Hearing this, Helian Jue calmed himself down and said calmly, "I rarely cry."
Qin Yanning laughed when he heard Helian Jue say this, "Perhaps it was because of the heavy night dew that some of the dew fell on Ning'er's neck."
Helian Jue did not refute, but just hugged Qin Yanning tightly and was unwilling to let go.
Not far away, outside the door of Tingyuxuan, Concubine Zhuang, who was the first to rush to organize the fire-fighting, looked at Qin Yanning and Helian Jue hugging each other, feeling a little jealous.
She had never seen Helian Jue like this.
Concubine Zhuang's father was a general guarding the frontier, and she grew up in the army. When she first met Helian Jue in the army as a teenager, she fell in love with him.
But Helian Jue had no such feelings for her and only treated her as an ordinary minister's daughter. It was she who begged her father to ask the late emperor to grant the marriage, and only then did she marry Helian Jue, who was still a prince at that time.
Concubine Zhuang was the first to bring people to put out the fire, because she knew that Helian Jue was very fond of Qin Yanning. If something happened to this beauty, it would have a great impact on her majesty.
She was a young general who had ridden a horse across the northern border and seen famous mountains and rivers. She disdained to do such secretive and dirty things that harmed others.
Concubine Zhuang was envious of Lady Ning, who won the emperor's favor as soon as she entered the palace, but she did not want anyone to harm her life.
Because she didn't want to make Helian Jue sad.
Qin Yanning felt the gaze of Concubine Zhuang. She broke free from Helian Jue's arms and smiled back at Concubine Zhuang.
Who can not like the beautiful and heroic General Sister? Qin Yanning couldn't.
What's more, no matter what Concubine Zhuang's purpose was, she was the first to rush to Tingyuxuan to put out the fire, and Qin Yanning was very grateful to her for her help.
Helian Jue was not in the harem, and the sudden fire in Tingyuxuan fulfilled the wishes of countless people.
If it weren't for Concubine Zhuang and Ruixue sent by the Queen Mother, who knows how many people's minions would come to disrupt the scene tonight, hoping that she would die in the fire.
But even if no one came to Tingyuxuan to put out the fire tonight, Qin Yanning would not be in any danger. When the fire started, she was not asleep at all.
Several secret guards sent by Helian Jue to protect her also ate the green rice dumplings with added ingredients, but they were martial artists after all. Although they did not catch the arsonist, they rescued Qin Yanning as soon as the fire started.
Even the black dust on Qin Yanning's face was applied by her herself to make it less eye-catching.
Qin Yanning's main suspect, Song Xue, was completely cleared of suspicion.
The reason was simple. After the secret guards took Qin Yanning out of Tingyuxuan, they turned back to rescue the palace maids and nannies in Tingyuxuan.
The other palace maids and nannies were woken up by pouring a basin of water on them, but Songxue was still half asleep.
After all, Songxue was Qin Yanning's maid, so the secret guards couldn't use force against her. In the end, a secret guard named Lu Yuan carried Songxue out on his back.
After leaving the sea of fire, Songxue was still clinging to Lu Yuan like an octopus and talking in his sleep, which made Lu Yuan, who usually had a cold face, blush.
After seeing this scene, Qin Yanning really believed that Songxue was unwilling to eat the green dumpling that he had given her in the evening simply because she was full.
Although everyone in Tingyuxuan had fallen into the trap of the green rice dumpling with added ingredients, Qin Yanning was still somewhat happy. After all, this proved that no one in Tingyuxuan had colluded with the person who attacked her tonight.
At the very least, it proved that Songyue and Songxue were loyal to her. Apart from Qin Yanning, Songyue and Songxue were the only ones in Tingyuxuan who knew that there were secret guards protecting her.
If the other party knew that there were secret guards in Tingyuxuan, they would not have resorted to such a crude strategy. Qin Yanning originally thought that the other party had some clever tricks up his sleeve, but in the end, he only waited for a fire.
As for why everyone was deceived?
Firstly, because the food was delivered from the imperial kitchen and everyone had a share, they relaxed their vigilance.
Secondly, Helian Jue's harem has been peaceful over the years. Even if there are occasional disagreements among the concubines, they are limited to verbal bickering, and there has never been a fight like this that aims to kill people.
After listening to Qin Yanning's explanation of the whole story, Helian Jue still lost his temper. From the secret guards to all the servants in Tingyuxuan, they were fined half a year's salary.
The secret guards were also punished by training in the Beijing Suburban Weapon Camp for three months. The commander of the Beijing Suburban Weapon Camp was known as Shura. Once they entered the Weapon Camp, they had to train all the time except for the three hours of sleeping and eating.
After receiving Helian Jue's order, everyone knelt down to express their gratitude. They not only had no objection to this punishment, but were even somewhat relieved. After all, it was their negligence that led to the fire in Tingyu Pavilion.
Fortunately, God blesses Lady Ning and she is safe and sound. The responsible persons may not only be fined and have to undergo more training, but they may even lose their heads.
After punishing those who should be punished, Helian Jue issued another decree, requiring the Jinjia Internal Guards to work together with the Dali Temple to investigate the case and find out the cause of the fire in Tingyu Pavilion within three days.
The commander of the Golden Armor Internal Guard received the order and took his men out of the palace under the cover of night to look for Zhou Bo, the secretary of the Dali Temple.
Only now did Helian Jue have time to thank Concubine Zhuang. Although Helian Jue had no love for this concubine who had married him before he ascended the throne, he had respect for her.
Today she was the first to come and save Qin Yanning, and Helian Jue felt endless gratitude towards her.
Concubine Zhuang didn't care about Helian Jue's thanks, she just responded indifferently.
Qin Yanning wanted to make friends with Concubine Zhuang, so he bowed to her and said, "Thank you, Sister Zhuang. I will definitely repay your kindness today."
Concubine Zhuang looked at Qin Yanning and Helian Jue standing together, as if they were a perfect match made in heaven. She felt an indescribable feeling in her heart. She just greeted Qin Yanning hastily and went back to the palace on the pretext of being sleepy.
After seeing Concubine Zhuang leave, Ruixue and Helian Jue exchanged greetings and then withdrew to return to the Cining Palace to report to the Empress Dowager.
The fire in Tingyu Pavilion had been put out, and the palace guards had all retreated. For a moment, only Helian Jue, Qin Yanning, and a few palace servants from Tingyu Pavilion were left in front of Tingyu Pavilion.
Looking at the burned Tingyu Pavilion, which was reduced to a frame, Qin Yanning was also a little stunned. "Your Majesty, where will Ning'er, Songyue, Songxue and the others sleep tonight?"
Helian Jue saw that although Qin Yanning was a little confused, her eyes were filled with bright stars, and he couldn't help but reach out and wipe the black dust off her nose.
"I am the emperor, how can I leave you without a place to live?"
"Until Tingyuxuan is repaired, you and your palace maids will live in my Ganning Palace."
"Anyway, there are few servants in Ganning Palace, and the side rooms in the hall are still empty."
Song Xue, who had just woken up, couldn't help but pat his head when he heard Helian Jue say this.
Her beautiful queen is about to move into His Majesty's Ganning Palace, why does she feel like she hasn't woken up yet?
Not only Songxue was surprised, but Qin Yanning was also surprised. You know, the front hall of Ganning Palace is the Yangxin Palace, where Helian Jue reviews memorials every day.
Logically speaking, ordinary concubines do not have the right to enter the Ganning Palace unless they are the favorite concubines.
But now, Helian Jue let her live in?
"Your Majesty, Ning'er does not wish to live in Ganning Palace."
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