Liu Shuang came back so late, which really surprised Gu Qiang. She already knew that Liu Shuang was not actually a serving maid, but a female bodyguard beside Shen Zhongbai, who was arranged by Shen Zhongbai in order to protect himself. people. Judging from the current situation, Liu Shuang is indeed able to protect himself to a certain extent. If he stays by his side, there will be no harm in it for the time being.
It's just that there is a person who knows martial arts next to her, and it is really difficult to avoid her eyes. Gu Qiang just read an insignificant note today, and she has already spent so much effort. If there is really What's so important that I'm not allowed to hide underground
On the contrary, I accidentally encountered the adultery between Shen Zhongyan and Concubine Yu. Seeing such a scene, I was really embarrassed, but I didn't want to care about these things at all, so I didn't bother to do it. Tell Shen Zhongbai the matter, in case there is no evidence, he will arouse the jealousy of Concubine Yu.
These days, Gu Qiang has seen things in the palace very clearly. No matter how hard he doesn't meddle in other people's business, he is always on guard, so he can barely get over it. Anyway, he is not really I am prepared to stay in the palace for the rest of my life. These rules are just to save my life for a while.
However, the note left by Shen Qianshan only had a few words. It was like a piece of gossip, and he really didn't understand what it meant. But fortunately, it was only one sentence, even if he had already thrown the note in In the water, he had already memorized the contents of the note.
It was rare that Liu Shuang was not with her all the time, so Gu Qiang felt a little relieved. When Liu Shuang stood in front of her with a dumb look on her face, Gu Qiang realized that something might have happened yesterday.
As expected, the matter between the fifth prince and Concubine Yu was still a mystery. Gu Qiang only found out about it after Liu Shuang told her about it.
Others don't know, and everyone in the palace doesn't know that the fifth prince has always been in good health. Could it be that he died of a sudden illness and died so easily
To outsiders, the sudden death of the fifth prince and the incident of Concubine Yu seemed to have nothing to do with each other. However, Gu Qiang caught the two of them having an affair yesterday. It seemed that it was too rampant and was discovered by Shen Zhongbai. With Shen Zhongbai's With his petty character, even if he was concerned about his face, he would definitely not keep the fifth prince here.
I just didn't expect that Shen Zhongbai would let Concubine Yu be combed. Since Fu Qiang can remember, no one in the entire dynasty has died from combing. The feeling of using an iron comb to scrape off the skin bit by bit is really... It makes people feel horrified just thinking about it. When Gu Qiang was a child, he had seen such execution scenes described in books.
Thinking of that scene, Gu Qiang felt very uncomfortable now, and her stomach suddenly turned upside down. Gu Qiang immediately let go of the book in her hand, turned sideways and began to retching. But these days in the palace, Gu Qiang There are always things happening around me, and my appetite is really bad.
"Your Highness, what's wrong with you?" Ever since she knew that Feixue helped her handle that matter, Gu Qiang has always had a very good impression of Feixue, but she doesn't completely trust her. After all, Feixue is The person Gu Zhihua sent over was not out of sympathy when he let her go last time, but just to prevent Gu Zhihua from arranging someone to come over, which would cause her to have more worries and scruples.
Gu Qiang waved her hand. The degree was not the point. The point was that Shen Zhongbai had decreed that all the women in the harem should go to watch the beheading...
Shen Zhongbai also specifically asked Liu Shuang to tell Gu Qiang. Although there was no intention to force her, it was a clear enough reminder to Gu Qiang that her every move might affect Shen Qianshan outside the palace.
Gu Qiang did not change her clothes. She suppressed the overwhelming feeling in her stomach and stood up, "Are you going now?"
"That's natural. Your Highness the Princess has to go." Liu Shuang spoke without any hesitation. I think such scenes are already commonplace, but Gu Qiang may not be able to bear such a scene.
Gu Qiang had been mentally prepared for a long time, but still couldn't bear it. When he arrived at the execution ground, Concubine Yu had already been hung up. It seemed that she must not have had a good life last night. She was covered in cloth. It was covered with traces of various whips, and the pear-shaped face became ferocious.
Concubine Yu was hung on the execution rack and seemed to have lost consciousness. Shen Zhongbai was not prepared to just walk around her and signal the people standing on the execution ground to splash her with salt water to wake her up.
The wounds on Concubine Yu's body were all open. She was so hit by the salt water that she screamed heartbreakingly. Gu Qiang hated it at this time. Her eyesight was so good and she could see it even from such a long distance. Seeing that so much salt was added to the bucket of salt water, many white salt grains slowly flowed on Yu Bifei's body along with the bowel movement.
The bone-deep wound was sprinkled with salt. Gu Qiang could not imagine how painful it was... She clutched the corner of her clothes tightly. It was obvious that Shen Zhongbai had arranged people around the execution ground. Obviously, entering I'm so trembling that I can't go out easily today.
Concubine Yu was hung up, unable to struggle. The screams stung Gu Qiang's eardrums. Gu Qiang pursed her lips, fearing that she would not be able to control her emotions and collapse completely.
Shen Zhongbai was surrounded by many concubines, and there were also many official ladies who were about to enter the palace. Shen Zhongbai asked them to watch Concubine Yu's dressing ceremony, just because she was about to ascend the throne, but his position was still unstable. , there may not be other concubines in his harem who also have this idea.
Shen Zhongbai's move was nothing more than a warning to everyone, not to have any chance of treason. She wanted to let everyone know that he, Shen Zhongbai, was not someone to be trifled with. If anyone betrayed him, it would most likely be someone with whom he was involved. Liu Xingyu met the same fate.
Liu Xingyu's mother's family was a great scholar in the current dynasty, and actually controlled most of the power in the court. Now, Shen Zhongbai has controlled all the officials in the court. In Shen Zhongbai's eyes, the current great scholar is simply Vulnerable, he originally thought that if Liu Xingyu was honest and fulfilled his duties as his concubine, he might still keep the Liu family.
I just didn't expect Liu Xingyu to be so courageous. He dared to collude with Shen Zhongyan under his nose and wanted to steal his token. This was not only related to his political power, but also related to himself as a person. A man's dignity, so Shen Zhongbai didn't stop doing anything and just ransacked the Liu family.
Liu Xingyu had run out of energy to shout, but the salt water remained on her body. As long as she struggled slightly, the stinging pain would continue as soon as the wound came into contact with clothes.
Many of the concubines couldn't bear to watch any more after seeing such a scene. Only Shen Qiangwei looked calm and natural, seemingly not touched by the scene in front of her.
"Your Highness, please give Mrs. Liu a happy life..."
Liu Xingyu who was hung up did not know how many times he had begged like this, but Shen Zhongbai, who was sitting in the middle of the execution platform, remained indifferent. He looked at the sun above his head and waved his hand to signal the execution to begin.
Gu Qiang didn't want to look at it deliberately, but she couldn't ignore it. Liu Xingyu on the gallows, his shrill screams, and the sticker's comb kept scratching Liu Xingyu's skin. This was really too cruel for a girl. Already…
Gu Qiang still remembered that the last time she saw Liu Xingyu, she had paid special attention to Liu Xingyu. Perhaps because she had been pampered since she was a child, her skin was so good that it looked like it could be broken. But now it was completely different. Not even a complete piece of skin on the body can be seen anymore.
Most of the concubines had turned their heads. They closed their eyes and did not dare to look at the execution ground. I don't know if it was intentional or not. Shen Qiangwei seemed to be in a good mood and walked over slowly. In front of Gu Qiang, "Sister Qian'er, why don't you look over there? Such a good scene is not something you often see."
Gu Qiang had reached her limit. When Shen Qiangwei said this, she subconsciously opened her eyes and saw Liu Xingyu, who had been peeled off a layer of skin but was still not dead and still begging for mercy at the top of his lungs.
All the tension and fear reached the extreme at this moment. Gu Qiang turned around and couldn't stop vomiting. It was just that she hadn't eaten well recently. She was not in good spirits. She had suffered so many things before, and she was very nervous. This was great, he fainted all of a sudden, and if it weren't for the support of Liu Shuang behind him, he would probably have fallen out.
"Concubine Shen, what do you mean..."
Liu Shuang also has a slightly better psychological quality. Seeing such a scene at this time, he almost couldn't hold on.
Originally, Princess Changning could barely bear it, and His Highness the Third Prince did not force him to open his eyes and kept staring at Liu Xingyu. However, Shen Qiangwei came over to remind her what was happening in front of her. This was great, a big family This young lady has never seen such a scene, how could she possibly endure it
Shen Qiangwei looked unconcerned, "I thought Princess Changning was well-informed and wouldn't be frightened by these things. I didn't expect it to be so serious?"
The most powerful thing about Shen Qiangwei is that he has the aura of a prostitute in a brothel. Even a woman would feel pity for him when he sees her, let alone a man. What she said is obviously fallacy, but it still makes her feel uneasy. Liu Shuang couldn't find a word to refute.
"Your Highness, Princess Changning has fainted. Can you let your subordinates take the princess back first?"