When Bao Fan heard the news, he was so shocked that he almost couldn't hold the tea cup in his hand. He pretended to be calm, but he couldn't. The tea bowl kept shaking, and the tea inside spilled out, making his robe wet.
"It's over, it's over..." The porcelain collision sound made by the friction between the ceramic cup cover and the cup body was clear and pleasant, and then there was a bang, the tea bowl spun around on the table, and the tea leaves spilled all over the floor, "It's not too late!"
"What did you say? Isn't it too late?" Wan was startled by him, "Could it be the Emperor... Something really happened..."
From the moment Lin Qiu prepared to take action, he planned the next step if he failed, either to make a desperate move and kill Si Yiluo. If Emperor Yao became suspicious, he would directly kill Emperor Yao. It would be better to rely on strength than relying on the disobedient Ghost Old Man.
It's a great time now.
In addition to Lin Qiu, Yu Lin's left guard also has his people. As long as they trap the people in the palace... No, as long as they create some chaos and kill all the princes, what if Emperor Yao returns to the capital?
The people from Shenji Camp should be arriving soon, it's not too late to chase them out now!
"Where are you going?" Wan was about to turn off the lights, "Prime Minister Shen is taking care of the overall situation outside, and Mr. Bo Ge is also here. Why are you going to join in the fun?"
The most insignificant among the three pavilion elders is Bao Fan. He usually pretends to be at odds with Shen Panxing. He wants to reassure Emperor Yao. On the surface, he and Bo'an are in solidarity, but in fact, there is a lot of conflict between the two. Also separated by more than ten layers of belly.
After all, when one is dealing with him, the other has to speak for him, so that the power is balanced.
Wan's eyelids kept twitching. At first she was complaining that her left eye was twitching and her right eye was twitching. Later, she could no longer feel which eyelid was twitching, and it felt like they were all twitching.
"Buddha bless you, please keep the emperor safe, don't let anything happen to you!"
With Emperor Yao gone, no one cared about Zhou Zhan's condition. Zhou Rong and Zhou Chen led people towards the capital, trying to confirm whether Emperor Yao had returned to the capital.
Halfway through the journey, I suddenly noticed that the sky behind me became brighter. I looked back and saw that the fire was shooting straight into the dome, and the birds and beasts in the forest under the thick smoke were fleeing against the fire.
"No, the palace is in trouble!"
The commotion in the distance made one's eyes jump, and the two of them changed directions at the same time and rode back.
Before getting close to the palace, I heard the sound of fighting. Looking closer, I saw that the scene was chaotic, and the left guard of Habayashi and the right guard of Habayashi were fighting together.
"What happened?"
No one knew what happened, so Shen Moran ordered the courtyard door to be locked and the guards to move the large water tank to block the door.
"What's going on?" Du Shi said in panic, "It's so good, why did the fight start?"
Before Shen Moran could breathe out, he caught a glimpse of Gong Xiyun looking outside with his mouth wide open. In the eyes of others, he was shocked and scared, but Shen Moran, who knew the inside story, knew that he thought everything outside was... Lin Qiu did it.
However, Lin Qiu alone couldn't stir up such a big storm, and it was probably the man behind the scenes who jumped over the wall.
The fire was on the westernmost side of the palace, which was far away from them. Others panicked and chose to open the door to escape. In the passage connecting the courtyards, the female relatives screamed in terror.
The thieves guarded each house's yard and would chop them up whenever anyone came out.
Listening to the screams outside, everyone looked ugly.
The guards of Prince Zhan's Mansion all retired from the battlefield. The few guards were divided into three groups. One group was lying on the wall to inquire about the situation outside, one group spread out to guard the entrances, and there was a group of senior generals. Weak women and children were protected inside.
As soon as a thief tried to break in, he was shot through with an arrow.
In chaos.
"What the hell is going on?"
The Imperial Guards that the emperor brought with him when traveling are still in the palace, but their number is not large, only two to three hundred people.
They escorted the Queen and Concubine Zhao and Concubine Shun as they walked out. Shen Panxing and Bo'an couldn't take care of their home. They had just fought their way out and met Zhou Rong and Zhou Chen who had returned.
"Where are your family members?" A thin female voice shouted loudly, "Go quickly, save yourself first!"
They couldn't tell who shouted this, but Zhou Rong and Zhou Chen both understood that someone was trying to harm them!
The nobles who had been at ease for too long were thrown into chaos by the sudden attack. They had no idea of the enemy's purpose and number. There were no thieves in some courtyards, but everyone rushed out.
Coupled with the overwhelming intensity of the fire, it gave everyone the illusion that there were many rebels.
Shen Moran stared at the fire on the horizon and judged that the opponent's strength might be weaker than imagined. They used the fire to create chaos and fish in troubled waters. As long as they stayed in the yard and did not go out, they should be safe.
This year, the Zhou Dynasty must have suffered from fire. From early spring to now, there have been three fires.
The fire burned until dawn. It was a coincidence that Zhou Yu met Shen Mingshu who was running out in a hurry. The beauty looked panicked, and seeing him was like seeing a savior.
Zhou Yu protected her and ran outside the palace. She hugged her and cried until he was out of breath.
He thought Zhou Yu was going to save her specifically, and was so moved that he burst into tears.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, Ming Shu is deeply grateful for His Highness's life-saving grace. In this life, this life is not enough to repay Your Highness's kindness. Ming Shu will pay it back in the next life..."
Zhou Yu was anxious to find Zhou Zhan, but besides him and the queen, they also noticed that Zhou Zhan had not come out.
Bo'an counted the number of rebels and cursed loudly: "They are all trash. We only have less than 200 people and they forced us to flee in panic. Are you worthy of being the Yulin Guards? It's up to you to defend the capital. The capital doesn't know what it's like." !”
He kicked the person away and went to apologize to the queen.
The queen's heart was as cold as an ice cellar, so her husband, the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty, knew there would be danger and left them here without even saying hello.
Facing the confused, frightened, or disappointed looks of the ministers, how can she, a female prostitute, keep the royal face?
"My lords, first check to see if all your family members have escaped. Mr. Boge, if you are always troubled, arrange for someone to put out the fire first, and then send a few teams back to search the courtyards one by one. King Zhan hasn't come out yet, go and see if There was an accident."
Shen Panxing looked around and realized that Du Shi was not there.
No matter how much he didn't want to see her, Mrs. Du was still the wife of her matchmaker, so he coughed lightly and said, "His Royal Highness, Prince Zhan, come and see me."
The queen was noncommittal, so he ordered the manpower and returned to the palace under the escort of the guards.
The sounds outside gradually subsided. Yin Yue climbed over the wall and went out to take a look around. She came back and nodded to everyone. Shen Moran breathed a sigh of relief. Sure enough, Bao Fan knew that Emperor Yao had returned to Beijing, and the palace was just a cover-up.
No one even specifically targeted Zhou Zhan, after all, he was almost "dying"...
Shen Moran ordered: "You continue to guard, I will go back to see His Highness."
In the room, Mrs. Du used gold needle therapy to finally calm down Zhou Zhan's condition. He was so tired that he lost all strength.
Shen Moran said happily: "Thank you, Imperial Physician Lu."
Doctor Lu waved his hands, slumped on the chair and fell asleep with his head tilted.
Shen Moran took out a packet of medicine and sprinkled it into the tea and brought it to his mouth.
"Mr. Lu, please drink some water before going to sleep."
Drunk, Dr. Lu opened his mouth and bit the cup, raised one hand to hold the cup and drank with his face. Then he fell to the ground and snored.
Zhou Zhan opened his eyes, saw this scene, and asked, "What did you do?"
Shen Moran sighed softly, with a faint tone.
"I gave him some sweat medicine so that he could have a good sleep."
Zhou Zhan inexplicably remembered the news that Yinyue had inquired about. She bought two kilograms of sweat medicine as a dowry before getting married. If he was not honest with her, would all the dowry she bought be used on him?
Shen Moran raised her eyebrows. She was going to use it on him... but she couldn't use it for the time being.