"Brother Chen, don't say any more. Be careful, the walls have ears. That Yun Jingtian is the son of Prime Minister Yun and the nephew of the current Queen Mother. I heard that the emperor will give in to him when he sees him, not to mention us powerless little ones.

Ordinary people, just say what you say among us brothers, and don’t make it known to the outside world. If someone really listens to it, you will be imprisoned."

Several people murmured again, and they couldn't hide their dissatisfaction with the current imperial court. When Xia Houlie heard this, the expression on his face gradually faded, and his lips pursed tighter and tighter.

Showa looked at his expression and hurriedly came closer and lowered his voice:

"Second brother, should we take this opportunity to negotiate a deal with Yun Lanshan?"

Xia Houlie narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "That's what I mean. You send someone to keep an eye on those people next door. Let's use this to put on a good show."

Xia Houlie was the kind of person who acted resolutely once he made up his mind. He hurried back to the capital after returning from the Phoenix Tower that afternoon, while Zhaohe was responsible for contacting the victims who were persecuted by Yun Jingtian, collecting evidence, and going to Beijing to file a petition. Yun Jingtian carried the burden on his body.

Three lives, even if they are relatives of the emperor, I am afraid they will not be able to escape legal sanctions. With this bargaining chip, plus the book of people, it seems that this time the people in Yunlanshan want to prevent Xia Houxie from implementing the imperial examination and the three provinces and six ministries system

It's all impossible.

As long as it can be implemented, it is a good start.

Mu Qingwan was also in a very good mood, which proved that the day for her to leave the palace was getting closer.

In the evening, after dinner, Mu Qingwan played with Nuan Nuan for a while, and was about to undress and go to sleep, when suddenly something rolled out of her clothes.

She bent down and picked it up, and when she looked carefully, she found it was a piece of parchment with a sentence written on it: "Bei Yan sends troops, and Western Chu is in trouble."

And that handwriting... is actually Hengzhi's!

She suddenly remembered the man in black she met on the street today. Could it be that Hengzhi asked him to report the news?!

I can't help but think of Ruyi's little face. There's a famine in Xiancheng? Xiancheng is the border area between Beiyan and Xichu. Is the famine happening because the two countries are at war?

What a good Xia Houlie, while he was pretending to be affectionate towards her, he secretly killed Xi Chu! And she was kept in the dark without knowing it!

Thinking of this, she couldn't help being frightened. Fortunately, she was still thinking about how the two of them would get along well in the future. She didn't expect that they would get along together. God would give her such a big blow!

It was because she was so stupid that she was gradually bought off by his pretended gentleness, she gradually let go of her guard against him, and gradually believed in him, thinking that he would never threaten Xi Chuxiang again, that he would really comply with what he said.

She signed the agreement, but she didn't expect that deep down he was still the bloodthirsty tiger that stared covetously at Xi Chu.

She actually forgot that he hated Xichu and the Mu family so much. How could such hatred be let go so easily?

She quickly squeezed the parchment in her hand. No, she couldn't sit still and wait for death. She had to think of a solution immediately.

But Beiyan and Xichu are separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, and she is such a weak woman, how can she be saved?

Since Xia Houlie took such great pains to conceal the matter of sending troops to Xichu, it would be useless to go to him to argue with him at this time. Although Zhaohe sincerely regarded her as a friend, if it was related to national interests, there was no telling which side he would take. Now

It seems that I can only rely on myself. Fortunately, Hengzhi said before that if you have anything to do, you can go to the Fulai Inn in Luo City to find Shopkeeper Fu.

Thinking of this, she immediately put on her clothes again and was about to rush out when a white shadow suddenly flashed in. She was startled. After a closer look, it turned out to be Nuan Nuan. She had no time to tease it at the moment and was just about to summon it.

When she went to sleep on the couch, it suddenly pounced over and bit the hem of her skirt and dragged her out.

"Nuan Nuan, let me go quickly. I have something urgent to do. Be good, let me go quickly..."

Mu Qingwan squatted down and wanted to pull the hem of her skirt out of its mouth, but it whined and continued to pull her out regardless of her objections. Even though it was small, it had grown very strong.

Mu Qingwan couldn't even pull it, and she didn't know where it was going to take her. She was anxious to find out what happened to Shopkeeper Fu, so she couldn't help but yelled angrily:

"Nuan Nuan, if you don't obey me, be careful. I don't want you anymore. Let go quickly. I have something urgent..."

Just as he was talking, a scream suddenly rang out in the quiet night:

"Come on, come on, come on, it's time to raise the Yi Zhai! Come on, come on..."

Raise Yizhai? That’s not the house where grandma lives!

Could it be that Nuan Nuan just dragged her out because of this?

She was startled, and before she had time to think about it, she rushed out like a gust of wind.

As soon as I left the house, I realized that the red firelight had dyed half of the sky red.

When they arrived at Yangyizhai, they saw that Chu Yunxiu and Grandma Jin Ru were also panting, and they seemed to have just arrived from a distance.

The fire became more and more fierce due to the wind, like a monster that wanted to devour everything. The flames gradually spread from the east chamber to the center, almost burning the entire Yangyizhai red.

"Where's grandma?" Seeing Grandma Jin Ru, Mu Qingwan quickly grabbed her hand, and she didn't even notice that her hand was shaking violently.

"Master... the master is still inside..." Grandma Jin Ru was also frightened, trembling as she looked at the soaring fire.

Unfortunately, there were only four of them left in the entire palace at this time. Leng Yi was sent by Xia Hou Lie to Taoyuan Village to train the Dragon Shadow Guards. Zhao He hadn't come back yet, and none of the secret guards sent by Xia Hou Lie here to protect him showed up.

Mu Qingwan made a quick decision and quickly went to the well nearby and worked together with Chu Yunxiu to fetch a bucket of water. The head of her pocket soaked her whole body. She took two more handkerchiefs, wet them and held them in her hands. She turned around and rushed in quickly.

She fell into the sea of ​​fire so fast that even Chu Yunxiu couldn't catch her in time.

"Mother..." Grandma Jin Ru and Chu Yunxiu couldn't help but scream when they saw Mu Qingwan's figure instantly engulfed by the tongues of flames. Although they also wanted to save people, the fire was too fierce. Going in like this would be tantamount to

Die.

At this moment, outside Yangyizhai, apart from the occasional beep-bop-bop sounds and the sound of beams breaking and collapsing, there was deathly silence. Jin Ru and Chu Yunxiu watched the fire burn out.

The entire Yangyizhai's beams and most of the room collapsed in an instant. They cried so hard that they lost all their strength and could only stare blankly at the sea of ​​fire in front of them, like stone statues.

Nuannuan kept wailing, the sound was extremely sad, and kept circling around the burning house.

This whole place is already a sea of ​​fire, and no one can come out.

At this moment, Zhaohe suddenly ran over quickly. When he saw that Yangyizhai was on fire, he hurriedly asked: "Where is grandma?"

When Jin Ru saw Zhaohe, she felt as if she had found a life-saving straw, crying: "Master... the master is still inside... the Queen just entered..."

Before she could finish speaking, Showa rushed in.

"Your Majesty——"

Amidst the exclamations of Jin Ru and Chu Yunxiu, a white shadow also rushed in after Zhaohe.

In Yangyi Zhai, the splashing lamp oil ignited everything, thick smoke billowed, and the flames burst out with hot power, rolling and raging in the room.

Mu Qingwan finally found Su Hanzhi. She was extremely weak because of the surgery, and she had fainted due to the smoke and smoke.

"grandmother--"

Mu Qingwan called out, but received no response. She picked up her weak body, hurriedly covered her face with the wet handkerchief in her hand, tied a knot behind her head, and covered her face with another wet handkerchief.

, then grabbed Su Hanzhi's hand, carried her on his back and walked out.

The enchanting sparks were blooming around her, but she didn't seem to see them. However, the fire was fierce, and Mu Qingwan was already thin. Now she had to carry Su Hanzhi on her back, and she had to carefully avoid the burned ones along the way.

There were beams and burning furniture, and it didn't take long for him to start panting.

Her legs were already starting to tremble, but she knew she couldn't stop. If she didn't go out, the fire would only get stronger due to the wind. If the exit was blocked, they wouldn't be able to get out.

Her body was covered in sweat, the smoke was so thick that she couldn't even open her eyes, and the tongues of fire were scorching her body, making her feel as if she was in a steamer, completely suffocating.

She hugged Su Hanzhi on her back a little tighter, checked the fire, and was about to rush through the corner door quickly. Unexpectedly, as soon as she reached the bottom, a beam burning with fire crashed down.

"careful--"

Zhaohe waved away the thick smoke in front of his eyes and was about to call out to Mu Qingwan when he saw such a thrilling scene. His heart was in his throat and he jumped over.

But it was still too late.

Mu Qingwan only had time to let go of Su Hanzhi and let her carefully avoid the beam, but her left leg was hit by the beam.

"ah--"

She was suddenly so painful that she was sweating all over. Showa rushed over and helped her remove the beam that was pressing on her legs. He reached out to help her put out the fire on her trouser legs and said anxiously:

"Qingwan, how are you? Can you still move your legs?"

Although Mu Qingwan gasped in pain, she couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Zhaohe coming. At least her grandma was saved, and given the current situation, she couldn't tolerate any further delay. If there was any further delay, all three of them would be out by then.

Not going.

She looked at Su Hanzhi who was unconscious on the ground, gritted her teeth and said: "Showa, I'm fine. You carry grandma on your back quickly, and I will follow you slowly. Hurry up, and I won't be able to get out later."

Although Zhaohe was anxious and worried about her condition, what she said made sense, so he could only nod his head, carry Su Hanzhi on his back, and extend his hand to Mu Qingwan, "Come on, Qingwan, I will hold your hand."

Mu Qingwan quickly got up, but as soon as she stood up, her legs hurt and she fell to the ground again.

"Qingwan, how are you? Does your leg hurt?"

"No... I'm fine..." Mu Qingwan gritted her teeth to hold back the pain and said, "Showa, this won't work. You escort grandma out first. If you take me with you, I'm afraid the three of us will be trapped here."

"How can that be done!" When Zhaohe heard this, he became anxious and stretched out his hand to pull her over, but was blocked by Mu Qingwan:

"Showa, now is not the time to be emotional. You go out with grandma on your back and come back to save me. I will be fine. Trust me!"

Seeing her firm and stubborn look, Zhaohe knew that it was useless to say anything, so he could only curse in a low voice, glanced at Mu Qingwan again, and ran out quickly with Su Hanzhi on his back.

Seeing him disappearing at the entrance of the flower hall, Mu Qingwan knew that as long as she passed through the flower hall, she would be the exit, and she couldn't help but feel relieved.

She checked the situation around her and found that while they were talking, the fire in the bedroom became more intense. As soon as Showa walked over, the wall in front collapsed, blocking the way to the flower hall.

"boom."

Yangyizhai has collapsed again. The front hall has completely collapsed, and the back hall has begun to collapse. There are few pillars left to support the roof of the hall, and the surrounding area is already in ruins.

She was about to move when a white shadow suddenly flashed in front of her eyes. She waved the smoke and took a closer look. It turned out to be Nuan Nuan.

Nuannuan pounced on her, bit the corner of her skirt and began to drag her in the opposite direction to the exit...
To be continued...