Chapter 431 Song Jinxiu's face is paler than a dead person's head
The palace was on fire again, and this time the fire was even bigger than the previous one in Fengxi Palace.
When the guards outside realized something was wrong, the abandoned palace in the cold palace was already filled with thick smoke, and the fire was so intense that no one could enter. Yu Yanfeng limped to the door of the cold palace, supported by his men. Looking at the fire that almost lit up half the sky, his face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
"Someone tell me, why didn't any of you see such a huge fire? Are all of you blind?!"
The guards guarding the cold palace were dug out from their beds in the corner guardhouse. Now they were kneeling on the ground, not daring to say a word.
Yu Yanfeng shouted angrily, "What are you still standing there for? Go put out the fire!"
There was chaos outside the cold palace, with people carrying water coming and going. After the commotion, the fire was finally put out. However, the entire main hall of the cold palace was reduced to a shaky empty shell, and everything inside was burned to ashes.
"Commander, a charred female corpse was found inside."
The person who came to report wanted to bury his head in the ground. There was only one woman in the cold palace, and that was Queen Lu who had just been sent in.
It goes without saying who the female corpse is.
Yu Yanfeng looked at the charred corpse that was carried out and burned so badly that the body was no longer intact. He could not tell who it was in life. He took a deep breath. His Majesty did not want Queen Lu to live, and did not care about her life or death. Even if she died of illness, starvation, or freezing, it would be fine. Why did he burn her to death?
He could imagine how furious Emperor An would be after this news was delivered, knowing that there was another fire in the palace, the fire almost spread to other palaces, and the guards were completely unaware of it.
For a moment, Yu Yanfeng's buttocks and back, which had been beaten with a stick, began to hurt severely.
"Investigate the cause of the fire. The cold palace is damp and contains no flammable materials. There's no flint here, so the fire shouldn't have been this big. Also, all those on duty in the cold palace tonight and those patrolling the surrounding area will be sent to the Criminal Court to await your Majesty's decision!"
"Then this corpse..."
"Gather the remains first and find a place to store them. I will deal with them after I see His Majesty."
Yu Yanfeng, with a heavy heart, went to ask for an audience with Emperor An. When Emperor An learned that the fire in the cold palace had broken out, he began to scold him. Eunuch Feng, standing outside, heard Emperor An's constant scolding coming from inside, and occasionally there was the sound of something falling to the ground. After a while, the scolding gradually subsided.
When Yu Yanfeng came out, he was staggering a little.
"Commander Yu, are you okay?" Eunuch Feng stepped forward and gave him a hand.
Yu Yanfeng's lips turned pale: "It's okay."
Eunuch Feng supported him and asked, "Did His Majesty punish you?" He was a little worried. "Your injuries from the previous punishment haven't healed yet, and you're not on duty in the palace tonight. The people below shouldn't blame you for their negligence. There's also Commander Liu in the palace. Why did His Majesty target you alone..."
Upon hearing this, Yu Yanfeng whispered, "The palace guards are my job, so it's only right for His Majesty to punish me. Fortunately, His Majesty took my injuries into consideration and allowed me to receive the punishment after I recover, so that I won't be delayed in my duties."
Eunuch Feng's eyes flashed when he heard this. Hearing some movement in the hall, he hurriedly asked, "Then I'm looking for someone to take you out?"
Yu Yanfeng had just been kneeling for too long and was hit by Emperor An with a heavy object, so he was still a little unresponsive. Now, after standing for a while, he was no longer seriously injured.
"Thank you for your kindness, eunuch. However, I am fine. I still have to deal with the matter of the cold palace later."
Hearing Emperor An calling "Feng Lai" from inside, Yu Yanfeng said:
"Father-in-law, please go and do your work first. I can go on my own."
Eunuch Feng then let go and said, "Then Commander Yu, please slow down."
After seeing Yu Yanfeng off, there were no more outsiders in front of the hall. Eunuch Feng waved to the side, and a young eunuch came forward quickly carrying some things.
He whispered a few words to the young eunuch, who nodded quickly, handed the thing in his hand to Feng Lai, then lowered his head and quietly retreated.
"Feng Lai, you bastard, where are the people?!"
Eunuch Feng quickly straightened his clothes, held the incense burner in his hand, lowered his head and pushed the door open as he walked in.
"Your Majesty, I just went to prepare the calming incense, I'll be right back..."
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Song Jinxiu was knocked unconscious and taken out of the mansion. When he woke up in a daze, he found that everything in front of him was pitch black.
Something was stuffed in his mouth, his throat was dry, itchy and numb, and he couldn't make a sound. His hands, feet and body were tied tightly. There was only a small space around him, and it was so narrow that if he moved a little, he would hit the wooden board blocking it. There seemed to be something soft under his body, but it was a bit prickly.
He twisted his body desperately, but found that the knot tied him in place. Only his head could move. There was a tiny hole on the top of his head, revealing a trace of cool moonlight. He tried to turn his head, but suddenly bumped into something.
The next moment, his pupils widened and his whole body froze in place.
Head...skull? ! !
The skull, whose skin and flesh were still fresh, was tilted to one side, its eyes were wide open, and the flesh on its face was bloody and particularly creepy. He suddenly knew what had just hit him under him. It was a human corpse.
He was locked in a coffin!!
Song Jinxiu's eyes trembled with fear, and the cold sweat on his back instantly soaked his clothes. He tried desperately to struggle and opened his mouth to shout, but the thing blocking his mouth prevented him from making any sound. He couldn't even move his body to avoid the skeleton beside him.
In the moonlight, his face was whiter than the dead man's head.
"What is this place?"
"Why are we here?!"
“Ah, there’s a snake!!!”
The sudden sound outside made Song Jinxiu's frightened heart beat faster. He realized that the one screaming in fear was his grandmother, and the voices that spoke earlier were his father and mother.
After the Song family was exiled, Song Jinxiu was unable to exonerate them, but later he took advantage of Song Shulan to get the "care" of the Yongshun Marquis' Mansion, and used them to gain the favor of the emperor and get close to the second prince, so he was able to take care of them.
He spent a large sum of money to buy some underworld men, intending to secretly look after the Song family. However, when he arrived, he found out that the officer in charge of escorting them had died in an accident on the road, and the Song family members had "escaped" in the chaos, but in fact they were secretly taken away by someone.
Song Jinxiu was shocked and tried his best to snatch the person away, but he didn't dare to place him anywhere else. He could only send him back to the vicinity of the capital and put him in a farmer's home far away from the city. He had the idea of hiding himself from the public.
He knew that Tang Ning hated the Song family, and he also realized that she wanted to kill them all.
But the Song family had fallen. Song Qin died on the way to exile, Song Hong lost one eye, Old Madam Song was always ill, and his mother was no longer as noble as before. Her face was frosted and she had several broken fingers. She had suffered a lot.
Song Jinxiu felt that no matter how big the grudge between the Song family and Tang Ning was, it should be resolved.
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