After becoming a concubine, she lived a miserable life every day.

Chapter 114 Are you sure what you said is true! ?

Of course Chen understood what the emperor meant, but she didn't want to take out these things. After all, those were all she knew. If she took them all out, what bargaining chips would she have in the future? But she also knew that if she didn't take out something else that would satisfy the emperor today, not only would she be punished, but all nine members of her natal family would still have to die.

Now, she has no choice at all.

Chen's forehead was covered with cold sweat, his face became paler, and his arm was removed by the commander of the Imperial Guards, so he looked extremely embarrassed.

However, what to take out? Chen thought about what he knew and made a difficult choice.

Everyone in the hall looked at Chen, wanting to know if she would come up with something good that would benefit the country and the people to save herself and her family.

Qi You also glanced at Chen. He was also very curious about what Chen would take out at this moment.

Emperor Jingyuan, who was at the top of the group, did not urge Chen, but just waited quietly.

It seems that Chen really has something else that he hasn't taken out.

Xiao Quan became even more curious about Chen, and it turned out that today's trip was not in vain.

Chen thought about it and realized that she knew several inventions, including papermaking, woodblock printing, cement making, saltpeter ice making, salt making, sugar making, and even the formula for gunpowder making. She didn't know anything else. These were essential skills for time travel, and she remembered them well. However, in this ancient time, they were enough. These things were enough to ensure her wealth and glory for the rest of her life, at least that's what she thought before. But who could have expected that she would end up in such a situation, and even have to use these things to save her life, which was even more pathetic than her previous life.

Although Chen felt extremely upset, the situation was urgent and she had to make a choice.

So, after much thought, she decided to use the method of making salt. She originally wanted to use saltpeter to make ice, but this chip was too low and could not save the people of her mother's family, the Ji clan, at all. Even if she took it out, it would not cause any splash. She could only use the method of making refined salt.

As for why he didn't come up with a method of making sugar, Chen had his own thoughts.

This salt is under the control of the imperial court. It is impossible for ordinary people to make money with it, so why not take it out now.

As for the method of making sugar, when his situation improves later, he can open his own workshop to make money. Sugar is very expensive in Dajing, but it is something that he can do business with, and the court will not be afraid of it. After all, it is different from necessities such as salt.

After thinking it through, Chen had to muster up the courage to say, "Your Majesty, if this slave can come up with something of the same kind, how will you deal with this slave's family and clansmen?"

In fact, what Chen wanted to say was that if she put up the corresponding chips, the emperor must let her family and their relatives go, and all her own punishments would have to be withdrawn. However, Chen still had a bit of rationality, and she did not really dare to threaten the emperor in this way, nor did she dare to say so, otherwise she would have to face the emperor's wrath. After all, he was the emperor who was high above, so how could he allow a small concubine like you to threaten him?

At this moment, everyone present had to look at Chen.

This is really too courageous!

How dare you negotiate with the Emperor!

Even the palace maids lying on the ground with wounds all over from being tortured were shocked.

Xiao Quan looked up at Chen, moved his body, changed into a comfortable position and continued sitting.

When Emperor Jingyuan heard what Chen said, he knew that she really had something good that she hadn't brought out yet. He was not angry at her words, but just pondered for a moment and said, "If you can bring out something that satisfies me, your family and clansmen will naturally not have to die, and you will be exempted from the punishment of being imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice for three months."

Hearing this, Chen became quiet.

She also knew that this was the biggest concession the emperor could make. After all, he still had to consider Concubine Xian and Qi You, so he would definitely punish her. And she knew that if she made another request now, it would make the emperor dislike her even more, and he might even withdraw his previous conditions. So Chen could only accept it, but when she thought of the thirty lashes, she felt uneasy.

It is really uncertain whether he can survive after being beaten with thirty sticks. After all, even if he is not killed, the wound festering and infection may kill him.

So even though she knew that making a request would make the emperor even more disgusted, Chen had to speak up, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I...can you please exchange the three months' imprisonment in the Ministry of Justice for thirty lashes of the cane? I have been weak since childhood, and if I am beaten with thirty lashes of the cane, I'm afraid... I'm afraid..." As Chen spoke, tears began to flow again.

She is really scared!

Upon hearing this, Emperor Jingyuan, whose face had become increasingly gloomy, actually thought about it seriously.

Looking at Chen's appearance below, she might not be able to withstand thirty lashes of the board, and she couldn't die yet. Since things had come to this, she might as well change them. As for Qi You, he would compensate him well.

"Yes, of course, but only if you can exchange something that satisfies me. Do you understand?"

If it weren't for the fact that Chen Shi had a lot of good stuff, how could Emperor Jingyuan have the patience to let her bargain? He would have beaten her up or tortured her to extract a confession. However, he would not have done so until then. After all, she had to follow up during the research of these things. What if she was not dedicated?

The most important reason was that Chen had given birth to a son for the fifth son after all. Emperor Jingyuan also knew that son, whose name was Qi Zhao. He had met him twice before and found him to be a likable boy. So he still had to consider the biological mother of his grandson.

For the sake of his grandson, he was unwilling to use those methods of interrogating criminals until the very end.

Hearing that the emperor agreed to her conditions, Chen heaved a sigh of relief and said hurriedly, "I understand."

"Your Majesty, I know how to make salt, and I accidentally discovered a method to extract crude salt into refined salt. I can present it to Your Majesty."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Jingyuan stood up in an instant and said in a slightly awkward tone, "Are you sure what you said is true?!"

Chen heard this and said confidently, "Your Majesty, I am very sure. This is something I have personally tested, and the method is very simple. It can be produced in large quantities at one time."

Except for Qi You, everyone present, including Xiao Quan, was extremely shocked and excited.

They can actually make salt, and even make coarse salt into refined salt!

Salt making is not easy. Not only does it waste a lot of manpower and material resources, it also takes a long time. In the end, the amount of salt produced is very small and cannot meet the needs of the people of Dajing. Until now, many poor people cannot afford salt.

Salt is expensive, and there is a reason for it.

But today, Chen said that she could make salt and even extract crude salt into refined salt, which really shocked everyone present.