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Chapter 407 I Didn’t Plan to Give the Jade Buddha to the Queen Mother

Su Nuan once again became the focus of everyone's attention.

Everyone was curious about the whereabouts of the jade Buddha, except for three people.

A troublemaker Dong Jingshu,

A Xun Zheng who was watching the fun,

Plus there is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Mu Yunting, who knows everything and is in a complicated mood at the moment.

Mu Yunting really couldn't understand why his closest relatives were so attached to money. They were clearly in the royal family and had endless splendor to enjoy for the rest of their lives, yet they were still tempted by money.

This was the case with my second younger brother. On his birthday, Concubine Xia gave him a piece of paper that said it would be divided into one hundred taels of silver. He was so delighted.

The same is true of the Empress Dowager.

Just now when the nanny opened the box to take out the Buddhist beads, Mu Yunting clearly saw a piece of paper underneath the beads. If he guessed correctly, the piece of paper was the IOU for ten thousand taels of silver written by Dong Jingshu.

Why would the Empress Dowager praise Xia Qingyan so much for such an ordinary string of Buddhist beads? It must be for the ten thousand taels of silver!

I was just advising others to pretend to faint to avoid this disaster, and now my face is burning when I think about it.

As a grandson, he doesn't understand the Empress Dowager as well as his granddaughter-in-law.

When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was sighing in his heart, someone stood up to make things difficult for his concubine.

"Jingshu, you are so ignorant. That jade Buddha is a treasure brought back from southern Xinjiang, specially made for the Queen Mother's birthday. How can you use it to exchange for jewelry?"

Marquis Zhongyuan was loudly blaming his daughter, but everyone knew that he had other intentions. He openly blamed his daughter but was actually trying to curry favor with the Queen Mother and suppress Concubine Xia.

It was specially brought back from southern Xinjiang and it was a treasure, which showed the importance of the Queen Mother’s birthday.

In this situation, Concubine Xia would be at a disadvantage whether she gave the jade Buddha to the Empress Dowager or not. If she gave it to her, Marquis Zhongyuan should be credited for the credit since it was recovered by him.

If I don't send it, I will completely offend the Queen Mother.

"Dad, I was thinking that since the Jade Buddha was given to Concubine Xia, she would also give it to the Queen Mother. It doesn't matter which one of us gives it. Besides, the Jade Buddha and Concubine Xia's Buddhist beads can make a pair."

"Nonsense."

After Marquis Zhongyuan and his daughter finished speaking, everyone turned their eyes to Su Nuan again.

Su Nuan glanced at Marquis Zhongyuan, sighed softly, then took a deep breath and said loudly: "I didn't plan to give it to the Queen Mother as a jade Buddha!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the hall immediately started talking.

The previous discussions were still quiet.

This time people were so shocked that they forgot to lower their voices.

"Is she crazy? Even if she didn't want to send it, she should have found an excuse. What will the Queen Mother think if she just said it directly?"

"It is said that Concubine Xia acted rashly when she was in the boudoir. It seems to be true."

"How did a woman like her win the favor of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

"Why are you so happy? Didn't you see that the prince's face is darker than the bottom of a pot?"

"..."

Su Nuan couldn't help but side-glance at Mu Yunting. His face was dark, but it was only appropriate to describe it as the bottom of a pot.

The noise in the hall had reached a point where it had to be stopped, and the emperor's cough did not calm it down.

"Quiet!"

Mu Yunting concentrated his energy on his dantian and uttered these two words.

The volume is not loud but enough to reach everyone's ears.

The hall fell silent instantly.

"Yun Yi, didn't you say you had something good to give to the Imperial Grandmother? Why don't you go quickly?"

Mu Yunting winked at the second prince Mu Yunyi.

The latter understood that this was his idea to help Concubine Xia out of the predicament, so he stepped forward and bowed to the Queen Mother, saying loudly: "Grandmother, I found a good thing a few days ago, I guarantee you will like it!"

Logically speaking, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has spoken, and this matter should be brought to light, but some people just don't want to do so.

Prince Guang'an rushed to say, "It's not too late to look at the Second Prince's goodies later. Let Concubine Xia tell me why she didn't plan to give the Queen Mother the Jade Buddha. Is it because it's too valuable and she can't bear to part with it?"

Mu Yunting clenched his fists. He was already considering whether or not to expose what his uncle had done and let his father bring him to justice.

I don't know what's wrong with him that he has to provoke Xia Qingyan. This woman was able to use the IOU as a birthday gift, so she must have a backup plan. If she really uses it, I don't know who will suffer today.

Mu Yunting glanced at Su Nuan nervously.

Compared to him, Su Nuan was much more relaxed.

She walked forward a few steps with a smile, stood in the middle, and said to Prince Guang'an, "I mean, I didn't plan to give the Queen Mother a jade Buddha, because it's not my place to give it."

"Who should deliver it then?"

Prince Guang'an asked.

"Of course it's the real owner of the Jade Buddha!"

"You mean the Marquis of Zhongyuan?"

Although the Jade Buddha was originally exchanged from Concubine Dong, Marquis Zhongyuan's words just now implied that he was the one who received the Jade Buddha. When Su Nuan mentioned the real owner of the Jade Buddha, Prince Guang'an naturally thought of Marquis Zhongyuan.

Su Nuan ignored Prince Guang'an and bowed to the high and mighty Emperor and Queen Mother, and said, "I, your son, would like to ask your father to summon someone to the palace to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday."

The emperor frowned slightly and asked, "Who is it?"

"The real owner of the Jade Buddha."