Chapter 630: Investigate for me
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Mingzhu agreed to Su Mei’s volunteering. In times of crisis, rational allocation was necessary to maximize strength. Su Mei had long experience in staying awake and was accustomed to it, unlike Dong Hui and the others who were not used to it. As for Imperial Consort Min and Huayang Wangfei’s people, Mingzhu didn’t trust them and felt more at ease relying on herself.
As the residual heat from the charcoal gradually dissipated, everyone in the hall fell asleep. Mingzhu laid down with her clothes on, forcing herself to rest for a while; otherwise, excessive fatigue would affect her judgment. In a daze, she suddenly heard someone shouting outside, “Fire! Fire!”
Without Su Mei needing to sound the alarm, everyone was awakened by the noise. Mingzhu got up and walked to the window, where she saw a red glow in the distance – it was where Yuwen Fu usually resided.
Imperial Consort Min came over, her voice hoarse, “That’s where County Prince Sien lives. What’s happening? How can there be a fire?”
Someone shouted, “The Great Empress Dowager ordered you to go put out the fire quickly. County Prince Sien must not be harmed!”
Many people who had been guarding the side hall also joined the commotion, adding to the chaos. Dong Hui asked Mingzhu softly, “Wangfei, are we leaving?”
If they wanted to leave, now was a good time, amidst all the chaos. Mingzhu pondered for a moment and whispered, “The fire seems suspicious. Let’s see first before making a decision. Everyone stay alert and beware of surprise attacks.” Who would have thought that someone would set fire to burn Yuwen Fu’s body? Unless someone wanted to create chaos and laid a trap for her to fall into.
A thick smoke wafted in from outside the hall, making Su Mei cough uncontrollably. “It’s not good. It seems like the fire is spreading this way,” she said.
Yuwen Fu’s residence was still quite a distance away from here. How could the fire spread so easily? Clearly, someone wanted to force her out. But as the smoke grew thicker and the flames became visible, they couldn’t stay hidden anymore. Mingzhu made a quick decision: “Let’s go!” She quickly assigned tasks to the few people she needed. Su Momo followed Imperial Consort Min, Xia Xue took care of Huayang Wangfei, while Dong Hui, Xia Lu, and Su Mei stayed with her.
The palace gates were locked from the outside, but Dong Hui didn’t care about that. She called Su Momo, and together they lifted a table and smashed it against the door. But the door, made of good-quality nanmu wood, couldn’t be easily broken. Mingzhu said, “The window, the window!”
Dong Hui and Su Momo smashed the window open together. Mingzhu held Imperial Consort Min with one hand and pushed Huayang Wangfei with the other, letting them go out first, then she agilely climbed onto the window sill and jumped out.
Outside the palace, it was white everywhere, with snow falling heavily. Mei Yuxi arrived in a hurry with a few people. Seeing Mingzhu and the others outside the palace, he bowed to Mingzhu, “The Great Empress Dowager ordered me to come and protect Ying Wangfei. Since the Wangfei is already out, please come with me.”
Mingzhu had no choice but to ask, “How could there be a fire?”
“Who knows?” Mei Yuxi gestured for Mingzhu to follow him to the warm pavilion on the west side of Changxin Palace. “The Great Empress Dowager is in the warm pavilion, not in the main hall. She finds the main hall too big and cold.”
When they arrived outside the warm pavilion, Mei Yuxi didn’t allow Imperial Consort Min and Huayang Wangfei to follow. “Please wait here for the Great Empress Dowager’s summons,” he said. It meant that the Great Empress Dowager had not summoned them and they were not allowed to go further.
Imperial Consort Min and Huayang Wangfei had no choice but to stand outside the warm pavilion, tightly wrapping their fox fur coats around them. Mingzhu walked into the warm pavilion and was immediately hit by a blast of hot and murky air, almost suffocating her.
The Great Empress Dowager was half-lying on the couch, angrily scolding Su Wen, the eunuch in charge of Yuwen Fu’s corpse. “I told you to take good care of County Prince Sien and not make any mistakes. Is this how you treat me?”
Su Wen laid prostrate on the ground, not daring to say a word.
“If anything happens to County Prince Sien, you won’t live either. I’ll make sure you follow him to the underworld!” The Great Empress Dowager became angrier and angrier, almost unable to catch her breath. She grabbed her chest and gasped for air, while Mu Gugu quickly said, “Your Majesty, calm down, please don’t be angry.” After speaking, she quickly fed the Great Empress Dowager a pill and sent Su Wen away. “Hurry up and do your job. No matter what, you must get County Prince Sien out. Otherwise, no one can save you.”
Su Wen withdrew, and the Great Empress Dowager gradually calmed down. Her face gradually turned red, and her eyes became frighteningly bright. “Mingzhu, come here.”
Mingzhu took a deep breath and walked towards her. “Great Empress Dowager.”
The Great Empress Dowager stared at her intently. “Do you hope that Fu Er is dead?”
Mingzhu shook her head. “Honestly, whether County Prince Sien lives or dies, it doesn’t affect me.” It did not affect Yuwen Chu.
The Great Empress Dowager said angrily, “Whoever it is, even if Fu Er dies, they won’t let him go! If I find out who it is, I’ll tear them to pieces and send them to accompany Fu Er in the underworld!” Suddenly remembering something, she shouted, “Zifei, did you notice anything suspicious when you left?”
“No, grandmother, everything was normal when your granddaughter left. If I had known this would happen, I wouldn’t have left. I should have stayed with His Highness all along. I was just worried about grandmother’s health, so I came to see you. I shouldn’t have…” Fu Zifei cried bitterly, almost unable to bear the pain.
Mingzhu then noticed that Fu Zifei had been here all along, but she had been hiding in the corner, so she hadn’t noticed her. Fu Zifei noticed Mingzhu looking at her, and she shrank back into the corner even more unnaturally, keeping her head down and refusing to lift it.
The noise outside gradually subsided. Mei Yuxi hurried in and reported, “Your Majesty, the fire has been extinguished.”
“What’s the situation?” Fu Zifei asked eagerly before the Great Empress Dowager could speak. “Is County Prince Sien okay?”
Mei Yuxi glanced at her and lowered his voice, “County Prince Sien is not doing well. He was the one who was burned the most severely. I suspect that the fire started from around him.”
The Great Empress Dowager widened her eyes. “What did you say?”
Mei Yuxi said slowly, “I suspect that someone wanted to destroy the evidence, and County Prince Sien’s death is probably not as simple as being trampled to death by a startled horse.”
Fu Zifei’s lips moved twice before she closed them in time, then she cried, “This is too much! Who is this person, with such malicious intentions!”
The Great Empress Dowager gasped for breath, then gritted her teeth. “Investigate! Investigate for me!”
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