Wandering the Heavens

"I hope you guys are true to your words." Mei Changsu stood up and stared into Yan Que's eyes.

"Someone, take Lin Shu to record his statement." Yan Que also handled the matter impartially.

The entire process of recording the confession went relatively smoothly. Because Doctor Yan had prescribed some calming pills in advance, Mei Changsu's emotions did not fluctuate much. Li Gang, who was a former officer of the Red Flame Army, also recorded his confession.

The moon was rising above the willow trees, and Mei Changsu and Li Gang finally ended a long and painful afternoon. They had to recall the tragedy on Meiling Mountain many years ago. The despair and grief on the faces of the dead soldiers shattered their organized words again and again.

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Gong Yu stood alone on the street in front of the Censorate government office, watching people supporting each other as they carefully stepped down the stairs one step at a time.

"Gong Yu, I'm sorry." Mei Changsu pushed Li Gang aside.

At this moment, he finally let go of everything and responded to Gong Yu's feelings seriously, but given his physical condition, death could come at any time, and he could only let down the person in front of him.

"Master, are you crying?" Gong Yu took out a handkerchief and wiped the tears from his face.

"I missed my brothers so much, so I shed more tears." Mei Changsu forced a smile and took the handkerchief from Gong Yu.

"Doctor Yan doesn't allow you to stay outside for so long and asked me to take you back quickly." Gong Yu stepped forward and supported Mei Changsu as they walked towards the carriage on the road.

In the Ningguo Marquis Mansion, a short sword was stuck on the pillar stone at the entrance, which seemed to bring bad luck to its owner. Since the departure of everyone in Tianquan Villa and Xiao Jingrui, the family business has gradually withered. Xie Bi has been managing the family business seriously, and Princess Liyang has also been living in seclusion.

But it seemed that God was unwilling to let the Ningguo Marquis' Mansion go. In the afternoon of that day, a cloud of green smoke slowly rose in a corner of the backyard and gradually filled the entire backyard. For a moment, the servants of the mansion were beating gongs and shouting that there was a fire. For a moment, the backyard was bustling with people coming and going.

People always have a strong desire to survive. In the billowing smoke, an agile figure suddenly broke open the window pane of an attic and stood steadily on the lawn downstairs.

The moment he broke through the window, the whole world suddenly became quiet. Except for the choking smoke that was still flowing, everyone was looking at him standing there in a daze.

"Xie Yu, you are suspected of framing the Red Flame Army for treason and falsely accusing the eldest prince. The Censorate authorizes the Military Intelligence Department to arrest you!" Xia Dong said coldly to Xie Yu, holding up a document in his hand.

This figure was Xie Yu. He had not been sick, but was pretending to be crazy in order to avoid the revenge of the Red Flame Army, but he did not want to be discovered.

"Lord Xia Dong, I, Xie Yu, fought for my country. Could it be that your Military Intelligence Department would frame someone who has made great contributions to the country?" Xie Yu quickly calmed down.

"Suspect Xie Yu, your current defense is meaningless. Capture him!" Xia Dong hated this man so much that his attitude was now very restrained.

Xie Yu felt that the situation could still be saved, and he did not think in a bad direction. However, he was dumbfounded when he entered the prison of the Military Intelligence Department. This was originally the prison of the Xuanjing Department. After Qin Prajna took over, she upgraded the cells and interrogation system in just one month, which scared Yu Xian a lot, and he was worried that this girl had some psychological problems.

"Envoy Qin, I'll leave Lord Xie to you. He is the first guest of the Military Intelligence Department. Please treat him well."

Xia Dong had no psychological burden at all about handing Xie Yu over to Qin Banruo.

"Thank you, Master. The prison is open today. Would you like to take a look?" Qin Prajna had Xie Yu taken from the field staff and taken to the prison.

"No, I have a lot of people to catch here."

It was true that Xia Dong wanted to see Xie Yu embarrassed, but he really had something else to do. The masterminds who participated in framing the Red Flame Army and Prince Qi were Xia Jiang and Xie Yu, and there were many people who participated directly and indirectly.

"Please rest assured, we will entertain Lord Xie well so that he will remember it vividly every time he thinks of it." Qin Prajna smiled ostentatiously.

"Don't kill it." Xia Dong warned.

"Don't worry, Master. Lord Xie is of noble status and we won't hurt a single hair on his head." Qin Prajna certainly knew the importance of Xie Yu.

Xia Dong nodded and led his men away. Based on the clue of seizing the food and military supplies of the Red Flame Army, dozens of officials, both big and small, were implicated. Except for seven or eight people who are still there, the others have retired and returned to their hometowns, and some have even passed away.

Qin Prajna was very nice to Xie Yu. She personally took him to visit the interrogation room and also introduced various torture tools to him. Her words showed her regret that Xie Yu could not experience them.

Although Xie Yu was wearing a set of hand and leg shackles that jingled whenever he walked, he was a very graceful man. Even though he had been lying in bed pretending to be sick for several months, it did not affect his elegant temperament at all. He was truly a gentleman.

Facing Qin Prajna's threatening explanation of the torture instruments, he was full of disdain. He thought this woman could be very powerful after changing her career. He was a man who had seen the world, so how could he be controlled by such crude torture methods.

After visiting the torture chamber, they got down to business. Xie Yu was arranged by the jailer to sit on a chair, and Qin Prajna sat opposite him, with two clerks beside him, ready to take notes.

"Xie Yu, I just introduced you to the Military Intelligence Department Prison. Now let me tell you about you!" Qin Prajna looked at Xie Yu who was sitting upright and said slowly: "To be honest, with your background, Xie Yu, you have come this far in Daliang, where there are so many powerful families. I admire you very much."

"What exactly do you want to say?" Xie Yu didn't think there was anything to say about his experience.

"Let's review the history of your promotion and title conferment, Xie Yu!" Qin Prajna looked at her own shiny fingers.

"That's what I deserve for my hard work and loyalty for the country." Xie Yu's beautiful beard trembled a little.

"People say that Ningguo Marquis Xie Yu is tall and slender, seemingly with a graceful demeanor, from a noble family, a pillar of the country, with outstanding military achievements, and the status of a marquis. In the past, some people even described him as a delicate orchid and a jade tree, and he was admired by some women from noble families in Jinling. But in fact, judging from the confessions of Xia Jiang, Prince Xian, Zhuo Dingfeng and his son, and Xie Bi, I'm afraid that you, Xie Yu, will lose your reputation in your later years." Qin Prajna said slowly.

"Heh, in order to induce a confession, you even made up something as false as Xia Jiang's confession." Xie Yu disagreed with Qin Banruo's words.

"Bring out Xia Jiang's confession and open Xie Yu's eyes!" Qin Prajna ordered the jailer.

Before Yu Xian killed Xia Jiang, he had already obtained his confession and the whereabouts of various evidence, on the condition that his family and the illegitimate son he had with Princess Xuanji be spared.

The jailer showed Xie Yu the confessions one by one in order. The signatures and seals on them were all from Xia Jiang's hand, because a person's writing habits and the strength of the seal cannot be imitated. Xie Yu was indifferent to Xia Jiang's confession. This kind of dead thing could not prove anything at all.

"Xie Yu, do you think Xia Jiang's confession is true?" Qin Prajna asked the jailer to put the confession into the file.

"It's true." Xie Yu blurted out.

"No, no, that's not what I meant!" Xie Yu immediately reacted when he saw Qin Prajna's triumphant face.

"Thank you, Lord Marquis. Don't you think it's too late to change your confession now? Because the Regent Prince Ji and Prime Minister Lord Yan have decided not to hold a public trial. They only need to see that the case files and evidence are complete and consistent." Qin Prajna said coldly.

"Qin Banruo, aren't you afraid of retribution for framing loyal people of the country?" Xie Yu scolded without caring about his image and demeanor.

"Xie Yu, you can say this with such audacity, is it because you are still alive and well today, so you don't believe in karma?" Qin Prajna smiled as she looked at Xie Yu who was out of control.

"You, Xie Yu, are a man of deep scheming, shrewdness, cruelty, and shamelessness. For fame, wealth, and status, you raped the princess, framed the princes and generals, and even massacred the Red Flame Army soldiers who had made contributions to the country. You stepped on the backbone of the country and achieved the reputation of being the so-called pillar of the country. Now, the streets and alleys of Jinling are full of children talking about how you became the so-called pillar of the country step by step."

"Don't worry. When you are paraded through the streets on the execution ground, I will order the jailer to dress you in the most luxurious clothes, so that the people of Jinling can see how despicable the behavior of such an elegant and noble man is. In the future, the people of Jinling will say, look at Xie Yu, what a beautiful appearance, but what a dirty heart, what a vicious and cruel beast!"