Rebirth of Poisoned Empress, by 颜若优雅

Chapter 91

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"You know now that he was your Empress? What were you f*cking doing before?!" the man wasn't satisfied even after the heavy punch. He rushed forward and grabbed Qin Yunshen's collar. His widened eyes had a thin layer of mist dancing before it. Shen Liang, who watched with tears, recognized the man as his cousin Wei Xu. Such a scene may truly be a continuation of what conspired after his death. It was just that he had died and never knew about it.

No one knew if it was because he had grown muddy after the beating. The corners of Qin Yunshen's lips were bloodstained as he fell into silence. It was only after a long while before he said hoarsely: "I.... regret it."

"Ha! Regret? Do you even know regret?" Wei Xu sneered and threw the man away disdainfully. He pointed a finger at Shen Qiang, who was in an equally miserable state and roared: "He accompanied you for ten years and you couldn't see the goodness in him. You never allowed him to live a single day of happiness. Your reputation, your throne, your empire, which of them wasn't something he obtained for you? Those b*stards from the Shen Family, other than stealing the medical scriptures from him, what have they ever done for you? Without him, do you think my Wei Family would allow you to sit on the throne. Qin Yunshen, you don't even have the qualifications to regret!"

"I..." Qin Yunshen opened his mouth. He had no intentions of defending himself but wanted to say something. However, he found himself unable to even say a word. His bloodshot eyes relayed blatant and naked remorse. Perhaps some people were just like this. It was only after losing everything that they remember to cherish and treasure what they had. No matter how priceless a treasure was, when it was placed before such a person's eyes, easy to grasp, free to hold, they didn't think to cherish it. Only did nothing remained did they realize even remorse was futile. 

"Shen Liang's body. It should be inside your Imperial tomb." Pei Yuanxian's voice suddenly interposed between them. Qin Yunshen stared at him deeply and everyone present knew immediately that Pei Yuanxian had guessed right. 

Wei Xu bowed, "Your Majesty, please allow me to take him away from the Imperial tomb and have my cousin's remains returned."

"No. You can't! He is this emperor's. He is this emperor's..." when he heard Wei Xu's words, Qin Yunshen began to struggle frantically. However, no one bothered with him. The current him was nothing more than a prisoner.

"The members of the Shen and Liu Family have also caused you a great deal of harm. See them off first before heading over to the Imperial Mausoleum. It won't be too late even then," Pei Yuanxian didn't spare the dog man and woman another glance as he tapped his foot and immediately flew up to the execution tower. 

The rest had been arranged in an orderly manner near the execution grounds. "Prepare for execution!"

"No. Please! Spare my life, Your Majesty!"

"No!"

"I don't want to die..."

Accompanied by the order of execution, more than a hundred well-trained archers entered the platform in unison. They drew their bows and aimed it at the people tied to the wooden stakes. Horrified screams and cries for mercy sounded out one after another. At this time, Huo Yelin held his son's hand and headed forward: "Back then, Shen Da died from a torrid rain of arrows piercing through his heart and body because of you. Today, I will return the favor and allow you to have a taste of how it feels like to die such a way. Release your arrows!"