Chapter 98 Execution of Lu Yu
"I want to send him where he wants to go." Xie Changsheng sneered.
"Where do you want to go?" Fu Danjun wondered.
"Of course, he arrested you just to vent his anger on his wife, Mrs. Pei. In that case, I will let him go to see Mrs. Pei."
Fu Danjun understood and curled his lips. This retribution was quite good.
She said, "Lu Yu is lucky, and he can also meet Pei Xi."
Then he turned to ask Xie Changsheng, "Are you planning to let Lu Yu die?"
"Of course. If Lu Yu isn't allowed to die, who else should die? He and Pei can spend their last moments together in prison."
Fu Danjun was satisfied, and a smile crept up the corners of his mouth, shining like a bright pearl and as bright as the morning sun.
At this moment, Lu Yu, with his head covered, was being held and pushed by two people behind him in a certain direction.
He was originally outdoors and the air was fresh, but then he went indoors and the wind died down. He smelled the odor of decay and mold and heard wailing sounds coming one after another.
Lu Yu had been to places like this before when judging cases. He shuddered, his voice trembling as he asked the person holding him, "Sir, where is this?"
"Don't you know where it is? Do you need someone to tell you?" accompanied by one or two laughs.
Lu Yu was trembling all over as he was pushed inside until he stopped at a certain place.
Someone unlocked the room, took off his hood, and pushed him inside.
"Go in!"
"How dare you disrespect the imperial concubine? Wait for your execution in the autumn!"
Lu Yu realized where he was and subconsciously turned around to shake the prison lock, but the people escorting him had already walked away arm in arm.
Next to him, a thin, haggard, sallow and dirty face slowly raised its head and looked at Lu Yu with disheveled hair.
"Husband?"
Lu Yu was also stunned when he heard the familiar voice. The anger on his face had not yet dissipated. The moment he saw the crazy woman opposite, a hint of disgust flashed in his eyes subconsciously, but soon, he recognized that she was Pei Xi.
In just a few days, Pei Xi was tortured to the point that she looked like a monster, with only skin and bones left.
Lu Yu recognized her and said hurriedly.
"Ah's?"
"I'm here, husband! How did you get caught in here too?"
Lu Yu briefly recounted what had happened, and Pei Xi cried even harder, saying that he shouldn't have been so reckless. What should the children do?
But now that things have come to this, there is no use blaming each other.
As evening approached, the two men were dejected, probably knowing full well that they would end up in jail.
However, when delivering food in the evening, Lu Yu saw Fu Danjun wearing a cloak and Xie Changsheng in a black suit.
Lu Yu was horrified.
Xie Changsheng smiled and said, "Does Lord Lu admit that he has committed a crime?"
Lu Yu was still resisting, banging his head on the ground, "Your Majesty, I am innocent. Fu was my ex-wife after all. How could I be so cruel!"
Fu Danjun looked at him coldly, his eyes devoid of warmth.
Xie Changsheng chuckled, "How can I know whether what you said is true or not? I only know that some people won't cry until they see the coffin."
No matter how many times Lu Yu kowtowed, even until his head was smashed, Xie Changsheng remained calm and waved his hand, "Come here, torture Pei. I want to see who is more stubborn, you or Pei."
Although Pei had been on the march and fighting for several years and was not the kind of delicate woman who was kept in seclusion, she could not withstand the torture of the Ministry of Justice. Her hands were clamped with bamboo boards and her face was burned with irons. She begged for mercy desperately, and the air was filled with the smell of burnt flesh.
"Lord Lu, are you just going to watch Pei suffer like this? Don't you have anything to say?"
Lu Yu's face was filled with agony, his heart aching, and he stabbed even harder. He kept saying, "Your Majesty, spare my life," until Pei Xi's repeated screams and cries of pain broke through his defenses. He then collapsed to the ground in tears, "I know my crime, I know my crime, it's all my fault! I was the one who sent people to kidnap Fu!"
"Wrong." Xie Changsheng corrected lightly. Lu Yu was startled. He looked up and saw the emperor's sharp gaze that was enough to kill him. But the corners of his lips were curled with a smile. "You don't want to kidnap her, you want to take her life!"
Lu Yu was shaking all over, but he had to admit it.
"Alright, since Lord Lu has admitted it, we will choose a day to execute Pei. As for Lord Lu, I will be a good person to the end. On the day of the execution, you will go and see it in person, and then I will deal with you."
When Fu Danjun and Xie Changsheng left the prison, they heard the sounds of ghosts howling and people crying bitterly.
She had no mercy at all.
They brought this upon themselves.
Lu Yu had a very miserable time in the next few days.
Pei Xi was severely tortured and her wounds kept bleeding but there was no medicine to treat them. The wounds continued to bleed and fester until they became inflamed and she had a fever, which made her lose consciousness.
Through a fence, Lu Yu's hand could only touch her hair.
Three days later, Pei Xi finally woke up and even had difficulty drinking water.
On Lu Yu's side, delicious food and wine were served every day. He looked at the delicious food and wine, but was hesitant to pick up his chopsticks, for fear that one of them would be his last dinner.
Even so, the day of Pei Xi's execution is approaching.
This is a big gift that Xie Changsheng wants to give to the envoys from the northern border.
Because of this incident, Fu Danjun stayed in the palace for a few more days and did not make any trouble.
That day, after she got up, Lan Fang combed her hair in front of the mirror. Xie Changsheng's face appeared in the bronze mirror. He held a graceful peony in his hand, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said with a smile.
"You've been in a good mood lately."
Fu Danjun yawned. "That's right. But when will Pei be executed? I want to see it, too. And Lu Yu too."
Xie Changsheng was startled for a moment, then smiled smugly, "You don't have any attachment to him at all now?"
Fu Danjun glared at him, "Your Majesty, you're joking. Who would have any attachment to a murderer?"
She was usually charming and seductive, and she was even more captivating when she was angry. Xie Changsheng suddenly leaned over, and his handsome face was magnified in the bronze mirror, almost touching her face, which not only scared Fu Danjun, but also Lan Fang.
Fu Danjun subconsciously wanted to scold Xie Changsheng, but he held back. He gave Lan Fang a look, indicating her to go out first, and then adjusted his expression.
Xie Changsheng hugged her from behind and pinned the dew-stained peony on her head. "I have dismissed the harem. Are you happy?"
Fu Danjun was shocked and his first reaction was to turn around, but unfortunately Xie Changsheng held his shoulder.
"Please digest this for a while. I still have political matters to deal with."
Fu Danjun couldn't believe it, but when she rushed to the harem, she only saw a few palace maids.
They were whispering to each other, tears streaming down their faces.
"The Emperor is truly cruel. He sent away so many concubines without hesitation. They are all his women after all. If they leave like this, how will they get married in the future?"
"Although that's what they say, I also heard that the emperor gave them a lot of dowry. I guess they will never have to worry about food and drink in this life."
"Who among those who can enter the palace is not a daughter of an official? It seems that they are not short of that little money, right?"
"Not really. Many of them were brought in by our emperor for no reason."
Fu Danjun felt mixed emotions after hearing this.
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