When Zhao Yuan rushed back to the back garden of Wende Hall without stopping, he was shocked by the fire that filled the sky.
The servants in the palace fled in all directions noisily, and some people were carrying buckets of water to put out the fire in an orderly manner.
However, in the face of the raging fire, these buckets of water can only be a drop in the bucket.
Zhao Yuan's eyes turned red with anxiety. He pushed away the servants who were watching and tried desperately to enter the back garden.
However, just when he finally squeezed to the front, Xiaodouzi suddenly appeared next to him, dragging him tightly and shouting: "Your Highness, don't go in! You can't go in!"
"Let go!" Zhao Yuan shouted angrily.
However, Xiaodouzi was not afraid at all, and still hugged Zhao Yuan's waist tightly: "No, Your Highness, the inside is full of fire, you can't get in, you really can't get in!"
He knew who Zhao Yuan was worried about, but that person had long been trapped in the sea of fire!
"Let go! She's still in there, she's still in there!" Zhao Yuan's voice was hoarse, hoarse and desperate.
"Prince..." Xiaodouzi couldn't stop crying when he heard his voice, but his hands still held Zhao Yuan tightly. He whispered: "It's too late! When the fire first started, the servant had
I took people in to look for Miss Leng’s whereabouts, but they couldn’t find them. Later I heard someone say that I saw Miss Leng falling from the Tongque Platform. But the fire spread from the Tongque Platform..."
There is no need to say much about what follows, everyone present already understands it.
But Zhao Yuan still refused to believe it. He shook his head, his heart swallowed by fear: "No, no, no, no..."
Two lines of clear tears overflowed from the corners of his eyes with despair.
Xiaodouzi felt that Zhao Yuan's body gradually softened, and he no longer had any intention of going in, so he carefully let go of Zhao Yuan.
Zhao Yuan stood blankly outside the back garden, watching the fire that filled the sky being extinguished bit by bit.
Looking around, he saw that the backyard was almost burned to the ground, leaving him with no hope at all.
My heart instantly became desolate as the ground became scorched black.
He took sad steps and walked into the courtyard step by step. Xiaodouzi followed him cautiously, looking at his back and secretly wiping tears.
"Go in and search! See if there is anyone?" Xiaodouzi ordered the servants behind him to go into the garden to look for anyone.
Although the servants in Wende Hall did not know who the girl who lived in the back garden was, they always saw Zhao Yuan running to the back garden in the past, and they took very good care of the girl's daily life and food, so everyone
The unanimous praise showed that the girl's status in Zhao Yuan's mind was definitely not low.
However, now there was a fire in the back garden, and the life or death of the girl was unknown. Everyone looked at Zhao Yuan's face with sadness and did not dare to speak. They entered the back garden in silence and searched carefully.
"Prince..." Xiaodouzi watched Zhao Yuan staggering towards the Tongque Terrace. He followed Zhao Yuan and couldn't bear it.
Zhao Yuan turned a deaf ear to Xiaodouzi's voice, his eyes were empty, and he stumbled to the side of the Tongque platform. Xiaodouzi held him up several times, but he waved it away.
The former Tongque Tower has been burned by fire until only half of its supports are left, and the ruins of the tower clearly show the cruelty of fate in the night.
However, just as Zhao Yuan walked under the Tongque Tower, a voice suddenly sounded from the other side of the Tongque Tower: "Found it! Come quickly, there is someone here!"
Hearing this, Zhao Yuan's heart beat hard, and he ran in that direction with panic on his face.
But when he ran to the scene of the incident, he completely collapsed.
I saw a charred body lying on the ground. It had long been changed beyond recognition, and the body was reduced to ashes, leaving only a human figure.
Zhao Yuan's body trembled violently, he took a deep breath, slowly closed his eyes, his legs softened, and he knelt on the ground with a "plop".
His empty eyes were filled with sadness.
Zhao Yuan stretched out his hand and gently held the man's face, but he touched it with ashes.
Little Bao'er, you are so cruel. Even if you die, you can't let me see you for the last time!
Zhao Yuan recalled the past scenes in his mind, from the first time he saw her as a baby, to three years old, to five years old, then to ten years old, to the astonishing present.
Those things that once crossed his mind were so real, yet so bright and sad.
At this moment, someone suddenly whispered: "Why is there water in the back garden for no reason? Is there something fishy about it?"
This voice came clearly to Zhao Yuan's ears. His eyebrows furrowed, and a flash of anger flashed through his eyes. He ordered someone to call the man over, squinted his eyes, and looked at the maid coldly and asked:
"What do you mean by what you just said?"
"My servant is talking nonsense. Your Highness, the Crown Prince, forgive me! Your Highness, the Crown Prince, forgive me!" Seeing Zhao Yuan getting angry, the man immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowed and begged for mercy.
However, Zhao Yuan ignored her words, grabbed the maid's collar and glared at her: "Just say what you are told! Tell me what you know, otherwise don't blame me for not being merciful!"
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When he heard the words she just whispered, Zhao Yuan felt that this matter was not simple, and this maid seemed to know something.
"That... that..." The maid's eyes flickered, but she refused to tell the truth.
Zhao Yuan's patience was limited, so he dragged her up from the ground: "Speak quickly!"
The maid was frightened by him, and immediately told her everything she knew: "Hey, Your Highness, this slave has also heard about this. The fire started strangely, and it reminded this slave of something, that is,
It's a taboo witchcraft. I heard that this thing can make people you hate die. Some time ago, I secretly heard the eldest girl in Mrs. Guo's room asking about this matter..."
The maidservant was struck by Zhao Yuan, and her words suddenly trembled, and her words did not match her words. But Zhao Yuan still heard the clues from her words.
His expression suddenly became extremely gloomy, he let go of the maid, turned around and told Xiaodouzi: "Have someone collect her carefully into the coffin." After that, he turned and left the backyard.
Outside the garden, the imperial guards stood respectfully in front of him, waiting for orders.
"Go to the side hall and search carefully for me!" Zhao Yuan's eyes suddenly flashed with a cold light, Guo Wanrou, he must let her die without a burial!
"Yes!" The imperial guard took the order and quickly ran to the side hall.
That night, sudden changes occurred one after another in the Hall of Wende, making people smell the smell of blood.
All the servants who had some winks hid in the room, fearing that someone might inadvertently implicate them.
When the imperial guards rushed into the side hall, many servants felt confused and frightened.
Except for Guo Wanrou's personal maid who shouted to everyone: "What do you want to do?", the rest of the people stood quietly aside.
"We are searching the side palace under the order of the prince!" The leading guard gave her a cold look and waved his hand: "Search!"
The imperial guards poured into the side hall like a tide, and Zhao Yuan followed them into the side hall and stood in the courtyard in front of the dormitory hall.