"Xixi, don't worry. Mu Rong'er will never appear in front of you again."
Seeing Ying Xixi staring at Mu Ronger, Xiao Xieyun spoke slowly.
Ying Xixi nodded and smiled at him, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Xiao Xieyun stood up and sat down next to Ying Xixi. The executioner at Caishikou had just raised his sword.
It was the first time that Ying Xixi saw a beheading with her own eyes, and she watched with her eyes wide open.
But when the sword fell, her eyes went dark, and the familiar smell of ambergris lingered in her nostrils and around her body.
It was Xiao Xieyun who covered her eyes.
Ying Xixi pulled at Xiao Xieyun's big hand, "Your Majesty, I want to see."
"Don't watch it, it's very bloody and it can easily give you nightmares."
Xiao Xieyun's low voice was in my ears, and outside the window I could hear the exclamations of the onlookers and a few frightened screams.
Ying Xixi was also afraid of having a nightmare, so she stopped pulling Xiao Xieyun's hand and listened obediently to the noise outside.
After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Xieyun let go of her and said, "It's over."
Ying Xixi opened her eyes and saw that the ground at Caishikou was covered with blood. Someone was cleaning the blood, and the people who had been watching had mostly dispersed.
The people passing by the teahouse were still discussing the crimes of the Zhao family, and a faint smell of blood wafted through the air.
Ying Xixi came back to her senses and turned to look at Xiao Xieyun.
"Your Majesty, what will happen to the bodies of the beheaded criminals?"
"Usually they'd just throw it into a mass grave. What's wrong? Are you scared?"
Xiao Xieyun looked at Ying Xixi who seemed a little dazed, and touched her forehead worriedly.
"No, I'm just curious. Your Majesty, can I go shopping? I want to buy some street food."
Ying Xixi's eyes were bright and full of anticipation.
Xiao Xieyun's eyes darkened a little, "Of course, but before I go down, I want to eat something else first."
Ying Xixi was just about to ask him what else he wanted to eat when Xiao Xieyun's face enlarged in front of her. The smell of ambergris hit her face, and her lips were covered with warmth.
Half an incense stick later, Ying Xixi, with flushed cheeks and swollen lips, went downstairs with Xiao Xieyun and came to the street.
Xiao Xieyun was wearing a black brocade robe. He was in a good mood because he had just eaten some appetizers, so he restrained the aura and oppressive feeling around him.
The two walked side by side, like an ordinary couple.
Ying Xixi has been in the palace for a few days, and now when she walks on the street she feels like she is out of prison. Everything she sees is full of novelty.
Whatever she wanted to buy, she just had to point and say a word, and Xiao Xieyun would follow her and pay for it.
Ying Xixi bought a string of candied haws and handed it to Xiao Xieyun's lips first.
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