The emperor just doesn't treat everyone equally, and it's none of my business!

"Your Majesty, your humble concubine."

"I am here to see you, Your Majesty."

"Your servant greets His Majesty."

Lu Junze looked at the messy Ningyu Pavilion, was silent for a moment, then looked at Shangguan Yan, "Everyone, get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"What's going on?" Lu Junze looked at the commander of the imperial guards. His expression did not seem anxious at all, making people feel that he did not seem to care about Gu Shijin.

"Your Majesty, there was a fire in Ningyu Pavilion, and I was unable to find Concubine Jin. Please punish me." The commander of the imperial guards knelt down and apologized.

"Find it!" Lu Junze suddenly shouted angrily, "Find out for me how this fire started."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After the commander of the imperial guards left, Lu Junze turned his attention to the concubines in front of him. He looked at Shangguan Yan fiercely and said in a bad tone, "Queen, you have been the one managing this harem. Now that such a big thing has happened, it really chills my heart."

Shangguan Yan knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. It is all my fault. I will find out who set the fire behind the scenes."

"Queen, please don't betray my trust again." Lu Junze said slowly.

Lu Junze knew that the fire in Ningyu Pavilion today had nothing to do with Shangguan Yan, but so what? As the queen, it was her duty to manage the harem. Now that such a big thing had happened in the harem, she had an unshirkable responsibility.

The higher the position you hold and the greater the power you have, the greater the responsibility you have.

Shangguan Yan lowered her head slightly to hide the mockery in her eyes, "Yes, Your Majesty, I understand."

How could she not know what the emperor was thinking? He was just using this incident to warn her.

However, Shangguan Yan did not expect that the man would choose to take action today.

After a while, the commander of the imperial guards came back. He clasped his hands together and said, "Your Majesty, someone poured strong liquor around Ningyu Pavilion, so the fire spread so quickly."

"Strong liquor?"

All the liquor in and out of the palace needs to be registered. To take a shower in Ningyu Pavilion, a lot of liquor is needed.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Has Concubine Jin not been found yet?" Lu Junze asked.

"Your Majesty, no."

"Your Majesty, will Concubine Jin..." At this time, Concubine Zhou, who was not good at reading other people's expressions, spoke again.

Lu Junze's sharp eyes swept over Concubine Zhou, who was startled and lowered her head, not daring to speak anymore.

When the others saw Lu Junze's expression, they didn't say anything, but they had different thoughts in their minds.

It's not that the emperor doesn't care about Gu Shijin; it's obvious that he cares too much about her.

"emperor……"

This sudden voice made the people present surprised, shocked, angry and puzzled. In short, everyone had different emotions.

Gu Shijin?

“Jin’er?!” Lu Junze was the first to react. He walked up and pulled Gu Shijin to check him carefully.

"Jin'er, are you okay?"

"Your Majesty, I'm fine." Gu Shijin's expression was still a little dazed, and she didn't even salute, as if she was frightened by the scene in front of her.

"Your Majesty... my Ningyu Pavilion..." Gu Shijin pointed to the ruins in front of him, his voice trembling.

Not to mention, the person behind this was quite ruthless and was determined to kill her.

Lu Junze hugged Gu Shijin, patted her on the back, and said, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. I will definitely find out who is behind this and disturbing the peace of the harem."

Shangguan Yan, Defei, Rongfei and others around looked extremely ugly when they saw this. There were so many people here, wasn't the emperor slapping them in the face by doing this?

But no one present dared to say a word.

Although Lu Junze appears to be a modest gentleman and seems to do things gently, people who are familiar with him know that the emperor has never been a soft-hearted person, it’s just that most of the time he hasn’t stepped on his bottom line.

Killing people so blatantly in the palace must have crossed Lu Junze's bottom line.

Each of these concubines has her own guesses in her mind, and only Concubine Zhou is the simplest.

Lu Junze also knew this, so even though Concubine Zhou often said things he didn't like to hear, Lu Junze had never made things difficult for her.

It was impossible for a group of people to stand here waiting for others late at night, so they finally went to the Queen's Fengyi Palace.

Just as he was about to leave, the Queen Mother arrived.

"The Empress Dowager has arrived." The young eunuch announced.

"Greetings to the Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother's expression was calm, except for a frown when she saw the miserable state of Ningyu Pavilion.

"It's so late, why is mother here?" Lu Junze let go of Gu Shijin and stepped forward to support the queen mother.

"With such a big thing happening in the harem, how could I not come and take a look?" The Queen Mother glanced at Shangguan Yan while speaking, with obvious dissatisfaction in her eyes.

The Empress Dowager has been in the palace for so many years, and even when the late emperor was alive, such a big thing had never happened in the harem. Burning down a palace, the person behind this is really too outrageous.

Lu Junze: "I'm sorry to have made my mother worried."

"Your Majesty, this matter must be thoroughly investigated. The person behind this is sinister and vicious. He is really not suitable to stay in the harem." As she spoke, the empress dowager swept her eyes over the concubines, carrying the pressure of a superior.

“Yeah.” Lu Junze nodded in agreement. Even if the Queen Mother didn’t say anything, he would not let the person behind it go this time.

The Queen Mother sighed, looked at Concubine Jin who had not yet recovered, and waved her hand.

Gu Shijin walked over, bowed, and said, "Empress Dowager."

"I'm sorry to have frightened you."

Gu Shijin shook his head with red eyes.

"Fortunately, you are okay. It is a blessing in disguise."

Gu Shijin lowered his head and saw that the empress dowager had the sachet hanging around her waist that she had asked Xingzhu to deliver to the Cining Palace today. It seemed that the empress dowager was really satisfied with her.

When we arrived at Fengyi Palace, there were more people there, including the Concubine Dowager.

There was no way. There was such a big fire in the palace. No matter whether they were curious or worried, no one wanted to miss the excitement.

Especially for those who have nothing to do with this matter, the expressions of gloating and wanting to watch the fun are too obvious.

Gu Shijin quietly observed the expressions of these people and felt speechless inside.

Could you please control your expression?

Defei happened to be walking with Song Xiuyi. She leaned close to Song Xiuyi's ear and whispered, "Is Song Xiuyi scared?"

Song Xiuyi looked up at Concubine De, puzzled, "What is Concubine De talking about? How come I don't understand?"

Concubine De smiled slightly and said nothing more.

She also didn't expect Song Xiuyi to be so cruel. It seemed that she really wanted to pave the way for the second prince.

Anyway, what happened today has nothing to do with her, she just needs to watch the show.

"Jin Jieyu, it's a good thing you are not in Ningyu Pavilion, otherwise you would have suffered today." Sheng Jieyu looked at Gu Shijin and said.

Gu Shijin lowered his eyes, "I met Lady Ning on the way back from the dinner, so I followed her to sit in Lady Ning's palace, but I never thought..."

Gu Shijin paused, his voice tinged with tears.

Concubine Lan said sarcastically, "Jin Jieyu is so lucky."

Shangguan Yan frowned and warned, "Princess Lan."

"Your Majesty, we have captured two eunuchs."