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One second to remember [Brushstroke Pavilion] [Free of charge, read the wonderful novel!]

In the Main Hall, Baili Qingfeng was rubbing his forehead, his face ashen as he tried to get angry. His gaze was fixated on the group of people kneeling in the middle of the Main Hall.

"Good, very good. One is a first rank official of the imperial court, the other is the princess Zhao Hua who is personally conferred with me. Your two sides can actually fight each other in public and even implicate so many people. Do you have no laws in your eyes, and do you have a emperor like me?"

"Please calm your anger, your Imperial Majesty."

"I can't stop being angry right now!" Xiao Jingran, you want to give Xiao Huan Xi her funeral? I, the white-haired person, wanted to send the black-haired person away, so I didn't pursue the matter further. Why did you take the two streets to Princess Zhao Hua's mansion? "

He raised his head and wanted to say something, but Baili Qingfeng did not give you the chance to speak. He waved his arm and interrupted his words, "And you, Ninghua, I consider you my most beloved daughter and have doted on you in every possible way. I had thought you to be the most sensible person around, but I never expected you to do something so foolish!"

Shen Ninghua kowtowed and said, "Ning Hua is guilty, please punish her Imperial Father."

"Can a simple punishment do this? At that time, both streets were completely blocked, and so many people were gathered together … "

Baili Qing Cang heaved a long sigh, his face was filled with fatigue. The effects of this incident were too severe. He still did not know what the losses would be.

Xiao Jingran and Xiao Feng were kneeling on the right side, while Shen Ninghua and Chu Junyi were kneeling on the left side. The other officials were kneeling behind the four men with their heads lowered, trying their best to shrink themselves so that the emperor wouldn't uncover them.

The main hall was silent. After a long while, an attendant finally came forward to report, "Your Majesty, the Minister of Revenue and the governor of the capital's palace who went to investigate have returned."

Baili Qing Cang suppressed the raging anger in his heart and coldly said one word: "Xuan!"

"Reporting to your majesty, this funeral is involving more than five hundred people, of which twenty-six are dead, twelve are lightly injured and six are seriously injured. The wounded have already been sent to the infirmary for treatment, so other than being a little scared, the citizens are not perturbed."

When these words were spoken, many officials were shocked. There were quite a few casualties. The commoners were only slightly frightened. The censor could not help but speak up, "Prefecture Overseer Jing, aren't you being a little too careless? Twenty-six people died, and six were severely injured. This number is already very high in the capital. The commoners were only slightly frightened?"

The Prefecture Overseer turned his head, "Sir Qin, this official has yet to report to the Emperor. Can I explain this to you after this official reports?"

Lord Qin, who was speaking, was immediately choked. Seeing Baili Qing Cang's cold gaze sweeping over, he quickly prostrated on the ground and apologized, "Your majesty, this humble subject is just too worried about the commoners. I was in a rush, please forgive me."

"Prefecture Overseer Jing Wei, continue speaking. Is there anything else?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the reason the citizens did not panic was mainly to thank Your Highness, Princess Radiant. The situation went out of control. Fortunately, the Princess had sent out people to save the people and stabilize their minds. If it wasn't for the Princess, who knows how many people would have died and how many would have died. "

Baili Qing Cang looked at Shen Ning Hua, "Ning Hua, you sent someone to save the commoners. Why didn't you tell royal father when royal father asked the questions?"

Shen Ninghua's face was filled with shame, "Replying to Imperial Father, this matter happened in front of my mansion's entrance, causing such a commotion that Imperial Father was worried about. My heart is already regretting that Imperial Father's punishment should be done. I plead guilty. There's nothing much to explain."

The Minister of Revenue, on the other hand, disapproved, "The princess is too modest, more than five hundred people are in a panic, the princess can send people to save all of them, causing only some people to be slightly injured, this can be called a miracle, Your Majesty, this humble subject asks the emperor to reward the princess well!"

The officials below were all shocked. So many people had gathered together, causing such a chaos. In the end, not many people were injured, only over a dozen people were lightly injured?

Baili Qingfeng was also stunned for a moment. Only after a long time did he ask: "Then the twenty-six people who said they would die were …"

"Your majesty, the ones who died were all part of the Xiao family's funeral procession. The one who was severely injured was also a servant of the Xiao family. Other than a few stalls being trampled on and destroyed, the commoners were unharmed."

"What?" Baili Qing Cang's eyes widened as he looked at Shen Ninghua, who was kneeling on the ground, and suddenly let out a clear laugh, "Good! "Xiao Hua, get up quickly. Tell me, what exactly is going on?"

Shen Ninghua straightened his body and did not obey his orders, "Reporting to Imperial Father, you know that Xiao Huan Xi died trying to kill me, but Old General Xiao clearly doesn't think so. He thought that I had killed his daughter, but due to Imperial Father's orders, he did not dare to find trouble with me openly.

Xiao Jingran suddenly raised his head: "Don't speak nonsense!"

"Whether I am lying or not, Lord Xiao knows best." The funeral procession went around two streets to the entrance of the mansion and stopped there for about a quarter of an hour before it attracted the surrounding citizens to stop and watch. Lord Xiao doesn't want to admit it, so many citizens can testify for me!

"At that time, I saw that there were too many commoners around, so I quickly ordered some people to block them, afraid of any accidents. Fortunately, as a princess, I could summon 300 guards in the mansion. Otherwise, I'm afraid it would be difficult to complete the mission."

He raised his hand and bowed deeply towards Baili Qingfeng, "Reporting to your majesty, this old official has indeed felt unwell. This old official had fought in the nation for many years, and I only had one son and one daughter under my wing. I never expected that this old subject's beautiful daughter would perish so quickly, that's why I did such a thing in a moment of anger. Please punish me, your majesty."

It was a good move to retreat in order to advance. Seeing that the citizens were unable to testify, the Emperor directly admitted it. Could it be that he could punish an old official who had fought for his country for many years and had lost his daughter just because of a moment of anger?

Shen Ninghua sneered, "Lord Xiao, the things you've done far exceed that."

Xiao Jingran turned his head and asked with a frown: "Why do you say that, Princess?"

The Minister of Revenue nodded, "What the princess says is reasonable. If the people just watched, there wouldn't be any disturbance at all. The main issue is that someone intentionally threw a silver ingot from upstairs while the people were gathering. This is what happened after the people robbed us."

"Someone threw a silver ingot?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, this is the evidence that this official obtained."

Baili Qingfeng held the silver ingot in his hand and looked at it for a while, "It's just some ordinary silver taels, is there anyone who has proof of it?"

"Because the scene was too panicked, there was no strong certification."

Xiao JingRan's tightly clenched fist slowly loosened as the tense expression on his face loosened slightly.

Baili Qing Cang sat on his throne, frowning. This time, the commoners weren't harmed in any way. If Xiao Jing Ran was directly convicted, it would be a little too much. If he was not punished, he would inevitably become even more serious in the future.

"My dear sirs, what do you think about this matter?"

The officials looked at each other. One by one, they opened their mouths:

"Your Majesty, this humble subject does not believe that this matter has any serious consequences and can be dealt with lightly."

"I can't. Although the consequences are not very serious, the nature of this matter is extremely terrible. This humble subject believes that heavy punishment is necessary, or else, it will be inevitable that someone will follow suit next time. At that time, it is likely that there will be extremely serious consequences."

"Although the nature of the matter is vile, there is no lack of coincidences. Furthermore, Lord Xiao's mood is sorrowful and it can be considered as reasonable. "If I were to receive a heavy punishment, it will inevitably freeze my heart."

Everyone was very noisy, but they didn't say anything about how to deal with it. Shen Ninghua lowered her eyes. These officials had their own plans. Fortunately, she had prepared a backup plan. Otherwise, it would be difficult for her to shake the Xiao family.

Just as everyone was making a ruckus, the attendant hurriedly walked in. "Reporting to your majesty, the Master of Guanning Temple is outside the palace."

"What?" Baili Qingfeng stood up abruptly, causing all the officials to be stunned. All of them were curious as to why the Emperor had such a huge reaction.

Chu Junyi looked at Shen Ninghua and gave her a slight nod.

However, he had a wife before he entered the Buddhist Sangha, she was Baili Qingfeng's aunt. Later on, her aunt supported Baili Qingfeng to ascend to the throne and was assassinated, her husband was framed because of the struggle between the two parties, and later on, he became an enemy of the Buddhist Sangha and joined the Buddhist Sangha.

A monk with white hair and a monastic robe slowly walked in, bowing to Baili Qingfeng.

"Master, no need to stand on ceremony. Come, sit!"

"I dare not." Guansan did not sit down and immediately declined.

In the blink of an eye, dozens of years had passed and very few of the old men had returned to their seats. "What brings you here, Master?"

Guang Shan looked at Shen Ninghua and said, "The reason I'm here today is for the monks in the temple."

"Monk of the temple?"

Shen Ninghua raised her eyes and said, "Master, I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you. That monk will never be able to return to the temple."

Guang Shan's expression changed. He closed his eyes and chanted the Buddhist prayer. "Amitabha."

"Imperial Father, the Xiao Clan's funeral procession will use a coffin to destroy the front door of my manor. At that time, a few high monks were doing their best to climb up the stage. After the main door fell down, it destroyed the high platform, of the four high monks, one of them died on the spot, while the other three were also heavily injured."

"There's actually such a thing?" Baili Qingyuan frowned.

Shen Ninghua lowered her eyes and said, "I don't know either, but it's a pity that there are four esteemed monks. Speaking of which, it's all my fault. My mother's birthday is coming so soon, and I've been having a difficult time in my dreams for the past few days, trying to accumulate blessings for my mother. I never thought that so many things would be involved."

Jingyan's birthday? Yes, he had celebrated his birthday with Jingyan before …

On the other hand, Xiao Jingran's face turned pale. The matter actually involved Guangning Temple. Others might not know, but he knew the relationship between Guangning Temple and the Emperor. As for the matter … This was going to be difficult...