Ye Chuyan rushed to the end and saw his father and two brothers kneeling on the ground. Their hair was disheveled and their clothes were ragged. There were faint whip marks on their bodies.
Kneeling behind him were the other men of the Ye family, who were equally miserable.
She opened her mouth to speak, but found that she couldn't scream.
She was breathing heavily, her tears flowing down uncontrollably, and she seemed to be gushing endlessly.
Ye Jin saw her first and nodded slightly towards her with a smile in his eyes.
Pei Xiuyan saw Ye Chuyan lying trembling outside the fence of the execution ground, wearing a thin moonlight gown that stood out in the ice and snow.
He couldn't help but look slightly angry, and said harshly to the personal guard beside him: "Pull the princess down!
Yan Qi ordered him to go down and take Ye Chuyan away.
As soon as he touched Ye Chuyan's sleeve, Ye Chuyan suddenly came back to his senses and said in a shrill voice, "Don't touch me, get out!"
Then he jumped over the fence and ran towards the Ye family and his son.
Ye Jin hurriedly shouted: "Ayan, don't do anything stupid, go back quickly!"
The execution ground suddenly fell into chaos. Zhang Qingman was horrified and said: "Someone wants to rob the execution ground, kill her quickly!"
Pei Xiuyan jumped into the air, landed in front of Ye Chuyan, and reached out to stop her.
"Why are you here? Go back quickly!"
Ye Chuyan looked at Pei Xiuyan's face and remembered that he had just heard the discussion in the crowd that he was convicted because he found the palace defense map on Xizuo.
There was only one palace defense map drawn by her father, which she gave to Pei Xiuyan after asking for it. How could it be possible that Xizuo was on Xizuo's body and the Ye family was convicted for it?
Did Pei Xiuyan design all this?
The thought crawled over her heart like a vine of fear.
She didn't want to believe it, and couldn't believe that the man in front of her could do such a cruel thing.
She gritted her teeth and asked with tears in her eyes: "I gave you the palace defense plan drawn by my father. Why is it on Xizuo? Did you do this right?"
The voice was so soft that only two people could hear it. Ye Chuyan was afraid that the loud voice would break the string in his heart.
Pei Xiuyan pursed his lips and remained silent, which was tantamount to acquiescence.
The string in his heart suddenly broke and hit his internal organs, making Ye Chuyan despair.
She reacted instantly, her eyes were splitting, and she was filled with hatred.
"Pei Xiuyan, I will kill you!"
As soon as he finished his words, his fist was like lightning, heading towards Pei Xiuyan's heart.
Ye Chuyan's ribs had already been broken while galloping. At this moment, he was furious and exhausted, and he quickly lost the fight.
The officers and soldiers nearby gathered around and prepared to kill Ye Chuyan with their halberds. With quick eyes and quick hands, Pei Xiuyan grabbed the halberd that was about to stab Ye Chuyan's back, and angrily shouted at the officers and soldiers holding the halberd: "Don't do it."
He turned around and without hesitation raised his hand to cover Ye Chuyan's thin shoulder, using his strength secretly.
The already slender arms then hung weakly from the sleeves, without any place to stand.
Seeing that his arm was dislocated and unable to exert any force, Ye Chuyan immediately hit Pei Xiuyan with his head. Pei Xiuyan held her in his arms with one hand, pinched her chin with the other, and then dislocated her chin.
Then he said to the besieging officers and soldiers: "The princess was a little emotional today, so she took action against this king. It has nothing to do with you."
The crime scene was shouted out by the Minister of Punishment, but Pei Xiuyan described it as a husband and wife quarrel.
A group of officers, soldiers and civilians were stunned.
It was previously said that the legitimate daughter of the Ye family behaved steadily, kindly and courteously after marrying into the Qing palace. However, when she saw her today, she actually looked like a crazy woman.
The King of Qing was truly a model of a gentleman. He did not divorce his wife at this time, and even protected Ye Chuyan on the execution ground.
Seeing this, Ye Jin prayed to Pei Xiuyan: "Your Majesty, can you allow me to have a few words with Ayan?"
Pei Xiuyan thought for a moment, nodded, and pushed Ye Chuyan in front of Ye Jin.
Ye Chuyan's jaw was dislocated at this time and he could not speak.
She had never seen Ye Jin begging anyone before, and now she saw Ye Jin crouching down in front of Pei Xiuyan for herself, and she was so uncomfortable that she almost suffocated.
She knelt in front of Ye Jin and blinked desperately to see Ye Jin clearly, but tears flooded her sight and the person in front of her became increasingly blurry.
She wanted to call daddy, and she wanted to say sorry.
In order to please Pei Xiuyan, she took away the palace defense map drawn by her father. Unexpectedly, it became evidence of the Ye family's collaboration with the enemy.
"Ayan, don't cry. I know what you want to say. Don't say sorry, it's not your fault, and don't blame yourself." Ye Jin comforted softly.
Ye Chuyan shook his head wildly and wanted to say: It's my fault, everything is my fault. It was me who harmed the Ye family, and I am the one who deserves to be punished the most.
Ye Jin seemed to understand the thoughts in Ye Chuyan's eyes.
He shook his head slightly.
"The Queen Mother has controlled the government for many years. The Holy Father has already hated the Ye family deeply, but when the Queen Mother was alive, he endured it and did not move."
"If you want your minister to die, you will have to die."
"Thunder, rain, and dew are all gifts from heaven. You must not hate the Holy One, and do not blame Pei Xiuyan. In the final analysis, he is just doing what the Holy One wants. Promise me, and live well."
Ye Jin's voice was calm and unhurried, as calm as telling him to put on more clothes when the weather was cold.
Ye Jin has been strict with Ye Chuyan since she was a child, but Ye Chuyan has always wondered why her father spoke softly to his disciples, but was extremely strict with her three brothers and sisters. She had hoped that her father would speak softly to her since she was a child.
Who would have thought that today's dream would come true, but every word would be stained with blood.
The snow was getting heavier and heavier, and Ye Jin coughed violently due to the cold wind.
After coughing several times, he cleared his throat slightly.
"Ayan, daddy is innocent. Even if he dies, he will not go to hell to suffer. You don't have to worry about me."
Hearing this, Ye Chuyan couldn't hold on any longer. She put her head on Ye Jin's chest and let out a painful whimper from her throat, like a wounded beast.
Ye Chuqing next to her kept whining, indicating that she wanted to talk to Ye Chuyan.
He is Ye's eldest son and Ye Chuyan's eldest brother.
The executioner guarding Ye Chuqing was at a loss for a moment and looked at Pei Xiuyan blankly. Pei Xiuyan nodded in agreement.
After the executioner removed the strip of cloth from Ye Chuqing's mouth, Ye Chuqing called out in a low voice: "Ayan."
Ye Chuyan raised his head and looked at Ye Chuqing. Ye Chuqing smiled slightly. He had always been as gentle as jade, but at this time, he was still looking so embarrassed.
"Ayan, stop crying. Our Ayan's face will look ugly when she cries. Big brother can't protect you anymore, so you have to live well. Mother and the others have been exiled. Go and see them when you have the chance."
Ye Chuqing paused and said, "Ayan, there is something I want to ask you. Your sister-in-law has found out that she is pregnant. The road to exile is difficult. I don't know if she can hold on. If the child can be born smoothly, remember to tell me. I am I am relieved to know that.”
Ye Chuyan's head exploded.
Sister-in-law Gu Yan is pregnant! Gu Yan is a girl from a southern water town. She has not adapted to the winter here in Kyoto for several years and has always been afraid of the cold.
Ninggu Pagoda is thousands of miles away from Kyoto, and it is always cold there. Gu Yan is so delicate and frail, how can she hold on?
There are also the exiled elderly mother, seven-year-old niece Ye Wan, and other female members of the Ye family. How can they hold on?
Ye Chuqing saw the sadness in Ye Chuyan's eyes and smiled.
"Don't be afraid. It's okay even if the child can't be saved. It means the child loves his father and wants to come down early to accompany me."
Next to him, Ye Chuyuan, the second brother of the Ye family, also wanted to say a few words to Ye Chuyan, but he kept whining and yelling.
Seeing that Pei Xiuyan had no reaction, the executioner did not dare to tear off the strip of cloth without permission.
When the Minister of Punishment saw that the time had come, Ye Chuqing and Ye Chuyan talked endlessly, and Ye Chuyuan, the second brother of the Ye family next to them, seemed to also want to talk.
He was a little anxious, "King Qing, the time has come and we can't delay it any longer, do you think?"
Pei Xiuyan stood with his hands behind his hands, his face frosty, "Take the princess away and start the execution."
Several officers and soldiers forcibly dragged Ye Chuyan away.
Ye Chuyan felt a sharp pain in her ribs, and the blood in her body rushed out, dyeing the thick layer of white snow on the ground red.
Ye Chuyan saw in a daze that the executioner peeled off Ye Jin's shirt and cut off a piece of flesh from his back.
She saw the snowflakes in the sky turn into blood red in an instant. She was gradually engulfed by the blood red color, and everything in front of her eyes was dark.
When Pei Xiuyan saw Ye Chuyan passed out, he arranged for Yan to send her back to the palace, while he continued to imprison her.
