After giving up being the wife of a powerful official, Ling Yunlu became a concubine

There were only a few dozen steps and we soon reached the basement.

It was about ten square meters in size. Shen Yunjin put the package on the box in the corner.

"Hongliu, take down the water bags and cakes that I have packed on the table."

Hongliu carefully placed the candle on the ground and went out in the dark.

After a while, she came down with a few packages.

Shen Yunjin saw that in addition to the things she prepared, Hongliu also took two quilts.

"I noticed it was a little damp down there, so I brought down two new quilts."

"Well, you did the right thing, put it on top of that box."

After finishing all this, the two walked out of the basement.

"Hongliu, this secret passage is only known to you and me, remember not to tell anyone else."

"It cannot be opened unless it is absolutely necessary. I am doing this now just to prevent any trouble."

Hongliu nodded excitedly, which showed her master's trust in her. She would keep her mouth shut and never reveal a single word.

Shen Yunjin has been observing Hongliu. A personal maid must be loyal enough and keep her mouth shut.

At least for now, red willow is qualified.

Jinzhi has been helping to take care of the accounts of Prince Qi's Mansion and Shen Yunjin's dowry shop. She is so busy that she wishes she could split the work among several people.

Because Yuzhi also has to take care of the pastry research in the dim sum shop, she sometimes helps take care of the little tiger.

Because Yang Liu is good at kung fu, she is the one who often goes out.

Therefore, Hongliu was the only one left by Shen Yunjin's side, and she was the one who had been with her for the longest time.

Shen Yunjin was also willing to slowly hand over some things to Hongliu.

Trust the people you employ, and don't employ people you don't trust. In a critical moment, Shen Yunjin chose to trust.

Xiao Minshen entered the palace early in the morning of that day.

Before leaving, Xiao Minshen told Shen Yunjin that Princess Gao Li's brother was going back to the prairie today, and the emperor sent him to see him off.

At that time, when he said this, Xiao Minshen looked at Shen Yunjin meaningfully.

"It's dry, be careful with fire, keep an eye on the children, and don't let anyone leave the house at will."

Shen Yunjin looked at Xiao Minshen walking out and his heart began to beat wildly.

She knew that what was supposed to come would come.

"Hongliu, ask Uncle Zhong to come over." She hugged the little tiger and calmed herself down.

Now it depends on her to defend Prince Qi's Mansion, so she can't panic.

Uncle Zhong arrived soon, "Uncle Zhong, the Prince Qi's Mansion is closed to visitors today."

"Everyone who leaves the palace must return at 3 p.m., otherwise the palace gate cannot be opened again."

"Gather all the guards in the mansion, divide them into two teams, and take turns patrolling and resting."

"Also, are the things I asked you to prepare ready?"

Zhong Bo bowed and said, "Everything is done as the concubine said. Everything is ready."

"Can you please check again, Master Zhong, whether the water tanks in the mansion are full of water? The weather is dry now, and it is easy for water to leak."

"Yes."

Although Uncle Zhong didn't know why Shen Yunjin made such arrangements, he had not been the housekeeper for so many years in vain.

He vaguely guessed that something might happen.

He walked out quickly. No matter what the master did, the servants should obey unconditionally.

The day passed in anxiety among everyone.

Shen Yunjin thought she was being too sensitive, so she took the little tiger, who was yawning after eating and drinking, and prepared to go to bed to rest.

At this moment, she seemed to hear a "puff" sound breaking through the air.

She sat up suddenly, feeling extremely panicked.

Yang Liu, who was guarding outside, ran out immediately. The sound of gongs was heard from afar. After a while, Yang Liu lifted the curtain and walked in.

"Master, someone shot oil-soaked arrows into the palace. Several places in the palace are on fire. The patrolling servants are putting out the fire."

When Shen Yunjin heard this, his body couldn't help but soften.

"Is it just Prince Qi's Palace, or?" She must have heard more than one arrow just now.

"Several houses adjacent to Prince Qi's palace have been shot with arrows. We have already sounded the gong to sound the alarm."

Shen Yunjin quickly put on her coat and handed the little tiger to Jinzhi.

Zhong Bo walked over hurriedly, with a hint of excitement on his frowning face.

"Your Majesty, the fire has been put out." He bowed to Shen Yunjin sincerely.

"Uncle Zhong, have your men ambush at the front, back, and side doors. Prepare a few archers at each door. Once someone breaks through, strangle them to death."

"If anyone in the mansion wants to take advantage of the opportunity to leave, tie them up and put them under guard."

Shen Yunjin thought about it and still felt uneasy, so she decided to go out and take a look herself.

"My lady, no, it's a mess outside! Almost every house on our street is on fire!"

"Is everything on fire?" Shen Yunjin asked.

Zhong Bo nodded. Fortunately, Prince Qi's mansion had been prepared, otherwise it would have caught fire.

"Uncle Zhong, have someone light that pile of wood we left alone. The sooner the better!"

Uncle Zhong didn't have time to think about why Shen Yunjin did this. He responded subconsciously and walked out quickly to ask someone to light the wood.

In order to prevent fire, Shen Yunjin had people pile up all the firewood in the mansion in the open space in the yard and have someone guard it.

The servant poured oil on the wood and set it on fire.

The flames rushed out all of a sudden, and from the outside, the Prince Qi's Mansion looked like it was on fire, and was very conspicuous in the dark night.

Shen Yunjin and Yang Liu were standing in the yard when they heard the crying of adults and children coming from the mansion next door.

I could also hear the sound of horses' hooves galloping along the street.

"Master, we need to prevent fire, why do we need to light firewood?" Yang Liu was puzzled.

"If all the houses on this street were on fire, but Prince Qi's mansion was the only one that was not on fire, what would you think?"

What would you think? You would definitely be suspicious.

"Every household suffered heavy losses, but the Prince Qi's Mansion was in the middle, but it was unscathed. This is not in line with common sense."

"Other people will definitely think that the Qi Wang Mansion and the arsonist are in collusion, so they let the Qi Wang Mansion go alone."

"Tonight, the people who set the fire outside must not be ordinary people. The Prince Qi's Mansion must not have anything to do with them!"

This was the thought that flashed through Shen Yunjin's mind just now.

Her heart was beating "boom boom boom" at this moment. She almost made things worse and put the Prince Qi's Mansion in the center of trouble.

When the horsemen outside saw that the Prince of Qi's palace was also on fire, they reined in their horses.

"Who shot the arrow? It's not accurate at all, and it hit the target only now?"

"Maybe one of the guys' hands is shaking?" the big man on the other horse laughed.

"Let's go, brothers, and start our dinner tonight!"

At the command, everyone started to break down the first door and rushed in.

For a while, there were continuous wailing sounds and the sound of weapons clashing.

"My lady, someone is climbing over the wall at the back door!"

"Tell the ambushers to keep quiet, and once they get in, just chop them down!"

Shen Yunjin, who was standing in the corridor, had a hint of ruthlessness in his eyes.