Hearing that Su Qingyu wanted to see the silk paper, Emperor Xuande did not refuse and signaled Hu Lu to hand it to her.
Manager Hu took the silk paper and handed it to Su Qingyu respectfully.
Even though Su Qingyu was kneeling at this moment and the Shen family was in danger, Hu Lu still did not dare to neglect it. He had served in the palace for decades, and as long as he was not dead, anything was possible.
Su Qingyu took it and looked at it, "Your Majesty, this piece of silk paper was indeed prepared by this servant."
As soon as she said this, Song Zan squeezed his eyes shut. He thought to himself that Madam Shen Zhixiu was young after all, and at this moment, even if she had prepared it, she couldn't admit it.
Princess Yongjia was delighted, as long as she admitted it.
Emperor Xuande angrily said, "Su, are you admitting your guilt? Explain this matter clearly, why you did this, and who was involved and knew about it."
Su Qingyu shook her head. "Your Majesty, this silk paper was prepared by me, but it is not an evil object, nor is it something that curses the Great Zhou and the Empress Chen."
"This was written by Master Ci'en of Huguo Temple himself. The scriptures on it are all prayers."
"Your Majesty, please personally examine this. The lotus pattern above is the sacred flower of Buddhism. The Buddhist scriptures below are all prayers."
"It has nothing to do with the Miao language. If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can ask someone who understands the Miao language to take a look, or ask the monks who pray in the Fengxian Temple to take a look."
After Su Qingyu finished speaking, everyone was stunned. Song Zan gave Sun Mao a meaningful look. Was this Imperial Observatory Director bribed?
Emperor Xuande was also stunned, then signaled Hu Lu to bring the silk paper so that he could see it himself.
Sun Mao was also panicked. He didn't know any Miao language. These words were all told to him by Princess Yongjia in advance. He subconsciously glanced at Princess Yongjia, who was also confused at this time, not understanding why this happened.
Emperor Xuande took the silk paper and looked at it, and there were indeed lotus flowers and Buddhist scripture runes on it.
However, he did not recognize the Buddhist runes, so he instructed Hu Lu, "Send someone to Fengxian Temple to invite a master to come and take a look."
"Also, I know there's a chief clerk in the Honglu Temple who understands the Miao language. I'm summoning him to the palace."
There are monks from the Huguo Temple in the Fengxian Hall all year round, praying and chanting scriptures for the royal ancestors.
After giving Hu Lu the order, Emperor Xuande looked at Sun Mao again and asked, "Do you know the Miao language?"
Sun Mao stammered, "I recognize some of it, but not... not all of it."
Emperor Xuande was so angry that he picked up the white jade paperweight on the table and threw it directly on Sun Mao's head.
"You don't recognize them all? How dare you slander the family of an important official of the imperial court if you don't recognize them all?"
Blood immediately oozed from Sun Mao's forehead, but he didn't even dare to raise his hand to wipe it.
Su Qingyu thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that Sun Jianzheng may have had a momentary misconception. He divined that an evil spirit was in this room, and when he saw that my gift was unusual, he made some inferences. Although there may be some misunderstandings, I believe that Sun Jianzheng is absolutely not lying."
"If the gift my wife sent is okay, then the evil object must have not been found yet. It would be better to continue investigating the gift so that we can feel at ease."
Su Qingyu's words made Li Chaoyun panic. She didn't know how Su Qingyu broke the deadlock, but since Su Qingyu said so, the thing was likely transferred to someone else's gift.
Thinking of Danju's report, Li Chaoyun had some guesses in her mind. But no matter how much she guessed, it was too late. She could only pray that the thing was not among the Li family's gifts.
Emperor Xuande ordered the Dragon Guards to conduct a direct search and ensure a thorough investigation.
The Dragon Guards only followed the Emperor's orders and began to examine each item one by one. The Dragon Guards were meticulous and meticulous, even opening and inspecting the famous paintings and scrolls that had been sent.
As he was about to check the gift from the Li family, Li Chaoyun subconsciously glanced at Su Qingyu's expression.
At this time, Su Qingyu was kneeling on the ground, watching the Dragon Guards search calmly, as if everything was under her control.
Li Chaoyun crossed his hands, twisted his fingers together, and felt very nervous.
Soon, the Dragon Guard leader, Puyi, took the jewelry box that the Li family had sent him. He opened it and saw a layer of silk cloth underneath. He took out the jewelry and lifted the cloth. Naturally, he also saw a folded piece of silk paper underneath.
Puyi handed the item to Hu Lu, who presented it to the emperor.
Emperor Xuande took it and looked at it, but found that he did not recognize any of the words on it, so he ordered someone to hand the thing to Sun Mao.
"Sun Mao, look at this. What is this evil thing you're talking about?"
Sun Mao took the silk paper and examined it carefully. It was exactly as Princess Yongjia had described, with a picture and several lines of runes on it.
Could it be that Princess Yongjia has changed her mind? She no longer wants to plot against the Shen family, but is planning to plot against others?
Otherwise, how to explain why this thing was not in the Shen family's gift, but appeared in someone else's gift.
He thought about it and came up with many possibilities, but he didn't expect that it was a gift from the Li family.
"In reply to your Majesty, this pattern looks to me like a curse totem from the Miao region. Hasn't Your Majesty summoned Zhao Zhubu from the Honglu Temple? Why not wait for him to arrive and translate the runes to see what they mean?"
He also learned to be cautious. Since someone could speak Miao language, he decided to listen to what the content was first.
Emperor Xuande looked at Sun Mao suspiciously, always feeling that today's events were related to him.
He was worried about the Concubine Chen before, so he was confused by his concern and did not doubt what Sun Mao and others said.
But now, if you calm down and think about it, is this someone's evil magic at work, or is he taking the opportunity to eliminate dissidents?
He signaled Sun Mao to step aside first, and then called Su Qingyu up.
Then he asked again: "Who sent this gift?"
Upon hearing this, Li Chaoyun stood up, walked to the center of the hall, and knelt before returning. "Uncle Emperor, I prepared this gift. But I truly didn't know what was inside. I have no intention of murdering Consort Chen or the Great Zhou, and I wouldn't be so foolish as to put something in a jewelry box. Wouldn't it be easy for Consort Chen to discover when she wears it someday? I'm not particularly bright, but I'm not that foolish either."
Emperor Xuande pondered Li Chaoyun's words, wondering how much truth there was in them.
Jiang Ziyan sat there speechless. She didn't know what had gone wrong. Why was it different from what she had planned? She decided not to get involved in these things anymore and just be an innocent victim. That way, whether it was Li Jiasheng or Shen Jiasheng, she would have a chance to escape unscathed.
After a while, Emperor Xuande signaled Li Chaoyun to stand up as well and wait until the contents of the two pieces of silk paper were thoroughly confirmed before making any further comments.
Soon, Master Kong'an, a monk who came to pray in the Fengxian Hall, walked in.
After Master Kong'an paid his respects, Emperor Xuande said, "Master Kong'an, I invited you to the hall to help me look at the contents of this paper."
Hu Lu handed the silk paper in Su Qingyu's round fan to Master Kong'an.
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