Chapter 186 Shangguan Nanfeng is in a coma
The mountain breeze was cold and came from the mountains in the west. The wind was not strong, but it was enough to prevent the wildfire from spreading.
After a period of preparation, everyone, led by Gu Qingzhi, stood in the firebreak.
It is called a firebreak, but in fact it is just a small ditch less than ten feet wide. This ditch stretches for a long time, directly separating the two mountains in the southwest.
And everyone, holding the prepared torches, stood in the ditch, waiting for Gu Qingzhi's order.
The wind was blowing behind them, and they could see some fire right in front of them, which meant that the wildfire would soon spread to this side.
"Everyone listen to my command, light the fire!"
As soon as Gu Qingzhi gave the order, those who heard him threw the torches in front of them without hesitation. Those who were far away saw someone throwing torches not far away, and they followed suit.
After throwing down the torches, they did not leave, but obeyed the previous orders of Lord Gu and guarded the small ditch where they were standing, preventing the burning fire from crossing the ditch.
Fortunately, the newly ignited fire was very easy to control, and the fire that was burning towards the ditch was put out by just stepping on it a few times.
So, the ignited fire, under their nervous gaze, quickly spread towards the wildfire.
The fire was getting bigger and bigger, but what Su Yue and others saw was not fear, but surprise.
Only a fire that is big enough can compete with the wildfire ahead!
So, in front of everyone's witness, the two intense wildfires collided.
It was like two masters with extraordinary martial arts skills, neither of them was willing to yield to the other with their scorching flames.
Behind them was the completely burned mountain soil, covered with a not-too-thin layer of black ash, which still had a few sparks.
After a long time, when everyone was so nervous that they almost forgot to breathe, the two wildfires gradually weakened.
Everyone looked at the dead leaves being fought over by the flames, becoming fewer and fewer until they turned into ashes.
This wildfire, which had been burning for three days and four nights, was finally put out!
Although there are still sparks in it, like a devil that refuses to accept defeat, it can make a comeback with just a little bit of dead branches and leaves.
"Zizizi..." The familiar sound of water watering sparks. The sparks were completely extinguished by everyone's skillful watering.
"Pass on my order. Everyone, bring your tools and water. Don't let any sparks escape!"
Gu Qingzhi raised his foot, stepped on a cluster of sparks, and rolled it hard into the soil, shouting orders.
It was already bright in the sky. Looking up, the South Mountain was pitch black with black smoke coming out from time to time. It was obvious that there were still some dead leaves that had not been completely burned under the ashes.
"Yuer, you are amazing. The forest fire is really out!" Gu Qingzhi walked in front of Su Yue and Shangguan Nanxing, his tone more relaxed than ever before.
"Third uncle..." Su Yue smiled and was about to say something, but was interrupted by a servant in eunuch's clothes.
"Third Prince, Lord Gu, Princess Jiaping, and the Emperor have been waiting for you at the foot of the mountain for a long time." The person who spoke was the Emperor's personal eunuch, Eunuch Zhu.
"Please trouble Eunuch Zhu, we will go down immediately." Shangguan Nanxing said, pulling Su Yue and walking down the mountain.
The fire in Nanshan has been put out. It must be a good thing for our father to let them pass.
"Third Prince, the emperor is in that tent." Shangguan Nanxing had just arrived at the foot of the mountain and saw his father's sedan chair running over it, but he didn't know where the person had gone. It was not until Eunuch Zhu caught up with him that he pointed it out.
Shangguan Nanxing and Su Yue looked up and looked in the direction that Eunuch Zhu pointed. Their hearts sank, because that was clearly Shangguan Nanfeng's tent.
They had forgotten that Shangguan Nanfeng had fallen into a coma before.
"Father, the fire in Nanshan has been put out!" Shangguan Nanxing pulled Su Yue forward. Before they went in, they heard a woman's sobbing voice.
There is no need to think about it, it must be Concubine Hui.
"Come in." The emperor's majestic voice sounded, making it difficult to guess his mood at the moment.
When the two of them went in, they saw the emperor sitting upright on a chair, and Concubine Hui lying on the edge of the bed, sobbing. Her expensive pure gold hairpins and pearl flowers made of twisted silk and pearls trembled with her movements.
And lying on the bed was Shangguan Nanfeng.
I guess the bed was cleaned and replaced by a new one by the servants.
"Su Yue! What happened to my prince? He was fine yesterday, but now he is lying on the bed!"
When Concubine Hui saw Shangguan Nanxing and Su Yue coming in, she naturally did not dare to question Shangguan Nanxing in front of the emperor, so she had to transfer all her anger to Su Yue.
"Empress Hui, don't forget that Miss Yue knows a little bit about medicine. We came out in a hurry this time, let her take a look."
The emperor spoke calmly. He was naturally suspicious about Shangguan Nanfeng's inexplicable fainting, but compared to Concubine Hui, he was much calmer.
When Shangguan Nanfeng's servant at the door heard what the Emperor and Concubine Hui said, his heart was lifted up for a moment, then dropped heavily again.
The wildfire was extinguished and the wind outside became much cooler, but they were also frightened and broke out in cold sweats.
Because almost everyone had been transferred to put out the fire, Shangguan Nanfeng did not bring many servants with him. In addition, it was late at night, the doctors in the city had already gone to bed, and they could not enter the palace.
As for carrying the unconscious Second Prince into the palace, they had thought about it, but it would be too ostentatious. Concubine Hui knew that if they failed to take good care of the Second Prince, their lives would probably be in danger.
After some hesitation, the emperor actually came directly with Concubine Hui.
As soon as Concubine Hui arrived, she asked to see the Second Prince. They knelt there trembling with fear, and only then did Concubine Hui notice something was wrong.
Afterwards, the Emperor and Concubine Hui entered the Second Prince’s tent. Su Yue and the others saw what happened next.
Looking back at the tent, Concubine Hui's heart sank when she heard the Emperor calling Su Yue a maid. It seemed that the Emperor thought very highly of Su Yue at this time, and even preferred Su Yue a little.
After all, it was Su Yue who put out the forest fire that had troubled the emperor for several days and nights.
An unprecedented sense of crisis arose in Concubine Hui's heart.
Su Yue has feelings for the Third Prince. As someone who has experienced this, she can naturally see that. So, it seems impossible to get Su Yue to stand on their side.
Concubine Hui thought about this, hid the murderous intent in her eyes, wiped her tears, took a few deep breaths, and then spoke in a slightly calmer tone,
"Your Majesty is right. Thank you for your help, Miss Su."
Although the emperor was a little biased, what he said was still right. What was important at the moment was not accountability, but to see how seriously Feng'er was injured.
"You're too polite, Concubine Hui." Su Yue naturally heard the kindness in the emperor's tone. Even if she didn't give face to Shangguan Nanfeng and Concubine Hui, she had to give face to the emperor.
So Su Yue stepped forward, carefully checked Shangguan Nanfeng's pulse, and then retreated back to the emperor.
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