"Hu Chang, what did you just say?" Emperor Chongjin looked up, his brow furrowing suddenly as he interrupted the three boys' discussion.
Emperor Chongjin's authoritative voice made the three little boys stand up straight in an instant, looking like obedient children.
Xue Huchang, whose name was called, was stunned for a moment before quickly replying, "Your Majesty, I just said that Nian Nian threw out many boxes, so how come there's only this one left in the Fifth Princess's hand?"
Emperor Chongjin had just heard this sentence when, just then, the deputy general who had escorted the assassin eunuch to the Inner Court returned. He was the deputy general patrolling the palace and was back to await orders.
Emperor Chongjin immediately summoned them and asked, "Where are the things you found while fighting the fire?"
The deputy general had just returned and did not know why Emperor Chongjin asked such a question. Hearing the emperor's inquiry, he replied with a puzzled look, "Your Majesty, we were only concerned with putting out the fire. We only took the wooden buckets to fill with water, and we returned them afterwards. We did not take anything from here."
At this moment, the deputy commander of the fire brigade also stepped forward and announced loudly,
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