While everyone in the Prince's mansion was busy putting out the fire, Ji Yunshuang went to check on Ning Shi's injuries.

Ning was already weak after childbirth, and then she committed suicide with scissors. Afterwards, she was subjected to thick smoke and intense heat. If Ji Yunshuang hadn't moved her into the space, she would have died long ago.

However, even inside the space, her life is now hanging by a thread.

Ji Yunshuang did not rashly remove the scissors from her chest, but first checked her blood type.

To increase efficiency when stockpiling supplies, she moved the entire hospital into the space.

This is a private hospital that caters exclusively to the wealthy.

All the equipment inside is state-of-the-art and extremely complete.

Ji Yunshuang first took her blood sample, checked her blood type in the equipment, then took blood of the same type from the blood bank and transfused it in. Only then did she try to remove the scissors and sew up the wound on her chest.

The scissors pierced very deeply, damaging internal organs, and the wounds to those organs also needed to be treated.

While Ji Yunshuang was stitching up Ning Shi's wound, An Yi returned to the main hall to report the situation to the prince.

He knelt on the ground and begged for forgiveness, saying, "Your Highness, it is my incompetence that I failed to find out exactly who Ning was having an affair with, and she found an opportunity to kill herself with scissors."

However, judging from her behavior... this wasn't something deliberately planned. She must have had a lover when she was still young. Her suicide was to protect that person.

When Prince Duan heard that Ning had cuckolded him and that it wasn't a conspiracy, he was initially relieved.

Hearing that she had a lover while she was still young and that he had cheated on her, he was furious.

He roared, "Send men immediately to investigate who her lover was when she was young. Don't alert anyone, just arrest him and interrogate him."

"Yes!"

The steward came in again to report that there was a fire at Yuexin Courtyard.

The thought of Lady Ning ignited a surge of anger within Prince Duan, who asked, "Won't something happen to Lady Ning?"

An Yi said, "Your Highness, rest assured, Ning Shi committed suicide and was left with only one breath. Then a fire broke out, so there is no way she could have survived."

Prince Duan nodded, indicating that he understood, and instructed him to go down and arrange for someone to investigate Ning's affair.

After An Yi left, he tugged at his clothes, revealing a panicked look. He ran to Yuexin Courtyard with the steward, anxiously urging the servants to hurry up and rescue people. He also loudly scolded the servants for what happened and why the fire had broken out.

If Ji Yunshuang hadn't witnessed him ordering the guards to set the fire, she probably would have been fooled by his appearance.

All I can say is that Rotten Cucumber's acting skills are top-notch.

At this time, Ji Yunshuang had already completed the surgery on Ning Shi. However, Ning Shi was still unconscious, and it was unknown whether she would survive.

She ignored the unconscious Ning Shi and instead planned to sneak into Prince Duan's study amidst the chaos.

However, to her surprise, even at this time, there were still highly skilled guards watching over Prince Duan's study.

If Ji Yunshuang hadn't reacted quickly, she probably would have been discovered by the guard.

With highly skilled guards protecting the study, Ji Yunshuang couldn't make any big moves, so she turned her attention elsewhere.

She discovered that although the Prince's mansion appeared chaotic due to the fire at Yuexin Courtyard, it was actually orderly within the chaos.

The servants of the Prince's mansion were putting out the fire in an orderly manner, while the guards in the main hall were keeping a close watch on the area. It wouldn't be easy to take advantage of the chaos.

She thought to herself, "No wonder it's a royal residence. No wonder Prince Duan dared to be so arrogant as to have someone set fire to his own residence. He must be so sure that the fire at Yuexin Courtyard won't affect the other courtyards!"

If she hadn't been there today, just as he had planned, the Ning mother and son would have died silently in the fire at Yuexin Courtyard.

No one outside knew that he was furious at being cuckolded and killed the mother and child in a fit of rage.

But since she's here today, it won't be that easy.

Ji Yunshuang re-explored the layout of the Prince's mansion and quickly discovered several of its storerooms.

Upon seeing the several storerooms of the Prince's Mansion, she couldn't help but marvel once again at how many storerooms there were, befitting a Prince's Mansion.

Besides the storeroom connected to the main hall, there are two other storerooms in secluded areas of the mansion. Additionally, there is another storeroom near the entrance.

She used her mental powers to probe and determined that the storeroom connected to the main hall should be Prince Duan's private treasury.

The interior was glittering with gold, and contained a considerable amount of jewelry and antiques.

The two warehouses in the secluded area, located on higher ground, mainly contained grain, wine, and other supplies.

The storerooms near the mansion gate were used to store weapons and other equipment.

Ji Yunshuang looked down on the weapons in the Prince's mansion, and it was also inconvenient to make a move near the mansion gate.

She was more interested in Prince Duan's private treasury and the other two storerooms in the mansion.

She looked around and quickly came up with a plan.

She first set fire to the courtyard connected to Yuexin Courtyard.

This fire made the servants in the Prince's mansion even more nervous.

However, at this time, Prince Duan did not suspect much. After all, it was not surprising that a spark flying over the Yuexin Courtyard could cause the neighboring courtyard to catch fire as well.

Even so, he had lost his initial composure.

If the fire is not brought under control, it could potentially spread to other areas.

Prince Duan ignored the performance and personally dispatched people to put out the fire.

Ji Yunshuang, however, controlled the sparks and set fire to several more buildings.

At this point, Prince Duan completely lost his composure. He began to suspect that someone was taking advantage of the situation.

He immediately ordered his men to be transferred from the nearby military headquarters to help put out the fire.

It will take time for the military police to arrive, and the fire at the Prince's mansion is growing larger and larger.

At this time, the people of Ningcheng also discovered that the Prince's Mansion was on fire.

Local officials led their men to the Prince's Palace to help put out the fire.

The Prince's residence, which had initially been orderly, gradually descended into chaos.

This is exactly the effect Ji Yunshuang wanted.

As the fire grew larger, the guards who had been stationed in the Prince Duan's warehouse lost their composure and began to frequently look towards the fire in the Prince's mansion.

The fire spread all the way to the direction of the main hall.

The secret guards also joined the firefighting effort.

Taking this opportunity, Ji Yunshuang moved all the royal treasury into her own space, followed by the prince's study and the grain and fodder in the other two storerooms.

Amidst the chaos in the Prince's mansion, no one noticed that these things had vanished without a trace.

At this moment, the guards watching over Han Mengqi and Xu Ruoyao hurriedly approached Prince Duan to apologize, saying, "Your Highness, the Princess Consort and Madam Xu have escaped."

Prince Duan's eyes widened instantly, his anger blazing as he roared, "So many of you couldn't even protect two women? What are you all good for?"

"We were caught off guard by the fire just now, which is why we were attacked," the guard said. "But it's nighttime now, and the city gates are closed, so they shouldn't be able to get out."

Prince Duan wished he could chop the man in front of him to pieces with his sword, but what could he do if he couldn't get out? Did he expect him to make a big show of arresting the two of them?

Doesn't that mean everyone already knows?

Moreover, he did not intend to let Yan'er and Sui'er know about their own background.

Although he wanted to tear them apart when he first learned about their background, Xu Shi was right about one thing.

As long as the news doesn't leak out, they are still his children, and he still has the right to compete for that position.

But who kidnapped Han and Xu?

Is someone lurking in the shadows, waiting for the right opportunity to strike?

Tonight, he ordered An Yi to set fire to deal with the Ning family mother and son. Did this suit the other party's wishes?

The sounds of burning flames, firefighting efforts, and a jumble of thoughts in his mind made Prince Duan's head ache even more.

Seeing his appearance, the guard asked worriedly, "Your Highness, should we summon the physician?"

Prince Duan pressed his head and said, "Send down the order to seal the city gates and arrest the arsonist!"

After he finished speaking, he could no longer bear the torment of his headache, his eyes rolled back, and he fainted.

The scene immediately erupted into chaos, with people falling and horses crashing to the ground.

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