He Wenqin was awakened by the thick smell of smoke and hurried to the yard, shouting:
"Where did the fire start? Are the food and medicine safe? Where is the postmaster?"
Several imperial doctors also came out of the room one after another and said, "It seems there is a fire in the backyard!"
Xue Yong came running over with two buckets of water and said:
"Sir, the county lady and her two maids are in the backyard!"
As soon as he finished speaking, He Wenqin's face turned pale, he lifted up his robe and ran to the backyard!
As he ran, he kept muttering to himself: "Ancestor! I hope nothing happens to you!"
Several imperial doctors looked at each other and followed him to the backyard with their own thoughts.
Except for the ten guards who were guarding the food and medicinal materials, the remaining forty people also followed!
In the backyard of the inn, the row of rooms in the middle was already engulfed in flames!
The sky turned red due to the flames, and the fire was getting bigger and bigger!
Bai Xi had already noticed something was wrong when the fire started, and immediately jumped through the window and ran straight to the bed, ready to pick up the princess!
However, he discovered that there was no one on the bed!
He immediately checked with Mo Qiu and found out that the princess had indeed not come out since she entered the room!
He slipped into the room where the fire was already big again and looked into other corners, but still saw no one!
How could a living person disappear out of thin air?
Previously on Longxing Street, he had almost injured the princess. He had promised his master that he would protect the princess!
Now, how should he explain to his master?
He was breathing rapidly and his palms were covered in cold sweat!
The fire grew bigger and bigger, and he and Mo Qiu became more and more anxious, shouting loudly: "Princess!"
At this moment, the door was kicked open from outside!
Bai Xi and Mo Qiu turned around at the same time when they heard the sound. They hoped that their princess had run out to play again and had just come back.
But then Qingchan kicked the door down and rushed in!
Si Jinxing didn't like the maids staying in the room to watch over her while she slept, so she asked them to rest in the room next door.
Qingchan and Zisu helped Si Jinxing lie down and then returned to the room.
Who would have thought that they fell asleep soon after lying down.
Qingchan was a martial artist and was very perceptive. He knew immediately that the person had been drugged!
She forced herself to stay awake, stretched out her arm and wiped the long sword. The pain in her head made her sober up instantly!
She dragged Zi Su, who had already fallen asleep, and slowly walked to the door.
Just as she breathed a sigh of relief, she realized that the purpose of the drug was definitely not for a little maid like her!
Qing Chan staggered two steps and saw a fire in his princess's room!
She kicked the door open and saw Bai Xi and Mo Qiu staring at her in a daze in the burning room!
"What are you doing? Take the princess out quickly!"
As she spoke, she looked towards the bed, but in the brightly lit room, where was the princess?
Thick smoke billowed, and burnt door panels fell to the ground from time to time!
Qingchan felt her skin getting hotter and hotter, and she shouted anxiously:
"Princess, where are you?!"
But apart from the crackling of burning wood, was there any other sound in response to her?
Outside the courtyard, He Wenqin also rushed over with a group of people.
He looked at the room in the middle and his lips couldn't help but tremble.
There are so many rooms in the inn, why did the fire happen in the one where that girl lives?
Is it a coincidence, or...
But no matter what, if anything happened to the Princess of Anping County, how would he explain to the Ninth Prince?
That is the Nine Yama King who will never let go of any grudge!
Xue Yong pulled the postmaster who was following behind him and asked urgently, "Where is the well?"
The postmaster was already sweating profusely. He stretched out a trembling hand and pointed to a wooden door at the westernmost end of the backyard, saying:
"There's one in the front yard, but not in the back yard. However, there is one in the small courtyard to the west!"
Xue Yong immediately ran to the courtyard with a wooden bucket, and He Wenqin also quickly asked everyone to help fetch water to put out the fire!
An hour later, the fire in the backyard of the inn was finally completely extinguished!
Zi Su knelt in front of the half-burned house, crying inconsolably.
Her young lady didn't like being served by the maid by her bed, so she rested in the next room. Unexpectedly, she fell into a deep sleep as soon as she fell on the bed.
If Qingchan hadn't rescued her, the fire would have spread to that side quickly.
She was rescued, but what about the lady?
They have been searching for so long, why can't they see anyone?
Why are there no living people, and no dead bodies?
She covered her mouth, not daring to think, just hoping that what happened tonight was just a nightmare!
He Wenqin looked at the house with smoke rising from it and the burnt roof, listened to Zi Su's crying, staggered back a few steps, and was supported by Fang Yongzhi beside him.
He shouted, "Postmaster! Why is there a fire? Do you know who lives in that room?"
The postmaster shuddered, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed:
"Your Excellency, I have no idea! Everything is in order, and there are no flammable objects around. I think the county lady was careless..."
Qing Chan raised her hand and wiped away the tears on her face. She walked up to the postmaster and stared at him condescendingly!
She suddenly raised her hand, slapped him, and said angrily:
"If I find anything unusual, I'll take your head!"
He Wenqin ordered his men to surround the entire posthouse. If this was not a coincidence, no one could be let go!
Zi Su searched bit by bit in the burnt-out room filled with ashes.
Qingchan searched the entire inn!
Bai Xi and Mo Qiu quickly left the inn.
The princess was not in the room. Could she have been kidnapped and then pretended to be burned to death?
Who on earth could have kidnapped someone right under their noses?
It was not until the next day, when a ray of light gradually appeared in the sky, that the four people standing in the yard saw despair in each other's eyes!
"Princess, he got lost right under our noses..." Bai Xi squatted on the ground dejectedly, as if he had lost his soul.
Qing Chan's face turned pale and he said, "The princess will be fine!"
There was a rapid sound of horse hooves coming straight towards them!
The man on the horse was shivering all over. He jumped off the horse and quickly stepped into the dilapidated door!
Bai Xi and his four companions, as well as He Wenqin and others who followed behind them, all knelt on the ground, not daring to breathe.
The person who came was Qi Moli who rushed over overnight!
He never imagined that someone would be so eager to take action just after leaving Jianzhou!
When he received the message from the eagle, he couldn't believe it. Fire?
She has always been smart. Even if the fire started quickly, how could she not even have time to escape from the room?
Now, he looked at the burned room. The fire had indeed started quickly, as if the entire room had caught fire all at once, rather than spreading bit by bit!
There must be something fishy going on here!
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