Chapter 447 Dagger
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
On the day of the execution at the Wen Mansion, Concubine Wen dragged her sick body to the execution platform to send off Old Madam Wen and her brother and nephew from her natal family.
Old Madam Wen, Master Wen, and Master Wen II, who had been escorted to Beijing just yesterday, knelt on the ground, regretting their actions.
Unfortunately, it was no use regretting. The evidence was conclusive. Duke Song and the Queen Mother had difficulty saving Wen Jingze's life for the sake of Song Nanyue, let alone them.
Old Madam Wen regretted that she should not have insisted on marrying Concubine Wen to the prince. So what if she became the concubine of Prince Jingbei? In the end, the Wen family fell into the hands of the prince!
Concubine Wen fed Old Madam Wen the last bite with tears in her eyes.
Wen Jingze and Song Nanyue also came. Although Wen Jingze had just returned to his ancestral home not long ago, the Wen family had always loved him very much and they were sure to come and see him off for the last time.
Not only do I have to send them off for the last time, but I also have to avenge the Wen family!
Xie Jingyu prepared a banquet at Deyue Tower. Chen Guo came to the execution ground and saw the man in the crowd.
Chen Guo stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Sir, you are here indeed."
The man asked, "Looking for me?"
Chen Guo nodded. "If the young master hadn't asked me to pass on the evidence of the Crown Prince's crimes, there's no telling when the Crown Prince would have been able to bring down the Wen family. Knowing that the young master had come to the capital, my Crown Prince hosted a banquet at Deyue Tower to express his gratitude."
The man said, "When you think about it, it's just a matter of each taking what they need."
"I hope you will do me the honor."
The man hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
Neither the man nor Chen Guo noticed that Wen Jingze was looking at them while they were talking, and that there were Wen Jingze's men beside them.
"Execution—"
The penalty order was thrown to the ground.
The executioner spat a mouthful of wine onto the machete.
The knife fell with a loud swoop.
More than a dozen heads fell to the ground in the Wen Mansion.
Concubine Wen fainted from the pain and Wen Jingze supported her.
After the execution, the man mounted his horse and followed Chen Guo to Deyue Tower.
Wen Jingze's eyes were fixed on them. A servant came over and said, "Master, the evidence that Prince Jingbei used to bring down the Wen family was found by that man and given to him."
Swish.
Wen Jingze's eyes suddenly turned cold, filled with murderous intent.
As soon as he arrived at the execution ground, he realized that the man was unusual. The look in his eyes when he looked at the Wen family was filled with hatred, and he felt happy that his great hatred was about to be avenged.
Unexpectedly, the person who almost sent the Wen family and even him to the guillotine was not only Xie Jingyu, but also that man!
What kind of deep hatred would necessitate the collection of so much evidence against the Wen family?!
Deyue Building, private room on the second floor.
Xie Jingyu sat there drinking tea.
Chen Guo knocked on the door first, then pushed it open and went in.
Xie Jingyu looked up and saw a man walking in. Xie Jingyu remembered Chen Guo saying that the man gave him the evidence in return for saving his life.
Looking at his features, there was a sense of familiarity, but Xie Jingyu couldn't remember when he had saved this man. Even with his good memory, he couldn't remember it. Xie Jingyu doubted whether it really happened.
However, the man was afraid that Chen Guo would not believe the evidence he collected, so he made up such a reason, which was understandable.
But the way the man looked at him did seem a bit like he was looking at an old friend.
The man saluted Xie Jingyu, who put down the teacup and said, "Please."
The man sat down opposite Xie Jingyu, and Xie Jingyu said, "I wonder when I saved you?"
The man was stunned for a moment. "It was a long time ago. I was bullied on the road. The Prince of Jingbei passed by and chased away a few thugs. It was such a small matter, so the Prince of Jingbei would not take it seriously. But to me, it was a life-saving favor."
He has never rescued anyone who was bullied by thugs on the street.
The man was lying, but Xie Jingyu didn't expose him.
The waiter brought in the food, filled the wine glasses in front of the two men, and then left.
Xie Jingyu raised his glass, "Thank you very much."
The man didn't hesitate and drank from his glass.
Xie Jingyu did not ask what deep hatred the man had with the Wen family. The Wen family had already been executed, and only Wen Jingze was left. If he still dared to harbor evil intentions, Xie Jingyu would never let him live.
The two of them were drinking, talking and laughing upstairs until everyone downstairs started talking about the execution of Wen Fu.
When talking about the Wen Mansion, it is inevitable to mention the Jingbei Palace's substitution of the real one, and the Wen Mansion tortured the real second young master of the Jingbei Palace and forced him to escape through a dog hole.
"As a human being, it's better to be kind. Who would have thought that Prince Jingbei had such a good temper? The Crown Prince was replaced again and again, but he didn't expose it and just sent the child back. It's just that Second Young Master Xie is too unlucky to have a mother like Concubine Wen and a maternal family like the Wen Mansion."
"He was originally a peaceful child, growing up safely in the Jingbei Palace. But he was treated as the Crown Prince and sent to the Wen Mansion. He was tortured to the point of having to crawl through a dog hole to escape..."
"I don't know if the real Second Young Master Xie is still alive, and if he will ever be able to return to his roots..."
The discussions downstairs reached upstairs.
The man who was pouring the wine was stunned when he heard this.
He didn't even notice the wine overflowing the glass and continued pouring.
Xie Jingyu was picking up some food when he saw this scene. His brows frowned slightly, and when he looked up, he saw that the man's face was pale.
The wine flowed down the table and dripped onto the man.
The man came back to his senses and put down the wine jug in a panic. Xie Jingyu asked, "What's wrong?"
"No, nothing..."
The voice is trembling.
The man brushed off the wine on his brocade robe, and his hands were shaking as he picked up the food. He couldn't pick up a fish ball even after trying two or three times.
The man said, "I, I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave now."
Without waiting for Xie Jingyu to persuade him to stay, the man stood up and left.
"Chen Ping, send him off."
The dinner was only half over, and there was no food left when he returned home. Xie Jingyu went downstairs after finishing his meal.
As soon as they left Deyue Tower, Yun Yi, the Third Young Master of the Yun family, rode over. He dismounted and asked, "Isn't Master Zhou with you? Where is he?"
Xie Jingyu was a little surprised, "Do you know him?"
Yun Yi said, "That day at the post station, thanks to his help, I didn't die at the hands of the assassin. He left something with me. I was going to wait for him at the execution ground, but I was too late. The servant said he had been taken away. I searched for a long time and found out that it was your people who took him away..."
He was on his way to the Jingbei Palace when he unexpectedly ran into her on the street.
Chen Ping said, "I don't know what happened. He left in a hurry halfway through his meal."
"Do you know where he is?" Yun Yi asked.
Chen Ping shook his head.
Yun Yi was worried, "I'll look for it again."
Yun Yi jumped onto his horse and took out a small dagger from his arms.
When Xie Jingyu saw the dagger, his eyes narrowed.
"etc."
Yun Yi squeezed the horse's belly and was about to run away, but when he heard what Xie Jingyu said, he hurriedly tightened the reins.
The horse's hooves are raised high.
Yun Yi was a little confused.
Xie Jingyu looked at the dagger in his hand, "This dagger..."
Yun Yi said, "Mr. Zhou's. When he rescued me, it fell into the manger and I picked it up."
"show me."
Xie Jingyu stretched out his hand.
Yun Yi felt strange, but still handed over the dagger.
Xie Jingyu took the dagger and opened it.
The dagger was sharpened, but in a messy way.
"It's him."
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