The students who had gathered did not leave. Someone shouted, "Ye Yunheng, you betrayed your country for personal gain. Today's fate is entirely your own fault."

The Prime Minister is selfless and devoted to public service, putting the country before personal gain. We do not believe he would adopt someone like you as his son.

As the ancients said, "A dying man's words are good." Today, in front of everyone, tell me, are you truly the adopted son of the Prime Minister?

"Yes, you told everyone the truth, so you didn't implicate the Prime Minister. Your treason has nothing to do with the Prime Minister."

Ye Yunheng was in so much pain that he wanted to grind his teeth to pieces.

He wondered if he could die a quicker death if he confessed the truth.

Before he could think any further, a child's cry came from the crowd, and Ye Yunheng's body trembled.

That voice was so familiar...it sounded like his son's.

He looked in the direction of the sound and, sure enough, it was his son, but the person holding him was a strange woman.

Any parent with a brain would bring their child, especially such a young child, to witness an execution.

This is very strange.

Just as everyone was wondering, another rough male voice came out, "You stupid woman, is this a place for children? If you scare my son, I will beat you to death."

The woman hurriedly retreated, clutching her child, her voice anxious, "I came to town today and heard it was lively here, so I followed the crowd to take a look. I didn't know this was an execution ground. By the time I found out, I was already too crowded to get out..."

The woman hurriedly explained.

Upon hearing her words, the onlookers stepped aside to let her pass, and the man who had been shouting also met up with the woman.

He snatched the child from the woman's arms and shouted, "You foolish woman! The fortune teller said that our son must not see any funerals before he turns six, or he will suffer a great calamity!"

"When my father passed away, I didn't even let my son see him off. And you, you bring my son to pay respects to that traitor! I'll teach you a lesson when I get back!"

"Da Niu's dad, I really didn't know this was a place where people were killed..."

It turns out she was a confused countrywoman who loved watching the excitement and mistakenly led her child to the execution ground.

Once everyone understood the reason, they lost interest and turned their attention back to Ye Yunheng.

Ye Yunheng looked at the three people who had disappeared and shook his head vigorously.

He couldn't betray his godfather; his child still needed his godfather's protection.

He understood what the man had said. His godfather was showing him pity and had sent someone to bring his son to see him one last time.

The student who had questioned him earlier looked delighted when he shook his head. "You mean you're not the prime minister's son, and someone is slandering you?"

Ye Yunheng nodded frantically.

The students immediately erupted in excitement.

"I knew it! How could the Prime Minister betray the country? This must be someone targeting the Prime Minister."

Rumors that someone had framed Li Heng spread again at the execution ground, sparking much discussion.

Inside the private room, Ye Zhen summoned his bodyguards, "Follow them and investigate the child's identity."

The child's crying was so perfectly timed.

Yin Jiuniang asked, "You suspect that the child is related to Ye Yunheng?"

Ye Zhen thought for a moment and then recounted the incident of Lord Lin kicking Ye Yunheng last night. "Master, don't you think these two things have something in common?"

Outsiders might not think much of it, but Ye Zhen knew that Ye Yunheng was Li Heng's man.

Yin Jiuniang thought for a moment, "They all seem to carry a warning connotation."

Ye Zhen nodded.

She hadn't felt this strongly about just one incident yesterday.

A moment later, Fu Guang came over and said, "Princess, we've found out. The two students who led the group today were both guided by their teachers, and those two teachers are both students of Lin Hanlin."

Lin Hanlin is the one who kicked and punched Ye Yunheng last night.

Shi Yan, who followed later, said, "Later, Father will take you to his residence for a visit."

Since he's Li Heng's man, he's probably not a good person either, and he likely has a lot of dirt on him.

Ye Zhen nodded emphatically.

After Ye Yunheng fainted, the execution for the day was over. Two prison guards dragged him onto the prison van and took him back to the prison.

The two prison guards behind him dragged Ye Wantang, who looked like a dead pig.

Watching Ye Yunheng's flesh being sliced ​​off bit by bit, and thinking that she would soon suffer the same torture, she was so frightened that she fainted.

Shi Yan was dissatisfied with this and handed a bottle of medicine to Ye Zhen, saying, "Give it to her before the execution, so she won't faint."

Running away while dizzy would be too easy on her.

The prisoner was taken away, but the students had not yet dispersed. Ye Zhen and the others were also preparing to leave when they heard Shi Yan say, "He changed the jade pendant on his waist."

His gaze was fixed on Lin Hanlin.

Ye Zhen looked over and remembered that Lin Hanlin wore a green jade pendant at his waist last night, but it was white now.

Officials like them would not change their jade pendants casually.

Shi Yan said knowingly, "He deliberately hit someone yesterday so that Ye Yunheng would see the jade pendant."

Because the jade pendant was shaking when that person kicked someone yesterday, it was hard for anyone not to notice.

Ye Zhen also realized the meaning behind his words.

The jade pendant and the baby were both used to blackmail Ye Yunheng.

Then we'll see if Ye Yunheng can hold out.

Thinking that they were going to keep watch at Lin Hanlin's residence, Ye Zhen didn't linger any longer. Just like when they came, the group used their light-footed skills to return to the residence.

As soon as she entered the Marquis's residence, a servant came to report, "Princess, the Emperor of Dongwu has arrived."