The Emperor was clearly stunned by what Shen Ningning had said.
He froze for a moment, then chuckled. "Ningning, you can't just say things like that. While Consort Rong has her faults, she has been extremely devout ever since she began to follow Buddhism."
The Emperor knelt and said patiently to Shen Ningning, "In the past, for the safety of the common people, she honored the Buddhist Scriptures and fasted for seven days, surviving on nothing but dew."
"Tell your Uncle Emperor, was she wrong to do that?"
Shen Ningning realized the Emperor still thought she was just spouting childish nonsense.
She blinked her big, bright eyes. "I have a way to prove that Consort Rong is in the wrong."
"Her heart is black and wicked when she copies the scriptures. That's why the heavens won't accept her offerings."
The Emperor sensed something was amiss and slowly furrowed his brow.
Just then, a eunuch's voice announced from the entrance—
"His Highness, the Crown Prince, has arrived."
