The day of the execution finally arrived, and the execution site was bustling with noise as people from all directions gathered, discussing the matter.

Caishikou has always been the place where the emperor deals with criminals. The notice of today's punishment was posted early in the morning. When the people heard that the criminals were three women, they became even more excited and rushed to the area around the execution platform to watch the spectacle.

Several people stood around the execution platform, tiptoeing and vying to see what was in front of them, chatting with each other from time to time.

"Today is the emperor's execution of prisoners, and I heard it involves three women..." a man said mysteriously.

"That's right. I heard that these three people attempted to assassinate the emperor at the Yuanmingyuan but failed, and almost killed Consort Xi, who is now the Noble Consort Xi..."

"Tsk tsk tsk... People are truly wicked. The emperor is not so bad after all. A few days ago, he introduced a new policy of merging land tax and poll tax, so many people in our village no longer have to worry about not having enough to eat... These girls actually dared to assassinate the emperor. They really don't know the immensity of heaven and earth... Beheading would be too lenient..." An old man sighed repeatedly after hearing the truth of the matter, feeling indignant on behalf of Fourth Master.

A young man behind him laughed and said, "Beheading? You don't know? This time the emperor is furious and wants him to be executed by slow slicing..."

"What? Lingchi? It's been so many years since I've been punished this severely..." The old man was shocked. He was quite old, and it seemed that he had rarely seen lingchi even though he was over fifty. This showed how angry the Fourth Master was this time.

"That's why there are so many people here to watch the excitement today..." the young man replied dismissively, then squeezed his way in.

"They're here! Look, the official has arrived..." a young man jumped up and exclaimed, pointing at the execution platform. It turned out that the official in charge of the execution had arrived first with a pair of guards, and immediately many chairs and benches were placed on the platform!

Looks like more people are coming!

Just then, a large entourage of carriages arrived on the main street, heading towards the market...

"The Third Prince has arrived!" the welcoming official announced loudly. The Third Prince, with a somber expression, stepped down from the carriage. He was taken aback by the large crowd gathered at the execution ground, but quickly composed himself and headed towards the execution platform.

"The Fifth Prince has arrived!"

"The Eighth Prince has arrived!"

"The Ninth Prince has arrived!"

"The Tenth Prince has arrived!"

"The Thirteenth Prince has arrived!"

Several princes arrived to greet them, alighting from the carriage with expressionless faces. After scanning their surroundings, they went to their respective positions and sat down.

The people of the capital had never seen members of the royal family so close before, especially with so many princes together. The atmosphere in the execution ground instantly became heated, with everyone craning their necks, afraid of missing a single detail.

"It's quite unusual that all the princes have arrived..."

"Yes, I've grown up and never even knew what the princes looked like. This is truly an eye-opening experience..."

"I think most people have arrived, so the Emperor probably won't be coming..." As soon as these words were spoken, everyone turned away in disappointment, their enthusiasm immediately halved. It seemed that they would be hard to see the Emperor!

The princes on the execution platform exchanged glances. In front of the crowd of people, they couldn't show their impatience. They simply exchanged pleasantries and smiles and remained silent. Only the Fifth Prince frantically searched for the Fourth Prince. When he finally realized that the Fourth Prince hadn't come, he breathed a sigh of relief and carefully sat down in his seat...

Because of his leg problems, the Seventh Prince was exempted from attending by the Fourth Prince. The other princes all arrived at the execution ground on time, unwilling but not daring to disobey the imperial decree.

Just when everyone thought the Fourth Master wouldn't come, he appeared in plain clothes on the second floor of a restaurant on a street corner. Su Peisheng followed behind, taking care of everything. They chose a table with an excellent view. After the Fourth Master sat down, his eyes were fixed on the execution platform in front of him...