Cultivating Immortality Begins with Selling Oneself

Chapter 183 Reward and Punishment
The queen narrowed her eyes slightly, and when she saw the mutton-fat jade pendant in the city lord's hand, her expression changed slightly.

At first, the queen sent people to find the mayor of Qinchuan City. He thought that someone was deliberately using the queen's name to do evil things, so he did not choose to believe it.

It was not until the Queen sent someone to bring a personal jade pendant that the Lord of Qinchuan City, who had the honor of meeting the Queen before, knew what the Queen's personal jade pendant looked like. After confirming that it was correct, the Lord of Qinchuan City believed that it was really the Queen who was obstructing the matter.

The mayor of Qinchuan City tried to resist and secretly sent people to Beijing to deliver the message.

such a pity.

The Lord of Qinchuan City had been away from the conflicts in the capital for many years, and the power he left in the capital was no longer as strong as before. All the news was intercepted by the Queen's men without exception.

His wife lost her little finger because of this, so the Queen Mother sent someone to warn the Lord of Qinchuan City.

If the city lord refuses to repent, the next person to have his little finger chopped off will be the son of the city lord of Qinchuan City.

Science exams are very demanding of students.

People with physical disabilities are not allowed to take the palace examination.

Therefore, the mayor of Qinchuan City had no choice but to swallow his anger for the sake of his son.

The city lord glanced at Madam Shen out of the corner of his eye. Ever since Madam Shen came to the city lord's mansion to talk to him, the city lord guessed that Madam Shen would definitely take action.

The mayor of Qinchuan City made some moves in secret to help Madam Shen. Both parties knew who was behind this.

It was precisely because of this that Madam Shen was able to successfully convey the news to His Majesty and successfully avoid the eyes and ears of the Queen.

Even if the two of them have not discussed it in advance, they can guess each other's movements and coordinate perfectly.

"Your Majesty, I absolutely did not lie."

The lord of Qinchuan City handed the jade pendant to the eunuch.

The emperor sitting on the high platform took the jade pendant and looked at it carefully.

Seeing the barely detectable scratches on the corner of the mutton-fat jade pendant, the emperor was completely convinced that the empress was the one who was obstructing the matter.

He threw the jade pendant into the queen's arms, "Queen, do you have anything else to quibble about?"

A huge panic spread from the bottom of her heart. The queen didn't even have time to look at the mutton-fat jade pendant. She hurriedly took out another jade pendant from her arms. It was a mutton-fat jade pendant that was extremely similar in both workmanship and appearance.

At first glance, it looks like a jade pendant.

"Your Majesty, the jade pendant never leaves your body."

"The jade pendant has a special meaning to me, so I have always valued it."

"I don't know when I offended the City Lord, causing him to go to great lengths to frame me."

The queen straightened her back unconsciously. In order to make the city lord trust her, the queen did send a personal jade pendant and a letter to him.

However, these alone were not enough to convict her. The queen was very smart and deliberately left herself a way out.

"The jade pendant is a fake. The one in my hand is the real one."

The queen was very sure of what she said.

The emperor shook his head in disappointment, "Queen, Queen, you really disappoint me terribly."

"Duke Zhenguo, take a look. Is there a tiny scratch on the corner of the mutton-fat jade pendant?"

After receiving the emperor's order, the Duke of Zhenguo took the jade pendant that His Majesty had just thrown to him from the queen's arms, examined it carefully, and indeed saw tiny scratches in the corner.

"Your Majesty, the jade pendant does have scratches."

After receiving the affirmative answer from the Duke of Zhenguo, the emperor sneered.

"Now that things have come to this, what can you say, Queen? The mutton-fat jade pendant was given to you by me."

"The jade pendant has been with me for many years, and I am very familiar with every place."

"There is a scratch on the lower right corner of the jade pendant. I never told you this."

As the emperor finished speaking, the queen completely lost all her strength and means. Her lips trembled and her brain was working rapidly, trying to come up with a suitable reason to defend herself.

Finally, the queen closed her eyes in despair.

Seeing the Queen's dejected expression, the Lord of Qinchuan City curled his lips calmly and pulled out a letter from his bosom. "Your Majesty, at first I couldn't believe the Queen would do such a thing. I thought it was a deliberate act by the thieves, so I checked with the Queen. This is the letter she sent to me specifically to increase credibility."

Killing with a blunt knife is the most painful.

The Lord of Qinchuan City deliberately did not hand over the evidence all at once, just to appreciate the Queen's colorful expressions.

The eunuch handed the letter to the emperor, who looked at the familiar calligraphy and phoenix seal.

The emperor's expression was grim and terrifying. "The refugee problem is the most thorny issue in history. Whoever discovers a refugee situation must report it immediately."

"The Queen deliberately concealed the refugee situation for her own selfish reasons."

"Now that I have taken away her position as queen, do you have any objections, my dear ministers?"

The emperor's gaze fell precisely on the Duke of Zhenguo.

The Duke of Zhenguo sighed lightly, finally shook his head, and bowed to the emperor.

"I have no objection."

"I have no objection either."

Everyone in the Golden Palace said in unison.

"Although the Lord of Qinchuan City was forced to do so, he is still an accomplice."

"The death penalty can be spared. I want you to return to the capital to plead guilty. Do you have any objections?"

The Lord of Qinchuan City shook his head and said, "I have no objection."

The city lord kept cursing the queen in his heart. Back then, he had used all his strength and means to barely jump out of the big fire pit of the capital.

Just because of the Queen, he stepped into this big fire pit again. Just thinking about it, the Lord of Qinchuan City wanted to beat the Queen up.

"The refugees came from Haiqing City, and there has been no news about the second son of the Shen family. I will also hold him accountable."

It was inevitable that one thing would involve many people, and the emperor rubbed his brows with a headache.

Just thinking about what he would have to deal with next, the emperor felt resentful towards the queen. She refused to take the position of queen and instead made trouble.

The emperor could turn a blind eye to some private means used in the harem, but he would not tolerate it if the woman extended her hands into the court.

"Not only will I deprive her of her position as Queen, I will also banish her to the cold palace."

The emperor added silently.

The Duke of Zhenguo naturally did not dare to have any opinions, after all, it was the Queen who did the evil first.

"As for the others who will be punished, I will announce them after discussing this with the ministers in the court."

Perhaps it was because he was old and thought too much, so the emperor felt tired.

"Next, let's talk about rewards."

The emperor's gaze fell on Shen Fuyu and his group, with a love so strong that it seemed to overflow.

"Thanks to Madam Shen for educating her daughter well."

"The sons of Lord Lu and Lord Cheng are not to be outdone."

"At such a young age, he was so courageous that he used the food stored at home to provide porridge."

When the emperor learned about this, the first thing he wanted to do was to comfort the refugees and sent people to provide them with porridge.

When the officials arrived, they found that Shen Fuyu and others had already started rescuing the refugees.

This appeased the refugees to a great extent, allowing them to behave themselves during this period and avoid riots.

"Come, the six of you, come forward and let me take a good look."

The emperor's eyes were full of love.

The queen, who was being pinned down in the corner, looked at this scene and her expression suddenly became distorted.

(End of this chapter)