Xia Jingyao had no foundation in the court. Seeing him being taken away, no courtier interceded for him. Zhao Tan wanted to ask for mercy, but was stopped by King Ning'an. After the morning court, King Ning'an forcibly took Zhao Tan back to the palace and locked him in the room. No matter how Zhao Tan begged, King Ning'an did not relax at all.
Three days passed in a blink of an eye. During these three days, King Ning'an sent people to watch Zhao Tan closely and did not give him a chance to escape from the room. Seeing that the time for Xia Jingyao's execution was approaching, Zhao Tan was extremely anxious. Even if he couldn't save Xia Jingyao, he still wanted to send Xia Jingyao on his last journey.
"Hurry up and open the door, otherwise I will not let you go. When I get out, I will definitely kill you. I do what I say. If you don't open the door, I will knock on the door. If I You're injured, no matter what, you won't survive." Zhao Tan slammed the door angrily.
"Young master, please don't embarrass me. If I release you, my entire family will not be able to survive." The guard outside the door responded. They would rather die than bring their family members with them.
After hearing the guard's words, Zhao Tan knew that it must be King Ning'an who gave the order to die. He no longer hesitated and began to hit the door regardless of damage. Hearing Zhao Tan's knock on the door, the guards panicked. If Zhao Tan is really injured, King Ning'an will definitely not let them go. The guards discussed it and decided to control Zhao Tan first and not let him get hurt. Anyway, King Ning'an told him that Zhao Tan could be released as long as it passed noon. It seems that the time is coming soon, but nothing can happen at this time.
As soon as the guards opened the door, Zhao Tan rushed out. When the guards surrounded Zhao Tan, Zhao Tan pulled out a guard's knife and put it on his neck. Time was running out and he had no time to fight out. Only by threatening his own life could he leave as quickly as possible. Seeing Zhao Tan's actions, the guards dared to step forward. Zhao Tan headed to the palace as quickly as possible.
Today, the last item in the morning was to watch Xia Jingyao being killed with a stick. The guards brought a chair and the king sat in front of the palace. The civil and military officials stood on the left and right in front of the king as if they were attending court. Xia Jingyao, on the other hand, knelt directly in front of the king.
"Xia Jingyao, do you have anything else to say?" Junshang asked, looking at Xia Jingyao kneeling on the ground.
"The guilty minister has let down your Majesty's cultivation. I have nothing to say. I just want to die quickly." Xia Jingyao knocked his head heavily on the ground.
"Execute the execution." Your Majesty ordered.
The guards brought some cases and asked Xia Jingyao to lie on them. After Xia Jingyao lay down, the torture stick hit Xia Jingyao's back one after another. After a while, Xia Jingyao's back was bruised and bloody. Xia Jingyao gritted his teeth to prevent himself from screaming. When Zhao Tan arrived, he saw this scene.
"No, no, please let Jing Yao go." Zhao Tan rushed to Xia Jing Yao desperately to stop the execution.
"You are so bold that you dare to disturb the execution ground. Come and drive them out." When the leader of the guards saw someone making trouble, he immediately ordered the guards to pull Zhao Tan aside.
"Jing Yao, please beg for mercy. You can't die. Jing Yao, Brother Tan, please beg you. Please beg for mercy." Zhao Tan shouted loudly.
After hearing Zhao Tan's words, Xia Jingyao tried his best to turn his head and look in Zhao Tan's direction, showing a smile that was uglier than crying. He knew that Brother Tan would definitely come to see him off on his last journey. Xia Jingyao's eyes began to wander, and he saw Liu Yunqing looking at him with a smile on his face. Xia Jingyao tried hard to raise his head, wanting to see more clearly. Suddenly, Xia Jingyao's raised head fell suddenly, and there was no more movement. The leader of the guards waved the execution to stop, and then stepped forward to check Xia Jingyao's pulse.
"Your Majesty, the prisoner is dead." The leader of the guards saluted your Majesty and reported.
"Carry it down." After the king finished speaking, he stood up and left.
"Impossible, Jing Yao won't die, no way." Upon hearing that Xia Jing Yao was dead, Zhao Tan rushed to Xia Jing Yao like crazy.
"Jingyao, wake up, wake up, it's all Brother Tan's fault, Brother Tan won't force you to do anything. Jingyao, open your eyes and look at Brother Tan. Jingyao, Jingyao, wake up Wake up." Zhao Tan hugged Xia Jingyao's body and shouted heartbreakingly.
King Ning'an stepped forward, knocked Zhao Tan unconscious, and then asked the guards to carry Zhao Tan back to the palace. Looking at Xia Jingyao's body, King Ning'an snorted coldly and turned to leave. Civil and military officials left one after another, and some officials couldn't help shaking their heads and sighing. Being granted the title of Marquis at the age of eighteen is also rare in history books. Originally, the future should be unlimited, but unexpectedly, the feudal lord died violently in less than half a year. After the civil and military officials left, the guards carried Xia Jingyao's body away.
"Jing Yao, Jing Yao." Zhao Tan shouted and sat up, looked around and found that he was already in his room.
"Brother, what's wrong with Brother Jing?" Zhao Zi, who had just walked in, heard Zhao Tan calling Xia Jingyao's name and stepped forward to ask.
"Why are you here?" Zhao Tan saw that it was Zhao Zi and quickly restrained his sadness. He had not yet thought about how to tell Zhao Zi.
"I heard that my brother had fainted, and Zi'er was worried, so she came to see her brother. What's wrong with her brother?" Zhao Zi sat beside Zhao Tan's bed and asked worriedly.
"It's okay. Maybe I'm too tired recently. You don't have to worry." Zhao Tan forced a smile.
"Brother, you smiled so ugly today. Since brother is fine, Zi'er went to work. Brother Jing hasn't come back yet, and there are still many things that Zi'er needs to do." Zhao Zi stood up with a smile. Turn around and walk outside.
"Xiao Zi." Zhao Tan stopped Zhao Zi.
"What's wrong, brother, is there anything else?" Zhao Zi turned around and looked at Zhao Tan with a smile on his face.
"It's okay, I just want to tell you, don't be tired." Zhao Tan still couldn't bear to tell Zhao Zi the news of Xia Jingyao's death.
"Zi'er understands, brother, have a good rest." Zhao Zi left happily.
Looking at Zhao Zi's leaving figure, Zhao Tan's heart was as sharp as a knife. Xia Jingyao's death was so difficult for him to accept. I wonder how sad Zhao Zi will be when he finds out. Seeing Zhao Zi's smile, Zhao Tan couldn't bear to shatter Zhao Zi's dream with his own hands. But things have already happened, and there are so many people who have seen it with their own eyes. I’m afraid it won’t take half a day before everyone in the city knows about it.
Zhao Tan closed his eyes in pain, tears falling silently. At this time, Zhao Tan was filled with regret. If Xia Jingyao hadn't been forced, maybe he wouldn't have reached this point. If Liu Yunqing hadn't been forced to leave, maybe he wouldn't have reached this point. He hated himself, why did he do those things. He hated himself for not being able to save Xia Jingyao. However, it's too late to say anything now, no one calls him Brother Tan anymore.
Zhao Zi was busy in his room when Jin'er hurried in from outside.
"Miss, it's not good, the Marquis was killed by the king's staff." Jin'er said anxiously, ignoring the salute.
"Which marquis was killed by a stick? Slow down and speak slowly." Zhao Zi asked in confusion when he saw Jin'er hurriedly.
"Miss, this is my uncle, Marquis Yong'an, who was killed by the king's staff." Jin'er said after taking a breath.
"It's impossible. Brother Jing has just made great achievements, how could he be killed by the king's staff? Don't talk nonsense, otherwise I will be angry." Zhao Zi didn't believe it at all.
"Miss, I don't want to believe it, but the news has spread throughout the imperial capital." Jin'er said firmly.
After hearing Jin'er's words, Zhao Zi ran outside quickly. She was going to ask Zhao Tan. She only believed in Zhao Tan's words.
