After instructing the Fucha family and the Geng family to watch Lao Hongli and the others, Wen Ruyan and the Guarjia family chased out together. The road didn't seem long, but there were too many people and it was too chaotic, and they were bumped into by palace people from time to time.
Or they knocked over the palace attendants who were carrying water to put out the fire, making it extremely difficult for them to walk.
Ever since the fire broke out from the Nine Lotus Lantern and engulfed Yinzhen inside, Ling Ruo's mind went blank. Her only thought was to find Yinzhen and where he was. She would find him even in the fire.
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Supported by such thoughts, while everyone was immersed in shock and panic, she walked towards the lampstand like a ghost, murmuring and repeating the same words as she walked, "It will be okay, the Emperor will definitely not
No matter what happens, he promised me that we will be together forever."
When she finally walked near the lampstand, the blazing heat of the flames hit her face. Although water was constantly poured in, it only stopped the spread of the fire. The lampstand was still surrounded by raging fires. While it was constantly burning, the lampstand built
It has been completely deformed. As for the Nine Lotus Lantern, it disappeared in the fire, leaving only the outline of a red-hot iron wire lantern looming in the blazing red flames.
"Mother, you can't go there anymore." Sixi was the first to notice Ling Ruo and quickly grabbed her to prevent her from getting closer.
"Let me go, I'm going to find the emperor!" Ling Ruo shouted out of control, like an enraged lioness, her beautiful face looked hideous and terrifying under the firelight. She only had one thought now, that is, to see
Yinzhen saw him standing in front of him safely.
Sixi put down the empty bucket in her hand and said sincerely: "Empress, I know you are worried about the emperor, but the fire is so big. If you go in, you will not only be unable to save the emperor, but you will also endanger your own life!"
"You don't have to worry about it!" Ling Ruo struggled hard, but Si Xi's grip was too tight. She tried her best and couldn't break free. In anger, Ling Ruo suddenly opened her mouth and bit Si Xi's arm, tightly.
As he bit it, he even tasted the fishy smell in his mouth. His eyes were always fixed on Si Xi, and he watched with his own eyes as he screamed in pain because of his bite.
Si Xi did not expect that the always gentle Concubine Xi would do such a crazy thing. The severe pain in his arm made him break out in a cold sweat and his whole face was distorted. But even so, he still squeezed Concubine Xi tightly without any hesitation.
Relax, the emperor's life or death is unknown, how can you put Concubine Xi in danger again?
"Sixi, the quilt is here!" At this moment, a voice suddenly came in. It was Su Peisheng. Seeing Ling Ruo biting Sixi like crazy, he was shocked and hurriedly
He threw the quilt in his hand on the ground and tried his best to drag Ling Ruo away.
Feeling that the pain on her arm had eased, Sixi let out a long breath and looked down, only to see blood dripping down along the bite wound.
"Get out of here! Get out of here, I'm going to see the emperor!" Ling Ruo Zhuangruo yelled crazily, which made people tremble from the bottom of their hearts.
Si Xi shook her head, endured the pain in her hands, grabbed a bucket of water from an inmate who was passing by and poured it on the quilt.
Su Peisheng hesitated and said, "Sixi, your hand is injured, how about I go in instead?"
"This little injury doesn't matter, but Concubine Lao Xi, please don't let her in." Sixi wrapped up the soaked quilt and took the lead, and rushed to the lampstand quickly.
The steps of the lampstand were already fragile under the fire, and they broke with a "click" sound almost as soon as Si Xi stepped over.
As Si Xi's not-so-tall figure disappeared into the fire, everyone's hearts were raised. They held their breaths and stared at the lampstand surrounded by flames, waiting and expecting to see the one that had placed the expectations of countless people.
The figure can appear safely in the fire.
After what seemed like a long time, a figure finally emerged from the flames. Because the steps had broken, the man could only jump off the stage with the flames surrounding him.
The lampstand was more than half a foot high from the ground, and the figure was rolling on the ground in a panic. Without waiting for Su Peisheng, who had been paying attention to this scene nervously, to give orders, a eunuch carried a bucket full of water and poured it on the man to help him put out the flames.
The man threw away the burnt black cotton quilt wrapped around him and struggled to get up from the ground. His braids had been burned away and were draped messily behind him. When the face lifted up, the people who had been staring at him were revealed.
The person who came out was Sixi with a look of disappointment and panic. Then the Emperor...could he have...
Sobs resounded from the crowd. At first it was just low, but then it got louder and louder. More and more, the female family members who had been patient before couldn't help crying when they heard others crying.
A shadow cast over everyone's hearts.
"Don't cry!" Seeing that the situation was out of control, a clear voice suddenly sounded, but it was Yunsi. He strode up to Sixi and shouted: "Did you find the emperor in the fire?
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Si Xi shook his head sadly, "No, I searched for a long time but couldn't find the emperor. Then I couldn't stop the fire, so I had to retreat."
Ling Ruo, who had been struggling hard, heard these words, and his movements suddenly froze. Two drops of crystal tears fell from his eyes. Before they hit the ground, they were evaporated into nothingness by a tongue of fire brought by the occasional wind.
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A trace of suspicion flashed in Yunzhen's eyes. The lampstand was only so big and there was no barrier. How could he not find anyone? Moreover, when something happened to Yinzhen, there was no news from Yunxiang. He was the most loyal to Yinzhen.
A running dog.
Because it was so messy downstairs, he couldn't find where Yunxiang was for a while. However, when he saw the inmate pushing several water trucks in, he calmed down and said in a deep voice: "You guys go get another quilt quickly."
Come, I will go in and find the Emperor myself."
"Bago, you can't do it, the fire will kill you." Yunlu was the first to dissuade him, but Yunxi also nodded, disapproving of Yunhu's taking this risk.
Yunhu glared at them angrily and said sternly: "The emperor is in trouble. As ministers and brothers, we should fight to the death and try our best to save him. How can we shrink back in fear of a mere fire? You don't need to say more, I have made up my mind.
, hurry up and get the quilt."
At this time, the water tanker had been installed, and pipes were connected to several Taiping water tanks in the distance. Several eunuchs gathered around the water tanker to press the water to the fire scene. With the help of these trains, the fire gradually decreased.
When the little eunuch came over with the quilt that Yunhu asked for, the fire had been compressed to a small area. After using two full tanks of water, the fire was finally put out. Thanks to the large number of people, the fire was not let go.
The fire has a chance to spread, otherwise it will ignite the lanterns hanging around. Even if there is twice as much water, it will be difficult to extinguish the fire.
[Author's digression]: There are three chapters left, wait a moment