At this moment, the shadow guard appeared: "Your Majesty, that woman is in the prison. Should we deal with her now?"
Nan Su reached out and touched Wan Ge's hair: "Sister, you go back first, I'll come find you later."
Wan Ge understood that the other party did not want to mention the murder in front of her, so she nodded: "Okay, then I'll wait for you to come."
Nan Su smiled, but after watching her leave, his face darkened as he thought about what that woman had done yesterday: "Execute her. I will watch over her myself."
"Yes, I will arrange it right away."
…
In less than a quarter of an hour, Nan Su appeared at the execution ground and saw Mu Xiyan being held captive.
He seemed to recall this woman. The first time he saw her was in the Empress's palace. He disliked her intensely and transferred her away. The second time was when he was picking plum blossoms for the Empress. She was really capable, managing to still appear by his side even in that situation.
Just as Nan Su was about to order the execution, the Imperial Astronomical Bureau rushed in, shouting, "Wait! Wait! Your Majesty, you mustn't execute her! You mustn't execute this woman!"
The Imperial Astronomical Bureau official, breathing heavily, continued, "Your humble servant has calculated that she is a woman chosen by Heaven. Executing her would likely jeopardize the fate of the nation, so she cannot be executed."
At this moment, the civil and military officials exchanged glances, seemingly conflicted, unsure whether to heed the advice of the Imperial Observatory.
Nan Su snorted and slowly replied, "Do you know what I believe in the least? It's the so-called destiny."
With a command, the broadsword fell. But the moment Mu Xiyan breathed her last, the entire sky changed. After a thunderbolt, a torrential downpour began.
Looking at the incredibly familiar scene before him, Nan Su recalled the celestial phenomena he witnessed when he personally killed that couple in the neighboring country. How similar the celestial phenomena were back then!
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