A Crossover of Film and Television: Miao Miao's Life Transmigration

Su Yunyi heard that Consort Duan had started to make a move.

"Banqing, keep a close eye on the movements of Yikun Palace and Suiyu Pavilion, as well as Consort Duan. If there are any unusual activities, report them to me immediately."

Not long after, Banqing said that Consort Duan wanted to burn down Suiyuxuan and framed Nian Shilan for the burning of Suiyuxuan. The person who did the burning was ostensibly Nian Shilan's man, but secretly Consort Duan's man.

Su Yunyi smiled calmly. Duan Guiren was indeed unable to wait. Firstly, Duan Guiren probably didn't have many years left to live, and secondly, Duan Guiren harbored hatred for Nian Shilan.

Zhen Huan only wanted to avenge the humiliation that Nian Shilan had caused her, and also to establish her authority.

Since Nian Shilan's downfall, Zhen Huan has intentionally or unintentionally opposed the Empress. Although she has not taken any action, she has been quite disrespectful to the Empress in her daily greetings.

A commotion came from outside.

Banlan entered the inner room and gently called Su Yunyi's name a few times. Seeing that Su Yunyi was awake, she whispered, "Your Majesty, there is a fire at Suiyu Pavilion. Consort Wan and Consort Duan are both there, and the Emperor has already rushed over."

Su Yunyi quickly stood up and said, "Quickly help me wash up and change my clothes. We need to hurry over there."

Su Yunyi lived quite far from Suiyu Pavilion. Although she hurried as fast as she could, the Emperor was already there when she arrived. The Emperor had summoned Consort Qi today, but she hadn't expected this to happen.

Zhen Huan was seen leaning against the Emperor's chest, weeping bitterly, while Consort Duan was leaning on a palace maid not far away.

When the Emperor saw Su Yunyi arrive, he asked, "Why are you here at this hour? You were still feeling unwell a few days ago."

Su Yunyi bowed to the Emperor, smiled slightly, and said with a questioning look in her eyes, "I heard that something happened here, and that Your Majesty has already come here. Your Majesty's health is precious, and I was worried about you, so I came to see you."

Upon hearing Su Yunyi's words, the Emperor said nothing more and returned to the main topic.

"How could Suiyu Pavilion have caught fire? Which head maid and eunuch were in charge of Suiyu Pavilion and managed to set it on fire?" The Emperor asked with a grim expression. The Suiyu Pavilion had been burned down, and the cost of repairing the palace was unknown.

"Your Majesty, it is my fault. It was my negligence that caused this disaster. Please forgive me."

The head eunuch, who was kneeling on one side, hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, this servant has found the arsonist."

The Emperor's face darkened: "Has someone set the fire?"

Seeing this, the head eunuch quickly brought the person forward.

Su Peisheng recognized the man immediately: "Your Majesty, this is a eunuch named Su Xi, who serves Consort Nian of Yikun Palace."

Remembering her purpose, Zhen Huan immediately burst into tears and sobbed, "I don't know how I offended this eunuch, he actually set fire to me and burned me to death. Fortunately, I was lucky enough to escape with my life."

"It's a pity that I've implicated Sister Duan. I only invited Sister Duan over to play chess today, but I never expected this to happen. It almost killed Sister Duan."

Zhen Huan cried so pitifully, glancing at the Emperor every now and then, which immediately aroused his pity.

Duan Guiren leaned against Jixiang, trying her best to show her weakness.

When Consort Duan saw the Emperor looking at her, she said weakly, "Your Majesty, I am fine. It's just a pity that Sister Wan is still so young. Fortunately, nothing bad happened. If something had happened, wouldn't I have been in a terrible situation?"

After speaking, Consort Duan coughed a few times, appearing extremely weak.

Consort Qi, who had come with the Emperor, was supposed to serve him today, but was interrupted. Already in a bad mood, she finally found a chance to speak: "Your Majesty, my father and Sister Wan's father were both meritorious officials who helped quell Nian Gengyao. Consort Nian has always been resentful towards us, and I've also heard that Sister Wan and Consort Nian are at odds. Now that she has been demoted by Your Majesty, she must be holding a grudge against Sister Wan. Otherwise, how could a mere eunuch dare to burn down the Broken Jade Pavilion?"

Su Yunyi watched their flawed performance. If the Emperor hadn't felt sorry for Zhen Huan's face, how could he not have seen through it? She didn't want to listen to their nonsense anymore.

Su Yunyi interrupted Consort Qi: "Where did you say the Suiyu Pavilion burned down? If the Suiyu Pavilion burned down from inside, how were Consort Wan and Consort Duan able to escape from it? I wonder if the head eunuch could answer this for me!"

The Emperor thought for a moment, then looked up at the fire. It appeared that the fire had started from the inside of the East Annex Hall, as there were not many burn marks on the outer walls of the East Annex Hall.

The Emperor looked at Consort Duan and Consort Wan, who were a little stained but not too disheveled, while the palace maids and eunuchs who were putting out the fire were all in a sorry state and fell into deep thought.

Upon hearing Su Yunyi's words, Zhen Huan's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately tried to defend herself: "Your Highness, the fire did not start in Suiyu Pavilion, otherwise my concubine and Sister Duan would not have been able to get out."

Su Yunyi smiled enigmatically and said, "Is that so?"

The Emperor already knows that this is yet another dispute in the harem. Even if Nian Shilan set the fire, Consort Wan and Consort Duan must know about it.

These two people, for their own sake, actually dared to burn down the palace. They didn't know that the previous dynasty had just calmed down and was still at war, and that it was a time when money was scarce. They knew how much money it would take to rebuild a palace.

Seeing that the Emperor had fallen silent, Zhen Huan called out softly, "Your Majesty..."

After Su Yunyi finished speaking, she stood aside without saying anything more, smiling as she looked at Zhen Huan and Consort Duan.

The Emperor said to Su Peisheng, "Investigate the burning of Suiyu Pavilion today. Find out whether the fire started inside or outside. Also, torture that servant severely to find out who the mastermind is."

The Emperor's words dealt a blow to Zhen Huan and Consort Duan. Zhen Huan originally did not want Consort Nian to die, but Consort Duan said that she was an accomplice and could help her overthrow the Empress and take revenge on the mastermind who killed her child.

Zhen Huan had just agreed to put on a show with Consort Duan, but unexpectedly, instead of bringing down Consort Nian, she ended up implicating herself.

But now that she was afraid to say anything more, Zhen Huan dared not say anything more.

Duan Guiren's eyes turned fierce. She hadn't expected Su Yunyi to come and disrupt things. This was her only chance to bring down Nian Shilan. Nian Shilan's health wasn't good, and she didn't have many years left to live. It was a pity that her efforts had been in vain.

Consort Duan was never as calm as she appears in the drama. She had no children of her own and was being bullied by Nian Shilan, who was living a good life and even had children. How could Consort Duan remain calm?