Gu Qingsheng wiped the sweat from his face and led Bai Lu downstairs. Under the torch, a group of women gathered together, and Madam Xi was comforting them.
Seeing Gu Qingsheng coming, Xi Niang sighed and finally felt relieved.
"Princess, I was so busy protecting my girls that I didn't have time to pay attention to you. Are you okay?"
Shaking his head, Gu Qingsheng patted her hands
"I'm fine, Madam Xi, don't worry."
Lin Song stood aside with a gloomy expression, his hands clenched tightly.
"I...I...it's all because of me..."
"Mr. Lin, don't blame yourself."
Lady Xi said to Lin Song
"Even if Gu Miao is like this, she can't shake us in the slightest. An Yi saved you, so you are a member of our Huaixiang Pavilion. We are all family, there is no right or wrong."
After hearing these words, Lin Song's face turned pale again.
The light in his eyes seemed to be surprise, but also seemed to be unwillingness and self-blame.
Gu Qingsheng looked around, frowned, and found something wrong.
"Is everyone here?"
"Someone went to pick up Su Huai. She might have been sleeping. She should be here soon..."
"Empress!"
A voice came from the end of the secret room. The little girl who had just gone to pick up Su Huai was panting, but she came alone. She was sweating profusely, and her clothes were burned to pieces. There seemed to be tears in her eyes.
"Sister Su Huai! Sister Su Huai! She's gone!!"
Gu Qingsheng's heart skipped a beat.
“How could it be?!”
Lady Xi raised her voice
"She can't possibly be running around!"
Suddenly, the scene of the maid whispering in Gu Miao's ear flashed in her mind. She froze and clenched her hands.
"Su Huai...was captured by Gu Miao..."
Just as Gu Qingsheng thought, Gu Miao really did have a backup plan. He was just unsure at first, but now that he was taking two approaches at the same time, it meant that Luo Zhaozhao must be involved.
"I'll go save her!"
Lin Song suddenly became anxious, and An Yi stood there in a daze, not knowing what to do.
She looked at Lin Song who was about to run out, opened her mouth but closed it because she was worried about Su Huai.
Gu Qingsheng pursed his lips and looked at Lady Xi.
"What do you think?"
Madam Xi's body was shaking. She was holding the hand of the maid beside her, her lips were ashen, and she was holding it tightly.
There is a big fire outside now, and there is no way to go out, let alone save people.
However, because Gu Miao is so cruel, he probably won't treat Su Huai well if he captures her.
Holding the last bit of hope for life, Xi Niang swallowed her saliva
"It's okay, it's okay... We have the late emperor's order... She can't... can't do anything to Su Huai. Going out now will mean death. Since she dared to set the fire openly, she must have sent people to guard the door and wait to catch us all in one fell swoop. Don't worry, wait until the fire is out..."
The fire above was constantly burning, and the temperature could be felt from the cellar, making people feel very hot.
Undoubtedly, Madam Xi's decision was right. Gu Qingsheng stopped talking and just stared at the opening above the cellar with his eyes flickering.
If the fire continues at this rate, it will probably burn for a long time...
Sophora japonica……
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Two palace maids stumbled into Gu Miao's room. Luo Zhaozhao had just left at that time. They were both injured and covered in blood. They screamed in pain as they rushed into the room.
Gu Miao's hand trembled as he pulled out the hairpin, and he was frightened by the scene.
"What's wrong?!"
"Princess!"
"The woman locked in the woodshed has been rescued!!"
One of the palace servants shouted with his last bit of strength!
"He was rescued?! Who was it?! What happened?!"
She never imagined that someone would be bold enough to save someone in the palace!
Su Huai's face was awakened in his heart, and Gu Miao hurriedly asked
"What about her face? Is her face scratched?"
Thinking of that beautiful face with plump eyebrows and watery features, Gu Miao gritted his teeth.
"Replying to the princess..."
Another palace servant answered Gu Miao while covering his bleeding arm.
"It's already scratched. Her face..."
Hearing this, Gu Miao breathed a sigh of relief and put the rouge she had pulled out into the jewelry box.
"That's good. I don't care about her worthless life anyway."
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"How's it out there?"
Lady Xi anxiously asked a woman who had just gone out to inquire about the news
"Is the fire down?"
"No! Madam! It seems that we need two more incense sticks before..."
"Go down! Go down! Someone is coming to rescue us!"
Another woman ran out from the back, she was panting, and the man who had just returned and Xi Niang turned back at the same time.
"What did you say?"
The woman took a few breaths
"I heard a lot of voices outside, and I could see the fire was getting smaller. Someone was coming to rescue us!"
Just as he finished saying this, he heard footsteps outside.
Fearing it was an enemy, Gu Qingsheng glanced at Madam Chaoxi.
"Don't talk, I'll go up and see who it is..."
"Princess, I'll go."
Lady Xi held Gu Qingsheng with her eyes full of worry. Gu Qingsheng looked at her.
"It doesn't matter. Precisely because I'm a princess, Gu Miao's people don't dare to do anything to me."
"You guys wait inside and come out only when I say everything is fine."
She pulled her arm out of Madam Xi's hand and walked towards the ladder.
The cellar door on the top was not very hot inside. Gu Qingsheng clenched his fist, his heart beating fast.
If the people above are Gu Miao's...
Taking a deep breath, Gu Qingsheng was about to push hard against the door, but she didn't expect that a strong force from above suddenly pulled the door open, and her body and arms were taken out as well.
A burnt smell came, Gu Qingsheng coughed a few times, and a cold and delicate hand suddenly touched her face.
Startled, she suddenly opened her eyes and met a pair of deep and distressed eyes.
"Guo...Ayue...?"
As if she couldn't believe this was true, her eyes were wide open and her face was constantly being rubbed.
“Chiangmori…”
Then, she was embraced in a very warm embrace. Xu Qingyi's eyes seemed to be filled with deep fatigue and self-blame. He hugged her back tightly and murmured:
"I'm so scared... I can't find you..."
"I almost lost you again..."
After feeling Xu Qingyi's familiar embrace, Gu Qingsheng's heart calmed down, but when he touched his back, he felt as if it was trembling.
Suddenly awakened, she grabbed Xu Qingyi's arm
"Save Su Huai! Su Huai! Su Huai was..."
There was a sudden bang from the burnt gate!
Gu Qingsheng's face turned cold, and he quickly closed the cellar door behind him. He clutched Xu Qingyi's sleeves, pursed his lips, and looked at the door vigilantly.
A slender figure ran over, seemingly carrying something on her back. When the person approached and the dust cleared, Gu Qingsheng was stunned as he looked at her face getting closer and closer. He stood up suddenly. The Su Huai on the woman's back was dying.
Gu Qingsheng opened his mouth and shouted in disbelief
"Du Wensa?!"
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