Chapter 94 The Observatory is on fire!
Siqiong, what are you still dawdling about? Hurry up! "
"Everyone is waiting! Don't keep them waiting too long!"
"Since Tingwan wants an explanation, you should also give Tingwan an explanation."
Marquis Yong'an kept urging, his voice full of urgency.
The more Lin Siqiong listened, the more she hated him, but she couldn't refuse on the spot.
That would only make people think that she was guilty and would also annoy Marquis Yong'an.
Lin Siqiong took a deep breath, then slowly sat up straight and reached out to help Lin Ruoli roll up her sleeves.
At this moment, a guard suddenly ran into the hall and knelt down in the hall, panting.
"Your Majesty, the Observatory is on fire!"
Lin Siqiong couldn't stop her movements for a moment, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.
Caught up!
When she turned to look at the guards, her smile had long since disappeared, and her face was filled with shock and panic, exactly the same expression as most people present.
The emperor was also shocked and stood up immediately. "How could this be? Where is the Supervisor?"
"People from the Imperial Astronomical Observatory said that the director had been worried in the afternoons recently. After nightfall, he even drove everyone out of the observatory and stayed alone in the observatory."
"The people at the Imperial Observatory also said that the director once whispered something like someone had stolen your destiny and that someone was the daughter of destiny. But the voice was too quiet, so they didn't hear the details clearly."
The emperor's face darkened.
Just from these few words, one can tell that this concerns the daughter of destiny, which in turn concerns the life and death of the prince.
Can--
The prince had just told him that his health had improved because of Yu Youning, and it had nothing to do with Lin Ruoli...
According to the meaning revealed by the two sentences of the Supervisor, could it be that Yu Youning stole Lin Ruoli's fate?
How is this possible!
The emperor looked at Lin Ruoli with a serious look.
When Lin Siqiong saw the emperor's look, her heart tightened.
Why does the Emperor look so grim? Why are his eyes so sharp?
But on second thought, since this matter concerns the safety of the prince, it is understandable that the emperor would react in this way. Lin Siqiong felt slightly relieved.
The emperor looked at the kneeling guard again, "How bad is the fire? What can put it out?"
"this......"
The guard hesitated and stammered without saying anything, but his eyes glanced in Lin Ruoli's direction.
Seeing him like this, the emperor was immediately furious. "Just answer what I ask you! What are you looking at?"
"Your Majesty, please forgive me!" The guard quickly fell to the ground and begged for mercy. "The Supervisor once left an order, saying that if anything happens in the Observatory, the Girl of Destiny must be sent there. Only then will things turn around."
"oh?"
The emperor's tone rose at the end, but it was impossible to tell what his mood was at the moment. He only heard him say again.
"In that case, please come with me to take a look!"
Since the emperor had said so, naturally no one dared to object, and they all stood up and followed.
The Observatory is also in the imperial city, but it is not close.
It will take at least a quarter of an hour to get there from here.
The emperor sat on the imperial sedan chair and looked at Yu Youning with a smile, "Youning, come sit with me! My sedan chair is spacious!"
Yu Youning stared at it and nodded happily in agreement, "Okay, okay!"
The imperial sedan chair was very high, so Yu Youning could only climb up by holding the handrail and then turn around to sit down.
The imperial sedan chair was indeed spacious, and the emperor even moved to the side, so there was only room for Yu Youning to sit down, and there was still space on both sides.
Yu Youning looked at Chu Huaixu, "Prince, there's room here. Would you like to sit with us?"
Everyone, "..."
They also knew that there were empty seats on the imperial sedan chair, but could they sit there?
Did she want to hear what she was asking?
The emperor was not angry at Yu Youning's words. Instead, he waved to Chu Huaixu, "Xu'er, come up and sit with Youning. Let's go and see what's going on."
"Yes. Thank you, Father."
Chu Huaixu responded with a smile and walked over to sit down.
Although there were two more people, Yu Youning and Chu Huaixu together did not weigh much. For the strong eunuchs carrying the imperial sedan chair, the added weight was almost negligible.
Eight strong eunuchs lifted the imperial sedan chair steadily and walked quickly forward.
The imperial sedan chair gradually went away, and the remaining people looked at each other, then turned around at the same time and looked at Yu Tingwan and the other two.
Being stared at by so many people, Yu Tingwan didn't show it on her face, but she felt a little helpless in her heart.
She originally didn't want Youning to be so conspicuous, but she also didn't want to suppress Youning's nature.
That’s all!
As long as Youning is happy!
As a mother, she will naturally work harder to make Penglai Island stronger and be Youning's strongest support!
Yu Tingwan helped Yu Mubai and Li Shuhe get on the sedan chair, and she sat in the sedan chair at the back.
The queen led the high-ranking concubines and also got on the sedan chair.
The remaining concubines of lower rank, civil and military officials, and court ladies could only go there on foot.
Lin Siqiong held Lin Ruoli's hand and walked with the Marquis of Yong'an and his wife.
Because the status of the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion was not high, they could only walk in the middle and rear, with the front being crowded with people.
Looking at the crowd in front of her, Lin Siqiong dug her nails into her palms so tightly that her skin was almost broken.
Only the pain from the palm of her hand could calm Lin Siqiong down and prevent her from going crazy.
The guard had clearly conveyed the words of the Supervisor to stay, saying that only if Li'er, the girl of destiny, went there could the fire in the Observatory be brought under control.
Shouldn't the emperor let Li'er sit in the imperial sedan chair and take her there quickly?
Could it be that the emperor doesn't care about the supervisor's words at all, and doesn't even care about the prince's life or death?
The Marquis's wife's face was filled with worry. "How could the Observatory catch fire when it was fine? The Supervisor actually asked Li'er to go! Li'er is just a child, what good will she do if she goes? What if she accidentally gets burned? Siqiong, you must protect Li'er later!"
He talked on and on, but didn't hear any response from Lin Siqiong.
"Si Qiong?" Madam Hou looked at Lin Ruoli strangely. "What are you thinking about? Did you hear me talking to you?"
Lin Siqiong then responded softly, "Mother, I understand."
She looked well-behaved on the surface, but was extremely upset on the inside.
What good guy are you acting now?
Do you know how to care about Li'er now?
Just now in the palace, when Marquis Yong'an forced the mother and daughter to prove their identities, why didn't she say a word?
Not only heartless, but also stupid!
If she hadn't had a good family background, married into a marquis's family, and served as a marquis's wife for many years, she would have been eaten up until not even a bone was left!
Lin Siqiong's eyes were full of ridicule, and she felt that she couldn't survive a single day acting like this.
The imperial sedan chair was moving very fast.
In less than a quarter of an hour, they arrived near the Observatory.
The Observatory has twelve floors and is the tallest building in the entire capital.
The Observatory is surrounded by an open square. Even if the Observatory collapses suddenly, it will only fall on the open space and will not affect other buildings in the imperial city.
The imperial sedan chair now stopped at the edge of the square.
The Observatory was surrounded by raging fire, so it was naturally impossible for the emperor to get close.
At this time, the imperial guards surrounded the square, but no one came forward to put out the fire. Everyone's face was filled with shock.
The Observatory was indeed on fire, and it was a raging fire!
It almost swallowed up the entire observatory.
But the color of the flame was dark blue, and it seemed to have no temperature, but it was really terrifying to look at.
The commander of the imperial guards came before the emperor and saluted.
"Your Majesty, I have already sent people to put out the fire with water, but it was of no use..."
The emperor looked at this scene with his eyes slightly narrowed, and the look in his eyes was intriguing.
"Then... let's wait for the girl of destiny to come!"
Just as he finished speaking, the emperor heard Yu Youning exclaim.
"Wow! This fire is blue! It's so beautiful!"
The emperor burst out laughing.
Does it look good?
If you look closely, it seems to be quite nice.
There is a kind of weird beauty.
Chu Huaixu had never seen such a sight before. "It's really beautiful, but I don't know where it came from."
Is it really an accident?
Or was it done intentionally by someone?
As the two were talking, other people arrived one after another.
When they saw the Observatory surrounded by blue flames, many ministers felt their knees weaken and the ladies all turned pale.
Suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted, "It's a punishment from heaven!"
"Someone stole the destiny of the girl of destiny. The heavens were angry and sent down divine punishment!"
The voice sounds a bit strange, and you can tell it's disguised at first glance.
Chu Huaixu immediately looked in the direction of the sound, but could only see a huge crowd. Everyone had the same expression on their face. He couldn't tell what was wrong, let alone who had shouted that sentence.
But obviously, many people took this to heart and felt it made sense.
"The girl of destiny is Lin Ruoli. After she was born, the prince's health improved! The Yong'an Marquis's Mansion is also getting better and better!"
"Her destiny was stolen and seized, causing the wrath of Heaven, which sent down fire from heaven, burning down the Observatory!"
"Poor Supervisor, he's been hit by such an unexpected disaster! If this fire continues, won't the Supervisor be destroyed along with the Observatory?"
"Who on earth stole the destiny of the girl of destiny? How shameless! Why don't you return it immediately?"
Lin Ruoli was the center of the topic, so naturally she had to come to the front at this time.
Lin Siqiong walked in front holding Lin Ruoli's hand, and Marquis Yong'an and his wife followed closely behind.
Lin Ruoli's face was pale at this moment, her eyes filled with worry and self-blame. "Your Majesty, it's all Li'er's fault. If it weren't for Li'er, the Stargazing Tower and the Supervisor wouldn't be like this."
As she spoke, her voice choked and tears welled up in her eyes.
"Li'er really wants to know how to save the warden!"
"This is Li'er's business. Even if Li'er's fate was stolen by someone, Li'er doesn't want to implicate the Supervisor!"
"Li'er is more worried about the safety of the Crown Prince! If something happens to the Crown Prince, Li'er really doesn't know what to do..."
Lin Ruoli was in tears, like a bullied flower.
Yu Youning looked at the prince beside him.
"Prince, how are you? Do you feel like you're being burned by fire?"
"If that blue flame really gets on you, remember to tell me what it feels like!"
"It doesn't look hot at all to me! I really want to touch it!"
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