Chapter 135: Fallen into the Trap
Then someone echoed and loudly denounced the crimes of Princess Yu and others.
The people already hated Princess Yu and her companions, and this incitement instantly ignited their anger, and they pushed and shoved their way towards the execution platform.
He shouted that Princess Yu should be subjected to more severe punishment.
Some of the timid ones did not dare to participate and wanted to retreat, but were pushed forward by the people behind them. Someone took the lead and threw a rotten egg onto the execution platform.
Afterwards, countless rotten eggs, stones, and rotten vegetable leaves flew onto the execution platform, and the police immediately came out to maintain order.
The execution ground was suddenly in chaos.
Some people in the crowd took the opportunity to tear off their outer clothes, revealing the black tights underneath. They pulled out the big swords that were wrapped or hidden in bamboo baskets and flew towards the execution platform.
The next moment, a large number of officers and soldiers suddenly arrived.
A fight is about to break out.
"Oh no, we've fallen into a trap." The man in black shouted to his companions, "Get your men and retreat!"
But Shi Yu had already revealed to the emperor that the remnants of the previous dynasty might rob the execution ground. How could the emperor let them do as they wished?
The men in black could neither rob anyone nor escape, so they tried to take the fleeing civilians as hostages.
His Royal Highness Prince Rong, with silver hair, descended from the sky and killed the two men in black on the spot.
Of the guards from Prince Rong's mansion who had long been hidden in the crowd, half appeared to help their master, while the other half continued to hide in the dark.
Lan Shu also drew the soft sword from her waist and flew forward.
Wei Qingyan looked at Shi Yu who suddenly appeared, with worry in his eyes.
There was no such step in their plan.
Shi Yu was deliberately exposing himself.
Seeing him being surrounded by several men in black, Wei Qingyan clenched her fists and tried to step forward, but her arm was held back by someone. It was Wu Qiu, the only female secret guard among the ten secret guards that Shi Yu had given her before.
Wu Qiu whispered, "Miss, I will be fine."
Wei Qingyan also knew that he would be fine. The danger she was worried about was not at the execution ground, but after being exposed.
Wu Qiu continued, "My master said that if you are really worried, you can accompany him to the palace later."
The danger she worried about was within the palace.
Wei Qingyan's clenched fists loosened, and he followed Wu Qiuyin into the chaotic crowd, protecting the people around him from time to time to prevent them from being hurt by the men in black.
In the end, none of the men in black who robbed the execution ground escaped.
After the poison sacs in the mouths of the few remaining survivors were removed, Shi Yu ordered his men to tie them up so that they could not move, to prevent them from hiding poison in their collars or other places like Nanny Wang Chun, which would cause the poison to erupt on the spot as soon as the tip of the tongue touched them.
Several survivors did have this intention, but they did not expect that after their hands and feet were tied, they would be bloodshot. Their suicide plan failed and they all turned pale.
If they cannot die, what awaits them is certainly a trial worse than death.
Those who had previously led the riot were also arrested one by one by the officials.
During the interrogation, they found out that someone had pretended to be the victim's family and had given them a lot of money to ask for a harsher punishment for Princess Yu.
The person who started the riot also had a family member who died on Princess Yu's farm.
There is money to be made and you can kill your enemies with your own hands, so everyone will naturally do their best.
However, after experiencing this, they also knew that they had been deceived and used. Those people did not want to seek revenge on Princess Yu, but clearly wanted to take advantage of the chaos to rescue Princess Yu.
They are willing to come and rescue Princess Yu, and they know clearly that they are the victims' family members. Naturally, they are in the same group as Princess Yu and are the enemies who killed their families.
They almost helped their enemy, and they were all upset and angry, so they told the truth about everything they knew.
But since the remnants of the previous dynasty used fake identities, why would they reveal more to them?
Ultimately it was just useless news.
Order was quickly restored at the execution ground, and several more people were brought over. When they reached the execution platform, everyone saw their faces clearly and found out that they were Princess Yu and the others.
Then, those people from before...
Everyone's attention turned to the several death row prisoners who had been brought in earlier, and they saw the police officers removing their handcuffs.
After they were freed, they gathered their messy hair with their hands and revealed their true faces.
The pupils of the captured man in black suddenly shrank. What they wanted to rob was actually fake.
The imperial court anticipated that they would rob the execution ground, so they prepared imposters to wait for them. Even if they succeeded in robbing people today, it would be a waste of effort.
Those counterfeits are of no use to the Lord.
How could the court know if they were so cautious?
Shi Yu looked at the men in black with contempt in his eyes, and a cold arc appeared at the corner of his lips.
He was confirmed by their expressions that his and Xiao Yan's guess was correct.
The reason why the remnants of the previous dynasty were not in a hurry to capture people and purge them was because he regarded Princess Yu and Liu Huan as medicine to cure his illness.
But now that they failed to rob people, are they just going to give up?
It's impossible. The previous dynasty has been destroyed for thirty years, but they still don't give up. How could they give up just like that? He stood on the high platform, looking around at the people standing below.
He was wondering if his provocation could anger the person behind him and lure him out.
In the crowd, a man dressed as a scholar in a moon-white robe immediately lowered his eyes with a sinister look in his eyes. He slowly turned around and got on a carriage that had been waiting for a long time.
Shi Yu didn't notice that someone quietly left in the chaotic crowd. His eyes met Wei Qingyan's and saw that she pointed in the direction of Liu Mansion.
Years of tacit understanding suddenly made him clear-headed.
Princess Yu's crimes at Zhuangzi were discovered by Wei Qingyan before his death and were quickly exposed.
Princess Yu and Liu Huan did not have the opportunity to meet, but they had already agreed on their confessions. This shows that when they acted, they had prepared for what to do if the matter was exposed.
There was also Nanny Wang Chun who committed suicide, and Xu Zhanshi who was willing to sacrifice his entire family. All of these showed that the remnants of the previous dynasty were overly cautious.
Since they had already anticipated the possibility of failure, how could they not make multiple preparations?
They were hiding in the Liu Mansion, and it would be easiest to attack the people there. Shi Yu immediately ordered Dong Zang, "Take your men and catch up with the exiled team from the Liu Mansion."
The purified backup person must be hidden among them.
The emperor originally planned to wait until they left the capital before wiping them out completely. But now that the remnants of the previous dynasty have failed in their attempt to kidnap someone, they will definitely take the backup person away.
Dong Zang knew the inside story and did not dare to delay, so he revealed the matter to the emperor's secret guards.
Seeing that he acted in an orderly manner, Shi Yu stayed and waited for the execution with peace of mind.
Delayed by the men in black, it was already past noon. In order to avoid unnecessary complications, the supervising official did not dare to delay. With a single order, the executioner immediately carried out the execution.
Several men in black were taken away by the emperor's secret guards for interrogation.
The execution had just ended, and the news that Prince Rong had recovered and killed two men in black with one palm spread.
Jingzhe remembered Shi Yu's advice. If he recovered, it would be the future princess' blessing and all the credit would go to the future princess.
He was staying by Shi Yu's side and couldn't leave, so he handed the task over to Yan Lan early on.
After Gong Jin learned about this, he was very active and gave all his pocket money to the beggars in the west of the city.
Still feeling that his master's reputation was not spreading fast enough, he took out the money Donggua had saved for two years to get married, a total of one or two taels of silver, and distributed it to the beggars in the dilapidated temple in the south of the city.
Donggua felt sad that he would have to marry a wife a few years later, but was also happy to help Wei Qingyan become famous. His face was alternately smiling and crying as he followed Gong Jin to Wei Qingyan.
Wei Qingyan had just collected the grievances of several death row prisoners.
Hearing this, he was just about to laugh or cry when someone from the palace came up to Shi Yu and bowed, saying, "Your Highness, the Queen Mother has an urgent matter and wants you to come to the palace. Please come with me as soon as possible."
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