Chapter 486 Send Her Away
The expedited letter sent back from Zhenyang Pass was made public in the court the next day.
Although Chief Minister Shen was an important official of the court, he was not a military general with countless military achievements. He had no worries if he was sentenced to death along with his entire clan.
Shen Chunlai, who was once respected as the Prime Minister by everyone in the court, became a criminal overnight.
The execution was not delayed until autumn, but was carried out in Xishi three days later.
The news of the verdict reached the ears of the Shen family, and there were constant cries and shouts in the Ministry of Justice prison.
Chen Chunlai sat in the corner looking at the tall window. Only a small patch of sky was blue, and the rest of the view was dark.
Defeated, defeated without any ability to fight back.
He admitted defeat, but he just didn't understand how Qiao Rushi knew about the Zhenyang Pass incident?
The correspondence had always been kept secret. He was extremely cautious about this matter and had not been negligent at all. How could Qiao Ru know about it?
No one in the Shen family knew about this matter.
He couldn't figure it out, he would never be able to figure it out in his lifetime.
Chen Chunlai wanted to meet Qiao Rushi to help him solve his doubts.
But Qiao Rushi didn't come, and didn't even give him a chance to give an answer, leaving him wondering day and night what went wrong.
But for Qiao Rushi, an opponent who can no longer fight back is like an insignificant grass and is not worth his time.
Three days later, the long street was crowded with people. Qiao Wanyan also went there, but she did not squeeze into the crowd. Instead, she watched the long procession of people going to their deaths from the window of a private room on the third floor of a teahouse on the way there.
The Shen family is a huge family, and the number of people who have gained respectability in the capital by relying on the Shen family could reach hundreds.
This group of people who were once lively and impressive are now walking towards the execution ground covered in dust and crying.
The people threw rotten eggs and leaves at them, as if they were quite pleased with the fall of the gods.
Chen Chunlai seemed to have aged ten years overnight. He was locked in a prison van like a zombie, having lost all his energy and spirit.
Chen Zishan no longer had the sense of superiority he had in front of Qiao Wanyan that day. He had lost a lot of weight at this moment, and was obviously in a state of humiliation. He didn't even dare to look up at others.
Shen Lingyi is worthy of being the daughter of Shen Xiwan. They are not close at all on weekdays, but at this moment, they are in sync and crying loudly.
His eyes were red, his legs were weak and he could not walk, but he was afraid of the long swords of the imperial guards around him and forced himself to move forward. This embarrassing posture made them even more frightened.
Shen Lingyi's vision was blurred by tears. She accidentally saw a familiar figure by the window upstairs in the distance and blinked hard. The blur disappeared and she confirmed that the person was Qiao Wanyan.
Her head was buzzing for a moment, and she felt like she was walking to the place where she would die, looking miserable and embarrassed.
But she looked down upon me with all her wealth and glory.
Such a huge gap made her feel like she was going to collapse.
"Bitch!" Shen Lingyi suddenly shouted in her direction, "You bitch, it's all because of you!"
The imperial guards around her waved their whips and lashed at her, but Shen Lingyi's heart completely collapsed at this moment, and she rushed in that direction, wanting to drag her to be buried with her.
But he was pushed to the ground and could only stare at Qiao Wanyan's figure and curse in a trembling voice.
"You are the one who framed me. You are the one who schemed against me. Even if I become a ghost, I will never let you go. I will never let you go!!!"
Everyone looked in the direction she was looking, but didn't see anyone.
A woman picked up rotten eggs from a basket and threw them at her. "Your grandfather formed a clique for personal gain and disregarded human life. You enjoy the money you earned from oppressing the people and are still so arrogant. You Shen family are simply disgusting to the extreme!"
Shen Lingyi's mouth was blocked, and she could no longer continue to speak wildly.
In the private room of the teahouse, Zi Yuan said, “This Shen Lingyi is simply crazy. Miss, do you want to go to the West Market to see with your own eyes what this madman looks like before he dies?”
Qiao Wanyan took the teacup handed over by Ziyuan and said, "The Shen family has been powerful in the capital for many years, but now they have been wiped out and everything has become nothing."
In just a few days, the Shen family collapsed completely.
Not even the slightest hope of starting over was given.
Zi Yuan pursed her lips. The young lady was lamenting the demise of the Shen family.
Qiao Wanyan: "This is what happens when you become an enemy of the Qiao family."
Ziyuan: You’re worrying too much.
In the storybook, she had never seen the Shen family being exterminated. Perhaps because Qiao Yihuan was rejected by the heaven, everything began to move towards a different ending.
It is impossible to predict or judge, we can only take one step at a time.
The door suddenly opened. Qiao Wanyan looked at the door in surprise, "Daddy?"
Qiao Rushi smiled, closed the door and walked in, "Our Yanyan is here as expected. She just came back from the Ministry of Revenue. I heard that you went out for tea, and thought you would come to this place."
Qiao Wanyan said slowly, "Daddy, please don't lie to me. What am I doing in the capital? You know everything. Now that you say the world is not peaceful, you have arranged so many secret guards to accompany me. How can you not know where I am?"
Qiao Rushi smiled and said, "Is Yanyan unhappy?"
"That's not the case. Daddy has no ill will towards me. I know Daddy wants to protect me."
Qiao Rushi let out a long sigh, her smile disappeared a little and her expression became a little serious.
"What's wrong?"
Qiao Rushi said: "The Shen family has fallen now. Although the emperor is not healthy enough to attend court, he will not do nothing. Everyone knows that you are Daddy's weak spot, so Daddy wants to send you out of the capital temporarily."
The capital city is about to face a bloody storm, and it is not suitable for Yanyan to stay in the capital city any longer.
The emperor is such a smart man, he will definitely start with Yanyan.
Qiao Wanyan remained silent.
She knew that her mother had talked to her about this matter some time ago.
Qiao Rushi said in a gentle voice: "Don't be afraid, Yanyan. Daddy will put you in a safe place. No matter what Daddy does, Daddy will let you live well and live with wealth and glory."
Qiao Wanyan lowered her eyes, "I'm not afraid, I'm just worried about my father and mother. The Qiao family is the head of the aristocratic families, and it is destined that it will not always be peaceful and worry-free. If you want to be worry-free forever, you must plan every step carefully."
"I'm just worried that Daddy will have a hard time."
She lowered her eyes and said, "I want to be the Crown Princess, I want to be the Queen, I want to be the most noble woman in the world. But the prerequisite is that I want my father and mother to watch me reach that position."
"Otherwise, everything is meaningless. Daddy, do you understand?"
Qiao Ru was speechless, her throat seemed to be filled with lead and she couldn't utter a word.
After a long while, he raised an obscure smile, "Daddy understands, Daddy and Mommy will definitely live well and watch our Yanyan shine."
Qiao Wanyan raised her lips and smiled, "So Daddy thinks it's more appropriate to send me away, then I'll listen to Daddy."
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