"No, I'm not!" Li Jifeng shouted loudly, struggling desperately to stop Xiao Wu who was about to withdraw to deliver the order. Xiayue walked up to him and said in a low voice: "Li Jifeng, if you really want to save your family, then
Confess everything, and I can intercede with the emperor on your behalf and spare them the death penalty!" See you.
Li Jifeng gritted his teeth and said again: "Just now you kept accusing the emperor, but what about you? Among the people who were executed, there were your parents who gave birth to you and raised you, your wife, and your biological son.
Flesh and blood, do you really want to put them to death for Wei Jingxuan alone?"
"I..." Li Jifeng turned to look at Wei Jingxuan, who was unable to speak and just looked at him with a pleading look.
From their conversation just now, Wei Jingxuan had already heard that Li Jifeng had not confessed. The previous rumors in the palace should have been deliberately spread by Hongli, trying to induce her to confess, but the plan failed; now, Hongli
He also wanted to use the lives of his family members to force Li Jifeng to confess.
Don't say it! Don't say it!
Wei Jingxuan screamed crazily in her heart. Li Jifeng understood her gaze and closed his eyes in pain. On one side was the person he loved most, and on the other side was the person he was closest to. What should he... do?
After a long time, he slowly opened his eyes and said hoarsely: "I have not had an affair with my concubine. Even if you ask me a thousand times, the answer is the same!" He finally chose to defend Wei Jingxuan and was willing to do it for her.
He sacrificed the lives of his entire family.
"Stubborn!" Hong Li spat out these four words coldly and waved vigorously at Xiao Wuyi, who stepped back knowingly. Li Jifeng stared at Hong Li with red eyes and said: "Kill me!
"
Today, he has become a sinner of the Li family. Even if Hongli is willing to let him go, he will no longer have the face to live in this world.
Hongli smiled coldly, "Don't worry, I will definitely kill you, but not now. I want you to see clearly who you are who you have tried your best to protect!" As he said that, he knelt down and stared at Wei Jingxuan with tears in his eyes.
Hengliu's face said: "Wei Jingxuan, are you still unwilling to say yes?"
"I am wronged!" Faced with Wei Jingxuan's repeated complaints, Hongli did not get angry or angry. He could only say lightly: "The Wei family did not abide by the rules of women, had an affair with the guards, and harmed the late empress, the eldest princess, and Min Min.
Prince, your crime is heinous, and you will immediately be deposed from your position as concubine and be punished with the punishment of Lingchi!"
The so-called Ling Chi, which means being cut into pieces with a thousand cuts, is the most cruel and terrible punishment among all punishments. Some people died after being cut with more than a thousand cuts in their lifetime. The most miserable person in this dynasty was Qiao Yan'er, who was tortured by Ling Ruoxing for ten years.
Ling Chi's punishment, three stabs a day, and more than ten thousand stabs before death, was horrifying to others, not only if they had seen it, but even if they thought about it.
Wei Jingxuan never expected that when neither Li Jifeng nor herself confessed, Hongli would actually kill her, and the punishment would be Lingchi. She was so shocked that she collapsed to the ground, and did not turn around until the palace officials came to intervene.
God came, and despite the pain in his hands, he tightly grasped the corners of Hongli's robe and cried: "Your Majesty, spare my life! Your Majesty, spare your life! I am really unjust, please have mercy!"
Hongli didn't even look at her, he just kicked her away and said: "Pull her down for execution!"
"No!" Wei Jingxuan struggled hard and hugged Hongli's legs again, crying: "The emperor doesn't care about his relationship with his concubines, but what about He Jing and the others? Doesn't the emperor care about it at all?"
Hongli's expression softened slightly, and the next moment he said coldly: "He Jing and the others don't have a woman as poisonous as a snake and a scorpion like you!"
As the palace attendants dragged her, Wei Jingxuan let out shrill and sharp struggles and screams, mixed with Li Jifeng's plea for mercy. However, as Xianyue said, no one could protect Wei Jingxuan this time.
At this time, there was a noise outside, and then, a palace official walked in quickly, saying in a panic: "Your Majesty, Concubine Shen is here with Princess He Ke, and she said she must see you, but the servants really can't stop her...
"The words have not yet fallen.
Ning had already walked in with He Ke in her arms. When she saw the situation in the palace, she was stunned. After a while, she came back to her senses and said in shock: "Your Majesty, what are you... doing?
?Why do you want to torture your concubine?”
Hongli said coldly: "This matter has nothing to do with you, stand down!"
How could Ning be willing to retreat? She learned that Hongli suddenly summoned Wei Jingxuan and asked Kang Wei to go. She was afraid that Wei Jingxuan would be in danger, so she hurried over. The reason why she took He Ke with her was that if a trouble broke out, he would be able to
Hongli wanted to be open on the Internet for He Ke's sake, but he didn't know that it would already be like this as soon as he came in.
"Your Majesty, your concubine has been with you for many years and has given birth to three princesses. Even if you have no merit, you still have to work hard. This assassination is Li Jifeng's fault and has nothing to do with your concubine. I hope the emperor will understand clearly." When she spoke,
He Ke had already broken free from her arms and ran to Wei Jingxuan, pushing the palace servants on both sides and saying: "You are all bad people, let go of my mother-in-law!"
He Ke was so young that he couldn't push them away, so he started crying anxiously. Then he ran to Hong Li again, raised his head and said, "Huang Ama, can you let them go?"
Hongli glared at Ning, caressed He Ke's little cheek, and tried his best to slow down his voice and said: "Your mother has done something wrong, so she can't let go for the time being. You go back with Concubine Shen first. I'll come later."
Look at you."
He Ke was willing to comply and said, "No, I want to go back with the two ladies."
"Be obedient, don't be willful, go back quickly!" Hongli's scolding made He Ke pout his mouth and look at Hongli with tears in his eyes.
Ning quickly stepped forward to caress and hold Ke in her arms, and said: "Your Majesty, even if your concubine did something wrong, please forgive her for the sake of the other princesses. Concubine..." She
He gritted his teeth and said, "I am willing to bear the blame together with my concubine."
Hearing this, Hongli suddenly laughed. After signaling Jinping to force He Ke down, he stared at Ning and approached step by step, "Wei Jingxuan had an affair with the guards, caused chaos in the palace, murdered the late empress, and mutilated her.
The eldest princess and the seventh
Brother, can you afford such crimes? You also brought He Ke here. What would He Ke think if He Ke knew that she had such a shameless and ruthless mother-in-law? When she grows up and becomes sensible, she
How to deal with it?"
Ning was forced to retreat step by step, and when she was leaning against the cold wall, she stopped and said in disbelief: "Impossible, this is impossible, how could your concubine..." At this point
, she seemed to have thought of something, and said anxiously: "Someone must have framed your concubine. She was wrongly accused."
"Mao Gui and the guards who guarded the Yongshou Palace with Li Jifeng can prove that the two of them had an affair, so how can they be wronged?!" After that, Hongli said: "Shenbi, I have been thinking about our love for so many years.
For my sake, regardless of your rudeness today, He Ke will continue to follow you, but if you don’t retreat, don’t blame me for being ungrateful.”