When Xiao Chenyi arrived at Cining Palace, he saw Empress Dowager Wei pacing back and forth anxiously.
Someone had already come to report to Empress Dowager Wei what had happened in the court.
Upon seeing Xiao Chenyi enter, Empress Dowager Wei hurriedly went to greet him, "Your Majesty, do you really intend to execute your eldest cousin?"
"Mother, Wei Xuebin has sided with Bei Li to deal with our Great Chu. How can I still protect him?" Xiao Chenyi had a headache.
Empress Dowager Wei, her eyes red, said, "Your Majesty, your uncle only has two sons left. If your eldest cousin dies, your uncle won't be able to hold on any longer."
"Mother!" Xiao Chenyi's voice also rose, "Wei Xuebin is now a general of Bei Li. He led the people of Bei Li to kill my soldiers of Great Chu. Tell me, how should I forgive him!"
Empress Dowager Wei hurriedly said, "I only hope that you can spare his life. Afterwards, I will secretly send him to a place where no one knows him, so that no one will know that he is not dead."
Xiao Chenyi felt a throbbing pain in his temples. "Mother, you weren't like this back then when it came to Cousin Yinshuang."
“How can Yinshuang be compared to your eldest cousin? To put it bluntly, Yinshuang is just a woman, and she will get married sooner or later. Xuebin is the eldest son of the Wei family, and he is your uncle’s first son,” Empress Dowager Wei explained.
The reason she was able to be so ruthless towards Wei Yingshuang was ultimately because Wei Yingshuang was a woman. Women are born to make sacrifices for the Wei family, and if she dies, she dies.
Wei Xuebin is different; the Wei family still needs him to carry on the family line.
Xiao Chen couldn't care less about any of that. He said bitterly, "Mother, I can't do this. Wei Xuebin must die! Now that Xiao Yanchu has captured the Queen of Bei Li and the Valiant King, Bei Li and Da Chu might go to war. I have to consider public opinion. If Wei Xuebin doesn't die, how can I explain to the people of Da Chu and how can I stabilize the morale of the army?"
Upon hearing this, Empress Dowager Wei's eyes flickered, and she did not bring up the matter again.
"So what does Your Majesty intend to do?"
"Mother, I do not want to go to war with Bei Li. I will send a secret letter to the King of Bei Li now, telling him that I will take good care of the Queen and the Valiant King, and discuss with him a solution."
Empress Dowager Wei nodded. "That's right. Now is not a good time to start a war with Bei Li. Your Majesty, you've done the right thing."
Hearing that his mother thought the same as him, Xiao Chenyi felt reassured. "Mother, I'll go write a letter now."
"Go ahead, you are the ruler of a country, you must trust your decision," Empress Dowager Wei encouraged.
After Xiao Chenyi left, Granny Xin stepped forward and handed Empress Dowager Wei a cup of tea. "Empress Dowager, is Young Master Wei really not going to be saved?"
Empress Dowager Wei took a sip of tea and said coldly, "Yi'er is unwilling to let him go, and she has her reasons. I cannot make things difficult for her. There are some things that Yi'er cannot do, but that doesn't mean I can't do them."
Then Empress Dowager Wei whispered a few words in Granny Xin's ear.
Granny Xin nodded. "Your Majesty, this servant will make the arrangements immediately."
Empress Dowager Wei smiled as she watched Granny Xin leave.
In the Great Chu Dynasty, the punishment of dismemberment by five horses involved placing a black cloth over the prisoner's head after verifying their identity before the execution.
As long as the black cloth is kept tight and doesn't fall off, and the people collecting the body act quickly, it will be impossible to know who was ultimately dismembered.
*
Meanwhile, in Mu'an Village.
Wang Xing strode into the study with a secret letter in his hand. "Master, a letter has arrived from the capital."
Xiao Jiyuan opened the secret letter, then frowned and burned it over the candle flame.
Xiao Jiyuan then stared at the candle in silence for a long time. Wang Xing, seeing his master like this, was a little worried and couldn't help but call out softly, "Master."
Xiao Jiyuan sighed deeply, "This day has finally come. Wang Xing, pack your things, we're heading back to the capital."
Wang Xing was taken aback. "Sir, are we coming back?"
We'll see.
On the other side.
Lin Wanqing breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that she was placed in the Great Chu Imperial Palace instead of in prison.
It seems that the Emperor of Great Chu did not intend to kill her and Fei Molong. In this way, her life was spared, and all that remained was for Wanyan Da to come and rescue her.
She couldn't believe that Wanyan Da would dare to ignore her after she, the goddess of Beili, had been captured and brought to Dachu. How could he face the anger of the people of Beili?
Lin Wanqing was even more grateful that she had gone to great lengths to become the Goddess of Bei Li, which gave her an extra layer of protection.
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