Chapter 166: A Fire at the Star-Zhexing Pavilion 2
During winter solstice sacrifices in previous years, several young people also clamored to set off fireworks. Queen Mother Jiang always looked like she doted on her children in front of others, and she complied with a wave of her hand.
Just ask the palace servants and eunuchs to watch carefully, and don't let the young masters do it on their own, for fear of getting hurt.
Year after year, the children have grown older and more curious, and they are noisy and want to go it alone.
The palace servants, eunuchs, and eunuchs are all slaves, and there is nothing they can do if their masters become stubborn.
When Xiao Jingtong saw her brothers and sisters making trouble, she snatched the fire certificate from the eunuch.
She just lit up the fireworks, covered her ears and ran fast. Just when she looked up to see the fireworks she lit flying into the sky, she heard screams from inside the hall.
Xiao Jingchong was the youngest among the group of children. Before anything could be resolved, someone from the older brothers and sisters said, "Hurry up and crawl."
Several people immediately did not dare to wait any longer and ran away. The person who had just spoken ran a long way away and then turned back. He pushed Xiao Jingtong with an angry look and said viciously: "You set off fireworks randomly and burned down the main hall."
Woke up."
After saying this, the little kid ran away without looking back.
Xiao Jingtong never saw the fireworks he set off fly, but when his brother said this, he was so frightened that he thought he had really caused trouble.
There was a chaos in Zhaixing Pavilion, so she stood here without daring to move. Seeing the smoke on the roof gradually turning into fire, she was completely confused.
Song Qinghuan didn't know what happened, but when he saw Xiao Jingtong looking like this and saying such words, his expression suddenly changed.
Then she thought that the fire in the Star-Zhailing Pavilion had something to do with her.
Empress Dowager Jiang is still in the palace, and her life or death is unknown. If Empress Dowager Jiang is really in trouble because of the fire, then Xiao Jingtong, and Xiao Ci...
The royal family is the most cannibalistic place. If anyone is caught, it is tantamount to holding one's wealth and life in someone else's hands.
Song Qinghuan was dazed for a moment, subconsciously feeling that Empress Dowager Jiang must not make any mistakes this time. She never thought that even if Prince Rui's palace was overthrown, she would have nothing to do with it.
The little palace maid was dying, and Song Qinghuan had no control over her.
He pulled Xiao Jingtong outside and walked some distance away. When he saw that it was a safe area and it was easy to be discovered, he stopped. He bent down and told her: "Stand here and don't move. No matter what you see for a while."
People, you are not allowed to say a word, you know?"
Xiao Jingtong's whole body was trembling slightly, his face was horribly pale, and he couldn't say a word. He just stared at Song Qinghuan blankly.
Song Qinghuan stretched out his hand and rubbed her head, then said no more, just got up and quickly went to Zhaixing Pavilion.
People coming and going in Zhaixing Pavilion are all palace eunuchs carrying buckets and basins.
Princess Rouzhen supported Queen Wang and still stood motionless, both of them looking extremely ugly.
Song Qinghuan walked over quickly and asked, "Is there no news about the Queen Mother?"
Princess Rouzhen's face was full of tears, she shook her head violently, choked and speechless.
Regardless of how the fire started in Zhaixing Pavilion, just saying that Queen Wang ran out on her own and Queen Mother Qi Jiang was suppressed regardless of this crime, whether it was Queen Wang or King Yu, they would be suppressed to the point of being unable to stand.
Stand up, not to mention the position of prince.
Seeing her shaking her head, Song Qinghuan felt anxious in her heart. She bit her lip and finally took the wooden bucket filled with water from a eunuch and poured it down from head to toe.
Princess Rouzhen reacted and said hurriedly: "What do you want to do?"
Song Qinghuan didn't say anything, gritted his teeth and rushed into the sea of fire.
"Song Qinghuan, you are crazy, you are crazy..."
The furious scolding of Princess Rouzhen behind her was suppressed in an instant.
The main hall, which was full of splendor just now, has been burned beyond recognition.
Wooden piles were scattered everywhere in the hall, and thick smoke was everywhere, making it difficult to see the road clearly.
Song Qinghuan covered her mouth and nose, kicked away as many obstacles as possible, and headed all the way to the back hall.
"Help, help..."
Empress Dowager Jiang and her concubine, who were trapped in the back hall, were choking on the smoke and coughing repeatedly.
Even the cries for help became weaker and weaker.
Empress Dowager Jiang is a domineering person who does not accept old age at all. In the past, she always paid more attention to taking care of her body.
At her age, she is in good health and does not suffer from headaches or fever all year round.
But today, during the winter solstice sacrifice, she got upset.
Before leaving the palace, I felt a little uncomfortable in my abdomen. I informed the imperial doctor early in the morning that I had caught a cold and prescribed some medicine.
Nothing happened from the time he came out of the palace to the beginning of the sacrifice. But before the sacrifice was over, he felt cramps in his abdomen and broke out in a cold sweat.
Even so, Empress Dowager Jiang still acted like the empress dowager of a country and endured it until the sacrifice was over.
Therefore, as soon as she entered the Star-Zhaing Pavilion, she couldn't wait to go to the back hall to use the toilet.
When a fire broke out in the front hall, a panicked shout was heard.
At that time, Empress Dowager Jiang was sitting on the children's bucket wringing her intestines. Her knees were so weak that she couldn't even stand up. When she recovered, the fire gradually started, thick smoke poured into the back hall, and the way forward was blocked.
The master and the servant still hoped that the palace eunuchs would rush in to save them, but the longer they waited, the stronger the fire became, and they panicked when they saw that the beams had been burned.
The windows and coffins that could be used for escape were all crackling with fire, and the heat came in waves, and the roasting people did not even have the strength to speak.
"The Queen Mother?" Song Qinghuan took off her outer coat and wrapped it around her head, then ran into the back hall.
The sound was distant and near, just like the life-saving straw.
The palace aunt was coughing so much that she seemed to be dying. When she heard the sound, she hurriedly said: "The Queen Mother is here, the Queen Mother is here..."
The appearance of Song Qinghuan is almost like the living Bodhisattva who saves the suffering.
Although the room was filled with thick smoke, her appearance could not be seen clearly, but in the eyes of the nun, she was like a fairy descended from the earth.
Song Qinghuan searched for Sheng'er and found Empress Dowager Jiang and her concubine, the two of them were leaning on the last spot where there was no fire.
Although he couldn't see his expression clearly, he could tell by hearing the voice that something was wrong.
Empress Dowager Jiang leaned against Nanny Gong, raised her eyelids, and asked feebly: "Which girl are you?"
The fire became more and more intense, and the wooden piles and wooden boards were burning with crackling sounds. Song Qinghuan didn't hear anything said. He only looked around and saw that the windows and coffins embedded in the wall were on fire, and they even fell from the beams.
The pile was blocked.
She had been coming in from the outside for a while, and she could clearly feel that the fire was getting bigger and bigger. It would be very difficult to return from the original route, and the only way to escape was probably through these windows and coffins.
Between life and death, she now regretted why she had meddle in this business. Whether Empress Dowager Jiang was dead or disabled, she had nothing to do with her, and the Song family and the Yun family would not be implicated.
Although her intestines were turning green, Song Qinghuan did not dare to delay. She raised her hand and put her wet coat on Empress Dowager Jiang.
We need to move this pillar away together. The fire outside is getting more and more intense. I'm afraid we have no choice but to escape from here."
Although the nanny was very popular in front of others, she didn't dare to put on airs at this moment and kept responding.
The old man and the young man were all weak women, so it was not easy to move the heavy beams.
When Xiao Ci strode from the star observatory to the Star-Zhaing Pavilion, the fire could no longer be saved, and the water poured out had no effect at all.
Seeing that the fire was getting stronger and stronger, and before Empress Dowager Jiang could make any move, Empress Wang almost fainted.
No matter how scheming Princess Rouzhen was, she was only in her teens. As soon as she saw Xiao Ci, she burst into tears and said: "Uncle Jiu, the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother is still inside, and there is Song Qinghuan."
Xiao Ci had already met Xiao Jingtong. The child was so frightened that he threw himself into his arms without crying. He only gritted his teeth for a while before saying: "Sister Song, Sister Song..."
At that time, I had already guessed what was going on. This time I heard Princess Rouzhen say that Song Qinghuan hadn't come out yet, and her face suddenly turned livid, and her whole body was filled with cold air.
