Cultivating Immortality Begins with Selling Oneself

Chapter 180 Imperial Edict
"The affairs of the people are closely related to Your Majesty's rule. I absolutely cannot harm Your Majesty!"

The queen didn't care about her dignity and decency, and crawled tremblingly in front of the emperor, grabbing the dragon robe with her hands, with a pleading look in her eyes, trying to exchange the love between husband and wife for so many years to gain the emperor's softness and trust.

The emperor threw his dragon robe and sat on the chair, looking at the queen with lowered eyelids.

"At this point, are you still quibbling? If I didn't have solid evidence, would I have come to you?"

After a brief venting, the emperor had subsided into his anger.

He sneered again and again.

"is it?"

The Queen nodded vigorously.

Fear gradually filled her heart. If this matter was exposed, not only would the emperor not let her go, but even the ministers in the court would definitely not let her off easily.

None of her family members could protect her.

The queen felt a little regretful. How could she do such a thing when she was so emotionally upset?

The truth must not be told at any cost.

Even if evidence is thrown in your face, you must never admit it.

Thinking of this, the queen took a deep breath and suppressed the chaotic emotions in her heart.

Looking at the emperor again, the queen's eyes became firm.

"Your Majesty, you must be vigilant. Someone must have framed me."

"I've been worshipping Buddha in Jingren Palace lately, praying for the dynasty. How could I have the energy to do these things? Your Majesty, we've been married for over twenty years. You'll believe me, won't you?"

At this time, the queen had long forgotten about the matter of Bai Yueguang, as if these rifts had never occurred between the two of them.

"Empress, oh Empress, I underestimated your nerve. You refused to admit it even when the evidence was thrown in your face."

The emperor's anger was easily aroused by the queen.

"I came to Jingren Palace to question you in order to save your dignity. Queen, if you remain stubborn, I will see you in the court tomorrow!"

After saying this, the emperor flicked his sleeves and left without even glancing at the queen.

The emperor's back was filled with anger.

What the empress does concerns the safety of the court, and it is absolutely impossible for the emperor to handle it alone. If the ministers in the court force her, it is possible that the empress will be deposed.

After all, a queen who is the mother of the country should be dignified and steady, and sincerely consider the people.

The Queen naturally took these things into consideration, and her eyes were flustered.

Really scared.

The old nanny walked over to the queen, helped her up, and sighed softly.

"Your Majesty, why don't you discuss this with the Duke of Zhenguo?"

The Duke of Zhenguo is the biological father of the Empress.

The Queen clutched her sleeve tightly and denied it directly, "No."

The Duke of Zhenguo was a man of upright character. If he knew what the Queen had done, he would definitely make her pay the price, apologize to the people in public, and admit his mistake.

Having been in a high position for a long time, face is more important to the queen than anything else.

The old nanny looked at the queen, wanting to say something but stopping herself. She opened her lips to try to persuade the queen.

In the end, the old nanny swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth. The queen had long lost her mind and would not listen to any persuasion.

On this side, after the emperor left, he did not hide anything and summoned several ministers into the imperial study overnight.

It was unknown what was discussed, but soon the eunuchs were sent to Qinchuan City to announce the decree.

……

Qinchuan Castle.

Outside the city wall.

Shen Fuyu's injuries had long since recovered, and he and the Shen sisters and others were distributing porridge outside the city gate.

For many days in a row, a group of young masters and young ladies did it themselves.

Even if Li Dazhuang intended to cause trouble, he couldn't find any excuse.

The refugees settled down briefly and established some trust with Shen Fuyu and the others.

"Thank you, Miss. You are so kind. We were sorry to you these past few days."

"Ladies, please don't bother with us. Blame us for not being clear-headed and thinking you were just pretending." "Thanks to you all these times, otherwise we wouldn't even have enough to eat."

Shen Fuyu smiled, and looking at the refugees' eyes full of genuine gratitude, he became gentler for once.

"It's normal for you to feel insecure after being displaced. However, please don't cause trouble in the future."

"Of course!"

The refugees rushed to answer Shen Fuyu's questions, and the group chatted and laughed.

There is absolutely no sign that there was a dispute between the two sides some time ago.

Just then, the eunuch's shrill voice was heard.

"The imperial edict has arrived!"

Shen Fuyu and the others looked at the eunuch, then at each other, their faces filled with confusion.

Imperial decree?

Although Qinchuan City is very close to the capital, it is still some distance away. How could an imperial edict suddenly come?
Seeing the joy in the eunuch's eyes, Shen Fuyu felt relieved. At least it should be a good thing, right?

Shen Fuyu was puzzled, but he knelt down anyway, waiting respectfully for the order.

The refugees around also knelt down in unison. The scene was extremely spectacular. The eunuch was in high spirits. He opened the imperial edict and read it out word by word.

"It is destined to be carried by heaven, the emperor decreed."

"Six students from Qingfeng Academy have actively provided assistance to refugees. Their moral character is noble, and His Majesty has specially summoned them."

"Appreciate this."

A simple sentence.

The corners of Shen Fuyu's mouth twitched uncontrollably. It was just a sentence. Wouldn't it be enough to send someone to deliver the message? Why did they have to send a eunuch all the way here to announce the decree?

Shen Fuyu glanced at the refugees and understood what was going on. He swore an oath in front of the refugees, probably to let them know that the emperor had never given up on them and had always been paying attention to their situation. This move should be to win back the hearts of the people.

"Hurry, Master Lu, please accept the order."

The eunuch chose to hand the imperial edict to Lu Mingtang.

After all, the Lu family occupies a very high position in the court.

Lu Mingtang was stunned for a moment before taking the imperial edict.

"Thank you for your hard work, father-in-law."

Lu Mingtang also handed over a purse.

The eunuch weighed it a few times, felt its weight, and then laughed.

"I will report first and wait for the young masters and young ladies to arrive in Beijing."

The eunuch came in a hurry and left in a hurry.

The refugees didn't react until the carriage drove away.

Shen Fuyu glanced around and spoke first, raising his voice.

"Look, I told you this: Your Majesty will not abandon any of his people. The reason he hasn't taken action is because he's been tied up with other things."

"I believe that after we arrive in Beijing, we will be able to discuss and reach a decision with His Majesty."

"Of course, you don't have to worry. While we're gone, the porridge service will be handled by our servants."

As soon as he finished speaking, cheers broke out among the refugees.

"Woo woo woo, the difficult days are finally over. Every day from now on will be a bright future."

"Hahaha, we can survive until today, thanks to all the young ladies and masters."

After saying that, the refugees suddenly ran over, threw Shen Fuyu and others high into the air, and caught them with their hands.

Shen Fuyu looked horrified.

"!!!"

What's going on? She wanted to go down.

However, the excited refugees did not care about the wishes of Shen Fuyu and others at all.

Forced to endure several rounds.

Shen Fuyu's face was pale and he suppressed the urge to vomit.

(End of this chapter)