The emperor Long Yan was furious and threw the memorial heavily on the ground, frightening the eunuchs beside him so much that they didn't dare to show up.
Xiao Yujue picked up the memorial on the ground and looked at it, unable to help but look deeply in his eyebrows.
"Father, the robbers asked for a general amnesty to the world before releasing the Turkic princess. This request...is a bit strange."
Everyone present was surprised when they heard this.
Hijacking the princess who came to marry was a serious crime to kill the nine clans. Everyone felt that they dared to take such a big risk, which must be for fame, wealth or glory.
What are the benefits of amnesty for the robbers?
"What do you think of all the beloved ministers?"
"Emperor, since the founding of the country, there has been only one general amnesty in the world. And it will be pardoned together with death row prisoners." Shangguan Yue said seriously, "This is extraordinary."
Some thieves are pardoned and are treated as giving them a chance to correct themselves. Moreover, these people usually commit crimes again, and it is not difficult to catch them at all.
But those serious prisoners are different.
They are unforgivable and will never forgive their deaths. If they are released together, how can they explain to the victims and their families?
"The emperor, holding the Turkic princess hostage and demanding a general amnesty in the world, will it be...the family of the death row prisoner who will be executed in the near future?"
Mu Jingrui's suspicion made everyone fall into deep thought.
"It's not impossible." Although Shangguan Yue didn't like Mu Jingrui, he was also clear about public and private affairs.
The robber dares to risk his life to ask the emperor to pardon the world, and must have wanted to save someone who was imprisoned.
If you don’t love your flesh and blood, who would do this?
"No matter what, I will never compromise. How can I be a king of a country be constrained by a villain?"
The emperor regained his calmness and said slowly: "Shangguan Aiqing, immediately mobilize all files across the country to find out the death row prisoners who will be executed in the near future, see if you can find clues in it, and find out the true identity of the robber."
"I obey the order."
"Mu Aiqing, you can hurry to the place where the incident happened as soon as possible, meet the robbers and try your best to deal with it and delay time. It is best to be able to take the opportunity to rescue the princess. If it really doesn't work well..." The emperor paused and said, "I
Now I will give you a gold medal, give you the right to act cheaply, and mobilize nearby military horses at any time."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Mu Jingrui exchanged eyes with Xiao Yujue calmly. After leaving the imperial study room, the two of them sent their entourage away and chatted while walking.
"The father is so powerful. He lets the two forces check and balance each other in everything he does."
Seeing Mu Jingrui lowering his head and looking worried, Xiao Yujue couldn't help but sigh secretly.
Since Shangguan Wanning left, she has never seen Mu Jingrui smiled again.
"When you finish this, you can stay outside for a few more days. I will take care of you with my father. Take this opportunity to go to the Medicine King Valley to see Princess Anning."
When talking about Shangguan Wanning, Mu Jingrui's gloomy face became even more gloomy, and his whole heart fell in the ice cellar.
Life has passed day after day, and even if he goes to Shangguan Wanning now, it will probably be useless.
The next day, Mu Jingrui went to the Ministry of Personnel to make an explanation, and then he left the capital with more than a dozen confidant followers legitimately.
Along the way, he felt that someone was following him.
In the evening, Mu Jingrui and his men found an inn to stay in. After dinner, the group went back to their room to rest early.
Late at night, Mu Jingrui was lying on the bed with his eyes closed, and he heard the slight sound of footsteps approaching carefully.
The bed curtain was gently lifted up, and at that moment, Mu Jingrui strangled the other party's neck like lightning.
What surprised him was that the other party did not resist at all.
"It's you?"
With the faint light casting in through the gap in the window, Mu Jingrui saw the other person clearly and let go of his hand.
"What are you doing?"
Faced with Mu Jingrui's doubts, Chu Xiaolian stood there blankly, and for a moment she didn't know what to say.
After her injuries were healed, she didn't know where to go.
She couldn't go back to the Soul-Surveying Hall, and she was not nostalgic; the place Mu Jingrui arranged for her could live until she was old and die, but...
Huge loneliness and sorrow enveloped her all the time.
Chu Xiaolian knew that if she didn't go to see Mu Jingrui again, she would die.
Mu Jingrui walked to the table and lit the candle. The room became bright. He wrapped his hands in front of his chest and looked at Chu Xiaolian with sharp eyes.
"I... have no place to go. Can you let me stay by your side to do your business?"
Chu Xiaolian mustered up 120,000 courage to make such a request.
"I don't have women around me."
"I can disguise myself as a man... I can never change into women's clothes for the rest of my life..." Chu Xiaolian was afraid that Mu Jingrui would refuse, and then said, "You have saved me, and I want to repay you. At least, you
Don't worry that I will harm you again."
"Also, I know a lot about the things in the world. I believe you will definitely use mine in the future. Please... let me stay."
Mu Jingrui was still expressionless. He looked at Chu Xiaolian for a long time and said calmly: "Follow me, you must abide by my rules."
"No problem." Chu Xiaolian was a little excited.
"I found a room in the inn to sleep, get up tomorrow morning and go on a journey, and it will never be over."
Mu Jingrui's attitude was still cold, but it was a big change for Chu Xiaolian.
A happy smile appeared on her face, and she turned around and went out.
Mu Jingrui could no longer sleep. He walked to the window and pushed open it. Looking at the bright moon in the night sky, countless melancholy suddenly surged in his heart.
"Ning'er, are you also looking at the moon now?" Mu Jingrui murmured to himself.
In the next few days, the weather was gloomy, as if a storm would come at any time.
"Good news, great news."
A big man holding a steel knife ran in excitedly, bowed to the other brothers in the hall, and then looked at the man in white above.
"Big boss, I just came back from the foot of the mountain. I heard that a wealthy businessman from Nanjing was going to go back to his hometown to settle down. He would soon pass by the foot of our mountain. Now he is getting rich. I heard that he has brought him this time.
The gold, silver and jewelry are more than 100,000 taels."
When everyone heard this, they burst into laughter and were ready to move.
The man in white put away his shaking folding fan and said firmly: "There is a big deal in the village recently. Let them go and we won't go down the mountain."
Everyone's smiles froze instantly, and it was obvious that no one was happy.
"Our boss, our village has never done business since the old village leader passed away. If this continues, will it be possible for the brothers to drink the northwest wind?"
"That's right, you can't just sit there and eat the whole country. You finally caught a Turkic princess. If you don't say you want some money from the court, you're going to do something to amnesty for the whole world..."