Shu Blossoms

Chapter 233 Entering the palace to plead for mercy
The guillotine at Caikou Execution Ground in Xishi, Pingcheng.

Xiao Yucheng stood in front of the beheading officer, Zhao Mingzhi, Zheng Heng, Hao Zesong and Ma Xingyun stood behind him and formed a confrontation with these big Wei soldiers.

Zheng Wei breathed a sigh of relief seeing them, walked up to Zhang Da and Zhang Er and asked softly, "Can you still get up?"

Zhang Da and Zhang Er staggered to their feet, moved their somewhat numb hands and feet, and followed Zheng Wei down the platform.

Zheng Wei stood beside Xiao Yucheng, and said to him: "You keep an eye here, I'm going to see Tuoba Yu."

Xiao Yucheng hesitated slightly, but looking at the Wei army around him, he knew that it might not be easy to leave here at this time, so he could only nod his head, "Go early and return early!"

Zheng Wei was galloping on the long street, when a figure suddenly appeared on the way, she was shocked and quickly grabbed the rein of the horse to avoid the past, and when she looked back, it was Yuan Wang.

"What are you doing?" Zheng Wei couldn't help scolding him.

Liu Yuan also ran over from behind panting, and pulled him, "Yuan Wang, you are crazy, no matter how anxious you are, don't mess around!"

Zheng Wei was anxious and didn't hesitate, she just said to them in a solemn voice: "I have something urgent to go to Wei Palace, if you have something to do, we can talk about it another day!"

Yuan Wang refused to give way, but directly knelt down in the street, which really frightened Zheng Wei, and hurriedly got off the horse, ran to him and pulled him hard, asking urgently, "What happened? Why?"

Yuan Wang looked up at her, his eyes were full of pain and pleading, Zheng Wei suddenly remembered that Yuan Wang and Liu Yuan had been staying in Mingyue Tower for the past few days, wanting to see if any of those girls had his younger sister.

She suddenly came to her senses and asked cautiously, "Did you find it?"

Yuan Wang nodded with some difficulty, and Liu Yuan couldn't help sighing, "It's a good thing, it's a blessing to find it."

"They won't let me take her away, I can only beg you!"

Yuan Wang bowed his head a little embarrassed, he knew that Zheng Wei's situation was not easy at this time, but he had no other way.

Zheng Wei's heart became heavier, Zhang Da and Zhang Er are not out of danger yet, even the two of them may not be able to save themselves.

But she couldn't escape it.

Zheng Wei waited for Tuoba Yu outside the mourning hall of Changsheng Palace for half an hour, only to see Tuoba Yu who was dressed in plain onyx and had a heavy face.

"Here we come." Tuoba Yu was not surprised to see Zheng Wei, with a faint smile on his face, he led her to the side hall.

"Can you let Brother Zhang go?" Zheng Wei originally wanted to open his mouth to question him, but seeing the trace of loneliness on his face, he was a little more tactful when it came to his lips.

"How can you be so gentle?" Tuoba Yu was a little surprised when he heard the words, "I thought you would turn against me?"

"I know military law like a mountain!"

Zheng Wei said something lightly, and Tuoba Yu showed a satisfied look on his face, but immediately heard her say again: "But they are not soldiers of your Great Wei, and they have not been enrolled in your Great Wei Army. They are not subject to your military law."

"It's not our Great Wei soldier, then it might be a secret work!" Seeing that Zheng Wei hadn't completely controlled his temper, Tuoba Yu deliberately provoked her.

"Careful work?" Zheng Wei took off the silver mask and rubbed it in his hands, a spark flashed in his eyes, "You mean those of us who are not from the Wei army but are working hard for you in front are all careful work!"

Seeing that Zheng Wei was really angry, Tuoba Yu didn't dare to tease her any more, this girl wouldn't care about her identity, she would shake her head and leave if she didn't agree with her, she would really beat herself up when she got angry.

"Okay, then let's be serious. Although the two of them didn't find evidence of collaborating with the enemy, it is true that they left the city without permission. They didn't know the reason for leaving the city. According to the laws of the Great Wei, the death penalty did not wrong them!"

"But." Zheng Wei wanted to refute, but Tuoba Yu raised his hand to stop her, and sighed: "I know that Taiyuan Wang's Camp was in chaos yesterday, and it was all due to you. General Xiao led a surprise army to defeat Murong Qian one after another, I can't kill your brothers regardless of your friendship."

Zheng Wei's expression relaxed, but he heard him say again: "But they are in the army and they openly violated the military order, the death penalty can be avoided, and the life penalty cannot escape, they must be punished!"

Seeing Tuoba Yu this time, Zheng Wei suddenly felt that he was quite different, but he couldn't explain clearly at the moment.But today's negotiations were held back by him everywhere, and he didn't gain half the upper hand.

But she was really wrong about today's matter, so she had to compromise, so she had to ask again: "How to punish?"

"For your sake, give them fifty lashes and temporarily imprison them. They will be returned to you when the war is settled!"

Tuoba Yu gave her the biggest concession, and Zheng Wei had nothing to say, he could only nod his head in agreement, and still looked at his back hesitantly.

Tuoba Yu saw that she still wouldn't leave despite the promise, and turned to look at her in surprise, "Why, do you want to sit down and drink a bowl of buttermilk with me before leaving?"

Zheng Wei rubbed the ground unconsciously with her feet, and muttered: "Put some almonds and honey."

"Well, I'll send for almonds and honey."

Tuoba Yu said to the servant beside him: "You go to the West Market to pass the decree!"

The servant took the order to leave, and Zheng Wei followed Tuoba Yu into the inner room of the side hall.

The maid took the almonds and honey and put them aside, Zheng Wei pinched a few almonds and put them into the hot pot on the stove. After cooking for a while, he scooped up a bowl with a wooden spoon, and then scooped up a little honey with a spoon and put it into the buttermilk Stir it a few times and place it in front of Tuoba Yu before serving it to himself.

She held it in her hand and took a sip, the taste was not bad, at least it was not fishy and could be eaten.

It would be nice to have some more tea.

Zheng Wei didn't know why this thought suddenly flashed in his mind, but it was only for a moment, then he remembered the unfinished things and looked up at Tuoba Yu again.

When she looked up, she saw Tuoba Yu staring at her without blinking. She touched her face uncomfortably and asked, "What are you looking at?"

"I want to see what it is that can make you so embarrassed that it's hard to tell?"

Tuoba Yu was really interested in what she had to say, it was rare to see her being so coy.

"It's not difficult to say, but I don't know where to start."

Zheng Wei's tone was a bit sad.

"It's rare to have free time today, so you start from the beginning." Tuoba Yu changed into a comfortable posture, as if listening to a story.

"Do you still remember the time I went to He Bajing before?"

Zheng Wei asked.

Tuoba Yu nodded.

"It has to start with Jiankang. That day I accidentally found a cellar in Luoxia Temple, in the cellar."

She took a breath and began to recall what she had experienced before, "There is a secret passage behind the cellar leading directly to the back mountain of Luoxia Temple. I was arrested there. The person who arrested me was Zhang Ruo, the leader of the Douyi Sect. According to my knowledge You know, he not only kidnapped me, he has teamed up with He Bajing to rob countless children for so many years. He is a human trafficker in disguise! He said that he wanted to sell me to Dawei, and someone paid a high price for Dawei. Princess Zhou, that person should be He Bajing. Later I escaped, but was seriously injured by Xia Houqing’s men. Uncle Amu and Master came to Dawei to search for Luoyan to save me.”

She told the story of this journey, and Tuoba Yu's eyes would flash coldly when he heard the anger, it's not too many times for such a person to die.

"Many of the children imprisoned in Mingyue Tower are from Dazhou. I want to take them back!"

Tuoba Yu nodded, "If you can verify their identities and they are indeed from Da Zhou, you can take them away. However, the Da Zhou Mission will still come to Pingcheng. I'm afraid that the officials of the Mission will have to discuss with me. North Korean officials can only take it away after signing a document, so as not to cause trouble in the future!"

(End of this chapter)