Chapter 335 I just want to ask you, can you die?
Tuoba Ruoli was completely dumbfounded after hearing what the emperor said.
She never imagined that the emperor would change so quickly!
She was clearly about to cooperate with her, but as soon as King Cheng died, she turned her back on her.
Unfortunately, the emperor had evidence, and she was left speechless.
No matter what Tuoba Ruoli felt, she could only suppress her anger and asked the emperor as calmly as possible, "What does the emperor want?"
The emperor's face was filled with anger. "You are the one who did all this, and now you are asking me what to do? In that case, I can only write a letter to the Emperor of Xiliang and ask what he is going to do."
Upon hearing this, Tuoba Ruoli's face turned even paler than before.
If this is true, then her image in the heart of the Xiliang Emperor...
Tuoba Ruoli bit her tongue and calmed herself down. "Your Majesty, this incident...was not actually done by me. I just...couldn't bear to expose him, so I took the blame. But right now, since the stability of our two countries is at stake, I have no choice but to speak out!"
"oh?"
The emperor looked curious.
"If it's not you? Then who is it?"
Tuoba Ruoli did not answer immediately, but looked at Lin Siqiong.
Lin Siqiong still felt like she was in a dream at this moment.
Seeing Tuoba Ruoli's eyes suddenly looking at him, he was shocked.
What does Tuoba Ruoli mean?
Do you want to put the blame on her?
no!
Absolutely not!
If the matter is really put on her shoulders, then she will never be able to leave Dayong alive!
In a flash, Lin Siqiong thought of a better candidate!
Lin Siqiong did not dare to hesitate at all and spoke before Tuoba Ruoli.
"It's Shen Qingmo! It's him!"
Suddenly, they heard Lin Siqiong's voice and everyone looked at her at the same time.
Even Tuoba Ruoli looked over, her eyes became very complicated, but she said nothing.
Lin Siqiong swallowed, trying to calm herself down, and then continued, "Everything I said is true! It was indeed Shen Qingmo who did this! He has always hated Dayong. He felt that he had studied hard for so many years and had a bright future, but in the end he ended up like this. He felt extremely unwilling, so he did this!"
The emperor looked thoughtful. "That does sound reasonable, but wasn't this pill delivered by the Crown Princess herself?"
Tuoba Ruoli gritted her teeth and said, "What I originally prepared was indeed medicine for nourishing the body, but he replaced it! I only found out about it afterwards and have been trying to solve this matter. However, once the poisonous insect enters the body, it can never be taken out. I am helpless and afraid that people will suspect that I did it, so I didn't say anything.
But now, things have developed to this point, and it is about to affect the friendship between Dayong and Xiliang. Even if he is my biological father, I can no longer protect him!
It's true that he is my father, but as the Crown Princess of Xiliang, the people of Xiliang are my subjects, and I cannot help but consider them. Now, I tell you this, and I only ask the Emperor to spare his life!"
Before the emperor could say anything, Tuoba Ruoli hurriedly said, "Even if there is really no way to spare his life, it is his fate. He has brought this upon himself, and I have no complaints!"
Lin Siqiong's eyes were red as she sighed, "Your Highness, there's no need to be so sad. He has never fulfilled his responsibilities as a father before, and now he's secretly done this, almost putting Your Highness in an unjust situation. Your Highness, there's no need to plead for him anymore. He deserves all of this!"
The mother and daughter sang in harmony, and what they said was even more beautiful than what they sang.
But everyone present is a smart person.
The matter is seen from beginning to end.
Everyone of them knew exactly who had done this.
It was obviously Tuoba Ruoli who did it, but in order to protect herself, Tuoba Ruoli pushed all the blame onto Shen Qingmo.
Even Lin Siqiong, Shen Qingmo's first wife, pushed everything onto Shen Qingmo.
As a husband and a father, abandoned by both his wife and daughter, Shen Qingmo would rather be dead than alive.
No matter what everyone thought in their hearts, they dared not say anything.
It doesn’t matter what they think in their hearts, and it doesn’t matter what the facts are.
The most important thing right now is what the emperor thinks!
What is the emperor's decision?
There was no expression on the emperor's face, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.
Although Tuoba Ruoli wanted to ask, she didn't dare to.
Time passes by little by little.
Just when sweat was coming out of Tuoba Ruoli's nose, the emperor finally sighed.
The emperor sighed deeply, his eyes filled with disappointment, "Chen Qingmo... I used to be very optimistic about him! Back then, his talent and reputation spread throughout the capital. I just didn't expect that he would make one mistake after another.
Having committed so many serious mistakes, it’s already very difficult to get the chance to be released from prison, but he didn’t cherish it and actually made another serious mistake. This is really…”
The emperor kept shaking his head and sighing.
After hearing the emperor's words, Tuoba Ruoli felt at ease.
"Your Majesty is right," Tuoba Ruoli said, "It's all because he's not satisfied. Your Majesty doesn't need to feel sorry for him."
"Although he is your father, he is still from Dayong. He has done such a wrong thing. I will never forgive him."
"I understand, Your Majesty, rest assured. When I return, I will have him brought to the palace, and Your Majesty will be able to deal with him at his discretion!"
"Okay!" the emperor agreed. "If that's the case, then go ahead, Your Highness!"
Tuoba Ruoli immediately stood up, bowed, and left.
Lin Siqiong followed closely behind. The mother and daughter walked very fast, as if there was a ghost chasing them!
The emperor watched the two men's backs with great interest. When he knew they had completely disappeared from his sight, he waved his hand and said, "You all should leave as well!"
Upon hearing this, all the civil and military officials hurriedly stood up and bowed to take their leave.
Soon, only a few people were left in the hall.
Looking at the empty seats, the emperor did not seem angry at all.
This was the most chaotic birthday the emperor had ever had since he ascended the throne.
But at the same time, it was also the happiest birthday for the emperor.
Yu Youning held her chin with both hands, "Will Tuoba Ruoli hand over Shen Qingmo?"
Chu Huaixu shook his head, "No, they should send the body over."
Wen Xiangli also said, "Chen Qingmo is not stupid. In order to survive, he will never be willing to take the blame. If you want Chen Qingmo to take the blame, you can only make him shut up. And the best way to make someone shut up is naturally to take his life."
"I just don't know which one of the mother and daughter will take Chen Qingmo's life in the end!" Chu Huaixu said.
...
Out of the palace.
Tuoba Ruoli got on his carriage, and asked someone to call Lin Siqiong and brought her to his carriage.
The carriage moved forward slowly, and Tuoba Ruoli also looked at Lin Siqiong.
"Mother's mind works so fast!"
It was clearly a compliment, but it was full of sarcasm.
Lin Siqiong had a blank expression on her face. "I dare not be unhappy! If I am unhappy, how can I still leave the palace?"
She saw it clearly at that time. Tuoba Ruoli clearly wanted to blame everything on her!
Fortunately, she reacted quickly!
Otherwise, she might be finished today!
Tuoba Ruoli sighed, "Why did mother say that? Am I such a person in her heart? Mother is right in front of me, how could I blame everything on her in front of her!"
Lin Siqiong's eyes were full of sarcasm, "Now there are only two of us, you don't have to pretend.
"By blaming everything on me, not only will you be safe, but you'll also be able to get rid of me, preventing me from returning to Xiliang and trying to snatch the position of Crown Princess from you. Isn't this a good way to kill two birds with one stone?"
Tuoba Ruoli's eyes flickered, but she quickly sighed, "Is this how mother thinks of me? It must be that I haven't done well enough, so mother misunderstood me! However, whether mother believes it or not, I still want to tell her that I absolutely don't have such thoughts!"
"You know clearly whether you have it or not!"
"Mother, now is not the time to argue." Tuoba Ruoli's expression became serious. "When we return to the post station and see father, how can we convince him to confess? If father agrees on the surface but denies it in front of the emperor, then I'm afraid neither of us will be able to leave Dayong safely!"
Lin Siqiong knew in her heart that Tuoba Ruoli said this on purpose so that she could come forward to deal with Shen Qingmo.
But even though he understood it in his heart, he had no choice but to say and do what Tuoba Ruoli said.
"Don't worry, the dead won't talk nonsense. Just leave this matter to me. Do you have a poison that kills instantly?"
"As long as mother wants it, I will naturally have it."
Tuoba Ruoli felt at ease and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Neither of them spoke anymore and returned to the Royal Inn in silence.
Shen Qingmo still doesn't know anything.
Seeing that the two had returned early, he was surprised. "Why are you back so early? Could it be that you felt bad for not taking me with you, so you came to pick me up specially?"
Shen Qingmo said this with a hint of sneer on his lips.
But as soon as he finished speaking, he regretted it.
The Tuoba Ruoli now is not the same Tuoba Ruoli as before. If you talk to Tuoba Ruoli like this, you will easily get beaten!
However, this time Tuoba Ruoli was not angry. She just glanced at him calmly and said, "Father, Mother has something to tell you. I will be leaving first."
After saying that, Tuoba Ruoli stood up and left.
Shen Qingmo looked at Lin Siqiong strangely.
Although they both lived in the inn, they did not see each other every day.
The feelings they had for each other were long gone, and they had reached the point where they were fed up with each other.
"What do you want to tell me?"
Lin Siqiong smiled and said, "I just want to ask you, can you die?"
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