Chapter 100: Killing in Public

The news that Ji Yucang wanted to train three consorts and even give them official positions soon reached the ears of the Queen Mother.

Because Princess Jiahe and Princess Jiayu were both uneasy, they went to the palace to complain.

The Queen Mother was furious after hearing this: "He makes a stupid move every day. What on earth does he want to do? The rule left by our ancestors is that consorts cannot be officials. He is going against the rules of our ancestors everywhere!"

"Mother, he just wants to make things difficult for us." Princess Jiahe said angrily, "Shen Huaishu is already dissatisfied with me. Every time he sees me, he is indifferent. With the support of the Regent, will he still take me seriously?"

The Queen Mother's face was not very good: "I have told you more than once before to coax the consorts and not always Beating and scolding are harsh, did you hear that? If you were beaten and scolded all day long, would you hate him? Do you want him to die immediately? "

Jia He's face flushed: "But I am a princess, he should listen to me, I beat him because he always ignores me, if he makes me happy, would I beat him?"

Compared to Princess Jia He's rage, Princess Jia Yu was the most uneasy at this time. She gave the medicine to Gu Yanran last night, and today the regent targeted the two princes-in-law... If you say this is a coincidence, she will not believe it even if she is beaten to death.

Gu Yanran must have made a mistake and confessed her.

That useless person who is incapable of doing anything but always causing trouble!

"Jiayu." The Queen Mother looked at her face, her eyes gloomy, "What is going on with this matter?"

Jiayu's face turned pale: "My son guesses, maybe... maybe Gu Yanran was exposed."

"What a waste!" The Queen Mother slammed the tables angrily, "She can't even handle a small matter, what else can she do?"

"Queen Mother, Queen Mother, it's bad!" A eunuch rushed in, "The Regent wants to kill Mr. Qin."

The Queen Mother stood up suddenly: "What's going on?"

"The Ministry of Justice presented the confessions of Mr. Qin and the bandits. They said that the evidence is conclusive. The Regent just sentenced Mr. Qin to death, and... and he was beaten to death outside Fengtian Gate..."

Bang!

The Queen Mother fell on the chair, her face pale.

"Queen Mother!" Another eunuch ran in in a panic, "Princess Pingyao is here! She said... she asked the Queen Mother and the two princesses to go to Fengtian Gate... to watch the execution..."

The Queen Mother was so angry that she trembled: "The Regent is so cruel! I... I..."

The Queen Mother's eyes went dark for a while, and she almost fainted with anger.

"Empress Dowager, be careful." The nanny quickly supported her.

"Mother, I won't go!" Princess Jiahe retreated in fear, "The Regent must have done it on purpose, I won't go! Beat me to death for not going!"

"The Regent has ordered that the Empress Dowager and the two princesses go to Fengtian Gate to watch the execution." Princess Pingyao walked in wearing a cloak, her voice cold and imposing, "No one can refuse."

After that, she turned around and ordered: "Come on, please ask the Empress Dowager to go out."

As soon as the voice fell, nearly twenty guards came in from outside, standing in two rows on the left and right in a well-trained manner, with a respectful attitude but revealing a toughness that could not be refused.

The Empress Dowager's face was pale and blue, and she looked at Princess Pingyao with eyes that wanted to eat her alive: "Pingyao, you are so presumptuous!"

"I dare not." Princess Pingyao bowed calmly, "This palace just likes this feeling of having power and being able to do whatever she wants more and more. Isn't this also the reason why the Empress Dowager has been pursuing power?"

Holding power, life and death.

Tsk.

Not to mention that men like it, women also like it. It's a pity that there are so few women in this world who can really control the power of life and death.

"Pingyao, how dare you talk to your mother like this?" Princess Jiahe pointed at her, "Don't forget that I am the legitimate princess, you——"

Snap!

The sharp whip hit her unruly hand, and Princess Jiahe immediately screamed in pain: "Ah!"

"Pingyao, what are you doing?" The queen mother was furious, "You are so unruly!"

Princess Pingyao slowly swung the whip, with a cold and ruthless look in her eyes: "This princess hates others pointing at me the most, it's unruly."

After saying that, she turned and walked out: "If the queen mother doesn't want to be escorted out, cooperate with me and go to Fengtian Gate with me, otherwise you will lose your manners later, don't say that this princess didn't save face for the queen mother."

The queen mother was so angry that she was almost crazy.

The regent was so vicious that he let her witness her nephew being beaten to death. Princess Pingyao assisted the tyrant and thought she could do whatever she wanted by relying on the power of the regent?

They were dreaming!

No matter how angry she was, no matter how much she hated the regent's actions, she could not change the situation that she had to go to Fengtian Gate to watch the execution. She had to go.

There were crowds of people standing outside Fengtian Gate.

After the court session, before the regent went to the Qinzheng Palace, he ordered all the civil and military officials to wait outside Fengtian Gate. After a while, they saw the dying man being escorted over.

Everyone was shocked.

Uncle Qin's pupils suddenly shrank, and he subconsciously rushed over: "Yanshu!"

A eunuch spoke loudly: "The Regent has ordered that Qin Yanshu, the legitimate son of the Qin family, instigated the bandits to frame the legitimate daughter of the Duke's Mansion, Qingbai, and killed more than ten maids and guards of the Duke's Mansion. His behavior is extremely bad, and there are witnesses and confessions. The crime is unforgivable! The Regent ordered Qin Yanshu to be beaten to death, and no one is allowed to plead for mercy. The rest of the bandits are cruel and will be beheaded outside the Meridian Gate in three days!"

The ministers were all shocked.

The Imperial Guards were divided into two sides, stopping Uncle Qin from coming forward, and also stopping the Queen Mother Qin who hurried over.

"Inkstone! Inkstone!" The Queen Mother quickly approached, but was blocked by the spear in the hand of the imperial guard.

The Queen Mother was furious: "Get away from the Ai family! Don't let go of the inkstone yet!"

The chamberlain stood aside and passed the order: "The regent has an order to kill Qin Yanshu with a stick. It will be carried out immediately!"

Qin Yanshu's complexion was pale and haggard. He had been tortured in prison for several days until he almost lost his appearance. At this time, he was being held by his shoulders and kneeling. He had no power to resist. He just kept muttering: "I want to see you." Ning'er, Ning'er, I know I was wrong..."

"Inkstone!" Uncle Qin Guo shouted in despair, "What other last words do you have? My father will definitely do it for you!"

Qin Yanshu slowly raised his eyes, his lips were dry and peeling, and his voice was hoarse: "Father, I want to see Ning'er..."

Uncle Qin's body swayed, and his face suddenly turned livid, anxious and angry: "Evil! What good is that woman? It's all because of her that you are in this situation! You still miss her, do you know that you My mother almost broke her legs trying to save you these days! Qin Yanshu, you are such a wolf!"

Qin Yanshu raised his body with difficulty and kowtowed to Uncle Qin three times: "My son is unfilial. Please take care of yourself for the rest of your life. Your son will repay your parents for raising him in the next life."

A guard soldier pushed him down, and then hit his back with a heavy staff. With just one blow, Qin Yanshu screamed uncontrollably: "Ah!"

The Queen Mother stood not far away, watching this scene with her teeth almost broken.

Prince Regent, you are so vicious.

All the civil and military officials stood at a distance, watching the once glorious Qin family's legitimate son being beaten with a cane in public, surrounded by imperial guards. The screams betrayed the unbearable pain, which was frightening.

And by executing it in public, did the regent intend to tell them that the Qin family was about to decline and there would be no room for improvement?

Even the emperor and the queen mother...

There was deathly silence all around. It was so quiet that the only sounds that could be heard were the dull sound of the stick falling on the body, and the painful moans coming from Qin Yanshu's mouth, which continued...