Born a phoenix? The husband I picked up is the young emperor

Chapter 1716

If Chi Shuang hadn't threatened with his life, and hadn't had to deal with the officers from the Ministry of War who came to investigate, I'm afraid they wouldn't even have been willing to vacate this remote side yard to set up a mourning hall.

Over in the main courtyard, the Chi family's masters were still reveling every day as usual, and the young masters were attending banquets and visiting prostitutes as usual, as if the one who died was just an insignificant member of a side branch.

"Come here, give me twenty strokes of the cane!" Shi Anxia's words were like the cold autumn wind blowing past.

She ordered someone to bring a chair, sat in front of the coffin, and watched the guards carry out the execution with cold eyes.

She also wanted to let Chi Yue's ghost know that she was supporting him and his elder sister, and that the imperial court was supporting him and his elder sister.

His death was valuable and was not deliberately drowned out.

The heavy board fell on the woman, and each blow was accompanied by a shrill scream that echoed inside and outside the mourning hall.

The sound of the execution alarmed the entire Chi Mansion.

Soon, the young and old of the Chi family arrived one after another. They were all dressed in bright clothes, with brocade clothes embroidered with flowers, and jade pendants jingling around their waists, which was out of place in the plain white mourning hall.

In particular, there were wine stains on the collar of Mr. Chi Sanye, Chi Yirong, and it was obvious that he had just returned from a banquet.

Shi Anxia tapped the armrest of the chair with her fingertips, and her eyes gradually turned cold as she scanned the crowd. "Lord Chi's house is so lively, I wonder what happy occasion it is today?"

Old Master Chi finally woke up from his dream and was about to step forward to pay his respects, but he saw the drunken Third Master Chi Yirong tilting his head to look at the princess's bulging belly, muttering, "I'm afraid she'll be born soon this month..."

"How dare you!" Bei Hui shouted so loudly that the raindrops on the eaves broke their tracks. "You don't even show respect when you see the princess. Are you talking nonsense and want to show contempt for the court?"

"Zheng——" The guards drew their swords out of their sheaths in unison. The cold light dimmed the candles in the mourning hall.

Master Chi's legs went weak and he knelt down in the mud. The pearl hairpins of the women behind him jingled against each other and several of the timid ones fainted.

Chi Yirong was sobered up by the scolding. When he saw the scene clearly, his face turned pale and his knees touched the ground.

In the crowd, Madam Chi knelt down tremblingly with the help of a nanny, and her old kneecaps hit the bluestone slabs with a dull "dong" sound.

No one in the yard dared to move until the princess called out. All that could be heard was the rustling of fabrics rubbing against each other.

Several female relatives kneeling outside were unable to squeeze into the mourning shed. Their luxurious dresses had long been soaked by the rain, and their carefully applied makeup was smudged along their cheeks.

"Long live the princess!" The crowd cheered in unison.

Shi Anxia came here specially to repair the Chi family compound today. Suddenly, he sneered, "You are quite courageous! The eldest grandson of the Chi family sacrificed his life for the country, and your Chi family is honored! Why are you so careless now?"

With a flick of her finger, Bei Hui immediately held up a bright yellow imperial edict and said, "Would you like me to read the imperial court's commendation order again?"

Old Master Chi was sweating profusely, his back was soaked, "I, your subordinate, heard that Chi Yue, this unworthy descendant, violated military discipline..."

His voice trailed off, the last few words almost caught in his mouth.

At that time, Anxia raised her jade hand and unfolded the imperial edict with a "rustling" sound. The dragon pattern embroidered with gold thread shone brightly in the gray sky, making it difficult for everyone in the Chi family to open their eyes.

"It's true that Chi Yue violated military discipline, but it's also true that he made contributions to the country! Merits are merits, and faults are faults. His faults will be taken care of by his superiors; as for his merits--" She suddenly sneered and slammed the edict shut, "Originally, your Chi family should have been rewarded, but looking at the colorful clothes in the mansion, and the presumptuous red clothes in front of the coffin, I think you... are really unworthy."