"Save Zhu Yu!" the old emperor shouted.
He suddenly felt annoyed and regretful after shouting it out. He had originally intended to kill him. If he died now, he could receive a posthumous title, and the father and son would be seen as a loving father and a filial son.
But the words had already been spoken, and it was too late to take them back.
Zhu Dan, along with the old emperor and the imperial guards including Xiao Song who had arrived, quickly withdrew.
Before leaving, Zhu Dan solemnly ordered Qi Shaocheng: "You must rescue Fourth Brother!"
Feng Yan, Qi Shaocheng, and the group of black-clad soldiers rushed over and immediately began to move the beam that had fallen onto Lu Xiaoyun's leg.
The beam was already scorching hot, but the crowd seemed oblivious to the heat. With grim faces, they shouted angrily, "Rise!"
The beam rolled to one side, and Feng Yan carefully carried Lu Xiaoyun out.
The Moon-Picking Pavilion was about to collapse, and Feng Yan carried the unconscious Lu Xiaoyun to chase after Lu Yuyan.
Several guards rushed out ahead of Feng Yan to call out to Lu Yuyan.
Feng Yan's body was trembling, as if he had returned to a month ago when his master was shot in the chest with an arrow and was unconscious.
But he walked steadily, carrying the tall "Prince An" on his back with great speed, his eyes filled with tears.
Zhu Yu and Lu Yuyan had only just left Liaohu Residence when Zhu Zhi hurriedly returned to the East Palace to change his clothes and then arrived.
Although he was frightened by the lampstand, he was still thinking about Lu Xiaoyun's beauty and the benefits she could bring him.
The military power of the 200,000-strong Lu family army was far more tempting to him than the combined power of the twenty-odd women in his harem.
Ren Yong'an sent him a message, telling him to go to Liaohu Residence after the lighting ceremony. She tricked Lu Xiaoyun into going there.
She vaguely mentioned that she had lit a special incense in the room, warning him to be careful, and that she had also brought him an antidote in advance.
The letter to him clearly stated: "Your Highness, this incense is unusual. To avoid being affected by it, one must take the antidote beforehand; otherwise, once inhaled, the antidote will be ineffective. The only option is..."
What Ren Yong'an didn't write in his letter, Zhu Zhi knew without even thinking. He sneered, "That bastard Ren Yong'an is best at this kind of trick."
However, since he was the beneficiary today, he didn't say anything more.
Zhu Zhi only took half of the antidote.
He rushed into Liaohu Residence, slammed open the door, and a fragrant aroma rushed towards him.
He was forced to take a step back.
He glanced around but didn't see the person he wanted to see in the room.
However, in the next room, they saw Ren Yong'an, who looked dazed, and her maid Qinglian.
Their cheeks flushed, and upon seeing him, they rushed towards him like fish out of water after a long drought: "Your Highness, why did you take so long to arrive..."
The peculiar fragrance immediately wafted from Ren Yong'an into his nostrils.
Zhu Zhi shoved away Ren Yong'an, who lunged at him, and demanded, "Where is Lu Xiaoyun? Why isn't she here? Ren Yong'an, you slut, how dare you lie to me!"
"Fire! Run!" the waiter in Liaohuju shouted in a shrill voice.
Zhu Zhi still retained a sliver of reason and turned to run downstairs.
But Ren Yong'an held her back tightly from behind: "Your Highness, I, I feel unwell..."
Zhu Zhi was already in a bad mood, and when she dragged him along, his temper flared up. He yelled, "What's wrong with you! What does your discomfort have to do with me!"
"I feel terrible... Your Highness, please give me the antidote..."
Zhu Zhi was both shocked and furious, and shouted, "Antidote? What antidote? What poison have you been given? Where is the antidote?!"
Ren Yong'an had completely lost her senses. She felt incredibly uncomfortable all over. Hearing Zhu Zhi's question, she looked up and threw herself into his arms: "Your Highness, I feel terrible... Please save me..."
As she lunged forward, Zhu Zhi caught a whiff of her unique fragrance, a scent that...
Zhu Zhi's expression changed, and he looked up at the room. He saw that a hole had been cut in the middle of the two rooms, and Ren Yong'an's seat was hidden by a screen, which was why she hadn't noticed it.
Zhu Zhi immediately understood that this vile woman had reaped the consequences of her own despicable tactics!
He shoved Ren Yong'an aside.
Ren Yong'an stumbled from the shove, feeling both ashamed and angry. She roared, "How dare you push me? I'm carrying your two children in my belly, and you still pushed me?!"
Ren Yong'an gripped Zhu Zhi's clothes tightly once again.
Zhu Zhi was pulled so hard that he stumbled. He was furious and grabbed Ren Yong'an's wrist tightly.
Ren Yong'an screamed in agony, his legs went weak, and he lost all strength.
Zhu Zhi pushed her away.
Ren Yong'an staggered, knocked over a chair, and fell to the ground with a thud.
Qinglian also ran over. She had also been drugged with the aphrodisiac and was feeling extremely uncomfortable. She also tried to pull Zhu Zhi away, as if he were her last lifeline.
That fragrance flooded Zhu Zhi's mind again, and he became dazed.
"Run! The fire is coming!" the waiter shouted frantically as he saw Zhu Zhi and his two companions struggling against each other.
He didn't recognize the prince, but the young man was dressed in fine clothes and the young lady wore jeweled hairpins and jade ornaments, so he must be either rich or noble.
Liaohu Residence is not likely to be engulfed in flames immediately, and the people from the Jingzhao Prefecture have already arrived to put out the fire, so the probability of it burning down is not very high.
If you save them, you will enjoy endless wealth and honor in the future.
Upon realizing this, the waiter immediately went to help Zhu Zhi: "Young master, run! The fire is coming this way."
Zhu Zhi rushed out without looking back.
The waiter was pulled into the house by Qinglian.
By this time, the fire had already engulfed the area around Liaohu Residence.
As soon as Zhu Zhi ran out of the gate of Liaohu Residence, he felt a wave of heat hit him.
But the heat inside his body made him feel even more burning up than the scorching heat outside.
"Your Highness!" Zhu Zhi's attendant eunuch, Xiao Quanzi, hurriedly went to help Zhu Zhi.
Seeing that Zhu Zhi's expression was not right, he hurriedly said, "The fire is about to spread this way, Your Highness, this servant will help you go back quickly. His Majesty was frightened today, you should go to the palace to see him."
Zhu Zhi glanced at Xiao Quanzi, who was swaying unsteadily and looked extremely uncomfortable. He then ripped open his shirt.
Xiao Quanzi was startled and immediately helped Zhu Zhi into the carriage.
But just as Xiao Quanzi helped Zhu Zhi sit down, Ren Yong'an grabbed the carriage shaft and climbed up as well.
Ren Yong'an's clothes were disheveled, and his cheeks were flushed. He looked very much like Zhu Zhi, and even more so.
When Xiao Quanzi saw the two of them like that, he understood everything. He didn't care about kicking Ren Yong'an off the carriage anymore. In any case, in a few days, this Miss Ren would become a concubine of the Crown Prince's mansion.
He immediately sat up straight, cracked the whip, and drove the car steadily at high speed.
The two masters in the carriage were already impatient, but he couldn't let them do it on the street; he had to find an inn quickly.
This place is too far from the East Palace, and with a fire breaking out on Zhuque Avenue, finding an inn is not an easy task.
The fire on the main street of Shengjing City was not completely extinguished until midnight.
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