The Legend of Zhen Huan: Rebirth of Ling Rong

Chapter 64: The Fire at the Broken Jade Pavilion

From then on, Xiao Yunzi secretly paid attention to the movements around Sui Yuxuan, and he found that Suxi, the young eunuch beside Nian Da Ying, appeared near Sui Yuxuan from time to time.

Xiao Yunzi did not alert the enemy and kept an eye on Suxi in secret.

After several days, Su Xi had already figured out the situation of Shuiyuxuan.

Little Yunzi came to tell us, "My lady, I've noticed that Suxi, the eunuch from Nian's palace, has been sneaking around our Suiyuxuan in the past few days. I've been watching him in secret, and it seems Suxi has figured out everything about Suiyuxuan."

"Nian Shilan really can't wait to attack us. Xiao Yunzi, don't alarm him yet. We should wait for the right opportunity to catch him."

"What do you mean, sister?"

"We didn't kill Nian Shilan, but she doesn't think that of us. Since she wants to attack us, we should naturally help her."

"Jinxi, please invite Concubine Qi to come over and have a seat with you in the evening. The three of us will be together, and it will be just right for you to have some company." I instructed Jinxi.

"Yes, I understand!" Jin Xi immediately understood what I meant.

"I heard that my sister was looking for me. I sat with the Queen for a while and just came back." Soon, the voice of Concubine Qi came from outside the door.

"Sister is here, please come in." said the elder sister with a smile.

Concubine Qi walked in with light steps. Today she was wearing a light pink palace dress, which made her look particularly beautiful and charming.

"Sister, why did you think of calling me today? Sister Anpin is here too?" Concubine Qi asked with a smile.

"What are you talking about, sister? Although we sisters live together on weekdays, it's rare for us to get together. It happens that sister An is here today, so we must have a good chat." The elder sister said kindly.

"Sister, you are right. We sisters should really get closer to each other. Your father and your father both work in the Censorate, so it is only right that we get closer." Concubine Qi nodded with a smile.

The three of us sat around the table, drinking tea and chatting. I could tell from both sides of Concubine Qi's words that she looked down on my background.

I always feel that she and Wanpin are of similar backgrounds, so we should be closer. Guarjia Wenyuan, beautiful but really stupid, I won't argue with her about that.

After entering the palace, Concubine Qi joined the Queen's camp. At that time, she and I were in the same party as the Queen. She often looked down on my background and mocked me.

I knew what she was thinking, but I didn't care. After all, I wasn't the person I used to be, someone who could be easily bullied.

"Sister, what do you think of this tea?" the elder sister asked Concubine Qi with a smile.

"Sister, your taste is naturally excellent." Concubine Qi smiled, with a hint of disdain in her eyes.

"That's good. I was worried it wouldn't suit my sister's taste." The elder sister took a sip of tea and continued, "Is there anything new happening in the palace recently? My sister An and I don't go out often, so I don't know about it."

"Sister, there is one thing you can say. I heard that since Nian was demoted, she has been sad every day in the palace. She even burned paper money secretly in the palace for the criminal Nian Gengyao, and the emperor found out about it." Concubine Qi looked at us proudly.

"Oh? There is such a thing? Isn't it forbidden to burn paper money in the palace? Once discovered, it would be a serious crime." I asked in surprise.

"However, when the emperor heard about this, he was not angry, but he did not say anything, so the matter had to be left unresolved." Concubine Qi frowned, as if she disliked Nian Shilan very much.

"Lady Qi, Nian Da Ying has always had this temper. We should just not provoke her." I said lightly.

"Now she is just a small concubine. She always thinks that it was the glorious past when her Nian family was full of glory. But the Nian family has long been in decline. The emperor was merciful and spared her life." Concubine Qi said sourly.

"Okay, let's not talk about these unhappy things." I smiled and changed the subject.

"Look at the dress my sister is wearing today. It's so beautiful and looks so sparkling."

"Thank you for the compliment, sister." Concubine Qi stood up and turned around proudly, showing off her new clothes.

"Sister, you are becoming more and more beautiful." I praised her insincerely.

"Sister, you're too kind. I'm not as pretty as you." Concubine Qi said with a hypocritical smile.

"This is the material that the Empress Dowager gave me when I entered the palace. I made clothes with it and wore it today to express my gratitude to the Empress Dowager." Concubine Qi said proudly.

"My sister is so grateful. The Queen must be very fond of her!"

"Sister, you're right. The Empress, Noble Lady Fucha, and I are all from the same Manchu army, so naturally I have more say." Noble Lady Qi was still feeling smug.

Soon, we smelled a faint smell of something burning.

"It's okay. Maybe Jinxi and the others are burning something useless. We just need to ignore it."

With this, Concubine Qi felt relieved and continued speaking.

"My lady, it's bad, there's a fire." When the fire started to grow and could not be put out, Xiao Yunzi came to report.

"Why did a fire happen in the palace out of the blue?" the elder sister pretended to ask Xiao Yunzi.

"My lord, I have already caught the arsonist at the burning area. Please leave here first."

"There's no time to lose, sister, let's go out first and talk." Concubine Qi was frightened by the sudden fire and screamed repeatedly.

"Ah! There's a fire! Help!"

As soon as we stepped out of the door, the fire spread at an alarming speed and became more fierce.

The palace maids and eunuchs rushed over in panic to put out the fire, and for a moment, the whole scene fell into chaos.

The raging fire burned mercilessly, and black smoke rose up, quickly covering the entire palace.

The palace maids and eunuchs rushed to put out the fire, but the fire was too big to put out. The whole scene suddenly became a mess, with shouts and screams one after another.

Concubine Qi was shocked by the scene. She was now covered in dust and looked blankly at the scene in front of her.

When the emperor heard the news, the fire had been put out, but most of the Sui Yuxuan was burned down by the fire.

"What's going on? Why did a fire break out in the palace out of the blue?" The emperor looked very angry.

Xiao Yunzi then stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the fire at the Broken Jade Pavilion was not a natural disaster, but man-made. Before the incident, I spotted a man sneaking around the Broken Jade Pavilion and found flint and lighter oil on him. This is absolutely true and cannot be denied."

"Bring the man up!" The emperor gave an order, and Su Peisheng brought the man over.

"Your Majesty, I remember this is the eunuch Suxi who was promised to the palace during the Nian Dynasty."

"Check for me what exactly happened? How did the fire break out out of nowhere?" The emperor gave orders to Su Peisheng.

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