I rely on the system to support my eighteen brothers and sisters

"Mr. Xu, you..."

Meng Qingyu sighed, not knowing what Gu Changfeng was trying to do.

"Master Xu, your brother hired someone to murder the princess, and he deserves death. Are you doing this to force the princess to plead for him?"

Xu Ruifeng didn't say anything, and Meng Qingyu took it as his consent.

This was a familiar routine. Qiao Linxi took a few deep breaths, and the pain eased a little.

"Get up. I'll go with you to see what's going on."

To Qiao Linxi's surprise, Xu Ruifeng didn't get up. Instead, he took out a piece of paper with words written on it from his sleeve and handed it to Qiao Linxi: "Princess, this is my indenture contract. It has been approved by Jingzhao Prefecture and is valid."

"..."

Qiao Linxi held her heart again, and it took her a long time to recover.

She took Xu Ruifeng's indenture, took the straw off his head, and said again: "Get up."

"Yes."

After Xu Ruifeng stood up, he made way and followed Meng Qingyu.

He was a slave and had no right to walk beside the princess. He was even one level lower than the guards.

From the legitimate son of the Marquis of Jian'an to a servant, this was a fall from the clouds to the mire.

In the Marquis Jian'an's Mansion, Lord Li from Jingzhao Prefecture sat in the main seat and looked at the people kneeling on the ground, his head pounding.

The emperor wanted to use Xu Yanzhou's crime of murdering Princess Dingguo to uproot Marquis Jian'an.

"Lord Xu, I only want to ask you now, do you admit or deny that your son Xu Yanzhou murdered the princess?"

Lord Xu had aged a lot overnight. He took off his outer robe and knelt on the bluestone slabs in only a white inner garment.

"recognize……"

Lord Li asked again: "You raped a decent woman 20 years ago. Do you admit to this crime or not?"

"Admit it." Lord Xu's body trembled. He really didn't expect that this matter which had been buried for more than 20 years would be dug up.

"The Emperor was furious when he learned of the actions of the Jian'an Marquisate, and has now stripped the Marquis of his title. Moreover, Xu Yanzhou committed treason by murdering the princess, and the Marquisate has an unshirkable responsibility. He should be severely sentenced to uphold the law."

"My Lord, the Emperor..."

Marquis Jian'an had a clue in his mind. He knew that this so-called severe sentence would probably mean the extermination of the entire family.

Murdering the princess was a heinous crime punishable by death, and as a marquis he raped a decent woman. These two crimes combined were enough to sentence him to the extermination of his entire family.

After all, it was the Emperor who wanted to take action against Marquis Jian'an.

"The imperial edict arrives..."

The shrill voice made Lord Xu tremble even more violently. The rest of the Xu family members also cried quietly.

Because they all knew that the Xu family was finished.

"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims that the son of Xu Sili, Marquis of Jian'an, murdered the princess and defied the Emperor's authority. Xu Sili, Marquis of Jian'an, bullied men and women, which is truly an unforgivable crime. I sentence the entire Xu family to be executed as a warning to others."

"I, your humble servant, thank you for your grace!"

Lord Xu stood up and kowtowed hard to the eunuch who announced the decree, then took the imperial edict tremblingly.

"Lord Xu, the emperor is magnanimous and has not implicated other people. You can go on your journey without any worries."

Yes, murdering the princess is a heinous crime punishable by the execution of nine generations of the clan. Now that only their family has been executed, and their married daughter and in-laws have not been implicated, the emperor is already merciful.

"Thank you Lord for your grace."

The matter was settled and there was no way to change it. Lord Xu had no choice but to accept it.

The eunuch waved his hand, and dozens of guards came forward with white silk in their hands. When the servants in the mansion saw this scene, they immediately cried like ghosts and wolves.

“Ahhhhhh, I don’t want to die, help me.”

The Marquis's wife looked at the Second Madam with red eyes, unable to say anything more to blame or scold her. Fortunately, her relatives were not implicated, and only the people in their Marquis's mansion were executed. This was already a mercy from the Emperor.

She was neither convinced nor willing to give in.

What might be done?

The murder was true, and the bullying of men and women was also true. They were the cause of the Marquis' Mansion, and now they have to bear the consequences themselves.

"Lord Xu, please get on your way."

Lord Li closed his eyes, not wanting to watch dozens of lives die right before his eyes.

The entire family was executed, leaving no one alive, from the master to the maid, even the dog in the backyard was not left alive.

Two officers walked up behind Lord Xu, said "excuse me", then put a white silk around his neck. They tightened their arms and Lord Xu's face turned red instantly.

"Lord Xu, the emperor has shown mercy and left your corpse intact. Others are also allowed to handle your affairs after your death. Go with peace of mind."

During the execution, some maids who resisted strongly were directly held down by several officers.

The Marquis's wife was just like Marquis Xu. She did not resist at all and waited for death quietly.

Compared with other criminals whose property was confiscated, their mansion was considered respectable.

"Master, I'm sorry. If Yanzhou hadn't thought of murdering the princess, we wouldn't have been executed."

Xu Yanzhou's mother, the Second Lady, really regretted her decision. If she had taken a tough stance from the beginning and refused to let Xu Yanzhou marry Qiao Wan'er, Xu Yanzhou would not have attacked Qiao Linxi to vent his anger for Qiao Wan'er.

"Master, in the next life, I will come to you to atone for my sins."

The second wife's face had turned purple and her breathing had stopped, but the executioner did not stop and still held the white silk tightly.

Afterlife? Lord Xu is in a state of confusion. Is there an afterlife?

"stop!!"

Outside the mansion, Qiao Linxi looked at the scene inside and felt her heart tighten. Was she too late?

"stop it now!"

Qiao Linxi didn't care about the pain in her heart. After getting off the carriage, she rushed into the marquis' mansion holding up her skirt.

When hearing Qiao Linxi's voice, no one noticed that Lord Li's tense face relaxed a little.

Oh my goodness, my ancestor, you are finally here.

Lord Li opened his eyes and looked at Qiao Linxi and said, "Princess, the Marquis' Mansion has committed a heinous crime, and I am currently executing the person."

"Let them go. Aren't they charged with murdering this princess? As long as this princess doesn't pursue the matter, can you spare their death penalty?"

"This..." Lord Li hesitated and said, "I have to ask the emperor for instructions."

After saying that, Lord Li raised his hand, and the officers stopped, took the white silk and stepped aside.

"Princess, since you are pleading for them, I will first detain them and see what the emperor decides."

Qiao Linxi nodded. Although she didn't understand the laws here, in her opinion, if a crime was committed and the victim was willing to issue a letter of forgiveness, the sentence could be light.

"Ah."

Qiao Linxi breathed a sigh of relief, held his heart, leaned against the door frame, and breathed slowly.

"Princess……"

Meng Qingyu saw Qiao Linxi’s pale face and quickly ran over to support her, but she went limp and collapsed to the ground.

After receiving the indenture from Xu Yanzhou, Qiao Linxi got on the carriage and told the driver to hurry up, so they could be said to have been running at full speed all the way.

Meng Qingyu was worried that Qiao Linxi couldn't take it, so he wanted the driver to slow down, but Qiao Linxi was very anxious and kept urging him to speed up.

"so far so good……"

After Qiao Linxi said these four words, his face changed, he spat out a mouthful of blood, and then fainted.

There is chaos again!