Cultivating Immortality Begins with Selling Oneself

Chapter 152 What a coincidence

Chen Mingxue flicked his sleeves, not wanting to see the dark-faced guard at all. He said coldly, "You should apologize to Miss Shen Er."

A word to wake up the dreamer.

The black-faced guard knelt down in the direction of Shen Mengning, completely unlike his previous arrogant attitude.

"Second Miss Shen, I really know I was wrong. I shouldn't have deliberately framed you. Everything is my fault. But you haven't suffered much loss, Miss Shen. You can still take the Tongsheng exam."

"I'm different. I have elderly parents and young children to support. If anything happens, my whole family will starve. Miss Shen, you are kind-hearted and will definitely forgive me. You will definitely not bear to see my family suffer with me."

Before Shen Mengning could react, the black-faced guard's head slammed heavily onto the ground. It seemed that if Shen Mengning didn't give in, he would keep kowtowing until he bled to death.

Moral kidnapping, naked moral kidnapping.

Shen Mengning frowned, but was not shaken by the coercive behavior of the black-faced guard.

"Sir, since you have elderly parents and young children to take care of, you should be more cautious and absolutely should not falsely accuse others of cheating. Yes, now that the truth has been uncovered, I won't be punished. But if the truth hadn't been uncovered, what would have happened to me?"

"You can't take advantage of me all the time. I've never been a magnanimous person. I've always been vindictive. You maliciously framed me and got me into a cheating scandal. How dare you ask me to forgive you?"

After saying this, Shen Mengning didn't want to look at the sullen-faced guard any more. Instead, she bowed to Chen Mingxue and said firmly, "Examiner, we will deal with you according to the law on the spot. Don't let a single bad apple spoil the whole thing."

"He dared to frame me today, and he will do something even more outrageous tomorrow."

Shen Mengning spoke with great force, and every word she said was full of logic and convincing.

"it is good!"

Someone in the crowd clapped their hands, and the applause, like a tide, reached Shen Mengning's ears.

A blush crept up Shen Mengning's ears. It was the first time she was praised by so many people. Shen Mengning unconsciously pulled herself into the corner of her clothes, feeling a little at a loss.

"Well done, Second Miss Shen! There are some things you absolutely cannot back down on. If you dare to frame Second Miss Shen today, you can frame others tomorrow. How can you let a small piece of bad apple ruin the court's atmosphere?"

"Yes, the one who caused the suffering of the elderly and children was not Shen Mengning, but himself."

"Sir, how will you deal with the bad guys? I hope you can give us a set of rules as soon as possible. We are all waiting for the results. If it cannot be handled fairly and justly, then we will seek justice ourselves."

Among them, some people threatened Chen Mingxue.

Chen Mingxue shook his head and sighed. Although he felt very sorry that his former loyal subordinate was blinded by wealth and became unable to distinguish right from wrong and even took the wrong path, Chen Mingxue knew that if he could not come up with a perfect result for today's matter, it would definitely affect his official position.

After all, this was the first time since the imperial examination that such a big incident had occurred, and it was watched by so many people. If His Majesty knew about it, he would certainly be furious. Chen Mingxue rubbed his brows with a headache, and looked at the black-faced guard with displeasure. Really, he was always looking for trouble.

"Zhang San, you've been with me for such a long time. I know your character very well. Who exactly is threatening you? Zhang San, if you confess the truth, I can consider reducing your sentence. If you refuse to confess, and you bear all the blame, the consequences will be clear to you. I'm sure you know better than I do."

Chen Mingxue had a stern face and looked intimidating without even getting angry.

The black-faced guard opened his mouth, and the image of Princess Murong appeared in his mind. In the end, he swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth. He couldn't afford to offend her!

A tear of regret rolled down his cheek.

"My Lord, it's my fault. I will bear all the consequences, whether it's death or torture."

"I was led astray by the devil."

Thinking of his mother, wife and children at home, the black-faced guard felt heartbroken, but he had to take all the blame.

After all, if he confessed, his mother, wife, and children would at best live under the mocking gaze of the public. However, if he did not confess and betrayed Princess Murong, his mother, wife, and children would definitely not survive more than three days.

The black-faced guard looked up at the sky, his eyes red, and looked at Chen Mingxue with an expression that seemed to be hesitant to speak.

In the end, thousands of words turned into a deep bow.

"I'm sorry, sir. This is all my fault. It has nothing to do with anyone else. I have absolutely no complaints about what responsibility I should take."

I just hope that he will take all the blame, and Princess Murong can feel sorry for his mother, wife and children and give them some silver so that his mother, wife and children can live the rest of their lives in peace.

Chen Mingxue looked at the black-faced guard with extreme disappointment. Obviously, Chen Mingxue knew very well that the black-faced guard was taking the blame for someone else.

"Zhang San, I have one last question for you. The false accusation of Shen Mengning for cheating was entirely yours alone. No one else threatened you."

the last time.

The black-faced guard knew clearly that this was the last chance. If the black-faced guard told him everything, Chen Mingxue could take the risk and plead for him.

Are you tempted? Of course the black-faced guard is.

However, Princess Murong's personality has become extremely distorted since she was disfigured. When the black-faced guard decided to go along with Princess Murong, he guessed this result, so he just shook his head.

"My Lord, this is all my fault. It has nothing to do with anyone else."

"it is good!"

Chen Mingxue shook his sleeves and turned his back, not wanting to see the black-faced guard.

Shen Fuyu deliberately lowered her presence and paid close attention to Princess Murong's emotional changes. After getting the answer she wanted and confirming that the black-faced guard would not betray her, Princess Murong planned to leave quietly.

Shen Fuyu's eyes suddenly became sharp. He wanted to sneak away after causing trouble? Absolutely impossible!

Shen Fuyu cast a small spell, and Princess Murong suddenly staggered and suddenly appeared in the public's sight.

Just as Chen Mingxue was about to calm things down temporarily, he was suddenly interrupted when he announced the start of the Tongsheng examination.

I saw that he was wearing a bamboo hat that covered his entire body. Such a strange dress instantly attracted everyone's attention, and Meng Yuan uttered a puzzled sound.

"what!"

"Murong Yue, weren't you recuperating at home? Why did you come out to watch the fun?" Meng Yuan sniffed, suddenly sensing something was amiss. She blurted out, "That's so strange, Princess Murong! Why do you smell like Seven Star Grass and camphor tree juice?"

These two short sentences instantly captured everyone's attention.

Aren’t seven-star grass and camphor tree juice the two medicinal herbs that are closely related to the plagiarism incident?

If Princess Murong had smelled of herbs two days ago, no one would have been surprised, but it happened at this moment.

How could it be such a coincidence?

Everyone looked at Murong Yue with suspicion.

Murong Yue forced a smile.

(End of this chapter)