At this time, Wang Su felt that he was sure of victory, so he began to fight back: "Who has ulterior motives and evil intentions, everyone present can clearly see it!
When the fire broke out, you didn't even put on your clothes and shoes, so you rushed over and blocked all the palace doors. Instead of organizing everyone to actively put out the fire, you called the eldest prince.
Moreover, you were just about to ask Eunuch Shuangxi to declare a national mourning! I would like to ask you, how can you be so sure that the emperor is dead at this time? Could it be that this fire... you are the mastermind?!"
Wang Su approached him step by step and asked questions in a stern voice. Liu Bingwen backed away repeatedly, speechless and sweating profusely. It was obvious at first glance that something was going on in his heart.
The queen forced her sick body to come over and scolded her, but she no longer had the arrogance she had just now:
"Why should Wang Shangshu be so aggressive! After all, I am also a bastard, and everything I do is for Beiyu's consideration! Since you feel that I have handled it improperly, how will Sir Cifu deal with it?"
This sentence undoubtedly secretly handed over the power of disposal to Wang Su.
Liu Bingwen cried secretly.
Before he could speak to stop him, Wang Su had already looked at Man Tingfang beside him: "Master Man, I will leave the command of the Golden Armor Guard to you!"
Man Tingfang still took out the gold medal and ordered to the Jinjiawei: "Listen! Send everyone to actively put out the fire. No matter what the cost, we must rescue the Holy Emperor from the fire!"
"yes!"
After receiving the order, the Jinjiawei immediately actively devoted themselves to putting out the fire.
Later, Man Tingfang turned to Wang Su and said in a very polite tone: "Master Cifu, Commander Wang is not here, you may have the final say on the affairs of the Imperial Guard? Do you have any opinions on my arrangements?"
Wang Su smiled slightly and told the Chief of Staff on the side: "Your duty is to protect the Holy One! Listen, if anyone dares to obstruct the fire fighting or does other abnormal behavior, he will be punished on the spot and will not be tolerated!"
Liu Bingwen stood there, completely dumbfounded!
He didn't expect that Man Tingfang would actually take out the token of Queen Mother Xiaokang!
In the current situation, Man Tingfang controls the Jinjiawei, and Wang Su holds the Imperial Guards. The two of them stand on a united front, and he and the Queen have completely lost power...
But he didn't give up yet. Looking at the sky-high pillar of fire, the possibility that Emperor Yu could come out alive was slim.
As long as the emperor dies, his chance will come! No matter how much Man Tingfang and Wang Su try, even if Xia Yunqing is added, they will not be able to shake their foundation in the court!
"Look, look! Someone seems to be coming out of the fire!"
I don't know who shouted, interrupting his reverie.
Everyone immediately held their breath and concentrated, staring uneasily at the Ice Palace wrapped in blazing fire.
The fire burned until midnight. The palace door was deep, locking the innocent souls in the sea of fire. The watery moonlight soaked the withered crape myrtle flowers on the stone steps.
In the thick smoke, a tall and thin figure was vaguely seen, struggling to push away the smoke, and staggering out.
When the man came closer, everyone saw that what came out of the fire was a man with a blackened face and ragged clothes. He was also carrying a tall but unconscious man with a blackened face and a similar figure on his back.
The clothes on both men were burnt black, and their faces were also covered with a layer of scorched earth. Their faces could not be seen clearly. They looked half human and half ghost.
The people outside the door were a little timid, and they were trying to get closer slowly, but they didn't dare to go up and help.
Man Tingfang looked at it for a long time and immediately shouted: "It's Ruan Lang from the Imperial Guards Department! He rescued the Holy Emperor! What are you guys doing standing still? Hurry up and help!"
After hearing the order, everyone rushed over to help.
Ruan Lang put down the person behind him and sat on the ground, breathing heavily. The thick smoke choked his throat and caused severe pain like fire, making him unable to speak a word.
When everyone was surrounding the emperor crying and calling for help, he quietly walked aside, took a ladle of water from a bucket, and washed the dust off his face, revealing a long, iron-gray face.
He stabilized his mind and quickly looked back to look for the person who had just rescued him, but after the person handed Emperor Yu to him at the door, he didn't know what happened.
Whereabouts.
This made him full of doubts: How did that person enter the fire scene?
Why should you give yourself this opportunity to make meritorious deeds?
Extreme fatigue and too many questions prevented him from noticing a panicked, ghostly face in the crowd.
When the eldest prince saw Ruan Lang escaping with his head and tail intact, he was immediately frightened to death: He remembered that he had clearly knocked Ruan Lang unconscious and dragged him into the burning palace, so why could he still come out alive?
Once he was alive and told Emperor Yu about his arson, wouldn't his death be imminent?
Before he could figure out the cause and effect, Eunuch Shuangxi's shout completely frightened him half to death:
"That's great! The Emperor is still alive! God has blessed me, Beiyu!"
Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this. Many old ministers even cried with joy and immediately swarmed around him. Everyone knelt down around Emperor Yu and kowtowed to the sky.
This news made the empress and Liu Bingwen's expressions suddenly change.
The two looked at each other in shock, as if they saw their own doom in each other's eyes.
Fortunately for Liu Bingwen, the frail queen just rolled her eyes and fainted again.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Someone's coming, Doctor Xuan!" Yuexiu hugged the Queen's body and shouted.
"The emperor is out of danger, the queen was too excited and fainted! Call all the imperial doctors over quickly to diagnose and treat the emperor and the queen!" Man Tingfang made a prompt decision and commanded calmly.
"Wait...wait!"
The unconscious Emperor Yu suddenly spoke out.
He forced his eyes open and grabbed Eunuch Shuangxi beside him: "Pass, convey my will! While I am recuperating, all affairs in the court will be taken care of by Wang Su and Man Tingfang together! Order Yan Rong to wait for me day and night.
No one is allowed to visit me outside my bedroom! In addition, Ruan Lang is ordered to stay by my side until I recover..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Emperor Yu breathed a sigh of relief and fainted.
"Your Majesty!" The crowd cried out again.
Fortunately, Wang Su and Man Tingfang were calm enough. Under their command, the Golden Guards quickly sent Emperor Yu and the Queen back to the palace respectively and protected them.
Liu Bingwen's face was already ashen. He looked at the eldest prince in despair, and then realized that the eldest prince had disappeared.
--despair--
The raging fire gradually extinguished when the east became white.
The majestic and vibrant Changle Hall was reduced to ashes in just one night. The people who sang and danced and drank wine among each other yesterday now have no bones left, and their fragrance has disappeared.
Man Tingfang and Wang Su sit in the capital hall and handle all court affairs for the emperor. With the emperor's appointment, who dares to disobey the instructions issued by the emperor!
And the first order they gave was:
All the personnel of the Imperial Guard Department were mobilized to thoroughly investigate the truth behind the Hanbing Palace fire! They also sent out golden armored guards to guard all the residences of the ministers of the DPRK. Anyone who made any move must come and report it.
They all understand in their hearts: Now is the time of life and death, and it is inevitable that some people will take advantage of the opportunity and want to do things that harm the country of Beiyu!
In Emperor Yu's palace, Ruan Lang and Eunuch Shuangxi stayed by the bed day and night, monitoring everyone and everything in the palace!
Yan Rong led two hundred elite men and surrounded the dormitory.
Not to mention the concubines and ministers, even the imperial doctors who came for diagnosis and treatment and the maids who served had to go through a careful inspection before they could enter the palace and approach the emperor.
However, at sunset, great news came out of Ziwei City:
After the diagnosis and treatment of twelve imperial doctors, it was always believed that Emperor Yu was not seriously ill and that he would recover after just resting for a while!
After Man Tingfang knew the news, he sent a golden armored guard to immediately deliver the good news to every minister and queen.
The eldest prince left Ziwei City and fled back to the mansion. He locked himself in his bedroom and refused to visit anyone!
People who didn't know the truth thought he was frightened by the fire.
Gu Sisi
They called for imperial doctors to diagnose and treat him, but unexpectedly, all the imperial doctors were kicked out by the eldest prince.
Because he understands: his illness is not in his body, but in his heart!
"What should I do? What should I do?"
The eldest prince was in the dark room, pacing back and forth in despair, mumbling something.
The expression on his face is strange and changes rapidly:
Suddenly, when I thought of my mother, whom I had never met but was insulted and died tragically, I felt uncontrollable sadness and burst into tears.
When I thought about how I had been deceived and manipulated for so many years, but still living under lies and low self-esteem, I was so angry that I was shaking all over, and I was gnashing my teeth with hatred.
But then I thought about it, and realized that my reckless behavior tonight not only failed to avenge my mother, but also caused my own death, so I hugged my head in horror, hid in the corner and cried bitterly.
For many days, he spent his time in this mood swinging up and down. In addition, he hardly ate or drank, and his whole body quickly lost weight.
There was a knock on the door unexpectedly, and the eldest prince hid on the bed as usual, covering his head with a quilt.
"Your Highness, please open the door, please?" Gu Sisi's gentle and concerned voice sounded outside the door. She couldn't count the number of times she had stood at the door and advised the eldest prince earnestly.
"Get out of here! Don't bother me!"
Gu Sisi's voice and the knocking on the door made the eldest prince more and more agitated. He lifted up the quilt, exposed his head, and shouted rudely.
The knocks on the door and the voices stopped. Just when the eldest prince thought that Gu Sisi had given up, her voice rang out again: "Your Highness, bad news just came from the palace. Concubine Yun... failed to escape.
..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the door that had been closed was slammed open, revealing the eldest prince's face as pale as paper. His eyes were bloodshot, his hair was as disheveled as grass, and his whole body exuded a strong smell of alcohol and a faint smell of rancidity.
He looked at Gu Sisi with crazy eyes and kept mumbling: "What? Han Yan...is she dead?"
Her husband, whom she hadn't seen for a few days, appeared in front of her like a madman, and Gu Sisi's eyes suddenly turned red.