The coroner and the concubine doctor pursue the murderer in the Dali Temple

Aunt Chen said hesitantly, "You're leaving now? Then what about the food..."

Chu Yunxi took a look at the food on the ground. It was different from what ordinary prisoners eat. There were three exquisite side dishes, two steamed buns, and a bowl of yam porridge. They should have been made by Aunt Chen herself. She frowned and said, "Take it all away. If people don't want to eat it, why put it here? Is it an eyesore?"

"Can you really find that person?" Yue Haoran's voice came from the prison. He spoke slowly, his voice was hoarse, and his breath was weak.

Chu Yunxi stopped in her tracks, turned around, looked at Yue Haoran's back, and said one word in a sonorous and powerful voice, "Yes."

Yue Haoran stood up. His body was a little shaky because he had been sitting for too long and had been hungry for too long. However, he still held on and slowly turned around.

Chu Yunxi was shocked. This was quite different from the Yue Haoran in her memory. At this moment, his eye sockets were sunken, his cheeks were sunken, his face was sallow and sickly, and his hair was messy. How could he look like a master?

Yue Haoran dragged the chain on his feet and walked step by step to the fence, looking at Chu Yunxi. Chu Yunxi looked at him, and she saw unwillingness and despair in his eyes.

"As a son, I can't even avenge her. I have no face to live in this world."

Yue Haoran spoke in a low voice. All these years, all he wanted was to destroy the Gao family and avenge his mother. He thought his wish had been fulfilled and life and death were no longer important to him. But now he suddenly learned that the murderer was someone else, and he was imprisoned, his martial arts were abolished, and there was no hope of revenge. He felt that his life was a joke. He had been working hard for half his life, but in the end he didn't even know who his enemy was. It was ridiculous.

Chu Yunxi understood his feelings. Although the person in front of her did not deserve sympathy, the person who designed all this was the one who deserved to die. He ruined Yue Haoran's life. Chu Yunxi felt that if she could help Yue Haoran get rid of this thorn in his heart before he died, it would be a redemption for him.

"If you die now, you will be too ashamed to face your mother. Live well and try to live longer than the murderer."

Chu Yunxi winked at Chen Ma, and Chen Ma immediately handed the food to her. Yue Haoran hesitated for a moment, and finally reached out to take it.

Chu Yunxi breathed a sigh of relief and left the prison with Bai Yu and Chen Ma.

When they returned to the courtyard, Xiao Mubei was not there. He said that someone from the palace had come, and Hei Mu also left. Chu Yunxi thought about it and asked Bai Yu to inform Zi Han that when the Purple Guards were investigating in the martial arts world, they could focus on finding out if there was any martial arts master with a hoarse voice as if he had been smoked by a fire.

Yue Haoran cannot be relied upon for the time being. Chu Yunxi originally wanted to get some clues about his master from him, but looking at his condition, he probably wouldn't say a word unless he found out the truth of what happened that year first.

Of what happened back then, only Aunt Chen is left. Unfortunately, she didn’t see what that man looked like. It’s too difficult to figure it out after so many years.

At noon, Xiao Mubei came back from the palace. Chu Yunxi was reading files in the study when she saw Xiao Mubei walk in with a bad look on his face.

"Your Majesty has issued an imperial decree to behead Yue Haoran in seven days."

Chu Yunxi was stunned. "So fast? But there are still doubts in this case..."

Chu Yunxi stopped talking halfway. Yes, there is no doubt about the Gao family's murder case. The evidence is solid, and the criminal has confessed his guilt. The case can be closed and put to trial.

The suspicious thing is the incident fifteen years ago. If the truth cannot be found out, Yue Haoran will die with regret.

"When His Majesty learned about the robbery of the Dali Temple prison, he was furious. He felt that Yue Haoran would be a nuisance if he was left alive. There was no guarantee that those people would come back again, so he killed him and put an end to it all."

Xiao Mubei slammed the table, obviously in a bad mood, "Prince Jingyuan was so righteous, saying that he didn't expect to raise an ungrateful person who did such a shameless thing behind his back. Fortunately, he was caught by the Dali Temple. It was he who proposed to execute Yue Haoran as soon as possible, so father issued this imperial decree. Why didn't father think that only when those people come back can we catch them all in one fell swoop?"

Chu Yunxi was speechless. In her mind, Emperor Sui Ming was just a tyrant. Not to mention anything else, the fact that he had confiscated the property and exterminated the entire clan of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery made it impossible for her to have a good impression of him in her entire life.

"Seven days. Looks like we have to hurry up." Chu Yunxi tapped the tabletop with her fingers, tapping unconsciously, deep in thought.

"Your Majesty, let's go meet Yue Haoran's father and sister, and by the way... spread the news of Yue Haoran's execution."

Xiao Mubei immediately understood what Chu Yunxi meant, "Are you planning to... lure the snake out of its hole?"

"That's right. Didn't the prince say that we can only catch them all in one fell swoop if they come back again?"

"Okay, I'll take care of this. Yue Haoran's father and sister are now in Dingbei Palace. Let's go back and see them now."

Xiao Mubei left as soon as he said he would. Hei Mu immediately arranged a carriage to return to the palace.

After Yue's father-in-law and Yue Yanran were rescued by Hei Mu last time, they stayed in Dingbei Palace just in case. Chu Yunxi did not tell Yue Haoran about this, so he still doesn't know any news about them.

Chu Yunxi was busy all the time and had no time to see them, and they knew nothing about Yue Haoran's current situation.

My father-in-law looks very old, with gray hair and unsteady legs and feet, but he seems to be in good spirits. Yue Yanran, although already eighteen years old, has a brain injury from a fall when she was a child, so her IQ remains at the level of her childhood, and she is still as carefree as a child.

Hearing Butler Ling say that the prince was coming to see him, his father-in-law hurriedly dropped his work and came out to greet him. Yue Yanran hid behind him, twisting the small braids in front of her chest with her hands. She secretly stuck her head out, blinking her big eyes and looking at Xiao Mubei and Chu Yunxi curiously.

Chu Yunxi liked Yue Yanran the moment she saw her. This girl was so cute, with tender skin and eyes that were pure as two black grapes. She had rosy lips and a slightly round face, and when she smiled her eyes were curved like the moon.

From Yue Yanran, Chu Yunxi seemed to be able to see the Yue family back then, who must have also been outstanding in appearance and unforgettable at first sight.

Such a beautiful girl, but because of the accident, her brain was damaged, causing a lifelong defect. Chu Yunxi felt that if she were Yue Haoran, she would definitely hate the murderer who caused all this.

When the father-in-law saw Xiao Mubei, he immediately knelt down to pay his respects, and pulled Yue Yanran to kneel down as well, "I thank you for saving my life, Your Majesty. If it weren't for Your Majesty, I'm afraid that my father and I would have died by now. I am an old man, so I can die, but my daughter is already very pitiful..."

As he spoke, he couldn't help but burst into tears, which made Xiao Mubei and Chu Yunxi feel sad too.