When Ren Xifeng heard about the accident, her heart skipped a beat. She knew something happened in Prince Chun's mansion. How could she not see such a big fire? But when Ban Zou said this, she immediately realized that the so-called "accident" might not refer to the fire.
But if it wasn’t the fire, what else could it be?
She was nervous and followed Ban to walk inside quickly until she reached the place where the fire was burning the most. Then she found that many people were gathered together. Some were wiping their tears, and some were pouring water to block the hot waves caused by the fire. She looked carefully and found that there seemed to be a person in the crowd, wearing a red dress, with white hair, covering her face with her hands, and crying. Her hair was as white as snow, and she looked so beautiful, but the skin exposed outside the sleeves was full of wrinkles, and she looked like an old woman in her 50s or 60s, which was completely inconsistent with the slender figure from the back.
Ren Xifeng was startled, and had a bad premonition. She seemed to have thought of something, but she was not sure. She asked Ban Zou in a trembling voice: "Who is that person in red? Why are so many people surrounding her? Why is she crying?"
Ban Zou whispered, "It was Concubine Yun. All along, Concubine Yun refused to admit that the Seventh Prince was dead. She did not allow the funeral to be held in the mansion, nor did she allow people to wear plain clothes, let alone cry. She herself dressed as gorgeously as possible all day long, as if that would make the Seventh Prince come back. Tonight, the Seventh Prince's yard suddenly caught fire. Concubine Yun had a breakdown and finally realized that the Seventh Prince had passed away. In a few breaths, her face became old and her black hair turned white." He looked at Ren Xifeng with a pleading look on his face, "The master and the prince haven't come back, I don't know who to look for. Miss Ren is the master's good friend, please help!"
Ren Xifeng was dumbfounded. Things really went in the worst direction. Concubine Yun became like this. Ban went to her for help, but what could she do? She was so anxious that she turned around and around. She followed Ban helplessly and said, "What should I do? Just like you said, Ah Heng didn't come back, and His Highness the Ninth Prince didn't come back either. Who else can I go to for help? Concubine Yun...she became like this, and Doctor Yao also passed away. Who else in the capital can treat her? Baicaotang? How about I go to Baicaotang to find a doctor?"
Ban Zou shook his head: "I can go to Baicaotang, but it's not enough to just find a doctor. We can't handle the matter of Concubine Yun."
Ren Xifeng understood that with the status of Concubine Yun, it was impossible to conceal such a thing. She could not bear the responsibility even if she followed Ban Zou. This matter must be reported to the palace. But... "If I report it to the emperor, will the emperor be able to bear it?" She knew that the emperor's health had not been very good since the incident between the Eighth Prince and Concubine Li. Although he had been taking the medicine given by Ah Heng, Ah Heng said that the emperor was injured at the root. It was impossible for him to recover to the state before the incident at this age. This matter could not be told to the emperor, so... She thought of someone, so she quickly followed Ban Zou and said, "I know who to tell. You go to Baicaotang to ask for a doctor! Leave the palace matters to me, I will go to get help right away."
After Ren Xifeng finished speaking, he hurriedly left the house with two secret guards. This time, he turned his horse around and headed straight for the palace.
Since the emperor couldn't be found, then the only option was to find the Sixth Prince, the regent. Originally, this matter should have been reported by General Pingnan, but firstly, she didn't want to go back to the mansion in the middle of the night to bother her father, and secondly, Concubine Yun was the empress, and it wasn't a good idea to let an outsider report such a matter. Fortunately, she always carried the badge given by the Sixth Prince, so she could enter the palace at any time.
The palace was locked late at night because an eighth prince suddenly emerged from the people. The situation in the capital became tense again and the number of guards increased three times more than before.
When Ren Xifeng arrived, she saw that in addition to the imperial guards, Wang Zhuo was also guarding outside the Deyang Gate tonight. She was close to Feng Yuheng, and she was the daughter of General Pingnan's mansion, so Wang Zhuo naturally recognized her. But seeing Ren Xifeng coming to the palace gate in the middle of the night, he couldn't help but be shocked, and hurried forward to ask: "Miss Ren, why are you here at this time? Is there something wrong?" While speaking, he glanced in one direction again, and said worriedly: "It seems that there is a flood in that place. I don't know which family is so careless. I see that it is a bit close to Prince Chun's mansion, and I don't know if the prince's mansion has been affected."
Ren Xifeng frowned and said to Wang Zhuo, "Not only was it affected, the place where the fire started was Prince Chun's Mansion. Wang Zhuo, I have an urgent matter to go to the palace to see His Highness the Sixth Prince. It is related to Prince Chun's Mansion. Open the palace gate quickly."
Wang Zhuo was stunned: "Prince Chun's Mansion is on fire? How could this happen?" He felt upset. The Seventh Prince had passed away, and Prince Chun's Mansion was also on fire. This was too unacceptable! But when he looked at Ren Xifeng again, he hesitated. He said, "Miss Ren, it's not that I don't let you in. It's really the middle of the night. The palace has its own rules!"
Ren Xifeng waved her hand, "I won't embarrass you, take a look at this." She handed over the badge given by the Sixth Prince, "I have this, can I come in?"
Wang Zhuo took a closer look and recognized what it was. He bowed and said, "Yes! This badge is like the Sixth Prince coming in person. Miss Ren can enter the palace. Come on! Open the palace gate!"
With the badge in hand, Ren Xifeng quickly entered the palace, and the two secret guards were left waiting outside. After all, it was the imperial palace, and it was inconvenient for her to enter, as the secret guards were men.
The Sixth Prince Xuan Tianfeng had been living in the palace since he became the regent, and he rested in the inner hall of Qiankun Palace. When Ren Xifeng arrived, the candles in Qiankun Palace had been extinguished, and it was standing quietly. The palace servants guarding the palace outside were very energetic. When they saw a famous woman coming in the middle of the night, they all widened their eyes.
Xuan Tianfeng's eunuch Sun Rang did not sleep tonight and was standing guard outside the palace. He had good eyesight and recognized many people. He could tell from a distance that the person walking over looked like the daughter of General Pingnan's mansion. He was thinking, what is the eldest daughter of the Ren family doing here at this hour? She and the Sixth Prince have some friendship, and they have had several exchanges and are relatively close. Could it be that the eldest daughter of the Ren family has taken a fancy to the Sixth Prince and wants to seduce him in the middle of the night?
Sun Rang shook his head and said, "No, no, the daughter of General Pingnan is not that kind of person. Besides, this Miss Ren has a badge given by the Sixth Prince. She is entering the palace at this hour. She must have some urgent matter, right?"
Thinking of this, Sun Rangke could no longer stand still. He quickly stepped forward and saluted Ren Xifeng, and asked, "Miss Ren, why are you coming to the palace at this hour?"
Ren Xifeng nodded: "Is the Sixth Prince in the palace? I have something urgent to discuss with him. Can Eunuch Sun help pass the message on for me?"
"This..." Sun Rang was a little embarrassed. "I know that Miss Ren must have an urgent matter to come to the palace at this time, but the Sixth Prince can only sleep for less than two hours every night. Now that he has finally fallen asleep, I really can't bear to wake him up. Miss Ren, can you wait?"
Ren Xifeng also knew that the Sixth Prince was very busy and had not been in good health, so it was not easy for him to sleep peacefully. She wanted to wait, but when she thought about how Concubine Yun had suddenly become in Prince Chun's mansion, she felt that she could not wait any longer. She shook her head helplessly: "My matter is really urgent, please help me pass the message! If I can't tell the Sixth Prince right away, I'm afraid I will have to go to the Emperor. The eunuch also knows about the Emperor's health, he..."
"Oh my!" Sun Rang was shocked. What was going on? He was so anxious that he had to go to the emperor. He couldn't afford such an urgent matter, so he hurriedly said, "Don't disturb the emperor. Miss Ren, wait a moment. I will go and tell him."
Xuan Tianfeng came out of the hall very quickly. When he saw Ren Xifeng, he said to Sun Rang, "You're done." Then he said to Ren Xifeng, "Although it's not winter yet, it's late autumn. It's cold at night. You shouldn't go out wearing such thin clothes." After that, he walked down the stairs and asked, "What happened?"
Seeing Xuan Tianfeng coming out, Ren Xifeng finally breathed a sigh of relief. As soon as the tense mood relaxed, sadness came over her again. Her nose felt sore and she couldn't help crying. She quickly turned her head away and wiped her eyes quickly, not wanting Xuan Tianfeng to see.
But Xuan Tianfeng still saw it and was stunned. In his opinion, the eldest lady of the Pingnan General's Mansion was a very neat and straightforward person, different from those delicate ladies, but somewhat similar to Feng Yuheng. But why did this eldest lady Ren start to cry tonight? She woke him up in the middle of the night. What happened?
Without waiting for Xuan Tianfeng to ask, Ren Xifeng quickly adjusted his mood and wanted to speak, but seeing that there were several palace servants around Xuan Tianfeng, he felt it was not convenient. So he quickly stepped forward, took the cloak from Sun Rang's hand, and then, regardless of the rules of intimacy between men and women, he pulled Xuan Tianfeng's arm and walked to the side, then whispered in his ear, and told him everything he saw and heard in Prince Chun's mansion.
Xuan Tianfeng was shocked, and without saying a word, he pulled Ren Xifeng and walked out of the palace.
Sun Rang was startled and quickly gestured to the secret guards hiding in the dark, signaling them to follow. But he couldn't leave. The Sixth Prince suddenly left the palace. No matter what the reason was, someone had to stay here to handle the matter. In case the Prince didn't come back from the morning court, he had to make arrangements in advance.
Xuan Tianfeng was very nervous all the way from the palace to Prince Chun's mansion. He couldn't imagine that Concubine Yun, as Ren Xifeng said, would have white hair and look old overnight. In his impression, she was a palace concubine who was so beautiful that even the princes would be amazed when they saw her! But... Xuan Tianfeng thought, her son was dead, the son she had raised since childhood and treated as her own son was dead. Which mother in the world could bear such pain?
Finally arriving at Prince Chun's Mansion, Xuan Tianfeng dared not move forward. He suddenly felt a little scared, afraid of really seeing a white-haired Concubine Yun. But Ren Xifeng was pulling him, pulling his sleeve as he walked, saying, "Sixth Prince, I know it's hard for you to accept this fact, but we can't choose to avoid it just because we don't accept it. Go and have a look! After you've seen it, think carefully about what to do."
Yes! What should I do? When Xuan Tianfeng saw Concubine Yun, infinite annoyance rose from his heart. He said: "Ming'er went to war for the country, but I failed to take good care of Concubine Yunmu. How can I explain this to my ninth brother?"
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