slave like jade

Chapter 188
Mu Ziyue obtained Yue Yu's consent, and released her from the prison to send her off to Mufu Yimen for the last time.

The prison car escorted Mu Ziyue out of Dali Temple and walked all the way to Caishikou.

Along the way, all the shops were closed, and there was no one to be seen on the street. Everyone went to Caishikou to watch the excitement, so it was very deserted along the way...

Mu Ziyue's icy eyes stared fixedly at the road ahead, without a trace of expression on her face, even when she finally arrived at Caishikou, looked at the prisoners there, and saw her parents and elder brother were about to die under the sword , there was no further wave on her face...

It was getting closer and closer to noon, and the onlookers were very excited, but the condemned prisoners kneeling in the venue cried even more. They were afraid, unwilling, and did not want to die, but at this time, who would to save them...

Mu Xiang's face was sluggish, and he had aged into an old man who was dying overnight, and his whole body had lost the slightest vitality; while Mu Furen, who was kneeling on his left, also had a face of ashes, and the description on his face was no longer as shrewd as usual. Kneeling there in prison clothes, with a hunched body, she has long lost the fierce beauty of Mrs. Xiangfu; while Mu Ziyang, who is kneeling on the other side, has fear in his eyes, and his eyes dare not look at the Sen Leng carried by the executioner beside him. Dao, his whole body trembling violently like chaff, looked extremely afraid of death, his eyes were frightened and panicked...

All of this was seen in the eyes of Mu Ziyue on the prison car at the intersection...

She looked at her dearest relatives kneeling on the execution platform with empty and numb eyes, and her only eye seemed to be looking at her elderly parents, and also seemed to be looking at the nothingness in front of her...

In the end, his cold and dull eyes finally fell on Mu Lingzhi.

Although it was a distance away, Mu Lingzhi still felt her gaze.He looked up, and happened to meet Mu Ziyue's eyes, at the moment when the four eyes met, Mu Ziyue suddenly smiled at him very gracefully...

She was dressed in a prison uniform, her hair was disheveled, and she was blind in one eye. The broken eyeball was exposed, which was terrifying.His face was also as pale as a ghost, but he tried his best to smile at Mu Lingzhi!

Mu Lingzhi didn't expect her to come, but at this moment, thinking of what she had done, he had no affection for her, nor any hatred for her, only a trace of pity left.

He stared fixedly at Mu Ziyue, who was neither human nor ghost, and didn't understand how the lady who was once known to him became the terrifying and vicious vicious woman she was today.

At this time, the people at Caishikou also found Mu Ziyue, and couldn't help crying bitterly at the poisonous-hearted woman in front of them. , and Mu Ziyang also saw Mu Ziyue in the prison car, and all three of them froze immediately.

How cruel is it to watch one's relatives be beheaded and die in front of oneself?

Mrs. Mu once told her in the prison that she must not come to the execution ground, and must not come to see their beheadings.But unexpectedly, she still came.

Thinking that after today is over, all of his family will die and she will be left alone, Mu Xiang is also heartbroken.Thinking about tomorrow, she would have to accept the more painful punishment of quartering the body by five horses. It was even more painful. Chaomu Ziyue couldn't help shouting with the last bit of strength: "Daughter, you go back, you go back, don't be here, you go back quickly!" ..."

Looking at her parents in the prison car, Mu Ziyue's heart was already filled with tears of blood, but her face was so calm that there was not a single wave, and no tears fell from the corners of her eyes.

She knelt down in the prison car and smacked her head three times towards the execution platform. A smile that was uglier than crying appeared on the corner of her mouth. Her voice was as clear and sweet as an oriole coming out of the valley, and she said word by word: "Father, mother, brother, The unfilial daughter Xiaoyue is here to see you off for the last time...you go all the way..."

After all, she kept licking her head in the direction of the execution platform until noon, when Mu Lingzhi threw down the beheading order, and then she stopped licking her head, staring wide-eyed at the steel knife in the executioner's hand chopping on her parents and brother's body. neck...

The gushing blood, the human head rolling to the ground, the winding river of blood, the familiar faces that never closed their eyes until death, were carved into Mu Ziyue's heart one by one...

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In the other garden, Chunhua pushed open the window, helped Yu Ruyan to sit down in front of the window sill, pointed to the new peach tree branches outside the window, and said joyfully: "Master, look, spring is here, and the peach trees have sprouted! "

As soon as the words came out of her mouth, she suddenly remembered that her master couldn't see her now, but she mentioned this, didn't it make her feel sad.

She quickly knelt down to plead guilty, but was stopped by Yu Ruyan.

Yu Ruyan smiled indifferently, and said: "The cold winter is finally over. This spring, not only the weather is getting warmer and everything is recovering, but also the scenery is beautiful. I can't see with my eyes, so I will have to work hard for you two in the future." Tell me more about the nice things."

The two maids felt sad when they heard the words, and Qiuyue couldn't help persuading: "Master's eyes will be fine. Didn't Prince Yi say that he will help master to heal his eyes. Master must have confidence in him."

Hearing this, Yu Ruyan's expression froze for a moment, but the next moment she smiled bitterly, noncommittal.

Chunhua put a cloak to shield her from the wind, and said: "Master, today the family of Mu's family ransacked at the entrance of the vegetable market. I heard that people from the entire Eastern Capital have gone to watch the excitement. Everyone is clapping their hands and applauding. It's not because the sound of firecrackers and silk music can't be seen during the empress's funeral, but I guess some people will set off firecrackers to celebrate."

When talking about the Mu family's subjugation method, everyone in the whole of Dongdu expressed joyful expressions of resentment, Chunhua was no exception, and their tone was extremely joyful.

Hearing the excitement in her tone, Yu Ruyan didn't feel too much joy and excitement in her heart. She looked flat, sighed softly, and said in a calm tone: "The world is reincarnated, the sky has eyes, it doesn't wrong good people, and naturally it doesn't I will let the evildoers in this world go, everything is the punishment they deserve!"

Qiuyue smiled and said: "Yes, I am also fortunate that Your Highness is wise enough to take over the lairs of the eldest prince and Mu Xiang without anyone noticing, and promptly expose the bad things they did, so that they can accept the punishment they deserve. It's really heart-warming!"

Hearing her talk about Mu Lingzhi, a sweet smile appeared in Yu Ruyan's brows and eyes. This man has never let her down before——

In fact, Mu Lingzhi had discovered the carriage transporting the stolen money into the city a few days ago, and he has been keeping calm, accompanying Yu Ruyan in the cell every day, making delicious food for her, talking and chatting with her To relieve boredom, at other times, he also stayed in the palace to watch the spirit, as if he never dealt with government affairs and court affairs.

As for the investigation of Dali Temple, he did not intervene, and Yue Yu had all the power to do it alone. He quietly hibernated and waited for an opportunity, an opportunity that would make it impossible for the emperor to forgive him.

On the day of the public trial in Dali Temple, the whole city focused its attention, but this time was the best time to expose the evil deeds of Mu Xiang and Mu Yun. The maggots of the two kingdoms!
Mu Lingzhi made up his mind to expose Mu Xiang and Mu Yunzhi. One of the reasons is that the two of them worked together and committed heinous crimes. If they were allowed to go on, it would have a worse impact on Daliang.

Secondly, he thought that it was time for Yu Ruyan's grievances to be cleared up. At that time, after his mother's funeral, he would marry her and take her far away, even if he took her as his mother to guard the imperial tomb. Either way, as long as he can leave Dongdu and everything that disturbs people, he is willing.

Therefore, before he left, he had to help Xiaodao remove all obstacles on his way to the throne, so that he could ascend the throne smoothly in the future.

The biggest obstacle to Xiao Dao is the eldest prince Mu Yunzhi and Mu Xiang. If they can't be eradicated completely, how can Mu Lingzhi leave Xiao Dao alone and leave with peace of mind?

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Mu Lingzhi had told Yu Ruyan about this before, and also told her the plan in his heart, so seeing that everything was going smoothly in the direction he expected, she felt very relaxed and happy. Looking forward to the end of the matter in Beijing as soon as possible, she and Mu Lingzhi will be able to live together and fly together...

Thinking of being able to completely let go of all worries in the future and live an ordinary and stable life with Mu Lingzhi, Yu Ruyan's serene face was full of beautiful longing for the future life.

At this moment, a little girl ran in from outside the courtyard, came into the house panting, and said with a flushed face, "Master, it's not good, it's not good..."

The noise disturbed the three masters and servants in front of the window. Chunhua looked at the little girl's reckless appearance, and couldn't help but draw a long face in displeasure: "Why are you yelling? Didn't you see the master is here..."

Chunhua put on a straight face and was about to teach these girls who don't understand the rules, but was stopped by Yu Ruyan, who asked, "What happened?"

The little girl turned around and said anxiously: "Master, just now His Highness specially sent someone back to say... that Mu Ziyue escaped, let us be careful in Bieyuan, and also tell Master not to go out, say yes, say I'm afraid that Mu...Mu Ziyue will go crazy and come to seek revenge from her master..."

The little girl's face turned red anxiously, and Chunhua and Qiuyue were so frightened that their faces changed instantly, and they couldn't help closing the door and windows, as if Mu Ziyue was about to come in.

In their eyes, the vicious and vicious Mu Ziyue is as frightening as a murderous maniac, not to mention Chunhua and Qiuyue have suffered under her hands, and they have seen her holding a dagger When he was about to cut Yu Ruyan's neck, he looked ferocious and terrifying.

So, knowing that she had escaped, and thinking of her hatred for Yu Ruyan, the three maids were as worried as Mu Lingzhi, and decided that Mu Ziyue would definitely come to Yu Ruyan for revenge.

But Yu Ruyan wasn't afraid at all, she frowned and thought about it, then asked the little girl who sent the message: "Isn't she locked in the prison of Dali Temple, how did she escape? Your Highness, is everything going well in the execution ground? "

The little girl replied: "I heard that Mu Ziyue begged Prince Yi to send her parents to the execution ground for the last time, and later... Later, after seeing her head beheaded at the gate of Mufu, she returned to Dali Temple. On the way, when she reached the moat, she vomited blood and was almost out of breath. The officer who escorted her was afraid that she would die on the road and could not pay the job, so he opened the prison car and sent her to a nearby hospital for emergency treatment. Unexpectedly... Thinking of how she turned over and jumped into the moat the moment she was lifted out of the prison van... and escaped!"

There is such a rule in Daliang that the more the offender is a repeat offender, the more careful the officials who guard him before execution are to save the prisoner's life and prevent favoritism and fraud.

Because there have been such cases before, the family members of the people who were sentenced to beheaded with money paid off the guards, and deliberately let the prisoner find a chance to commit suicide to avoid the pain of severe punishment.

Since then, Daliang's laws have clearly stipulated that prisoners sentenced to death should bid farewell to prisoners who have been sentenced to severe punishment. Before execution, the life of the prisoner must be ensured.

That's why when he saw that Mu Ziyue was about to lose his breath, the officer was in a hurry to be tricked by her and let her escape...

After hearing the little girl's words, both Chunhua and Qiuyue took a deep breath——

Now that the cold winter has just passed, and the cold spring is even more bitter, the moat has been covered with a thin layer of ice so far. If I jump down, I am afraid that I will freeze to death.

Thinking of this, the three of them shuddered at the same time!

When Yu Ruyan heard this, her face sank, her heart felt a little cold, and she said in a deep voice: "Did your Highness lead someone to search for her? Is there any result?"

The little girl nodded and said, "Exactly. After His Highness got the news, he took people to the moat to search immediately, but they haven't found anyone yet... His Highness was worried that Mu Ziyue would come to seek revenge on the master after he was lucky enough to survive. The man came back and told the master to be careful..."

After the little girl left, Chunhua and Qiuyue repeatedly ordered the servants in the other garden to close the gate of the courtyard and step up their precautions.

Hearing the people in Bieyuan running around in panic, Yu Ruyan called Chunhua to come in and told her to go on and open the gate of Bieyuan, everyone to do their own things, as usual, don't panic or be afraid.

She sneered and said, "I'm looking forward to Mu Ziyue's arrival."

However, until the next morning, there was no news about Mu Ziyue, and she did not secretly come to Bieyuan to seek revenge from Yu Ruyan...

After breakfast, Yu Ruyan said to Chunhua Qiuyue: "Today is Yu Mingzhu's execution day, follow me to Dali Temple to see her off for the last time."

After all, let the servants prepare the carriage and lead Chunhua and Qiuyue towards Dali Temple.

When she arrived at the execution ground of Dali Temple, the people in the execution room were putting strong ropes on Yu Mingzhu's limbs and neck, but Yu Mingzhu was struggling desperately, screaming again and again, and refused to give in to death. The official was pressed firmly to the ground.

Seeing Yu Ruyan's arrival, Yu Mingzhu's panicked and suffocated heart seemed to see the last ray of light, she threw herself in front of Yu Ruyan with the last ounce of strength, hugged her legs tightly and refused to let go, heart-piercing Crying: "Sister, save me, I don't want to be quartered, even if my head is cut off with a single knife... It's terrible to be quartered by five horses. I have seen with my own eyes how my mother and concubine died. I don't want to... I beg you, go and help me to beg the Third Highness, Crown Prince Yi, and King Liang, even if it means beheading, I don’t want to be divided into five horses, I don’t want to..."

Because Yu Mingzhu had seen the tragic situation of Concubine Lian being quartered by five horses before, now thinking that she would also be subjected to such an execution, her heart collapsed in fear to the point of madness.

When she thought that her body would be like a concubine mother, torn into horrific pieces, and blood flowed from her intestines, she was so frightened that she was terrified. When she saw those ropes, she was so scared broken……

Hearing Yu Mingzhu's begging and crying, Yu Ruyan said coldly: "Beheading and quartering are just one death, so to you, what's the difference? Don't you think it's ridiculous that you still care about these things at this time?" ?”

Hearing this, Yu Mingzhu's whole body froze, she stared blankly at Yu Ruyan who had a cold and indifferent face, suddenly felt hatred in her heart, pointed at her and cursed: "Poison woman, no matter what, I am your sister, I am your sister today. Everything I have encountered today is all because of you. You don't care about sisterhood at all. Oh, I know, you want me to die, where will you be willing to help me..."

I couldn't see her description, but Yu Ruyan could imagine in her heart what kind of disgusting face she had now, and she couldn't help but sneered and said, "Nian Nian's sisterhood? Heh, did you think about me when you killed me again and again?" It's your sister!"

"When you teamed up with outsiders to push me into desperation again and again, did you ever think that we are born from the same root!"

"When I was led to the guillotine, do you still remember the vicious words you said to me! Even if I died, you were unwilling to let me go, and you kept saying that you would throw my broken body into a mass grave to feed the dogs. Do you still remember these?!"

Yu Ruyan's questioning voice forced Yu Mingzhu to say nothing more, she looked at Yu Ruyan in front of her in despair and horror, and fell into a madman muttering to herself.

"You are my nemesis, my concubine is right...you can't have me...it's terrible, it's terrible...I'm willing, I'm not willing..."

Listening to her nonsense, Yu Ruyan said again: "If I knew today, why bother. Back then, the emperor kindly spared your life, but you were unwilling and killed the guardian nun and fled from Luoying Nunnery to Daliang. And you came to Daliang just to seek revenge from me. However, from the beginning to the end, I have never wronged you or framed you. Whether in Daqi or Daliang, whether it is you or Concubine Lian, you The final fate is all the sins you made yourself, and you can't blame anyone!"

"Don't worry, after you die, I won't throw you into a mass grave to be fed to wild dogs like you did to me. Even though I hate you, for the sake of you being Princess Daqi, I don’t want to make the world laugh at us Daqi, I will bury you in peace and find a place to bury you...you can go at ease!"

The time has come, and the officials of the punishment room came forward to catch Yu Mingzhu again. She had frightened the madman, and screamed in horror: "You can't kill me, I am the eldest princess of Daqi. You can't convict me, I want to go back , I want to find my father..."

"You have been stripped of your imperial title by King Qi, demoted to a commoner, and kicked out of Daqi!"

Yue Yu also came to the execution ground at some point, he opened the letter of credence sent by the state of Qi and handed it to Yu Mingzhu, and said coldly: "The king of Qi has issued an imperial edict to the world to remove your status as emperor and demote you I will drive you out of Daqi, and no longer belong to the people of Daqi. Your life and death have nothing to do with Daqi!"

As soon as this remark came out, Yu Mingzhu was completely shocked on the spot as if struck by lightning——

After being imprisoned in an accident before, she tried her best to pass the news of her accident back to Daqi, hoping that King Qi would send envoys to negotiate with Daliang to save her life and take her back, even if she was imprisoned again. She is also willing to stay in Luoying Nunnery for the rest of her life, and she will never escape again...

But there is no medicine for regret in the world. With King Qi's ruthless temperament, these daughters of his have always been just pawns that he used to make peace with various families to maintain the stability of the country. They would offend Daliang for the jade pearl who committed a serious crime.What's more, what Yu Mingzhu did in Daqi before made Liang Wang hate him, so he will no longer care about her life or death.

King Qi drove her out of Daqi with an edict, making her an unknown person, and Mu Yunzhi had already divorced her. Even if she became a ghost after death, she could only be a lonely ghost... …

Yu Ruyan did what she said, and sure enough, after Yu Mingzhu subdued her, she had her dismembered body collected and a coffin was found and buried in an unnamed hill in the suburbs of Beijing.

And Mrs. Yiqing was also shaved ninety-nine and eighty-one times shortly after Yu Mingzhu subdued the law...

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Ask someone to bury the jade pearl, and the sun is already setting.

Chunhua and Qiuyue kept urging Yu Ruyan to go back to the Bieyuan, thinking that the government hadn't found Mu Ziyue who fled, the two maids were terrified.

Since yesterday, Mu Lingzhi and the government have been searching for Mu Ziyue who jumped off the moat, but they haven't been found until now.

When she escaped from the city gate, it was already closed, and every person who left the city had to go through a careful check, but no one found Mu Ziyue leaving the city.

Then, she must still be in the city!
The carriage moved forward slowly, Yu Ruyan closed her eyes and leaned against the wall of the carriage, while guessing where Mu Ziyue might go, at the same time, she couldn't help but think of the scene when she first saw Mu Ziyue...

I still remember that when I saw Mu Ziyue for the first time, she was dressed in a fiery red horse riding outfit, she was sunny, noble and bright, snuggling up to Mu Lingzhi's side, she was very proud of herself.

At that time, Mu Ziyue was like the bright moon in the sky, so noble and beautiful that no one could touch it, it made her feel envious and jealous towards others for the first time in her heart.

She envied Mu Ziyue's carefree, happy life, and also envied the rare childhood love between her and Mu Ling!
She often wondered, if she hadn't appeared, wouldn't Mu Ziyue have become so terrible because of jealousy?Will she marry Mu Lingzhi as she wished and live happily with him?

She asked Mu Lingzhi this question the night after the public trial.

After hearing her question, Mu Lingzhi told her with certainty that Mu Ziyue's change was not because of her, but because of her own evil thoughts.

Mu Ziyue is greedy by nature and extremely conceited. Regardless of appearance or talent, she thinks that she is the most outstanding in the world, no one can compare with her, and the men in the world must be chosen by her...

However, there are mountains beyond the mountains, and there are people beyond the people. How can the proud and conceited Mu Ziyue compare to all the women in the world.

Therefore, when Yu Ruyan, who was more intelligent and beautiful than her, appeared in front of her, she couldn't stand it, and wanted to get rid of her wholeheartedly.Even if it wasn't for snatching Mu Lingzhi, she couldn't tolerate someone more dazzling than her...

Mu Lingzhi finally said to her seriously: "Mu Ziyue keeps saying that she loves me, but in fact, from the beginning to the end, the person she loves the most is herself! It's all because of her inflated hypocrisy that she has come to this point. So, no wonder anyone!"

It is undeniable that Mu Lingzhi knows Mu Ziyue very well, and has analyzed her thoroughly...

That being the case, based on Mu Lingzhi's understanding of her, can he guess where Mu Ziyue fled?

I thought hard all the way, and before I knew it, Bieyuan arrived.

Chunhua and Qiuyue could help Yu Ruyan get off the car and step into the gate of Bieyuan, but Aunt Qin, who hadn't seen her for a long time, was waiting at the door and stopped her with her hand...

(End of this chapter)