Help! The Villainess Trapped in the Beast World's Drama!-Chapter 454 - 443: You Will Regret This!

Wu Qing’s fox-like eyes suddenly contracted, her pretty face showing a trace of pallor, her fingers clenched tightly on her sleeves.

This needle... how did it end up in Ji Jiuli’s hands?! 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

On the way here, Wu Qing also felt a trace of trepidation in her heart. The primary goal of sending the Shadow Slave to assassinate this time was to kill that foreign lowborn. If Ji Jiuli was gravely injured and on the brink of death, naturally, she wouldn’t miss this excellent opportunity and must give him the final blow!

If Ji Jiuli was not gravely injured, the Shadow Slave would act according to the situation, only needing to kill that foreign female, avoiding the Wu Family from bearing the stigma of assassinating the Monarch.

Anyway, there were options at every turn.

After all, it’s only a foreign female’s life, a trivial matter, even if ten died, no one would dare to accuse her of a crime!

Tonight, since the Emperor returned unscathed, it seems their previous speculation might have been off the mark, but it didn’t matter, as long as that foreign female was killed it was enough!

Besides, the Emperor didn’t charge the Wu Family with treason against the Monarch, so the Head of the Wu Family and Wu Qing thought this secret plan had been buried deep and unnoticed, daring to recklessly lead troops to force the palace tonight.

Who would have thought, the Green Lotus Needle hit the Emperor!

If the Green Lotus Needle hit Ji Jiuli, it means that lowly person probably isn’t dead?!

Wu Qing’s previous arrogant confidence vanished, as if a bucket of cold water doused her arrogance, her face flashed with panic and confusion. What on earth is going on?

Why didn’t it go as she imagined?

No, no, Wu Qing’s fingers tightly dug into her palms, forcing herself to calm down and quickly assess the current situation.

It seems her plan to assassinate that foreign female has been exposed, an irrefutable fact, but Shen Li initially did not punish the Wu Family with treason. Given his usual firm and decisive character, if he really wanted to retaliate against the Wu Family, how could he not use treason as a charge? Wouldn’t that be more justified?

Ji Jiuli’s failure to charge the Wu Family with treason immediately suggests one possibility: he doesn’t have solid evidence, and what he’s saying is just speculation.

Wu Qing quickly realized and firmly denied, "No, this wasn’t done by our Wu Family, someone must have stolen the Green Lotus Needle from the family to falsely accuse us!"

Wu Qing’s pitiful eyes looked at Shen Li, as if truly wronged and framed, crystal tears rolled down her beautiful face, drawing sympathy, "Your Majesty! Someone must be using this to frame the Wu Family. If we really had treasonous thoughts, how could we leave such obvious evidence? That person just wants to trap us. Your Majesty, please see clearly!"

Listening to her sophistry, Shen Li’s lips curled into a cold smile, "Oh? Is that so?"

He took out a glazed bottle from the space; the sealed shadow lay at the bottom, devoid of strength, motionless, even its color had faded considerably, "This is the assassin who tried to kill me. I wonder if your esteemed female recognizes it?"

"The Wu Family is skilled in the Shadow Control Technique; a Shadow Slave vows lifelong loyalty to its master, with no betrayal."

Shen Li looked at Wu Qing’s deathly pale face with a lazy voice gentle and mesmerizing, "This is the Wu Family Head’s Shadow Slave Mo Ying, are you implying it’s the one who stole the Green Lotus Needle?"

Wu Qing’s pretty face turned as white as paper, her body trembling slightly with fear, unable to utter a word.

Impossible, the Shadow Slave was very powerful, how could Ji Jiuli capture it so easily?!

Even if Ji Jiuli wasn’t gravely injured, capturing a Shadow Slave would be impossible!

The gentleness in Shen Li’s eyes faded, becoming cold and intimidating, "Now, I wonder what explanation your esteemed female from the Wu Family has?"

At that moment, what Wu Qing previously asserted with confidence seemed like the funniest joke in the world. But if they admitted to the charge of treason, the Wu Family would be truly finished!

Wu Qing’s lips quivered, unable to argue, "I... out of jealousy, I wanted to send the Shadow Slave to assassinate that lowborn, that foreign female who snatched you away, she deserves to die! I don’t regret it!"

"But this action was mine alone, unrelated to my family, my father only wanted to help me get revenge, he absolutely had no treasonous intentions!"

As she spoke, even Wu Qing started to deceive herself, her eyes reddened and looked at Shen Li, tears of grievance and resentment fell, "Your Majesty, please believe me! I only wanted to kill that lowborn; I never intended to harm Your Majesty... I didn’t expect Your Majesty to be with her... if Your Majesty hadn’t been entangled with that lowborn day and night, you wouldn’t have gotten involved..."

Her words ended, making her portrayal as the victim even more vivid, instead shifting the blame onto Shen Li and Shen Tang. What a clever counterattack!

Shen Li’s lips curved into a sneer, "But I don’t see it that way. I think your Wu Family intended to use this to harm me!"

With a flick of his sleeve, he sternly reprimanded, "Colluding with factions, attempting to assassinate the Monarch, forcing the palace in the dead of night, each piece of evidence conclusive, all indicating the Wu Family’s traitorous ambitions. At this point, do you still wish to argue?"

Bang!

Wu Qing’s legs gave way, collapsing completely to the ground, unable to utter a word.

It was like she understood something.

Shen Li had long gathered the evidence, the wound caused by the Green Lotus Needle in his possession was the best testimony, no matter how much she argued, it couldn’t surpass his words!

"The Wu Family’s millennium-old heritage isn’t easily shaken, but you have made many enemies over the years. The other two major aristocratic families, the Chu Family and the Yi Family, have always been at odds with you, just waiting for the Wu Family to make a misstep to have a reason to attack..."

Shen Li slowly approached her, leaning down slightly, his voice low and tempting, "If I expose your crimes tonight, what do you think would happen?"

The gentle and slow voice by her ear was as intoxicating as fine wine, with every word Wu Qing heard, her face paled further. Her palms oozed a trace of blood, her breath trembled.

Shen Li straightened up, looked down at her lazily, and said methodically, "Now, out of consideration for the Wu Family’s generations of contribution, I kindly offer you a way out. Instead of thanking Your Majesty for his grace, do you wish to threaten me with charges of treason?"

Now, Wu Qing understood everything, they had been played!

Shen Li had been safe all along, but he disappeared for days, stirring public unrest, to draw out the snake and create evidence.

Whoever acted rashly first in impatience, would be the caught snake!

Numerous people within the Empire wished to strike from the shadows, but most were observing, not daring to act rashly.

The most impatient one was naturally the Wu Family, embarrassed by a broken engagement!

The so-called conspiracy was just a facade, Shen Li used this manufactured charge to force the Wu Family into action, just to firmly settle the Wu Family’s crime!

These three substantial charges were enough to slam the Wu Family with treason.

Ji Jiuli "kindly" offered them a way out, and the Wu Family had to accept the overwhelming imperial grace!

Otherwise, if the Wu Family were convicted, the outcome would be obvious!

Shen Li went to great lengths for all this just to dissolve the marriage contract with the Wu Family, for that foreign female?

After Wu Qing figured it all out, her heart felt as if it was being torn by a sharp blade, she trembled with rage, tearfully saying, "Your Majesty, you will regret it!"

"You want to see the family end!"

"I will wait for the day you regret it!"