As the Eighth Master walked out of the front gate, he met a eunuch from the palace coming towards him.
Seeing the Eighth Master, the eunuch immediately said in a shrill voice: "Greetings to the Eighth Prince. The Emperor invites you to the palace."
Jiu Ye became a little nervous when he heard this and glanced at the starling.
The Eighth Master seemed to have guessed that the Emperor would send someone to find him, and his hands couldn't help but clench tightly.
He looked at the eunuch and said, "Sir, could you please wait for me for a moment? It will be ready soon."
The eunuch did not hesitate and nodded, "Okay, then I will wait for the Eighth Prince outside." After saying that, the servant retreated.
After the servant left, the Eighth Master said to the Ninth Master, "I'm going to the palace for a while. This matter has nothing to do with you. Please go back to your house first. We can discuss other matters after this is over."
"The Emperor has already known about this matter. This matter has caused such a big stir, the Emperor will definitely not let it go easily. Otherwise, I will go with you."
He was really a little worried.
"No need. Even if you follow him, it will not help. Instead, it will implicate you. It's settled. You go back to your house first. We'll discuss other matters after I return from the palace."
Jiu Ye looked at the back of the starling as it walked away, and a feeling of powerlessness came over him. He felt that he was really useless and could not help the starling at the critical moment.
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Palace of Heavenly Purity
When Emperor Kangxi saw the eighth brother kneeling on the ground, the anger that he had suppressed suddenly rose up.
He reached out, picked up a jade paperweight on the table and threw it at him.
The paperweight hit the Eighth Prince directly on the shoulder, causing him to groan in pain, but he still knelt straight.
"Please calm down, Father Huang."
"Calm down! The good things your wife has done are now known throughout the capital. How can I calm down?"
"Old Eight, Old Eight, your wife has done so many good things over the years. I thought you would improve and control her, but I didn't expect you to disappoint me time and time again."
"Now she's really powerful. She actually dared to secretly capture so many young girls. Does she really think I dare not punish her?"
Emperor Kangxi had a very loud voice, and the servants outside were frightened and trembled when they heard it. This was the first time that the emperor was so angry.
In the past, even if the emperor was very angry, he would never speak so loudly. The sound was so loud that it could almost blow the roof off the house. It can be seen that the emperor was really angry.
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty." The Eighth Master knew that the Emperor was very angry at the moment and would not listen to him, so he could only say this.
Besides, he was also resentful about this matter, and he didn't expect that the woman would be so bold.
"If a woman like this continues to be the royal family's daughter-in-law, it will only bring shame to the royal family. I can never and will never allow such a woman to ruin the royal family's reputation..." When Emperor Kangxi said this, the murderous intent in his eyes was evident.
The Eighth Master widened his eyes. He never expected the Emperor to say that.
Everyone knew that the emperor called the Eighth Prince into the palace and gave him a severe scolding.
He was beaten with thirty sticks and was carried back in the end. I heard that he would also be confined to the mansion as punishment.
The emperor did not say how long the confinement would last, which means that as long as the emperor did not give the order, the Eighth Master would be under house arrest and would not be allowed to go out of his own mansion.
As for the Eighth Concubine because of what she had done and what she had done before, Emperor Kangxi now came to a settlement with her.
The royal family cannot have any stain, so the best outcome is for her to die quietly.
After the Eighth Lady was brought back to the mansion, she knew that what she had done was exposed. At first she didn't think much of it, but later her health gradually deteriorated and she knew she would not survive.
She had never expected that the Emperor would actually want her life, so she decided to go all out and drag everyone in the Eighth Master's mansion to be buried with him.
In the quiet of the night, she set fire to the bed curtains in the room, and then she lit fires in other yards like a madman.
Because it was late at night, most people had already gone to bed. It was the secret guards in the front yard who discovered the fire in the back yard and then went to inform the Eighth Master.
When Mr. Ba learned about this, he quickly sent people to put out the fire.
Later, he learned that the fire was set by the Eighth Lady. The Eighth Master was so angry that he vomited blood.
Seeing this, the servant beside her hurried forward to support her, "Master, are you okay?"
"It's okay, find someone to put out the fire."
Mr. Ba wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, pushed away the person who was supporting him, and walked towards the backyard while enduring the pain in his back.
The backyard was now filled with everyone's screams and cries for help.
At this time, concubine Zhang ran out holding her son. When she saw the Eighth Master, her eyes lit up instantly.
He quickly ran over here, "Master, are you okay?"
Mr. Ba glanced at her, then his eyes fell on his only son. Seeing that he was fine, he felt relieved.
"I'm fine, how's Hongwang?"
"Master, don't worry. Hongwang is fine. Nothing happened. As soon as I discovered the fire, I carried him out."
Fortunately, she got up at night and saw a fire outside, so she ran out in time. When she saw the fire in the yard, she went straight to Hongwang's house and carried him out without saying a word.
"Master, why did the fire suddenly break out out of nowhere?"
Moreover, the fire did not look like a natural fire, but rather someone had deliberately set it on fire.
"I'll send someone to investigate this matter. Take the child to a safe place first."
After saying that, he looked at the servant beside him and asked her to take her to the front yard first and wait until the fire here was out.
Then he walked towards the main courtyard.
Zhang didn't say anything when she saw this. Her son was the most important thing at this time, and she couldn't let him get hurt, so she just followed her father-in-law to the front yard.
In the main courtyard, the Eighth Lady was sitting in a sea of fire, looking at herself in the mirror. Flames were blazing all around her, and the thick smoke made it difficult for people to open their eyes.
There were shouts everywhere outside, "Fujin, please come out quickly, Fujin..."
The fire outside was so big that they had no way of getting in. Even if they tried to put out the fire, it would be difficult to put out such a large fire in a short time.
They couldn't get in, so they could only shout loudly for the Eighth Lady inside to come out quickly.
Originally, the Eighth Lady was not inside. She ran in by herself. Someone saw her and wanted to take her out, but the fire inside was too big, and the beams above suddenly fell down, blocking the servant's steps.
In just a short while, the fire in the house became even bigger, and even though the people brought a lot of water, it was difficult to put out the fire.
It was at this time that the Eighth Master came over, supported by his servants.
When the servants saw the Eighth Master coming, they were like seeing a savior. One of them quickly said, "Master, the wife is still inside."
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