Aunt Jin was also laughing, "Luckily, Madam followed Prince Chen here, otherwise we wouldn't be able to see such a good thing."
Madam Sheng nodded in agreement, "That's right!"
"Auntie, this is the bathroom. Let me explain it to you!"
"Madam, please take a rest first. I will get it right away."
Aunt Jin followed Sun Er to the bathroom and saw the toilet, the sink, and the bathtub with water flowing in and out.
As soon as the switch was turned on, hot water came out, which scared Aunt Jin, who thought she had seen a lot of things. It took her a while to react.
Sun Er explained everything that needed to be explained, and then went back with Aunt Jin.
"Madam, I'll have someone bring some clothes over in a minute. You and Auntie should wash up and have a good rest first. I'll tell you about the rest tomorrow."
"Well, go ahead!"
After Sun Er left, Madam Sheng immediately stood up and said, "Aunt Jin, come on, take me with you—take me to see what the bathroom looks like."
Aunt Jin's face also showed a little more excitement, "I'm telling you, this bathroom..."
Aunt Jin has a good memory and a strong ability to accept new things. She repeated Sun Er's words word for word.
The more Madam Sheng listened, the more shocked she became. "Amazing! It's truly amazing! How can there be such a magical thing in this world!"
Everyone in Chang'an was saying that Le Zhi was demoted to a desolate fiefdom and suffered various natural disasters, so he must have suffered a lot.
Comparing now, the people who are really suffering are the people living in other places!"
Aunt Jin nodded in agreement, "Who says it isn't? Madam has worked so hard for so many years, and now it's finally over and she can live a good life here!"
The master and servant spoke heartfelt words to each other.
At the same time, Li Junyan had returned to Concubine De's palace again.
He walked around the palace and asked Sang Jueqian to put everything that could be put into the space.
Antique calligraphy and paintings, gold and silver utensils, curtains and drapes, tables, chairs, benches and beds.
Everything in sight was taken away except the doors and windows.
Defei's storehouse was filled with gold, silver, jewelry, expensive ornaments, and precious antiques, all of which were taken away by Sang Jueqian without any hesitation.
After making sure every room had been searched thoroughly, they simply poured oil on it and set it on fire.
If enough oil is poured, the fire will be out of control.
Although the guards around discovered it, it was too late to stop it.
Most of the palace was made of wood, so it was impossible to stop the fire.
The guards could only prevent the fire from spreading to other places and then watch the entire palace burn to ashes.
As soon as the sun rose, the news that Concubine De was burned to death in her bedroom spread throughout Chang'an.
Rumor has it that the emperor suddenly drove away Prince Chen yesterday, and that night Concubine De's bedroom caught fire. This must have been planned in advance.
By the time the emperor heard the news, it was too late to stop it.
The emperor, who was already in poor health, became so angry that he vomited blood immediately.
The emperor wiped the blood from his mouth and said, "Seal the news within Chang'an City and don't let Prince Chen know."
Li Junyan was raised by Concubine De. Although they were not biological mother and son, their relationship was very deep.
If Li Junyan knew this news, he might turn around and head back to Chang'an.
With the goddess helping Li Junyan, the emperor couldn't even imagine what kind of trouble Li Junyan would get into.
It would be easy to deal with if we knew the real culprit of the arson. The worst that could happen is that we would hand the person over to Li Junyan.
But now he knows nothing.
The emperor became angrier and angrier as he thought about it, and his breathing became more rapid. It took him a long time to calm down.
"How's the investigation going? Where's Concubine De's body?"
The person kneeling below shuddered. "To reply...to the emperor, neither the body of Concubine De nor the body of Aunt Jin has been found. I wonder if it's because the fire was too big..."
The emperor was so angry that he almost vomited blood again.
How big a fire has to be to burn a person to nothing?
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Not only did they not find the body, but it seems a lot of things are missing.
Logically, the tables, chairs, and benches are made of wood and would be reduced to ashes, but antique vases and gold and silver utensils would definitely not be reduced to ashes, but I didn’t see any of them. Could they have been taken away by someone?”
The emperor frowned, "You mean, someone moved everything out of the palace before setting the fire?
Are you treating the palace like a market? How many people would it take to carry all these things away?"
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