How can the concubine be a lady in women's clothing!

The fire in the outer hall had been brought under control. Due to the timely fire fighting, the beams of the house hadn't burned yet. After getting himself wet, Yan Zhuangze rushed in without hesitation.

Seeing this, Lin Yongquan and the imperial physicians behind him exclaimed, "Your Majesty! Hurry up and protect your Majesty!"

A group of guards rushed in with buckets and sand buckets, and Lin Yongquan and Zhang Yuyi, two old men with over fifty years of hair, were so upset that they also rushed in.

Yan Zhuangze inside avoided the flames and ran inside, while shouting: "Chi Jin! Cough cough, are you inside!"

The thick smoke poured into his nose, but he didn't seem to feel it, and kept quickly scanning every corner of the house.

Without getting the slightest response, Yan Zhuangze's heart sank, and he kicked away the completely burned screen lying in the middle of the road, and the whole picture of the inner hall was revealed in front of his eyes.

The flames were so intense that the house was full of tongues of flame that reached the height of a person, and there was almost no place to set foot. The place was illuminated by the flames brightly, and the orange-red sea of ​​flames made it hard to see what was inside.

Yan Zhuangze narrowed his eyes slightly and his pupils tightened. With the extraordinary eyes of a martial arts practitioner, he could vaguely see two figures on the soft couch in the middle of the sea of ​​fire!

His heart trembled, and he shouted at the figure: "Chi Jin!"

For some reason, the inexplicable uneasiness in his heart grew bigger, his face sank under the reflection of the fire, looking at the high or low fire in front of him, he seemed to be thinking about where to set his feet.

He can't just watch people get burned like this!There is a voice in the dark telling him that if he doesn't save him, he will regret it for the rest of his life.

Before he could figure out how to rescue him, the guards who followed a few steps behind also arrived. Seeing that they had water and soil in their hands, Yan Zhuangze immediately grabbed a bucket of sand and threw it in the direction of the soft couch.

At the same time, he ordered: "Put out the fire on the soft couch!"

"Quickly put out the fire! Cough." Lin Yongquan, who had just arrived, also shouted eagerly when he heard this, and he also helped the guards pass the buckets.

Buckets of sand and water were poured on the soft couch, the fire gradually decreased, and the things on the soft couch were gradually revealed, and everyone became more and more frightened.

When the last flame on the soft couch and its surroundings was extinguished, all the people present stood silently and awkwardly with their heads bowed, not daring to glance around.

On the soft couch covered with water stains and mud, there were two scorched human bones crookedly lying, but what everyone knew was that the fire had only been burning for a short time, so how could it kill people? Burned to the bone?

Apparently Yan Zhuangze also knew this, staring at the two lifelike skeletons with dim eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Continue to water."

As if a floodgate had been opened, the people who were frozen in motion moved again, bringing in bucket after bucket of water silently, and extinguished all the fire in the inner hall after a while.

Then he waited silently at the side again, looking at the emperor with dark face and pursed lips from the corner of his eye, everyone's heart trembled.

Did they see something they shouldn't see.

The inner hall had been burned to tatters. Yan Zhuangze cast a glance at Imperial Physician Zhang at the side. Immediately understanding, Imperial Physician Zhang was breathless, and stepped forward bravely to look at the charred skeleton.

Looking carefully, Doctor Zhang's face became heavy, the skeleton was so realistic!If he is fully burned, he will not be able to distinguish between true and false by then!

If it weren't for the special situation now, he would have wanted to take the simulated skeleton back for a closer look!

Shocked and unwilling to give up, he put down the skeleton and reported back: "Return to the emperor, this skeleton is fake, it was imitated, and the time it was burned is short, so I can tell it. "

Following his words, the hall was as quiet as a cicada, and everyone subconsciously slowed down their breathing. The simulated skeleton, the disappearing Concubine Jin, what happened?

The inner hall that had just been burned was exuding residual heat, which should have been higher than the temperature outside, but everyone could clearly feel the sudden drop in temperature here, shrouded in invisible pressure.

Yan Zhuangze seemed to be standing calmly, but the clenched fists at his side showed that this was just a harbinger before the storm came.

His icy eyes swept across the crowd lightly, and said in a deep voice, "Dig three feet into the ground and search for me, and report anything suspicious!"

The guards cheered up for a while: "Yes!"

As soon as the guards left, only Lin Yongquan, Zhang Yuyi and Yan Zhuangze were left in the room.

Some remaining sparks made a faint explosion sound in the damp wood, and then completely died out.

Yan Zhuangze stepped up and walked around the inner hall, not letting go of any corner of his eyes.

The fake skeleton on the soft couch is one big and one small, and it should be the substitute prepared by Chi Jin for him and his confidant maid. There are also many wine jars placed beside the soft couch, creating the illusion that the wine jars were broken and caught fire.

The soft couch was so badly burned that it was in tatters and would collapse at any time, but the bed on the side was not affected much. Although the quilt and bedposts on it were almost burned, the bed board was not burned much. It looked like Fairly complete.

Yan Zhuangze frowned and walked to the head of the bed, looking suspiciously at the big wooden bed. When he came in, he saw that the fire on the bed was not too small, so how could it not have much effect?

Just as he was about to bend down to take a closer look, a guard hurried in with a broken earthen jar, and quickly said: "Go back to the emperor, I found a broken earthen jar in the corner of the small kitchen, and there are some remnants of medicinal soup in it."

The little guard held the broken crock nervously. There was only a little liquid left in it. Because it smelled of medicine, it looked suspicious, so he brought it over.

Other than that, he really couldn't find anything suspicious. Except for the inner hall that was on fire, everything else in Jinyi Palace was normal.

Yan Zhuangze didn't speak, the little guard tried to raise his head anxiously, hesitating whether to hand in the earthen pot in his hand.

Just when he was hesitating, Yan Zhuangze said: "Doctor Zhang, take a look."

The little guard breathed a sigh of relief, and respectfully tilted the liquid in the broken earthen jar, so that the imperial doctor could check it.

Doctor Zhang dipped a little of the light brown liquid on the tip of his nose and sniffed it lightly. He frowned and put some on the tip of his tongue. He closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, then bowed and replied, "Your majesty, this is the medicine reserved by the anti-birth medicine." Soup."

Yan Zhuangze's momentum sank: "Are you sure?"

Doctor Zhang shook his beard and said, "I'm sure."

Others didn't know that the doctor Zhang who had been greeted in advance, and Lin Yongquan who knew the inside story were indeed clear in their hearts. The anti-fetal medicine was available, which meant that the fact that Concubine Jin was pregnant was a fact, but the child might And it belongs to the emperor.

Immediately, they looked at Yan Zhuangze with a little more inexplicable eyes, and now the emperor can be said to be overwhelmed by green clouds.

Yan Zhuangze broke the silence with a cold voice, and said: "Today's matter must not be spread to the outside world! Anyone who disobeys the order will be executed."

"Yes!"

"There is more." Yan Zhuangze clenched his fists and said in a deep voice: "I have ordered that the Jinyi Palace caught fire, and the Concubine Jin unfortunately died and died."

The word death seemed to be squeezed out from between the teeth, Yan Zhuangze's face sank like water, he never expected that he would be kept in the dark by this woman and slapped hard!

The irony is that I have always admired and trusted Chi Jin so much, but now it seems that all of this is a joke, and so am I!

Yan Zhuangze was furious in his heart. It was true that Concubine Jin had an affair with a foreigner, it was true that Chi Jin judged the Chi family, and it was true that she was pregnant. So, what Chi Jin did was really for the child in her belly?

So today, does the Chi family know about his golden cicada's plan to get out of his shell?After a series of questions, Yan Zhuangze realized that he had never understood this woman before.

If he hadn't had time today, when the fire was completely ignited, would he have been kept a secret for the rest of his life? !

Chi Jin, okay, while cooperating with him, while calculating how to get away completely, and at the same time protecting the child who doesn't know who is in the belly, it's really good, it's better not to let me catch you.

Yan Zhuangze felt that he had received an unprecedented insult.

The suffocation in his heart kept piling up, and he went on a rampage trying to find an outlet. He couldn't help but slam his clenched fist on the copper handle on the head of the bed with all his strength, making a muffled sound, but he gritted his teeth as if he didn't feel any pain. Eyes hate.

Lin Yongquan was heartbroken watching Yan Zhuangze's actions, and was about to step forward to stop him, but was surprised to find that the copper handrail was slightly deviated from the beating.

At the same time, there was a "click, click" sound from under the bed board, and everyone looked over in surprise, only to see that the scorched bed board was slowly moved away, revealing the dark tunnel entrance below.

No wonder the wooden bed didn't burn down for a long time, it turned out that there was something underneath!

Everyone's pupils shrank. There is a tunnel in Concubine Jin's bedroom?Where does it lead?In the palace?Outside the palace?No matter that guess is enough to make people startled.

The same is true for Yan Zhuangze, who didn't expect Chi Jin to hide so deeply!In addition to being shocked, anger also grew wildly, and the hollow armrest made of copper was crushed under the force.

Resisting the urge to vomit blood, he said angrily, "Come on, go down and search!"

"Yes! Your Majesty."

A group of guards with knives led the way, Yan Zhuangze followed closely behind, Lin Yongquan also followed, and a group of guards followed behind.

A group of people walked through the tunnel cautiously and quickly. They didn't find any danger along the way, and they came to the exit at the other end smoothly, pushing through the floor and exiting the tunnel.

The guards who came out ahead quickly guarded the surroundings while searching for everything around them.

As soon as Yan Zhuangze jumped out, he heard the exclamation of the guards from the side: "Your Majesty! There is something here!"

The guard who was searching the closet also reported: "There are also here!"

The latter pulled out a ball of fabric from the innermost part of the small compartment under the closet, and when he shook it out, it turned out to be a worn and dirty man's clothes. It seemed that it hadn't been washed for a long time, and it still had a strange and unpleasant smell.

Yan Zhuangze followed the latter's voice and looked over. After seeing clearly what the guard was holding, his pupils shrank suddenly, his eyes filled with disbelief.

This is obviously Jing Chi's clothes, this is the clothes that Jing Chi wore the night they were in Qingyunju, he remembers very clearly, the slit on the shoulder was torn by him in a hurry.

He stepped over in three or two steps, took the clothes in one hand, held them tightly in his hand, turned his head and asked the guard sharply: "Where did you find it?!"

The guard was taken aback by Yan Zhuangze's ferocious and bloodthirsty expression, and quickly pointed to the wardrobe compartment and said, "I found it here."

Yan Zhuangze immediately squatted down and searched the closet unwillingly, but it was empty and there was not even a piece of clothes, so he had to give up.

Another guard also said again at the right time: "Your Majesty, here are Concubine Jin's clothes."

Yan Zhuangze turned his head and saw that there was a pile of clothes piled up in a mess in the middle of the room. The complicated and unique patterns were the symbol of the imperial concubine.

This is Concubine Jin's clothes!

As expected, Chi Jin escaped from the tunnel.

Yan Zhuangze walked over with the dirty clothes in one hand. Seeing this, the guard immediately reached out to pick up the clothes and unfold them for the emperor to see. Just as he was about to pick up the clothes, Yan Zhuangze suddenly noticed that there seemed to be a touch of wetness in the clothes. something white.

He stopped aloud and said, "Don't move! Put it down."

He walked over and shot quickly, and took out that touch of white quickly and ruthlessly. His hands were warm and cold, and when he spread it out, it turned out to be the koi jade pendant he gave to Jing Chi!

Yan Zhuangze frowned fiercely, and was extremely puzzled, why did Jing Chi's jade pendant appear in Concubine Jin's clothes?What is his relationship with Concubine Jin?

He calmed himself down and looked around. This place should be outside the palace. The room decoration is simple and elegant. It should be a man's residence. Combined with the old clothes just now and the jade pendant in his hand, could it be that this is actually Jing Chi's residence?

Is it a coincidence that he looked at the tunnel that opened in the room?It happened that the exit was at Jing Chi's house, Concubine Jin escaped and was smashed by Jing Chi, and the two fought so hard that the jade pendant would accidentally fall?

But there are also things that don't make sense, why did the jade pendant fall on the clothes that Concubine Jin changed after changing, why did Jing Chi live here, obviously he checked before but couldn't find it, and where did Jing Chi go?

Was it taken away by Chi Jin?

Thinking of this possibility, Yan Zhuangze's heart skipped a beat. Thinking about it, Jing Chi was such an enthusiastic person, after he found out that Concubine Jin had escaped, he would definitely go back to join him.

In the blink of an eye, he suddenly remembered what Concubine Xian said, Concubine Jin had an affair with a foreigner and she was pregnant with a child. Now that these two things have been proved to be true, then...

What did Concubine Xian say about seeing someone come out of Jinyi Palace both in the palace and in the hunting ground?

Yan Zhuangze suddenly remembered that he happened to see Jing Chi coming out of Jinyi Palace last time, but later he said that he came to investigate the empress concubine, and it happened that after the investigation, Concubine Jin came out, and Yan Zhuangze didn't suspect anything.

But looking at it now, maybe the truth of the matter is still open to question, and besides, Jing Chi also went to the hunting ground when he noticed it.

Both the palace and the hunting ground have Jing Chi, which coincides with what Concubine Xian said, could it be...

Yan Zhuangze's face that had always been dark and cold was cracked for a moment, and an incredible and unacceptable thought arose in his heart-could it be that the man that Concubine Xian said was Jing Chi, and the person who had an affair with Concubine Jin was Jing Chi? Late?

All of this was too much a coincidence, the coincidence was so coincidental that Yan Zhuangze's brain ached, he rubbed his temples vigorously, trying to figure out the current situation.

Jing Chi is his man, and Concubine Jin is the name of his harem. Now all clues point to Jing Chi being involved with Concubine Jin, and even has an unborn child...

This is impossible!

Yan Zhuangze strongly denied it in his heart, and he couldn't accept it at all. He and Jing Chi had a three-year agreement, and Jing Chi admitted that he had never been with a woman, never had a woman he liked, and even promised to be in three years. Do not communicate with outsiders within the year.

Before there is conclusive evidence, he is willing to believe Jing Chi.

The top priority now is to find Concubine Jin, as well as Jing Chi.

These thoughts seemed complicated, but in fact they were completed in a flash. After thinking it through, Yan Zhuangze ordered: "Immediately close the city, dig three feet and find Concubine Jin for me!"

"Yes! This subordinate will go now."

"The others come back to the palace with me." Yan Zhuangze went back to the tunnel and jumped in neatly. He wanted to go back and interrogate Concubine Xian to see what else she knew, and the person she saw... Not Jingchi.

Yan Zhuangze's eyes narrowed slightly, and the anger in his heart became more and more intense, Jing Chi, I hope you are fine, and don't let me down.

city ​​gate.

At this moment, Chi Jin was sitting in Lin Yan's carriage, with Xia Mian on the left and Lin Yan on the right. He was staring at a place in front of him in a daze, trying to slowly get rid of the fear of fire.

He thought in a daze, no matter how the fire could burn for a day and a night, no one should be injured, and he drove the palace people out in advance.

After the fire was extinguished, Concubine Jin also disappeared into this world, and I don't know how Yan Zhuangze felt when he heard the news of his death.

Chi Jin sighed slightly, and then cheered up. From now on, there will be no Concubine Jin, only Jing Chi who likes to live freely!The future is more colorful!

When he got out of Yancheng, he no longer had to worry about it every day, and lived that kind of undercover life that was not human inside and out, and the boulder that had weighed on his heart for a long time also slowly fell down.

Just as they were thinking, their carriage came to the gate of the city, and there were indeed routine inspections by officers and soldiers.

Chi Jin cheered up and looked at Lin Yan. Lin Yan nodded seriously, patted her chest and said silently: "Leave it on me!"

Lin Yan slightly opened the curtain and poked her head out, took out the badge of the Prime Minister's Mansion to negotiate with the officers and soldiers guarding the city, the officers and soldiers really let them go quickly without any further obstruction.

Lin Yan sat back in the carriage again, heaved a sigh of relief, smiled at Chi Jin and said, "I'm amazing!"

"Amazing!" Chi Jin clapped his hands exaggeratedly and laughed, "Lin Yan is the best!"

Their carriage moved forward again slowly, and as soon as they drove out of the city gate, several people in the carriage were just about to let out a sigh of relief when they heard the sound of horseshoes kicking and trampling behind them.

Immediately afterwards, a sonorous male voice said: "The emperor has an order to seal the gates of the city and arrest the villains who set fire to the palace! No one is allowed to enter or leave!"

Lin Yan didn't know Chi Jin's other identity, so she didn't respond to this order, but was a little surprised that someone dared to set fire in the palace.

But Chi Jin and Xia Mian were taken aback, especially Chi Jin, did Yan Zhuangze think that someone set the fire on purpose?Now you are hunting for the murderer and want to pay him?

He felt a little guilty, Yan Zhuangze was indeed a good leader, but before he could say sorry in his heart, the voice that sent the order just now sounded again not far behind.

"Who is that in the carriage? Stop!"