Marrying a concubine and swallowing her dowry? The mistress turns around and marries a high-ranking

Chapter 127

Liu Manman scoffed lightly, showing no sign of panic.

“Fine,” she said frankly. “I’ve done nothing wrong, so feel free to search me or do whatever you want!”

She has a spatial dimension, and all her things are inside. Even if they strip her naked and search her, she wouldn't be afraid at all!

The emperor frowned and sent two maids to take Liu Manman to the inner room for a body search.

After a while, two old women came out and shook their heads at the emperor, indicating that they had found nothing.

There were no traces of spring foliage powder on Liu Manman's body, nor any container that could have contained the medicine.

Changxin Palace had just been thoroughly searched, so she couldn't have secretly left the container there. She didn't have it on her person either, so she couldn't carry Chunjingxiang with her. She couldn't possibly have been holding a pinch of powder in her hand the whole time she came in, could she?

Liu Manman also straightened her clothes and came out, looking even more confident than before.

"Madam Shen, do you see? I am completely innocent. When have I ever framed you?"

As Liu Manman spoke, she turned to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, Madam Shen committed such a despicable act herself. After it was exposed, she shifted the blame onto others and even falsely accused them of framing her. Her crime is compounded, and you must punish her severely!"

Consort Jing was terrified.

Having spent many years in the palace, she knew very well that the palace was not the Ministry of Justice or the Court of Judicial Review, and the emperor did not have the time and energy to thoroughly investigate every wrongful conviction.

When a matter has been investigated to this point, it usually comes to an end. Unless they can produce concrete evidence to prove their innocence, there is little chance of a comeback!

For a subject's wife to seduce the emperor is a capital offense!

To protect the emperor's reputation, the usual method was to administer a white silk ribbon or a bowl of poison, and then announce to the public that the emperor had died suddenly.

Consort Jing kowtowed desperately to the Emperor, pleading, "Your Majesty! Ling Jun must have been wronged! Please, Your Majesty, have mercy!"

The emperor's brow furrowed even more.

Empress Chu added fuel to the fire, saying, "Your Majesty, I know you may feel sorry for the Shen family's daughter, but this matter must be handled impartially. Otherwise, if everyone uses such dirty tricks against Your Majesty, what kind of world will it be?"

The emperor sighed.

He knew that Empress Chu was right.

Shen Lingjun had already changed out of her outer garment, which was stained with the Spring Fragrance powder, and temporarily put on a palace robe before kneeling there.

At this moment, her face turned pale, and she looked up at the emperor, her mind racing as she tried to think of a way to break the deadlock.

How exactly did Liu Manman manage to bring Chun Jingxiang into the palace and secretly apply it to her without anyone noticing, so that no one would find out anything?

Liu Manman was also a little puzzled by the poisoning incident involving the exorcising porridge last time. When she later defended herself, she directly pulled out a handful of powdered medicine called amoxicillin from her body.

Shen Lingjun remembered very clearly that Liu Manman did not have any containers on her at that time, not even a paper packet. It seemed that she just took out a handful of medicine powder directly from her bosom.

But that's unreasonable; no one could possibly carry medicine powder directly in their pocket.

Liu Manman must have some special methods...

Shen Lingjun felt as if she could almost hear her brain working at lightning speed.

How on earth did she do it?

The emperor opened his mouth, about to announce the punishment for Shen Lingjun, when a figure walked in as if no one else was there.