Chapter 567 It's on time
On the second day, news spread from the palace that the queen was seriously ill and needed to rest and not be disturbed.
Yun Qingqing was not surprised at all.
The emperor was still worried about the impact on the country's destiny, so he suppressed what the queen had done and imprisoned her on the pretext of being seriously ill.
I don't know if the emperor still has some feelings for the queen and is reluctant to let her die suddenly, so he just wants to lock her up in the palace to prevent her from causing trouble again.
But none of this matters anymore. Without the shield of Heaven, the cause and effect of the Queen can no longer be suppressed. The longer it drags on, the more miserable her end will be.
As for the queen's mother's family, their good days are about to end.
That day, Yun Qingqing went to the Heavenly Prison.
She did not take the obvious route, but quietly appeared in the cell. She raised her hand and set up a barrier. From the outside, no one could see anything unusual in the cell, nor could they hear any movement inside.
Xiao Zirui curled up in the corner of the cell, looking exhausted and haggard. When he heard the noise, he raised his head so slowly as if he was sleepwalking.
But when he saw Yun Qingqing's face, his eyes suddenly lit up and he rushed to her feet.
"Qingqing! I knew you couldn't bear to take care of me! I've been thinking a lot these days. In the past, I was... ugh!"
Yun Qingqing kicked Xiao Zirui back to the corner with a look of disgust on her face:
"Get away from me!"
Xiao Zirui's back hit the wall, his eyes went dark and a sweet and fishy feeling came up in his throat. He was speechless for a long time.
Yun Qingqing then looked at him leisurely, with a clear light in her eyes.
The luck and karma of this scumbag are the same as when his rebellion failed, and his lifeline is almost over.
No matter who concealed the secret, it seemed that only the Queen was concealed and Xiao Zirui was not taken care of.
She was thinking about the purpose of the person behind the scenes. Xiao Zirui finally caught his breath, propped himself up and spoke with difficulty:
"You have every right to be angry with me... I was blind and ignorant in the past and let you suffer so much. Now I regret it... I really know I was wrong... Qingqing, can you..."
Yun Qingqing slapped him across the air.
"Shut up! Do you have the right to call me Qingqing?"
After slapping him, she immediately raised her hand and cast a curse at him. Xiao Zirui was unable to make any sound on the spot. He could only stare with his eyes in embarrassment and move his mouth desperately, but he couldn't utter a word.
Yun Qingqing looked down at him and curled her lips coldly:
"Now that it has come to this, don't even think about turning the tables. The hundreds of assassins you secretly raised attacked our Regent's Palace last night and were completely wiped out."
Xiao Zirui's eyes suddenly widened, he made some noises for a long time, then shook his head desperately, trying to say that it was not him who ordered that.
But Yun Qingqing didn't care about these at all.
At this point, this bastard still insisted on saying those words to disgust her, so don't blame her for being unsportsmanlike.
Who doesn't know how to hurt someone's heart?
Yun Qingqing said calmly:
"The Queen's role as the mastermind behind the incident has been exposed. She even admitted that she planned to poison the Emperor. Now she can't save herself. You can't expect her to persuade the Emperor to show leniency to you."
Xiao Zirui was struck by lightning, with despair on his face.
Although he knew before that it would be difficult for him to turn things around, he could at least count on his mother to plead for him.
The emperor and the empress have always had a deep relationship for many years. Considering this relationship, Xiao Zirui still believed that there was a glimmer of hope and that he would not lose his life.
But if the Queen Mother really said in front of the Emperor that she wanted to poison him, then wouldn't everything be over...
Yun Qingqing looked at his shocked expression and smiled calmly:
"Don't worry, the emperor won't have the chance to execute you."
Xiao Zirui was stunned for a moment, and the desire to survive burst out in his eyes again. He looked at her expectantly.
Yun Qingqing's smile turned sarcastic:
"After all, it is the New Year now. The earliest we can order the execution will be after the Lantern Festival. But your lifeline is only enough to last until the tenth day of the first lunar month."
Xiao Zirui was stunned for a moment, and let out an angry roar, but still couldn't speak. He suddenly propped himself up and pounced on Yun Qingqing again.
Yun Qingqing raised her foot and kicked him back without hesitation.
Then he took out a talisman and stuck it on his body, and instantly disappeared from his sight.
When Yun Qingqing became invisible, the barrier also disappeared.
The two jailers heard the noise in the cell and came over to check. They saw Xiao Zirui crawling on the ground like a madman, hissing and roaring like a wild beast.
The jailer was startled:
"Huh? What's going on?"
"Is King Rui crazy... Is he pretending to get away with it?"
"For a crime as serious as treason, what's the point of pretending to be crazy? Just forget it!"
The eunuch who was delivering the imperial edict following behind the jailer was also startled:
"Oh my, what is he doing? Has he been like this for the past few days?"
The jailer quickly denied:
"No, no, he was fine just now. I don't know why he suddenly went crazy..."
"Master, you want to pass on your order. Do you need us to hold him down?"
When Xiao Zirui heard that the imperial edict was about to be delivered, he was shocked all over and immediately stopped growling. He stared at the bright yellow scroll in the eunuch's hand with hope in his eyes, and quickly got up and knelt to signal the eunuch to read it.
The eunuch who delivered the imperial edict heaved a sigh of relief upon seeing this, and quickly unfolded the imperial edict and read it aloud:
"The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, proclaims: Prince Rui is guilty of treason, and his crime is unforgivable. He is stripped of his title and demoted to a commoner as a warning to others. At the end of the first month, he is ordered to go to Caishikou to be punished in accordance with the law, in order to enforce the rule of law. I decree this!"
Like a bolt from the blue, all the blood drained away from Xiao Zirui's face.
Demoted to a commoner!
After the first month of the lunar year, he will be taken to Caishikou and beheaded in public!
How can my father be so cruel? I am his son!
The eunuch looked at his incredulous expression and snorted coldly:
"Criminal Xiao Zirui, when you were plotting rebellion and had your archers shoot arrows at the emperor, why didn't you think that this day would come?"
"Your Majesty has been so kind and has allowed you to live for a few more days. This is already a blessing for you! Reflect on your actions in prison!"
Xiao Zirui's face turned pale and his heart was dead. Yun Qingqing's words suddenly rang in his ears again.
His lifeline couldn't even make it through the Lantern Festival, only until the tenth day...
Yun Qingqing is a celestial phoenix.
What she said never came true.
Xiao Zirui was speechless, but suddenly he opened his mouth and let out a "ho ho" laugh, with a hint of madness in his eyes.
What Yun Qingqing said couldn't always be accurate!
If he does nothing now and just waits to die, it is very likely that something will happen on the tenth day and take his life before he is beheaded.
but!
Even if he can't survive, can't he choose to die early!
Isn't Yun Qingqing the most confident woman? He was determined to make her prediction come true this time!
Xiao Zirui stood up suddenly and slammed into the wall amid the screams of the jailer and the eunuch delivering the imperial edict!
The two jailers reached out to pull him in horror, but his movements were too fast and the jailers didn't even touch the corner of his clothes.
Xiao Zirui's forehead hit the brick wall hard, and blood gushed out immediately. He gave a last triumphant smile.
That cruel woman caused me to lose everything.
This last time, she didn't get what she wanted, haha!
However.
There was only a loud crash.
Before Xiao Zirui fell down in dizziness, he suddenly saw that the wall brick he had just crashed into had disappeared completely, and there was a square hole there.
The jailer frantically held him down, wiped the blood and pinched his philtrum, but he didn't make him faint completely.
Xiao Zirui was confused and unwilling, his eyes were dazed. He wanted to struggle but found that his hands and feet were numb and he could hardly move.
The jailer's voice rang in my ears:
"Although he is a death row prisoner, he must be executed according to the emperor's order. If he were to die now, wouldn't it be troublesome!"
"Hey, luckily the brick was loose. This prisoner was really stubborn and managed to knock the brick out."
The eunuch delivering the imperial edict looked at the two trembling jailers and sneered:
"What are you afraid of? He is guilty of treason and deserves death! The emperor will only think that he committed suicide out of fear of punishment and will not implicate you."
The two jailers were relieved now. They threw Xiao Zirui into the corner, spat twice, and locked the cell door.
Xiao Zirui lay on the ground like a dead fish. Before he could feel unwilling, his body suddenly began to twitch.
Yun Qingqing witnessed all this with an invisibility talisman on her face. She curled her lips sarcastically, turned around and left without looking back.
This bastard probably never expected that because the bricks were loose, he not only failed to die quickly from the collision, but instead suffered blood clots in his brain, completely losing his ability to move.
For the remaining days, he could only lie like a pile of mud, waiting for his life to slip away.
She calculated it accurately.
If we say the tenth day, it is the tenth day.
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