Chapter 261 With her words, Nanny Li didn’t dare to waste any more time.
She opened the boxes and found that she had embezzled the disaster relief money just as Princess Jiacheng had said.
If we keep the money in this warehouse, the princess will definitely have her eyes on it.
The purpose of her coming here today was to take away the disaster relief money.
So she picked up the jade bracelet and moved all the boxes of silver into the space without hesitation.
In a short while, the warehouse was empty!
At this moment, Princess Jiacheng called Nanny Li and handed her the key to the storehouse that she had looted from Chen Bozong: "Go to the storehouse."
Nanny Li was slightly stunned and quickly said, "Princess, Madam Ruan is still waiting for you in the outer courtyard. Besides, there are so many things in the warehouse, it might be difficult to move them now. The most urgent thing is to deal with the Governor first..."
"Ruan Mian is waiting, so what? Are you afraid she'll get impatient?! Although she has done a great job in saving this princess, there's no need to give in to her every move. Those silver coins must be transferred immediately! Do as I say!"
With her words, Nanny Li didn't dare to waste any more time.
The princess looked back at the wing room, and asked the maid to go to the backyard to get palm oil. She also dismissed the servants in the mansion in the name of distributing food.
She set the curtain on fire with her own hands, and the curtain soaked in palm oil instantly ignited and devoured it like a fire dragon.
As thick smoke billowed, the house suddenly caught fire.
However, at this moment, Nanny Li ran to the princess in a state of shock and said in disbelief, "Madam! Madam, this is bad! There...there's nothing left in the storeroom."
"What did you say?!"
Princess Jiacheng was stunned and ran to the warehouse in disbelief.
Not to mention the inner room, even the outside is empty.
Including the food stored for the winter and some personal belongings she brought from the fiefdom, all disappeared!
The princess slumped to her knees and said in disbelief, "How is this possible?! How is this possible!"
"Who has such extraordinary abilities to move so many things from the warehouse out of the mansion so quietly?! It must be... Chen Bozong, Chen Bozong!"
Nanny Li quickly chimed in, "Madam, maybe it was the Lord who moved those things from the warehouse these past two days. For that little bitch dancer, he didn't hesitate to accuse you of killing his offspring and even wants to kill you. These people who are close to him will definitely be wary of you!"
After hearing what Nanny Li said, the princess could no longer sit still. She stumbled to her feet and rushed to the room, wanting to find Chen Bozong to ask for clarification!
But the fire was too big, and Li Ma hurriedly stopped her and shouted, "Madam, Madam, you can't do that! The fire is so fierce inside, you will die if you rush in!"
Princess Jiacheng was so angry that she roared in pain and anger.
"Chen Bozong! Good on you, Chen Bozong! You're so wary of me that you're even secretly taking away all that money. You're such a heartless bastard! I curse you to hell, where you'll never be reborn, and never be a human again!"
However, the uncontrollable fire spread rapidly, and the entire wing was engulfed in flames.
At this moment, Ruan Mian looked at the flames rising into the sky and calculated the time. It was almost burned out.
Then he went out to call for help to put out the fire.
Wuheng City had not yet been rebuilt, and even the inspection office specifically responsible for urban security had not yet been established. Therefore, when the news reached the border defense camp, other houses in the Governor's Mansion were all on fire.
The beams of the house where Chen Bozong lived were burned down.
Princess Jiacheng slumped on the ground, her face dazed.
When Nanny Li saw so many people around, she immediately started crying for her master.
"My Lord, my Lord is still in there!! My Lord Governor!!"
But now it's too late.
Everyone thought that Chen Bochong had died in the fire, and they all felt that God had opened his eyes and brought this corrupt official down. He embezzled the court's disaster relief funds and deserved this end!
At this time, Huo Zong led a group of soldiers to put out the fire, specifically pointing to the warehouse.
Ruan Mian took advantage of the fact that others were not paying attention and came to Huo Zong and whispered.
"General Huo, I just heard from my wife that Chen Bozong has transferred the disaster relief funds to another place. I will take you there later. For now, I'll trouble you to clean up the mess at the Governor's Mansion."
"By the way, their backyard hasn't been burned yet. There are a lot of food donated from other towns. General, you can count it and distribute it to the people at the city gate." Huo Zong was slightly stunned and felt very grateful.
Next, Ruan Mian pretended to know nothing, and "considerately" took the princess back to the intact room to rest with Li Ma.
I even went out to get a prescription for tranquilizing the mind.
After a long period of calm, Princess Jiacheng gradually regained her composure.
When she saw Ruan Mian beside her, she couldn't help but call her over, wanting to know if she could use her ability to figure out what happened to the money and property in the warehouse.
However, Ruan Mian shook his head and said.
"Madam, I really don't have the ability to calculate the whereabouts of the treasures in the treasury. This is a concrete matter and cannot be deduced, but..."
Seeing her hesitation, Princess Jiacheng immediately asked, "But what?"
She said truthfully, "But I can see that the princess has offended some villains recently, and I'm afraid this is a sign of disaster to come."
"What did you say?!"
The princess looked over with an ugly expression, and Ruan Mian added.
"Madam, you may not know that the weather is changing rapidly these days, and the world is not at peace. Especially the red sun in the east is increasingly engulfed by the aura of water, and the star chasing the sun in the southeast is unusually bright."
"King Shuo's fiefdom is a central location. At this turbulent time, do not switch sides. If you do, you may easily provoke bloodshed and bring disaster upon yourself."
Upon hearing this, Princess Jiacheng frowned and looked over in disbelief.
She is just a fugitive, how could she know the current situation in the court?
Doesn't the southeast refer to the Prince of Yan? Before she left the palace a few days ago, she had heard that her father and the Prince of Yan were close.
My mother was still complaining at the time because the number of people sent by the Prince of Yan was too large and they took up my father's time for several days in a row, causing him to break his appointments many times and leaving my mother waiting in vain.
At that time, the princess knew that her father had a close relationship with the Prince of Yan. Now, after hearing Ruan Mian's words, she couldn't help but think more about it.
But based on her words alone, he couldn't be sure, so he just asked, "Madam Ruan, do you know that saying this is a great rebellion? If it gets out, it will be a rumor that will cause chaos in the country, and you will be beheaded."
Ruan Mian lowered his voice and spoke sincerely.
"The princess believed me, so I reminded her truthfully. As for whether the prophecy is true or not, it is a secret of heaven, and it will take time to verify it."
What she said was vague, but it was precisely because of this that the princess believed it without a doubt.
After all, what Ruan Mian said before all matched up with real events. If she hadn't been so foresighted and possessed the ability to tell fortunes and summon spirits, how could she possibly have known so many secrets?!
The princess then realized the seriousness of the matter, and that night she asked Li Ma to bring paper and pen, write a letter, and have someone send it to her father urgently over eight hundred miles.
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