[The seventy-first year of the Great Qiankang Yuan, the first day of the fourth month, two o'clock in the afternoon, the entrance of the vegetable market]

Since Mingyue woke up in the middle of the night and was brought into the Tsing Yi Guard by a group of fierce guards, she expected that she would be more than lucky.

Later, when she heard that Li Zuo, the king of Han, had died mysteriously in Cuiyun Tower, she was even more frightened.

Later, under the coercion and temptation of Yang Wenyuan, she admitted that she killed King Han by herself.

So, Mingyue stayed in the cell, and could only sit quietly and wait for death.

However, on that day, a handsome and tall young man walked into the cell. He said that his name was Xu Ke, and he was an inspector of thousands of households in Tsing Yiwei, and he was ordered to review the case of King Han, and he was willing to help her avenge her grievances to the Son of Heaven.

She didn't have any hope of being alive, but somehow, after meeting this Lord Xu, she had a desire to live again!

The day after Xu Ke left, another group of guards came and took her to the edict prison of Bei'an Pingsi. These guards were also polite to her, and the hundred households surnamed Gu at the head took special care of her along the way, and did not treat her as a prisoner at all.

Moreover, that Gu Baihu also specially arranged a clean and bright cell for her. When she walked into the cell, she saw that the bed was unusually neat, the floor and corners had been cleaned, and the tables, chairs, cabinets, and other things were all available, as if she had entered not a cell, but a guest room.

She knew that all of this was because of that "Lord Xu".

Yesterday evening, Mingyue stayed in cell No. 11, she couldn't sleep, she couldn't eat, so she sat on the edge of the bed, looking at the roof in a daze, no one could know what she was thinking......

She thought about it, only to find that everything in this world, she didn't seem to have any intention to think about it, there was only one figure, but it often appeared in her mind.

It was a handsome young man with a dashing expression, a man she could never forget after just one glance. What made Mingyue feel particularly strange was his eyes. In his eyes, there is always a little tiredness and depression inadvertently, and there is a faint hint of stubbornness and pride.

"What kind of man is that?"

She was full of curiosity about this "Lord Xu" who had only met him twice......

At this moment, a square table in the middle of the cell was already full of wine and food, which was a table of wine and food that Gu Xiangxiang specially ordered Ding Chunqiu to go out to procure. In Gu Caixiang's heart, it is natural to guess that someone will come to meet this Mingyue girl tonight.

It's just that Gu Cai Xiangwan didn't expect that in the middle of the night, someone really came to visit Mingyue, but that person was not Nangong, but Xu Ke.

As soon as Mingyue saw Xu Ke walk into the cell, her face immediately became happy, and she said happily:

"Lord Xu, you're here!"

"Well, I'm fine tonight, I'm here to see the girl!"

"My lord, please take a seat!" Mingyue brought a chair and put it in front of Xu Ke.

Xu Ke sat down at the square table and said apologetically:

"It's almost time, I came here at this time, didn't disturb the girl's rest, right?"

"At this time, adults can still make a special trip to see Mingyue, Mingyue is too late to be grateful, where will there be a disturbance!" Mingyue also sat down opposite Xu Ke and replied.

Xu Ke still looked ashamed, and sighed regretfully:

"Miss Mingyue, in your case, although I have asked someone to intercede with the emperor, the emperor still refuses to spare you, cough, it's a pity, it's a pity, it's a pity, ......it's a pity,

Mingyue said indifferently: "Forget it! If the sky wants me to die, Mingyue will die calmly! Lord Xu's heart, the people's daughter understands it! My lord doesn't have to blame himself, everything is heaven's will!"

Seeing that at this moment, he originally wanted to comfort Mingyue, but instead Mingyue came to comfort himself, Xu Ke couldn't help but feel ashamed and admiration in his heart, and he felt that this Mingyue girl was really a strange woman in the world!

"Lord Xu......" Mingyue suddenly smiled and said:

"Anyway, Mingyue still has one night to live, this night's beautiful scenery, Mingyue doesn't want to waste it in vain! Since your lord is here, you might as well accompany Mingyue to dine together? You see, the wine and food are ready-made......"

"Good!"

Xu Ke nodded, immediately picked up the chopsticks, and the square table in front of him was full of exquisite dishes such as "crispy goose", "roasted chicken", "vinegared fish", "shrimp tofu", etc., all of which were famous dishes in Chang'an City. Xu Ke couldn't help but secretly say, this ancient material fragrance is really heartfelt, and he actually prepared such a sumptuous table of wine and food for Mingyue, as if it was specially prepared for us.

Xu Ke didn't eat lunch today, and he didn't eat dinner well at home, at this time, facing a table of wine and food, he suddenly had a great appetite in his belly.

Mingyue stood up, picked up the wine jug, and poured wine for Xu Ke and herself.

"Lord Xu, Mingyue toasts you!" Mingyue raised her glass and saluted.

"Okay!" Xu Ke also picked up the wine glass, and after the two touched a glass, they each drank it all.

"Good wine!"

"Good wine!"

Next, while drinking and eating, the two chatted:

Mingyue said: "My lord, are you from Chang'an?"

Xu Ke said: "No!"

"Listen to your accent, like you're from the South?"

"I am from Hangzhou, and my hometown is in Hangzhou Prefecture, Yuhang County, and Xujiazhuang. ”

"Hangzhou Mansion, it's far away from Chang'an, right?"

"Well, it's about two thousand miles. ”

"More than 2,000 miles, so far! How did you come to Chang'an?"

"Most of them come on horseback, if they encounter water, they sail by boat, and if there is a car, they take the car......"

"My lord is really funny, the folk girl is asking, you are a southerner, and you are so young, how did you do it, and become such a big official in the capital?"

"I don't know why I became such an official?"

"Your family's background is very prominent, isn't it?"

"My parents were just ordinary peasants, and they were both sick by the time I was ten years old!"

"Ahh......h

"It's okay, it's all in the past!"

"That'...... Adults have lost their parents since they were children, how did you come here after so many years?"

"Begging everywhere, eating a hundred meals, that's it...... Come alive!"

"I can't imagine that the adult's childhood is even more bitter than that of the people's daughter!"

"Hey, it's okay! You don't know, the taste of this hundred family meals is actually quite delicious, and the taste is no worse than today's banquet!"

Xu Ke picked up a piece of "vinegar fish" with chopsticks and put it in his mouth, chewed it slowly and swallowed it slowly, only to feel that the fish meat was tender, sweet and sour, and the taste was overwhelming. He suddenly remembered the famous dish of his hometown in Hangzhou, "West Lake Vinegar Fish". Back then, in order to get a bite to eat, he always squatted at the door of the major restaurants in Hangzhou. Every time Xiao Er took out a bucket of swill full of leftovers, he had to rush forward to fish out some leftovers and stuff them into his mouth, among them, there was often the smell of vinegar fish from West Lake. However, back then, his clothes were tattered and unkempt, and diners who entered and exited the restaurant couldn't help but hide their faces and curse whenever they saw their dirty and sloppy appearance. For this, he was also beaten by those who ran away from the hall......

"My lord is really a different person!" Mingyue looked at Xu Ke with a smile, and got up to fill Xu Ke's wine glass.

"That'...... When did you come to the capital?" Mingyue asked again.

"Last October!" Xu Ke replied.

"My lord is in Chang'an City, and it's only been half a year?"

"yes!"

"The people are curious, the adult is just a commoner, and he grew up begging since he was a child, how did he stay in Chang'an City for half a year, and he was able to become a thousand households of Tsing Yi Wei?"

"Hahaha, don't hide it from the girl, don't say it's you, I'm also curious!"

"It seems that the Lord is really an extraordinary person!"

"There's something unusual about it, it's just that my luck has always been better than others!"

"Luck?"

"Yes!"

"My lord, it's really just a matter of luck all the way?"

"Yes!"

"Mingyue salutes the adults again! May the adults always have such good luck!"

"Okay! Thank you, Miss Mingyue!"

......

The two continued to drink a glass of each other, and after that, they chatted like this, and most of the topics they talked about were related to Xu Ke.

Xu Ke wanted to ask some about Mingyue's past several times, but seeing Mingyue's expression, he still couldn't help but ask.

It can be seen that Mingyue doesn't seem to be satisfied with her past for a day.

Time passed quickly......

The night is long, this night may be extremely boring for most people in Chang'an City, but for the bright moon in front of them, it is extremely precious!

In Mingyue's heart, how much she thought, time has been frozen since then, and the copper kettle dripping can suddenly stand still, so that this long night will never dawn.

However, the years of time are long, so who will they stay for?

In the blink of an eye, it was already six hours, and two more minutes later, it was the time of the child.

Xu Ke got up and said goodbye. He thought in his heart, at this time, there was no movement in the edict, it seemed that Sister Hu and the others should not come.

Although Mingyue was very reluctant, she could only say goodbye to Xu Ke.

When Xu Ke was about to leave the prison door, he asked himself:

"Miss Mingyue, you ...... Do you have any unfulfilled wishes?"

"Unfulfilled wish?" Mingyue shook her head, she said in her heart, I can meet you Lord Xu tonight, it is already my greatest wish!

"That'...... I'll take my leave!"

"My lord!" Mingyue still stopped Xu Ke.

Xu Ke turned his head and looked at the bright moon.

Mingyue finally said: "Can you ask someone to buy a white dress for Mingyue? When Mingyue is tortured in the court tomorrow afternoon, I want to leave in a white dress......

Xu Ke nodded, then turned around and went out.

......

......

After Xu Ke left, Mingyue lay on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep for a long time.

She tried not to imagine how painful it would be for her to be subjected to the "torture of Ling Chi" tomorrow, but how could she not stop imagining it in her heart?

When she thought of the kind of "thousand cuts" that would be inflicted on her at noon tomorrow, she immediately trembled with fright, and when she thought of Xu Ke's stubborn and melancholy eyes and clear and beautiful voice, she felt warm......

Although she is not afraid of death, she is also full of hope for life!

She knew that she was going to die, but she still had a trace of illusion about Xu Ke. She kept thinking in her heart, this Lord Xu is so lucky, maybe there will really be a miracle tomorrow!

She was in this mood of sometimes apprehension, sometimes fear, sometimes fantasy, sometimes excitement, lying on the bed and tossing and turning, and before long, she really fell asleep!

In her sleep, Mingyue saw that she was tied to a high platform, and there were two ghost-like executioners, each holding a bright sharp knife, and they were about to tear off her white clothes as soon as they came up.

Mingyue was shocked and ashamed, anxious and angry, and shouted in fright: "What are you doing...... Don't touch me!"

The two executioners grinned and laughed wildly: "What are we doing? We're going to kill you! Long live the Lord sentenced you to a Ling Chi, and we can't do it, little lady, we won't be able to do it for a while!"

"Stop, just rip, what are you doing stripping my clothes!" Mingyue Wu shouted loudly.

One of the executioners said with a lewd smile on his face: "Nonsense, if we don't pick up your clothes, how can we cut you a thousand knives?

The other executioner was not idle, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, little lady, my master's knife skills are the top in the entire Chang'an City......!

While the two executioners were talking, their hands and feet were not idle, and Mingyue's white clothes had faded from Mingyue's white clothes after three strokes and five divisions, so shocked that Mingyue couldn't help but shout loudly:

"Help! Lord Xu, help! Lord Xu......"

"What are you shouting for help! We are ordered to carry out the execution, and it is useless for you to shout to break the sky!"

"What Lord Xu, Lord Zhang, at this moment, even if the Heavenly King Lao Tzu comes, he won't be able to save your life!"

The two executioners didn't pay attention to Mingyue's shouts at all, and in the blink of an eye, Mingyue's clothes were all clean. One of the old executioners pulled a thin-bladed knife from his waist, took a flask and poured a mouthful of liquor into his mouth, and with a "poof", spat all the wine on the blade.

"Help! Lord Xu, help! Lord Xu......"

Mingyue's mouth was wide open, but she was already too frightened to shout.

The executioner pinched the protrusion of Mingyue's chest, and was about to cut down when he picked up the sharp knife, when suddenly a loud shout sounded in the air: "Stop!"

Mingyue raised her head, only to see Xu Ke, who was dressed in a blue robe, like a god, falling from the sky, and as soon as his feet landed, he knocked the old executioner to the ground with one palm.

"Mingyue, I'm here to save you!"

"Lord Xu, I'm scared to death!"

Xu Ke hurriedly untied the rope that bound Mingyue, Mingyue didn't care if she was wearing clothes, so she let out a "baby Ning" and fell into Xu Ke's arms crying bitterly.

In the dream, Xu Ke comforted softly while holding Mingyue in his arms:

"It's okay! Mingyue, the Holy One has forgiven your sins, and you can live!"

......

"Duo, Duo, Duo!" came a knock outside the prison door, and Mingyue finally woke up.

At this time, it was the first day of the fourth month, and the sun on this day had quietly risen from the east.

Mingyue sat up, only to realize that she had just had a dream.

However, this dream was so frightening and sweet, until the moment she woke up from the dream, Mingyue's face was still rippling with a smile.

The cell door opened, and it was Ding Chunqiu, the captain of the Bei'an Ping Division, who walked in, holding a set of folded white clothes in his hand.

As soon as Ding Chunqiu entered the cell, he said with a smile on his face:

"Miss Mingyue, Lord Xu ordered me to buy a white dress for the girl, this time is too tight, I just bought a set in the East Market, I don't know if the size fits?"

"Let it go, thank you big brother!"

"Okay!"

Ding Chunqiu put down his white clothes and retreated curtly, and the moment he walked out of the prison door, there was also a look of regret on his face.

Mingyue settled down, and her thoughts finally returned to reality. But when she thought back to last night's dream, it felt so real, as if it had just happened, that at this moment, her heart was still beating wildly.

A dream last night made her live and die from life to death, from death to life, but this whole process of life and death was still not enough to make her so flustered.

What excited her the most was that at the last moment, she didn't even bother to upload her clothes, and threw herself into Xu Ke's arms......

However, dreams are always dreams, and Mingyue looked at the white clothes in front of her, and could only accept the cruel reality in front of her.

What awaits her in reality is still death!

So, Mingyue got up and went to the ground, and after carefully grooming and dressing herself, she changed into that clean white dress.

After an hour, two guards took her out of the prison and followed all the prisoners who were about to be executed to the execution ground at the entrance of the vegetable market.

When the onlookers saw her coming, they all stood on tiptoe, stretched their necks, waved their hands vigorously, and shouted loudly, as if what Mingyue was going to go to this time was not to die in the Dharma field, but to go up to the Western Heaven Elysium!

Everywhere Mingyue went, the spectators were all surging, and the guards of the North Division, who escorted the prisoners, spent a long time and finally sent Mingyue and his party to the center of the court.

The guards tied Mingyue to a wooden stake in the middle of the court, and the rest of the prisoners all fell to their knees.

Time passed quickly, and Mingyue saw the round of rising sun above her head gradually rising, and it was already noon in a blink of an eye.

She has less and less time to spend with this world!

However, in Mingyue's heart, for some reason, she still stubbornly believed that that the handsome young man in a blue robe would definitely descend to the Dharma field like a god, and would shout "Stop!" in the air, and would reach out to untie her rope, and would come...... Save her!

At a quarter of noon, the cannon fired!

Mingyue stared blankly at the sky, there was only a bright and dazzling sun in the sky, and the sun in the spring was so warm that it made her want to sleep comfortably!

At two o'clock in the afternoon, two cannons were fired!

Mingyue sighed: "It seems that this is really my life!" Lord Xu, Mingyue will go first, I only wish you good luck in your life!"

......

......

However, at the moment when Mingyue was already desperate, a blue-robed figure really flew in the sky, and Mingyue only glanced at it and knew:

Lord Xu really came to save her!

Xu Ke suddenly flew above the crowd and landed in the center of the court. The soldiers of the forbidden army who lined up around the law field did not know the details, and thought that the bandits wanted to openly rob the law field. The leading general gave an order, and the archers immediately opened their bows and arrows, and all the arrows were aimed at Xu Ke. The rest of the soldiers raised their swords and guns, and were about to rush forward to surround Xu Ke.

The two banners of the North Division hurriedly rushed to the center of the court with a group of guards. When they saw that it was a thousand households, they hurriedly bowed down to salute. One of the banners immediately waved his hand to the forbidden troops around him and said:

"It's my own people, this is my family's thousand households! Put down the bow and arrows, put it down!"

When the forbidden army put away their swords, guns, bows and arrows, Xu Ke stood opposite Mingyue, cleared his throat, and suddenly preached loudly:

"There is a decree in the Holy Spirit, you will kneel and listen to the proclamation!"

All the guards of the Tsing Yi Wei immediately knelt down, and the officials in the criminal department, the two experiencers, a Zhanggu and the five executioners also knelt on the ground when they saw this.

At this time, the sun was shining brightly in the sky, and a touch of golden sunlight shone on the top of Xu Ke's head, shining Xu Ke's smooth and upright figure with golden light...... In Mingyue's eyes, Xu Ke at this time was no longer a mortal, and had completely turned into a god wearing golden armor!

Just listen to this "god" preach aloud:

"Holy Commandment! All the criminals in Cuiyun Mansion have nothing to do with the case of King Han, and all the previous crimes have been exempted, and everyone who committed them will be released!"

Mingyue, tied to the stake, was full of joy and sorrow, and shouted loudly:

"The people thank the Holy Lord!"

Mingyue looked up at the sky and shouted to the gods above her who might exist in the underworld:

"God, you've finally opened your eyes!"

Yang Xiaoxiao, the old bustard who knelt on the ground behind Mingyue, also shouted:

"The women of the people thank the Holy Lord!"

At this moment, the rest of the Cuiyunlou handymen finally knew that they didn't have to be beheaded again, so they cried with joy and wept:

"The grass people thank the Holy Lord!"

"Long live the Lord!

The people of Chang'an, who were onlookers, probably understood what was happening on the court at this time. I don't know which old man it was, so he shouted first:

"God has finally opened his eyes! Mingyue doesn't have to die!"

"Long live Lord Shengming! How can Mingyue be a murderer!"

So, everyone cheered, as if Mingyue's forgiveness, for these onlookers, it was even happier than a Yuan Festival!

Seeing the Tsing Yi Wei and the people from the Criminal Department kneeling on the ground, Xu Ke ordered:

"The emperor's edict has been announced, why are you still stunned? Don't you hurry up and release people!"

"Yes, yes!" The guards and officials hurriedly got up one by one, so they released the people, the torture instruments were moved, and the buckets were carried ...... It's getting busy again.

The guards untied the ropes of those prisoners one by one, and when they saw that a few of the miscellaneous servants were still stunned in place, and they didn't know what to do, the guards shouted: "The Holy One has forgiven your sins, don't go quickly!"

"Yes, yes!" the handyman listened to this angry reprimand, but his heart was extremely happy.

For these death row inmates, there is nothing more joyful than the despair of death and the hope of life!

The crowd of onlookers, seeing that there was no punishment to see, turned around one after another and returned to their homes.

Under the order of the general, the forbidden army also turned the spearhead and returned to the ya.

The five executioners with broad shoulders and round waists looked the most annoyed, and the "head silver" that could get one or two silver for killing a person has all been lost today. The executioners had to drag their ghostly machetes and leave the court in a daze......

Xu Ke stepped forward and personally untied the rope for Mingyue, but this time, Mingyue failed to do what she dreamed of, "bang", and fell into Xu Ke's arms.

She and Xu Ke, even today, have only met three times.

Although she is the head of a Qinglou, at this moment, she feels a burst of shame in her heart for no reason.

She looked at the sun above her head, and then at Xu Ke in the sun, only to feel that everything in front of her was so unreal, as if she was still in a dream right now......

"Miss Mingyue, you can go!"

"Where are you going?"

At this time, Mingyue didn't have time to thank Xu Ke, but Xu Ke was already planning to say goodbye to her.

"You can go anywhere! Now, you are a free body!" Xu Ke said with a smile.

Xu Ke looked around and saw that all the prisoners had dispersed, and today's matter was over, so he also planned to go home. He wanted to be the first to tell Hu Yiyi and them the good news.

"Girl, there is still something to do, so let's go first! Girl, don't stay here, this place is heavy and yin, so it is not suitable to stay for a long time!"

After saying that, Xu Ke smiled at Mingyue and walked back.

"Wait a minute!"

He hadn't walked a few steps before Mingyue ran in front of him.

"Miss Mingyue, are you okay?" asked Xu Ke.

Mingyue said shyly: "Lord Xu, Mingyue has no home now, and there is nowhere else to go, can you ...... Can you ......?"

However, Mingyue still couldn't say the next half of the sentence.