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How could Emperor Taihe feel at ease about this?

Fortunately, there are still many survivors in the Cheng'en Mansion. He can find a way to interrogate the origin of gunpowder from these people, otherwise he will be even more uneasy!

You know, gunpowder is a very powerful thing, and the imperial court has always controlled it very strictly.

So where did the Cheng'en Mansion get the gunpowder?

And the fire last night, was it an accident or man-made?

Emperor Taihe was very curious.

To be on the safe side, he even ordered Luo Zheng to leave the palace and investigate the matter thoroughly with Lu Xuan.

Wang Zhi stayed in the palace to assist Concubine Jiang and the eldest princess in thoroughly investigating the harem.

Emperor Taihe was very cautious. The incident involving the Chen family was too serious this time. He was not confident in letting Lu Xuan investigate alone, nor was he confident in letting Concubine Jiang and Luo Zheng thoroughly investigate the harem.

So he deliberately sent Luo Zheng out to let him and Lu Xuan check and balance each other, and at the same time arranged for Wang Zhi to assist Concubine Jiang and the eldest princess.

Only in this way can he feel at ease.

After breakfast, Emperor Taihe still held a small court meeting.

There was no other way. Many ministers refused to leave the palace and insisted on seeing the emperor because of the fire in Duke Cheng'en's mansion. He couldn't just leave them alone and let these people think that he, the emperor, was so cruel that he would kill people for Concubine Jiang?

Sure enough, as soon as the court meeting began, the ministers asked about the fire in Duke Cheng'en's mansion last night.

Emperor Taihe did not want to take the blame, so he directly summoned Lu Xuan and Luo Zheng to the palace to report.

When the two men hurried into the palace, they exuded a burnt smell, and there was even black ash on their cheeks and clothes, which shocked the court officials.

They came in a hurry, and it was too early, before daybreak, so they did not see the appearance of the Cheng'en Mansion after the fire. They only smelled the strong smell of burning in the air.

Looking at the charred marks on Luo Zheng and Lu Xuan's bodies, the court officials were shocked.

"Tell me, how is the Cheng'en Mansion doing now? Was the fire last night an accident or was it man-made?"

Luo Zheng and Lu Xuan looked at each other, and then Lu Xuan spoke first.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, last night, multiple fires broke out in Duke Cheng'en's mansion. The Black Kirin Guards stationed outside discovered the fire and immediately rushed in to put it out. Unexpectedly, the roar of gunpowder was heard from the blaze!

Unable to determine how much gunpowder was hidden inside, the Black Qilin Guards did not dare to rush into the fire and could only find water to put out the fire. Later, the firefighters arrived, and the Black Qilin Guards and the firefighters worked together until dawn, finally putting out the fire completely.

However, many buildings in the Cheng'en Mansion collapsed, making it impossible to count all the casualties. I ordered a count of the survivors in the Cheng'en Mansion and found that a total of 27 people were missing.

In addition, due to the chaos in Cheng'en Mansion last night, 32 people were injured and five people were trampled to death.

Twenty-nine Black Qilin Guards and Fire Soldiers were injured while fighting the fire, three of whom were seriously injured and have been sent to the infirmary for treatment."

Luo Zheng immediately reported: "Your Majesty, when I arrived at Duke Cheng'en's Mansion this morning, I found that the warehouse was not only completely burned down, but also severely collapsed.

Furthermore, after the Cheng'en Mansion was surrounded by the Black Kirin Guards yesterday, Crown Prince Chen Shou suddenly fell ill. Last night, a fire broke out in the Cheng'en Mansion. Besides the storehouse, the fire in Chen Shou's courtyard was the most serious.

"I suspect the Chen family had this planned long ago, hoping to use last night's fire to allow Chen Shou to fake his own death and escape! They even emptied the storehouse at home!"

These words completely ignited the anger in Emperor Taihe's heart!

He was so angry that he slammed the table and stood up: "What a Chen family! Track him down for me! Even if he escapes to the ends of the earth, I will bring him back for me!"

The court officials were all stunned, and they all realized that something was wrong with the Chen family.

Even if Emperor Taihe suddenly went crazy and wanted to burn the Chen family to death for Concubine Jiang, there was no need to use gunpowder!

What’s more, the thing that was blown up was a warehouse!

Moreover, if the fire was really set by the Black Kylin Guards, it would be impossible for so many people to be left alive.