Chapter 249 The Emperor’s Kindness

Pingcheng was in turmoil that day.

When the people of Pingcheng received the news and gathered in front of the prefect's door, they saw rows of bald men being beaten with boards in front of the prefect's door, two of whom were celebrities in the city.

When Liu Yunyi and Liu Shaoqing were first being watched, they looked as if they wished they could die right where they were. But when the sticks hit them, all thoughts of shame and anger disappeared, and all they felt from head to toe was just one word - pain.

"ah!"

“Ahhh!”

Outside the prefectural government's gate, the muffled sound of sticks hitting flesh and cries of pain came one after another. Only then did they truly realize how painful it felt to be hit by sticks.

"Wuwuwu...Dad, Mom, save me..."

When the Liu couple heard the news and rushed over, they saw their son and daughter among a group of people being beaten at a glance. They felt sad and distressed when they heard their wailing, but there was nothing they could do.

The one they offended was the current emperor. Even if they were foolish, they dared not run into the emperor's knife.

I felt distressed at first, but when I saw the two smooth and shiny eggs on their heads, I felt a black screen in front of my eyes and almost fainted on the spot.

Is the sky falling?

My sons and daughters had their heads shaved and were publicly executed. What will I do in the future?

Compared to the Liu couple, many people in Pingcheng were secretly cheering for them.

The Liu siblings, who have always been domineering and arrogant, have really hit a big wall this time.

"I heard that the Liu family siblings were desperate and wanted to take away the emperor's favorite and a child who was playing with him. They wanted to peel off the child's skin to use as a collar and beat the child to death. That's why the emperor got angry."

"This seems like something the Liu brothers and sisters would do. This is called retribution."

"The Liu brothers and sisters wanted to skin the fox and beat the child to death. The emperor still gave them a lighter sentence because the queen mother was worshipping Buddha at Yutai Mountain. They shaved their heads and beat them with a stick, which was a tit-for-tat."

"It seems that the emperor is truly kind."

It is said that when the emperor gets angry, millions of people will die.

As a result, the emperor's life was spared, he was just beaten with a stick and was expected to recover after a few months of rest.

The people of Pingcheng felt that the current regime was not as tyrannical as rumored.

Qinglu went outside to watch the execution. When she came back, she secretly told Si Linglong what the people outside were saying. Her expression was both happy and secretly delighted.

"General Huo's men told the story of the Liu brothers and sisters' crimes, and secretly arranged for someone to explain to the people. I also secretly said a few good words for them. Now people outside say that the emperor's punishment is very merciful."

Qinglu felt that, although the reputation belonged to the emperor, she knew that the idea of ​​this punishment was proposed by her concubine.

The people say that this punishment is for benevolence and righteousness, which means that their concubine Guifei is benevolent and righteous.

Si Linglong just smacked her lips secretly when she heard her maid's words.

[Helian Yue, benevolence? Do these two words have anything to do with him? ]

[Could it be that the people of Pingcheng are just exaggerating because he is so good-looking? ]

He was muttering in his heart but did not show it on his face, because after a lot of trouble for most of the day, Helian Yue also had to take the opportunity to deal with the inaction of the Pingcheng prefect, so Si Linglong and the others were arranged to rest behind the prefect's office.

At this moment, while watching Shuhong combing little Lisheng's hair, he stuffed a snack into Qinglu's mouth and said, "What's so good about being beaten with a stick? You were almost taken away with them before, and you still dare to join in the fun."

Qinglu is more lively than Shuhong. Holding the snacks, she just smiled and said, "It's okay. We have Lingshan here."

Suddenly hearing an unfamiliar name, Si Linglong couldn't help but move her ears towards Qinglu, "Lingshan?"

Qinglu immediately looked like she was about to say something, her ears slightly reddened, and she didn't know if she was embarrassed or excited, she whispered, "He was the guard who saved me and Sister Shuhong earlier. He was in charge of the prison just now, so I followed him... and took a few more glances."

Si Linglong blinked and looked at her daughter Qinglu like this, her heart skipped a beat for a moment.

[There's something wrong with this little look! ]