The Dark and Foolish King: The Fierce and Crazy Concubine Has Infinite Strength

"You mean, the national treasure is now in Qu Zhengyan's hands?" Lu Xiuyuan's face became increasingly ugly.

"Do you know why he ordered you to steal the national treasure? What is the use of that national treasure for him?"

Chen Yi shook his head. "I don't know. He only told me to steal the national treasure and never revealed his purpose."

Lu Xiuyuan remained silent, secretly thinking about Qu Zhengyan's sinister intentions.

After hearing this, Xia Younan suddenly realized what was going on. No wonder the last time he saw Qu Zhengyan, he found that the corner of his clothes was torn and there was a small stain of blood on his cuffs. It turned out that it was caused by the fight with Chen Yi.

"Husband, what should we do? Should we arrest him again?" Xia Younan asked impatiently. She really couldn't wait to beat up that old actor.

Lu Xiuyuan did as she wished, "Catch him! Don't talk about the national treasure for now. When the time is right, he will reveal it himself."

"Okay!" Xia Younan agreed, frowned and glanced at Chen Yi and his mother who were still kneeling on the ground, and asked Lu Xiuyuan, "What should we do with them?"

Chen Yi committed a capital crime by stealing the imperial seal, and losing it was an even greater crime. If we just let them go, it would be a disregard for the law of the country.

But if we bring him to justice, it would seem a bit cruel.

After all, his mother is innocent, and at her age, she really cannot do without the company and care of her son Chen Yi.

When Chen's mother saw them like this, she was immediately frightened. She knelt on the ground, pulled Chen Yi and kowtowed to them desperately. She cried and begged them to let Chen Yi go, saying that she was willing to die for her son.

Chen Yi's face was also full of regret. He tried to stop his elderly mother from kowtow while crying silently.

"Alright, alright, get up quickly." Xia Younan couldn't bear to watch it any longer, so he and Chan En helped them up, and then waited quietly for Lu Xiuyuan to make a decision.

Lu Xiuyuan's bright eyes rolled around, and after pondering for a long time, he asked Chen Yi, "Are you truly repentant?"

Chen Yi knelt on the ground again, and said with tears in his eyes: "My mother has been teaching me on the way to escape, and I have deeply realized my mistakes. This matter is because I was bewildered and confused for a moment. If the prince wants to kill me, Chen Yi has no complaints."

Lu Xiuyuan nodded with satisfaction, helped him up with one hand, and said calmly: "You have committed a capital crime, but your mother cannot be left without someone to take care of her. I will forgive your death penalty for the sake of your mother's understanding of the general situation."

When he said this, Chen Yi and his mother were overjoyed and immediately wanted to kowtow to him again excitedly.

"But!" Lu Xiuyuan suddenly blurted out two more words, scaring the mother and son so much that they held their breath and looked at him nervously.

Lu Xiuyuan continued, "It is hard to escape the death penalty, Chen Yi, I am impressed by your superior Qinggong, so I will punish you to work for me for three years.

"During this period, I will pay you wages and ensure that you have enough food and clothing. Are you willing?"

When Chen Yi heard this, he was stunned. His eyes gradually brightened and a huge joy quickly formed on his face.

Although it was a punishment, Chen Yi knew in his heart that this was a great opportunity!

He had great skills but no place to use them, and even lacked in material life. How sad and miserable he felt!

Now, not only can he be spared the death penalty, but he can also serve the royal family. This is something many people would love to have, so how can he not be excited!

"Is what Your Majesty said true?" He couldn't believe this pie falling from the sky and excitedly confirmed that he had not heard it wrong.

Lu Xiuyuan raised his eyebrows, "Why, you don't want to?"

Chen Yi was overjoyed. He quickly knelt on one knee, clasped his hands together, and promised Lu Xiuyuan solemnly: "Your Majesty! You are so magnanimous that you spared my life. Not to mention a mere three years, as long as you don't despise me, Chen Yi is willing to be loyal to Your Majesty for life and serve You without hesitation!"

"Very good." Lu Xiuyuan curled the corners of his mouth, secretly delighted in his heart.

Chen Yi is not a bad person by nature. The fact that he has been able to deal with Qu Zhengyan, the leader of the martial arts world, for so long shows that he is also meticulous.

Coupled with his incredible lightness skills, it is enough to show that he is a rare talent.

By recruiting him for his own use, he made a profit!

"Your Highness, what about my mother..." Chen Yi supported his old mother and asked Lu Xiuyuan for his opinion.

Lu Xiuyuan said straightforwardly: "Take her back to Beijing, and I'll allow you to take care of your mother until she dies."

"That's great, thank you, Your Highness!" The mother and son were flattered and so happy that they didn't know what to do. They could only bow and thank him again and again.

Everything is ready except for the east wind. Lu Xiuyuan ordered Zhu Li and Xiong Fei to invite Li Qiu, and asked Chan En to go to the inn to visit Chan Mu and Qu Xiaoyou. He, Xia Younan, and Chen Yi's mother and son continued to rush to the government office.

When they arrived at the government office, they told the prefect the whole story and demanded a retrial of the "maid arson case."

The prefect was also horrified after hearing this, and quickly sent out yamen runners to invite Qu Zhengyan's family.

In less than an incense stick of time, the news spread throughout the streets and alleys like a wild horse.

Qu Zhengyan is a celebrity in Liuyue City. When something happens to him, almost all the citizens in the city will come out.

They put down their work one after another and poured into the government office like a flood, surrounding it completely.

They huddled together and whispered to each other, discussing the arson case in intense and unbelievable voices. The huge buzzing sound seemed to burst one's eardrums.

Soon, the crowd dispersed to make way on both sides, and Qu Zhengyan, with a gloomy face, and his wife and daughter strode into the court accompanied by the yamen runners.

The court was filled with majesty, with twenty yamen runners holding long sticks lined up on both sides, and the prefect in official uniform sitting in the middle of the desk in front.

Behind the desk hangs a painting of "Sea and Rising Sun", and above it hangs a plaque with the words "A Bright Mirror Hanging High", which makes people feel awe when looking at it.

Qu Zhengyan was not affected by the serious atmosphere at all. He stood in the middle of the hall and glanced around calmly. When he saw Lu Xiuyuan listening to the trial on both sides, his expression was stunned and a look of panic flashed across his face.

"The leader is a kind man who has done a lot of good things for the people in our city. Why did you arrest him?"

"I heard that the Lord is going to review the arson case. The leader is the victim, why did he treat him like this?"

Before the prefect could even open his mouth, the people outside the court lost their temper and spoke up for Qu Zhengyan in indignation.

The prefect slammed the gavel and explained to everyone in a serious tone, "Don't get excited, someone has sued Qu Zhengyan in front of this prefecture, and this prefecture is just judging the case according to the law."

"Who is it? Let her out!"

"That's right, who is it that is slandering a good person? He dares to destroy the reputation of our leader, we cannot let him off!"

The voices of the people were getting louder and louder, all of them speaking up for Qu Zhengyan.

Qu Zhengyan was calm and not anxious. He bowed to the prefect with a frank expression, not feeling guilty at all.

"Who is spreading rumors and slandering me? Please let that person come out. I want to confront her face to face!"