Chapter 323 The Plan to Seduce the Enemy
After inking in the capital for a few days, Zhou Ke seemed to have evaporate from the world, and there was no news about him. But at this time, everyone heard an unexpected news from Kaifeng Mansion: Zhou Xinran turned himself in. But without her mother Hu, it's just herself.
What's more surprising is that Zhou Xinran not only admitted that he knew his father's plan to rebel, but also admitted that he was the rumored "Mr." of the Zhou family, that is, she has been making suggestions and doing his best for his father's great cause. However, when it comes to his mother, Zhou Xinran only said that when his mother escaped from the government, she was poisoned by a horse thief and died.
Zhou Xinran's confession was half true and half false, and for a moment, he came down with a problem for Lord Bao of Kaifeng Mansion.
However, accidents are not limited to this. Because in three days, Zhou Xinran will be beheaded, which is the most sensational news.
"Do you think she is insane? What do you think? That day in Zhulin Mountain, Uncle Ma wanted to arrest her and send her to Kaifeng Mansion, and her exit was sarcastic. Later, I didn't hesitate to hit your acupuncture point and escape. Isn't it just to avoid this reckless disaster? Why did you throw yourself into the trap and go to Kaifeng Mansion by yourself? That doesn't count. Why does she admit that she is a gentleman? Even if what she said is true, how can Lord Bao not listen to Shen Yuncheng? The gentleman has been dead long ago? He also sentenced her to beheading. Where the hell is this? I'm almost confused. After hearing the news that Zhou Xinran was going to be beheaded, Du Xueer said to Man Xiu with a puzzled face.
"In the end, I still haven't put it down!" Man Xiu didn't follow Xue'er's words at all, but sighed to himself, which made Xueer even more confused. Didn't put it down? Didn't put down anything? Who didn't put it down? Hey, you have to make it clear before you leave."
Unfortunately, Man Xiu didn't make it clear to Cher this time. It's just inexplicably sentimental. He used to hate Zhou Xinran so much that he should say that even if he helped Zhou Xinran many times, he would still not choose to forgive her. However, Zhou Xinran, who will be sentenced to death in three days, is still looking forward to having the last chance to prove the remnants of his family, which is so pitiful at this time.
Man Xiu can't guess wrong. With Zhou Xinran's previous words, he knew that Zhou Xinran was very eager to have fatherly love. Unfortunately, this supposed fatherly love has never really belonged to Zhou Xinran since childhood. So, does she expect this fatherly love with death? If her father didn't come, she could be completely desperate and die without a trace. If her father comes, it will at least prove that the love she has been longing for still exists, and she can close her eyes.
Therefore, whether Zhou Ke goes to her death penalty or not, she can die without regret.
Wait... Is it possible for Zhou to go to the execution ground?
Manxiu was alert to the message that crossed his mind. Yes, that's right. It's completely possible for Zhou to go. However, with so many onlookers, how did Zhou Xinran judge whether Zhou Ke would go?
Yi Rong, if he guessed correctly, Zhou Xinran should have recognized Zhou Ke's appearance. It must be like this. And Lord Bao, who has always been strict with law enforcement, will be hastily sentenced to beheading under the circumstances of heavy testimony. I guess he will also use this "tice to seduce the enemy".
But the question is, wouldn't Zhou think of this trick to seduce the enemy?
Three days, the time that can pass in the blink of an eye is so long. During this period, Man Xiu did not go to see Zhou Xinran. He didn't know what else they could say, and Zhou Xinran couldn't even tell Man Xiu the bottom line. After all, the other party had to deal with her father.
As soon as the three-day period arrived, Xue'er came early to see the execution.
"It may be a little sad to know how you see it, but how it ends, you have to see it with your own eyes." It must be denied that Cher knows him, and he is sure that Cher will be sad after seeing it. After all, it used to be a living human life, and that's how it ended. However, I don't know that there is a real ending in the world, which is nothing more than a short ending and a sign of the beginning of the next stage.
Man Xiu did not refuse Cher's request and followed her to the execution ground. Although it was a little early, compared with the protagonist on the execution ground today, a lot of onlookers have gathered.
Cher pulled Man Xiu and pushed forward. But now Manxiu's mind is not about whether to see Zhou Xinran being beheaded, but on whether that person will come or not. Looking around quietly, it was obvious that there were not only people in the crowd who came to see the bustle, but also... Officers and soldiers in civilian clothes but armed with weapons.
It seems that Zhou Ke will be caught by the trap. However, even if he, a person who is not very experienced in the world, can see and guess this scene of "inviting you into the urn" scene. Will Zhou Ke, the old fox who has been fighting in the battlefield and the officialdom for many years, expose this trick at a glance?
Is there still a trace of conscience and a family affection in Zhou Ke's gambling? Will it be a mess because of Zhou Xinran's beheading? No, it's impossible! First, such a probability is too small. Second, if Zhou can really take the risk to appear here, it is impossible to just come here to see his daughter die. He is so arrogant! Wait...arrogant? Could it be that Lord Bao deliberately revealed a flaw that led Zhou to underestimate the enemy? Has that person really become so conceited?
not far away, there was a burst of **. Man Xiu knew that today's protagonist was present.
Zhou Xinran was escorted to a prison car. Although she suffered a lot of vegetables and eggs from onlookers, she was still so indifferent and noble in the prison van.
This should be the place where she is most like Zhou Ke.
According to the rules, Zhou Xinran was taken to the execution ground. Before she was beheaded, someone was allowed to come forward to feed her or see her off with wine. However, it is very sad that after waiting for a long time, no one came.
Man Xiu frowned unconsciously. It turns out that she is really lonely in this world. Before leaving, no relatives or friends were willing to come to see her off. Of course, her mother Hu should still be in the dark at this moment. She didn't know that her only daughter was so stupid that she would choose to die.
Maybe it is because of this ruthless existence that Zhou Xinran's desire for love is distorted. However, it can't be blamed on the ruthlessness of the world. Who let her ruthlessly cut off all possible feelings?
"Your Excellency, no one came to see her off. Why don't you do it now?" A man who looked like a prisoner's assistant on the execution ground looked at the current situation and was afraid that someone would come to rob the court, so he said seriously.
"Nonsense! The three-hour beheading at noon is the three-hour beheading at noon. There is no reason to behead in advance! You are only optimistic about the time to report, and don't say too much, otherwise, I will take your head first!" The beheading officer said with a majestic face.
The people who proposed before no longer dared to say more and obediently retreated.
"Your Excellency, Cao Min wants to give her a ride."
Listening to the voice, Cher couldn't help but be stunned. When Manxiu, who had been standing behind him, left, she didn't notice at all.
"Who are you?"
"A person I know."
The other party obviously did not expect this answer. However, according to the regulations, there is still some time to see him off. Due to the special arrangement of the court, he deliberately brought the prisoner to the execution ground early today. Instead of waiting for thetu to become anxious, it is better to give the time to this person. Therefore, the assistant went into the center of the execution ground to see Zhou Xinran off.
"I didn't expect that you were the one who gave me a ride at the end." Zhou Xinran saw Manxiu squatting in front of her and smiled gently. He was a little surprised, as if he was expected.
"You look good when you laugh like this."
"What?" Zhou Xinran was stunned.
"I said, your natural smile is actually very beautiful."
After Manxiu said this, Zhou Xinran became a little unnatural, turned his head slightly and said, "The oily tone is smooth! If I had known, I would have cut off your tongue!"
"It's not that you haven't been fed the dumb medicine. Although I'm not a stingy person, it's better to finish some things. Otherwise, if you die, who should I talk to?"
"Don't tell me that the wine you are carrying is poison!"
"What? Are you afraid? Is Zhou Xinran still afraid of something? I didn't put mice in the wine. What's more, even if you put them, you can't drink them.
"You..." Zhou Xinran's face suddenly turned red.
Unfortunately, the onlookers were far away from them after all. I saw a handsome man and a beautiful woman in the middle of the execution ground. Although their bodies were staggered, they were really beautiful and eye-catching. For a moment, it even made people forget that this was the execution ground, a place to compete with death.
Of course, there was another blush in the crowd of onlookers, "This damn Qin Manxiu! They are dying and flirting with others! What looks good when you smile! He doesn't want to live!" Although Cher didn't hear Man Xiu's speech, she actually read her lips due to her excessive attention to Man Xiu. However, it's better not to know than to know! I don't know if it can be understood as Man Xiu's sympathy for Zhou Xinran at most. I know... This Su Manxiu is really a bad guy!
"Get out, I don't want to see you!" Although Zhou Xinran did not show too many ups and downs in his expression for his dying dignity, he knew how angry she was now after listening to her movements.
"Anger hurts the body, especially girls."
Xue'er's fist in the crowd clenched her fists more tightly. This farewell is also too much!
"If you talk nonsense again, believe it or not, I will let you go to hell now!"
"You? Now?"
"What? Do you think I don't have the ability?" Zhou Xinran glanced at the hand with a big knife next to him. Man Xiuhui. Control the weapon with your will! It seems that there are still many ways if she doesn't want to die.
"Yes! Of course! However, I thought that you wouldn't care about killing me now, so you would have less chance to look at the mask. Man Xiu smiled, but Zhou Xinran was stunned. His eyes habitually swept quickly at the crowd. Finally, when he swept a middle-aged man, he stopped a few times and his body trembled unconsciously.
However, this small action alone betrayed Zhou Xinran. The officers and soldiers ambushed in the crowd were also immediately alerted to this and passed on their own code to each other. For a moment, all the energy was aimed at a person, the middle-aged man whose eyes stopped after Zhou Xinran saw it.