Chapter 414 Execution
It had rained for two days in a row, and Chen Tang was worried that it would rain on the day of Changping Bo's execution, as Xie Guimo would not take her out of the house. Fortunately, the rain stopped in the evening of the previous day.
After a night, the sky cleared up and was blue.
Chen Tang had just come out of the moon, and the princess did not approve of her going out, but Chen Tang wanted to go out, and the princess felt sorry for her staying in the house for a long time, so she didn't say anything, but only reminded her, "Try not to see the wind."
Shen Tang nodded repeatedly.
Today is the full moon day for both children and we should hold a full moon banquet, but tomorrow is a day off, so it will be postponed for one day.
The princess was busy preparing for the full moon banquet, and she was so busy that she had no time to rest. She also came to Chenxiangxuan twice a day to see the child. When the child is older, Chen Tang can take the child to Mudanyuan, so that the princess will not have to run back and forth.
It was still early for the execution, and Chen Tang couldn't remember that he hadn't been shopping for several months. Xie Guimo took Chen Tang for a walk. Anyone who knew that Chen Tang was the Crown Prince's Consort of Prince Jingyang was envious.
The daughter of Marquis Pingyuan, the biological sister of Prince Ning, the princess consort whom Prince Jingyang wanted to marry even though he was rejected, and more importantly, she gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl.
Any one of these is enough to make people envious and jealous. It is no exaggeration to say that the Crown Prince's Consort of Jingyang is the most favored person in the world.
The Crown Prince of Jingyang's wife is pregnant, and the Crown Prince of Jingyang has not taken a concubine. There are not many children from noble families like him. The Crown Prince of Jingyang has also saved Prince of Yu twice. Although the Emperor has not yet appointed Prince of Yu as the crown prince, all the civil and military officials in the court know that the position of crown prince must belong to Prince of Yu. The Emperor already trusts the Crown Prince of Jingyang enough, and when Prince of Yu ascends the throne in the future, the Crown Prince of Jingyang will definitely be second only to the Emperor.
The last time Chen Tang went shopping, he was buying dowries for Ginkgo and Qiu Tong. It seemed that all the things in those shops had been changed, so he bought everything he liked.
One of the stalls was selling wood carvings, which were exquisite and small. The two children would definitely like them. Chen Tang bought all of them, making the vendor very happy.
After walking around two streets, I came out of the jewelry shop and the street became noisy.
It was almost noon, and the Ministry of Justice escorted everyone from the Changping Marquis's Mansion to the execution ground. Concubine Ye had murdered her cousin, using someone else as a substitute. Relying on the real Ye Qingli's life-saving grace to the Emperor, she had spoiled the harem for twenty years, and also brought disaster to the entire Zhenguo Mansion. Her crimes were too numerous to list. Thinking of the fact that the Zhenguo father and son were brave and good at fighting, but were killed just like that, the people were filled with righteous indignation, and threw stones, rotten vegetable leaves, and rotten eggs at the Changping Marquis.
The Earl of Changping was locked in a prison van, his face looking pale. He had been locked up in the Ministry of Justice these days, and his life had not been easy.
The Ministry of Justice used all kinds of torture instruments on Earl Changping, and they were also preparing a plan for him to be unable to bear it and die in the prison. They applied medicine to him after the torture. For the past half month, Earl Changping had been living a life worse than death in the prison.
Today's execution was actually a relief for him.
The prison van passed by, and Chen Tang and Xie Guimo also went to the execution ground.
When they arrived, the Earl of Changping was kneeling on the ground, with the Earl of Changping's wife beside him, as well as the second and third masters of the Earl of Changping's mansion and others.
In his previous life, after King Qi ascended the throne, Earl Changping eliminated dissidents and sent countless loyal ministers and generals to the execution ground. In this life, it is his turn to taste what it feels like to be executed.
Changping Bofu was executed, and the King of Qi came to see him off for the last time.
When the Earl of Changping was looking at the King of Qi, he caught a glimpse of Xie Guimo standing on the city wall and his eyes became dazzled.
The King of Qi then looked over.
Not long after, the King of Qi's men came over, "Prince Jingyang, Your Majesty... my master invites you over."
Xie Guimo said, "I have nothing to say to your master."
The servant said, "It's the Earl of Changping who wants to talk to you."
Xie Guimo looked at the miserable Changping Bo who was kneeling on the ground. He was quite curious about what Changping Bo wanted to say to him before he died.
Xie Guimo ordered Chen Shan, "Protect the Crown Prince's Consort."
Xie Guimo went down from the city wall and walked to the execution platform.
This was the first time Xie Guimo and King Qi met after Concubine Ye was banished to the cold palace. King Qi saw Xie Guimo walking towards him with murderous intent in his eyes, but when he was in power, he could not do anything to Xie Guimo, let alone now that he had been deposed.
Xie Guimo walked over and looked at Lord Changping, "Lord Changping, what do you want to tell me?"
Changping Bo said, "I didn't expect that Concubine Ye and I would end up being defeated by you."
There was a strong sense of unwillingness in his voice.
He watched Xie Guimo grow up.
He and Concubine Ye had countless opportunities to strangle Xie Guimo in the cradle.
Xie Guimo laughed, "Since you are here to see Lord Changping off for the last time, I will let you die with peace of mind. I am the one who killed your son."
Changping Bo became angry, "It's you?!"
Xie Guimo said, "The one who abolished you was my father."
Changping Bo's face became ferocious, and he wished he could kill Xie Guimo.
But with his hands tied behind his back, the Earl of Changping couldn't even lift his hands, let alone kill Xie Guimo.
"Remember to be a good person in your next life."
After saying this, Xie Guimo turned around and was about to leave.
Changping Bo stared at Xie Guimo's back, "Do you think you have won?!"
Xie Guimo stopped walking abruptly. He turned around and looked at Changping Bo, laughing. "He has been sent to the execution platform. Could it be that Changping Bo thinks he still has a chance to turn things around?"
Changping Bo knew that he would die today.
He did that thing too late. If it had been a few months earlier, he and the King of Qi would never have suffered such a terrible defeat.
He looked at Xie Guimo and laughed, "No one in Da Qi can kill you, but there will always be someone in this world who can!"
"Prince Jingbei, don't be happy too soon!"
Looking at the ferocious and expectant look on Changpingbo's face, Xie Guimo frowned and a bad premonition flashed through his heart.
He withdrew his gaze and turned away.
Chen Tang was waiting for Xie Guimo on the city wall. When he saw him coming back, Chen Tang asked, "Why did the Earl of Changping call you over?"
Xie Guimo said, "It seems that the Earl of Changping has a backup plan."
Chen Tang said, "He will be beheaded soon, what else can he do?"
If the first move doesn’t work, try the second move.
The time had come, the King of Qi fed Changping Bo the last bite of food and then executed him.
Chen Tang just watched helplessly as Changping Bo's head fell to the ground.
The scaffold was stained red with blood.
It's a pity that the Prince of Qi was not executed together. The Emperor was reluctant to kill his own son. However, the Prince of Yu would not. The Prince of Qi could only live until the day when the Prince of Yu ascended the throne.
Gingxing asked Chen Qi, "What did the Earl of Changping say to the Crown Prince?"
Chen Qi was very obedient, and since there was nothing he couldn't say, he told Ginkgo what Changping Bo had said. Ginkgo asked casually, "Did the prince make enemies with anyone outside of Da Qi?"
Neither the Prince of Qi nor Concubine Ye could kill the Crown Prince, let alone people outside the Great Qi. Ginkgo disagreed.
Ginkgo spoke loudly, and Shen Tang, who was walking down the city wall, heard it. Her heart skipped a beat and she stopped.
Xie Guimo looked at her, "What's wrong?"
Chen Tang looked at him, "Isn't it... that there's going to be a war?"
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