Drunk Bamboo

"Mother, you were frightened tonight. Can I stay with you?"

Xiao Bingxin walked up to the Imperial Concubine, her face full of concern, and tried to please her.

The prince listens to the imperial concubine the most. To win the heart of the imperial concubine is to win the heart of the prince.

Hua Qinming agreed with Xiao Bingxin's approach. "Bingxin is right, mother. Let her accompany you to Changle Palace. It will be good for you to have someone to talk to."

The Imperial Concubine suppressed her anger and smiled, "The Queen is in Changle Palace. She will definitely take good care of me. You can all leave the palace without worry. Fu'an Palace needs to be repaired these days, so you don't have to come to the palace to see me."

Now that Bauhinia Garden has been burned, I'm afraid that Fu'an Palace will be thoroughly investigated. It's better to avoid going into the palace to avoid being involved.

Hua Qinming replied, "Yes, I will take my leave."

King Wen left the palace with his two queens.

The prince looked at Fu'an Palace with a heavy look in his eyes.

The Queen said softly, "Yuzhu went to Fu'an Palace and visited Zijing Garden with me not long ago. Today, Zijing Garden was burned down. There must be something wrong with her Fu'an Palace."

The prince understood what he meant, "I will ask someone to investigate and search the entire palace during the renovation of Fu'an Palace."

The queen reminded, "Don't let your father find out."

At this time, the Imperial Concubine walked towards the Queen.

"Your Majesty, I am sorry to bother you for a while."

When the Crown Prince saw the Imperial Concubine coming, he bowed, did not want to say more, and returned to the East Palace.

"I will go back to the East Palace to take care of Lin first." He bowed to the Queen.

"Go."

The queen nodded, then smiled demurely and said to the imperial concubine:

"With my sister by my side, I won't be bored. You can stay as long as you want."

The Imperial Concubine nodded and smiled, and ordered the maid beside her, "Xuan'er, go and sort out some of my Buddhist scriptures and daily necessities."

The queen said considerately, "Changle Palace has everything, so you don't need to bring anything."

"I am used to wearing my own clothes."

"Qiao'er, go and help." The Queen said kindly, "There's a crazy maid in Fu'an Palace who can set fires. Who knows who else is hiding out there who might harm you. Xuan'er is your closest person, so let Qiao'er help out. If anything bad happens again, she'll be there to help."

The Imperial Concubine couldn't refuse anymore, so she gritted her teeth and said, "Thank you for your consideration, Your Majesty. I am very grateful."

The queen waved her sleeves and walked towards Changle Palace. "It's getting late. My sister is weak. It's better not to stand in the cold wind for too long, lest you hurt yourself."

Before leaving, the Imperial Concubine gave Xuan'er a sharp look.

In Changle Palace, after the Imperial Concubine was settled, Xuan'er also returned to her with her things.

"what happened?"

Xuan'er went to get clothes and also to inquire about news.

The fire in Fu'an Palace tonight was also a surprise to them.

The crazy palace maid was named Yue'er. She was managed by Xuan'er and had always been loyal.

"Your Majesty, I asked the palace maids present and they said that the Buddhist hall caught fire for no apparent reason first, and then some dead leaves near the rockery in the Bauhinia Garden started to catch fire. Yue'er and the others were about to put out the fire, but King Feng rushed in with his imperial guards. They rushed straight to the Bauhinia Garden with fire extinguishers."

Xuan'er looked horrified, "Feng Wang and his men quickly found the mechanism and found the Lin Hai Xue Lian hidden in the rockery."

"They didn't go to put out the fire, they went to Bauhinia Garden. They set the fire on purpose!" The Imperial Concubine was furious and smashed the teacup to the ground with one hand. "The Queen came to Bauhinia Garden for no reason. It turns out she has been suspicious of me for a long time."

For so many years, no one dared to investigate Fu'an Palace, but now, they even found out that Lin Haixuelian, the source of her medicine, was the source. Are they trying to expose her in front of the emperor?

The cold eyes revealed viciousness.

"Normally, the queen wouldn't let anyone get close to the rockery. Yue'er knew there must be something important here. So she took the candle oil, burned the Linhai Snow Lotus, and Yue'er was also buried in the sea of ​​fire."

Xuan'er looked sad.

The Imperial Concubine pushed everything on the table to the floor.

"Speech--"

Xuan'er said in horror: "My queen, this is Changle Palace, please calm down."

The Imperial Concubine sneered.

"Zhang Xinghe asked Zhongdu prefect Gao Xiao to seal my Taohua Tower. The emperor replaced the person who was on the southern tour with that old bastard Wu Guanzhong. Hua Qinfeng destroyed my Linhai Xuelian and burned my Zijing Garden!"

"I will make you pay back all the debts!"

Xuan'er comforted her, "My lady, don't get angry and make yourself sick."

"Okay, that's great. Everyone is against me, and everyone is helping the Queen and the Prince! Then I will let you reunite in the underworld!"

His eyes were cold, "Ask Gao Yin to check Ping An's pulse tomorrow."

……

The Changle Palace was not at peace, and the emperor was not at ease in the Qingning Palace either.

Eunuch Dong was busy running around and finally stood next to the emperor.

"How's the wind?"

"Your Majesty, rest assured. The prince has woken up and taken the medicine prescribed by the imperial physician. He has fallen asleep."

The emperor thought for a moment and ordered, "Send someone to inform the Fengwang Mansion that Fengwang will stay in the palace today. Tell Yuzhu not to worry."

"Yes, I will send someone to the Feng Palace right away."

The emperor's eyes were deep, "What do you think of what happened tonight?"

"In my humble opinion, there is something strange." Eunuch Dong said carefully, "Your Majesty, every year during the Double Ninth Festival, only this year is Mars rampant. If it is God's will, it cannot be controlled by humans. But the Wind King quickly found the fire and took the imperial soldiers to put it out, but the fire in Fu'an Palace was getting bigger and bigger."

"Didn't they say that a maid went crazy and used candle wax to light a fire?"

"This is the weird part. The palace is very strict in selecting people, not to mention the people in the Royal Concubine's palace. They are carefully selected and their family backgrounds are thoroughly investigated. Not to mention the insane, who can't even enter the palace gate. How can they stay in the Royal Concubine's palace for three or four years?"

The emperor thought about it and nodded slightly.

"Ji'er likes quietness, and people are used to it." The emperor suddenly frowned, "So, this palace maid was deliberately placed in Fu'an Palace to murder Ji'er?"

Eunuch Dong whispered, "It is also possible that someone bribed the palace maid to murder King Feng."

The emperor's eyes trembled slightly, "Are you targeting Feng'er?"

"Your Majesty is becoming more and more attached to the Wind King, so it's inevitable that people will be jealous."

A hint of ruthlessness flashed across the emperor's eyes. "Feng'er is impartial, responsible, loyal, and the child I trust the most. Whether it is Feng'er who harmed Ji'er or Feng'er who wanted to harm me, he cannot be forgiven."

Eunuch Dong bowed and smiled, "Your Majesty has handed the investigation over to Lord Xiao Zhang, he will definitely get to the bottom of it."

The emperor emphasized again, "We must take good care of him."

"Yes, no one dares to neglect it."

Eunuch Dong helped the emperor to sleep.

The emperor lay on the dragon bed, tossing and turning.

The fire occurred in Fu'an Palace. Could it be that it had nothing to do with Ji'er?

If that palace maid wanted to murder Ji'er, why did she set the fire when Ji'er was not in the palace?

This means that the intention is not to harm Ji'er, but to harm his Feng'er!

Is it the queen or the imperial concubine?

Is it the crown prince or King Wen?

The emperor closed his eyes, feeling uneasy.