Chapter 42 Humph, I’ll show you how vicious I am!

Xu Yanyi whispered: "Mu Nanzhou has hurt me so badly, and he still owes me my dowry. He probably thought that I would be killed outside, so he could get away with it and not have to return my dowry.

How could it be so easy? No matter what my reputation is, it doesn't make sense for me to allow my lover to spend all my wife's dowry.

The most important thing is that my dowry is the most precious gift! Selling or misappropriating it privately is a serious crime punishable by the extermination of the entire clan. If we must investigate, neither Li Qiu'er nor he can escape responsibility.

Since he is so vicious, I cannot let him go. So, you go and burn down the princess's mansion. The bigger the fire, the better."

Xiaoyu shuddered, her eyes widened in shock: "Burn, burn the princess's mansion?"

Xu Yanyi nodded heavily: "Yes, the Princess's Mansion was sealed. There were many people guarding it before, but in the past two years, it has been neglected. There is no one guarding it, so it is easy to set fire.

The most important thing is that the Princess's Mansion is near the Nanling Palace. Many people saw me and Mu Nanzhou clashing at Zuikexian tonight, and I'm not going back to the Nanling Palace.

According to most people's understanding, I would naturally go back to the princess's mansion to live secretly. Otherwise, where can I live? As long as there is a fire in the princess's mansion and the matter gets out of hand, the person in the palace will have to show up even if he wants to save face for the royal family.

When the time comes, I will cry and howl. If that doesn’t work, I will just bring out the decree my father left for me. Then it won’t matter where I live.

After all, the princess's mansion could be burned down, so it's understandable that I live in another man's house to save my life. And, to make it more realistic, you...you wear my clothes and dress like me.

This way, even if someone sees us, on a dark night with strong winds, they might think it's you, which would only reinforce the illusion that I had nowhere to go to sneak into the princess's mansion in the middle of the night."

Xiaoyu couldn't help but give Xu Yanyi a thumbs up.

My master is really decisive now, and he knows everything so clearly!

Xu Yanyi curled the corners of her mouth and said, "Mu Nanzhou, didn't you say that I was vicious? I will show you how vicious I am!"

"Yes, I will go now."

Xiaoyu ran out quickly.

*“Your Highness! Your Highness, there’s news from outside that…the princess’s mansion is on fire!”

Shortly after daybreak, when ordinary people were going out, flames shot up into the sky and smoke filled the air in the direction of the princess's mansion. People nearby were frightened and hurried over to throw water.

Mu Nanzhou, who hadn't slept all night because of Xu Yanyi's anger, stood up and asked: "Why is the princess's mansion on fire?"

The servant cried and said, "Slave, I heard that it was dry weather, the candles inside were blown down by the wind and ignited the curtains, and the guards were all hiding, so no one noticed it for a while, and by the time they noticed it, it was already on fire."

Mu Nanzhou's face darkened slightly, and he suddenly seemed to think of something: "Where is Xu Yanyi? Has she returned to the princess's mansion?"

"This... This servant doesn't know either, but last night a night watchman said he saw a woman sneak in, but he didn't think much of it at the time, thinking she was a maid guarding the princess's mansion. But now that I think about it, although I only saw her back, her clothes and appearance are indeed very similar to... the princess."

The servant said uncertainly.

"Go find the fire dive team to rescue! Quick!"

Mu Nanzhou shouted angrily and walked out in a hurry.

Mo Ran had already changed his clothes and taken a nap. When he heard that something had happened, he hurried over and said, "My Lord, if the princess really went to the princess's mansion, she deserved to be burned to death. She is not a good person anyway!"

But how come he heard that Xu Yanyi bought a house by herself, and it was right next to the dark factory?

Could it be that his information was wrong?

Mu Nanzhou just glanced at him coldly without stopping: "Xu Yanyi's death is not a pity, but if the princess's mansion was burned down, how could the emperor not know about it? How could those old ministers not know about it? If the matter gets out of hand, it will hurt the reputation of the royal family!"

Not to mention that the emperor has been jealous of Mu Nanzhou's achievements over the years. If this happened at this time, even if the emperor did not take action, would the empress dowager and the imperial tutor who helped the emperor ascend to the throne let it go?

They had long wanted to find a reason to deal with Mu Nanzhou and weaken the ability of this king from a different family.

Hearing this, Mo Ran reacted.

Yes, although Mu Nanzhou is loyal, loyalty cannot be eaten. A general's success is the result of the sacrifices of thousands of soldiers. Which emperor would like his subjects to be more successful than him, while the people trust others?

You absolutely cannot be caught in a weak spot at this time.

Especially the party of Lord Taifu, they are always at odds with Mu Nanzhou in the court. If this incident happens, Mu Nanzhou will probably be criticized.

No one cares whether Xu Yanyi is alive or dead, but it is not acceptable if Mu Nanzhou is implicated!

Mu Nanzhou led his men to the outside of the princess's mansion, but he didn't expect that the Grand Tutor had already received the news. He was already standing there with a mocking look on his face.

"Master Taifu, you are so free. Why don't you attend court today?"

Mu Nanzhou held back his anger and had a gloomy face.

The Grand Tutor pointed at the flames rising to the sky and said, "I wanted to go to court, but when I passed by the princess's mansion, I found such a big fire. I asked around and found out that the prince had killed the princess last night.

Ah, it was Princess Nanling who was rushed out. I don’t know if Princess Nanling stayed in the Princess’s Mansion for one night. If she was in there, the Emperor would be very upset. He was so angry. Tsk tsk. "

Mu Nanzhou's heart tightened, he clenched his fists, and a deep anxiety flashed in his eyes: "Is Xu Yanyi in there?"

The servant said anxiously: "To answer your question, Your Majesty, I don't know. The fire is too fierce and the flames are too strong. I really don't know if the princess is in there."

"You bunch of rubbish! Get out of the way!"

Mu Nanzhou pushed away the servants who were blocking him and rushed directly into the sea of ​​fire.

"My Lord!"

"My Lord!"

"Hurry up! Are the firefighters here?"

"Water! Where's the water?"

Everyone was as anxious as ants on a hot pot, but the Grand Tutor looked like he was enjoying the show.

Not far away, Xu Yanyi, wearing a veil, leaned against a big tree and smiled: "Xiaoyu, you set the fire very well."

Xiaoyu said awkwardly: "Princess, you don't know. This is the first time I did something like this. I was so scared that the guards in the Princess's Mansion were all hiding. Otherwise... otherwise I would definitely not have been able to do it."

After a pause, Xiaoyu whispered again: "But if the prince rushed in like this, the fire would be so strong, would he be burned to death?"

"Oh, wouldn't it be better if you burned him to death?"

Xu Yanyi raised her eyebrows leisurely. Since divorcing her husband failed, becoming a widower was also a very good choice. It was her wish.

Xiaoyu's mouth twitched and she dared not say a word.

In the sea of ​​fire, Mu Nanzhou looked around for someone amidst the huge cloud of smoke.

Damn it!

Where on earth did that woman go!

Is she in the princess's mansion?

Logically, Xu Yanyi should not be in the princess's mansion, but... someone saw a woman who looked very similar to her entering the princess's mansion late at night.

"Xu Yanyi! Get out of here!"

No response.

"Xu Yanyi, are you dead?"

Still no response.

Mu Nanzhou's heart was in his throat. Could it be that the woman really...