Chapter 134 The backyard is on fire!
Just when Bu Ruo was about to go in, he saw a figure sneaking out of the room.
Although they were far away, Bu Ruo could tell at a glance that the person who had changed into a guard's clothes was Su Yiling.
"Sister Su, here~"
"Ruo'er?"
When Su Yiling heard Bu Ruo's voice, tears kept falling down, and her pretended strength just now disappeared in an instant.
Bu Ruo walked out quickly, hugged the trembling Su Yiling in his arms and comforted her: "It's okay, it's okay, Ruo'er is here to save you, and my eldest brother is here too."
Su Yiling was stunned when she heard Bu Ruo's words: "You mean...your eldest brother is here too?"
Bu Ruo let go of his hand and pulled Bu Tianrui over: "Here, my brother was almost scared to death when he heard that something happened to you... Uh..."
Looking at the two people hugging each other, Bu Ruo silently looked up at the sky. She seemed a little redundant.
"Yiling, I'm back."
"I know."
"Tomorrow I will go to the scholar's house to propose marriage. I want to marry you."
"good!"
"Yiling, I've been so hard on you over the years. I will treat you even better in the future. You are the only one in my life. We will have many children and grandchildren, and I will never let you worry again."
“Wuwuwu…”
Bu Ruo blushed: "Well... let's go watch the show first? If you have anything to say, we can talk about it when we get back. The night is long, you can slowly express your feelings."
Su Yiling blushed and slowly pushed Bu Tianrui away: "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Ruoer."
"Don't laugh, don't laugh, it's not... I mean, I can understand, everyone can understand, hehe."
Bu Ruo coughed lightly and continued walking with the two of them, blooming flowers, all the way to the outside of Lin Rou's yard. Sure enough, she saw Cen Nan waiting in the dark with a smirk on his face.
"Hmph, I received news that it was the Crown Princess who came up with the idea of having the Crown Prince kidnap Sister Su. Since she always wants to destroy people's innocence, let her taste the consequences of losing her innocence herself."
"Cen Nan, set the fire. Remember to blow down a few parts of the courtyard wall first so that the ministers nearby can see more clearly. We can't let the Crown Princess only perform for us, right?"
Prince's Mansion Study
Xiao Yulan sat in the chair without saying a word, just drinking cup after cup of tea. This was already the second pot.
Xiao Jingrui frowned as he watched. Was there no tea in Prince Zhan's mansion? He came here so late at night just to drink tea?
When the second pot of tea was almost empty, Xiao Jingrui could no longer hold back and said, "Uncle, if you think this tea is good, I'll have someone pack some for you to take back."
"Can."
Xiao Jingrui: ...
"Uncle Emperor, don't you have something to tell me when you come to see me so late at night?"
"Um."
Xiao Jingrui: ...
"We are the only two uncles here, uncle. If you have anything to say, please speak directly."
"Well, it's actually nothing serious. I just heard some rumors."
The prince paused inwardly, "I wonder what kind of rumors could make the emperor's uncle come to my nephew's place so late at night. But since they are just rumors, they must not be true. I'll just treat them as a joke."
"Um."
Xiao Jingrui: ...
"Uncle..."
Just as Xiao Jingrui was about to continue speaking, the housekeeper's anxious voice came from outside the door: "Your Highness, it's not good, Your Highness."
Xiao Jingrui walked out with a frown: "What happened? Why are you yelling so loudly? Don't you know that I am talking to the emperor's uncle?"
The housekeeper was sweating profusely: "Your Highness, please go to the backyard and take a look. It's on fire!"
Xiao Jingrui was not too worried because he thought that there were guards guarding Su Yiling. If anything happened, they would take the person away.
"If there's a fire, send people to put it out. There's even a fire-fighting team in Kyoto. Why are you so panicked?"
The butler glanced into the study and stamped his feet anxiously: "Your Highness, the backyard is on fire!"
"I heard it!" Xiao Jingrui was furious. "Didn't I tell you to take people to put out the fire immediately? Why are you still hesitating? With the Fire Squadron here, can the fire really burn down the entire Prince's Mansion?"
The butler was almost crying: "Your Highness, it's your backyard! It's on fire! The backyard!! It's on fire!!!"
Xiao Jingrui paused, and instantly understood the housekeeper's hint: "I'll tell the emperor's uncle and I'll be there right away."
"Alright, Your Highness, please hurry up. On the way here, I heard that the backyard wall had collapsed, and the surrounding ministers and common people were coming in through the gap with buckets of water to help put out the fire... If we're too late, it will be bad."
Xiao Jingrui's face was so gloomy that it seemed as if water could drip out of it. Just as he was about to say something, Xiao Yulan walked out of the study.
"Since it's on fire, I will go with you to check it out. You are the crown prince, and your safety cannot be compromised."
After saying that, he walked out without waiting for Xiao Jingrui to stop him. After a few steps, he turned back and said, "Let's go. Maybe someone set the fire intentionally. After all, it's rumored that I can hear the wind, so others should be able to hear it too."
At this moment, a servant came running over and said, "Greetings, Your Highness. Princess Zhan is here looking for Prince Zhan. She saw the fire in the mansion and rushed in without waiting for the order. I... I couldn't stop her."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Jingrui saw Bu Ruo rushing in in a hurry, with an anxious look on his face, and even the hair on his temples was messed up.
"My Lord, are you alright?"
As he spoke, he pulled Xiao Yulan to look around and said, "I just returned to the palace and heard that the prince had come to the prince's residence. I wanted to take the prince home, but halfway through, I saw flames rising from the direction of the prince's residence."
"I was afraid something might happen to the prince, so I rushed in. I don't think His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will blame me."
"Oh, by the way, I also asked Bi'er to go back and call all the guards in the palace to help put out the fire. The wall on the prince's side of the palace collapsed, and it seems to be burning quite badly. I have already asked the guards to go over and put out the fire first."
Seeing this, how could Xiao Jingrui not understand what they were up to today? He thought it would take at least a few hours for them to receive the news that Su Yiling was missing, but he didn't expect it to be so soon. He had underestimated this couple.
Xiao Jingrui took Bu Ruo's hand and said, "The prince and I have been in the study all the time and nothing happened. The prince's backyard is on fire. I was just about to go see if there is anything I can do to help. The princess is here just in time. Let's go and take a look together."
"The backyard! I've been to the Prince's Mansion once and I know where it is. Let's go and take a look. The Princess must be terrified by such a big fire."
Xiao Jingrui couldn't refuse, so he could only grit his teeth and let the two of them go together. After all, they were there in the name of putting out a fire, and if he refused, wouldn't it be even more obvious that he was trying to hide his guilt?
Just when he was halfway there, Xiao Jingrui was stunned by the scene in front of him. He thought it was just a small fire, but he didn't expect it to be so big. If the ministers nearby hadn't discovered it and came in through the gap to help put out the fire, the entire Prince's Mansion would probably have been half burned down by now.
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