Chapter 383: Whispering in the Pillow
Since that night, Wei Zhao has been even busier.
Yu Tingwan is rarely seen.
But she is also busy drying books. She
takes off her hairpin and uses the tip to gently turn the pages of books that are almost dried. She also learns some repair techniques from Ru Po.
They are all delicate work, but fortunately she is patient.
After these days, she has become proficient in it.
The days passed in a flash until the day of the Zhou family's execution.
The execution ground was set up in a conspicuous place in Shangjing, with many roads leading to it, and the execution was carried out in public to serve as a warning.
Before noon, many people gathered around.
"Why hasn't it started yet?"
A woman said coldly, "The executioner is sharpening his knife. It's shiny and sharp. I think they should use a rusty knife. It's boring to kill them with one cut. It's better to cut them a few more times so that their heads are still half connected to their necks, but they can't die in time."
"Wow, you are so cruel."
"I am cruel? My daughter was dragged away and abused by Zhou Xuan a few years ago. She couldn't bear the humiliation and hanged herself! My man asked for justice, but he is gone."
"I wish I could do it myself and send those people to hell!"
"Shut up!"
There was only a cold laugh.
Everyone looked back and saw the ninth princess with a cold face. They didn't know when she came.
This...
Everyone hurriedly avoided her.
This can't be provoked.
Although the ninth princess was born by the Queen, now that the Queen has been abolished, her uncle's family will become ghosts, but she is the emperor's daughter after all.
Ying Changyi stepped forward quickly and stared at the vulgar woman.
"Someone! Drag this rude crazy woman away!"
The woman was wearing patched clothes. She smiled sadly when she heard the words, without any panic or begging for mercy.
"Come on."
"Kill me."
She even stepped forward.
"The princess also has half of the Zhou family's blood in her body. What's the big deal about taking human life? If you have the guts, just deal with me here!"
"Bah!"
"You are just relying on the power of the royal family!"
Ying Changyi's eyes were red, and her hands were shaking with anger.
How dare a lowly person treat her like this!
She was of noble status, but she fell from the clouds to the mud in just a few days.
The emperor didn't see her, and the princesses in the palace who had flattered her in every way were laughing at her behind her back.
She screamed: "Someone! Kill her! Kill her!"
But the palace servants behind her looked at her nose and looked at her heart, as if they didn't hear it.
"The tutor is here."
I don't know who shouted in the crowd.
On the east side, Gu Fuju had sharp eyes, and was wearing a crane-shaped court robe with a serious look. His eyebrows revealed deep wisdom and the accumulation of years of high position. He walked in the front, and the civil officials came in a mighty procession behind him.
"Hey, look over there, General Wei is here too."
On the west side, Wei Zhao was sitting in a wheelchair, being pushed over by the Loyal and Brave Marquis. The military generals were all behind him, and there was also a long line.
Although the two were the heads of the civil and military officials respectively, in addition to those who were loyal to them, there were also the second prince's people, the emperor's people, the fifth prince's people, and those who had previously flattered the prince's party.
As long as there was no conflict of interest, the status of Wei Zhao and Gu Fuju was unshakable.
Unlike civil officials, military generals did not have so many rules, and they were still talking to each other all the way.
Wei Zhao heard someone behind him speaking loudly.
"A few years ago, the Zhou family wanted to promote me and wanted to marry a concubine to me."
"I thought I had picked up a great bargain at the time, but the young lady of the Zhou family disliked my mother's blindness. How could I marry her? If my mother hadn't supported me to learn martial arts, why would she have damaged her eyes by sewing day and night? I have made it, how could I be ungrateful and not support my mother for an inappropriate woman and drive her back to her hometown? That's not what a human being would do! Fortunately, she didn't agree."
Otherwise, he would have died.
"Go back."
Wei Zhao heard the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery calling him.
The Loyal and Brave Marquis was worried: "Why do you look weaker than last time?"
His face was pale.
Wei Zhao: ...
Because before he came out, Yu Tingwan put a layer of powder on him.
The Loyal and Brave Marquis: "There is a lot of evil spirit here, I don't know if it will hit you."
Xiao Huaiyan, who had no official position and was just a playboy, but was also on the list and had to come, smiled.
"Don't worry, father."
"It's not like the Shunguo Mansion hasn't held a funeral banquet for him before, we have experience."
"As long as he kicks his legs, the white silk and white lanterns that were hung before can be taken out and used again."
He was about to say something else, but he saw that the Loyal and Brave Marquis' eyes were filled with anger, as if he would slap him in public if he opened his mouth to say something unlucky again.
Xiao Huaiyan shut up. Wei Zhao was
silent: "That..."
The Loyal and Brave Marquis asked hurriedly: "What's wrong?"
Wei Zhao said gloomily: "I was angry."
He spoke slowly: "Maybe I could have lived for five years, but it was shortened to one year."
Xiao Huaiyan: ...
I don't know who he learned this from, so shameless.
Just as he was about to speak, he was slapped hard on the back by the Loyal and Brave Marquis.
"You bastard!"
Wei Zhao: "That..."
Wei Zhao asked Xiao Huaiyan: "Does it hurt?"
You deserve it.
The Loyal and Brave Marquis scolded Xiao Huaiyan: "Look at you, you only know how to say sarcastic words. Look at Guizhi! Even when you made him so angry, he still cared about you!"
How can the gap between people be so big!
Xiao Huaiyan:...
Okay, okay.
I deserve it!
Civil officials and military generals met at the intersection.
Regardless of whether they had grudges or not, those who clasped their fists clasped their fists, and those who bowed bowed.
Except for two people.
Gu Fuju and Wei Zhao.
One stood with a strong aura.
The other sat, and his aura was not inferior at all.
Gu Fuju withdrew his gaze from Wei Zhao and went to the execution ground in front. He walked slowly and steadily, and every step was steady and powerful. Even at his age, the character of a scholar was fully displayed in him.
When he approached, he bowed slightly to Ying Changyi, pretending to be ignorant: "Why is the princess here?"
He Xuran beside him: "Grandmaster, I don't know. It was the emperor who suddenly decided to let the princess come to watch the ceremony."
On important occasions, he would not call his brother-in-law.
This was a euphemism.
It was obviously Ying Changyi who pleaded for the Zhou family, which made Emperor Ying Qian unhappy.
It can be seen that she was not asked to make trouble.
Still think that the Zhou family is prominent and her mother is the queen? She, Ying Changyi, is not as noble as before.
Gu Fuju nodded in understanding: "It is human nature for the victims to have grievances. The princess must also understand their pain of losing their loved ones."
"The Zhou family has done so many evil things. Since they are here to send them off for the last time, the princess must not make the same mistake."
He smiled, as if he was particularly gentle: "The princess is a girl. You have to stand farther away when the execution is carried out later, so as not to be stained with blood and have nightmares when you look back."
While he was talking, Chi Yu replaced the position of the Loyal and Brave Marquis, pushed Wei Zhao to bypass the two of them, and went to the viewing platform.
When Gu Fuju was about to go over, someone came over.
"What's going on?"
Zhongyong Hou: "You and Guizhi are so unfamiliar that you don't look like father-in-law and son-in-law. How come you are not as close as me and him?"
Gu Fuju didn't want to pay attention to him.
Zhongyong Hou smiled: "You are already this age. It's better to lower your head, admit your kindness, make him happy, and he will whisper in his ear. Later that day, the child might be soft-hearted and call you dad."
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