Xuan Yuanzhan was so distracted by the word "brother-in-law" that he held Su Yun'an's hand affectionately and continued to flick the chess pieces off Su Renyi's body.
With a slap to the left and a slap to the right, Su Renyi was instantly covered in bumps on his face, curled up on the ground and howling in pain.
The assassins from the Black Snake Society beside him were no better than Su Renyi. Xuan Yuanzhan was still careful in his actions, not hitting the vital points with his pieces, but the common people threw stones and clods of earth without any aim, just smashing them with all their might!
The guards from the three departments who escorted them around the execution ground seemed to be used to such things, completely ignoring them and paying no attention to them at all.
Since they're all death row inmates destined for beheading anyway, it doesn't matter whether they die sooner or later!
Seeing that Xuan Yuanzhan and Su Yun'an were having a great time, Su Xuening was afraid that the two of them would really play Su Renyi to death, so she snatched the chess pieces from their hands: "Stop playing, it's almost noon."
Xuanyuan Zhan and Su Yun'an exchanged a glance but neither dared to utter a sound.
Soon it was noon, and Su Renyi, Shao Kun, and the others were all taken to the execution platform.
Su Yun'an glanced down and found that there were no members of the Su family present: "The second branch of the Su family is really heartless. Not a single person came to see Su Renyi off."
Su Xuening sneered, "Yesterday, the Yong'an Marquis's mansion was ransacked. The second branch of the Su family is now in dire straits themselves. How can anyone still have the mind to care about Su Renyi?"
The only person in the second branch of the Su family who still cared about Su Renyi was Madam Zhong. Unfortunately, Madam Zhong had been flogged a hundred times by the Dowager Consort and was now bedridden, so she couldn't come to see Su Renyi off.
As for the other members of the second branch of the Su family, which of those concubines and mistresses wasn't after Su Renyi's power and wealth? Now that Su Renyi has encountered such a predicament, why would they still want to associate with him? The most crucial point is that Su Renyi had never treated them sincerely before, and Madam Zhong was an even more sharp-tongued and mean-spirited shrew. If Su Renyi had treated them sincerely earlier, perhaps none of the members of the second branch of the Su family would have refused to come and see him off.
He had dozens of children, but he didn't get to see any of them before he died!
Upon hearing that the second branch of the Su family had been raided, Su Yun'an looked at Su Xuening with some regret: "Sister should have brought me back yesterday."
He missed the exciting drama of the second branch of the Su family being raided.
Su Xuening was amused by him: "There's nothing to see. The second branch of the Su family doesn't have much of a fortune to begin with!"
Even the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion was bestowed by the Emperor. Now that Su Renyi has been stripped of his title, even if his family is not confiscated, the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion will still be taken back.
Su Renyi was originally from the countryside and only recently acquired some wealth. Zhong Shi herself didn't have much dowry, and it took a lot of money to make up for her dowry before. Even when Su Feiling entered the palace this time, she probably didn't bring much dowry, so where would she get any money?
This time, they raided her house and wiped her out completely. Zhong must be even more heartbroken now.
"The mansion on West Street was raided. Where are the second branch of the Su family living now?" Su Yun'an asked curiously.
Su Xuening scoffed sarcastically, "The second branch of the family has been ransacked, who do you think will be left? As for Zhong Shi and Su Muyao, they seem to have returned to the Minister's residence."
The concubines' dowries were all confiscated, and Su Renyi is about to die; they must have run away with their children. Otherwise, if they were left behind for Zhong Shi to recover, she would probably have to sell them for money, since the second branch of the Su family is now completely broke.
And those servants from the Yong'an Marquis's mansion, they've probably all run away or fled by now. Even the masters of the second branch of the Su family have nowhere to go, let alone them. I guess the few maids and servants left behind are all Zhong Shi and Su Muyao's confidantes.
Zhong and Su Muyao returned to Zhong's maternal home. However, since Su Renyi had committed such a capital crime, the Ministry of Rites probably wouldn't want to take them in. But since it was Zhong's maternal home, and Zhong and Su Muyao had nowhere else to go, they could only be taken in temporarily.
Moreover, Su Huiyan and Su Feiling are still in the palace, and Zhong Shi and Su Muyao still have some support. The Minister's Mansion cannot go too far!
Hearing about the miserable state of the second branch of the Su family, Su Yun'an felt a surge of satisfaction!
They let Su Renyi and Zhong Shi forcibly occupy their General's Mansion, and now they've finally gotten their comeuppance.
There are also Su Feiling, Su Yuxin, and Su Muyao, who are always trying to frame my sister. Fortunately, my sister is smart and doesn't let them succeed.
He was happy to see them all end up in bad situations!
"Stop hitting! Stop hitting! The executioner is here!"
The people below suddenly started making a fuss, drawing the attention of Su Xuening and the others on the second floor.
"It's Zhu Yu!" Xuan Yuanzhan had been away from the capital for many years and didn't really know much about the officials there. However, after staying in the palace for the past two days, he had gotten an impression of Zhu Yu.
I heard that when Xuan Yuan Yu went to the Dali Temple to request the interrogation of Shao Kun and Su Renyi, he was turned away by Zhu Yu. And when Su Huiyan tried to extract information, Zhu Yu also directly rebuked her.
This man is so upright that even Su Huiyan and Xuanyuan Yu don't give him face. No wonder Xuanyuan Peng sent him to be the executioner.
“The person behind the pillar last time was Zhu Yu,” Xuan Yuanzhan said, looking at Su Xuening.
Su Xuening was instantly astonished: "It's him!"
She knew that Su Huiyan had tricked her into revealing information that day, and there must be someone behind that pillar. She had also seen the corner of a garment behind the pillar, but she never expected it to be Zhu Yu.
Zhu Yu had always given her the impression of being upright and incorruptible, but she never expected that he would also be related to Su Huiyan.
But Zhu Yu was the one who saved Shao Kun's life before, so what does Zhu Yu mean by this?
Xuanyuan Zhan guessed her doubts and explained, "Zhu Yu was able to gain a foothold in the court and rise to the position of Minister of Justice so quickly because of your father's recommendation. He only went to see Su Huiyan last time because of your father, but Su Huiyan kept defending Su Renyi and even taught the Three Departments how to do things, so Zhu Yu retorted. Overall, Zhu Yu is an incorruptible person. He didn't give face to Xuanyuan Yu or Su Huiyan. He is a good official."
Su Xuening nodded silently, realizing there was such a serendipitous connection involved.
This time, it was Zhu Yu who saved Shao Kun's life, preventing Su Renyi from escaping punishment.
The father gave Zhu Yu a way out, and Zhu Yu also contributed to avenging his father. This can be considered the cycle of karma, and the father's spirit in heaven is protecting him!
At noon, Zhu Yu, standing on the execution platform, announced loudly: "Su Renyi attempted to assassinate the Emperor and the Holy King; his crime is unforgivable. Execute him!"
Zhu Yu shouted and threw down the execution warrant.
The moment the execution warrant hit the ground, the executioner on the execution platform raised his broadsword toward Su Renyi's neck.
Su Renyi lay on the wooden stake, staring intently at the people below who were pointing and whispering about him.
At this moment, his mind was filled with happy memories of him, Su Renzhong, and Su Huiyan from their childhood and adolescence.
"Big brother, I'm sorry!"
As soon as Su Renyi finished his guilty murmur, the cleaver fell on his neck.
"Crack!" Crimson blood splattered far, far away along with the rolling head.
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