Chapter 498 Burning the Mansion
Jiang Zhiyu and others also tightened their reins.
The anger of the Nangong people has reached its peak. Seeing that the distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer, Jiang Zhiyu and others turned their horses around at the same time and galloped in the opposite direction!
Ran, ran? !
The scene was stagnant for a moment, and then, the Nangong people, who were swept by anger, followed without thinking.
The Nangong King on the city wall frowned.
...
On the other side, the emperor's carriage was also on the way to Xu Mansion. Before it arrived, he saw the fire.
The fire illuminated half of the night.
Jiang Sulan's face turned pale and her heart was pounding just by looking at it.
Ah Fu and Jin Yi Wei had set out before them, and now they were standing outside the mansion.
Jin Yi Wei had a solemn expression on his face, and so did Ah Fu.
Jiang Sulan could not wait for the carriage to stop, so she jumped down and ran straight to Ah Fu: "How is it, where is grandma, was she rescued?"
Ah Fu shook his head: "I searched the entire mansion, but couldn't find any trace of the old lady."
Jiang Sulan's lips trembled: "In other words, no one was found, and no one saw..."
Jiang Sulan couldn't say those two words, but Ah Fu could understand.
"Yes."
Jiang Sulan's heart surged with hope.
No one was found, and no body was seen, so grandma must still be alive, even if she was kidnapped by thieves.
The emperor stood in front of Jin Yi Wei: "Is there anyone alive?"
The firelight shone on the emperor's cold and hard profile, and there seemed to be anger in his eyes.
The Jinyiwei shook his head with an unpleasant expression: "Nothing. The thieves seemed to be looking for something. Jiang Yushi and Lord Jiang's courtyards were turned upside down."
The emperor exuded a cold aura.
Jiang Sulan didn't care about anything and rushed into the mansion, calling for her grandmother.
The fire was fierce and the house was in danger of collapsing at any time. Ah Fu's face changed and he followed Jiang Sulan in.
"Miss, I have searched the house. There is no way anyone is still there."
Jiang Sulan's face was extremely calm: "I know, but grandpa said before that there is a secret room in the house. There was so much noise in the house tonight, grandma couldn't have been unaware of it. I suspect that grandma may have hidden in the secret room."
"I don't want to arouse the emperor's suspicion because of the secret room. What's more, everything is my guess. What if grandma didn't hide in the secret room..."
Jiang Sulan took a deep breath.
"Where is the secret room?"
"Grandpa's study, just behind the scroll."
"The fire is fierce, miss, wait here, I'll go find the old lady."
Jiang Sulan's hand gently pinched the hem of her skirt. She knew her ability. If she really went in, she might drag Ah Fu down, so she said, "Okay, be careful."
Ah Fu nodded.
It was now the Yin hour. With such a big commotion, the court officials who were attending the court had also heard the news. They knew that the emperor was outside the Xu Mansion, and they all rode their horses to hurry over.
But on the way, they all slowed down at the same time.
The situation was still unclear, and they couldn't be the first to take action.
Outside the Xu Mansion, the Jinyiwei who came with the emperor carried out the bodies in the mansion one by one. In addition to the Jinyiwei, there were also masked men. They
were scattered, almost filling up half of the street.
"Take them all to the imperial prison," the emperor turned the white jade ring on his hand.
His sixth son couldn't help it after all.
When he was lost in thought, he suddenly heard several hurried shouts from behind: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
The emperor turned around and saw Ah Fu striding out holding someone, with Jiang Sulan following closely beside him.
"Your Majesty, I found my grandmother in the secret room, but she may have smoked too much strong tobacco and is now unconscious..."
Before Jiang Sulan could finish, the emperor said directly: "The carriage is too slow, you should go to the palace quickly," he said, taking off the jade pendant on his waist: "Go find Doctor Huo, he is good friends with your sister."
Jiang Sulan hurriedly took the jade pendant.
Ah Fu took Tan Shujing, and the Jinyi Guard took Jiang Sulan, and they flew towards the palace.
In a few breaths, the sound of horse hooves came from the corner of the street. After Jiang Zhaorong rode to the side of the emperor's carriage, she got off the horse and knelt on the ground: "I heard that there was a fire here, so I came to take a look. I didn't expect Your Majesty to be here too."
"Your Majesty is not injured?"
The first person arrived, followed by the second, the third... and so on.
Soon, the street was full of people kneeling.
The emperor just looked at them solemnly, without saying a word, and did not let them stand up.
The ministers were uneasy, not sure what the emperor meant, and they held their breath involuntarily.
After an unknown amount of time, there were several "bangs", all of which were the sound of houses collapsing. Each sound was like a heavy hammer hitting everyone's heart.
The emperor finally spoke: "You set fire to the mansion and treated my will as a joke. I must get to the bottom of this matter."
He flicked his sleeves and stepped onto the golden carriage.
The ministers said in unison: "In accordance with the emperor's will, we will do our best to find the murderer!"
...
The Sixth Prince's Mansion.
"Nothing?"
"Yes, Jiang Zhiyu's yard and Jiang Kang'an's yard have been searched, but nothing was found."
Xiao Yanli couldn't help rolling his eyes.
"Where is that man?"
"I didn't expect that Jiang Sulan had such a master by her side. After the first attack failed, she was taken to the palace by that man, and the ambush set on the road was also avoided."
Xiao Yanli took a deep breath: "Where is the wife of Grand Tutor Xu? The women are all in the Xu mansion."
The man kneeling on the ground had a glimmer of doubt in his eyes: "It's strange, I haven't seen Madam Xu for a whole night. She is old. If she was in the mansion, we would not have missed her."
"You mean she's not in the mansion?"
Xiao Yanli tapped the table with his fingers. The emperor had surrounded the Xu Mansion. It was impossible for the women in the mansion to leave the mansion under the eyes of the Jinyi Guards.
Unless the emperor instructed.
But the emperor had already tacitly approved the torture of Jiang Kangan, and they didn't know that he was going to attack the Xu Mansion, so how could they move it in advance?
Unless, the torture of Jiang Kangan was fake, and the emperor never believed from the beginning that Jiang Wenjing was colluding with the enemy and treason!
Xiao Yanli tightened his hands.
If the emperor didn't believe it from the beginning, then all his plans in the past few days, wouldn't they be in vain?
No, it's impossible!
There must be something else he overlooked.
"Could she have hidden herself?"
"Maybe, but before leaving, I started a fire. Now the Xu Mansion has been burned down. Even if she really hid herself, I'm afraid she will die."
"I always feel uneasy unless I see it with my own eyes."
Xiao Yanli frowned.
The rain in the south has stopped, the miasma has disappeared, and the news can be sent out.
Xiao Yanli looked at what Jiang Zhiyu and Jiang Wenjing did as written in the letter, and he was really worried.
That's why he took the risk.
He doesn't have much time left, he must be quick!
...
Inside the imperial prison.
Xu Yanli and Jiang Kang'an listened to the words of the Jinyiwei with solemn expressions. When they heard that Tan Shujing and Jiang Sulan were not in serious trouble, they relaxed a little.
But the corners of their mouths were still tightly drawn, and they were obviously very angry