Imperial Consort Cui could not be offended by the Chen family. Ning Wang was far away in Qing 'an Prefecture. He looked like an idle Prince, but in reality, he could not be offended. Chen Chong glanced at Li Xuan and did not speak.
The glass statue was broken because of that woman. Countless people saw it with their own eyes. Whether it was His Majesty or Imperial Consort Cui, they would not easily let this matter go.
He turned to look at the white-haired woman and asked with concern, "Miaoyu, are you okay?"
"I'm fine." The white-haired woman's face was a little pale as she shook her head.
At this time, countless people had gathered around.
"This, this is the Medicine Buddha statue just now?"
"Amitabha, Medicine Buddha, please don't blame …"
"Sinful, sinful …"
There was a group of monks standing by just now. At this time, looking at the fragments on the ground, their faces were full of sorrow and regret.
That Buddha statue was Medicine Buddha, also known as Medicine Buddha. Medicine Buddha, Medicine Buddha, was the leader of the Eastern World of Clear Glass. However, at this time, it had turned into glass fragments on the ground.
"Oh my god, did that Buddha statue just break?"
"This is 20,000 taels of silver!"
"Who broke it? Just now, they said that it was Imperial Consort Cui who wanted it. This is terrible!"
"It seems, it seems to be Third Young Miss of the Chen family. I just saw it …"
More and more people gathered around. When they saw the situation on the ground, they were all shocked. Their eyes looked at the woman called "Su Su" and Third Young Miss of the Chen family.
Not far away, there was finally some movement from within the tent.
Imperial Consort Cui accompanied Emperor Jing and walked over from afar. Everyone hurriedly bowed and greeted, "Your Majesty, Imperial Consort Cui!"
"No need to be so polite." Emperor Jing waved his hand. Before he could speak, Imperial Consort Cui had already seen the fragments on the ground. Her face instantly darkened. She said coldly, "Who broke the glass statue that I wanted!"
Countless people sighed in their hearts. Imperial Consort Cui was really unlucky these days. A few days ago, someone had broken a precious jade bracelet. Today, the Buddha statue that she wanted worth 20,000 taels of silver was broken. If shattering could lead to peace, then Imperial Consort Cui would probably be safe for a long time.
"This subordinate deserves to die!"
The imperial guards who were guarding this booth knelt down in unison, their faces pale and bloodless.
Imperial Concubine Cui looked coldly at the guards and asked again, "Who broke my glass statue?"
Jing Di looked at Li Yi strangely. If it was half a month ago, he might be furious when the glazed Buddha statue worth twenty thousand taels of silver was broken. He would investigate the matter thoroughly and punish those who should be punished and compensate those who should be compensated. But now, he knew that this thing was not worth much at all, so he naturally did not feel much.
Of course, he still felt his heart ache. After all, according to Chang De, up until now, the national treasury had already received three hundred thousand taels of silver. After today's Stained Glass Appraisal Conference, there would probably be at least five hundred thousand taels of silver. Unfortunately, today's profits were split fifty-fifty, and he would only get half of it.
The old emperor's gaze made Li Yi very unhappy. It was as if he was the one who broke the glass. Only an idiot would do such a thing. After all, among the twenty thousand taels of silver, there was ten thousand taels of silver. Just this ten thousand taels of silver, and the old emperor was stingy enough to collect taxes …
The imperial guard raised his head and said in a trembling voice, "Reply-Replying to Imperial Consort Cui, this Buddha statue was accidentally broken by Third Young Miss Chen."
"A bunch of nonsense!" Chen Chong's face darkened. He pointed at the young woman and said angrily, "If she did not bump into her from behind, would Third Young Miss have fallen?"
A middle-aged man walked out from behind the young woman and said calmly, "Do you mean that my daughter deliberately framed Third Young Miss?"
When they saw the middle-aged man, many people were stunned.
The man who stood out was surnamed Shen. He was the Rentier of the Secretariat and was responsible for drafting the most important edict. He was also responsible for the secretarial work of the Prime Minister's Council. Drafting edicts was a matter of great importance. It was equivalent to directly participating in the political and military affairs of the country. Thus, the position of Rentier of the Secretariat was extremely important. Those who held this position were all learned scholars …
Of course, none of this was important compared to his identity. Other than this identity, he was also the eldest son of Prime Minister Shen. In other words, that young woman was the legitimate daughter of the Shen family?
This matter was also related to Imperial Consort Cui. Although the Chen family and the Cui family had some friction recently, the root cause was still the King of Shu's faction. Prime Minister Shen had never publicly supported any of the princes and had even rejected the King of Shu's recruitment many times. Duke Chen's household and Prime Minister Shen's household … there was going to be a big show to watch today.
"That is not what he meant." Chen Qing walked over and said, "Everything should wait for Your Majesty to investigate before making a decision."
Capital Governor Dong Wenyun also walked out from the crowd and said, "Official Chen is right. Please make a decision, Your Majesty."
The former magistrate of Qing 'an Prefecture, Capital Governor Dong Wenyun, had married the eldest daughter of the previous generation of the Shen family. It was not surprising for him to stand out and speak at this time.
"What exactly happened? How did this Buddha statue break?" Emperor Jing looked at Dong Wenyun and said, "Wenyun, I will leave this matter to you to investigate."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
Dong Wenyun bowed slightly and turned back to look at the young woman. He asked, "Su Su, tell me, what exactly happened just now?"
The young woman said with a pale face, "Uncle, I, I am also not too sure. When I was walking over just now, it seemed like someone pushed me from behind … Then I bumped into her and the glass statue broke."
"Then who was behind you just now?" Dong Wenyun raised his eyebrows and asked again.
"I do not know." The young woman shook her head and said.
A woman beside her said, "Su Su, I saw it. Just now, there was only a master walking past you, but he did not touch you."
"Master?" Dong Wenyun frowned and asked, "Which master?"
"This one."
MIngzhu walked over from behind. With a wave of her hand, a human-shaped object was thrown over.
She nodded at Li Yi and looked at the motionless monk on the ground. She asked, "This master, the appreciation meeting is not over yet. Why are you in a hurry to leave?"
"MIngzhu, this is?" Emperor Jing looked at her and asked in confusion.
MIngzhu replied, "Father, when I came in just now, I happened to see this master sweep Miss Shen with his sleeve."
"Sweeping someone and pushing them out?"
A man beside her had a look of disbelief.
MIngzhu casually waved her sleeve and lightly brushed the man's shoulder. He couldn't help but take a few steps back with a horrified expression on his face.
Seeing this scene, many people immediately thought of the scene where the Princess and the people of the Qi Kingdom had a duel and discreetly distanced themselves from her.
"Amitabha …"
The monk chanted the name of Buddha and said, "Your Highness's martial arts are excellent. I am ashamed of my inferiority. However, I do not know martial arts and do not have the strength of Your Highness. I also do not have the ability to push this lady out with a wave of my sleeve …"
Bang!
Suddenly, the monk's expression changed, and he suddenly swung his kasaya to shatter a glass statue that was smashing towards his head. The fragments flew in all directions, and it was an extremely gorgeous scene that instantly caused countless people to stare blankly at it.
It happened very suddenly. From the moment a glass statue smashed the monk's head to the moment the monk attacked, it only took a moment. It was so fast that no one could react.
The hall was strangely quiet.
At this moment, Li Yi clapped his hands and looked at the monk. He said apologetically, "Sorry, my hand accidentally slipped. Master, what did you want to say just now? Please continue …"
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