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Fortunately, Yun Pianpian rejected everything in the palace, except Hua'er. She took Hua'er to raise him together with the newborn Ming'er, and raised him for more than 20 years.
Now, everyone said Hua'er was dead. Lao Liu showed him the letter that Lao Jiu sent back from Dongbianer, which also stated that his seventh brother died outside Tongcheng, killed by Duanmu Anguo's thunder. But why didn't he believe it? Xuan Tianhua would die? Can gods die too? He asked Zhang Yuan again: "Could Lao Jiu have made a mistake?"
Zhang Yuan shook his head. "I can't say for sure. Like you, I don't believe that the Seventh Prince will die. But why do people say so? I heard that the people in the capital are wearing white clothes all day long to mourn for the Seventh Prince. But this time is different from when Lord Yao passed away. This time, in my heart, I also think that the Seventh Prince must still be alive."
"Then he must be alive!" Emperor Tianwu tilted his head back and poured all the wine in the glass into his throat, "Everyone in this world will die, except Hua'er. But..." He was a little worried, "Will Pianpian think so too? Hua'er was raised by her, I know she treats Hua'er as Ming'er. These days, first there was Yao Xian, and then there was this Hua'er incident. Do you think Pianpian can't stand it? I miss her very much, what if she gets sad and hurt because of this?" Emperor Tianwu was eager to make a move, "Or, let's do it secretly. Let's go out of the palace to see her? Tell her that Hua'er is not dead, what's spread outside is all false, and Laojiu's letter is nonsense. Laojiu only knows how to talk nonsense every day. I could tolerate his willfulness in the past, but this time I am really angry. How can he joke with his seventh brother's life? Let's go, Xiaoyuanzi, let's go out of the palace now and talk to Pianpian to stop her from worrying about it. Although she looks like a little girl in a picture, she is in her early forties after all, and can't stand such a blow. Let's go!"
He stood up and pulled Zhang Yuan to leave. Zhang Yuan was frightened and quickly pulled him back. "Where are you going? It's the middle of the night and the palace gates are locked. Where are you going? People who know that you miss Concubine Yun and want to go see her, but those who don't know would think that the emperor is trying to escape from the palace in the middle of the night! Stop making trouble. It's not easy to have two days of peace. Why are you making trouble again?"
Emperor Tianwu glared and said, "I am worried that Pianpian will not be able to accept the matter of the seventh brother."
"We'll have to make plans tomorrow! How can you leave the palace in the middle of the night?" Zhang Yuan firmly disagreed with him leaving, so he stood there and said loudly: "If you have the guts, use your kung fu to knock me down. Otherwise, I will never let you leave the palace today, let alone make trouble with you."
Emperor Tianwu was so angry that he was at his wit's end. No matter what he said, he could not make sense. He could not help but sit back on the ground and sighed: "What kind of world is this? The servants have begun to control the masters. Those who know me understand that I am the emperor, and those who don't think you are the boss! I really spoil you too much."
Zhang Yuan rolled his eyes at him and said nothing. He could say whatever he wanted, but he couldn't leave the palace in the middle of the night. Besides, his stubborn temper and courage were really spoiled by the old emperor, but there was nothing he could do. He had spoiled him, and it was useless for the old emperor to regret it.
The emperor and the eunuch were in a stalemate in the palace, and at this time, a major event also happened in Prince Chun's mansion!
Every night, there were always people burning paper for Xuan Tianhua. In almost every corner of Prince Chun's mansion, servants would secretly cry while lighting paper money. They were all very careful, but unexpectedly, the wind was strong tonight, and several people's paper fires were blown away. The burning paper money was blown everywhere by the wind. Countless people chased after it and tried to put out the fire, but the fire was getting bigger and bigger, and finally it could not be controlled anymore. Everyone in Prince Chun's mansion participated in the firefighting.
"There's a fire! There's a fire!" People ran around to tell each other, and at the same time a large number of secret guards gathered to where Concubine Yun was, trying their best to protect the only master in the mansion.
Ban Zou was the first to take action. He emerged from the darkness and in a flash, he was in front of Yun Fei, who was sitting in the yard drinking tea because she couldn't sleep. Then, flames shot up into the sky. In one direction of the mansion, the light was bright, and there was a faint heat wave blowing in the face.
"Your Majesty, please go inside. I will protect you. Nothing will happen to you." Ban Zou stepped in front of Concubine Yun to block the incoming heat for her.
But Concubine Yun did not respond. She did not return to the house. Instead, she stood up and stared at the burning place for a long time before muttering, "Which yard is on fire? I have to go and take a look."
As she spoke, she walked out. Ban Zou was so scared that he hurried to follow her, and as he followed, he advised: "Madam, no matter where the fire is, there are servants to put it out. You must not go over there. Madam, the fire outside is very big, you should go back to your room! I will pour a layer of water on the room outside, so you can cool down and nothing will happen."
"No, no." Concubine Yun was very stubborn. "Ban Zou, you either stay where you are or follow me to see it. Since you recognize me as your master, you should listen to me. No one can stop me from making a decision."
Yun Fei made a displeased expression and Ban Zou had no choice but to follow her towards the fire, and carefully shield her from the rising heat waves.
Finally, I saw the fire burning, but at this moment, Lian Banzo was dumbfounded!
The place where the fire started was actually the courtyard where Xuan Tianhua lived. It was not surprising that the fire was so big. In just a short while, the originally elegant courtyard had been burned into ruins. Only the frame of the house was left, and those wooden frames were also turning into ashes under the burning of the fire. In a moment of distraction, there was nothing left.
When the servants saw Concubine Yun coming, they all knelt down in front of her. The eunuch in charge said, "Your Majesty, please punish us! It's all our fault. When we were burning paper, the paper was blown away by the wind. We didn't expect to burn down the Seventh Prince's courtyard. Your Majesty, we deserve to die!"
"Those slaves deserve to die!" Everyone said this, and at the same time, they could no longer control their sadness over Xuan Tianhua's death and began to sob.
Concubine Yun stood there in a daze, not saying a word for a long time, until the heat from the fire invaded more and more towards them, and Ban Zou had to drag her back several steps. Only then did she come to her senses and asked the servants, "You just said to burn paper? What kind of paper? Who are you burning paper for?"
The servants could not bear it any longer. For so many days, the whole capital was in mourning for the Seventh Prince, except for the Prince Chun's Mansion. They felt very uncomfortable. So someone shouted, "Your Majesty! The Seventh Prince is dead, and we are burning paper for him! Your Majesty, even if you don't want to admit it, he is indeed dead! His body is left in a foreign land, and it is impossible to set up a spirit house in a place where war is going on. We are thinking of burning some paper money for him, so that he won't be left with nothing on his way to the underworld. Woo woo..."
More and more people started crying, and louder and louder cries filled Concubine Yun's ears. Gradually, it seemed as if the entire Prince Chun's Mansion was crying. The breath of sadness permeated every breath of the air, seeping into people's hearts and lungs, and penetrating into people's bones. Even Concubine Yun couldn't help but shed tears.
She was stunned, and raised her hand to wipe her eyes in disbelief, then turned to ask Ban Zou: "Did I cry? Why did I cry?"
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