Cold Palace
The palace maid Siyan came over quietly and said to Ji Xinwu, "It seems that all the eunuchs who were watching in the cold palace have left."
Siyan is a servant girl of the Ji family. She has been with Zuo Xu since Ji Xinwu was born. After she was sent to the cold palace, the palace maids and eunuchs around her have found their own jobs and left the family. Only Siyan is still with her.
Ji Xinwu was wearing plain clothes. Her originally round face had become a little thinner, but she didn't look depressed. She asked, "Did something happen in the previous dynasty?"
"It was General Ji who resigned and handed over the military power."
Ji Xinwu's eyes moved, and she knew that with her father's temperament, he would definitely do as the emperor wished.
"This is exactly what Concubine Yan wants." Ji Xinwu said sarcastically, "I don't know if the new general can replace my father and convince the other generals."
Siyan thought to herself, of course not. General Ji has held the military power for so many years. Even if he has stepped down, those generals have been with General Ji for so many years. As long as General Ji wants to do something, many people will stand up and agree with him.
If General Ji really had the intention of treason, the emperor's worry was normal. However, the emperor was too incompetent, and the means he used were too ridiculous. He was fooled by others and really believed them. Xin Chengnan was really scared of the talented general brought by Empress Xin.
Siyan said worriedly, "The emperor has gotten what he wanted, and the queen doesn't know when she can get out."
Ji Xinwu's face was calm: "It's good to be here. I don't have to face that old face, and there are no sour words from other old ladies. I don't know why they are still jealous at their age."
"What old lady!" Si Yan almost couldn't hold it in. She looked around like a thief and said, "My lady, be careful, there are ears on the other side of the wall."
Ji Xinwu snorted coldly: "Just like that, a bunch of people who are the same age as my mother, talking so sarcastically, it's really annoying."
Seeing that Ji Xinwu kept talking without thinking, Siyan seemed to be used to it, so she just walked over and closed the door.
Late at night, Siyan was suddenly awakened by the thick smoke. She stood up and saw a big fire in the house, making a sizzling sound. She panicked and ran over to yell, "My Lady, where are you?"
A man's voice sounded: "Huh? There's another woman here."
"It seems to be Miss Ji's personal maid."
"Let's save them together and get another body."
Siyan was anxious and didn't care about what was being said. She just wanted to find Ji Xinwu as soon as possible. Bang, there was a dull blow on the back of her neck and Siyan fainted.
The next day, a fire broke out in the harem, causing a cold palace to be burned down and two bodies to be found.
"What happened?" the emperor asked angrily, "Why did the cold palace catch fire? Did it take so long to discover it?"
The queen knelt down and said, "These thieves had planned this long ago. The eunuchs and palace maids guarding outside were knocked unconscious. The cold palace is remote, and there are only a few elderly people in the side halls. They were all knocked unconscious, so no one noticed it for a while."
The emperor smashed the teacup in his hand to the ground and said, "If they were not targeting the cold palace but my bedroom, would I also be burned to death?!"
The commander of the imperial guards also knelt down, thinking to himself that this was unfair. The harem was sparsely populated and daily patrols were a bit slack. However, the emperor's security was very strict, so even if there was a spark, it would be discovered immediately.
The cowardly emperor didn't care about the dead at all. He was only concerned that a fire broke out in the harem and no one noticed it. He was furious in the court.
Because there were two charred bodies whose faces could no longer be distinguished, everyone thought they were the imperial concubine and her maid, so the queen sent people to bury them at a random place.
At this time, rumors began to spread among the people that the emperor had always been dissatisfied with General Ji's prestige in the army, and now he even wanted to kill her daughter, so he deliberately had her burned to death. In fact, the imperial concubine had not plotted to murder the royal heir at all, and everything was done at the emperor's instruction.
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