Chapter 52: Fire in the Imperial Palace
Compared to the lively banquet venue, the surrounding palaces seemed particularly deserted.
The maids and guards also focused on the banquet. No one would have thought that someone would dare to cause trouble in the imperial palace at this time.
The night sky seemed to be painted with a layer of thick ink, and the moonlight flickered under the cover of dark clouds.
Shen Qingtang already knew the location of the fire. She walked to the outside of the Zhaixing Palace with ease, tapped her toes, and climbed into the courtyard wall.
Today, everyone was busy dealing with the banquet, and the Zhaixing Palace had not been repaired yet. At this time, it was still a mess, without a single maid or guard, like an abandoned cold palace.
Shen Qingtang deftly poured the oil onto the palace, lit the torch and threw it in. You
damn green tea, I’ll let you bully the original owner! I’ll let you snatch away the love that belongs to the original owner!
Shen Muchen has occupied the original owner’s position for sixteen years, and she even killed the original owner.
What a ruthless person! Wait to be killed by the male protagonist!
Shen Qingtang suddenly thought of the fact that Shen Junlin liked Lin Zhiwei before.
Oh no, the plot will not change later, right?
No matter what the final result is, Shen Muchen must die!
If the male protagonist doesn’t kill her, let her do it. Since she has occupied the original owner’s body, let her avenge the original owner!
The flames raged, black smoke rose, and the palace was burning with crackling sounds. Shen Qingtang turned around and it was time to go to the dog emperor's throne room.
Shen Qingtang moved quickly and set fires everywhere.
The bedrooms of Shen Tianming, Mu Wan, Shen Junlin and Shen Chengyu were all burned.
Shen Qingtang quickly returned to the Moon Palace and lit a fire as well. She wanted to pin the blame on the assassin.
When Lu Jiuan wakes up, he will tell the dog emperor about this, but for now, she can use the time difference to confuse the audience.
"Ah, there's an assassin!"
Shen Qingtang shouted and ran to the palace gate.
Upon hearing this, the palace maids and guards immediately went in to check the situation. When they saw Lu Jiuan fainted, they felt something was wrong.
At this time, Shen Tianming and Mu Wan were enjoying the dancing of the dancers at the banquet.
A guard ran to them in a hurry: "Your Majesty, Queen, it's bad, the palace is on fire!"
"Jin, the Golden Palace is on fire!"
"What?!" Shen Tianming was furious and stood up, "Why don't you go and put out the fire!"
Someone actually dared to set fire to the Golden Palace, what a courage!
"Also, the Fengluan Palace is on fire."
"Ah?!" Mu Wan's head was dizzy and she almost couldn't stand still, "Come on, follow me to take a look."
"Also..."
"Also?!" Shen Tianming was stunned.
"The bedrooms of the eldest prince, the second prince and the third princess were also burned..." The guard's voice was almost too low to be heard at the end.
Shen Junlin was already in a bad mood today, and now that he heard that his palace was on fire, he was even more furious.
Why is he so unlucky today!
Shen Chengyu heard that his bedroom was on fire, and he immediately got up and rushed back.
There are so many good things in his bedroom, they can't be burned!
If he knew who started the fire, he would cut that person into pieces!
Shen Muchen clenched her fists, her heart was filled with anger. That bastard had just come to destroy her bedroom last night, and he was going to burn her bedroom tonight. It was simply too much!
She must catch that bastard!
Now they had no intention of going to the birthday party, so Shen Tianming had to order them all to go back.
Some ministers who were good at water-based skills volunteered to put out the fire.
"Go, go, go, put out the fire for me!"
His throne room cannot be burned down!
After a while, the guards of the Star-Picking Palace came running over in a hurry.
"Report to the Emperor, there is an assassin!"
"What, there is an assassin? Where is he?"
"I am on duty outside the fourth princess' bedroom. I just heard the fourth princess shouting that there is an assassin. I led people to rush in immediately, but there was no sign of the fourth princess inside. There was only General Lu who had fainted, and the fourth princess' bedroom was also on fire."
Shen Tianming's first reaction was that Shen Qingtang was captured by the assassin.
Otherwise, with Shen Qingtang's strength alone, it would be impossible for him to escape the guards' supervision and it would be impossible for him to faint Lu Jiuan.
Shen Qingtang's accident was a huge blow to Shen Tianming.
No, Shen Qingtang must not be in trouble!
"Go and close the palace gates! Don't let the assassin out!" Shen Tianming shouted, "Send more people, we must rescue the fourth princess!"
Tonight was really chaotic. Not only was there a fire, but there were also assassins. Even Shen Qingtang was captured by the assassin.
When Shen Tianming gave the order, the ministers' wives had already walked some distance outside. Those who were faster were about to reach the palace gate.
At this time, Shen Qingtang had been waiting for a long time on the road that the ministers had to take to come out.
She took off her black clothes outside, revealing the palace maid's clothes inside. It was dark, and Shen Qingtang specially changed her makeup so that no one would recognize her identity.
Something happened in the palace, and everyone was in a panic.
"Why is there a fire out of nowhere?"
"Do you think there's someone in the palace again..."
"Ahem!" At this time, someone suddenly coughed twice, interrupting the man's words.
"Be careful with what you say in the palace."
Thinking that there might be an assassin in the palace, they quickened their pace and hurried out. This was not something they could get involved in.
They walked together, and it was difficult to tell which palace maid was which. Shen Qingtang took the opportunity to blend in.
There was a long line of carriages of ladies parked outside the palace, and they all needed palace maids to serve them.
Shen Qingtang followed the large group to the last carriage.
She adjusted the angle and hid her body behind the carriage, cleverly avoiding everyone's sight.
Shen Qingtang was always paying attention to everyone's expressions. Good, no one cared about her now.
After everyone in the carriage got on, before the carriage started, Shen Qingtang lifted her skirt and tied it around her waist, revealing the black pants inside. She lowered her body and quickly got under the carriage, using her hands and feet to pull hard at the wooden poles on the base. At
this time, urgent shouts suddenly came from the palace gate.
"Close the palace gate quickly, there is an assassin!"
Everyone was shocked.
"What, there is really an assassin!"
Fortunately, they have left the palace.
But some people are still trapped in the palace and cannot leave in a short time.
I didn't expect a good birthday party to turn out like this.
"Close the palace gate quickly!" The voice of the guard came again.
The next second, the carriage moved.
Shen Qingtang breathed a sigh of relief.
How exciting!
I finally escaped!
Now I just need to leave the imperial city and I'll succeed!
The wheels kept turning, raising billowing dust, and Shen Qingtang was choked.
She could only hold her breath, and after the carriage was far away from the palace, she quickly jumped off and ran to the alley next to it.
"Cough cough cough!"
Shen Qingtang took a long time to recover.
It was a close call, she almost suffocated to death by holding her breath.
Shen Qingtang took out the prepared guard uniform and put it on, tied her hair into a high ponytail, and ran to the gate of the imperial city.
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