Princess Yongjia's face changed drastically when she heard this, and she looked at Lin Wanyin in astonishment. Was she prepared?

Emperor Xuande was startled when he heard this, "What did you say? Are you asking for the fate of the country?"

Lin Wanyin nodded and said, "The emperor will know just by looking at the base of the Guanyin statue."

Emperor Xuande picked up the Guanyin statue and looked at the bottom. It is indeed to pray for the prosperity of the country and the eternal stability of the country.

"Why do you ask for this Buddha statue?"

Emperor Xuande was a little surprised. Women prayed for Buddha, more children, or peace at home. This is the first time I have seen someone wishing for a prosperous country.

Lin Wanyin kowtowed to Emperor Xuande solemnly and said in a deep voice: "Because the women of the people hope that the country of the Great Zhou Dynasty will last forever, and that future generations of monarchs will be like emperors, and they will be kings through the ages."

"I have been inspecting the businesses in Northern Zhili for some time and have been deeply touched by many things."

"Since the emperor ascended the throne, he has been diligent and caring for the people. He has also reduced taxes by 30%. The people's lives have become much better."

"I am a businessman. When the people's lives are good, our business will also be good. The world is peaceful and prosperous, so we can live a prosperous life."

Lin Wanyin's words were sincere, at least more sincere than those of those officials who praised his virtues.

"So the women of the people made this Buddha statue to pray for the prosperity of the country. Early this morning, the women of the people also sent five thousand taels of silver to Anjifang, hoping to relieve the imperial court's worries."

"The civilian woman said this not to show off herself. She wanted to tell the emperor that when the Holy Lord comes to court, even women are willing to do their part for the court."

The words "Holy Lord is coming to court" almost made Emperor Xuande's eyes wet.

Every day, courtiers told him that the emperor was wise, but it was Lin Wanyin's words today that really moved him.

The Holy Lord is here, these four words are as heavy as a thousand pounds.

How can he be...

"Mrs. Lin, please call me. The Lin family has spared no effort to help the court every time there has been a major disaster in these years. If all the businessmen in the world are like the Lin family, it will also be a blessing to the people of my great Zhou Dynasty."

Thinking of this, Emperor Xuande suddenly felt that Lin Wanyin should be rewarded. Let all businessmen in the world learn from her conduct.

"Come here and give Mrs. Lin a plaque with the words "Benevolence and Merchant" written on it. I will write the words on the plaque myself."

Lin Wanyin was overjoyed and knelt down to thank the emperor for his kindness.

Su Chengye, who was standing among the ministers, looked at Lin Wanyin who was thanking him with mixed emotions. He didn't know that she could advance and retreat in such a controlled way on the Golden Palace. If they don't get along...

Unfortunately, no if.

Lin Wanyin thanked her, and Shen Zhixiu suddenly said, "Princess Yongjia said that she remembers the Buddha body of the late Queen very clearly."

"But I remember that the base of the former queen's Buddha body has lotus patterns. The gold thread wrapped around the base was wrapped nine times."

"These two bases have nothing in common. If you really remember them clearly, how could you admit they were wrong?"

In fact, the emperor didn't know much about these details. Shen Zhixiu knew that the emperor had left it to him to find the late empress's Buddha body. In his hand, he happened to have a sample of the Buddha's body.

Anyone can see now that Shen Ge is always standing up for his mother-in-law. But no one dared to say anything. The clay figurine still had a bad temper, let alone Mr. Shen Ge, who was in a high position.

Emperor Xuande heard this and looked at Princess Yongjia coldly, "Yongjia, you are so presumptuous today."

Princess Yongjia knelt on the ground in panic, "Brother, please calm down. My sister is also concerned and will be confused."

"My sister was thinking about the emperor's sister-in-law, so she always felt that the emperor's sister-in-law's Buddha body had returned. Then she was in a trance and saw it wrong."

Emperor Xuande snorted, "In a trance? Yongjia is banned for a month. Let's eat fast and chant Buddha to atone for the sins of the late empress."

Princess Yongjia did not dare to shirk and knelt on the ground to thank her.

Shen Zhixiu was now closer to Emperor Xuande and suddenly muttered in a low voice: "Li Yunzhou's slap was in vain."

This happened to be heard by Emperor Xuande, who knew that Shen Zhixiu had said it to him on purpose. But I also felt that Shen Zhixiu was right, "Yunzhou has been wronged today, so I will reward you with the Shadow Sword."

Li Yunzhou knelt down and thanked him.

Princess Yongjia suddenly turned pale. She could accept being punished, but she couldn't accept Li Yunzhou being rewarded.

A bastard born as a bitch is worthy of holding the Shadow Bearing Sword?

Emperor Xuande looked at the Buddha statue again, "This Buddha statue..."

Lin Wanyin said hurriedly: "After the civilian woman takes her out of the palace, she will go to Huguo Temple to perform rituals again. The civilian woman will explain to the Buddha sincerely, and the Buddha will not blame him for his mercy."

After saying this, Lin Wanyin saw that the meeting was about to break up.

She knelt down in front of Emperor Xuande again and said, "The common woman has one more thing to do. The common woman has been thinking about it for a long time. The common woman cannot take the plaque given by the emperor."

Lin Wanyin's words shocked the courtiers in the hall.

The emperor specially awarded a plaque, what an honor it is. Not everyone can get such a reward, even the three nobles and nine ministers. Some people shook their heads slightly, thinking that indeed, women cannot enter the Golden Palace and don’t understand anything.

Emperor Xuande was stunned, "Why?"

This was the first time that something he rewarded was rejected.

I heard Lin Wanyin say in a deep voice: "The civilian woman came into the city yesterday, and Su Chengyan, the second master of the Su family, said that the civilian woman had something prohibited in her car."

"I didn't mean to stop them from searching, but they stabbed the carriage with their swords and spears. I was afraid of damaging the Buddha statue, so I asked me to open the carriage and let them look around."

"But Su Chengyan didn't agree and refused to say anything. He even insulted the women wantonly in front of the people of the capital."

"He said that the common woman stole the Su family's money, disrespected the parents-in-law, and did not treat concubines and children well. What's even more abominable is that he also falsely accused the common woman of having an affair with someone outside before she reconciled with Marquis Ping Ning."

"If it weren't for the fourth young master of the Li family, I would have to bang my head against the city gate to clear my name."

"The reputation of the common woman is ruined now. If she accepts the emperor's plaque, I'm afraid it will damage the emperor's power."

It was obviously a complaint, but Lin Wanyin said it was because of the emperor's consideration.

Emperor Xuande's face sank. What did Su Chengyan think of Qianyang Palace? And what did he think of the gate of the capital?

He turned to Hu Lu and asked, "What official position does he hold now?"

Hu Lu knew that he was asking Su Chengyan, so he bowed and replied: "In response to the emperor's words, the commander of the imperial army was just promoted yesterday."

Emperor Xuande snorted coldly: "Commander of the Forbidden Army? Is this worthy of such virtue?"

"The decree is passed, Su Chengyan has a staff of thirty years and will be dismissed from his post and investigated. He will never be allowed to serve as an official in the court."

Emperor Xuande's words knocked Su Chengyan from heaven to hell.

Before being pulled down by the guards, Su Chengyan was still shouting that he was wronged.

Su Qingyu watched coldly. Unjust? This was just the beginning.

After all those who deserved to be aggrieved were aggrieved, the meeting finally dispersed.

Shen Zhixiu and Su Qingyu sent Lin Wanyin back to Yushu Hutong.

On the way back, Shen Zhixiu asked Su Qingyu, "What happened today? This Buddha statue is in my storehouse. I was going to give it to the empress dowager as a gift for her birthday. But the empress dowager passed away suddenly, so I kept it in the storehouse."

"So...is it really the Buddha body of the late Queen in the carriage?"

Even though Shen Zhixiu had experienced strong winds and waves, he still took in a breath of cold air unconsciously when he mentioned the late Queen's Buddha body.

The emperor's obsession with the late queen was enough to destroy a family because of this Buddha body.

Su Qingyu nodded, "In the carriage before, there was indeed the Buddha body of the late Queen, and it was still stained."

She knew what Shen Zhixiu was thinking, and she was also afraid. In her previous life, Li Chaoyun married the prince as his principal wife, but she used this Buddha body to kill Concubine Zhao's family.

Shen Zhixiu's expression changed for a moment, then returned to normal. His eyes were so dark that he couldn't see the waves clearly.

After arriving at Yushu Alley, the three of them got off the carriage, and Lin Wanyin ordered the servants to prepare lunch.

The food had just been set, but the three of them hadn't sat down yet.

A little maid came in to report that Su Chengye, the Marquis of Pingning, was here.

When Su Qingyu heard that Su Chengye was coming, she chuckled and asked Shen Zhixiu, "Third Master, do you think he is here to settle accounts with me or to apologize?"

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