look like he had just been severely tortured.
"I really didn't use torture to extract a confession." Duan Baiyue handed him a stack of papers on the table. "This is the confession I just recorded."
Chu Yuan flipped through it, and saw that there were a lot of things in it, and a lot of things were written.
"Let's go." Duan Baiyue said, "The rest, go back and talk about it."
Chu Yuan nodded and didn't ask any more questions. It wasn't until he got out of the prison that he said, "Why does he keep yelling?"
"I just finished the interrogation, and Yao'er slipped in." Duan Baiyue said, "As a result, when Xiaoxiaoer saw him, he was so frightened that he almost fainted." It was also unexpected.
"Oh?" Chu Yuan said, "There is such a thing."
"When I went out to play a few years ago, I saw him outside Dali City." Duan Yao said, "I didn't know his identity at the time, and I heard from the villagers that people were always digging their ancestors' graves in those days, and I didn't know whether it was a human or a ghost. It's really abominable behavior."
"Did Xiaoxiao'er do it?" Chu Yuan asked.
"Yeah." Duan Yao nodded, "Later I lurked in the mountains for more than ten days before I caught him. When I asked about the whereabouts of the corpse, they said that they were all shipped out to the sea to match the ghosts. After the villagers heard it, they would burn him alive. Die, but my brother always taught me to make the people of the southwestern ethnic group also obey the laws of Great Chu, so I persuaded them to come down."
Duan Baiyue raised the corner of her mouth slightly.
Chu Yuan stretched out his hand and gently intertwined his fingers with him, which was regarded as a reward.
The King of Southwest was in a very good mood, and planned to send everyone to copy the "Chu Law" after returning to Dali this time, and one person would copy ten or twenty copies.
Duan Yao continued: "But digging people's ancestral graves is too trivial, so I fed him to Gu worms, and then threw them to the villagers and beat them up."
Chu Yuan said: "What Gu?"
"I usually raise it to play by myself, and it will be more than three months after death, but after three months, the Gu worm is dead, so it will be fine, just a small punishment." Duan Yao said, "I will hand the person over to me later. I was a local official, and I never asked again." But he didn't expect that he would escape.
"No wonder he screamed when he saw you today." Duan Baiyue patted him on the shoulder, "By the way, I asked another thing by the way."
"What's the matter?" Chu Yuan asked.
Duan Baiyue said: "Do you still remember Li Que?"
Chu Yuan nodded, naturally remembering.
Just relying on the sentence "I have become husband and wife with the King of Southwest" in Tianying Pavilion that day can be remembered for a lifetime.
"She also met Chu Xiang in Dali City at the same time." Duan Baiyue said, "Xiao Xiaoer has also confessed, saying that the batch of corpses that year was what Chu Xiang specified, and after they were transported to Nanyang, their final destination It is the Emerald and Burmese country, and it is estimated that it is some kind of witchcraft."
"Then why did Chu Xiang pretend to be you to lie to Li Que?" Chu Yuan asked again.
Duan Baiyue shook his head: "Xiaoxiao'er only said that Chu Xiang was in Dali during that time, but she doesn't know the specific reason, let alone Li Que. According to his confession today, although Liushang Jiange has been doing things for Chu Xiang, But he is not a confidant. After Chu Xiang fled to Nanyang, in order to avoid being discovered by the court, he had fewer contacts."
"Yeah." Chu Yuan agreed, reaching out and removing a small dead leaf on his head for him.
Duan Baiyue smiled and continued to hold his hand in the palm of his hand: "As for the White Elephant Country this time, Xiao Xiaoer just received a secret letter from Chu Xiang, ordering him to secretly kidnap people and send them to the White Elephant Country, without explaining the reason. "
"Send it to the White Elephant Country?" Chu Yuan was puzzled.
"I made a slip of the tongue at that time, and I confirmed it again. It is indeed Baixiangguo, and I said that there will be someone to answer." Duan Baiyue said, "He doesn't need to lie about this matter. As for the reason, maybe ask Nava. It will be clearer with Jin Shu."
"In a few days, Nawa's condition doesn't look very good." Chu Yuan said, "Don't be in a hurry for a day or two."
"As you like." Duan Baiyue took him back, "Have you eaten?"
"No." Chu Yuan replied, "Wait for you."
Duan Yao followed behind, looking at the backs of her brother and sister-in-law, she wanted to burst into tears.
This kind of feeling about to grow old together is simply beautiful.
Since there were more people, the dinner was extra rich. Duan Yao was hungry all the way, her stomach was already growling, she started to eat with a bowl in her hand, and she ate a bowl of rice. Chu Yuan had no appetite, and after eating with Duan Baiyue, he let Sixi bring in a soup.
"What is it?" Duan Baiyue asked, "a smell of medicine."
"You can clear the fire, but your voice is hoarse when you wake up this morning." Chu Yuan handed him the spoon, "I told you to eat less chili peppers on weekdays, but you refused."
"I'm willing, why not." Duan Baiyue whispered, "I'm willing to say whatever you want."
Chu Yuan smiled and watched him drink the soup spoon by spoon.
Duan Xiaowang felt that he was redundant.
Chu Yuan said: "Yao'er is also tired all the way, go and rest early."
I'm leaving now! Duan Yao stood up and ran fast.
Duan Baiyue finished eating the soup and said, "I'm going to practice tonight, you go to bed earlier, eh?"
"In the middle of the night, what kind of gong do you practice?" Chu Yuan really frowned.
"Bodhi Heart Sutra, you need to exercise on the fifteenth of every month." Duan Baiyue said, "But it's not because of injury, it's just to cleanse your inner strength."
"I accompany you?" Chu Yuan thought about it.
"Alright." Duan Baiyue nodded, "Just to show you, the internal skills of the Bodhi Heart Sutra."
There is a large open space in the palace, where Chu Yuan usually practices martial arts. After withdrawing from the palace, Chu Yuan sat alone on the stone bench and watched Duan Baiyue practice. Perhaps because of the moonlight, the inconspicuous Xuanming Frost Iron in the daytime looked a little brighter at this time. Between the clanging sounds, even the surrounding leaves were also trembling.
No one can tell exactly what the mystery of the Bodhi Heart Sutra is, and it even seems to have flaws everywhere. After watching for a while, Chu Yuan took out his weapon and placed a Longyin sword on it, and attacked it.
Unexpectedly, he would suddenly attack, Duan Baiyue staggered away, watched Sanchi Hanren swept past him, and said, "Murder your husband?"
Half of Chu Yuan's kung fu came from the master in the palace, and the other half came from Riyue Villa. He raised his hand like a breeze. Compared with the unexpectedness of the Bodhi Heart Sutra, his moves were much smoother and more agile. The corners of Duan Baiyue's mouth twitched, and she put Xuan Minghan's iron back into the sheath and accompanies him with his bare hands.
"Your Majesty is still practicing in the middle of the night?" Liu Dajiong passed by in the distance, surprised.
"Master Hui, it's not just the emperor, but also the king of the southwest." The servant replied.
"What?" Before Liu Dajiong could speak, Tao Rende, who was beside him, was startled. This Southwest King's kung fu is so high, he has a lot of insidious tricks, and he has poison on his body. How can the emperor be so careless.
Liu Dajiong grabbed him and said, "People who practice martial arts can't find a wooden stake to practice every day. Our emperor is also a master. Now that we are going to send troops to the South China Sea, there is no harm in practicing more."
"That can also be practiced with others, but the King of Southwest cannot." Tao Rende stomped his feet.
"Why can't you practice, Lao Tao, Lao Tao!" Liu Dajiong trotted after him, but he couldn't even pull it.
Duan Baiyue held his wrist with his right hand and exerted a slight force. Chu Yuan's arm suddenly became numb and numb, the Longyin sword fell to the ground, and the person was brought back from the air.
"Show me, did it hurt just now?" Duan Baiyue hugged him from behind, and just about to hold hands, he saw two people rushing out of the woods ahead.
…
"Cough." Liu Dajiong stretched out his hand to support the attendant next to him, making his eyes dim and unable to see the appearance of the surrounding things.
Tao Rende was shocked, and said sharply: "Let go of the emperor quickly!"
Liu Dajiong's ears were buzzing, and he bared his teeth in secret.
Chu Yuan stepped on someone secretly, and the Southwest King reluctantly let go and stood up straight.
"Your Majesty." Tao Rende hurried forward, "Do you want to pass the imperial doctor?"
Duan Baiyue: "..."
"Master Taifu has been worrying too much. The King of Southwest China is just competing with me." Chu Yuan did not change his face, "I didn't get hurt."
"That's good." Tao Rende breathed a sigh of relief. As soon as he came, he saw that the King of Southwest was locking the emperor from behind, and he thought he was going to kill the king to usurp the throne, and he lost half of his life.
"It's so late, why is Master Taifu still in the palace?" Chu Yuan asked.
"Go back to the emperor, the old minister went to the library with Master Liu tonight to discuss about Nanyang... Sigh? Where's Master Liu?" Tao Rende turned around and looked at the empty space behind him, feeling very puzzled.
Duan Baiyue said quietly: "Let's go."
"Master Taifu, please go back earlier." Chu Yuan said, "Otherwise Jiayu should be worried about finding him."
"The old minister will retire first." Tao Rende bowed and saluted. After thinking about it for two steps, he was still worried, so he turned around and said, "Will the King of the Southwest also go? One way."
Duan Baiyue's chest is tight, I clearly didn't speak, why should I go with you.
Chu Yuan couldn't help laughing, raised his hand to call the Shadow Guard, and brought Tao Rende back to the mansion half-forced and half-coaxed.
"When we get married in the future, this old man won't make trouble, right?" Duan Baiyue's chin rested on his shoulder.
"I'm here." Chu Yuan leaned back against him, "I'm afraid that these people in the court will eat you."
"I'm not afraid that they will eat me." Duan Baiyue held his shoulders and turned the person to face him, "The late emperor entrusted you to him when he died. It's nothing in normal life, but once you have a relationship with Jiangshan Sheji , he can beat you as well as punish you. Let’s talk about it first, if he really dares to have someone beat you in front of the late emperor’s spiritual seat, I will tear down the entire Taifu mansion.”
Chu Yuan looked at him and smiled under the moonlight.
"Little fool, I mean it." Duan Baiyue was helpless.
"Do you really think I was the first to ascend to the throne?" Chu Yuan patted him on the chest, "I want the country, and I want you. Even if I go to the mountains with you in the future, it is I who want to go, not others forcing me to go. Um?"
Duan Baiyue nodded.
"Apart from you, no one in this world can beat me." Chu Yuan held his hand and walked back slowly.
Duan Baiyue's eyes widened: "When did I hit you?"
Chu Yuan immediately said, "Fang Cai."
Duan Baiyue: "..."
Chu Yuan added: "And the year we first met."
Duan Baiyue: "..."
Why do you hold grudges so much, can I call you back