Xi Yu was temporarily living in Cao's mansion. He was very moved and made up his mind to treat everyone in the mansion well.
Because they are all innocent.
That day, Xi Yu was reading classics in the study, and the butler quietly walked in.
The butler's face was solemn, and a hint of anxiety was revealed in his eyes.
"King, there is one thing I must report to you." The housekeeper said softly, looking at Xi Yu respectfully, as if he was treating Cao Pi.
Xi Yu put down the books in his hand and looked at the butler, "What's so important?"
"It's about Cao Pi." The housekeeper lowered his voice, "Master, do you know that Cao Pi once detained a woman. The woman is still locked in a secret room in the mansion and has suffered all the torture. I hope you can let her go, sir."
Xi Yu frowned slightly.
"What kind of woman is it? Why did Cao Pi imprison this woman?"
The butler sighed.
"This is all caused by Cao Pi's cruelty and ruthlessness. He used all means to achieve his goals. Sir, you are a kind person and should not let this happen."
Xi Yu was silent for a moment, thinking about the butler's words.
"I will investigate this matter. If the situation is true, I will consider letting that woman go." Xi Yu said.
A trace of gratitude flashed in the butler's eyes.
"Thank you, your mercy and justice will be rewarded. Cao Pi is narrow-minded and often jealous of your talents and prestige. Not only that, he also speaks bad things about you behind your back and wants to slander your reputation."
Xi Yu's face gradually became serious.
"I know that Cao Pi is a little dissatisfied with me, but I didn't expect him to be so despicable. You go down first and take me to the cell later."
After the butler stepped down, Xi Yu's mood became heavier.
He walked to the window and looked at the garden outside the window, thinking in his heart.
He decided to investigate the woman's affairs in person and find out the truth.
But he also sneered in his heart.
In the military camp where Cao Pi was imprisoned, the atmosphere was depressed and dull.
Except for having no personal freedom, all treatment is still good.
On that day, Cao Pi was particularly depressed. He drank wine alone in the barracks, one glass after another until he was drunk and unconscious, and finally lay on the ground.
At this time, several soldiers passed by the barracks and saw Cao Pi who was drunk on the ground.
They looked at each other and smiled, with a trace of malice flashing in their eyes.
"Look at that guy, he was drunk like a pool of mud." One of the soldiers laughed.
"How about we tease him?" another soldier suggested.
Others expressed their agreement, and they surrounded Cao Pi and began to pee at him, insulting the person who had lost his freedom to his heart.
Cao Pi felt the burning and humiliation of his urine in his coma, and his body trembled slightly, but due to drunkenness, he could not resist.
One of the soldiers smiled proudly and said, "You useless guy, you thought you were some great person!"
However, their behavior did not last long.
A general passed by and saw this scene. He angrily stopped the soldiers.
"What are you doing?" the general angrily rebuked, "Do you still have the dignity of a soldier when treating a detained person like this?"
The soldiers were so scared that they stopped their behavior immediately, lowered their heads, and did not dare to look at the generals' gaze.
The general walked to Cao Pi and looked at him in a messy look, and couldn't help but feel a little pity in his heart.
"Please him up and give him a clean place to rest." The general ordered, "You guys, go and accept the punishment!"
The soldiers hurriedly helped Cao Pi up and took him to another room.
The general looked at their departure backs, shook his head, and sighed secretly in his heart.
Cao Pi spent this painful moment in a coma, and the soldiers paid the price for their actions.
After a while, under the guidance of the Cao family housekeeper, Xi Yu walked through the dark corridor and came to a hidden prison cell.
The cell was filled with a damp smell, and faint light shone on the ground through the iron window.
There is a girl in a prison uniform inside.
As soon as the girl saw Xi Yu, she immediately knelt down, tears flowing out like a spring, and her voice was crying: "King, please save me! My father has a magical military book in his hand. Cao Pi wanted to get it, but my father refused to hand it over, so he caught me."
Xi Yu's eyes fell on the girl, he frowned and said firmly, "Get up, I will let you go."
After saying that, he signaled the people beside him to open the prison door.
The door slowly opened and made a creaking sound. The girl stood up tremblingly and looked at Xi Yu gratefully.
Xi Yu whispered: "You go quickly, leave here and never come back."
The girl nodded, thanked again, and hurriedly left, and her figure gradually disappeared into the dark passage.
The silence in the cell returned to its original state, and Xi Yu stared at the direction of the girl's departure, with a lot of thoughts in her heart.
At this time, the Cao family housekeeper came forward and whispered: "Master, you are so kind-hearted."
Xi Yu turned around and left the cell, leaving the butler to fall into deep thought while still.
This morning, the sun shone on the ground, and Liu Xie felt that his body had recovered a lot.
He packed his bags and prepared to continue on the road.
The old man walked up to Liu Xie with a basket of vegetables and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, these are some fresh vegetables, you can take them on the way."
Liu Xie smiled and shook his head.
"Thank you for your kindness. I have enough money. You can keep these dishes yourself."
The old man insisted on giving it to him.
"This is the little intention of Caomin, you can accept it."
Liu Xie refused: "I appreciate your kindness, but I really don't need it."
The two of them shirked for a while, and finally the old man took the vegetables back.
Liu Xie stepped on the horse and walked towards the entrance of the village. The old man saw each other all the way. When the villagers saw this scene, they all guessed Liu Xie's identity.
"Who is this person? The old bull head is so nice to him."
"Seeing him, he doesn't look like an ordinary person."
"Maybe he's a big name."
Liu Xie couldn't help but smile bitterly as he listened to the villagers' discussions.
He speeded up and hoped to leave the place as soon as possible.
Gradually, Liu Xie's figure disappeared from afar.
The old man stood at the entrance of the village, looking at the direction he was leaving, and felt a lot of emotion.
He said to himself, "I hope Your Majesty will be safe all the way."
The old man turned around and returned home, sat on the chair, recalling his time with Liu Xie, and couldn't help but smile with relief.
Xi Yu came to Cao's study again, his eyes stayed in the distance, and his heart was full of thoughts.
He felt that he would leave Luoyang tomorrow and return to Youzhou. It was also the destination of his soul.
He missed his ladies and his son.
Just as he was immersed in his thoughts, a slight knock came from outside the door.
Xi Yu raised his head and said calmly: "Come in."
The door was gently pushed open and a woman walked in.
Xi Yu recognized her at a glance, the female prisoner he rescued from the cell.
At this moment, she had already taken a shower and changed into a clean new dress, radiant and exuded a unique beauty.
The woman walked into the room and smiled at Xi Yu and said, "King, the little woman is here to thank you for your life-saving grace."
Xi Yu stood up and said with a smile: "You're welcome, this is what I should do. Didn't I say I'll let you leave?"
"If the little woman doesn't repay the king, it will be hard to feel at ease."
The woman looked at Xi Yu gratefully, tears rolling in her eyes.
She bit her lip and said, "Master, little girl has nothing to repay you, she can only give herself."
As she said that, she had to untidy her clothes.
Xi Yu immediately stopped her behavior and said, "No, please respect yourself, girl. I am a gentleman and will never take advantage of others' danger."
The woman stopped, and a hint of surprise and admiration flashed in her eyes.
She looked at Xi Yu, her lips raised slightly, and she showed an undetectable smile.
However, at this moment, the woman suddenly quickly took out a dagger from her clothes and stabbed Xi Yu suddenly.
Xi Yu was quick-witted and he turned sideways and avoided the woman's attack.
He grabbed the woman's wrist and grabbed the dagger with force.
The woman struggled, and a trace of despair flashed in her eyes.
Xi Yu grabbed the woman's wrist tightly, and his eyes became stern.
"Who are you? Why do you want to assassinate me?" Xi Yu asked.
Just as Xi Yu was thinking about how to deal with the female assassin, he suddenly heard a strange movement from the yard.
He raised his head alertly and glanced across the grass outside the window.
I saw a figure vaguely in the grass holding a bow and arrow, aiming at the direction of Xi Yu. The arrow flashed in the sun with a cold light, as if it was about to shoot at Xi Yu at any time.
Just as the arrow was about to shoot out, the dark guard appeared like a ghost.
He held a bench in his hand and quickly stood in front of Xi Yu.
With a "whoosh" sound, the arrow shot on the bench.
The secret guard did not stop, and he rushed into the grass, trying to catch the archer hidden in it.
There was a commotion in the grass. The figure noticed that he was discovered and immediately turned around and ran away.
However, before he could run a few steps, he was surrounded by secret guards.
The secret guard was quick and threw the figure to the ground and controlled him.
The secret guard brought the figure to Xi Yu. Xi Yu looked closely and couldn't help but sneer.
It turned out that the person who shot the archery was actually the butler.
Xi Yu looked at the butler, and a trace of contempt and anger flashed in his eyes.
"Butler, why do you want to assassinate me?" Xi Yu asked.
The butler lowered his head and said nothing.
"Do you think your plan is perfect? ​​Actually, I knew you were in the same group as this woman." Xi Yu said.
Xi Yu looked at the butler and the girl and sneered.
"Butler, you are so brave. You dare to conspire with this girl to assassinate me." Xi Yu said.
"King, how did you know that we were together?" the butler asked in surprise.
"First of all, if you want to release a female prisoner, why come and ask me for instructions? Secondly, when you arrive in the prison cell, you did not introduce your identity. This woman directly called the king, obviously she has been training for a long time. Another thing is that I have secret guards, so you dare to provoke me, which is really too bold." Xi Yu said.
The housekeeper and the girl heard this and looked at each other. They didn't expect that their plans would be so loopholes.
"King, spare your life! We will never dare to do it again!" the girl said quickly.
Xi Yu pondered for a moment, then said, "Your behavior is so stupid. Do you think you can kill me like this? You are too naive."
"After all, I am loyal to Cao Pi. If you want to kill or cut, you can do whatever you want." said the housekeeper.
Xi Yu looked at the woman.
"Say, what is the relationship between you two?"
"I am his niece from afar."
Xi Yu said: "You want to use my kindness and kindness to achieve your goals. But you are wrong, and I will not let you succeed."
"Sir, what are you going to deal with us?" asked the butler.
"Master, please spare us! We have family, we don't want to die!" the woman said crying.
"Take them down and lock them up." Xi Yu ordered.
The secret guard nodded and took the housekeeper and the woman away.
Xi Yu sat on a chair.
Although he particularly hated the housekeeper and this woman.
But they dare not refuse to admit that they are still very loyal to Cao Pi.
On the other side, Liu Xie rode his horse and continued to move forward. The sun shone through the gaps of the leaves on the road, forming spots of light.
The sound of horse hooves echoed in the quiet air, breaking the tranquility.
As he walked, Liu Xie came to a bridge. He suddenly heard a burst of crying and couldn't help but feel nervous.
He looked in the sound and saw a woman sitting by the bridge, tears kept flowing.
Liu Xie got off the horse, walked to the woman, and asked softly: "Sister-in-law, why are you crying here?"
The woman looked up, her eyes filled with sadness and helplessness.
She looked at Liu Xie and cried and said, "There are people who want to buy Lucai on the road ahead. When my son and I passed by, they injured my son without paying the money. Now my son is still lying in the clinic in front. The world is simply too uneasy. How can we ordinary people live!"
Hearing this, Liu Xie felt very painful. He did not expect that the people would live so badly that they could not even guarantee the most basic safety.
Liu Xie frowned and said angrily: "These people are so hateful. They dare to commit crimes in broad daylight."
The woman just cried, and even if she talked to Liu Xie, what could she do?
Liu Xie really has no choice. He is now alone.
After hearing the woman's words, Liu Xie did not dare to move forward.
He decided to leave.
He also knew that he was so cowardly, but he really didn't have the courage.
He immediately let the horse turn around and leave.
The woman then laughed at him.
Liu Xie ran all the way, his heart pounding, as if he was about to jump out of his throat.
He didn't look back, but just waved the whip desperately to make the horse run faster.
The sound of horse hooves echoed on the quiet road, breaking the tranquility.
Liu Xie was breathing rapidly, and he felt his lungs explode.
But Liu Xie suddenly thought of a question. The woman said that his son was lying in the clinic. So what about her? Why not accompany her?
Are you cheating on yourself?
But there is no reason for others to deceive themselves.
Forget it, let’s go back to the old man’s house first.
Finally, Liu Xie returned to the old man's home. He jumped off the horse, gasped, and held the door frame with his hands to prevent himself from falling.
However, there is no one in the family.
So Liu Xie had to inquire about his neighbors.
At the neighbor's house, with Liu Xie's arrival, the dog barked.
An old woman walked out of the house and was on a cane.
"Old aunt, don't know where the uncle next door went? Do you know?"
The old woman looked at him.
"Who are you?"
Liu Xie told me about the stay here yesterday.
"So that's the case. I don't know where he went, but I can ask my son to search for it."
The old woman then looked inside and called her son out.
A young man with beautiful eyebrows and eyes walked out and wore a coarse cloth dress.
The old woman asked him to find his neighbor's uncle.
The young man smiled at Liu Xie.
"I'll go find it, you'd better go to the door of my uncle's house, otherwise my dog ​​will keep biting it."
Liu Xie bowed to him.
"That's how it's going to be done."
Liu Xie immediately returned to the old man's room and waited.
The young man worked a lot of trouble and finally saw the old man smoking a dry tobacco under a tree.
At the same time, there were several old men enjoying the cool air.
The young man told the old man that someone was looking for it.
"Erzhuzi, who is looking for me?"
"It was said that I stayed here last night."
The old man was surprised, wouldn't that be His Majesty the Emperor?
He felt very surprised when he came back suddenly.
"Okay, I'll go back and take a look right away."
Liu Xie remembered the woman's words. If this is true, it really made him feel very heartbreaking.
It's too messy everywhere.
I hope Xi Yu can make every place better.
But he felt distressed again, because it was not his own credit after all.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, making his hair grow up all the time.
The old man asked the young man to go back first, and he walked very slowly. He just asked the other person to go back first to report the message.
The young man went back quickly and met Liu Xie.
"Don't worry, the old man will come soon. If nothing happens, I'll go home first."
Liu Xie thanked him again.
"You're so kind." The young man went home immediately.
Liu Xie felt his face was particularly embarrassed.
I am really dusty.
I don't know if the old man will laugh at him.
Also, I don’t know if it has been dealt with regard to Liu Song’s body.
The old man walked very quickly and almost fell down.
So, Liu Xie waited for a long time, why didn’t the other party arrive yet?
At this time, the wind was getting stronger and stronger. Liu Xie felt the coldness around him.
He suddenly remembered his days in the palace. At that time, he had no worries about food and clothing, but what about now?
Living a life of displaced life.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shed tears.
After a while, he finally became happy.
Because he saw that the old man had arrived.
The old man immediately came to him and prepared to salute.
Liu Xie said: "Don't, I don't want to reveal my identity. If someone else sees it, it will be bad."
The old man didn't say anything, so he quickly opened the door.
"By the way, where is Liu Song's body?" Liu Xie asked quickly.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, you have already handled it completely."
Chapter completed!