novelaction Chapter 160 Part 1
Chapter 160 Part 1
Today is the day to execute Feng Yaoyu and his daughter and their followers.
Officials from the Dali Temple, the Kyoto Prefecture Governor, and the Ministry of Justice took the man away early and escorted him all the way to the execution site.
When they arrived at the place of execution, the people gathered together and talked about the prisoner kneeling on the ground.
Feng Zhaoyun, wearing the official robes of a princess, came out of the Duke's Mansion. The princess's guards were already waiting outside the mansion. The guard led Bai Yun over, and Feng Zhaoyun jumped on the horse and headed towards the city gate.
The execution site was chosen on the west side of the city gate.
Suddenly, they saw soldiers making way. The officials knew it must be the princess coming, so they stood up quickly. The officials and the people knelt down to welcome the princess.
Feng Zhaoyun rode a white horse, wearing a dark red official robe embroidered with a five-clawed golden dragon, and a golden crown on his head, and walked from the crowd to the main stage.
Seeing that the princess had arrived, the governor of Kyoto, Lord Zhang, stood up and read out the imperial edict and the execution order, and groups of the Ninth Princess's followers were escorted forward.
All men over the age of ten were beheaded, and women, children and young children were exiled to the frontier. Amidst the wailing of one group after another, blood stained the ground and flowed down the execution platform, and the smell of blood filled the air.
It was Feng Yaoyu and her husband Yang.
When the princess is executed, the document must be read anew.
Zhang Daren was only halfway through her reading when Feng Yaoyu suddenly laughed out loud, looking up to the sky and interrupting her. The people were drawn to her and looked over.
Seeing that she was already a prisoner and still so arrogant, Lord Zhang scolded her, "How dare you! Someone, come! Glue her mouth!"
At this moment, Feng Zhaoyun waved her hand to stop her. She was sitting at the head of the table, her expression indifferent. "Forget it, let her be. Let's continue reading."
Master Zhang quickly bowed, "Yes, Your Highness."
Hearing her voice, Feng Yaoyu looked up at Feng Zhaoyun and saw her sitting in the main seat with the attitude of a winner, her eyes full of hatred. Why did she always look so high and mighty, while she ended up like this?
Then he roared at the leader, "Feng Zhaoyun! Even if I turn into a ghost, I won't let you go!"
The person at the top, upon hearing this, remained expressionless and looked down at him condescendingly. She suddenly smiled, her hair disheveled and blood at the corners of her mouth, like a ghost.
The emperor kept his head down the whole time. During the past few days in prison, the eunuchs around the empress fed him different poisons every few hours, and he knew all about these poisons.
Because they were all things he had designed and used before, during these three days, every time he was dying, someone would feed him an antidote, and then continue to feed him new poison. He was simply living a life worse than death.
He really didn't understand why the queen ignored their past friendship when he loved her so deeply.
He was about to die, which was a relief...
After Master Zhang finished reading the document, the place suddenly became quiet.
This was the first time that a prince and his husband were executed in public, and the people filled all the standing spaces nearby.
Master Zhang turned and saluted Feng Zhaoyun. "Your Highness, the written indictment has been read. Will the sentence be carried out?"
Feng Zhaoyun looked at the two people below him, stood up in full view of everyone, and walked towards Feng Yaoyu and the emperor's husband.
The emperor lowered his head and saw a pair of white cloud boots embroidered with dragon patterns standing in front of him. He raised his head slightly, and the person in front of him had a dazzling light on him, which made him unable to open his eyes for a moment.
The Emperor's husband had lost his former noble image. His hair was disheveled and his prison uniform was tattered. He looked at Feng Zhaoyun with a sad smile on his face. "The grudge between you, your father, and me is finally settled today."
Hearing this, Feng Zhaoyun sneered, "Yang, Feng Yaoxue, I will definitely take good care of you!" Feng Zhaoyun emphasized the last few words.
When the emperor heard this, his eyes widened. He wanted to step forward and pull Feng Zhaoyun's robe, but he was held back by the officers behind him and could not move.
His eyes were red, and he looked like he was begging, "Please let Xue'er go, I beg you!"
Feng Yaoyu was kneeling beside him at this time. When she heard him say this, she slowly let out a sad laugh. This old man was still thinking about his stupid third sister.
Feng Zhaoyun said coldly, "Behead!"
Then he turned around and walked back to the main seat.
Feng Yaoyu and her husband were immediately taken to the execution platform, which was already covered in blood. Only then did Feng Yaoyu's eyes show panic.
She struggled desperately, hoping someone would come to save her, but the heads of all her men rolled down.
The executioner raised his knife and slashed, and with Feng Yaoyu's screams, the two men's heads rolled to the ground.
Two eunuchs appeared beside him, hurried forward, put the two men's heads into a box prepared in advance, and took them away.
After supervising the execution, Feng Zhaoyun stood up and walked towards the palace with the two heads in front of everyone's kneeling worship.
imperial study room
Duke Feng was kneeling inside. The empress sighed helplessly and asked the eunuch to help him up and give him a seat.
At this time, Zhou Fuhai entered the palace and reported, "Your Majesty, the Princess Royal has arrived."
Queen: "Announce."
Feng Zhaoyun entered the imperial study, with a eunuch behind him holding two wooden boxes.
When Duke Feng saw her, he stood up very reluctantly and saluted casually, "Old minister, I greet Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess."
Then he snorted and sat back down.
Feng Zhaoyun knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, today I will execute the guilty minister of treason. I have come to report to you."
The empress put down the pen in her hand and looked at the two wooden boxes behind her. Zhou Fuhai signaled to the eunuch beside him to present the wooden boxes and open them.
The smell of blood suddenly spread throughout the imperial study. The empress frowned, sighed, and looked at her husband's head and said, "Qingshu, I didn't expect it to end like this. The biggest mistake you've made in your life is killing Qingyun. Otherwise, I wouldn't have insisted on your death!"
Then he waved his hand and said, "Let's deal with it. This matter has come to an end."
Feng Zhaoyun said, "Your Majesty, I will take my leave now."
The Queen said, "You want to leave now? I heard that you broke into King Jin's boudoir at night. You shouldn't give the Duke an explanation."
Feng Zhaoyun turned sideways to look at Duke Feng, "I wonder what the Duke wants to say?"
Duke Feng straightened his clothes, stood up, and ignoring Feng Zhaoyun, bowed to the Empress. "Even if Your Highness the Crown Princess and His Highness Prince Jin are already engaged, as a Crown Princess, you should not behave so unethically. I hope that before the wedding, Your Highness the Crown Princess will no longer be allowed to visit our residence at night and meet my son again."
The Queen raised her eyebrows after hearing this and looked up at the Princess. Although she was smiling, her words were filled with anger, as if she was trying hard to control it. "Yun'er, are you so impatient?"
Feng Zhaoyun quickly bowed, "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong."
The Queen said, "As the Crown Princess, if you do this again in the future, I will depose you! The Queen of Yan has agreed to the marriage. Since the Crown Princess has already had physical contact with His Royal Highness Prince Jin, the marriage must be completed as soon as possible, and the date will be set for fifteen days later. The Queen of Yan has one more request. If Prince Mo insists on marrying into the Shang Kingdom, he must be married together with Prince Jin. Although he is the Crown Princess's concubine, he must be married together according to the rites of the principal prince."
Hearing this, Feng Zhaoyun was unwilling and was about to speak.
But he was interrupted by the Queen coldly, "Get out!"
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