Venomous Empress Reborn

685 Execution (6)

Shen Miao smiled faintly.

She glanced at the people on the platform one by one.

Shen Wan, Chen Ruoqiu, Shen Gui, Shen Yue, Old Madam Shen… She heard that Chang Zaiqing had a miscarriage in the prison. The next day, when the jailers found her lying on the ground, they carried her out, but her body had already stiffened and she had bled to death. That wasn’t all that bad for her. At least, she didn’t need to be beheaded and could have an intact corpse. However, what was the point of having an intact corpse? She was dead, and everyone in the capital knew that she had abandoned her husband and son.

“Cousin, what are you thinking about?” Luo Tan asked softly.

“Thinking about the past,” Shen Miao replied softly.

She thought of how when she was competing with Consort Mei for power in the harem, it was this group of people on the platform who stabbed the first branch in the back. They caused Shen Qiu’s death, Luo Xueyan’s death, and Shen Xin’s decline. They caused Wanyu and Fu Ming to not have a strong maternal family to support them and could only sacrifice themselves in the power game. They were the most noble people, but they lived like lowly children of a concubine. All of this was caused by these people in front of her.

Shen Yue said to Shen Miao once, “Fifth Sister, we’re not family.”

They were not family, but enemies. However, from now on, with the death of the people on the platform, she would really have nothing to do with this pack of hyenas.

On the platform, Shen Yue looked around in a panic. Suddenly, she looked in Shen Miao’s direction. When she saw Shen Miao, intense hatred suddenly shot out of her eyes. If not for the fact that she was chained up, Shen Yue would probably have jumped through the crowd and pounced on Shen Miao to scratch her face.

Shen Miao smiled at her through the crowd. She did not care if Shen Yue could see it clearly, but she raised her chin slightly and looked at her like she was looking at a dog.

Shen Yue was angered by Shen Miao’s posture and screamed even louder. The executioner who was holding her kicked her impatiently. Shen Yue seemed to be in pain and fell silent for a while. However, she looked in the other direction with an extremely angry expression.

Shen Miao followed her gaze and saw a familiar figure not far from her. It was a young woman in luxurious clothes. She had a sharp chin and big eyes. Who else could it be but Shen Dongling?

Shen Dongling also saw Shen Miao. She smiled gently and walked towards Shen Miao. When she got closer, she bowed to Shen Miao and said softly, “Fifth Sister.” Then, she looked at Shen Qiu and said, “Brother.”

Shen Qiu nodded indifferently while Shen Miao sized up Shen Dongling.

Shen Dongling was good-looking to begin with. She looked like Concubine Wan, charming and delicate. In the past, Shen Dongling had always kept her head lowered in the Shen family, and her good looks had been ruined by the dull clothes she wore. Now, her face was so tender that water could be squeezed out of it, and her eyes were sparkling and lively. She was wearing bright clothes, which accentuated her slender figure.

Looking at the group of servants behind Shen Dongling, it seemed like Wang Bi treated her well.

Because Shen Dongling rarely left the courtyard, no one in the execution ground recognized her. Luo Tan sized up Shen Dongling curiously. Shen Dongling looked at Shen Miao and smiled. “I didn’t expect to meet Fifth Sister here. What a coincidence.”

Shen Miao smiled.

Shen Dongling’s attitude was very natural, and there was no trace of sadness on her face. Shen Gui was still Shen Dongling’s father. However, knowing that he was about to be executed, Shen Dongling didn’t seem to be concerned at all. As she chatted with Shen Miao, she was as casual as if she was appreciating flowers in a beautiful garden. Looking carefully, one could even see a trace of happiness on her face.

Shen Miao looked at Shen Dongling. “Third Sister, what brought you here?”

When Shen Dongling heard this, she covered her mouth and smiled. She was completely different from before. Now, her every move was charming, like Concubine Wan when she was young. She was not as timid as before.

Shen Dongling looked at the platform. “I just heard about this interesting event from my servant and came to join in the fun.”

Just as she finished speaking, she heard the executioner on the platform say in a loud voice, “The time is up. Execution begins—”

A few streams of blood spewed out at the same time.

Shen Dongling covered her mouth with a handkerchief and widened her eyes. She said softly, “How pitiful.”

“Yes,” Shen Miao echoed calmly. “How pitiful.”