After Ye Jinyun left the table, Mo Qiyuan dealt with the toasts from the concubines led by Empress Xian.
Although he was annoyed by these troublesome women, he couldn't afford to offend the ministers in the court, so he endured his displeasure and dealt with it.
After Mo Qiyuan finished drinking the wine that Concubine Xian had offered him, he looked at Ye Jinyun's position. He was surprised that they had been gone for so long and still hadn't returned, so he turned to Chen Fuquan and said:
"Chen Fuquan, have someone go to the back hall to check. Concubine Yun and the others have been gone for so long, why haven't they returned yet?"
"Well, I'll send someone to check it out right away."
Chen Fuquan agreed, he knew that the emperor was worried about Concubine Yun.
After all, because of the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet today, the secret guards have to protect the emperor's safety first, so the team of secret guards protecting Ye Jinyun was called back. Now there is no one following her, so the emperor is very worried about her safety.
So Chen Fuquan was about to order someone to go to the back hall to look for Ye Jinyun and his group, but before he could open his mouth, a guard suddenly ran over, shouting:
"There's a fire, there's a fire, there's a fire in the back hall!"
"What!"
Mo Qiyuan stood up suddenly, "What did you just say?"
The guard just now immediately rushed over and knelt at his feet.
"Your Majesty, there's a fire in the back hall. Concubine Yun, Concubine Qi, and the princess are trapped inside and haven't come out yet!"
Mo Qiyuan was immediately shocked.
He quickly glanced at the people below who were panicking after hearing the news of the fire, ordered people to quickly organize the evacuation of these officials and concubines, and then personally led the guards to the back hall.
…
At this time, Ye Jinyun and others who were trapped in the fire were holding the stools brought by Qing'er and Yinzhu and were ramming them against the door.
"Boom"
"Boom"
They bumped once, twice, three times...
After knocking on the door several times, it didn't open.
"No, this stool is too light and we don't have enough strength to knock it open," Ye Jinyun said with a frown.
So they changed to a larger table and prepared to ram the door open, but the solid wood table was very heavy and it was already very difficult for the four of them to lift it. They simply couldn't exert that much strength to break the door open.
They lifted the table with great effort and knocked on the door several times but still couldn't open it.
At this time, the fire had spread towards them, and the room was filled with thick smoke, which made Qing'er, Yinzhu and Qi Fei cough continuously.
[Beep, beep, alarm, fire threat detected, now activating fire survival mode for the host]
Ye Jinyun was delighted when he heard the mechanical sound in his head.
That’s great, she’s not afraid of being trapped to death by the fire.
However, Ye Jinyun looked at Qing'er, Yinzhu and Concubine Qi, mother and daughter, standing beside him.
They can't die either! She must rescue them.
So he hurriedly said:
"Quick, wet your handkerchiefs with water and cover your mouths and noses, then let's break open the door and rush out together."
When Qing'er heard her words, she immediately went to pick up the teapot beside her and prepared to use it to soak the handkerchief, but found that there was no water in the teapot at all.
Qing'er was anxious, "My Lady, there is no water in this teapot, what should I do?"
When Ye Jinyun heard this, his brows furrowed even more tightly, and he thought of a solution quickly in his mind.
She looked at the fire and the thick smoke. If they didn't cover their mouths and noses now, not only would they not be able to escape, they would probably be choked to death in the smoke.
You know, most people are not burned to death directly after a fire, but are more likely to be choked to death by smoke. Ye Jinyun remembers this case very clearly from the fire safety lectures organized by his school and unit in his previous life.
Even if they couldn't break down the door and get out, they had to stay alive so that someone could come in and rescue them. She had just heard the noise outside, so she had to hold on.
So she thought about it and said,
"Then use your own urine. You can even wet a handkerchief with urine! Quick!"
When they heard about using urine, Qing'er and Yinzhu hesitated for a moment, but soon accepted her suggestion and wet the handkerchiefs with their own urine.
When Concubine Qi heard that she had to use her own urine, she felt very embarrassed because she had been educated as a lady from a noble family.
She hesitated for a long time, unable to make up her mind, but looking at the fire spreading in the room and her unconscious daughter, she finally turned around and squatted with her back to Ye Jinyun.
But when she squatted down, she found that she had no urge to urinate at all. She had taken care of her personal problems before the dinner and now she didn't feel anything at all.
She used all her strength, but only a little bit was left, not enough to wet her handkerchief.
When Ye Jinyun saw Concubine Qi squatting there without moving for a long time, he knew that she must be gone.
Forget it, let her come, she has to pee a lot.
She is pregnant now, and her enlarged uterus is squeezing her bladder, making her feel the urge to urinate at any time.
So he took out two handkerchiefs from his arms, soaked them respectively and handed them to Concubine Qi, one for her and the other for Princess Yuanjia.
Ye Jinyun himself took out another handkerchief from Qing'er's arms, pretended for a while, and then covered his mouth and nose with it.
Although the system has already prompted her that she can be safe and sound in the fire, she still has to pretend to be safe and sound for others.
…
After making this preparation, Ye Jinyun looked at the fire that was getting closer and closer to them, knowing that she couldn't just sit there and wait for death, she had to find a way out first.
However, because they had to cover their mouths and noses with a handkerchief in one hand, they could no longer use anything to bang against the door, so they simply suggested that everyone use their bodies to bang against the door.
Everyone agreed and started to ram the door with all their might.
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