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Shen Wei was half asleep and half awake when she was woken up by Cai Lian outside the house.
The palace where the second prince lived caught fire.
Shen Wei sat up with a start and hurriedly put on a coat. Cai Lian wrapped a cloak around Chen Wei and said fluently, "The Queen went to the Second Prince's palace tonight. After staying there for half an hour, she was taken back to Kunning Palace by the guards. Not long after the Queen left, the Second Prince's room caught fire. The fire was very large, and the palace servants were putting it out."
"Over at Cining Palace, the Queen Mother is on her way after hearing the news. The Second Prince has been rescued and is fine."
"The emperor is doing business in the imperial manor outside the palace. Master, do you need to send someone to inform the emperor?"
In the past two days, Li Yuanjing summoned a group of confidants to discuss matters at the imperial farm outside the palace. It seems that they are very busy discussing dam construction, tax reform and corruption control.
Shen Wei thought for a moment and tied the belt of her cloak: "No one was injured or killed, there is no need to disturb the emperor."
Li Yuanjing had a mountain of state affairs to deal with, so there was no need for Shen Wei to bother him with matters concerning the harem and inner chambers.
Everyone is busy with their own things.
The sky was gloomy at night, without a trace of moonlight. When Shen Wei hurriedly arrived at the burning palace, the flames were still rising into the sky.
There were too many books in Li Chengzhen's residence. When the fire started, these books became the best fuel, engulfing the surrounding wooden buildings.
"Reporting to Concubine Chen, the tall trees outside the palace have been cut down to prevent the fire from spreading."
"The fire in the Second Prince's Palace is too big to be put out. I have discussed with the fire squad and we can only wait for the fire to die out naturally."
"The doctor is on his way."
"The master of the palace next door has already moved out."
The eunuch in charge of handling the fire reported to Shen Wei in an orderly manner.
In the dead of night, flames shot up into the sky and the scorching heat spread. Shen Wei walked to the palace gate and saw Li Chengzhen who was in a daze.
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