"Jiang Huaizhu, the adopted daughter of the Jiang family, has committed the heinous crime of treason and betrayal. She shall be beheaded without leaving her body intact."
Marquis Wen Ning originally asked Emperor Yong to use the torture of lingchi on Jiang Huaizhu.
His reason was that Jiang Huaizhu was plotting treason without telling the Jiang family, and as the head of the family, he could not condone it. Since she had committed such a crime, she should be cut into pieces and die.
Emperor Yong felt that lingchi was too cruel to behead a weak woman, so he changed lingchi to beheading.
As for the news that Marquis Wen Ning requested the emperor to have his adopted daughter be tortured to death by slicing, someone leaked it and it spread throughout the capital in an instant.
Those who had talked about the Jiang family sheltering Jiang Huaizhu behind their backs all began to sigh that this Marquis Wen Ning was really cruel. Although she was not his own flesh and blood, she was still the daughter he had raised since childhood. In order to prove the innocence of his family, he not only begged the emperor to kill her, but also used such a cruel method.
Many people who disliked the Wen Ning Marquis's Mansion said privately that even if the Wen Ning Marquis raised a kitten or puppy instead of a daughter, he should have developed feelings for the kitten after so many years. However, he did not show any reluctance at all, which showed how cruel and determined he was. Such a person who held great power would definitely be a disaster for Dasheng in the future.
But they only dared to say these words behind closed doors and would never let outsiders hear them.
Because all the noble families stand on the same side as Marquis Wen Ning, they take this opportunity to continuously publicize Marquis Wen Ning's loyalty to the emperor.
However, overnight, public opinion in the court towards Marquis Wen Ning and the Jiang family reversed.
No one dared to openly accuse the Jiang family of harboring a woman guilty of treason anymore. When everyone saw Marquis Wen Ning, they would praise him, saying that he was a loyal minister who was willing to sacrifice his own family for the sake of justice.
Ever since Jiang Xiancao exchanged bodies with Shen Tingsi, in order to be a good Ninth Prince, she has been secretly paying attention to all the developments in the court.
Therefore, she learned the news faster than others, and she knew exactly what Marquis Wen Ning was up to.
Marquis Wen Ning wants to sacrifice Jiang Huaizhu to save the entire Jiang family.
The person who had caused her great harm and made her life worse than death was not just Jiang Huaizhu, but everyone in the Jiang family.
Especially Marquis Wen Ning, the head of the Jiang family who always looks down on others, holds great power and manipulates people's hearts.
His cold-eyed observation of the injustice she suffered, his indifference and contempt for his daughter, and his disdain for her even though he knew she was struggling desperately in a desperate situation were the source of all the suffering she endured in the Marquis' Mansion.
So, now that Jiang Huaizhu was sentenced to death, it seemed that she had avenged her great hatred, but she knew very well that her real enemy not only did not lose anything, but also gained huge benefits from it.
Seeing the executioner raise his sword and aim it at Jiang Huaizhu's neck, Jiang Xiancao suddenly shouted:
"Jiang Huaizhu, do you have any last words?"
Jiang Huaizhu slowly raised his eyes.
Those eyes, which were originally lively and bright, were now empty as if they had lost their souls.
Lost my soul——
Jiang Xiancao's body suddenly tensed up.
Jiang Huaizhu just looked at her numbly for a while, without any emotion in his eyes, as quiet and silent as a hollow puppet.
The executioner asked, "My Lord, do you have any further instructions?"
Jiang Xiancao hesitated for a moment, then shook his head.
The next moment, the knife fell.
Blood splattered everywhere, Jiang Huaizhu's head fell to the ground and rolled to the edge of the platform.
Jiang Xiancao looked at the pale face. Although the facial features were familiar, they lacked the former beauty and looked strange.
The hatred in his heart did not fall with the head.
She lowered her eyes and turned away with Tinglan.
"Prince, are you going back to the palace?"
"No, go to Prince Zhan's Mansion."
…
Deep in a mansion somewhere on the outskirts of the city, a young girl slowly woke up in her bed.
She sat up in a daze, feeling her head hurt as if it had been run over by a wheel.
Seeing the unfamiliar furnishings in the room, she frowned and whispered:
"Where am I..."
At this time, someone pushed the door open.
She looked carefully and saw that the person coming was a maid wearing a light green skirt and two buns.
The maid's expression was very cold, and she was holding a bowl of soup in her hand.
The bowl contained a strange, bright red soup that gave off a faint smell of blood.
"Who are you?" The girl showed a terrified expression and shrank back with gritted teeth.
The maid did not answer her question. She walked to her bedside and grabbed the girl who was trying to dodge with her left hand. Her strength was so great that the girl could not escape her shackles. She was held down roughly and forced to drink the red medicine.
The girl made a whimpering sound, and red medicine flowed down the corners of her mouth.
After finally finishing the whole bowl of medicine, the maid confirmed that there was not a drop left in it before she let go.
The girl, who was finally free, began to cough violently. She scratched her throat with her hands, wishing she could spit out all the medicine she had just drunk.
That's not medicine at all, it's human blood!
Seeing this, the maid said coldly:
"If you dare to spit out even a drop, I'll give you another whole bowl."
The girl stopped and looked at her with a look of shock and anger.
At this moment, the girl finally remembered who she was.
She is Jiang Huaizhu and should be imprisoned in the imperial prison. How could she appear here?
Could it be that Prince Zhan fulfilled his promise to her and secretly sent her out of the imperial prison?
The maid seemed to see the doubts in her heart, turned around, took out a bronze mirror and handed it to her.
When the girl saw her own face in the bronze mirror, she screamed:
"This, this is not me!"
The woman in the mirror had a face that was pure and beautiful, beyond compare, and could be described as a stunning beauty.
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