After death, I became the cannon fodder of the three protagonists

The fourth prince can be said to be the first prince to be executed by decree since the founding of the Great Yong Dynasty.

The day after the rebellion was put down, he and Concubine De were escorted directly from the palace to the Meridian Gate.

But in one night, the two changed into prison uniforms, and they didn't show any signs of vigor from last night.

The imperial guards surrounded the two with swords and escorted them into the execution ground.

Concubine De was deeply shocked when she learned that everything was a trick of Emperor Jingyong, she was walking like a marionette at the moment, her eyes were blank, and the iron chains on her ankles rattled as she walked.

The fourth prince looked around calmly, and smiled when he saw the black belts protruding from the wrists of the guards next to him.

Then he lowered his head and walked with big strides. Under the sleeves of the wide prison uniform, there was an obvious crack in the iron chain that tied his hands.

There were no common people around the execution ground, and it was quiet everywhere. The fourth prince and concubine De were pressed to kneel down, and the executioner stood behind them with a big knife, waiting for the execution.

When the time came, the executioner took a sip of the strong wine from others, sprayed it on the blade of the knife, and the tendons on his body trembled slightly.

The fear of impending death made Concubine De's body tremble slightly, she closed her eyes, feeling regret welling up in her heart.

It's just that what she regretted was not the rebellion, but regret that she didn't hold her breath.

If she was more cautious, persuaded her elder brother and son to make the layout more careful...

Perhaps at this moment, I have become the most honorable woman in the Yong Dynasty.

When the big knife fell, she heard the sound of the wind being cut, her heart rose to her throat at this moment, Concubine De's tightly closed eyelids trembled violently, and tears slipped from the end of her eyes.

But she didn't wait for the expected pain. On the contrary, the noisy fighting sound came to her ears.

Concubine De suddenly opened her eyes, and saw that the iron chain on her son had been broken, he was holding a long sword, and someone's blood was splashed on his face.

"Plop-plop-"

Concubine De heard her own heartbeat.

"Mother, raise your hand!"

The fourth prince's voice came, Concubine De subconsciously cooperated, the blade struck, and the iron chain was broken just like that.

Concubine De looked at the freed hands in disbelief, and stared blankly at the iron chain between her legs being cut off.

She finally came back to her senses, and without asking any more questions, she followed closely beside the fourth prince, surrounded by a few imperial guards wearing black belts.

The joy in my heart is surging.

I can live, but of course I don't want to die...

Unfortunately, things didn't go as they wished.

A large number of black armored guards came in from the gate, holding bows and arrows.

Gu Qinhan stood at the front, his eyes were cold, he didn't even give the fourth prince a chance to resist, he raised his hand, "Fire the arrow!"

The remaining dead soldiers of the fourth prince were dispatched. They originally wanted to rescue the fourth prince and take him to Bianta to recuperate so that he could make a comeback in the future.

It's a pity they didn't know that the secret letter from last night was just Gu Qinhan's bait.

As soon as they made their arrangements, Gu Qinhan reported the news to Emperor Jingyong. The only thing waiting for them was death...

The arrow pierced through the skin and pierced fiercely into the flesh. Concubine De lowered her head and looked at the arrow that pierced her chest. Pain hit her and she knelt down on the ground, the corners of her mouth slowly overflowing with bright red.

"No!"

Seeing this scene, the fourth prince, who was waving his sword to defend against arrows, shrank his pupils, "Concubine Mother!!!"

He even forgot to fend off the arrows shot from all directions, dropped the long sword in his hand, rushed towards Concubine De in embarrassment, and hugged her in his arms.

Seeing this, the dead warriors hurriedly surrounded to block the arrows for the fourth prince.

On the side of the Fourth Prince, the blood spurting from Concubine De's chest stung his eyes, he raised his hand in a panic, and pressed hard on the acupuncture points around Concubine De's wound.

"Mother Concubine...it's okay...don't be afraid...Er Chen will stop the bleeding for you..."

Unfortunately, the blood couldn't be stopped.

Concubine De's vision gradually blurred, she could no longer see her son's face clearly.

She raised her hand with difficulty, wanting to touch his face one last time.

Concubine De's lips trembled: "Don't...don't...cry..."

The raised hand still didn't do what she wanted, her eyes closed slowly, and her body limply collapsed in the fourth prince's arms.

The fourth prince noticed the change in Concubine De, he was stunned, his mind went blank.

"No!"

After a long time, the fourth prince came back to his senses belatedly, his voice was trembling, his arms holding Concubine De kept closing, his fingertips turned white.

Tears flowed down the corners of his eyes, tick tock falling on De Fei's body.

"Concubine Mu...you wake up...I beg you...wake up, please!"

"Didn't we agree...you still want to watch Erchen ascend the throne...do you still want to help Erchen take care of the child?"

"Mother Concubine, please wake up... I'm wrong... I shouldn't be greedy...I shouldn't be rebellious...Mother Concubine...Wake up...I beg you..."

The Fourth Prince hugged Concubine De tightly, whispering incoherently in her ear, as if he had lost his soul.

The only person in this world who loved him... is gone.

The fourth prince's heart was torn, and he was hit by bursts of severe pain, making him unable to breathe.

The bows and arrows stopped long after the dead soldiers fell.

The fourth prince raised his head, looked at the corpses everywhere, and smiled.

If he had known that it would end up like this today, he would not have fought for what he said at the beginning.

The fourth prince let go of Concubine De, stood up staggeringly, then took up the long sword, and slowly placed it on the neck under the gaze of everyone.

The sunlight pierced through the dark clouds, covering the entire capital city, and it was bright everywhere, but the fourth prince only felt that the light was particularly dazzling.

He lowered his eyes and looked at Concubine De...

Mother and concubine... Don't be afraid on the way to Huangquan, your son will come to find you soon.

The fourth prince killed himself.

Gu Qin watched him coldly, and when he fell to the ground, he raised his hand and ordered someone to come forward to clean up the body.

He himself went to Tai Chi Hall and reported the situation to Emperor Jingyong.

When Emperor Jingyong heard the news, the hands that were reviewing the memorial stopped, and the cinnabar dripped on the memorial, staining it red.

The atmosphere in the room was a bit frozen, Fu Sheng who was behind Emperor Jing Yong noticed his strangeness, lowered his head even more, and breathed more lightly.

Emperor Jingyong was silent for a long time before slowly opening his mouth and said: "Find a good place and bury their mother and son well."

"Yes!"

Gu Qinhan agreed, got up and left.

Emperor Jing Yong didn't continue to review the memorial, he rubbed the center of his eyebrows, and closed his eyes tiredly.

The face of the fourth prince came to mind, Emperor Jing Yong suddenly opened his eyes, and then let out a long sigh.

After Gu Qinhan arranged the affairs of the fourth prince and concubine De, he went to Guiyuan Temple in the suburbs of Beijing.

He didn't believe in Buddhism, but he still donated a lot of money for sesame oil, and asked the eminent monks in the temple to perform a ritual ceremony for the fourth prince and concubine De.

Afterwards, he went to the grave of the two of them again.

it's getting dark.

Mu Si stood beside the carriage waiting with a lantern in his hand.

The paper money and joss sticks were all taken from Guiyuan Temple and placed in a basket. Gu Qinhan knelt down, took out the paper money and lit them in front of the two tombstones, then lit the joss sticks and inserted them.

Green smoke curled up, and the light from the burning paper money reflected on his face, which was somewhat obscure.

He took out a jug of wine and wine glasses from the basket, and poured three glasses of wine in front of the fourth prince's tombstone.

"In the next life, join an ordinary family..."

Gu Qinhan said softly, then stood up and walked towards Mu Si.

He said, "Let's go."

Mu Si nodded and opened the curtain of the carriage.

The carriage gradually left without being seen, and the fire in front of the tombstone turned towards the direction Gu Qinhan was leaving, as if responding.