Chapter 685 Execution (6)
The corners of Shen Miao’s lips slightly raised.
Her eyes swept over the people on the stage one by one.
Shen Wan, Chen Ruoqiu, Shen Gui, Shen Yue, Old Madam Shen... When they heard that Chang Zaiqing had miscarried in prison, they were all frozen by the time the jailers discovered her and carried her out the next day. It would have been better if she had bled to death, as she wouldn't have been beheaded in public, leaving her body intact. But what good would that do? She was already dead, and everyone in Dingjing knew about her abandonment of her husband and children.
"Little cousin, what are you thinking about?" Luo Tan asked quietly.
“Thinking about the past.” Shen Miao replied softly.
She thought back to when she'd been vying for power with Madam Mei in the harem. It was these people on the stage, stabbing the First Wife in the back without mercy. They'd murdered Shen Qiu, murdered Luo Xueyan, left Shen Xin emaciated, and left Wanyu and Fu Ming without a strong maternal family to sacrifice in the imperial throne room. They were of legitimate descent, yet lived like lowly bastards. And all of this was caused by these people before her.
Shen Yue said: "Fifth sister, we are not a family."
They were not family, but enemies. At least from now on, with the death of the people on the stage, she and the wolves and tigers of the Shen family really no longer had any relationship at all.
Chen Yue frantically looked around on the stage, but suddenly looked in the direction of Chen Miao. The moment she saw Chen Miao, her eyes suddenly flashed with intense hatred. If she hadn't been in shackles and being held captive, Chen Yue would have jumped over the crowd and pounced on Chen Miao to scratch her face.
Shen Miao smiled at her across the crowd, not caring whether Shen Yue could see clearly or not, but she raised her chin slightly and looked at her with a critical and condescending gaze, as if she were looking at a dog.
Shen Yue was enraged by Shen Miao's gaze and started to scream even louder. The officer who was escorting her kicked her impatiently. Shen Yue seemed to be hurt and was quiet for a while. But then she looked in another direction with an extremely angry expression.
Shen Miao followed her gaze and saw a familiar figure not far away from her. It was a young woman, dressed in rich and gorgeous clothes, with slightly drooping eyebrows, a pointed chin, and big eyes. Who else could it be but Shen Dongling?
Shen Dongling also saw Shen Miao, smiled gently, and actually walked towards Shen Miao. When she was closer, she bowed to Shen Miao and said softly, "Fifth sister." Then she looked at Shen Qiu and said, "Big brother."
Shen Qiu nodded indifferently. However, Shen Miao carefully examined Shen Dongling.
Shen Dongling was naturally good-looking, inheriting the features of Concubine Wan, with a touch of delicateness and allure. Such looks were rarely seen as principal wives. Most concubines possessed such looks. While a wife should be virtuous, a concubine should be charming and alluring. In the past, Shen Dongling was always submissive and submissive in the Shen residence, her good looks marred by her gray, baggy clothes. Now, perhaps because she was well-fed, her face was as tender as a drop of water, her eyes were as moist and charming as ever. Her brightly colored clothes accentuated her slender figure, a truly alluring beauty.
Looking at the attendants around her, it seemed Wang Bi treated her well. Otherwise, he wouldn't have allowed a married woman to show up so freely in public.
Because Shen Dongling rarely left the courtyard of the Shen Mansion, let alone outside, none of the people around recognized her. Luo Tan looked at Shen Dongling with some curiosity. Shen Dongling looked at Shen Miao and smiled brightly, saying, "I didn't expect to meet Fifth Sister here too. It's really fate."
Shen Miao smiled slightly.
Shen Dongling's attitude was perfectly natural, without a trace of sadness on her face. She had heard that Concubine Wan had also been taken away, her body indentures taken by the Wang family. However, the Shen Gui on the stage was Shen Dongling's father, yet Shen Dongling remained unmoved. She chatted with Shen Miao as casually as if she were at a flower viewing party. Upon closer inspection, she even seemed to be enjoying herself.
"I'm here to have some fun." Shen Miao looked at Shen Dongling: "Third sister, why are you here?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Dongling smiled slowly, covering her mouth with her hands. She was completely different from before. Now, her every move was full of charm, just like the young Wan Yi Niang, without any of her former timidity.
She said, "Fifth sister, you're looking for fun, but I wouldn't dare." Shen Dongling looked towards the stage and said, "I just heard about this interesting incident in Dingjing City and came here to have some fun."
Just as he finished speaking, he heard the executioner on the stage throw down a sign and said in a long voice: "The time has come, execution -"
Several streams of blood spurted out at the same time.
Shen Dongling covered her mouth with a handkerchief, her eyes wide open, and with a look of pity, she whispered, "How pitiful."
“Yes,” Shen Miao said calmly, “How pitiful.”
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