Gu Yunni glanced at the Shangshu helplessly, "Yes, you should pay more attention to the rumors outside. If there is anything wrong, please report it to the Prince's Mansion, so that we won't be caught off guard. If we don't help today, His Majesty will blame you, right?"
The Minister of Revenue is capable, but his brain is really slow. I wonder how he managed to climb to such a high position in the imperial court?
"I originally wanted to send someone to the Prince's residence to inform them, but the news reached us faster than anyone else. I was immediately summoned to the palace, and I didn't even send anyone out. This is all I can do..."
The Minister of Revenue was also helpless, and he still feels a little scared until now.
It is said that serving the king is like serving a tiger, and this is true.
Sheng Mingyu smiled helplessly and reached out to hold Gu Yunni's hand. "Yunni, don't be angry. Not everyone can be prepared for sudden incidents. Even I need time to deal with it. Let's go to the west of the city to see what the situation is. We can solve the problem sooner."
The Imperial Master heard the serious matter and agreed, "Right! With such a big commotion, I guess that evil spirit won't get away easily. Why don't we go and see what's going on? It would be great if we can find its trace."
Seeing these two people helping the Shangshu out of trouble, Gu Yunni felt embarrassed to say anything more and could only follow what they said and go to the west of the city together.
Even the Minister of Revenue did not dare to escape halfway, for fear that the emperor would hear about it and he would be in trouble.
But before they got close, they were shocked by the flames shooting up into the sky.
"Why is there such a huge fire in the west of the city? And no one is trying to put it out? Where are the guards? Where are the Jingzhao Yin's men? He knew that the west of the city was haunted, but he still abandoned the people. Hasn't he had enough of being an official?"
Seeing the thick smoke billowing in the west of the city, Sheng Mingyu was frightened and immediately rushed forward with the guards behind him.
Gu Yunni and the others stood there in a daze, their faces looking extremely ugly.
"What the hell is going on? Who has the guts to set fire in the capital? They must be so tired of living! Go look around and see if there are any sneaky people. If you see any, arrest them."
Gu Yunni gave the order with a gloomy expression. The Minister of Revenue did not dare to object and started searching the surroundings with the Imperial Master.
A long time passed, but the two of them had no results, and even the people from Jingzhao Yin had not arrived at the scene yet.
The fire in front of him was growing bigger and bigger, and Sheng Mingyu's face was so gloomy that it seemed like water was about to drip out.
His clothes were already soaked with sweat, but he didn't dare to rest at all and rushed frantically to save people in the fire.
As time went by, there were finally some footsteps coming from behind.
When the Jingzhao Yin arrived at the scene, he knelt on the ground and apologized. The yamen runners behind him also lay on the ground, trembling.
"Your Highness, please forgive me, I am late!"
"What are you standing there for? Solve the problem at hand first. You can apologize later. If you let the fire spread and disturb the people around, you'll lose your life!"
Gu Yunni's face looked ugly, and she roared angrily without waiting for Sheng Mingyu to speak.
"yes!"
The Jingzhao Yin was frightened and did not dare to make any comments. He quickly ordered the people behind him to put out the fire.
At this time, there was no one outside except Gu Yunni.
Although she was on the periphery, she was also making fire-avoiding talismans to help control the fire.
Everyone was busy as the fire died down, and Sheng Mingyu finally had time to breathe a sigh of relief.
Seeing that the talisman was almost ready, Gu Yunni moved closer and pressed Sheng Mingyu's shoulders.
"You should take a rest first. Many guards and yamen runners have already arrived. Just leave the matter to them. As the prince, you don't need to do everything yourself."
She couldn't hide the concern in her tone.
Sheng Mingyu was covered in dust and dirt from fighting the fire, and his clothes were tattered.
Several places were completely burned by the fire, and even the back of the hand had scars.
Gu Yunni looked at him with heartache and held his hand for a long time.
"Nothing. I didn't want anything to happen to the people, so I wanted to help. I'm fine, don't worry. I'm not a child, I can take care of myself."
Sheng Mingyu looked at Gu Yunni with extremely gentle eyes, which contained deep love.
"Even if you want to save the people, you should take care of yourself. Look at your body now. It's okay that your clothes are damaged, but you're also injured. I don't know if you have any other injuries! Don't blame me for being angry with you if you do this again next time."
Gu Yunni's coquettish temper made Sheng Mingyu soften up and he had no choice but to agree to her wishes.
"Okay, okay."
The two of them were affectionate for a while, and the fire in front was completely extinguished.
Jingzhao Yin crawled over on his knees and lay in front of Sheng Mingyu, not daring to speak.
"What's the point of being a coward? Tell me the truth. Why didn't you come even after the fire lasted so long? There weren't even patrols! If we had arrived in time, do you know how many lives would have been lost?!"
Sheng Mingyu's tone was extremely cold and his expression was solemn.
If it weren't for finding out the truth behind this, the person in front of me would have died.
"Your Highness, please calm down. I really rushed here the moment I received the news, but I was already furious when I received the news. I had no other choice."
Jingzhao Yin confessed the truth, with cold sweat on his forehead.
He knew that no one would believe him easily when he said such words, but this was the fact and he could do nothing about it.
"Oh? Kyoto is big, but small too. With such a huge fire and thick smoke billowing up into the sky, I don't believe you couldn't see it! If you didn't notice it, you're derelict in your duty. I advise you to tell the truth!"
Sheng Mingyu laughed out of anger, and even Gu Yunni frowned. This guy shouldn't be so stupid to make excuses.
The Imperial Master was so angry that he wiped the black smoke off his face and cursed at the Jingzhao Yin.
"How dare you say you haven't received any news! This thick smoke was seen before we even reached the west of the city. Don't you have any men patrolling this area?!"
It's really a thing that can't do anything good but can only cause trouble!
"Master Imperial Master, calm down. I am telling the truth. I really didn't notice the smoke coming from here. I have been sitting in the room, attending to many government affairs, and have no time to observe the outside world. If Your Highness wants to blame me, I have nothing to say."
He was frightened and shuddered, and immediately admitted his mistake, but his words remained unchanged.
Sheng Mingyu frowned, "Did you really not see the thick smoke outside? Were you trapped?"
"I'm not sure about this..." Jingzhao Yin was stunned and his face turned pale.
If he really was set up, all of this would seem to fit together.
"Today's fire was put out, but your case cannot be skipped. It still depends on how His Majesty handles it. This prince will report the truth. You should first go and check the casualties among the people and find out the cause of the fire."
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