Feng Yuqin came back to her senses, looked at Meng Xingyu and said, "It's okay. Tell your people to be more careful. Meng Wen'an has remembered your people. He may do them harm."
"Since we've chosen to do this, we're prepared." Although Meng Xingyu was young, he was quite thoughtful. So he had given instructions before arranging his people to go out.
"Miss Feng the Second, we're not scaring your cousin. We're just stating the facts."
"Since he dared to do it, he should have thought of the consequences after the truth was exposed."
"Does he really think that with the support of the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Ji Family, he can take people's lives?"
"Even the royal family isn't as arrogant as he is."
"I didn't," Meng Wenjie denied. "I didn't hire a killer. I don't want to go to hell, and I don't want to be beheaded. I didn't do it. Why should I be beheaded?"
"The evidence is conclusive. Stop quibbling. Anyway, the time for execution is approaching. Just wait quietly to be beheaded."
Hearing that the time was almost up, Ji Wenjie panicked.
He didn't want to die.
He was innocent.
He didn't hire a killer.
It was all done by his elder brother and his uncle's family.
Yes, it was his elder brother and Feng Qing who did it.
They wanted Feng Yuqin dead.
Ji Wenjie saw Meng Wen'an's gloomy face. Although Feng Qing was crying, her eyes looking at him were filled with a hint of urgency.
He instantly realized.
They were all eager for him to die soon.
Before, he still had a glimmer of hope.
Since they came, they must have come up with a way to rescue him.
But now he found that they came to watch him die.
Moreover, they hoped that he would take the blame for hiring a killer voluntarily and then fulfill them.
Why?
What had he done wrong?
"I have something to say," Ji Wenjie said.
The faces of Ji Wen'an and Feng Qing instantly changed.
"Wenjie, what do you want to say? Are you still going to quibble about what you've done? People from our Ji Family aren't cowards who dare not admit their mistakes," Ji Wen'an roared angrily.
"Second cousin, don't worry. You can go in peace. Your unfinished business, Big Cousin and I will help you with," a hint of anxiety flashed in Feng Qing's eyes.
The purpose of their coming wasn't because they were worried about Ji Wenjie, but to stop him from talking nonsense.
So they would never allow Ji Wenjie to drag them into this.
"What else can he accomplish? Is there still someone he hasn't killed? Is Miss Feng the Second planning to follow in Ji Wenjie's footsteps and end up being beheaded in public?"
"You guys stop talking nonsense. Miss Feng is such a kind person. How could she do such a stupid thing as hiring a killer like Ji Wenjie?" some people who supported Feng Qing said.
"Miss Feng is so smart and kind. She would never do such a thing as hiring a killer. Only a fool like Ji Wenjie would do such a thing."
"In that case, Miss Feng was just coaxing Ji Wenjie just now. Otherwise, once it's exposed, she'll also be beheaded in public."
People were talking one after another. Some supported Feng Qing and stepped on Ji Wenjie by the way. Some were deliberately instigated by Meng Xingyu.
So soon, the atmosphere changed.
Ji Wenjie was also filled with anger because of these remarks. All he could think about was that he didn't hire a killer, but he was called a fool and accused of hiring a killer.
His good elder brother and cousin were going to let him be beheaded like this, without any intention of saving him.
Ji Wenjie's eyes were blood - red with anger and he couldn't hear Feng Qing's anxious persuasion at all.
"I didn't kill anyone, and I didn't hire a killer either. I have no grudges against Feng Yuqin. Why would I want to kill her?" Ji Wenjie said to the official overseeing the execution. "I want to report. It was the Prime Minister's Mansion and my elder brother who hired the killer. It was my elder brother who first came up with the idea. Because he liked Feng Qing, but Feng Qing deliberately complained to my elder brother that Feng Yuqin was an eyesore in the mansion. Then my elder brother said that if she disappeared forever, the problem would be solved."
Everyone was in an uproar. No one expected the truth to be like this.
"Ji Wenjie, shut up," Feng Qing was almost crazy with anger.
Ji Wen'an also realized something was wrong and immediately said coldly, "Wenjie, I know you're not balanced in your heart after your crime was exposed and you were sentenced to be beheaded. But you shouldn't talk nonsense. Feng Yuqin is going to marry into a foreign country. What you said about cousin finding her an eyesore in the mansion simply doesn't hold water."
Ji Wenjie didn't expect that even now, his good elder brother still wanted to pin the blame of hiring a killer on him.
He pointed at Ji Wen'an and roared angrily, "Big Brother, don't bother to quibble. At first, when the news of the marriage alliance came out, you also told Feng Qing that there was no need to hire a killer anymore.
"After all, there were quite a number of people in your previous plan, and it would cost a lot of silver. But aunt and Feng Qing disagreed. My good uncle even directly took out the silver for you to hire people.
"Just because my good aunt wanted the position of the main wife. If Feng Yuqin died, could the eldest mistress who loved her daughter so much still survive?
"With your series of schemes, you could get rid of all the people you hated. But you failed to kill them. Instead, you dragged me into this. I'm just a person who knew about it. At most, I was a go - between. If someone should be beheaded, it should be you."
"Time's up," the official overseeing the execution said coldly.
The executioner had already stood behind Ji Wenjie.
Ji Wen'an and Feng Qing originally thought that Ji Wenjie's words would lead to a retrial.
Unexpectedly, Ji Wenjie was still going to be beheaded.
They didn't know that even if he didn't hire a killer, the other evidence provided by the Meng Family was enough for Ji Wenjie to be beheaded. That's why the official overseeing the execution gave the order without hesitation.
"No, don't. I've already said that I didn't kill anyone," Ji Wenjie said in panic.
The official overseeing the execution said coldly, "Don't worry. You won't die in vain. After all, besides the matter of hiring a killer, other things are also enough to take your life."
"Behead," with an order, Ji Wenjie was forcibly held down.
Everyone held their breath. In an instant, Ji Wenjie's head was separated from his body.
Feng Qing and Ji Wen'an both let out a sigh of relief.
However, before they could fully relax, the surrounding discussions began.
"So Ji Wenjie died this time because of other things, not because of hiring a killer."
"The real person who hired a killer is someone else?"
Everyone's eyes were all fixed on Feng Qing and Ji Wen'an.
Being stared at like this, the two finally realized.
Feng Qing's face instantly turned very ugly. "It has nothing to do with me. It's all nonsense from Ji Wenjie."
Ji Wen'an also nodded and said, "My younger brother was stimulated before he died. What he said doesn't count."
Although the two tried their best to defend themselves, because of Ji Wenjie's previous words, their defenses were very weak.
Some smart people subconsciously stepped back and decided to stay away from Feng Qing and the others, for fear of accidentally offending them and being framed for hiring a killer.
Seeing this scene, Feng Qing was almost mad with anger.
She cursed Ji Wenjie as a fool in her heart. He even dragged them into this before he died.
"Ye, Feng Yuqin's scheme is really amazing," Dongfang Zhi raised his eyebrows and said in the private room.
"Of course. Don't you know whose woman she is?" Mo Xuanye's tone was full of pride that he couldn't hide.
Dongfang Zhi sneered and said fearlessly, "Stop flattering yourself. That woman doesn't even admit that you're her man."
Mo Xuanye's cold and sharp eyes suddenly shot at Dongfang Zhi. Feng Yi beside him thought that Dongfang Zhi was really too idle. He always provoked the master for no reason, and in the end, he always suffered.