At noon the next day, a group of officers and soldiers came from the yamen of the county to the entrance of the market with a dense flow of people.

They erected a high platform out of planks, and then set up two pillars on top of it to tie the man's body firmly.

The face of the man who had been carefully treated by Song Sisi and the two looked no different from a living person.

But a corpse is a corpse after all, and being motionless for a long time will also arouse suspicion.

Therefore, Zhu Gaoxuan specially arranged for a subordinate to stand behind the corpse, pulling the rope in his hand from time to time, creating the illusion that the corpse was moving.

The other guard was responsible for covering him.

There were other people babbling on stage.

"This person, the unforgivable sin, actually wants to assassinate His Royal Highness King Liang. Today, we are ordered by the prince to put him to death. ”

"The reason why I chose to be executed here is to let Jingyue's comrades see what kind of fate it will be to betray the imperial court?"

"If you stop from the precipice, it's still too late. But if you don't come to your senses, you will end up like him in the future. ”

……

The crowd of onlookers was full of discussions.

"I seem to have seen this person, and I used to go to Fengyue Nunnery a lot!"

"Ling Chi was executed, I heard that it was one knife after another, cutting flesh on the body, and it takes a long time to cut people to die, which is very terrible."

"I heard that the execution will not be carried out until three o'clock in the afternoon, and I will see and understand it when the time comes......"

"What are you kidding? What's so nice about such a bloody scene? It's better to stay away. ”

……

There was a lot of talk in the crowd.

Only a thin man in the crowd, with a strange look on his face, kept staring at the corpse.

It took him a while before he turned and left, and then he walked back into an alley.

There was a horse-drawn carriage parked in the alley.

There was a small courtyard next to the carriage, and the gate was locked.

The man opened the lock directly, and after stepping inside, he looked behind him again, and then locked the door again and entered the room.

The house is not big, but clean and tidy.

Inside, a woman leans against a couch.

The woman looks like she is in her sixties and seventies, but because of good maintenance, she looks younger than her actual age.

At this time, the woman was in a state of unconsciousness.

But even so, he was still tied with ropes.

When the man got in front of her, he directly shoved a pill into her mouth, and then stuck her throat and told her to swallow the pill.

Then he took another glass of water and leaned back on a chair to the side and drank it slowly.

After about a quarter of an hour, the woman woke up.

She looked around before her gaze fell on the man, "Mingzhu, where is this?" When the hell will you be able to release me? ”

Indeed, the man is actually a daughter, and she is the pearl princess that Zhu Gaoxuan and others are looking for.

At this point, she handed another glass of water to the concubine.

Watching the concubine drink the water, she spoke, "Mother, I know that I have wronged you during this time, but I don't want to be like this." I'll be able to let you go soon, though. Because I'm going to trade you for a friend of mine. ”

The concubine's face remained unchanged, as if all this was expected by her.

"But did you know that it was dangerous for you to do this?"

"How sure are you going to get your friend out of here?"

"Listen to me, and go away by yourself. Don't think about revenge again......"

But Mingzhu didn't mean to compromise at all, she shook her head, "I can't see death without saving, I originally planned to save the owner of the nunnery, but I heard that she had fallen off the cliff." Then I can only save this friend. ”

The concubine sighed, "You're just hitting a stone with an egg." ”

Mingzhu smiled bitterly, "If the concubine wants to let me go at that time, I don't think they dare to act rashly." My mother has been so kind to me over the years, I remember it in my heart, and I know that you must be reluctant to let me die. ”

The concubine was silent.

Mingzhu seemed very tired, leaned back in her chair and took a nap.

And the rope on the concubine's body was also untied by her in advance.

The concubine stood up with some difficulty, moved her sore arms, and then came to the courtyard.

In the courtyard, everything is in order, and there are all kinds of flowers and plants planted on the wall, and the breeze blows, and the fragrance of flowers comes to the nose. It smells good.

It looks like it was inhabited before.

The concubine glanced at the tightly closed courtyard door, and instead of continuing on, she leaned back on the wicker chair.

She closed her eyes and rested.

Although along the way, Mingzhu did not wronged her, and served her with good food every day.

But after all, she is old, and she is very tired all the way.

She was drowsy again.

But just then, she heard the hoofs of horses

Sound, sound seems a little close......

It's far away from the city, so you don't usually hear anything......

She subconsciously looked back, and there was no movement in the room.

The sound of horses' hooves seemed to be getting tighter and tighter.

The concubine's face became more and more ugly.

She stood up, unintentionally or unintentionally, and brought down her chair.

There was a bang, which alarmed the pearl inside, and Mingzhu walked out quickly, "Mother, what's wrong with you?" ”

The concubine frowned, "It's not much, it's just that I accidentally knocked over the chair, it's a bit windy outside, I'd better go inside and rest." ”

She turned and walked back, her steps limp......

Mingzhu looked at her back, and her heart was very uncomfortable.

At the same time, she also wondered a little in her heart, today's weather is very good, there is no wind at all, why did the mother say that it was windy today.

She subconsciously looked out of the courtyard, and the leaves on the branches did not move......

What's going on?

She heard the sound of horses' hooves getting closer.

After being stunned for a moment, she quickly turned back to the room, simply packed up her things, and then left with the concubine.

At the same time, Zhu Gaoxuan was not far from the entrance of the market, drinking tea leisurely, looking extremely comfortable.

The Seventh Prince, who was opposite him, frowned slightly, "Why are you still like you're nothing?" ”

Zhu Gaoxuan smiled, "We just need to wait for the rabbit now, there's nothing to worry about." ”

The Seventh Prince shook his head, "But rabbits are very cunning. Are you sure she'll fall into the trap? ”

Zhu Gaoxuan squinted and looked out of the window, the crowd under the high platform, "As long as the hour comes, she will definitely come over......"

It was getting closer and closer to three o'clock in the afternoon.

There are more and more people in the audience.

The Seventh Prince was a little breathless again, "What's going on?" Why haven't you seen anyone yet? And our people didn't come back to reply, could it be that the pearl didn't come alone, right? Is it possible that Jingyue and the others are not dead, the two of them have already converged......"

Zhu Gaoxuan shook his head.