I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 180: Pretty Good at Doing Things

"Cough cough cough!" Thick smoke blew in with the night wind. Chu Liuzheng inhaled a mouthful of it unexpectedly, choking and causing him to bend over and cough.

Her face was covered in gray and white, the ends of her hair were touched by the fire and gave off a burnt smell, and her clothes had several holes burned in them.

Chen Xing helped her stand under a tree in the wind-proof place. Chu Liuzheng stopped coughing and asked anxiously, "How is Sister Moxiang?"

"I just choked on a few puffs of smoke, it's nothing serious." It was Mitsuki who answered. She put the unconscious Moxiang next to Chu Liuzheng and quickly placed her fingers on Moxiang's wrist.

"Here comes the water!" Yuzhui came running over with two bowls of water. "Liuzheng, how are you? Is Moxiang awake?"

"I'm fine." Chu Liuzheng said, "Sister Moxiang is fine too."

Yuzhui fed her some water, then turned to look at the Yulin Guards who were busy putting out the fire, frowned and said, "How could there be a sudden fire out of nowhere?"

"Someone set the fire." Mitsuki wet the handkerchief and wiped the dust off Moxiang's face.

Chen Xing supported his chin and nodded, then continued, "I knocked one out. She was a palace maid I didn't know. After the fire is out, I can hand her over to the Yulin Guards for a thorough interrogation."

As expected of a secret guard, he is extremely efficient!
Chu Liuzheng gave a thumbs up in his heart and asked, "Where did you put her?" Don't burn her to death.

Chen Xing raised his hand and pointed to the roof opposite: "There."

A few people looked up, and in the thin moonlight, they could indeed see a dark shadow on the roof.

Yuzhui tilted his head to get a better look and asked curiously, "How did you throw her up there?"

"Sister, do you want to try it?" Chen Xing smiled, with dimples faintly visible on her cheeks.

Yuzhui felt an inexplicable chill on his back and shook his head quickly: "No, no, no, I don't want to."

Chen Xing pouted regretfully and looked at Chu Liuzheng. Without waiting for Chu Liuzheng to refuse, he looked away and sighed softly.

This person cannot be played with.

At this moment, a shrill voice pierced the sky, "Your Majesty has arrived!"

Everyone in Nongyun Garden was shocked. Except for those who were still putting out the fire, they all knelt down to greet him: "Your Majesty, may you be well."

Xiao Jingfan strode over, his face grim and his jaw clenched. His cold eyes scanned the crowd for a moment, but he didn't see the person he wanted to see.

Could it be that the woman has already...

Thinking of a possibility, he pursed his lips, veins on the back of his hands bulged, and the Bodhi beads in his palms made a creaking sound.

Chu Liuzheng, kneeling in the corner with his body completely covered by the shadow of the tree, was secretly surprised.

[Frog fun! How come the tyrant came so soon? The fire hasn't even been put out yet, and Eunuch Zhou didn't even try to persuade him. Isn't he afraid that the Queen Mother will punish him if she finds out? ]

Hearing the familiar voice, Xiao Jingfan suddenly loosened his clenched hands and slowly ground his back teeth.

If you're not dead, don't even make a sound!

Zhang Hong came over quickly, bowed and said, "The fire has not been put out yet, Your Majesty, please stop."

Xiao Jingfan looked up at the row of houses in front of him that were emitting thick smoke and the Imperial Guards who were trying their best to put out the fire, and nodded: "I won't go over there, you go and do your work."

"Yes!" Zhang Hong ran back and continued to command.

Xiao Jingfan waved his hands at the people who were still kneeling: "Everyone, stand up. Is anyone trapped?"

"Your Majesty, no!" Chen Xing's voice was crisp and loud, and just one voice allowed Xiao Jingfan to determine her location.

He turned his head and looked. Under the dark shadows of the trees, only Chen Xing's pretty face was half exposed in the moonlight. The people next to her couldn't see her face clearly, but the pair of hands exposed in the moonlight were wrapped in gauze.

He fixed his eyes on the hands for a moment and said, "Go forward and answer."

Chen Xing immediately grabbed Chu Liuzheng's wrist and pulled her to the imperial court to answer the question. Chu Liuzheng:? ?
Wait, what does this have to do with her?
The shadows of the clouds were floating, the moonlight was bright, the two of them left the shadows of the trees and bathed in the moonlight, their embarrassment was clearly revealed.

Xiao Jingfan glanced at Chu Liuzheng, and after seeing her appearance at this moment, his brows immediately frowned, his eyes were heavy, and it could be seen that he was unhappy without saying a word.

Chu Liuzheng curled his lips secretly.

[Yes, yes, I know that my current appearance is not suitable for meeting the emperor, but I am not here to bother you. If you want to glare at Chen Xing, go glare at me. Why are you glaring at me? ]

[Speaking of which, the tyrant wouldn't order someone to drag me out and chop me up just because he doesn't like me, right? Just like he chopped off that dancer.]

Xiao Jingfan: "..."

He looked away and looked at Chen Xing: "What else do you know?"

"Your Majesty, someone deliberately set the fire." Chen Xing said, "I smelled the smoke and got up to check. I saw a few dark shadows in the yard. They disappeared in a flash."

Eunuch Zhou was very worried about the safety of his Majesty. Hearing this, he said anxiously, "Your Majesty, we must catch those arsonists as soon as possible."

Xiao Jingfan said coldly: "Search the palace and make sure to capture all the arsonists."

Chen Xing volunteered: "Your Majesty, I have seen those arsonists. Let me help you catch them."

Xiao Jingfan nodded: "Yes."

[Oh, Chen Xing is quite capable. The tyrant was just about to catch the exposed Xixia spy and punish him, but Chen Xing handed him a knife. Now Chen Xing is the only one who saw the arsonist, so when it comes to arresting people, whoever she says is the person? ]

【It's just that a few people are missing. 】

Chu Liuzheng quietly took out the list of names from the gossip and compared it with the list found by the secret guards.

[Let me take a look. What's missing are... Xiao Qingzi, the young eunuch who is in charge of trimming the flowers and trees in the Imperial Garden, Rong Qing, the maid who cleans the Maohua Palace, Madam Qi who delivers meals to the Cold Palace, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs...]

Xiao Jingfan silently memorized the name of the person in his mind, feeling that the trip was not in vain.

*
Half an hour later, the fire was completely extinguished and a pungent smell of smoke filled the air.

When the Empress Dowager and the Queen heard that Nongyun Garden was on fire, they hurriedly sent people to check out the situation.

Xiao Anzi said, "Please rest assured, Queen Mother and Queen, the fire has been put out and no one was injured."

Nanny Zhao immediately chanted a Buddhist prayer and went back with Gao Yongfu to report.

Here, Zhang Hong led the Yulin Guards to search the fire scene and found that the fire started in the room next to Chu Liuzheng and the others, where Qiaoqiao and Yushu lived.

The two were responsible for taking care of the flowers in Wenhua Hall in all seasons. They not only had to water and prune the branches, but also had to place the right flowers at the right time.

It had to be suitable for the occasion and to please the emperor, and it had to be changed from time to time. I don't know how much thought the two of them put in.

When they really have no ideas, they will seek help from Chu Liuzheng and others to come up with ideas. Although their relationship is not very close, it is still okay.

When the fire broke out, the two were in the greenhouse selecting flowers to be displayed the next day and were not in the house.

The arsonist must have taken advantage of this opportunity to run into the two people's room and set fire to flammable items such as bed curtains, sheets, pillows, etc. He also poured lamp oil to fan the fire, which burned all the way to the beams of the house.

The beams of the houses in the row were connected, and there happened to be a strong wind tonight. When Chu Liuzheng and Moxiang were awakened by the smoke, even the bed curtains were set on fire by sparks falling from the beams.

The two hurriedly tried to open the door, but it was locked from the outside, and the window was blocked by something and could not be opened at all.

The two of them shouted for help. Moxiang did not forget Chu Liuzheng's hand at this time. She protected her with both hands, but she fainted because she inhaled too much smoke.

If Chen Xing had not kicked open the window and jumped in with Miyue to save them, Chu Liuzheng and Moxiang would have already been burned to death.

Zhang Hong bowed and reported: "After my inquiry and inspection, only the doors of Miss Liuzheng and Miss Moxiang's rooms were locked by the criminals, and the windows were also bolted shut. The criminals must have set the fire targeting the two girls."