Chapter 176: Noon Gate

As a tradition of the Dayong Dynasty, the banquet of 100 officials has long been widely spread among the people and is known to everyone.

However, in a peaceful and prosperous era, at the banquet of 100 officials, which has been held smoothly for many years, there are bandits who pretend to be officials and sneak in, intending to assassinate the saint!

The news exploded like a drop of water in hot oil, but it spread all over the streets and alleys in an hour, and multiple versions were derived from word of mouth.

Before the noon gate, many people gathered here before the hour came. The criminals who were beheaded by the imperial court were unified in the autumn queen, and this year's prisoners had just been beheaded, and now there was a sudden Ling Chi, such a felon, but I haven't seen it for many years!

The people gathered in one place, and there were many vendors who took the opportunity to carry their burdens into the crowd to sell melons, fruits and pancakes, and the scene was comparable to when Chu Junlan fought with the fake divine doctor in Hongfeng Mountain.

Ye Yijian took Kunshan out of the carriage, and was frightened by the crowded scene in front of him, Kunshan escorted his young master to go inside, and kept complaining: "It's just killing, you want to see blood, are these people crazy, come to see the excitement." ”

Those who heard Kunshan's complaint couldn't help but swallow melon seeds and reciprocate: "Say us, aren't you here too?" ”

Kunshan turned his head and glared at the man, not daring to cause trouble when Ye Yiyan was in a bad mood.

Ye Yiji's brows frowned tightly, the sun near noon was very bright, shining on his elegant and handsome face, showing a little fragility.

As the crowd went forward, Ye Yijian couldn't help but recall the scene of last night.

It seems that Chu Junlan did call Chu Huating out first, and then called Xiao Xu out as well, and never saw their brother and sister appear again.

He asked Xiao Xu, Xiao Xu only said that Chu Gongzi was uncomfortable, and Chu Junlan went to take care of it, he thought that Chu Huating's eyes had just healed, and he naturally needed to rest more, so he didn't doubt it.

But now that I think about it, Chu Junlan clearly knew that something was wrong at that time, and entrusted his family to Xiao Xu.

When she is in danger, she will hand over everything to Xiao Xu, but she refuses to trust him......

Ye Yi's heart was gradually depressed, as if he had been stabbed.

In the final analysis, he didn't do enough, and he couldn't blame Xiao Xu for everything. Chu Junlan is willing to trust Xiao Xu, in addition to believing in Xiao Xu's ability and character, more importantly, because of the marriage contract.

The order of his parents, the words of the matchmaker, this has become a shackle on him, he is already working hard, but he feels that he has not achieved it, and he has been thrown off.

"Young Master, Miss Chu is over there!" Kunshan pointed diagonally to the opposite side, and saw that the Chu family had gathered together.

Chu Junlan wore a thin satin jacket of blue color, a white horse skirt with teeth, stacked and pearl hairpins, and the whole person seemed to be the only coolness under the sun, which could be seen at a glance.

Ye Yigradually looked at her elegant clothes, and looked at the blue robe on her body, and her heart was filled with some sweetness.

But just as he was about to say hello, he saw the second prince wearing a Taoist robe of ordinary materials, and walked to Chu Junlan's side with Xiao Xu, who was dressed in white.

Ye Yi's words of greeting choked in his throat.

Chu Junlan couldn't think of seeing the second prince on such an occasion.

"Why is the Second Highness here? I thought that such a lively situation, His Royal Highness would disdain to see it. ”

Xiao Che looked at Chu Junlan's delicate face close at hand, and said as if no one was around: "I'm not here to kill people, I'm just so easy to be idle, come and see you." ”

When all the Chu family members behind Chu Junlan heard this, they couldn't help but gasp, especially the old lady and the Zhou family, their expressions were very exaggerated, and Aunt Sun and Aunt Su also covered their mouths, looking very surprised.

Xiao Che originally looked down on the Chu family, and it was impossible to care about their mood at this time, he had been fighting openly and secretly with the sixth child for many days, and he was stumped by things, and he didn't think about how to win the favor of the beauties, and Xiao Xu's fool was actually cured.

He was in a hurry, and he couldn't care about analyzing the situation of Beiyuan with his staff, so he hurriedly left the palace, but met Xiao Xu halfway.

Xiao Che glanced back at Xiao Xu: "I didn't expect your medical skills to be so superb, Xiao Xu has cured you like this." ”

Chu Junlan smiled and said nothing, a little tired of Xiao Che's way of speaking in front of people.

She can understand where the self-confidence of a person like Xiao Che, who is of noble birth and has been windy and rainy since he was a child, comes from. But this kind of person who is so confident that he refuses to estimate the feelings of others is really unpleasant.

Xiao Che didn't get a response from the beauty, and he was a little lost in his heart. And Xiao Xu, who was standing behind him, had a smile flashing in his eyes.

At this moment, a group of men and horses came from a distance with two prisoner carts, and the common people heard the voice, and Moses made way for the prisoner cart to slowly drive to the execution table in front of the noon gate.

An errand officer stepped forward, untied the chains with a bang, dragged Ma Yan out of the prisoner car, pushed him onto the execution platform, and tied his hands and feet to a wooden stake in a large shape.

Ma Yan's hair was unkempt at this time, his face was full of criss-crossing whip marks, the clothes on his body could no longer be seen in their original colors, and he was also a lot more depressed.

Among the people, many people pointed at him, and the sound of discussion was buzzing, like ten thousand bees flying by.

Aunt Wang was dressed in prison clothes, and her hair was scattered, and she was also pushed onto the execution table and tied not far from Ma Yan.

The executioner was ready, his steel knife shining silver and glowing in the sun.

"That's the concubine of the Chu family who committed adultery with her subordinates?"

"It's just like that, it's really unseemly."

"Who would have thought that such a woman would be able to collude with the bandits who assassinated the emperor."

……

The discussion of the common people was in an uproar again.

The Chu family was unusually silent here.

Aunt Sun and Aunt Su both looked at Aunt Wang who was pressed to the ground with a complicated face at this time, and there was a guilty card on her neckline. They have been fighting for half their lives, and they can't imagine that before they can decide the winner or loser, Aunt Wang is already doomed to such an ending.

The old lady cursed in a low voice: "Mourning star, chaotic housewife, give birth to a beast in the next life......"

Aunt Wang's face was full of tears, she raised her head and looked around helplessly, and she could hear her heartbeat.

But she knew that such a vivid heartbeat would soon stop.

If she is given the opportunity to choose again, she will definitely serve Chu Cailiang with all her heart, and she will never commit adultery with anyone, let alone be blind to something like Ma Yan!

It's just that it's late.

Aunt Wang searched everywhere, and finally saw the Chu family behind her right.

The tears broke the embankment again, and he opened his mouth and called: "Master! ”

Chu Cailiang immediately turned his face away, his face full of disgust.

Yes, what kind of person is Chu Cailiang, where can Aunt Wang not know? It was a hell of a person who was determined to climb up, and promotion was a lifelong pursuit for him, but this time, because of her relationship with Ma Yan, Chu Cailiang's official may not be able to do it. He would resent her, and he would never be able to care about his former feelings again.

Aunt Wang lowered her head in frustration, sobbing uncontrollably.

At this moment, there was a small commotion in the crowd, and Aunt Wang raised her head in surprise, and saw a familiar figure walking in front of her.

Chu Junlan carried the food box and said to the executioner and the officials of the criminal department who were imprisoned: "Please also ask your lord to be accommodating." Before the execution, the inmates were given a full meal. ”

This kind of thing is the most common, and there are always prisoners who have family members to bring food before the execution, and the prison officer naturally nods and agrees.

Chu Junlan squatted in front of Aunt Wang, opened the food box, and brought out a hot bowl of rice from it, covered with several slices of braised pork with thick oil and red sauce, as well as vegetarian fried small green vegetables and a roast chicken thigh.

The Chu family watched Chu Junlan prepare a severed head meal, and they were all a little emotional for a while.

Unexpectedly, Chu Junlan, who looks the most ruthless on weekdays, is the only one who thinks of bringing a bite of decapitated rice to Aunt Wang today.

Aunt Wang was also unexpected, looked at Chu Junlan, trembled her lips and said, "You will be so kind." It really surprised me. ”

Chu Junlan picked up the wooden chopsticks, took a mouthful of braised pork with rice, and forcibly stuffed it for her.