"Someone, come quickly, there's a fire!"
"Put out the fire, put out the fire!"
"Empress Li is inside!"
The palace maid turned pale and shouted at the top of her lungs.
There was chaos outside Mingde Hall, and palace servants ran over with buckets of water to put out the fire.
The fire was huge and spread quickly, with thick smoke billowing.
The news reached the queen, and as the master of the harem, she could not sit idly by.
The Queen rubbed her forehead and whispered, "I feel restless every day."
Then he dressed and hurried to Mingde Hall.
At this time, Concubine Li was also rescued, and only after seeing the sea of fire did she finally wake up.
Concubine Li was horrified and felt a sense of fear in her heart.
If she had been a little later, she would have been burned to death.
Her eyes were badly smoked, her head hurt so much it almost exploded, and her legs were weak and she had little strength.
Two maids were supporting her on her left and right.
Concubine Li looked sick, her voice hoarse, "Go, go check, cough cough cough, was it someone who deliberately set the fire?"
My heart felt like it was being grabbed by a big hand.
I always feel that things are not that simple.
If someone wanted to burn her to death, there would be an evil ghost lurking in the dark, wanting to take her life, making her restless every day.
After a while, the fire was finally put out, but half of the Mingde Hall was burned down.
"Madame Liu, she didn't run away."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Li's heart sank and she uttered a deep "hmm".
If it weren't for Nanny Liu waking her up and carrying her out of the dormitory, she would probably have been trapped inside.
Unfortunately, the smoke was too thick and Madam Liu soon fell to the ground, dying. She could only be urged to run quickly.
Concubine Li lowered her eyes, seeming a little sad.
"Madame Liu is old. She should be released from the palace to enjoy her retirement, enjoying her grandchildren and her old age."
The other three maids wiped their eyes.
But he didn't see the emotion in Concubine Li's eyes, which was not sadness, but coldness.
Nanny Liu was an old lady who stayed with Concubine Li. She did a lot of things for her and also had the idea of leaving the palace.
But Concubine Li never intended to let her leave and leave her sight.
If you leave, you will be dead.
Now that Nanny Liu died to save her, it can be said that her death was worthy and fulfilled her loyalty.
Concubine Li will give her family a chance to live.
She said with some regret: "Give him a proper burial."
Soon, the Queen arrived, her face filled with concern and her tone gentle, "Is Concubine Li okay? How did the fire break out?"
Concubine Li sneered inwardly and slowly shook her head. "Thank you for your concern, Queen. I'm fine. I was just a little bit disturbed by the smoke. My eyes and throat are a little uncomfortable. I'll be fine after a while."
The Queen then nodded, looking relieved.
These old people in the palace all looked okay and harmonious.
As for how the fight will be fought, it depends on one's ability.
The Queen looked at the scene before her and said, "This matter must be thoroughly investigated. If it is just an accident, then it is the fault of the people below. They must be severely punished to stop being lazy."
"I'm afraid someone did it on purpose."
After a while, a palace servant came over with a brown wooden box in his hands. One corner of the box was burnt, but the contents inside were intact.
"Empress Li, this servant discovered this."
When she saw what was in the box, Concubine Li’s eyes widened suddenly.
Ruby earrings! It was actually that ruby earring.
Before the second prince fell ill and died, the palace maid found a red jade earring under his bed, exactly the same as the one in front of him.
No, no, impossible!
This is not the one from that year. She locked that one in a small drawer.
Every year on Heng'er's death anniversary, she would take it out and look at it, never forgetting the hatred of that year.
The palace maid who went to investigate reported that she suspected that the palace maid on duty did not close the window properly, allowing the wind to knock over the candlestick, which happened to burn the curtain next to it and caused the fire.
The palace guards on duty did not find any suspicious persons and ruled out the possibility that someone had sneaked in and set the fire.
There were many combustible materials in the house, so the fire spread quickly.
It seems that the disaster was caused by the negligence of the people in the palace.
Concubine Li always felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't find any clues.
She exhaled and asked, "Queen, do these earrings look familiar to you?"
The Queen was slightly startled. "Ruby earrings? I don't like rubies at all. Besides, this style is a bit old and doesn't look fashionable."
Concubine Li: "Yes, it's a style from more than ten years ago."
The Queen reminisced, "It seems many years ago someone gave me a pair of red jade earrings. I wore them once and then put them aside. They weren't as elaborate as these. I prefer something simpler."
If it's not the Queen's? Then whose is it?
Why would this only appear in her palace?
Because Mingde Hall was severely damaged, the Queen asked Concubine Li to temporarily move to Guangren Palace.
Concubine Li fell ill again with a high fever that wouldn't go away.
In a trance, she suddenly opened her eyes, "I remember now, it's her!"
It’s Concubine Wei!
…
Xie Qingyao sat in the pavilion. There were snacks, tea, and a pile of manuscripts on the stone table.
She reached out and picked up the teacup, took a few sips of tea, and listened to Xifeng talk about the situation in the palace.
Frost Moon and Mo Zhu stood on both sides of her, like two door gods.
Although they were her bodyguards, they appeared to be just ordinary maids, and others had no idea that they knew martial arts.
Zhitao had a bitter face. Two more people were competing with her for the job.
Xie Qingyao casually scraped the rim of the teacup with the lid. "Guangren Palace is far from your Majesty's Ziji Palace and Yanfu Palace. Concubine Li must be feeling very upset."
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