"The assassins said that the assassination was planned by them. The last time they exposed the prince as the mastermind, it was someone else's instruction." The emperor's expression showed no emotion, only a frightening coldness.
"This..." Concubine Bai was speechless.
"Your Majesty, I am innocent. Please see clearly and clear my name." Situ Yao knelt down, and Su Mengyan also knelt down. It was not her turn to speak at this time.
"Your Majesty, the assassin's confession keeps changing. They are not the ones who tell the truth. Maybe the prince gave them some benefits in order to escape." When Concubine Bai saw that she did not seem to be mentioned in the memorial, she became bolder and bit back.
"Kill all these assassins." The emperor has spoken. Now the mastermind behind the scenes cannot be found, and killing these people to eliminate the trouble forever is the most practical way.
Concubine Bai's face lit up with joy, while Situ Yao had a complicated expression. It seemed that his father really didn't believe him.
Su Mengyan squeezed his hand comfortingly.
After leaving the palace, Situ Yao immediately arranged for several death row prisoners to die in place of the assassins, and personally went to the execution ground to watch the execution. Situ Yao knew that Su Mengyan could not bear to see these scenes, so he let her go back to the East Palace to rest first.
Situ Yao naturally had his own reasons for keeping these people. As long as these assassins were not dead, he would have a chance to bring down Concubine Bai.
Just before the execution, Situ Zhao appeared.
Situ Yao frowned. How could this Situ Zhao ruin his plan?
He must not be allowed to see the death row prisoners inside, otherwise he would be exposed.
Situ Yao was guarding the door of the execution ground and did not say a word when he saw Situ Zhao.
On the other hand, Situ Zhao acted nonchalant and said, "The prince is in such a good mood that he even personally supervised the execution of the assassin."
"You're too kind. These assassins have ruined my reputation. Naturally, this prince must watch them die to relieve the hatred in my heart." Situ Yao pretended to be heartbroken and calmly blocked half of his body at the door to prevent Situ Zhao from entering.
This instead aroused Situ Zhao's curiosity, and he said, "I have never seen a dead person in my life. Prince, please move aside and let me go in and take a look." As he spoke, he stuck his head out. Situ Yao knew that he did it on purpose.
"Second brother, you'd better not look at it, otherwise you will be scared and unable to sleep." Situ Yao still refused to give in, and Situ Zhao almost pushed him to get out of the way.
Situ Yao was stalling for time. In another quarter of an hour, everyone inside would be dead. He specifically instructed the executioner not to leave any bodies intact.
"Your humble servant just wanted to come and see the dancing assassin. She said she liked me before she entered the palace. If the prince doesn't let her see me for the last time, it would be a bit unkind. Or does the prince want to take her for himself? It would be better for your humble servant to take her home and train her." Situ Zhao's words lent meaning, implying that Situ Yao was trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain.
Situ Yao still refused, he could only pray that time would pass quickly.
At this time, Su Mengyan, who was clearly going back to the East Palace, appeared, and Situ Yao looked at her almost as if he saw a savior.
Su Mengyan understood and walked forward to Situ Zhao and said, "Your Highness, Cui Mixue had an accident outside the palace and her injuries have worsened. Please go and check on her immediately."
Situ Zhao had no choice but to return to the palace immediately.
Situ Yao was very satisfied with Su Mengyan's tricking Situ Zhao, but he couldn't help but feel puzzled and asked, "Didn't you go back to rest? Why are you at the execution ground again?"
Su Mengyan was originally planning to go back, but she was worried on the way, so she turned back to check. As a result, she saw Situ Zhao walking towards the execution ground. Su Mengyan was afraid of any accidents, so she hurried over.
Situ Yao nodded. The death row prisoners should all be dead by now. Just in case, Situ Yao decided to go in and take a look. He asked Su Mengyan if she wanted to go with him.
Although Su Mengyan was usually bold, this was after all seeing a dead body, and a pile of body parts at that. She was a little scared. What if she couldn't eat at night after seeing this? So she shook her head violently.
Seeing Su Mengyan's timid look, Situ Yao said, "Then wait for me here. I'll be back soon."
Originally, Situ Yao didn't want to go in, but for safety reasons, he had to go.
The execution ground was in a mess. There were five corpses lying on the ground. All of them were in pieces, with damaged faces. They didn't look like living people at all.
Situ Yao felt a little disgusted when he saw this scene, so he immediately retreated.
"Are they all dead?" Su Mengyan asked. If these death row prisoners were not dead, it would be a disaster.
"He's dead, and no one will be recognized." Situ Yao replied. He also shook his head, trying to get rid of the tragic scene of the corpse from his mind.
Then he and Su Mengyan went to the city gate to meet the real assassin.
They had been waiting at the city gate for a long time. They were ready to leave immediately when they were released, but the dancing assassin said that Situ Yao and Su Mengyan were their saviors and they had to thank them in person, so they waited until this time.
"Thank you, Prince, for your help." The dancing assassin was truly grateful at this moment, and regretted turning against him.
"You should thank Su Mengyan." Situ Yao pointed and said, "If it weren't for her, you would have gone to the underworld long ago."
The dancer clasped her fists towards Su Mengyan and said, "Thank you, Miss Su. We are very grateful."
"It's okay, it's just a piece of cake." Su Mengyan said modestly, but it was also the truth. If Su Mengyan didn't know the plot, she would not be able to help Situ Yao make a successful comeback.
"If you need any help in the future, we will go through fire and water for you without hesitation." The dancing assassin promised. What they value most is credibility. Once a word is spoken, it cannot be taken back.
These assassins agreed to go through fire and water for the two men, which was both a way of expressing their gratitude and compensation to them.
They broke their promise for their lord, which made them feel ashamed.
"This is the antidote. You will be fine as long as you take it on time." Su Mengyan took out the antidote that had been prepared long ago and distributed it to everyone, and the gratitude on their faces became even stronger.
Su Mengyan was not used to being stared at with such passionate gazes and felt a little embarrassed.
Seeing Su Mengyan's discomfort, Situ Yao saluted the assassins and took Su Mengyan away.
"I hope those assassins can live upright lives in the future." Su Mengyan shook her head. She felt pity for the dancing girl assassins who could not do what they wanted in their entire lives.
Situ Zhao, who was tricked out of the palace by Su Mengyan and rushed to see Cui Mixue, returned to the palace and saw the imperial physician changing the medicine for Cui Mixue.
Seeing Situ Zhao, Cui Mixue smiled sweetly and said, "Second Prince, look, my wound is almost healed." As she spoke, she moved her wound to show that it was fine.
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