The concert reached its climax after this song. After a short break, Qin Xiqing changed her clothes and came out again to sing two more songs. The people in the seats and those squatting on the pier at the bridge were intoxicated. They praised and applauded endlessly. interest.

Just when Qin Xiqing was about to sing another new song by Fang Zian, suddenly, a burst of noise came from outside the boat hall. The direction was exactly the direction of Guanlan Bridge Pier. The noise was very loud, mixed with the sound of rapid words. .

Qin Xiqing whispered to Shen Ling'er: "Go and see, what happened?"

Shen Ling'er nodded and walked quickly to the cabin. Before leaving the cabin, he heard hurried footsteps coming to the door of the cabin. Someone opened the bead curtain in the cabin and shouted: "Master Fang Zi An Fang Are you here? Is Mr. Fang Zian Fang here?"

Fang Zian stood up and said in a deep voice: "Who is looking for me? What's the matter?"

The man heard the sound and ran in quickly. The armor and weapons on his body were ringing, and he turned out to be a fully armed soldier. Shen Ling'er stretched out his hand to stop him and sternly scolded: "Who is trespassing in the red boat in Wanchun Garden?" ?Don’t go out yet.”

The man shouted loudly: "Get out of the way. I have urgent matters to report to Mr. Fang Zianfang. If you delay this matter, everyone in Wanchun Garden will die."

"That's unreasonable!" Shen Ling'er's eyes widened and she was about to take action.

Fang Zian shouted from behind: "Miss Ling'er, stop and let him talk."

Shen Ling'er retracted her hand, and the man rushed to Fang Zian, raised his hands and saluted, "Are you Mr. Fang Zian?"

Fang Zian nodded and said, "Exactly, who is your honor?"

The man handed over his waistband and said loudly and hastily: "Qi Yue, the deputy general of the Shenwu Central Army in front of the lower hall, has been ordered to come to deliver the emperor's decree. There is a fire in the palace. Sir Fang, please immediately assemble the anti-fire troops of the Yuyu Army to enter the palace to participate." Firefighting. It’s an urgent matter. Mr. Fang, come with us quickly.”

"What?" Everyone in the cabin, including Fang Zian, was stunned with shock.

Fang Zian was also shocked. He glanced at the waist badge and did not take it to look at it. However, he still had a foresight.

"There's a fire in the palace? Isn't there a submersible fire team set up by the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the palace? Why do we need to mobilize people from the Lin'an Fangjun Army Yamen to enter the palace to put out the fire? General Qi, what's going on?" Fang Zian asked.

Qi Yue said loudly: "The fire is too big and the hidden fire team of the Ministry of Internal Affairs cannot extinguish it. It was Yang Dianshuai who suggested to the emperor that he ordered your people to be immediately mobilized into the palace to put out the fire. Mr. Zheng She and Zheng are on their way to your Yamen. I I heard Master Shi Hao say that you were listening to music at Guanlan Bridge tonight, so I came directly on horseback. Master Fang, don’t talk nonsense. I can tell you that the Cining Palace is on fire, and the Queen Mother is trapped in the fire. The emperor is so anxious that he almost faints."

Fang Zian had no doubts at this moment, and there was absolutely no doubt about this person's words. It seemed that there was indeed a fire in the palace. This could not be delayed for a moment.

Fang Zian turned to Qin Xiqing and said, "Miss Qin, I'm afraid I won't be able to finish listening to your new song. I have to enter the palace quickly. Also, Miss Ningyue, please send someone to escort you back to the house. I'm leaving."

Qin Xiqing hurriedly wanted to speak, but before she could say anything, Fang Zian had already run a dozen steps quickly and asked the General Qi in front of the palace loudly: "Is there a horse? I didn't come on horseback."

Qi Yue said loudly: "Yes, you, let my attendants give you the horse to ride."

In just a moment, the two people were already running

He ran and left the cabin.

Everyone in the boat hall was still in shock. After a while, someone shouted: "It's incredible. The general said that Cining Palace was on fire and Empress Dowager Wei was trapped. That's incredible."

"Yes, the Emperor is the most filial person in the world. If the Queen Mother makes a mistake...that would be really...unbelievable."

"Fang Zian is in charge of the Anti-Yu Army in Lin'an City. Even the hidden fire team in the palace cannot save it. The anti-Yu Army has to go into the palace to save it. That means the fire is very big. Fang Zian is also unlucky. If he enters the palace If we can't put out the fire, if the Queen Mother makes a mistake, the Emperor will be angry and it will be very bad."

"Oh, that's not true."

Everyone was talking in a flurry. Qin Xiqing, Shi Ningyue, Shen Ling'er and the three girls turned pale when they heard these words. They knew that what these people said was reasonable. At this time, if the fire-fighters are not effective, even if there is no way to put out the fire in the palace, Fang Zian would definitely be punished by the emperor if the old empress did anything wrong with her duties.

"Sister! What should I do...?" Shi Ningyue got up in a panic and walked to Qin Xiqing's side, grabbing Qin Xiqing's hand and whispering.

Qin Xiqing composed herself and said softly: "Don't worry, Fang Zian will be fine."

Qin Xiqing looked at the people talking in the boat hall and raised her voice: "Everyone, there is an unexpected situation today. There is a fire in the palace. It is inappropriate for the music meeting to continue. Xiqing is extremely sorry. We will do it another day. You can do it yourself."

In fact, everyone had no intention of listening to music. With such a big thing happening, why should they listen to music? They all said: "I understand, I understand."

Seeing Qin Xiqing holding Shi Ningyue's arm on the boat building, everyone immediately rushed out and ran quickly to the shore. After landing, everyone rushed along the Su Di to Qixia Mountain in the north. The terrain there is high, and it is When you reach the top of the mountain, you can see some scenes in Lin'an City. You may be able to see the fire in the palace. Even if it is blocked by Phoenix Mountain, you can still see the fire on the top of the mountain.

It wasn't just them, the news spread quickly. People in and outside the city seemed to have heard the news. Everyone was climbing to higher places, on rooftops, treetops, and hills, just to see if it was true. It used to be about watching lanterns during the Mid-Autumn Festival, but now it’s about watching the fire during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

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During the Mid-Autumn Festival, a banquet was given in the palace, and all officials of the sixth rank in Beijing attended the banquet. The monarch and his ministers celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival together. This has been a tradition of the Song Dynasty. Before the southern crossing, when the capital was still in Bianliang, Emperor Zhenzong, who was keen on squandering and celebrating, celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival together. Treat banquets and celebrations on various festival days as a gift that brings joy to the people.

Regardless of how much treasury money he squandered and how much he contributed to the empty treasury of the Song Dynasty, the officials of the Song Dynasty were indeed grateful to Emperor Zhenzong for this initiative. Because taking a holiday to celebrate the festival was an official responsibility It is an additional benefit. Being able to see the emperor and have a banquet in the palace is even more of an honor. You know, in many cases, there are not many opportunities to see the emperor. Even for officials of the sixth rank or above, among them, Only a small number of people can meet the emperor. Being able to meet the emperor and be known by the emperor is definitely an opportunity. Maybe he will become famous because of it.

Tonight's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was planned by Zhao Gou. Starting in the evening, a grand banquet was held in the Wenhua Hall. More than 380 officials of sixth rank or above in Beijing all entered the palace to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival together.

When the whole country celebrates a reunion like this, it is natural that the Empress Dowager Wei must be invited out to accept the blessings of the ministers.

Congratulations and sharing this prosperous time with yourself. This is the happiest thing for Zhao Gou as a son. In this world, the only person with whom Zhao Gou can share happiness and sorrow is his mother, the Queen Mother Wei.

When Zhao Gou was just an ordinary prince, he knew that no one except his mother would really care about him, including his father, Emperor Huizong. Therefore, Zhao Gou's feelings for Empress Dowager Wei were

It is difficult for anyone to replace her. This is why during the Shaoxing peace talks, the only additional condition Zhao Gou proposed was to ask the Jin people to return Empress Dowager Wei. At that time, there was no one more important than Empress Dowager Wei.

He only asked Qin Hui to tell the Jin people to return it to Empress Dowager Wei, and the peace negotiation would be completed.

At the banquet, Queen Mother Wei was very happy. After the humiliating and difficult fourteen years of suffering in the Kingdom of Jin, Queen Mother Wei cherished today's life very much. In the past ten years, she woke up from nightmares many times and found that she was now

Being in the Imperial Palace of the Song Dynasty, she was the empress dowager respected by everyone, which made Empress Dowager Wei extremely grateful and lucky. She had witnessed the experiences of so many concubines and empresses who were kidnapped to the Kingdom of Jin with her.

Watching them being tortured to death. How could she not be grateful to God and to fate for allowing her to come back alive and enjoy the glory and respect before her?

However, she was in her seventies after all, and her energy was limited. After accepting the dazzling congratulations from her son and ministers, she drank two more glasses of wine and felt a little groggy. Therefore, she left the meeting early.

, returned to Cining Palace to rest. Because she was in a happy mood, she rewarded the maids serving around her with two jars of wine so that they could enjoy the Mid-Autumn Festival together.

The problem lies in the wine. Tonight during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the palaces are decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations to enhance the atmosphere. Originally, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reminded all palaces to pay attention to the lighting of lanterns, and to have specialized personnel to watch the temporarily hung palace lanterns all night to avoid

An accident occurred. However, the two drunk palace maids dozed off because they were too drunk.

A candle inside a palace lantern burned to the end, which would not have likely caused a fire. But unfortunately, a night wind mixed with the scent of osmanthus blew, and the palace lantern swayed, blowing the last embers of the wick from the base.

The palace lantern was thrown out of the groove of the iron sheet. The palace lantern caught fire, igniting the curtain, and then spread quickly. Soon, the Cining Palace was filled with fireworks and sparks.

The layout of Cining Palace is a building with multiple buildings, mainly sleeping halls. The fire was in the side hall. Originally, the old queen mother could have been moved out immediately when discovered in time. However, when it was discovered, the hall was filled with smoke and could not be seen at all.

Anything. Because they didn't know where the fire broke out, the palace maids panicked and carried Queen Wei to the third floor of the palace, trying to stay away from the fire. The result of this was that all the surrounding side halls were on fire, and the middle palace was besieged.

, Queen Mother Wei and more than a dozen palace ladies were all trapped there.

After Zhao Gou learned the news, he rushed to Cining Palace with his ministers, and almost fainted. The Ministry of Internal Affairs' submersible fire team quickly arrived and launched rescue operations. The Ministry of Internal Affairs' submersible fire team had more than 20 people.

Together with the chambermaids and maids, they can usually deal with all kinds of fires. But facing the situation in front of them, they have no way at all. Although they try their best to rescue, the simple fire-fighting equipment does not work at all. The fire in the side hall

The fire is getting bigger and bigger, the smoke is billowing, and it has reached a level that is about to be uncontrollable.
Chapter completed!