The Female Supporting Role Shows Out

Chapter 37

Translator: NovelMultiverse | Editor: NovelMultiverse

Tang Jiu lost a lot of weight after many days of interrogation and torture. His eyes that were originally as bright as the stars had become dull and lifeless. His neck and hands were in shackles and he was unable to move an inch. He remained silent all the time, but Tang Peng, who was kneeling behind him, yelled, "We are wrong, everything is my fault! Kill me if you want but not my family! Jiu, my brother, it's all my fault! I'm sorry for not listening to you when you asked me not to get myself involved with Yan Langqing, all of these are caused by me! I didn't expect Yan Langqing to borrow the token from me to release the King of Xiongnu! I really didn't expect it at all!"

The execution officer heard him spouting nonsense about a concubine in the palace, and quickly asked another guard to stop him from talking.

Lin Dan stood in the crowd and listened for a moment. She seemed to have understood what had happened. No wonder the entire capital was under the martial law several times last month. It was to hunt for the King of Xiongnu who made an escape with the token of the Marquis Yongding's family. "So what if Yan Langqing is involved?" Lin Dan thought. The Emperor was not interested to find the truth, but an excuse to bring the family of Marquis Yongding down. He transferred Tang Jiu, who was known as the god of war, back to the capital, he kept the son of Lord Dianqian under house arrest and wanted to marry the princess of Dianqian. He also called back Marquis Weiyuan and made him stay in the capital using his health as an excuse. The Emperor made all these measures to consolidate his power and eliminate all rebels.

He probably had the idea of ​​destroying these people a long time ago but did not find a chance to take action. Since Yan Langqing created an opportunity for him, he was more than happy to take it.

Lin Dan roughly understood what was going on after thinking it through briefly, but she did not have any ability to save Tang Jiu and others. Seeing that the execution officer was preparing to issue a signature, she hurried to the platform and shouted, "Please give me some time, sir. I'm here to see them off." She said, raising the food container in her hand.

Prisoners would typically be given a chance to enjoy a full meal before execution so that they would not turn into hungry ghosts after death. The execution officer was especially superstitious in such things as he took many lives on the execution ground and granted the request. He immediately waved his hand and said, "Time is almost up, just do it quickly."

Lin Dan nodded and quickly laid out the food from the box. As the prisoners were all in shackles and unable to eat the food themselves, she instructed Xiaozhu, Shaoyao, and Dujuan to feed them one by one, while she knelt in front of Tang Jiu with a bowl in her hands.

Tang Jiu had remained composed even when people were hurling nasty words at him or when Tang Peng was yelling to seek justice. He had been keeping his eyes half-closed and kneeling on the same spot without displaying any joy or sorrow on his face. But the moment when Lin Dan appeared, he lifted his head suddenly. He could not believe she came and looked at her with passionate eyes. His dark pupils glistened in an instant.

"Others are busy cutting ties with me, but you're the only one who came." He muttered, "You shouldn't have come."

"I wouldn't be able to convince myself not to come." Lin Dan tore the chicken thigh into strips and added some rice and pickles, before feeding it to Tang Jiu mouth by mouth. She slowly said, "Is it delicious? I raised this chicken myself and killed it when it's only two months old. My mother felt so bad that she yelled at me."

Tang Jiu chuckled even on the verge of his death. He asked, "Do you still remember what I said?"

"Yes, you said that you would never get tired of eating young chickens and can even eat it every day." Lin Dan wiped his mouth with a handkerchief and whispered, "I killed all my young chickens so that you can eat to your heart's content today."