Is this the most pleasing time Xu Jing has ever seen Emperor Yongming?
At the instruction of Emperor Yongming, the Ministry of Punishment quickly set the confinement date for Dong Lingchi's execution, which was the first day of the second lunar month.
It is not the practice of the Ministry of Punishment to not kill people in the first month. Therefore, Zhou Sui can probably live for more than ten months. The Minister of Ji specially ordered the doctor to go to the Tianlao to treat Zhou Sui's injuries, and he must be allowed to live until the first day of February.
The waiting period was extremely long.
On the first day of February, Zhao Xiyan woke up at the fourth watch.
As soon as Zhao Xiyan moved, Xu Jing also woke up. He glanced at the dark sky outside the window: "It's very early before dawn, let's sleep a little longer."
"He couldn't sleep." Zhao Xiyan said softly: "He was particularly excited when he thought about watching Zhou Sui being tortured with his own eyes."
Xu Jing felt distressed and a little sad after hearing this.
He stretched his legs and arms, took Zhao Xiyan into his arms, and gave her silent comfort.
Zhao Xiyan nestled in the familiar warm embrace, her fiercely beating heart slowly calming down. She couldn't sleep, so he simply stopped sleeping and chatted softly with her.
It was only at the fifth watch that the two of them went to the east bed to change their clothes.
Zhao Xiyan, who likes elegance, wore a red dress. The red was as red as blood. Against Zhao Xiyan's beautiful ruby-like cheeks, there was a trace of rare charm.
Xu Jing looked at her without blinking.
"Why am I looking at him like that?" Zhao Xiyan glared at him: "Isn't it a little strange that he is wearing such bright red?"
"It's not surprising, it's so beautiful." Xu Jing grinned: "Is he afraid that everyone will look at me in the bright moon and no one will look at the execution ground?"
Zhao Xiyan burst into laughter. She looked at herself in the glasses and felt something was wrong: "Forget it, let him change his clothes."
Xu Jing said: "No need to change, I just wear it as I like."
Then, he stretched out his legs to hug her and whispered in her ear: "Sister Yue Yaer, there is always a month where I can do whatever I want. I can go wherever I want, and it doesn't matter how beautiful I want to dress."
Because she was worried about the lustful Emperor Yongming in the palace, Zhao Xiyan always stayed in private. When she appeared in front of others, she tried her best to be elegant and low-key.
Zhao Xiyan pursed her lips and smiled: "Okay, he has the patience to wait slowly for a month."
The two of them smiled at each other and walked out together.
Hosta glanced at her master, then went to hold up the curtain hat: "Prince Princess, why don't you wear the curtain hat to cover your face?"
Zhao Xiyan laughed and did not refuse. Xu Jing took the curtain hat and put it on for her carefully.
As soon as I left the palace, I met Prince Xihe and his wife.
The Prince's Palace of Xihe and the Palace of Beihai were close to each other, and Princess Pingyue of the Prince of Xihe often came to visit. Mingyue Zhou Sui was sentenced to Lingchi, and the couple also went to the execution ground to join in the fun.
"Brothers and sisters," the Crown Princess of Xihe said enthusiastically, "They are riding horses, and the two of them are walking together, so it is convenient for them to keep their mouths shut."
Zhao Xiyan was silent, but Xu Jing had already smiled and said: "Thank you very much for your kindness. Bu Nao, he won't be riding a horse in the bright moon, so please accompany my sister Yue Yaer on the carriage ride. I won't bother my cousin to take care of her."
The Crown Princess of Xihe glanced at Zhao Xiyan's slightly bulging belly with envy: "Cousin Jing is so considerate of my cousin."
When Zhao Xiyan was three months pregnant, she announced the good news to her relatives and friends. Not to mention, it could be seen from her body shape.
Prince Xihe is irritable and irritable, but occasionally he is funny: "When I have a baby, he will be more considerate than my cousin."
The Crown Princess of Xihe pretended to be shy, covered her face with a handkerchief and laughed. In fact, she was actually quite embarrassed.
I don’t know if the fortune of the royal family is gradually declining, and the descendants of the Xu family are having a very difficult time. The crown prince of Yingchuan has given birth to a son and a daughter, and now she has a huge belly and wants to give birth. She is the first among the crown princes of the feudal lord.
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The princess of Prince Xihe has been married for many years and has been pregnant twice, but she couldn't keep her.
It is true that Zhao Xiyan had the best luck, and she was pregnant as soon as she entered the family. If she gave birth to an heir at once, Xu Jing, who was in the limelight, would have a bigger bargaining chip.
The Crown Princess of Xihe watched with envy and resentment as Xu Jing carefully supported Zhao Xiyan in the carriage, and then looked at her rough and irritable husband, and sighed in her heart again.
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In the bright moon, many people came to the execution ground to watch the excitement.
There was a snowstorm and many people froze to death. After Prince Beihai took the lead in setting up a porridge shed, confinement finally became more stable. At this time, the ice completely melted, the weather gradually warmed up, and the people became interested in coming out to watch the fun.
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There were also many officials from the capital who came with their families to watch the execution.
The innermost seat of the execution ground had been reserved for a long time. Xu Jing held Zhao Xiyan's leg and entered the execution ground surrounded by his own soldiers.
Occasionally, the wind blew by, slightly blowing up the veil. Fortunately, the veil was very long, so no matter how the wind blew, the face would not be exposed.
The Crown Princess of Xihe walked beside Zhao Xiyan and laughed in a low voice: "Hey, my cousin is about to give birth, so I can't wait there for the excitement."
Those words were said with bad intentions, not only to ridicule Chen, but also to imply that Xu Jing was delusional in his fight for the throne.
Zhao Xiyan was stunned and smiled calmly: "Being pregnant and having a baby is a top priority. We can always see the excitement of killing bandits later."
He stabbed the Crown Princess of Xihe with neither softness nor hardness.
Only then did the Crown Princess of Xihe stop talking.
Suddenly an angry shout broke out from the crowd: "Zhou Sui has been dragged out."
"kill!"
"Cut him alive!"
The emotions of the people are most easily incited, and the shouts are overwhelming.
Zhao Xiyan didn't care to listen to that, her eyes were fixed on Zhou Sui who was being carried into the execution ground. She was more than ten meters away, and she couldn't see clearly what Zhou Sui looked like at this time. However, at least she was sure that Zhou Sui
Very alive.
So good.
How could he be allowed to die lightly?
To be cut into pieces and die late was to deny him the chance to win.
Zhou Sui was tightly tied to a wooden pillar with ropes. In front of everyone's attention, the executioner first poured a bowl of ginseng soup into his legs, then skillfully raised his slender blade and cut Zhou Sui first.
Sui's tongue gouged out Zhou Sui's eyes again.
The reason why Ling Chi is called capital punishment is that those who were wrongly punished have very high demands. Three thousand swords were sent to the east, and the flesh and blood were cut alive. The person who was punished by Ling Chi suffered all the pain before returning to the west. That is not Ling Chi.
If three swords and two swords were thrown eastward, the person being tortured would die, and it would not be worthy of being called capital punishment.
That scene was so bloody that it deeply stimulated the people watching. They shouted one after another: "Well done!"
"Throw a piece of meat over and he'll eat it on the spot."
Xu Jing felt relieved but was afraid that Zhao Xiyan would be frightened, so he turned around and looked over: "Sister Yue Ya'er, if you feel unwell, tell him immediately."
Zhao Xiyan's eyes were bright: "He was scared. He begged to keep looking east."
Xu Jing groaned and grabbed Zhao Xiyan's leg.
Beads of sweat quickly oozed from the center of Zhao Xiyan's legs. It was not because of fear, but because she was too excited.
