Zhou Bin looked up and saw that it was Han Tong who came to see him. He immediately stood up and said with a smile: "It turned out to be General Han. Why are you here?"
Han Tong looked concerned and said, "Brother Zhou, I came to see you! You said you are a genius, why are you so pedantic about this matter? Now you have offended the emperor and are locked up here. We all feel sorry for you!"
Zhou Bin said indifferently: "Thank you for your concern, General Han. I am a stubborn person. No matter whether I live in wealth or poverty, as long as I believe in the truth, I will not change it."
General Han shook his head helplessly: "Ah, what can people say about you?"
He had no choice but to comfort Zhou Bin and told him not to worry, and that they would all find a way to get Zhou Bin out as soon as possible.
Zhou Bin thanked Han Tong and continued reading.
At this time in the palace, Princess Ruyi was crying and begging her father to release Zhou Bin.
The emperor was furious: "Don't say anything more! This kid is relying on his talent to disregard the royal family. This is a humiliation to our royal family! I will issue an order immediately, requiring him to marry you! If he disobeys the order, he will be sentenced to death! I will execute him immediately!"
Princess Ruyi didn't expect her father to be so angry, and hurriedly tried to comfort him: "Father, please calm down! This matter has nothing to do with Zhou Bin. I was just being sentimental. Please don't blame him."
The emperor was already angry at this time. In his opinion, Zhou Bin's repeated rejection of his daughter was a contempt for the royal dignity.
His daughter is not only beautiful, but also the apple of his eye.
This guy has made her heartbroken time and time again, he deserves to die!
Although he had made contributions to the court before, he could not continue to trample on the emperor's dignity like this.
Therefore, this time the emperor made up his mind that if this boy still did not agree, he would just kill him, so as to preserve the dignity of the royal family.
Even if Princess Ruyi came to plead for mercy, it would be of no use. He had to be serious this time.
Princess Ruyi was frightened when she saw the murderous intent flashing in her father's eyes. She immediately said that she would no longer force the matter and hoped that her father would let Zhou Bin go.
But this time the emperor was determined to punish this ignorant boy.
Therefore, he decisively rejected Princess Ruyi's request and immediately sent someone to the prison to read the imperial edict to Zhou Bin.
When Zhou Bin was reading a book, someone suddenly came from the palace with an imperial edict in his hand, asking Zhou Bin to receive it quickly.
Zhou Bin straightened his clothes, knelt on the ground respectfully, and waited for the emperor's order.
In his imperial edict, the emperor scolded Zhou Bin for being ungrateful and openly defying the dignity of the royal family. He warned Zhou Bin to accept Princess Ruyi immediately, otherwise he would face the death penalty.
After hearing this, Zhou Bin felt surprisingly calm. Ever since his wife disappeared, Zhou Bin seemed to feel that life on earth had lost its meaning.
He had actually vaguely felt before that he would not last long.
After all, he had violated the emperor's orders time and time again, and the emperor would definitely not forgive him.
Unexpectedly, this day would come so soon, but Zhou Bin was very calm.
Perhaps he wouldn't feel so miserable if he died. Thinking of this, Zhou Bin calmly told the herald that he felt guilty towards the Emperor, but he could not agree to His Majesty's request.
The herald officer was shocked: "Sir Zhou, you have to think carefully. This is the imperial decree of His Majesty. If you disobey it, it will be a capital crime!"
Zhou Bin nodded: "I have thought it through, please report to His Majesty truthfully."
The herald officer looked regretful and said, "Alas, Lord Zhou, why are you doing this?"
He shook his head and turned away.
After he left, Zhou Bin sat quietly on his little bed.
He knew what this meant to him. Ever since he woke up from his daze, he had forgotten everything about the past.
There was only Xiaonan in his eyes. At that time, Xiaonan was his whole world and the closest person to him in the world.
If he was asked to abandon Xiaonan and choose someone else, he couldn't do it.
He somehow felt that Xiaonan was still alive, and he didn't believe that she was dead, so she had to wait for him.
Now he is probably going to die, but he has no regrets. He is willing to give up his life as well as wealth and glory for Xiaonan.
Soon, the emperor found out about Zhou Bin's disobedience. He was furious and ordered Zhou Bin to be executed the next day!
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