Chapter 287: Chapter 287, missing Lu Chen

The entire hall was silent. Everyone was trembling because of this. They could not believe that Li Lingling, who had always been the head of the noble ladies, was beheaded just like that.

Empress Zhou said, “A treacherous official and a thief, everyone should be punished! Princess Huai was rampant, and she died in her place!”

Qiao Jinniang used a handkerchief to wipe away the blood on her face and said loudly, “Mother, you are wise. You are right. Li Lingling deserves her punishment.”

The group of noblewomen also knelt on the ground and praised the empress.

On the ground, Li Lingling’s head, which had not yet closed its eyes, was picked up by the guards with a rag and carried away in their hands.

In the mourning hall, although there were Taoist priests reciting scriptures, the kneeling people felt extremely gloomy.