However, Jiang Nianjiao smiled sadly when she heard this.
Her originally smart and cunning black eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of dirt now.
What's so scary about death?
It’s not like she never died!
There are always so many unsatisfactory things in life.
She obviously had a new life, but in the end she was confused and her life was worse than the last one.
At least she suffered a lot in her last life, but at least Concubine Yuxian did not die an unexpected death.
She died of illness, and when she got old, her oil and lamps were exhausted.
However, in this life, she was not exhausted.
She died in a frame-up, knowing full well that her aunt was wrongly accused.
But she still chose to pretend to be deaf and dumb for the sake of another person.
Her behavior was tantamount to being an accomplice handing a knife to the executioner.
If she hadn't pretended to be deaf and dumb, wouldn't my aunt have died?
At this moment, her heart was filled only with regret. Although she had made the decision herself that day, she would not have made such a decision if she had not cared about Zhao Yanzhen.
Even thinking about being married to Zhao Yanzhen in the future, she would have to remember from time to time what stupid things she had done for that man, and she felt extremely tormented in her heart.
If possible, she would even want to ask Emperor Yong to break off the engagement.
It's just that her marriage to Zhao Yanzhen was ordered by Emperor Yong himself. If Emperor Yong takes back the decree, she will probably be imprisoned immediately. ..
She wasn't afraid of death, she just didn't want to be unable to attend her aunt's funeral when the time came.
She voluntarily accepted the twenty-stick punishment, not only because she wanted to wake up, but also because she did not want to be unable to attend Concubine Yuxian's funeral because she was grounded.
After Zhao Nianze scolded Jiang Nianjiao and saw that she remained silent, he thought that Jiang Nianjiao had figured it out.
Remembering that Jiang Nianjiao was his mother's most cherished niece, Zhao Nianze immediately pleaded with Emperor Yong, "Father, my cousin is just confused for a moment. For the sake of the virtuous concubine and the sake of the third brother, it's better to be grounded."
However, when Jiang Nianjiao heard this, she said softly, "I don't want to be grounded, so just follow the rules of the palace! If the prince breaks the law, he is as guilty as the common people, not to mention that I am not of the same blood as the palace."
Although every word Jiang Nianjiao said was righteous, in Emperor Yong's eyes, she was rejecting his kindness.
What's more, the more she speaks so righteously, doesn't it seem like he is bending the law for personal gain in trying to show mercy to her outside the law?
And looking at Jiang Nianjiao's stubborn appearance, she looked just like Concubine Yu Xian back then.
He had always liked Concubine Yuxian's gentle and courteous appearance, and he had always thought that that gentleness was Concubine Yuxian's original character.
But he never thought that someone as gentle as that could be so decisive. Her former gentleness was no longer the same, and the look of disgust in his eyes was like a sharp knife cutting open his heart and lungs. She showed him how cruel she was. Unrecognizable.
It was as if he had wronged her? It's like he failed her?
He hated the look in Concubine Yuxian's eyes.
Therefore, Emperor Yong just rolled his sleeves coldly and said, "Since this is your own choice! Then I will do as you say. If I don't fulfill your wish, it will appear that I am bending the law for my own selfish ends!"
After saying this, Emperor Yong just waved his sleeves coldly, and then he just said to the guard on the side, "Drag her down! Hit the board again, there is no need to find another place, just here in Yu Let’s be tortured outside the palace!”
After receiving the order, the guards swarmed up and prepared to drag Jiang Nianjiao down.
However, when Zhao Nianze saw this, he stopped him in front of Jiang Nianjiao, "Father, I beg you to take back your life! How could my cousin, a girl, withstand such a stick punishment, let alone execute it in court? This pair What a shame for a girl's family! Even if the father doesn't care about anything else, he should save some face for the third child."
Hearing this, Emperor Yong felt even more angry. Moreover, her marriage to the third child might not be possible yet.
Emperor Yong said coldly, "Why are you begging me for mercy? Isn't this the result of her own begging? Instead of begging me for mercy, you might as well think of how to persuade her!"
Zhao Nianze fell
Hearing the compassion in Emperor Yong's words, he quickly turned to Jiang Nianjiao and said, "Cousin, please listen to my advice, how about we just ground ourselves? How can a daughter of yours endure such a cane punishment?"
However, when Jiang Nianjiao heard this, she just glanced at Zhao Nianze sadly, "Thank you cousin for your kindness, but I have already made up my mind."
After saying that, Jiang Nianjiao actually stood up on her own.
She took a deep look at Concubine Yuxian, who would never wake up again, and felt extremely heartbroken.
Then she turned around and walked out of the yard.
Zhao Nianze subconsciously wanted to hold Jiang Nianjiao's hand, but he did not do so because he was concerned about the defense between men and women.
He could only gnash his teeth and persuade Jiang Nianjiao, "Jiang Nianjiao! What are you doing? I don't know how distressed the third child would be if he saw you like this!"
Hearing this, Jiang Nianjiao just paused slightly, but she did not turn around, nor did she change her mind.
Will he also feel sorry for himself? If you really feel sorry for yourself, why would Fengchen Palace do this?
Even if he didn't plan the frame-up of his aunt, he must have ordered it.
What love is as deep as the sea? What is the love between two people? In the end, it’s just something that is acted out for outsiders to see.
She had always known why he was with her, and she had been wary of him in every possible way at the beginning, but why, in the end, she still started to lose her mind and made the stupidest decision.
She opened the palace door, and the cold December wind rushed towards Jiang Nianjiao with biting malice.
Her lonely and thin figure looked like she would be swept away by the gust of wind at any time.
The lights outside the courtyard were brightly lit, and the whimpering wind only made the lanterns on the porch sway unsteadily.
A chamberlain placed the execution bench in the center of the courtyard.
Jiang Nianjiao almost didn't need others to hold her down on the torture bench, and she took the initiative to lie down on the torture bench.
The executioner has probably never seen such a proactive victim, especially if the victim is a woman.
She looked as if she was ready to die.
The chamberlains who were executing the execution had already arrived at Jiang Nianjiao's side. One of them was only dragging a stick, while the other two chamberlains were trying to hold Jiang Nianjiao's armpits.
After all, people are born with the talent to avoid pain. If it is not fixed properly, the person will move when the time comes, not to mention whether the punishment can be completed.
I'm afraid that if I didn't use my hands and feet well, I would hit him harshly, which would cause trouble.
After all, before they came for the execution, someone had already reminded them that this was the niece of Concubine Yuxian and the fiancée of His Highness the Third Highness.
Although the two princes were quarreling over the throne now, both the third prince and the eldest prince were very protective of the girl.
Therefore, no matter which one of them ascends the throne, this girl cannot afford to offend.
As long as they don't let the girl suffer at all, I'm afraid Emperor Yong inside won't be able to let them go easily.
Therefore, the executioner only avoided the spleen and kidneys, and focused on the thick but insignificant areas to hit hard.
In this way, even if this girl has to receive twenty sticks, it may not kill her if she is wrapped in good medicine.
However, even though the person who executed the execution had tried his best to exercise discretion, the pain was still unbearable for Jiang Nianjiao. If she hadn't been held hostage, she would have been beaten like a dead fish when she was struck with the first stick. He fell off the torture bench.
It was not like she had not suffered such physical pain in her previous life. Whether she was in a brothel or married to Lu Zhizhang, she had actually suffered all these pains.
But that past life was too far away from her, so far away that she almost forgot the pain at that time, let alone the determination of that day.
A life of fine clothing and fine food was like a dose of chronic poison, which only numbed her self-reflection and keen awareness of danger.
So thinking of the stupidity she had repeatedly committed, she almost gritted her teeth without making a sound.
This is a lesson.
She must remember it today.
But as the stick hit her buttocks, Jiang Nianjiao still felt that she was becoming increasingly unbearable.
And when her consciousness was about to go away, these days were originally
The system that had been pretending not to exist suddenly jumped out.
"The system has detected that the host's health has dropped significantly. The host can exchange for a protective shield in the mall. With the protective shield, the host will greatly reduce the pain of the flesh and blood, and can also prevent the host from continuing to lose health."
However, upon hearing the system's proposal, Jiang Nianjiao gritted her teeth and replied, "I don't need it!"
"Host, are you worried that I will deduct your points? Don't worry, I can use my points to exchange for the protective shield this time! I won't touch any of your points!"
However, when Jiang Nianjiao heard this, she still refused and said, "No, I'll be fine!"
The stick hit the flesh, but within a moment her skirt was stained with blood.
Although the attendants had fastened her to the execution bench, she had not said a word from beginning to end.
But when the stick hit her body, her whole body would still be stiff with pain like a small fish.
That dull sound is a torture to anyone's ears, let alone the person who is already being tortured at this moment.
A cry could be heard below, and the system was still trying its best to push the protective shield, but Jiang Nianjiao still refused to loosen it even a little bit.
Of course she knew that the system still cared about her and was afraid of her death.
But she couldn't forgive herself for the mistakes she made.
She weakly comforted the system, "Don't worry, I'll be fine. I've been punished before! It's not like I haven't received heavier punishments than this, but in the end I was fine! Now it's only twenty sticks!"
"Besides, a stupid person like me should indeed suffer some hardships! Otherwise, I would always be arrogant and think that I can dominate everything! In fact, I am just an ant!"
"And what you said back then was not wrong at all. It would be fine if I didn't get close to Zhao Nianze. As long as I don't get close to him! My aunt will not die! Everything will not change?"
