Chapter 52 Qin Er is fine
Suddenly, the door was pushed open. Zhu Wenqin's heart suddenly tightened. She pricked up her ears and carefully distinguished the footsteps coming in. There were probably two people. She thought to herself:
[Finally there is salvation.] 】
One of them poked the woodpile and said:
"It's not here." Another person shouted:
"Bless the guard, bless the guard..."
When Zhu Wenqin heard her own name, she was so excited that she wanted to stand up and respond immediately. However, her mouth was blocked and she couldn't move. She could only say anxiously in her heart,
I am here.
[Please dig deeper...]
"No one agreed. There shouldn't be anyone. Let's look somewhere else."
Zhu Wenqin listened to the footsteps of the two people gradually fading away, and tears were about to fall.
At this time, the guards of the palace all rushed to the Shangshu Mansion, and Wang Qi and Wang Zhiyan were being firmly controlled by Jing Siye's men.
The atmosphere in the palace was so oppressive that it was almost suffocating. Jing Siye exuded a bone-chilling chill and his face was as gloomy as the sky before a storm.
The long sword in his hand was placed on Wang Zhiyan's neck. The cold blade was pressed against her delicate skin. Wang Zhiyan felt a chill on her neck and shivered.
"Wang Zhiyan, where did you take Qin'er?"
Jing Siye's voice was low and cold, wrapped in the frost and snow of winter, and every word he spoke struck Wang Zhiyan's heart.
Wang Zhiyan's legs softened when she heard this, and she fell to her knees with a plop, and said anxiously:
"Your Majesty, please understand. How dare Zhiyan do such a thing? The disappearance of Guard Zhu has nothing to do with Zhiyan."
Jing Siye snorted coldly, took a step forward, and tightened the sword in his hand:
"Don't be so pretentious. Qin'er has no grudges against anyone. Today he is dressed as a woman. Who else but you can harm him?"
He stared at Wang Zhiyan, trying to catch a hint of flaw in her expression.
Wang Zhiyan was so frightened by Jing Siye's powerful aura that her face turned pale. Her heart was beating wildly in her chest and she was almost about to confess.
This matter was instigated by the Crown Prince. I just went with the flow and adjusted the plan slightly.
If he confessed now, he would surely die, and the entire Wang family would be implicated.
Wang Qi also came to Jing Siye tremblingly, bent his body, and said in a pleading voice:
"Yes, Your Majesty, no matter how bold Yan'er is, she would not dare to do such a thing. Please do not wrongly accuse her."
As he spoke, he secretly observed Jing Siye's expression.
Wang Zhiyan was so nervous that she couldn't speak and could only nod continuously.
She now deeply regretted not following the prince's plan and quickly sent the man out of the house after succeeding.
Instead, he thought he was smart and wanted to take the opportunity to send people to humiliate Zhu Wenqin, so that Jing Siye would stop thinking about him. Unexpectedly, his men felt something was wrong after Zhu Wenqin disappeared for a while.
When Wang Qi saw his daughter’s nervous look, he already knew the answer.
At this moment, he was full of regret, hating himself for not restraining his daughter early on and letting her be involved in this terrible dispute.
But now that things have come to this, what’s the use of regretting?
He could only pray silently in his heart that he could get through the day smoothly. If you offend King Zhaonan, ten heads will be enough to chop off.
Jing Siye's men came forward to report one by one, but they all shook their heads to indicate that they had not found any trace of Zhu Wenqin.
Jing Siye was extremely anxious and almost lost his mind.
Just when he was about to collapse, thick smoke suddenly appeared from the south of the Shangshu Mansion, followed by the servants' panicked shouts:
"Help, there's a fire! Help!"
"My Lord, the firewood room in the backyard is on fire!"
"Woodshed?" Wang Zhiyan's heart moved and she was secretly delighted. That was where she hid Zhu Wenqin.
She thought to herself: "God is helping me; the fire comes at the right time." However, she pretended to be shocked, as if she knew nothing about it.
Jing Siye frowned and asked sternly, "Have you searched the woodshed carefully? Are you sure there is no one inside?"
A servant from the Shangshu Mansion replied tremblingly:
"Your Highness, we went in to check just now and called Master Zhu, but no one responded. There must be no one there."
"Should it be?" Jing Siye's voice suddenly rose, and a sharpness flashed in his eyes.
"Have you searched the inside thoroughly?"
The servant was frightened by Jing Siye's aura and stammered, not knowing how to answer:
“This…should…”
Seeing this, Jing Siye felt increasingly uneasy. He said no more, tiptoed, and ran straight to the woodshed like lightning.
At this time, the woodshed was filled with thick smoke and a fire was gradually starting to spread. Several servants were trying to put out the fire with buckets of water, but they were having trouble controlling it.
Jing Siye rushed to the door of the woodshed and was about to rush in, but was stopped by Xue Nian:
"Your Majesty, it's too dangerous inside, you can't go in!"
Jing Siye shook off Xue Nian's hand, covered his nose and called out loudly at the door:
"Qin'er! Qin'er! Are you in there?"
In the woodshed, Zhu Wenqin was almost choked by the thick smoke. He vaguely heard Jing Siye's call, and tried to cheer himself up, wanting to respond, but his mouth was stuffed with cloth and he could not make any sound.
He cried out in despair in his heart:
[Your Majesty, Qin'er is in there, Qin'er is in there, please come and save Qin'er...]
Jing Siye seemed to hear something, but the noise outside made him unable to be sure.
He raised his hand suddenly, signaling everyone to be quiet. There was silence all around, except for the crackling of the flames.
He called out again: "Qin'er, are you there?"
[I am here, Your Majesty, hurry up...save...]
This time, Jing Siye finally confirmed that Zhu Wenqin was inside.
Without hesitation, he dipped his cloak into the water, put it on after it was soaked, and then rushed into the woodroom filled with smoke.
Inside the woodshed, the thick smoke made it impossible to open one's eyes. Jing Siye tried his best to kick away the pile of firewood with his legs, and finally found Zhu Wenqin who was tied up in the corner.
At this time, Zhu Wenqin's eyes were closed, with tears still hanging in the corners of her eyes, and she was unconscious.
Jing Siye felt a pain in his heart and quickly picked him up and rushed out of the woodshed.
Jing Siye gently placed Zhu Wenqin on the ground, quickly untied the ropes on him, and took out the cloth strip stuffed in his mouth. He patted his cheek gently and whispered:
"Qin'er, wake up, Qin'er..."
Zhu Wenqin slowly opened her eyes and saw Jing Siye’s anxious face, tears welled up again. He said weakly:
"Your Majesty... Qin'er thought she would never see you again..."
Jing Siye had been on edge the whole time, staring at Zhu Wenqin intently. When he saw that he finally responded, his heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally settled down.
His eyes were red, and he hugged Zhu Wenqin tightly, his voice full of relief and tenderness for surviving the disaster:
"I'm glad Qin'er is okay."
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