Chapter 1241: Questioning the Truth
When King Xiao thought about what had happened in the past half month, he was very suspicious that Tang Bao was playing along with him and had been hiding in Tianlong Temple, copying the Ten Thousand Buddhas Picture.
It was precisely because of this that King Xiao rushed to Tianlong Temple immediately after seeing Tang Bao.
He has already lost so many people, and the Ten Thousand Buddhas Picture cannot be replaced by anyone else.
King Xiao had already found out that Tang Bao was a student of Yu Zhilan and was very skilled in painting.
At this moment, seeing the Queen Mother return the Ten Thousand Buddhas Picture to him so readily, he became more suspicious.
"Your Highness, this picture might be fake!" said an attendant with a stern face.
The Empress Dowager's eyes became fierce.
However, he did not speak.
A mere follower was not worthy of being scolded by her!
At this time, it was naturally Nanny Chen who spoke.
"How dare you question the Empress Dowager!" Nanny Chen said angrily, "Since you suspect this picture is fake, then forget it!"
After saying that, he took the picture back.
The follower was furious when he heard this and was about to retort, but King Xiao waved his hand.
"I am ignorant, I hope Your Majesty the Queen Mother will not blame me." Prince Xiao said to the Queen Mother.
"Since he's ignorant, I'll ask him to stay out less in the future," the Queen Mother said slowly. "I'll forgive him this time because of Prince Xiao's kindness in lending him the Ten Thousand Buddhas Painting. I won't pursue the matter further."
The Queen Mother looked so tolerant that Prince Xiao almost got so angry that his nose was crooked.
With just one word from the Empress Dowager, the favor he had owed her by lending the Ten Thousand Buddhas Picture was effectively offset.
Prince Xiao took a deep breath and said, "Thank you very much, Empress Dowager."
After saying that, he reached out and took the picture of ten thousand Buddhas from Nanny Chen's hand.
He gently stroked the drawing paper.
Slightly stunned.
The texture is exactly the same as before.
"Your Highness, you must check carefully to make sure they don't swap them." Another follower said with a look of doubt on his face.
Nanny Chen was furious again.
"How dare you! Is this the rule of your Northern Qi? You dare to interrupt the master casually? You really are from a barbaric and vulgar land!" Nanny Chen said loudly and firmly, "You are so ignorant of etiquette! It is truly despicable!"
As soon as Nanny Chen finished speaking, the attendant was so angry that he immediately drew his sword.
Then I found that many guards in tight clothes suddenly appeared all around.
These guards directly surrounded Prince Xiao and all of Northern Qi's followers.
Moreover, their number is several times greater than theirs.
"What does the Empress Dowager mean?" Prince Xiao asked with a grim face.
But my heart sank straight down.
Originally, he thought that Dayan would not dare to make enemies with Northern Qi because they were wary of Northern Qi's strong military force, and that he would definitely not be in any danger in Dayan.
Even if Xuanyuan Jin pulled it out, the many hidden stakes he had placed didn't dare to do anything to him.
But now, he suddenly felt a little uncertain.
Suddenly he felt that if the people of Dayan did not let him return to Northern Qi, he might really not be able to go back.
However, thinking about the plans before coming to Dayan, I felt more confident.
Dayan would never blatantly break off relations with Northern Qi and trigger a war between the two countries.
"What does the Queen Mother mean?" Prince Xiao asked with a grim face.
"I'd like to ask what Prince Xiao's intentions are," the Queen Mother said with dignity. "A mere follower dares to fight and kill in front of me. How audacious! Could it be that he's receiving instructions from Prince Xiao to assassinate me?"
Prince Xiao was startled.
If the Empress Dowager insists on keeping her word, he will be unable to escape.
The confidence that Prince Xiao had just built up in his heart was shaken again.
"The Empress Dowager has misunderstood!" Prince Xiao held back his anger and said, "Hasu has a quick temper and definitely has no intention of harming the Empress Dowager. Please forgive me, Empress Dowager."
After saying that, he gestured to Hasu to apologize.
Hasu, the follower who had just spoken, knelt on the ground with gritted teeth, feeling extremely uncomfortable with the anger in his heart.
He couldn't help but swear to himself that he would lead his troops to defeat Dayan in the future!
The Queen Mother waved her hand, and the tightly-dressed guards around her retreated quietly to the side.
King Xiao breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, his mind moved and his eyes fell on the picture of ten thousand Buddhas in his hand.
The Empress Dowager was probably doing this to hide the fact that the picture was fake, deliberately distracting her and preventing her from checking...
When Prince Xiao thought of this, he immediately opened the Ten Thousand Buddhas Picture in his hand.
After a quick glance at the Buddha statue in the painting, his attention was focused on the drawing paper.
The reason why he dared to lend out the Ten Thousand Buddhas Picture for such a long time was because he felt that no one could mistake the fake for the real thing.
Not to mention the Buddha statue on it, it would take an unknown amount of time to finish painting it. Just the drawing paper itself is something that no one can forge.
However, when thinking of Tang Bao, Prince Xiao felt a little less sure for some reason.
Prince Xiao looked at the drawing paper and felt that it was real no matter how he looked at it.
But, this is impossible!
It's impossible for these people to return the original to me so easily...
Prince Xiao looked at the Queen Mother and then at Master Zhiren.
He even looked at the group of monks behind Master Zhiren.
Finally, Prince Xiao looked at the Queen Mother again.
"The Ten Thousand Buddhas Picture is a masterpiece. Your Majesty, do you mind if I examine it carefully?" Prince Xiao asked meaningfully.
The Empress Dowager had an understanding expression on her face and said calmly, "Please do as you wish."
Nanny Chen snorted, looking extremely angry.
Prince Xiao motioned for two followers to come over, and one on the left and one on the right slowly opened the Ten Thousand Buddhas Picture.
"Amitabha……"
The sound of Buddhist chants rang out.
All the monks present put their hands together, bowed and chanted the Buddha's name.
Prince Xiao walked from left to right.
He examined each Buddha statue, his hands stroking the paper non-stop...
This... seems to be true no matter how you look at it.
Not only are the Buddha statues exactly as he remembers them, painted vividly, but even the texture of the drawing paper is the same.
Prince Xiao gritted his teeth and looked at Yu Zhilan.
"If I am not mistaken, this person must be Yu Zhuangyuan, the famous painter from Dayan." Prince Xiao said in an affirmative tone.
Yu Zhilan held a folding fan in her hand, looking elegant and refined. She clasped her fists and said politely, "It's Yu."
Yu Zhilan was not at all surprised that Prince Xiao recognized him.
He was an unrelated person, but he came to see Prince Xiao just to show himself.
If Prince Xiao knew him, he would definitely doubt the authenticity of the painting.
"To be honest, I came here for this painting of Ten Thousand Buddhas." Yu Zhilan said calmly, "Thank you, Prince Xiao, for your generosity in lending me the painting of Ten Thousand Buddhas. This allows me to have the honor of observing the works of our ancestors."
Prince Xiao gritted his teeth.
He actually admitted it!
Yu Zhilan's attitude made Prince Xiao even more uncertain about the authenticity of the painting in front of him.
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