After offering incense, Empress Dowager Liu stood up with the help of the palace maids. Zhao Yunzhu followed Empress Dowager Liu and kowtowed to the Buddha statue again.
After the ceremony, follow the host out of the main hall.
Empress Dowager Liu was about to give Zhao Yunzhu a few words of advice before they each went back to rest.
Unexpectedly, there was a burst of noisy footsteps coming from the front.
When she saw the person coming, Empress Dowager Liu's eyes froze.
Zhao Yunzhu was surprised when she saw the person coming.
Because the person who came was not someone else, but Lord Lan.
"Empress Dowager." Prime Minister Lan was still three or two steps away from Empress Dowager Liu when he suddenly stopped and bowed respectfully. He then bowed to Zhao Yunzhu, "Concubine Yun."
Zhao Yunzhu returned the greeting.
Empress Dowager Liu asked in a deep voice, "The court is so busy, how come Lord Lan still has time to come?"
Zhao Yunzhu could clearly feel the subtle gaze of Empress Dowager Liu examining her.
Although she already knew about the past between Empress Dowager Liu and Lord Lan, she pretended to know nothing.
Prime Minister Lan said calmly, "Your Majesty, the Emperor is worried about your safety, so he sent me here to protect you."
Could the Emperor be so kind as to allow Prime Minister Lan to protect Empress Dowager Liu?
Zhao Yunzhu naturally didn't believe it.
Empress Dowager Liu struggled internally, but ultimately remained silent. "If this is the case, I will be causing trouble for Lord Lan."
Zhao Yunzhu said goodbye, and this time Empress Dowager Liu did not stop her.
He just waited for her to return to the Plum Blossom Garden and left Linglong alone to serve her in the house.
As soon as she entered the house, Linglong hurriedly closed the door.
She held her breath and walked up to her young lady with a serious expression.
Zhao Yunzhu had just sat down when Linglong came up to her and asked, "Miss, what do you think the emperor means by this?"
"I'm afraid this is not a simple matter. Tell our people to stay in this yard and not go out."
Linglong nodded in agreement.
After seeing Prime Minister Lan today, Zhao Yunzhu finally understood why the emperor set up this trap.
Zhao Yunzhu will also be sacrificed.
Although she didn't like the emperor very much before, now he is scheming against her like this, and he really doesn't want to leave her any chance of survival.
Zhao Yunzhu was thinking about how to find a way to make a living.
For now, as long as she stays in the Plum Blossom Garden and doesn't go out easily, I think nothing will go wrong.
For now, just keep an eye on the people you bring with you.
However, no matter how Zhao Yunzhu planned, she never expected that things would develop so quickly.
That night, just as she went to bed, there was a sudden noise in Qingshan Temple.
Zhao Yunzhu opened her eyes and looked towards the window, only to see flames all over the sky and faint wailing coming from the distance.
He stood up and put on his coat, and a maid came in to tell him something.
"Concubine Yun, there's been a sudden fire at the Empress Dowager's Xiangshan Garden."
With just one sentence, Zhao Yunzhu's heart instantly fell into a cold pond.
Although she had expected this, she never expected the emperor to act so quickly.
After putting on his clothes, Zhao Yunzhu frowned and led his men to Empress Dowager Liu's Xiangshan Garden.
Her heart almost stuck in her throat along the way.
But she did not forget to give orders, telling the people she brought with her not to come out.
She only brought Linglong, a maid, and two guards followed her secretly.
The sky was filled with flames, almost burning half the sky red.
Zhao Yunzhu's brows furrowed even tighter.
Her pace quickened unconsciously, and when she arrived at the gate of Xiangshan Garden, she saw the abbot of Qingshan Temple and a group of people carrying buckets of water to put out the fire.
It looked like the fire was starting from the main house.
The servants who served Empress Dowager Liu were wailing.
The only thing missing was the figure of Empress Dowager Liu.
Zhao Yunzhu glanced around but didn't see Prime Minister Lan. She also saw that the servants serving Empress Dowager Liu had strange expressions on their faces.
The abbot of Qingshan Temple saw Zhao Yunzhu coming and hurried forward, "Concubine Yun——"
The host's eyes were filled with worry, but before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by Zhao Yunzhu, "Host, where is the Queen Mother?"
"Replying to Concubine Yun, the Queen Mother is still in the room..."
Looking at the flames rising into the sky, the veins on the host's forehead bulged and his forehead was covered with a dense layer of sweat.
The Queen Mother just arrived today, and this incident happened that night. The host knew in his heart that his life might be over.
Zhao Yunzhu understood the host's implication.
With such flames rising into the sky, the Queen Mother had no chance of survival.
I'm afraid that everyone in Qingshan Temple will suffer this time.
"Master, the most important thing right now is to put out this fire as soon as possible."
After comforting the host with a few words, Zhao Yunzhu went to ask the palace maids who served Empress Dowager Liu.
"Who is keeping vigil for the Queen Mother today?"
Zhao Yunzhu walked up to the palace maid with a serious tone.
The palace maids huddled together, lowered their heads, and dared not look at Concubine Yun.
"explain!"
Seeing the palace maid dodging and not daring to answer, Zhao Yunzhu said coldly.
Seeing that she was truly angry, a palace maid stepped forward tremblingly and replied, "Replying to Concubine Yun, today, today there is no one on guard..."
The fire started in a strange way and was very fierce.
No one knows how this inexplicable fire started.
Zhao Yunzhu asked the palace servant to retreat and walked up to the host again. "Where is Prime Minister Lan?"
The abbot of Qingshan Temple was stunned by Concubine Yun's question, and then he remembered that Prime Minister Lan was protecting the emperor today on his orders.
Now that the Queen Mother has encountered such a big problem, there is no sign of Prime Minister Lan.
The host, not knowing the cause and effect, quickly replied, "Concubine Yun, I will go find Lord Lan right away."
Zhao Yunzhu nodded.
Prime Minister Lan naturally did not expect that the servant who served him said that Prime Minister Lan had gone to bed, but when the servant went into the room to look for him, he did not find any trace of Prime Minister Lan in the room.
"Concubine Yun, what should I do..."
The abbot of Qingshan Temple was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. Something had happened to the Queen Mother and Prime Minister Lan was missing.
I really want to take his life!
Hearing that Prime Minister Lan was missing, Zhao Yunzhu felt relieved.
It seems that the two of them are now in the same place and not in the sea of fire. And who else could have caused this fire except the emperor in the palace?
"I'm here. Master, take your men and go look for Prime Minister Lan first."
The host was so anxious that he lost his mind. Now that someone could give him advice, he naturally did whatever they told him to do.
Zhao Yunzhu stayed in Xiangshan Garden and watched everyone put out the fire.
The flames in the sky gradually showed signs of weakening. At this moment, a strong wind suddenly arose, dark clouds blocked the moon, and a muffled thunder exploded in the sky.
In an instant, strong winds and heavy rain poured down from the sky.
Seeing this scene, everyone who was working on the front line of the fire-fighting breathed a sigh of relief.
The rainstorm lasted only a stick of incense before the fire in Xiangshan Garden was extinguished instantly.
Zhao Yunzhu took people to check, and found that half of the main house had been burned.
Everyone was in a depressed mood. Zhao Yunzhu already had some guesses in her mind, so she led her men to conduct a thorough search.
No human remains were seen in the messy ashes.
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