Princess Yongjia's words were like a thunderclap in the Qianyang Palace, shaking everyone out of their wits.

After hearing this, Emperor Xuande stood up from the dragon chair and ran towards the Buddha statue without bothering to interrogate Lin Wanyin and Su Qingyu.

The Buddha statue is about two feet high, with only the base exposed, which is covered with a clean cloth. Probably because he was afraid that the cleaning cloth would fall off, he tied it with a rope with a jade pendant on it.

Emperor Xuande glanced at the base and found that it did resemble the former queen's. However, the bases of the Buddha statues are very similar, so it is not surprising that they are somewhat similar.

Princess Yongjia had already come close, "Brother, could the disrespectful thing the informer was talking about be the Buddha's body of the Emperor's sister-in-law?"

She said while looking at the Buddha statue, "Judging from the size and height, they are pretty much the same."

Then he turned to Lin Wanyin and asked, "Why is this Buddha statue covered with a pure cloth?"

Lin Wanyin didn't know if she was nervous, her voice was a little flustered.

"This is a Buddha statue that a common woman asked for at Kaiyuan Temple. She planned to offer it to her when she came back. The master in the temple told her to cover it before offering it. The master also said that if the pure cloth is pulled off, it will not work."

Princess Yongjia was surprised. She gave this Buddha statue to Chaoyun, and it was not covered with a clean cloth at the time. Could it be that Chao Yun was afraid that something else would happen, so he temporarily found something to cover it up?

A trace of doubt arose in her heart, until she saw the jade pendant on the Buddha statue, the doubt disappeared.

While Emperor Xuande was still pondering Lin Wanyin's words, Princess Yongjia had already approached the jade pendant.

"Isn't this the jade pendant from Yunzhou? Why is it here?"

As if he had thought of something, he looked at Li Yunzhou sternly, "At the city gate yesterday, did you know what was in the car?"

"You kid, how do I teach you? How could you do such a rebellious thing?"

Su Qingyu lowered her head and smiled while listening to Princess Yongjia's scolding. Fortunately, she had seen Li Yunzhou wearing this jade pendant. When she saw the jade pendant and the Buddha statue together in the morning, she made a good guess.

She didn't take away the jade pendant, just to confirm her suspicion. Now it seems that Princess Yongjia wants to use this jade pendant to forcefully connect this matter with Li Yunzhou.

Considering how much the emperor valued the late empress, he would be furious if he found out that the Buddha statue had been hidden privately and was still full of stains. Even if Li Yunzhou doesn't die, he may still be implicated.

Hearing Princess Yongjia mention the jade pendant, Lin Wanyin took two steps forward and explained.

"The princess misunderstood. I picked up this jade pendant by the car. It happened that the rope tied to the Buddha statue broke at that time, so I used this to fix it first."

"It should have been dropped accidentally when the Fourth Young Master sent me back."

Although Lin Wanyin's remarks were reasonable, they aroused suspicion.

Is it really that coincidental?

Some people looked at Shen Zhixiu from time to time, wanting to see if Mr. Shen Ge would stand up for his mother-in-law. Or, will this matter eventually involve the Shen family?

But from the moment Su Qingyu came in, Shen Zhixiu only glanced at her expression and continued to stand there like an old monk in meditation.

If you look closely, you can see that his expression, which was cold before, has completely relaxed. He glances at Su Qingyu from time to time, his eyes full of love and admiration.

For the first time, Mr. Shen felt that it was quite worry-free to have his wife around.

Emperor Xuande pondered for a moment, then asked Lin Wanyin in a deep voice, "Can this clean cloth be taken off?"

He was not quite sure that the Buddha statue was the former Queen's Buddha body, so he did not use a commanding tone, but asked. After all, it was Lin Wanyin's thing, and it also involved Buddhist worship. He was not willing to force others to do anything.

Lin Wanyin knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, the women have been fasting for many days to pray for this Buddha statue and sincerely worship it. If they take off the pure cloth at this time, the women are worried that the Buddha will blame him."

"Furthermore, what the common woman asks for is of great importance. But the common woman guarantees that this Buddha statue is indeed what the common woman asked for, not the former Queen's Buddha body."

The courtiers began to whisper. In their view, Lin Wanyin's refusal was a sign of guilty conscience. The emperor asks you to give you face. But if you refuse, you will be stepping on the emperor’s face.

Princess Yongjia naturally confirmed what she was thinking and said with certainty: "Brother Emperor, I was deeply impressed by the Buddha body from back then. I am sure that this Buddha statue is the Buddha body of the emperor's sister-in-law."

"Please ask the emperor to lift the clean cloth and give an explanation to the emperor's sister-in-law."

Princess Yongjia's words seemed to give Emperor Xuande a reason.

He took two steps forward, his hand reaching for the Buddha statue trembling. Over the years, he has also been looking for the Buddha body of the late empress everywhere. If the one in front of him is really her, he will definitely build a temple in the palace to worship it.

In fact, the question he just asked Lin Wanyin was just to cover up the panic in his heart.

Everyone in the hall was looking at the Buddha statue. Princess Yongjia had a triumphant smile on her face, and she glanced at Su Qingyu mockingly.

This Buddha statue has been in the Prince Shan's mansion for three years. She took it back in the first place because she hated the late queen, so she used her Buddha body to perform some rituals to prevent her from being reborn into the afterlife.

Recently, the emperor and the Song family were increasingly anxious to find the Buddha's body, and she did not want to leave this hot potato at home. After much thought, I couldn't think of a good place.

Chaoyun mentioned this to her yesterday, and she immediately thought it was a good idea. Firstly, it would give Li Yunzhou some color, and secondly, it would also implicate Su Qingyu, which would in turn affect Shen Zhixiu.

Ever since Li Chaoyun married into the Shen family, Princess Yongjia has regarded Shen Zhixiu and Su Qingyu as thorns in her side. As long as these two people stand in her way, her daughter will never be able to make a name for herself in the Shen family.

Emperor Xuande had already lifted the clean cloth covering the Buddha statue at this time, and after pulling it off, the statue of Guanyin Buddha was revealed inside.

The Buddha statue is beautifully made, and you can tell that a lot of care has been put into it. But no matter how you look at it, it has nothing to do with the former Queen’s Buddha body.

Princess Yongjia was shocked, how could it not be the Buddha body of the late queen? What went wrong somewhere? Has it been discovered?

She turned her head and glanced at Su Qingyu. When she saw her expression was calm and the corners of her lips were slightly raised, she knew she had her way.

Emperor Xuande was a little disappointed. Did Zi Ning still refuse to forgive him? Therefore, he was not even allowed to find the Buddha's body.

Some of the courtiers watching were vaguely disappointed. There are always people who are incapable of their own abilities but wish others bad luck all day long.

Lin Wanyin glanced at Princess Yongjia with cold eyes, and then slowly knelt down in front of Emperor Xuande.

"The Buddha statue of the common woman prays for the prosperity of the country. Princess Shanjun said that it is the Buddha body of the late empress."

"Now that the clean cloth has been torn off, what you asked for is no longer effective. What is the princess's intention?"

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