After my mother read my mind, my whole family rebelled

Chapter 124: The Palace is Fired

That night.

In the Peony Garden of the Prince of Qin's Palace, where Concubine Deng lived, flames suddenly shot up into the sky.

For a moment, the palace was crowded with people.

The palace guards, maids, and servants were all awakened and rushed to fetch water to put out the fire.

"Go away!"

"Help... come and put out the fire..."

"Quick, go to Narcissus Tower and report to the prince!"

"Oh no! There are still many people in Mudan Garden who haven't come out yet!"

“Wuwuwu…Wuwuwu…”

"The Concubine is still in the bedroom..."

The King of Qin did not stay in the Peony Garden that night, but stayed in the Narcissus Tower.

The maids in the palace were talking about something after dinner last night.

It is said that yesterday the King of Qin actually took Deng's little maid Shaoyao as his concubine and granted her the right to live in Narcissus Tower.

Narcissus Tower is a place where even the favorite concubine of the King of Qin, Deng, is not allowed to enter at will.

The maids were full of envy, but they said with disdain: "That slutty servant Shaoyao is a complete vixen!"

"That's right, in broad daylight, you can..."

"The Concubine actually allowed that enchantress to seduce the King of Qin, causing a fire in her own backyard."

What the maids said while teasing actually came true.

A prophecy!

The Peony Garden had just quieted down in the middle of the night, but strangely, a fire broke out suddenly!

Xia Xiaoxian was still awakened when everyone in the Peony Garden was busy fighting the fire.

She opened her eyes and didn't see Shen Yuyao.

Feeling anxious, he climbed down from the bed with the help of the firelight.

"Mother... wuwuwu!"

The baby stood up and walked out of the room crying.

"Little Princess, don't be afraid."

Zi Su put on a vest and walked into the inner room in the flickering firelight.

Hearing Xia Xiaoxian crying, Zi Su felt heartbroken and hugged Xia Xiaoxian in her arms to comfort her.

"Mother, I want mother..."

Xia Xiaoxian rubbed her sleepy eyes with her chubby hands and asked Zi Su: "Did you see my mother?"

Only then did Zi Su notice that Shen Yuyao was not in the room.

Zi Su was also awakened by the noisy noise coming from the Peony Garden next door.

After waking up, she wanted to go out to see what was going on, but suddenly she heard Xia Xiaoxian crying, so she hurried into the inner room.

When she arrived at the inner room, Zi Su realized that Shen Yuyao was not in the room.

Zi Su felt vaguely uneasy.

"My dear little princess, be good. I will take you out to hide first."

The various noises in the Peony Garden were getting louder and louder.

The fire rushed straight to the roof, crackling and making people's hearts pounding.

If the fire in the Mudan Garden next door could not be controlled, the first to suffer would definitely be the adjacent Shuyuxuan.

"Well, remember to call Sanbao brother!" The little baby was thinking about Ma Sanbao.

Zi Su was a little hesitant. Logically, what she should have done first was to take Xia Xiaoxian to a safe place and then go back to call Ma Sanbao.

But she really liked Ma Sanbao, and she didn't want to put him in danger.

"Okay, I will go with the little princess to call Brother Sanbao."

There were shrill screams coming from the Peony Garden, and the firelight made the Shuyu Pavilion as bright as day.

Ma Sanbao lives on the first floor of Shuyuxuan.

When Zi Su carried Xia Xiaoxian into Ma Sanbao's house, she was shocked to find that Ma Sanbao was not in the house either.

Ma Sanbao and Shen Yuyao disappeared at the same time.

Zi Su felt even more uneasy as she watched the fire in the Peony Garden next door grow bigger and bigger, and already spread to the trees that separated it from Shuyuxuan by a wall.

It was only a matter of time before Shuyuxuan caught fire.

Zi Su no longer dared to go upstairs to look for Ma Sanbao. She could only hold Xia Xiaoxian tightly and run to the front yard of the palace.

Many people were running towards the front yard of the palace.

It shouldn't be wrong to follow the crowd.

Zi Su had just run a few steps out of Shuyuxuan when she ran into a dark shadow head-on.

Zi Su was about to speak, but the black shadow covered her mouth.

Zi Su's eyes were wide open, but Xia Xiaoxian seemed calm and didn't cry.

Tang Wei!

Lord Tang.

It's him?

Didn’t he take another route back to Yanjing?

Why did we arrive in Xijing at this time?

In the firelight, Zi Su blinked. She thought her eyes were blurry. After looking carefully, she saw clearly that the black shadow was really Tang Wei, Lord Tang!

Tang Wei signaled Zi Su not to make any sound, and pulled Zi Su to hide behind a big tree.

Tang Wei looked around and saw that the people fleeing in the alley did not notice them.

Then he lowered his voice and said to Zi Su: "The princess ordered me to pick up the little princess and Miss Zi Su."

There was obvious confusion in Zi Su's eyes, and she even hugged the little princess in her arms tighter.

Tang Wei did not say anything, but took out a jade pendant from his bosom and said softly: "Miss Zisu, this is a token from the princess to this humble official."

"The Queen said that when Miss Zisu sees this jade pendant, she will believe me and take the little princess and me to a safe place."

Zi Su recognized it at a glance. It was indeed Shen Yuyao's personal belonging. She hurriedly asked, "Where is the lady? Is she safe?"

"The princess should be safe. She asked me to tell Miss Zisu that Ma Sanbao is also safe."

"You just need to take the little princess with you and follow me. Leave the Qin Palace first. When the princess has finished her business, she will join you."

"Okay, I'll go with you." Zi Su finally believed Tang Wei completely.

"Miss Zisu, wait a moment." Tang Wei waved towards the darkness.

Four men dressed as Black Dragon Guards came up to Tang Wei immediately, each carrying a sack on their shoulders that looked like it contained a person.

"Master Tang, I have found a body from the mass grave that matches the princess's figure and appearance."

When Zi Su heard this, she was so shocked that she almost fainted.

Didn’t they say that the princess is safe?

How come the body was found in a mass grave again?

"Miss Zisu, please change your clothes and the little princess's clothes." Tang Wei turned around and handed Zisu two sets of clothes, saying softly.

Shisu seemed to understand something at this point.

It should be that Lord Tang found four bodies from the mass grave and pretended that Princess Ning and her entourage had died in the fire.

"Okay, then..." Zi Su looked at Tang Wei.

Tang Wei understood instantly, and quickly ordered the four Black Dragon Guards to retreat, and turned around himself.

A moment.

Zi Su handed the clothes she had changed to Tang Wei.

Tang Wei stepped back a few steps and said to the four people, "The fire has already spread to Shuyu Pavilion. Please put the bodies that replaced the four of them into Shuyu Pavilion as soon as possible!"

Four of them should.

"Miss Shiso, let's go."

"Thank you, Master Tang!"

......

Early the next morning.

The news spread throughout Xijing City that Princess Ning and the young princess and their four companions had unfortunately died due to a fire in the Prince Qin's Mansion.

Deng, the concubine of Prince Qin, was rushed to the clinic for treatment overnight due to an acute illness, and luckily she escaped the disaster!

It is said that when the Qin Palace caught fire, nearly a hundred people and Princess Ning were burned to death.

The entire Qin Palace was immersed in mourning early in the morning.

The mourning hall for Shen Yuyao and the little princess had been set up. Prince Qin was so sad that he fainted at one point.

The guards of the Prince of Qin's Palace also rushed to the capital overnight and delivered a letter to Prince Ning who was still in the capital.