Just when Su Yizhao was looking for an escape, what all the candidates were worried about happened.
It was snowing originally, but in the evening, the snow stopped again, and the wind picked up around the empty Gongyuan at night.
The fire that was originally under control increased in size, and the worst part was that the two large tanks of water next to the dormitory had long been used up.
"Quick! Go to the big kitchen to fetch water. There is a well over there. Get more people and fetch water."
All the candidates hurriedly leaned on the window to take a look, and suddenly became frightened.
I saw that the burning dormitory had been submerged in the raging fire, some of the burned beams broke, and the dormitory immediately collapsed.
Hearing the sound of the house collapsing, Su Yizhao felt even more uneasy.
"It's not good, the wind is blowing towards us and the fire is coming." Some candidates shouted in horror.
"Let us out quickly, we will be burned to death."
Many officials came quickly with buckets of water, but the buckets here are limited, so even if there are many people, it is useless.
Even the cooks from the big kitchen came over with ladles and copper basins, but they were still a drop in the bucket.
The fire became more violent than before. At this time, even Du Jiang was panicked.
"Quick! Let them all out." Du Jiang directed everyone to put out the fire while shouting that two people would come to open the locked dormitory.
"It's too late, the fire is too big and there's no time to lift the water." An official couldn't help but said in frustration.
"Hurry up and fetch water for me. If everything burns up, we will all die here."
Looking at the side of the corner of the room above, there were tongues of fire licking in, Su Yizhao suddenly became extremely anxious.
"Hurry up, get me out quickly, the fire is coming." Su Yizhao shouted outside.
However, everyone had too much to worry about at the moment. The dormitory was locked from the outside, and it would take time to open it.
The wind fanned the fire, but within a moment, the row of dormitories opposite was engulfed in a sea of flames.
Su Yizhao inhaled a lot of thick smoke without checking. She coughed hard, her vision blurred, and beads of sweat rolled down her forehead.
"Help me quickly!" Su Yizhao shouted out the window.
However, wherever he looked, he only saw chaos, and no one paid any attention to this place.
My ears were filled with screams, shouts, and cries for help, and the fire behind me became more and more intense.
Mrs. Su tossed and turned all night long. His eyelids twitched sharply that night, and he always felt that something was about to happen.
Really unable to sleep, he got up and went up the slope to put on his outer clothes.
"What's the matter, sir? You've been tossing and turning all night, but you feel sleepy after walking away?"
The old lady looked at Su Jinxun who was getting up and asked strangely.
"I don't know why I always have heart palpitations and have trouble falling asleep."
The old man wanted to open the window, but he remembered that his wife was sleeping, so he gave up!
"You go to sleep first! I'll go to the study to read for a while."
"What time is it?" the old lady asked.
"It's the fourth watch, and I just finished banging the clapper." The old man said as he put on his coat and prepared to grab a big cloak and go to the study to sit for a while.
There was still an hour before morning, and it was still dark outside.
"It's not good! Master, it's not good."
Suddenly Su Huai's voice came, his tone was very urgent and trembling.
The old man's heart suddenly skipped a beat. He immediately opened the door and took a few steps to see Su Huai stumbling towards him.
"Why are you so alarmed?" the old man shouted.
"Sir, it's bad, there's a fire in the Gongyuan."
"What?" The old man was frightened and his legs felt a little weak.
"Fire, what's the intensity of the fire?" He suddenly became frightened and asked stammering.
"The fire was very strong. From the east side of the city, the flames were soaring into the sky. The people who were sent to check came back and said that a whole area had been burned."
The old man almost collapsed to the ground, "Quick! Prepare the carriage and go to Gongyuan!"
Su Huai immediately turned around and ran away. Unexpectedly, the old man's voice came from behind him.
"Hold on, hurry up! I want to enter the palace to meet the Holy Spirit."
After speaking, Mrs. Su turned around and returned to his bed.
"What's going on? There's a fire in the Gongyuan? How could it be? Is the fire serious?" When the old lady heard the voice, she came out immediately, her face full of anxiety.
She didn't care about the concubine, and she didn't care whether Su Yizhao was important to the whole family. She only thought that Su Yijue was her precious grandson!
"Change my clothes, I want to go to the palace to meet the saint."
The old man knew not to panic now, so he took off his outer clothes with trembling hands.
"Master! Where is Jue'er? Has he come out yet?" The old lady was already panicking and just kept asking.
"Hurry up and change my clothes, it's too late." The old man had tears in his eyes and pushed the old lady.
"I'm going to ask the emperor to open the dragon gate! They are all descendants of my Su family, they can't die!"
Uncle Zhong quickly ran to the main courtyard of the fourth room, "Hurry! Where are the people? Go and report quickly, the Gongyuan is on fire!"
"Master! Wake up quickly, the Gongyuan is on fire!"
Uncle Zhong was so anxious that the seventh young master was still in the Gongyuan!
Su Wenqing, who was half asleep, heard Uncle Zhong's shout and immediately jumped up from the bed.
Su Jinxun was passing by Changmen Street in Dongcheng in a carriage. He opened the curtain and looked out. When he saw that the sky above the Gongyuan was burning red, he was so frightened that he collapsed in the carriage.
"It's over! It's over!"
When the carriage arrived outside the palace gate, Su Jinxun climbed down from the carriage. His legs became weak and he couldn't stand and fell to the ground.
The guard looked at Su Jinxun who had arrived so early and couldn't help but wonder, is there still more than half an hour left before the morning court meeting?
One of the guards shouted: "Master Su! You..."
Su Jinxun trembled and took out his tooth tag from his arms, and held the guard's hand.
"Hurry! I want to see the Holy Spirit. Please inform me immediately."
The fire was raging, and many people were awakened by the fire in Gongyuan. Everyone clamored to put out the fire, but the door of Gongyuan was locked tightly and could not get in at all.
The night sky was finally broken. Su Jinxun took one look at the sky, and then his heart was filled with despair.
He waited outside for half an hour, but the emperor did not summon him.
His heart was completely cold, but it had only been one night and he was exhausted both physically and mentally.
"Sir! The fire seems to be under control." Su Huai rushed back from Gongyuan again and reported quickly.
"Has it been controlled?" Su Jinxun asked blankly.
"Yes! It seems a little smaller than before." Su Huai nodded repeatedly.
"After burning for so long, what else can there be?" Mrs. Su couldn't help but burst into tears.
"Is the Gongyuan open?" Su Jinxun asked again.
"Not yet." Su Huai didn't know what to say, and he felt a little hateful at this moment.
"Huh? Mr. Su has arrived a long time ago?" Some courtiers were preparing to come to court. When they saw Su Jinxun sitting on the ground, they said.
Who doesn't know that two younger generations of the Su family are in spring? They don't know how to comfort them. There is little hope of surviving such a big fire, right?
"Master Su, the fire has been brought under control. It's time to open the dragon gate soon."
More and more courtiers are arriving one after another, and they all came early today.
"Your Majesty has an order to go to court early today. Please line up and enter the court immediately."