I just want to live a happy life

Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang kept knocking on the door, feeling a little regretful. If they had known earlier, they would not have asked the people around them to guard outside. If there were a few people around, they would have been able to help.

Who on earth had the ability to close the door of her palace and make people outside unable to hear their shouts?

The two had no choice but to smash the door with things. Seeing the fire growing more and more fierce, their will to survive gave them more strength, and finally the door was smashed open.

Just as they were about to go out, the two did not notice that something fell from above their heads.

It hit Shen Meizhuang right on top, smashing her back into a bloody mess. She screamed and fainted.

"Sister Mei!"

Zhen Huan wanted to go back to save her, but was blocked by the fire. Zhen Huan couldn't get through no matter what. Seeing that Shen Meizhuang was about to die in the fire, Zhen Huan hesitated and found it difficult to make a decision.

Should she give up on Sister Mei, or go back to save her? The fire is getting bigger and bigger. If she goes back to save her, what if she loses her life?

She didn't want to die yet, she still had a lot of things to do. Sister Mei was so good to her, she would surely forgive her. In the end, she gritted her teeth and ran away, not caring about Shen Meizhuang's life or death.

At this time, in the Yanxi Palace, Yi Xin, Hong Yao and the emperor were having dinner.

Hongyao is still young, so the food he is given now is easily digestible, and the food placed in front of him is egg custard or something like that.

Hongyao was holding a spoon and eating the delicious food bite by bite.

The emperor was very relaxed here. Before the empress fell ill, he sometimes went to Jingren Palace for meals. There were rules about not eating more than three times a day, and they often said some ambiguous things, making it difficult for him to just eat in peace.

When dining in other people's palaces, either the other party would be reserved or would flatter and fawn on him.

But it was different in Yi Xin's palace. They were just like an ordinary family of three, warm and cozy.

In addition, the meals in the Yanxi Palace are also delicious, which must have taken a lot of effort to cultivate.

After dinner, the emperor was about to take Hongyao out to play for a while when he saw Su Peisheng rushing in.

"Your Majesty, something bad has happened."

The emperor frowned: "What happened that makes you so anxious?"

"It's Suiyuxuan. There's a fire in Suiyuxuan."

"What happened? How did the fire happen? Have you found out whether it was an accident or man-made?"

Su Peisheng bowed and said, "Your Majesty, this is still under investigation and the situation is still unknown."

Seeing that the emperor wanted to go and take a look, Yi Xin asked the wet nurse to take Hong Yao away first, and she went to Sui Yuxuan with the emperor.

At this time, all the concubines in the palace who heard the news went to Suiyuxuan to see what had happened.

As soon as they entered Sui Yuxuan, Yi Xin and the emperor saw Zhen Huan standing there in a trance. Her hair and clothes were disheveled, her face was darker, and blood was still flowing from her right arm.

Standing next to her were Jin Xi and Liu Zhu, who were tidying her up, and an imperial physician was also treating her wounds.

In less than a moment, a person was carried out of the main hall of Shuiyuxuan. It should be said that he no longer looked like a human being. His whole body was burnt black and it was impossible to recognize who he was.

At this time, some concubines just came in and saw this scene. They were frightened and screamed. When they saw that the emperor was also there, they quickly covered their mouths.

The emperor glanced over there, then glanced at Su Peisheng. Su Peisheng spoke with a heavy voice, "Your Majesty, that is... Noble Lady Hui."

When Yi Xin heard this, her eyes widened in surprise. She covered her mouth and said, "How could this Concubine Hui..."

On the other side, Zhen Huan, who was in a trance, finally came to her senses. She quickly waved away the people around her, ran to the emperor, knelt on the ground, and cried bitterly: "Your Majesty, you have to make a decision for Sister Mei. The fire in Sui Yuxuan must have been intentional. Who has such a big grudge against me that he wanted to burn me to death, but didn't expect Sister Mei..."

After that she couldn't say anything anymore and just kept sobbing and crying.

Looking at her sad face, if Yi Xin didn't know the truth, she might have been deceived by her "sincerity".

The emperor looked at her pitiful appearance and felt some pity in his heart. He comforted Zhen Huan a few words before asking, "Why did Concubine Hui come to your place tonight?"

Zhen Huan was not panicked at all, and people could not tell that she had any guilt in her heart: "Your Majesty, I am bored tonight, so I asked someone to call Sister Mei over. I want to play chess with her and chat with her. If I had known that Sui Yuxuan would fail, I would never have let Sister Mei come."

"Even if I am killed, I don't want anything to happen to Sister Mei."

At this time, Xiao Xiazi came over, followed by two eunuchs, who were holding two people in their hands.

"Your Majesty, I caught him not far from Suiyuxuan. I saw him acting sneaky, so I think he must know something."

Being led to kneel before the emperor, he seemed very scared, and kept muttering: "I know nothing, I know nothing."

Looking at his reaction, everyone knew without having to guess that he must know something.

Zhen Huan also looked over there. She pretended to be surprised and said, "Weren't you Su Xi who was promised to be with you before? Why are you here at Sui Yu Xuan?"

After hearing this, everyone whispered to each other. If Suxi was the person that Nian agreed to, did it mean that it was Nian who agreed to let Suxi set fire to Suiyuxuan?

Su Xi glanced at her, and after hearing the hidden meaning in her eyes, he no longer pretended to be confused. He said with hatred, gritting his teeth, "That's right, it was I who set the fire. I wanted to burn Wanpin to death. It was Wanpin who killed the master. If it weren't for Wanpin, the master would still be serving as Concubine Hua, and there would be no need for a small noble to bully the master like now."

As he spoke, he seemed to glance at Concubine Qi who was standing behind the emperor.

Lady Qi seemed to sense something. She looked up and glared at him, saying, "Why are you looking at me? I didn't do anything."

Nian Shilan used to be Concubine Hua, but now she is just a concubine. Shouldn't she bow when she sees her? She didn't do anything wrong that day.

Zhen Huan felt somewhat happy, as Suxi used to be a member of Nian Shilan's palace, and everyone heard what she said. She believed that the emperor would not say in front of so many people that he would not punish Nian Shilan.

She still pretended to be grief-stricken and heartbroken: "Your Majesty, I believe I have never done anything wrong to Nian Da Ying. I have no grudge against her, why would she want to harm me?"

The emperor was also angry at this time. Even though he felt guilty towards Shilan, he would never allow her to order others to do such outrageous things.

"Su Peisheng, go and pass on the decree. Nian agrees..."

Zhen Huan's joy was about to reach its peak, but at this moment someone boldly stopped the emperor from saying the next word.

"Your Majesty, Wanpin is lying. What she and Suxi said is not true."

Zhen Huan felt uneasy. She turned to look in the direction where the voice came from, but she didn't expect it to be Huanbi.