Chapter 684
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The former Formidable Great General's Shen residence was searched, the servants were exiled and the masters were all beheaded.
There had not been such a big case in Ming Qi for a long time and this case did not seem to be that serious. The officials seemed to be deliberately keeping it a secret and the crime was only 'not doing a good job and causing a big disaster'.
It was just that no one knew what that 'big disaster' was.
Being an official was like this. If the Monarch wanted the official to die, the official had to die. If Emperor Wen Hui wanted to execute any official, sometimes he would not even bother to think of a reason. Especially for people like the Shen family, the only officials were Shen Wan and Shen Gui, and these two people were gradually declining in their official careers, so there was no one to speak up for them. Of course there seemed to be an invisible hand pushing it. In short, everything happened so fast that one did not expect it.
On the day of the execution, Shen Miao wanted to go and see.
Luo Tan looked at Shen Miao strangely and asked, "What is Biao Youngest Sister going to see? That kind of bloody scene, the head would roll down and one would have nightmares at night. It is better not to go. "
Shen Xin and Luo Xue Yan would not go to see as they still had military affairs. Of course even if there were no military affairs, they would also not go. Towards the Shen family, Luo Xue Yan did not have any feelings but Shen Xin most likely had some but those complicated feelings were all wiped out by the things that the Shen family did all these years. It was better to not meet and would not take the initiative to find trouble for oneself.
Shen Miao said, "I want to go and see. I have not seen a beheading before. "
Luo Tan, "…" She said in a flustered and exasperated manner, "What is there to see about a beheading?" But in her heart she was secretly anxious for Shen Miao. Females were always soft-hearted and even though the entire Shen family was not a good person, Shen Miao had been with them for such a long time and it was inevitable that there would be some sorrow. If she were to go up now, she would only be finding trouble for herself.
"I will accompany Younger Sister." Shen Qiu said. Shen Qiu knew Shen Miao's stubborn character and if he did not let her go, Shen Miao would sneak out herself to save trouble. He was not afraid and with the guards by his side, they would be able to protect Shen Miao.
"I will also go along." Luo Ling said with a smile, "I have not seen a beheading before."
"What are you talking about, cousin?" Luo Tan glanced at Luo Ling, "Previously in the Northwestern region, it is not like one had not seen people being executed by military orders. One could not even bear to look at the beheading, what first time."
Luo Ling's smile was somewhat stiff as he did not expect that his own Tang Younger Sister would tear him down like this. When Shen Qiu heard it, he looked meaningfully at Luo Ling until Luo Ling felt uneasy before saying, "Then let's go together."
When Luo Tan saw that everyone had left, she gritted her teeth and stomped her feet before saying, "Then I will also follow. I don't want to stay in the residence alone … Biao Youngest Sister, you must cover my eyes properly later."
When the group of people arrived at the execution ground, the onlookers outside had already surrounded the execution platform in three layers inside and three layers outside, so that not even a drop of water could trickle through. Because Shen Qiu and his entourage were accompanied by guards, the commoners took the initiative to clear the way. The surrounding people recognised Shen Qiu and whispered as they pointed at Shen Qiu and Shen Miao.
One had long known that the First household of the Shen family and the Second and Third household were not on good terms, but one did not expect that when the Second and Third household were executed, the siblings of the First household would come to watch the execution. Some people said that the First household had gained a blessing in disguise. That year when they were forced by the Second and Third household to remove their names, they managed to escape this calamity. Some people also said that the siblings of Shen Xin were too cold-blooded, that they actually watched their family members being executed without being moved.
On the execution platform, Shen Wan and his entourage were all kneeling with shackles on, wearing dirty prisoner's uniform and unkempt hair and dirty faces. There was no trace of the previous rich and powerful appearance. And Shen Yue and Old Shen Furen's mouths were still stuffed with rags and it seemed that one could see Shen Yue desperately shaking her head with fear in her eyes. Shen Yue and Old Shen Furen had always been very afraid of death. Most likely they were unable to accept this fact up till now and were still thinking that there was still room for redemption.
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