When the crowd burst in, they probably felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar. The most promising crown prince of Beihan had been killed today, and he died with his eyes wide open.
Ji Feiyu was in disarray at the moment, crying bitterly. Everyone guessed what had happened. Looking at her, they thought she was both pitiful and hateful.
What did reputation matter at this moment? The life of their eldest prince was the most important! Of course, if the eldest prince had succeeded and she had died, everyone would probably have thought it was just a trifle. She might have been buried in a mass grave without even a name. Yes, the reality was so cruel, and the requirements for women were too harsh.
Those who didn't witness Ji Feiyu's grief and misery at the scene would surely gnash their teeth with hatred when they mentioned this later. They would even wish to grind her to ashes. But what was the cause of today's incident? Why did Ji Feiyu kill him? No one cared. All they cared about was that their eldest prince had been killed by a woman from Dayong. So her beauty became the original sin.
On the surface, Ji Feiyu had taken drastic measures to protect her reputation. But since it involved two countries and the identities of the two people were very sensitive, this case must be strictly investigated. When the second prince received the news and rushed over with his men, his eyes were full of suspicion. But he still ordered his men to control Ji Feiyu and take her away to be imprisoned first.
However, no matter how the case was tried, Ji Feiyu firmly insisted that it was because the eldest prince had tried to assault her that she had killed him, and it had nothing to do with the royal family of Dayong.
But this incident was really strange. The emperor of Dayong had just left, and then the eldest prince was assassinated. Combining with the rumors that the emperor and the queen of Dayong were on bad terms, the emperor of Dayong had given up the exchange, and the queen of Dayong had become a pawn, it always made people think that the queen of Dayong had deliberately taken revenge on the emperor of Dayong and wanted to arouse a dispute between the two countries. Therefore, the khan had to be very cautious in handling this matter.
On one hand, he was experiencing the pain of losing his son in his old age. On the other hand, the situation between the two countries was tense and delicate. After much consideration, the khan finally decided to behead the queen of Dayong without informing the emperor of Dayong to give an explanation to the people of Beihan. If the emperor of Dayong asked about this later, it could only be blamed on his abandonment of her at that time. An eye for an eye. If he insisted on pursuing the matter, there would only be war. Because important people from both countries had died. If neither side was willing to yield, they could only fight it out.
After the khan set the date for Ji Feiyu's execution, he handed this matter over to the second prince to handle. The loss of his beloved son had hit him hard, and he was really exhausted.
On the day of the execution, the execution ground was crowded with people, and many people were shouting angrily.
"Kill this woman! Kill her! She is a curse to Beihan!"
The real Ji Feiyu was hidden in a black robe with a black hat. Looking at the excited people around her, her eyes also followed and looked at the disheveled woman being escorted onto the execution ground.
That woman had her face. Covered in blood, she was really in a mess. Her body was extremely weak, exuding a heavy aura of death.
Just like the setting sun, a person was about to pass away.
"Kill her! Kill her! Avenge our eldest prince!"
The crowd became restless as she was escorted up. But on the execution ground, there was a peaceful place, which was the high platform where the second prince was sitting. At this moment, the second prince was looking down at everything from above. The afterglow of the setting sun cast a golden halo on his figure, making him look extremely dazzling, just like a god in charge of life and death.
It was also at sunset, but Ji Feiyu smelled completely different auras from these two people.
Death or rebirth.
Ji Feiyu suddenly remembered the day when she killed the eldest prince. She had been arrested and imprisoned in the dungeon. When the second prince interrogated her personally, he had been so heartless.
Sometimes Ji Feiyu had to admit that this person was really good at acting.
"Do you want to leave? Then... beg me." His cold laughter seemed to come from the dungeon again.
Ji Feiyu still remembered his determination when he turned around and left.
On that day, everyone listened to him and watched Ji Feiyu closely. But at night, she heard the news that the old subordinates of the eldest prince were causing trouble. Then someone came to the dungeon and took her away, saying that they couldn't let the old subordinates of the eldest prince break in and kill her like this. There would be another trial the next day.
That night, Ji Feiyu was extremely tired from the long - term interrogation and fell asleep on the way. When she woke up the next day, she found herself in the second prince's room.
The whole room had a faint smell of ink. Ji Feiyu sat up slightly but felt even more sleepy.
"Are you awake?" The second prince was standing in front of a table writing something. Hearing Ji Feiyu's movement, he asked.
Ji Feiyu replied with a soft "hmm" and looked at him. But he didn't turn around. He just said, "Last night, the old subordinates of the eldest prince said they wanted to kill you with their own hands. So I transferred you to a safe place."
"And then?"
"They were appeased by the khan, but at dusk today, the khan will order you to die in front of the people of Beihan."
Ji Feiyu slowly sat up from the bed.
The whole room had an unusual brightness and darkness. So when he turned around and walked towards her, Ji Feiyu couldn't see his expression clearly.
He came to her side.
"Sleep a little longer. I'll send you on your way soon." His big hand suddenly covered Ji Feiyu's eyes, and she seemed to be back in the darkness again.
When she woke up again, she was already wearing a black robe. The wide hood could cover her whole face. It seemed that she had been successfully replaced.
...
"Look, that's the woman who is going to be executed." There was a soft whisper beside her. A woman dressed similarly quietly reached out her fair hand and grabbed Ji Feiyu.
Ji Feiyu was slightly stunned. Looking back, she saw Ran Wei lift the brim of her hat and smile at her.
Ji Feiyu looked at her delicate face and didn't understand why she would suddenly appear here. But just looking at her now, she was indeed much better than when she was in Dayong.
"Is it you? He told me to come and watch the execution. Why are you the one following me?" After Ji Feiyu woke up, the second prince had told her to go to the execution ground to watch the execution, which was also a way to witness her own death. At that time, there was a black - clothed person with an unclear face following her. Ji Feiyu knew that it was someone sent to monitor her, but she didn't expect it to be Ran Wei.
Ran Wei didn't answer. She directly pulled Ji Feiyu out of the crowd and told her another fact. "You should know by now that although he saved you, he actually won't let you leave."
Ji Feiyu's face tightened, and she nodded slightly. This was indeed very possible. The thing he wanted her to do had been completed, and she was already "dead". If he went back on his word and didn't let her leave, she would have no way out. This was also something she had thought about and worried about before, but at that time, she had no other choice. She had to let him sign the agreement first and take a risk.
"So, I replaced the person he sent to monitor you." She smiled at Ji Feiyu. She had already pulled her away from the crowd. "Now leave Beihan and go back to my brother."