Emperor Qin Huan asked a few questions as usual, and Pei Sheng answered them one by one. It seemed that there was no problem in the harmony between the monarch and his subjects. After Pei Sheng relaxed his vigilance, Emperor Qin Huan suddenly said something.
"Mr. Pei, I really value your talent. Please don't do anything stupid."
This warning frightened Pei Sheng so much that he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. He was already feeling guilty, and felt extremely terrified when he thought about the plans of Duke Jin and others in his spare time. But now he was on the pirate ship, and even for the sake of protecting Concubine Rong, he could not get off easily.
"I, your servant, will do my utmost to assist Your Majesty and teach His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Emperor Qin Huan smiled and waved his hand to let him leave.
After leaving the imperial study, Pei Sheng immediately rode his horse at full speed to the residence of Duke Jin and talked about the imperial study with Duke Jin and Yue Chengliu. Yue Chengliu thought for a moment.
"It seems that the Emperor has noticed our actions. We can't wait any longer. Send a message to the palace today and have Concubine Rong take action."
Although the Duke of Jin was afraid, he could only support his son at this point. "Okay, tonight, if I don't succeed, I will die!"
In the palace, Zixing once again retrieved a letter from the rockery and living water, and hurried back to Guanju Palace to report to Rong Fei. Little did she know that she had been targeted by Jintai, and her every move was under Bai Yuzhi's eyes.
After Jin Tai told Bai Yuzhi about this, he stayed with Hu An all the time under Bai Yuzhi's arrangement.
Bai Yuzhi lay on the bed with her clothes on. Emperor Qin Huan was in the imperial study tonight handling government affairs and would not come back. There were only her and a few servants in the palace. She asked someone to extinguish all the candles and pretended that she and Hu An were asleep.
Wait for things to happen.
I don’t know how long I waited, it was probably midnight. Bai Yuzhi stayed awake by chatting with the system in his mind, and suddenly heard Jin Tai’s shouting.
"Help! Help! Help!"
The voice was very soft, but it sounded very anxious.
There were imperial guards guarding outside the Zichen Palace, but since Bai Yuzhi moved in, in order to avoid suspicion, those guards were guarding the front hall farther away. Even if they heard the cry for help, the fire would have been big by the time they arrived.
The servants in the hall were also awakened by the sound. Yin Ting rushed in to see Bai Yuzhi and found that the main hall was basically unaffected, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
"How's Hu An doing?!"
Bai Yuzhi was "panic-stricken". She stood up, looking a little flustered and at a loss as to what to do.
Yin Ting's face was filled with anxiety. "Your Majesty, the fire in the side hall is extremely severe. The servants are all trying to put it out, but it's not working. The imperial guards are rushing over, but there's no water inside or outside the Purple Palace. I'm afraid it's too late!"
That's right, Bai Yuzhi pretended to be deceived by Concubine Rong and moved away all the water tanks and other water storage items that were visible in plain sight.
"Come on, let's go out first!"
Bai Yuzhi escaped from the affected main hall surrounded by servants. Just as she stepped out of the hall door, a burning beam fell and almost smashed through several people.
She rushed to the side hall after leaving the main hall. On the way, she met a group of imperial guards carrying buckets of water and other supplies to put out the fire, as well as Emperor Qin Huan who was rushing over.
To be honest, Bai Yuzhi had never seen Emperor Qin Huan in such a miserable state. His dragon robe was disheveled, his hair crown was crooked, and he was holding the Emperor's Sword in his hand. The veins on the back of his hand were bulging because he was holding it with too much force.
Even his eyes were a bloodthirsty red.
When Emperor Qin Huan saw the white jade, he calmed down a little, but it was still better than nothing.
The first thing he said was, "Queen, where is our Hu'an?"
There were many people talking at the moment, and Emperor Qin Huan was surrounded by a group of guards who wanted to stop him from getting into danger, and there were also many servants around him who seemed to be trying to put out the fire.
But if that is the case, how did the fire start?
The fire was raging, and pouring buckets of water on it didn't seem to help at all. It was obvious that oil or some other flammable material had been poured around the house. It was obvious that someone had done it on purpose in order to burn Hu An to death inside.
Bai Yuzhi knew very well that it was definitely Concubine Rong who did it, but in order to prevent Concubine Rong from having any other tricks up her sleeve, she still had a play to perform, and Emperor Qin Huan could not lose this crazy state.
Otherwise it will definitely arouse suspicion.
Thinking of this, her white jade-like eyes blinked and tears welled up in her eyes. She stared at Emperor Qin Huan with her peach-like eyes, looking pitiful and saying, "Your Majesty, you can't go in..."
Emperor Qin Huan knew that Hu An had not come out.
Having a son in his middle age, and personally teaching him for three years, Emperor Qin Huan's devotion to Hu An was beyond comparison even to Bai Yuzhi himself. How could he bear to see his young son trapped in a sea of fire with his life or death uncertain?
Emperor Qin Huan was able to keep his composure in front of Bai Yuzhi and just gently pushed him away. However, the guards and eunuchs who were trying to stop him were not so lucky. He swung his sword and everyone could only dodge in embarrassment.
"Whoever stops me will die."
He was filled with murderous aura, and at this moment he did not look like an emperor who had lived a life of luxury for twenty years. He was much more domineering than the heroic and heroic one he showed on the battlefield in his youth. Perhaps it was the power of life and death that made Emperor Qin Huan become so terrifying at this moment.
After saying that, Emperor Qin Huan was going to take the risk to enter the Purple Palace to rescue Hu An, but Bai Yuzhi couldn't let him in like that. Bai Yuzhi didn't care whether Emperor Qin Huan lived or died, but Hu An was only three years old now. If he died like this, she would be left to fight against Duke Jin by herself. This task would not be completed in ten or eight years!
"His Majesty!"
At the moment when Emperor Qin Huan was about to rush into the Zichen Palace, Bai Yuzhi stepped forward and desperately tried to hold him back. A fire blazed in front of him, reflecting the murderous face of Emperor Qin Huan and the cold sword in his hand. The palace was about to collapse and burn to ashes when a huge beam fell down with a blazing flame.
When he flew over and knocked down Emperor Qin Huan, Emperor Qin Huan was looking at the collapsed palace with his eyes wide open. He clenched his teeth and even blood flowed from the corners of his mouth.
"Huan——"
Peng——
The resounding roar of the palace's collapse drowned out Emperor Qin Huan's desperate and mournful roar. The Emperor's Sword fell to the ground with a thud, its once gleaming brilliance dimming amid the swirling ashes. Like its master, it seemed to have died in an instant.
After an unknown amount of time, the fire was put out by the guards and servants because there was no wood to burn. The once magnificent and luxurious Zichen Palace with its carved beams and painted rafters was completely reduced to ruins.
Emperor Qin Huan and Bai Yuzhi just sat down in front of the ruins, hugging each other. The emperor and empress looked so sad and embarrassed. The guards and servants knelt behind them, and no one dared to speak a word to report.
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