Zhao Zhen acted swiftly. He had countless capable subordinates, and he dealt with the declining Liu Hou Mansion in less than two days.
Xu Nian was led out of the Zhenguo General's Mansion. Sitting in the carriage, she was still a little confused. She asked Zhao Zhen, but he wouldn't tell her. He just told her to guess.
The carriage had been traveling for a short while when it stopped at the entrance of the bustling market. Xu Nian heard so many people talking and curiously lifted the carriage curtain to take a look.
At a glance, there was an execution platform in the distance, with a row of people kneeling neatly on it. Counting them up, it was the Liu family of six.
"What are they doing?" Xu Nian turned her head in surprise. She didn't expect Zhao Zhen to act so decisively. In just a few days, her entire family had been sentenced to death.
“Liu Yan did not die. Instead, he defected to the enemy country and became a foot soldier of the enemy's Left General.” Zhao Zhen’s words surprised Xu Nian.
No wonder the Liu family was raided and the head of the household executed so quickly; it turns out they were guilty of treason and collusion with the enemy.
"Does the Liu family know that Liu Yan is still alive?" Xu Nian wanted to ask on behalf of the original owner.
"How could my people know he was still alive so quickly?" Zhao Zhen glanced at Xu Nian, and seeing that she only looked sad, he felt relieved.
"So even though they knew Liu Yan wasn't dead, they still sent me out to pave the way for their family." Xu Nianzhen felt sorry for the original owner of this body. The people around her were not human; they were more terrifying than jackals and tigers in the mountains, devouring people without spitting out the bones.
"A-Nian, don't be sad. Look, I've avenged you, haven't I?" Zhao Zhen hugged Xu Nian and stroked her long hair to comfort her.
"I sent a letter to Liu Yan. His superior, the Left General, will personally kill him." Zhao Zhen doesn't like to leave any future troubles when he kills someone; he wants to wipe them out completely.
Xu Nian asked in surprise, "What was in your letter? Why did that General Zuo kill him himself?"
“That General Zuo is suspicious by nature. Liu Yan had only recently joined him and their trust had just been established. A letter proving that Liu Yan was a spy was enough for General Zuo to kill the innocent rather than let him go.” Zhao Zhen spoke of his methods of killing as casually as if he were drinking water or eating.
"Aren't you afraid you've miscalculated? What if Liu Yan isn't dead?" Xu Nian looked up and saw Zhao Zhen's confident expression.
“If General Zuo doesn’t kill him, he won’t live past today. My men will cut off his head as a sacrifice to the soldiers who guard the frontier,” Zhao Zhen said, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
He hated those treacherous people who betrayed their country for their own selfish desires. Because of these treacherous people, how many soldiers guarding the border died unjustly? It wouldn't be too much to cut off ten or a hundred of their heads.
It's noon!
On the execution platform, the supervising official threw down the execution order arrow, and the executioner raised his large cleaver. No matter how much the six men begged and cried for mercy, their heads were still chopped off.
Seeing this, Xu Nian's pent-up frustration finally dissipated. "Zhao Zhen, thank you!"
"A-Nian, from now on you have to call me husband." It's one thing to call Zhao Zhen when you're angry, but what kind of wife always calls her husband by his name? No, it has to be changed.
In consideration of his help in completing her task, Xu Nian was happy to please him, saying, "Husband."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhen's eyes burned with desire, but Xu Nian shrank back and said, "Don't do anything rash, we're in the carriage."
"It's okay, I'll be gentle, as long as you don't make a sound..." Zhao Zhen's words were cut off by Xu Nian's hand.
What is this guy thinking? He just watched a murder, and now all he can think about is lusting after her. "Can't you think of anything else?"
Xu Nian really wanted Yuan Bao to help her see if there was something strange about her that attracted the male lead, causing him to become obsessed with her as if he had lost his mind.
“It’s wrong to think about your own wife,” Zhao Zhen said, looking aggrieved.
The man now is a completely different person from the one who casually decided life and death just moments ago.
"Zhao Zhen, I want to go back." Xu Nian could only try to distract him; she was genuinely afraid he would drag her into something reckless on the carriage.
Seeing Xu Nian's resistance, Zhao Zhen had no choice but to put aside his itchy desire and told the driver to take the carriage back to the Zhenguo General's Mansion.
Having escaped unscathed, Xu Nian breathed a sigh of relief.
Back at the mansion, Zhao Zhen escorted Xu Nian to her room and immediately went to attend to his business.
The Liu family's situation has been resolved, but Prince Lixian is still alive and well.
Zhao Zhen was very bothered by it.
The man who almost touched Xu Nian can no longer live a carefree life.
Moreover, Prince Lixian has harmed so many girls and respectable women. He should give those who were harmed an explanation!
He saw that Prince Li Xian's fate was just right to give a satisfactory explanation.
Thinking of this, Zhao Zhen immediately began to plan which person would be best to expose Prince Li Xian.
A historian would accuse him of conspiring with officials to plot a rebellion.
He needs to have clothes that fit his mansion properly.
He needs to have his most trusted subordinate testify against him to confirm his crimes.
He will be left speechless.
Zhao Zhen made a rough plan and then began to arrange everything.
Xu Nian had no idea that Zhao Zhen was planning to kill someone again.
She ate dinner, soaked in the hot spring for a while, and then went back to sleep early.
Zhao Zhen didn't return until very late. When he saw Xu Nian's sleeping face, all his fatigue vanished.
If she is well, everything he did was worthwhile.
"Zhao Zhen, you're back," Xu Nian said sleepily.
"You little ingrate, you still remember me?" Zhao Zhen lay down next to Xu Nian, and pulled her into his arms.
"Of course I remember, you are Zhao Zhen." That's my 10,000 points.
After murmuring to herself, Xu Nian found a comfortable sleeping position and fell asleep again.
Seeing Xu Nian like this, Zhao Zhen could only sigh and accept his fate.
Forget it, I'll let her go today.
They're getting married the day after tomorrow, and now that they're well-rested, they'll have the energy to handle the wedding day.
Thinking of this, Zhao Zhen embraced Xu Nian, closed his eyes, and fell asleep peacefully.
"Yuanbao, Yuanbao," Xu Nian kept calling out to the system in her mind.
“Host, you’ve finally remembered me.” Yuanbao was moved to tears.
Hearing Yuanbao's familiar voice, Xu Nian finally relaxed. "Yuanbao, why haven't I been able to contact you all this time?"
"Host, you're either sleeping with the male lead or on your way to sleep with him every day. If you open up your privacy, how am I supposed to contact you?" Yuanbao complained.
"Cough! It can't be that exaggerated!" Xu Nian thought back and realized that Zhao Zhen did interrupt her most of the time when she contacted Yuanbao.
"Yuanbao, have you taken your revenge, original owner?" Xu Nian asked.
Yuanbao checked and said, "The progress bar is stuck at 95, so there must still be grudges to be settled."
Hmm! The original owner still harbored hatred. After thinking it over, Xu Nian thought of the Xu family. Her tragic life was inextricably linked to the Xu family's indifference.
Despite being her closest family member, he insisted on marrying her into the Liu family because of his reputation, completely disregarding her well-being.
Afterwards, when the original owner asked them for help, they felt even more ashamed of the original owner and gave her a bottle of poison, hoping that she would commit suicide to save her reputation.
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