Chapter 188: Behead

By the window on the second floor of Zui Meng Ju, Du Ruo leaned out half her body and looked down.

"Aiyoyo, Lady Du, be careful, don't fall down!" Manager Qiu was terrified watching from the side, not caring about the gender barrier, and grabbed her sleeve.

Du Ruo waved her hand, "It's fine, it's fine, I'm steady."

While talking, her gaze remained on the prison cart that was getting closer and closer.

Lin Pozi on the prison cart was already in a mess; her head, face, and body were covered in rotten vegetables and stinky eggs thrown by the people, looking dirty and disgusting, like she had just been fished out of a latrine.

Lin Pozi couldn't care about this. She turned her head with difficulty, her two eyes trying hard to look around, clearly looking for someone.

Who else could she be looking for? It must be to take one last look at her precious daughter Lin Qingshuang before she died...

Thinking of that love-brained Miss Lin, Du Ruo smiled.

If Lin Pozi knew that on the eve of her beheading, the daughter she loved most was still only thinking of her sweetheart, she didn't know what she would think.

She probably wouldn't have been beheaded yet, but would have been "filialed" to death, right?

"Lady Du, this is the swill I specifically got from the kitchen, for you!" The waiter ran up excitedly and stuffed a basin into her hand.

Du Ruo: "... For me?"

"Of course! That Lü Xiue harmed your family, and she also reversed the charges, splashing dirty water on you. Now that there is such a good opportunity to splash it back, how can we let it go!"

The waiter looked at his manager with a smile, "Manager, am I right?"

That expectant look seemed to be saying, look how clever I am? Praise me, praise me.

Manager Qiu's mouth twitched, then said, "Makes sense. Treating others the way they treat you—I think it's okay."

Du Ruo couldn't laugh or cry, so she had to reach out and take it.

Looking at the large basin of dirty swill with oily light, and then looking at the woman in the prison cart who was like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, she hesitated for a moment, but finally shook her head, "Forget it, she's about to die, why bother doing something extra?"

It wasn't that Du Ruo was a saint and couldn't do it, but she didn't have the habit of abusing a defeated opponent.

Lin Pozi committed a crime and received the punishment she deserved. Doing some things too excessively would instead affect her own luck.

Seeing Du Ruo return the swill, Manager Qiu nodded secretly.

He truly hadn't misjudged her. Lady Du was broad-minded, didn't look for trouble, and wasn't afraid of trouble. She was ruthless when she needed to be, and kind when she needed to be.

This kind of person is worth befriending.

Downstairs, the prison cart had gradually walked away and went toward the vegetable market.

Du Ruo naturally had to follow to see. Beheading was something she had only seen on TV, and she was quite curious.

Thinking of the three layers of people inside and outside the execution ground, Du Ruo was a beautiful young wife, and Manager Qiu was a bit worried, so he lent the waiter to her as a bodyguard.

"You protect Lady Du well, don't let those stinky men take advantage of her, you know?" Manager Qiu ordered.

The waiter patted his chest and guaranteed, "Don't worry, Manager. With me here, let alone men, even a male mosquito won't be able to get close!"

Du Ruo laughed. It didn't need to be that exaggerated.

However, since it was Manager Qiu's kindness, she accepted it.

After going downstairs, under the escort of the waiter, Du Ruo walked west all the way and finally reached the vegetable market half an hour later.

The waiter was very capable, using his thin body to squeeze out a safe passage and helped her stand at the very front of the crowd.

Du Ruo looked up.

On the execution ground, Lin Pozi was tied up and kneeling on the ground, her hair disheveled, her whole body dirty, with a sign stuck behind her back.

On the sign was written her name and the crime she committed, with a glaring word drawn in black ink at the very top.

"Zhan" (Behead)!

A shed was set up more than ten steps away from the execution ground. In the shed, there was a long table and a chair, with a hook-pen rack on the table, and a vermilion pen hanging on the rack.

Besides this, there was a bamboo tube containing beheading tokens.

Without thinking, one knew that this must be the seat of the supervising official.

Dozens of bailiffs surrounded the execution ground, firstly to prevent anyone from robbing the execution ground; and secondly, there were too many onlookers, and if no one maintained order, accidents would easily happen.

Du Ruo saw Jiang Li at a glance.

He was truly too outstanding, tall and straight, handsome and refined, plus his uniform and the horizontal knife at his waist added a bit of majesty to his handsomeness, standing out like a crane in a flock of chickens among the common people.

Those young girls and young wives came under the slogan of watching the execution, but they were all peeking at Jiang Li, one by one shy and blushing.

Du Ruo couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth.

She didn't want to disturb Jiang Li's official duties, but the waiter beside her had already jumped up and waved at Jiang Li non-stop.

"Bailiff Jiang! Here, here!"

Jiang Li turned his head, and his originally cold and serious face bloomed like spring, even the spirit in his eyes seemed to be much brighter.

He walked over quickly and stared at Du Ruo, "Didn't we agree to wait at the inn?"

"I wanted to see it, so I came." Du Ruo pointed her fingers guiltily and guaranteed again and again, "Don't worry, Husband, I'm really not afraid at all, I won't have nightmares."

Saying this, she hurriedly pushed Jiang Li, "You go do your work, don't worry about me. After I finish watching, I'll go back to the inn and wait for you."

Jiang Li had no choice but to let her be, exhorted her twice, and continued his patrol.

After walking a few steps, there was a sudden commotion in front.

"What happened?" He walked over there and asked in a deep voice.

The bailiff responsible for the guard pointed to the two people in front, "Head Jiang, they said they are the prisoner's relatives and want to go in and say a few words to the prisoner."

Lü Xiue's relatives were only Lin You Tian and his daughter Lin Qingshuang.

Lin Qingshuang hung her head and remained silent.

Lin You Tian hated Jiang Li to death in his heart, but he had something to ask for at this moment, so he had to be humble, "Officer, we'll just say a few words and give her something to eat, nothing else."

Even if they wanted to do something else, they couldn't. It wasn't like they were tired of living.

Jiang Li was impartial and wouldn't make things difficult for the Lin family in such matters.

Moreover, according to the rules, prisoners are allowed to see their relatives one last time before execution. No matter how strict the law is, there is always a merciful side.

"Fine, let them in." Jiang Li waved his hand.

Lin You Tian hurriedly thanked him, then ran toward Lin Pozi with his daughter.

"Xiue!"

"Mother!"

Lin Pozi had already been in despair, but suddenly heard these two calls and thought she was dreaming.

After seeing who it was, tears immediately fell, washing two clear gullies through the filth on her face, "Husband, Shuang'er, you finally came, *wuwuwu*..."

She hadn't seen anyone along the way, and she thought her husband and daughter were afraid of being implicated by her, so they wouldn't show up.

It turned out they were still thinking of her.

The family of three hugged and cried. ===== CHAPTER 189 =====

The family of three hugged each other and wept bitterly.