Upon entering the hall, they discovered that Master Jinghui was also there, talking to Emperor Jingyuan.
When Emperor Jingyuan saw the screen, he was pleased and praised Pei Tang for being filial and sensible.
"Indeed, Jinghui just mentioned that your mother's condition has improved today, and you sent over a hundred flowers as a symbol of good fortune. It seems to be an auspicious sign!"
As he spoke, he instructed someone to move the screen to a sunny window so that he could appreciate it more closely.
Unexpectedly, after the sunlight shone on the screen for only a short while, a plume of black smoke rose up.
Emperor Jingyuan was greatly alarmed.
The sharp-eyed eunuch beside him immediately shouted, "Your Majesty, be careful! The screen is on fire!"
All that could be seen was a flame leaping up from the screen.
The flames leaped and danced, and in the blink of an eye, the exquisite embroidery was reduced to ashes.
Pei Tang stared in disbelief: "My God! How could this be!"
Jiang Wan stepped forward to examine it, a look of surprise appearing on her face.
"Everything else is fine, but the floral arrangement for the 'Hundred Flowers Offering Auspiciousness' was burned."
Emperor Jingyuan stepped forward to take a look and found it to be true.
How could a perfectly good screen suddenly catch fire for no reason?
Even if it was an accident, how come the flames seemed to have eyes, deliberately burning the auspicious embroidery!
Emperor Jingyuan frowned, his deep gaze fixed on Jinghui: "Could it be the Empress...?"
"This is a very bad omen."
Jinghui lowered her head and sighed softly.
"As I said, Your Majesty had already been out of danger, but today you have been suddenly struck by a collision, and I am afraid your life is in imminent danger."
Emperor Jingyuan's face darkened: "The Empress is safe and sound in the palace, with the Crown Prince by her side. Who would dare to offend her?"
Moreover, if the Empress makes any move, someone will definitely come to report it.
Now, everything is clearly calm and peaceful.
Jinghui, however, remained calm and composed: "The one who offended Her Majesty is the one who plunged her into this calamity, and the only one who can avert this disaster for Her Majesty is His Majesty."
"What should we do then?" Pei Tang asked anxiously. "Father, why don't you go see Mother yourself? What if she really..."
Emperor Jingyuan harbored doubts.
But trusting Jinghui, he decided to go himself: "Alright, I'll go and see what kind of demons and monsters dare to run wild in the palace!"
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