“Kill them!”
“Kill them!”
The people brought rotten vegetable leaves and threw them at the Xia family members.
The Xia family members felt extremely humiliated.
Unfortunately, their curses and pleas for mercy were drowned out by the voices of the people.
They were in a mess, but unable to dodge.
The storytellers, the people selling storybooks, and the people who followed suit and spread rumors who were kneeling on the other side were also trembling.
Their crimes were not punishable by death, they were merely brought in for interrogation and given a few scoldings.
Now that the Xia family has been exposed, ordinary people like them who were paid to do things and did not commit any major mistakes have been temporarily ignored.
But the people underground were still angry and threw eggs and vegetable leaves at them.
Qi Heng did not try to stop him.
After letting the people vent their anger, he slammed the gavel hard.
After the people calmed down, he showed them the imperial edict in his hand.
"By the Emperor's order, Xia Bangyuan is accused of treason and all members of the three clans must be executed immediately. Now, the execution begins—"
The guards dragged Xia Yinfeng, Xia Bingyuan and Qian to the execution platform.
The three cried and shouted, but they could not break free or escape.
The executioner raised his sword high.
The white knife was raised, the red knife was withdrawn. The head fell to the ground, and the people cheered and applauded.
In the distance, Shen Jiarui was not as happy as expected. He turned around silently and left quickly.
Shen Jiayan quickly caught up: "What's wrong?"
Shen Jiarui muttered, "If I hadn't gone to the Xiao family banquet and hadn't spoken to Xia Yinfeng, perhaps Xia Yinfeng wouldn't have come to rely on me. All this wouldn't have happened today."
Shen Jiayan smiled softly: "This is not your fault."
Shen Jiarui was still in a depressed mood: "But so many people died."
Shen Jiayan said gently, "Even if the Xia family doesn't rely on you, they will rely on the young marquis. The final outcome will not be much different."
"Besides, if the Emperor hadn't acted decisively, you would have been completely unable to defend yourself and your reputation would have been ruined. With the Xia family constantly pestering you, would you still be able to marry your beloved?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Jiarui nodded seriously: "Big Brother is right! They deserve it. They will only end up hurting themselves if they harm others!"
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