Xi Bi twitched the corner of her mouth, revealing a fleeting and imperceptible sneer.
The leader of the eunuch who was in charge of the inspection also said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, after all, there are so many people in the Old Summer Palace. Now that the weather is getting warmer, lighting wax, cooking fires, heating, and lanterns are all dangerous! It is the negligence of the slave, I see.
The Old Summer Palace is not as narrow as the Forbidden City with many houses and many palaces facing the water. This is why it is not as heavily guarded and guarded as in the Forbidden City..."
Yinzhen turned around, raised his hand to stop the rest of his words, and said in a deep voice: "The palace is a restricted area, and you cannot guard it carefully, causing the fire to spread. You need to know that the deep part of the cave is the residence of the prince - in the event of a fire, all doors will be opened, and everyone will
It’s noisy, and there are people who are busy, so it’s easy to take advantage of the chaos and mix in, and it won’t be a big deal. Even if there is no such natural disaster, we still have to guard against man-made disasters!”
As soon as he said this, the few people below basically collapsed to the ground.
The queen couldn't sit still any longer. She stood up and knelt on the ground, panicking and saying: "Your Majesty, calm down!"
As soon as she knelt down, all the concubines behind her also knelt down.
Although Yinzhen's voice was not high-pitched, it was very deep and slow. There was a sense of awe in every word, and no one dared to speak for a while.
In the dead silence, Concubine Xi suddenly knelt forward, kowtowed, and said with tears in her eyes: "Your Majesty, Brother Six has suffered such a calamity. Concubine Chen is so haggard. Concubine Xi is frightened, heartbroken, and terrified when she looks at it!
Although the fourth elder brother and the fifth elder brother were lucky enough to not be in the depths of the cave due to the title of prince during the Dragon Boat Festival, mother and son are connected, and the sorrow in Concubine Chen's heart at this moment is felt by the concubine in her heart. I forgive the concubine for speaking out boldly - this fire started
It's really strange.
The emperor also said just now - when there is a fire, people are noisy and there are people waiting around, so it is easy to sneak in. Even if there is no such natural disaster, we have to guard against man-made disasters. However, I think... why did the fire start? And
Why did it happen so early and so late that it started burning during the Dragon Boat Festival? Why did it happen when Brother Six was alone in the depths of the cave?"
Zhang Guiren stood up, walked out from the crowd, knelt down and said: "What Xi's concubine said is true, please let your Majesty take a closer look!"
Xi concubine kowtowed and said sadly: "Your Majesty! If someone really dares to attack the emperor's heir, it will be the sixth elder brother this time, and I don't know who he will target next time? I also have the fourth elder brother, think about this
Thinking of this, I feel as uneasy as Concubine Chen! I implore the emperor to investigate this matter thoroughly. If this matter is revealed because of the negligence of the Old Summer Palace guards, let's deal with it separately. If anyone really has such thoughts, I want to
Attack the emperor's heir..."
She glanced at Concubine Yu's face with a vague look, and then said word by word: "For the sake of my brothers, the emperor must find this person out!"
Yinzhen put his hands behind his back and said in a solemn voice: "Su Peisheng!"
Su Peisheng immediately came forward and said, "I'm here!"
Yinzhen said: "Is the person back?"
Su Peisheng said anxiously: "If you want to go back to the emperor, I just came back and you are already waiting outside!"
Yinzhen nodded, put his hand on his waist, and said calmly: "Bring it with you."
Ulanara was startled, and then he realized that the emperor had already sent people to investigate. For a while, everyone in the palace exchanged looks with each other.
Concubine Yu was already shaking into a ball, and even the maid supporting her next to her had to exert slight pressure on her wrists to support Concubine Yu.
The voice of the personal palace maid was anxious, and she whispered in Concubine Yu's ear: "Master, you must be steady and don't mess up your position!"
Ji Ling's eyes were red, her lips pursed tightly, and she looked ahead.
Not long after, two palace servants dragged an old eunuch up.
The old eunuch also seemed to be injured. His head was lowered on his chest, and he had no strength at all. He knew that he was in front of the emperor, but he couldn't find the energy to stand up straight. As soon as the person dragging him let go, he
His knees softened and he knelt down.
All the concubines couldn't help but look at each other.
Yinzhen pointed in front of him and said, "Come here, come closer, and come here to talk."
The man kowtowed and obeyed vaguely.
Everyone heard that his voice was hoarse, just like an old crow. They didn't know how unpleasant it was, but they knew that his voice was damaged by the fire. For a while, their attention was focused on this man.
The old eunuch raised his head.
For a moment, all the concubines screamed in alarm. Some of the timid ones had accidentally knocked over the tea cup next to them, while the bold ones, who were relatively stable, took a few steps back.
Ulanara also raised his hands suddenly and covered his face with his sleeves.
What a face this is!
The flesh and blood were blurred, the skin was scorched, the side of the cheek was probably torn apart by a heavy object, and there were even faintly visible bones.
The other cheek was dripping with turbid yellow pus mixed with blood.
It's hard to imagine - how did he survive when the injury was so serious?
Concubine Yu had her head lowered all the time, but the expression of the palace maid beside her immediately changed, and she whispered something in Concubine Yu's ear. Concubine Yu raised her head, glanced at the old eunuch, and then
He collapsed and sat down, clenching his teeth and tilting his head back.
Concubine Qian, Li Guiren and others quickly supported her, and Li Guiren lowered his voice and said in a trembling voice: "Concubine Yu is usually the boldest, but now she is almost fainted from fear! This person is neither a human nor a ghost.
It’s really scary!”
However, Yinzhen looked normal, as if the person kneeling in front of him had a perfectly normal face.
He said calmly: "The fire started because of you."
This sentence can be understood as a statement or as a question.
The old eunuch knelt down and endured the severe pain caused by the wound when he spoke, and said with difficulty: "If you return to the emperor, I will be punished by death."
Yinzhen saw that his body was crumbling, and he also saw that one of his right legs was bent, hanging at a weird angle beside him. He looked really pitiful and terrifying.
He suddenly waved his hand, pointed at Su Peisheng and said: "Have someone move him a seat and let him sit down - sit firmly and explain it to me carefully!"
Xi Bin frowned and looked at the old eunuch with surprise and uncertainty.
He was dragged to sit down, and a few more drops of pus dripped on his cheek. The palace attendant holding the chair next to him was afraid that it would fall on the back of his hand, so he immediately retracted his hand with disgust on his face.
Yinzhen also lifted the hem of his robe, sat down, put his hands on his knees, and did not look at the old eunuch, but slowly passed by the crowd, and also touched the face of Queen Uranala.
Ulanara felt flustered for no reason.
When Yinzhen's eyes fell on Ji Ling, he suddenly felt gentle for a moment, and then returned to his previous coldness.
Zhang Guiren had already walked to Ji Ling and held her back with one hand.
The old eunuch slowly raised his head, his voice was like torn cotton wool, glanced at Concubine Yu behind him, and suddenly smiled.
His smile was too weird, touching his bloody cheeks, and everyone in the palace was horrified.
Su Peisheng subconsciously stood in front of Yinzhen.
The palace attendant next to him wanted to step forward and hold the old eunuch down, but Yinzhen waved him down.
