The Dark and Foolish King: The Fierce and Crazy Concubine Has Infinite Strength

"Oh my God, how could this happen?" The people were in an uproar, and some people even covered their mouths in horror.

They would never have imagined that the great philanthropist praised by everyone in Liuyue City would be a beast who had no conscience and killed his wife and children. This refreshed their three views.

"Ridiculous!" Qu Zhengyan could no longer keep calm. He shouted angrily and pointed at the prefect excitedly, "Just based on these two pieces of paper, you want to convict me of such a serious crime? Who can prove that the contents of these two pieces of paper are true?"

The prefect shook his head and sighed, "There are Qian Shun's handprints and signatures on each of these papers. I compared them with the fake autopsy results and they are indeed from Qian Shun's handwriting."

Qu Zhengyan was terrified and his face turned red, but he was unwilling to give in!

Even when the evidence was irrefutable, he still struggled desperately in grief and anger.

"No, this evidence is fake! I don't even know Qian Shun. They bribed Qian Shun to write a false certificate and deliberately framed me."

Xia Younan snorted coldly and interrupted, "Who falsely accused you? Your biological daughter? If you didn't do those things, why would your biological daughter frame her own father?"

"You!" Qu Zhengyan was speechless, staring at her as if he wanted to eat her alive.

No matter how dumb he was, he knew at this point that this group of people and that bitch Qu Xiaoyou had discovered what happened back then at some point in time.

These days they go out early and come back late, just to investigate!

Damn it, if he had known this would happen, he shouldn’t have let Qu Xiaoyou grow up!

At this point, the prefect asked the legal advisor beside him to write a confession, and then handed it to Qu Zhengyan for him to sign.

"I don't plead guilty! I am innocent!" Even at this point Qu Zhengyan still did not give up and shouted that he refused to sign.

"You're still being wronged? Is it because there's not enough evidence? Since you said you love your ex-wife so much, you definitely wouldn't do anything to let her down, right? Why don't we do a blood test right here and see if your so-called stepdaughter is your biological daughter!"

After saying that, Xia Younan clapped his hands and ordered the prefect to fetch some clean water and silver needles.

Qu Zhengyan's face turned pale instantly, his head started buzzing, and he was at a loss for a moment.

Ren Qiaoqian and her daughter were so frightened upon hearing this that they collapsed to the ground and kept moving backwards, as if this would allow them to avoid the upcoming "blood test".

Clean water and silver needles were quickly brought, and the bailiff brought them to Qu Zhengyan, wanting to draw his blood.

Qu Zhengyan was so angry that he threw the bowl of water to the ground and shouted angrily, "I won't test it! Even if Ren Xiaole is my daughter, so what? It's normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines. So what if I have a daughter with someone else?"

Since he couldn't avoid it, he might as well admit it. He didn't think he was wrong anyway. She was just a woman. What could that prove?

However, the people showed expressions of shock and disgust when they heard his words. Some people couldn't help but refute: "It is normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines. You are marrying into the Liu family, so how can you be qualified to have three wives and four concubines?"

"That's right. If you think it's okay, why don't you dare make the matter of your illegitimate daughter public? Why do you want to announce to the public that she is your stepdaughter?"

"You have always claimed that you are devoted to your ex-wife and that you love her deeply. Is that all just an act? Are you trying to deceive ordinary people like us?"

"You killed your wife and children, and used their deaths to gain sympathy. Are you still a human being?"

The people were filled with indignation and accused and questioned him.

Faced with such strong evidence and doubts, they finally gradually accepted the facts before them.

This so-called pitiful and infatuated philanthropist is truly a devil with a beastly heart!

Qu Zhengyan was dizzy from their repeated questions, but he couldn't answer them, so he turned around and yelled at them in frustration.

"What nonsense are you talking about? How can you believe such a ridiculous thing? Have you forgotten all the good things I have done for the people over the years?"

As soon as he said this, the people fell silent.

Even though he was a devil who killed his wife and children, he had built bridges and roads, donated money and materials over the years, and had indeed done a lot of good things for the people.

This... they are also in a difficult situation.

"Qu Zhengyan, shut up!" At this time, the prefect seemed to have his tail stepped on. He pointed at Qu Zhengyan and shouted angrily in panic.

Lu Xiuyuan curled his lips, looked at the prefect, and asked slowly: "Sir, these people said that you told them that all the public facilities in Liuyue City, from building bridges and roads to building schools and expanding parks, were paid for by Qu Zhengyan, right?"

The prefect shuddered all over, beads of sweat quickly oozed out of his forehead, and his heart was beating so fast that it seemed like it was going to jump out of his chest.

After taking two deep breaths to calm himself, he stood up, bowed to Lu Xiuyuan, and said with a dry laugh, "Yes... Your Majesty, he did donate the profit from the shop to let me use it to build Liuyue City."

Lu Xiuyuan raised his sword-like eyebrows and stared at him with sharp eyes, as if he wanted to find a hole in him.

"Sir, as far as I know, every year the imperial court allocates huge amounts of official silver to various towns for their construction and development, is that correct?"

The prefect's legs were shaking, cold sweat was dripping down his body, and his throat felt very dry. He felt so ashamed to be looked at by the prefect.

After a long while, he finally admitted, "Yes."

"You said that the money used for the city's construction was donated by Qu Zhengyan. Then I want to ask you, where did the official silver allocated by the court every year go?" Lu Xiuyuan asked aggressively, his voice becoming increasingly cold.

The prefect felt dizzy and trembling for a long time, but he couldn't answer.

"Could it be that you embezzled it?"

Lu Xiuyuan's words were shocking, and frightened the prefect so much that he fell to his knees with a plop, his hands so that only his shadow could be seen.

"No, no, no, embezzlement of government funds is a capital crime. Even if Your Majesty gives me a hundred guts, I still wouldn't dare to do it!"

"Where did the silver go? If you don't tell me clearly, I will chop you to pieces for corruption today!" Lu Xiuyuan shouted angrily, his words were sharp and his eyes were firm. His face was full of cold murderous intent, which made people terrified.

The prefect was so frightened that he almost fainted. He knelt on the ground and huddled for a long time. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "Your Highness, I did not embezzle a single cent of the official money issued by the court. I used it all for the people in the city."

Without waiting for him to ask again, he explained the truth to the people with a sad face: "People, I lied to you! All the money used in our city in recent years was allocated by our emperor, and it has nothing to do with Qu Zhengyan."

"What?!" The people were shocked and angry when they heard this, and they asked him for an explanation with their hair standing on end.

The prefect was about to cry, and confessed all his crimes: "I was obsessed with money. Qu Zhengyan gave me a lot of money and asked me to act with him and portray him as a good man who did good deeds.

"In fact, he has never donated a dime. He is just using your sympathy to make money."