Sheng Nanzhi quickly rushed to the main courtyard, which was already completely on fire, almost becoming a sea of ​​fire.

Sheng Nanzhi was about to go in when she smelled a strange fragrance mixed in with the smoke.

She took two steps back and bumped into Shi Huaizhi who was standing behind him.

"What's wrong?" Shi Huaizhi asked in a low voice.

Sheng Nanzhi pursed her lips: "There's something wrong with this cigarette."

"poisonous."

Shi Huaizhi's eyes immediately turned cold: "Do you know what kind of poison it is?"

Without waiting for Sheng Nanzhi to speak, Shi Huaizhi said, "Leave here first."

Sheng Nanzhi took a few steps back, picked up the embroidered handkerchief and covered her mouth, her eyes dark and gloomy. "Shilixiang, the poison that causes people to fall into a coma is not fatal, but he has three purposes."

"One is to ensure that the person who is already lying in the bed does not suddenly wake up."

"Secondly, although this poison is not fatal, it contains musk, which can cause miscarriage in pregnant women."

"The third is that it can make people who come to put out the fire fall into a coma when they smell this incense."

When Shi Huaizhi heard Sheng Nanzhi say that the incense contained musk, he didn't hesitate at all. He grabbed Sheng Nanzhi and stepped back a long distance.

Only after making sure that Sheng Nanzhi could no longer smell the fragrance did Shi Huaizhi stop, but his expression was extremely ugly.

"..." Sheng Nanzhi sighed: "You are too impatient. I haven't finished what I want to say."

She pulled out a small jade bottle from her sleeve and threw it to him: "I guessed something would happen today, so I prepared to take the antidote pill in advance."

"Although it can't really cure all poisons, the Ten Miles Incense just now is enough."

"There are some antidote pills in here. Take one, and give one to everyone who comes to help put out the fire."

Shi Huaizhi looked at Sheng Nanzhi intently, but did not look away. "This detoxification pill can neutralize the toxins in the ten-mile osmanthus that cause people to fall into a coma. Can the musk in the ten-mile osmanthus also neutralize the damage it can cause to your unborn child?"

Sheng Nanzhi raised her eyelids and said nothing.

Jin Xin and the others who had come ashore later had already rushed over. Seeing Sheng Nanzhi standing here, they were a little surprised: "The princess didn't go to the prince in the main courtyard? How is the main courtyard?"

Sheng Nanzhi ignored Shi Huaizhi and said, "I just went there. The guards smelled the fragrance of the smoke wafting from it, which was similar to the scent of Shilixiang."

"That ten-mile incense is a drug. If you get close and smell the fragrance, you will fall into a coma."

"And the guard said that there was musk in the ten-mile incense, so he brought me here."

Everyone else was shocked: "Musk? Princess, are you okay? Do you feel any discomfort in your stomach?"

Sheng Nanzhi bit her lip and shook her head: "I don't feel that way for now."

Jin Xin bit her lip and said, "The princess is right here. I'll go over and take a look at the situation over there."

Shi Huaizhi's eyes darkened. "Call the palace doctor to take the princess's pulse. I will go and distribute the antidote to the others so they can put out the fire quickly."

Jin Xin then hurriedly said, "Yes, we need to call the court doctor over."

Sheng Nanzhi spoke quickly: "Jinxin, take the housekeeper to the main courtyard to put out the fire. The firefighters should be guards from the mansion, preferably those with some martial arts skills. Beifeng, go and distribute the antidote to those near the fire."

"I'll have someone summon the palace physician to take my pulse and have him on standby. Hongyue, go and arrange for all the other servants in the mansion to take anything that can hold water and go to the well or lake near the main courtyard to fetch water and deliver it to the main courtyard."

"Yes."

The panicked crowd finally seemed to have found their backbone and started moving quickly.

Nanny Jin looked anxiously towards the main courtyard. Sheng Nanzhi naturally knew that she was worried about Shi Huaizhi, so she whispered, "Nanny, if you are worried about the prince, you can go over and take a look. There should be enough antidote pills over there."

Nanny Jin pondered for a moment, but still shook her head.

"Prince Yi was raised by me, and I am indeed worried."

"But I also know that if I go now, even if there is one more servant, it won't actually change the outcome."

"If I stay here, perhaps I can be of greater use."

"The palace is in chaos right now. The more chaotic it is, the more likely someone will take advantage of the situation and attack the princess and the child in her belly."

"The prince is in a coma, and several imperial physicians have diagnosed him as possibly never to wake up again."

"The child in the princess' belly is the most important thing now."

As expected of the old nanny that Concubine Hua relies on, she is more rational than emotional.

Sheng Nanzhi was just thinking about it when the court doctor arrived.

Sheng Nanzhi stretched out his hand and asked the court doctor to take his pulse.

"There's nothing wrong with the princess's pregnancy and pulse at the moment."

"But if someone smelled a medicine with musk, I'm afraid its effect on the princess's unborn child wouldn't show up so quickly."

"I suggest that the princess return to her room and rest in bed for a few days."

Sheng Nanzhi frowned subconsciously, but the first thing that came to her mind was the look Huaizhi gave her when he knew there was musk in the smoke.

There was a mixture of surprise, regret and self-blame.

Shi Huaizhi seemed to really want to keep the child in her belly.

Sheng Nanzhi placed her hand on her lower abdomen. The baby in her belly was already two months old.

But she still felt almost nothing.

It seemed as if she had no awareness of becoming a mother, and she could not feel any joy or love for the child in her belly.

But she was very determined at the beginning and didn't want this child.

Now that she could really smell the scent of musk, and knowing that it might affect the baby in her belly, she felt inexplicably reluctant to let it go.

"understood."

Sheng Nanzhi closed her eyes and said, "Then I'll go back to my room and rest in bed."

"The prince's side..."

Nanny Jin immediately said, "Jin Xin and the others are with the prince, and the guards have all rushed over. Princess, don't worry about the prince. It's most important to take care of yourself first."

"it is good."

Sheng Nanzhi agreed and instructed the court doctor, "Go to the main courtyard and prepare some herbs for treating burns."

"Yes."

Sheng Nanzhi took Nanny Jin and several other maids back to the attic. When Sheng Nanzhi opened the window, she saw flames and billowing smoke rising from the direction of the main courtyard.

The fire was really big.

The fire could burn so fiercely, most likely because tung oil or something like that was used, which allowed the fire to spread quickly.

But tung oil has a really strong smell.

If tung oil was used, how could the people in the main courtyard not smell any strange odor?

Especially Shi Huaizhi.

Although Shi Huaizhi found a substitute and placed him on the bed in the main courtyard, and he himself came to her place to be a secret guard, it was impossible for him to never go back.

Even if he was not there, there would definitely be guards arranged in the main courtyard.

Who was responsible for this? How could it be so easy to pull off the deed?

Or maybe, Shi Huaizhi deliberately let it go and let the other party succeed?

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