Chapter 330: Guar Jia Wen Yuan 14
Chapter 330: Guar Jia Wen Yuan 14
"This Lipin relies on her family background and the emperor's favor to be arrogant and domineering in the palace. She will get her comeuppance sooner or later!"
When Zhen Huan learned that Nian Shilan was under house arrest, she felt mixed emotions.
Besides being surprised, she also felt an indescribable joy. Now that the situation has changed, she can also have a taste of being suppressed.
"Who on earth is this Lipin that the emperor could favor her so much?"
Mei Zhuang was worried: "In the past, the emperor favored Nian a lot. Even if she made a mistake, he only punished her slightly. He has never been as severe as this time."
"Who knows? Maybe the emperor finds this Concubine Li fresh and wants to change his taste." Zhen Huan said lightly.
"It's a pity that this time, she is only confined to the house. That bitch Nian got the upper hand!" Shen Meizhuang was indignant, with a lingering depression between her brows.
Zhen Huan picked up the teacup with her slender hands and gently stirred the floating tea leaves, saying in a cold tone: "Who says it's not? If it wasn't her, my child..." At this point, Zhen Huan covered her face and cried, her shoulders trembling slightly, which made people feel pity for her.
Seeing this, Shen Meizhuang quickly held Zhen Huan's hand and comforted her softly, "Huan'er, don't be sad. Now that Lipin is favored, we should be more cautious and careful, and never fall into the trap of others again."
Zhen Huan nodded, a hint of ruthlessness flashed through her tearful eyes: "Sister is right, I have remembered everything. But I just can't swallow this!"
Shen Meizhuang's eyes rolled and a plan came to her mind: "Don't worry, sister, let's think of another way. I don't believe that Nian can escape this disaster!"
That night, the lights in Sui Yuxuan were on brightly, illuminating the beautiful yet scheming faces of Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang.
"Your Majesty, please be gentler..." Wen Yuan's delicate voice was blocked by the curtain, and only bursts of blushing panting could be heard from the bedroom.
"Yuan'er, I really can't let you go." Yinzhen's voice was low and hoarse, with irrepressible desire.
He held Wen Yuan tightly in his arms, as if he wanted to rub her into his own bones and blood.
However, at this moment, a hurried knock on the door broke the charming atmosphere in the bedroom.
"Your Majesty, something bad has happened! There's a fire in Suiyuxuan!" Su Peisheng's sharp voice came from outside the door, with a hint of panic.
Yinzhen's movements suddenly stopped, and his originally blurred eyes instantly regained clarity.
"Don't be afraid, Yuan'er. It's just that there's a flood in Suiyuxuan. I'll be back soon." Yinzhen said, gently patting the back of Wenyuan's hand, signaling her to rest assured.
Wen Yuan hooked her hands around his neck and said in a tender voice, "Your Majesty, I want to go with you to see it."
Yinzhen wanted to refuse, but when he looked at Wen Yuan's big watery eyes, he couldn't bear to disappoint her, so he nodded and agreed.
Outside the bedroom, Su Peisheng was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. The fire in Suiyuxuan was already strange, and the emperor was still in Lipin's palace. If the firefighting was delayed, who would be able to take responsibility?
Just when he was getting anxious, he saw Yinzhen walking out with Wen Yuan in his arms. Su Peisheng quickly lowered his head and dared not breathe.
"Your Majesty, the sedan chair is ready." Su Peisheng whispered.
"Yes." Yinzhen said briefly and helped Wen Yuan into the sedan chair.
Along the way, Wen Yuan seemed extremely excited and kept asking Yinzhen about the situation of Sui Yuxuan. She looked so excited that she didn't look like someone who was going to put out a fire but to watch the fun.
"Your Majesty, how come the Sui Yuxuan suddenly caught fire? Could it be that a palace servant was careless and forgot to extinguish the candle?" Wen Yuan asked innocently.
"Well, this matter is strange. Once the truth is found out, I will not let you off easily!"
This was not because of Zhen Huan, but because he did not allow such things to happen in his harem. If someone did it on purpose, it would be a challenge to his authority as an emperor.
Furthermore, his and Yuan'er's good time together was interrupted, which made him feel suffocated...
In short, he will not let go of those who are making trouble behind the scenes...
By the time they arrived at Suiyuxuan, the fire had been brought under control, but the originally exquisite courtyard was now in ruins, and the charred ruins looked particularly shocking in the night.
Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang were both in a disheveled state, with frightened looks on their faces.
Wen Yuan was stunned by the scene before her eyes. She had never seen such a tragic scene before. The air was filled with the smell of burning, mixed with the smell of ashes from burning wood, which was nauseating.
"Oh, this is so terrible!" Wen Yuan covered her mouth and nose in pretended surprise, but her beautiful eyes were rolling around, taking in the miserable looks of Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang.
"Your Majesty, I'm so scared!" Wen Yuan shrank into Yinzhen's arms tenderly, looking pitiful.
Yinzhen gently patted Wenyuan's back and said softly, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
After saying that, Yinzhen looked up at Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang, his eyes that were originally gentle as water suddenly became icy cold: "What's going on?"
She gently tugged at Yinzhen's sleeves and said coquettishly, "Your Majesty, you see my sisters are terrified. The fire is so fierce. I wonder if my two sisters are injured?"
"Sister Mei..." Zhen Huan hesitated to speak, her eyes reddened, and her tearful look made people feel pity for her.
Wen Yuan sneered in her heart and continued pretending.
Zhen Huan covered her face and cried, while Shen Meizhuang looked like she was trying hard to endure the pain. A hideous wound suddenly appeared on her fair wrist, with the skin and flesh turned inside out, obviously caused by burns.
"Sister Mei must be frightened. It's all my fault. Why did I ask Sister Mei to play chess out of the blue..."
"Please rest assured, Concubine Wan. Concubine Hui is in good spirits, but her burns are quite serious." Zhen Huan's loyal dog Wen Shichu also came out to assist.
The eunuch brought by Xiao Yunzi was trembling all over, obviously being pulled out from a corner, with some dust on his face.
The eunuchs brought by Xiao Yunzi were trembling all over, obviously frightened by the momentum of the fire.
"Your Majesty! It was him! I saw him sneaking around outside the Suiyu Pavilion with a fire starter in his hand!"
When the eunuch heard this, he was so frightened that his liver and gallbladder broke, and he kowtowed like crazy: "Your Majesty, please spare my life! Your Majesty, please spare my life! I am innocent!"
Yinzhen's eyebrows trembled, and his sharp eyes swept over the eunuch, as if he wanted to see through him: "Unjust? Then tell me, what were you doing sneaking around outside the Suiyu Pavilion?"
"Slave...slave..." The eunuch stammered but couldn't make any sense. Cold sweat dripped down his forehead, wetting the ground.
Wen Yuan was watching it all the time, thinking to herself that this young eunuch was quite clever, as he had caught a criminal in the act so quickly. But she wondered if this eunuch was the real murderer or a scapegoat.
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