Cultivating Immortality Begins with Selling Oneself

Chapter 182 Dumbfounded
The queen glared at the prime minister and swallowed back the words that were about to come out of her mouth.

She is right!

As long as the evidence is not sufficient to convict the queen of shame, she will refuse to admit it.

Seeing that the queen was stubborn, the emperor felt a surge of rage in his chest and clapped his hands to signal the guards to bring the person in.

Shen Fuyu and the Shen sisters, who were standing in the corner, looked at each other, touched their noses, and tried to reduce their presence as much as possible. It would be better for them to behave themselves when the big guys were fighting.

Madam Shen also didn't dare to breathe. After all, the imperial palace was not as good as Qinchuan City, and Madam Shen couldn't cover up everything.

However, seeing the high and mighty Empress reduced to this state, Madam Shen felt relieved. After all, Murong Yue had hurt the Shen sisters, and the Empress, as an accomplice, naturally could not escape the blame.

"Empress, if I didn't have evidence, would I have summoned so many ministers into the throne room?"

"Considering that you have worked hard, even if you haven't done anything meritorious, I don't want to make things too awkward. As long as you confess, I can spare you a bit of dignity. Queen, since you are so stubborn, don't blame me for not considering the years of love we've had as husband and wife."

The emperor sat in the main seat and looked at the embarrassed queen below the stage. He felt extremely disgusted and really didn't know why the queen became like this.

Then, the guard walked to the center of the Golden Palace and saw the queen at first sight.

The queen was dressed in rags, and her exquisite makeup and hair had not been taken care of for a long time, making her look extremely disheveled.

When the Queen saw the familiar face of the guard, her face turned pale.

how could be?

How could the emperor investigate Li Qiang?

The Queen specially trained a group of people who never appeared in public. Only the Queen knew about the existence of the secret guards.

This was so that when the truth came out in the future, the queen could deny it to the death.

The queen's mind was working rapidly, wondering whether the emperor knew about their relationship.

Then the queen gritted her teeth and didn't care.

She just doesn't admit it!
No matter how bad the result is, how bad can it be?

Thinking of this, the Queen straightened her back unconsciously and kowtowed heavily towards the position where the Emperor was.

"Your Majesty, I do not know who made this offering, but the slanderer is someone you have never met before, and I do not understand why he would frame me."

The Duke of Zhenguo couldn't help but kick the Queen on the back.

"enough."

"How could I have raised a daughter like you?"

The Duke of Zhenguo had a head full of white hair and looked shocked and ashamed. He had sent the queen into the palace because he thought she was generous and polite, and was the best candidate for queen.

He never expected that the Queen would become like this. The Duke of Zhenguo knelt on the ground tremblingly, looking at His Majesty with a look of shame.

"Your Majesty, it is this old minister who failed to teach his daughter well."

The prime minister couldn't help but be sarcastic when the queen glared at him.

"Why is the Duke of Zhenguo so anxious to admit his mistake?"

"How could the Queen admit it when there's no evidence yet?"

"How could the kind-hearted Queen do such a thing?"

The prime minister was fanning the flames, and the emperor rubbed his brows with a headache, signaling to the guards not to worry about the queen.

The queen secretly glared at the guards with an implicit warning.

The lives and property of these people are all in the hands of the Queen. If the guards dare to speak nonsense, the Queen will take his entire family to hell.

Li Qiang opened his lips and knelt before the emperor.

"Your Majesty..." Li Qiang looked painful, wanting to speak but not knowing where to start.

The emperor drummed his fingers rhythmically on the table. "The crime of deceiving the emperor is punishable by the death of all nine generations of your clan. You'd better think it over carefully before you speak."

The emperor watched the interaction between Li Qiang and the queen without saying a word.

Considering the emperor's threat and the fact that he was able to track them down, it meant that the emperor knew everything about the empress.

Thinking of this, Li Qiang no longer had any reservations and simply told everything.

"Your Majesty, don't blame me. This is all the Queen's fault. I was left with nowhere else to go. The Queen threatened me with her family, so I had no choice but to do what she said."

Li Qiang knelt on the ground, his body shaking, and he didn't even dare to look at the queen's face.

"The names of all my family members are in the hands of the Empress, so I have no choice but to threaten the City Lord."

"I don't have any special abilities. I was only responsible for holding the city lord's wife and children hostage to threaten him. I followed the Queen's instructions and deliberately concealed the refugee incident in order to help His Majesty punish the Second Master of the Shen Family."

"Actually, we can't blame the city lord entirely. If I were a commoner, I would also selfishly want to protect the names of my wives and children."

After being frightened by the emperor, Li Qiang simply told everything.

The queen looked shocked and glared at Li Qiang fiercely, threatening him silently.

Unexpectedly, the Duke of Zhenguo had already seen through his daughter's thoughts and stood between Li Qiang and the Queen without making a sound.

The Duke of Zhenguo moved his lips and said silently, "Fool, be honest, and I can still help you a little."

The Duke of Zhenguo did not have much affection for his own daughter. It was simply because of the family interests that he had to work together for the Queen.

The queen bit her lip and noticed that everyone's eyes were on her. She could only lower her head unwillingly to hide her ferocious expression.

"Is there any evidence?" The emperor nodded.

Li Qiang's face turned pale and he shook his head. He was just a small farmer and didn't have much ability.

By chance, he caught the attention of the Queen Mother and began to work for her. The reason why he was able to possess martial arts skills was all due to the Queen Mother, so naturally he had no intention of keeping any evidence.

"Your Majesty, I swear that everything I said is true. If I tell a lie, I will be struck by lightning."

"I know that I cannot escape responsibility for doing this. I do not ask for your forgiveness, Your Majesty, nor do I ask for your life to be spared. I only hope that Your Majesty can help me take good care of my family."

Li Qiang has no other wishes except that his family can live the rest of their lives in peace.

His eyes fell on the queen with complicated feelings. Li Qiang was not afraid of others, but he was only afraid that the queen would do something irreparable to her family members when she was angry and humiliated.

The emperor knew Li Qiang's concerns and said, "Don't worry, I won't let innocent people get involved in this matter."

The Queen spoke unwillingly, "Your Majesty, are you sure you're guilty based on just his one-sided statement?"

"What if someone deliberately bribed Li Qiang to frame me? Your Majesty, I am innocent."

Shen Fuyu widened his eyes and couldn't help but praise the queen's courage. With so much evidence in front of her, the queen was able to insist that she was innocent. Her psychological quality was truly extremely strong.

As expected of a palace fighting expert, his lying skills have reached perfection.

"Really?" the emperor asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty, I have evidence here."

When the Queen heard the voice of the Lord of Qinchuan City, she was completely dumbfounded.

how come……

The queen sat limply in the throne room, the last shred of hope in her heart completely vanishing.

"This is the Empress' personal jade pendant. Your Majesty, please identify it."

(End of this chapter)