Step on a branch

Chapter 263

In front of the Changning Palace, the emperor had his hands behind his back and did not move for a long time.

When we were far away, we could only see thick billowing black smoke, but when we stood close, the red, jumping flame came into view.

extremely glaring.

Accompanied by black smoke, the emperor couldn't help but want to turn his head.

The large water tanks in the Changning Palace had long been used up, and the palace people could only carry buckets and run back and forth.

There was a sound of footsteps, hurrying over.

The emperor followed the sound and saw the eager Empress Cheng.

Speaking of which, he hadn't seen Queen Cheng for some time.

The queen's appearance is not as neat as before, her hair is simply tied up and not combed properly.

The emperor looked at her suspiciously: "What is the queen doing?"

"The concubine is taking a bath, and I heard people say that there is water here, so I hurried over here." Empress Cheng saluted, looked carefully at the fire, and said, "The wind is wrapped in smoke, and I'm afraid it will blow into the Palace of Compassion. The empress dowager must feel uncomfortable when she smells it."

The emperor said: "The queen mother has gone to Concubine Shu's palace."

Empress Cheng pretended to be taken aback when she heard the words, then nodded again: "That's good."

Nanny Zhong supported Empress Cheng, and asked with concern, "Why did you get out of the water?"

This question is also what the emperor wants to ask.

Empress Cheng squinted at the emperor, and said: "You have to rescue first, and you will have time to ask people after the fire is extinguished, otherwise this will be a mess."

Bucket after bucket of water rushed over.

The flames flickered from time to time, but never completely disappeared.

The pillars couldn't bear the fire, and the hall collapsed, arousing thick smoke and sparks, making everyone cough.

Grandma Zhong rolled her eyes, pretending to be frightened, and bit her ear with Empress Cheng.

The voices were neither soft nor heavy, each one fell into the emperor's ears.

She said: "Before the thunder fell, could it be that the thunder set the hall on fire?"

As soon as the words fell, the emperor's face was stained with charcoal, as if he had stood in the thick black smoke for a quarter of an hour.

"Speak carefully!" Queen Cheng scolded in a low voice.

Lifting his eyes, he focused his gaze on the flames again.

The raging flames danced in her eyes, burning not only the building in front of her, but also her heart.

It took more than half an hour for the fire to gradually subside.

The open fire disappeared, only fine sparks danced, and the wood burned into charcoal, which continued to smoke.

Under such circumstances, it is naturally impossible to investigate the situation.

Clearing his throat, the emperor said: "Xu Liu!"

No one answered him.

Anger welled up, the emperor was about to scold a few words when he remembered that Eunuch Xu had been sent to An Guogong's mansion by him.

He hasn't come back at this hour, is it not going well for him to do things?

Thinking of this, the emperor belatedly realized that he was only caring about Huoqing, so what about Mrs. Yongninghou?

Did the queen mother hold her back?

Could it be that she took advantage of the chaos and escaped?
The emperor was startled, ignored Queen Cheng, and strode towards Concubine Shu's palace.

Inside the main hall, the lights are bright.

The empress dowager was lying on the couch, closing her eyes and meditating.

Concubine Shu was at the side, shaking her fan lightly with her, and when she heard that the emperor had arrived, she hurriedly stood up to greet her.

The purpose of entering is the horrible appearance of the emperor.

Concubine Shu tightly clenched her palms, so she didn't burst out laughing, but asked with great concern: "Did you tell Yan to point it at you? This concubine will serve you to cleanse your face."

"Where's Mrs. Hou?" The emperor asked as he walked in.

"Going back." Concubine Shu replied.

The emperor was angry: "Just let her go back?"

"Otherwise?" The empress dowager on the couch heard it, opened her eyes, and was about to continue talking about Mrs. Hou, but when she raised her eyes, the emperor looked embarrassed, and she gasped in her chest.

Disgraced, without the slightest appearance of a king!

The empress dowager attaches great importance to manners.

Many years ago, she asked the emperor like this, and she must be gracious in every gesture.

You can't be like Zhao Lin, it's free and easy to say it, but it's like a fool and a monkey!
How can the courtiers feel that the emperor has matured beyond his age?

Demeanor is an important aspect of this.

Especially compared with Zhao Lin, her son immediately appeared sophisticated.

Today, the more I live, the more I go back!

What is this like!

"Where is Xu Liu?" the Empress Dowager asked, "How do you serve him?"

Of course, Eunuch Xu couldn't show up.

Concubine Shu wiped the emperor's face carefully, and changed her clothes again.

The emperor asked: "When did Mrs. Hou leave? Why didn't the queen mother stop her?"

"The Ai family didn't pay attention to her for a while, and when they recovered, they didn't think of her. They asked someone to ask at the palace gate, and the guard said that Mrs. Hou had left the palace." The empress dowager was very dissatisfied with the emperor's tone, with a sullen face Said, "Since Mrs. Hou has returned home, Ai's family can't call people back at night, right?"

Keeping it and not letting it go is not the same thing as going to fight it back after leaving!

The emperor frowned.

The Changning Palace was not burned in the morning and later, but it was burned at that time, which made Mrs. Hou look for an opportunity.

The empress dowager sat up straight and said very seriously, "Can the emperor tell Aijia now, what is he planning?"

Concubine Shu blinked her eyes.

Before the emperor could answer, she said softly, "I haven't used up the dinner before, so my concubine asks the small kitchen to prepare some porridge."

The Empress Dowager nodded at her.

I was really confused by the emperor's anger. These things should not be said in front of Concubine Shu.

Fortunately, Concubine Shu is sensible and avoided it by herself.

"You should detain her." The emperor muttered.

"How? Withhold it in what name?" The Empress Dowager said angrily, "Even if Mrs. Hou knows it well, if the Marquis of Yongning doesn't raise his troops for a day, the emperor won't be able to touch the Qin family! Otherwise, how will he explain to the world?"

"In name?" The emperor clicked, "Qin Luan used crooked ways to make Qi's daughter-in-law confused, and she broke the news on the spot at the banquet, which made the Qin family give up the marriage logically! She used sorcery and endangered the royal blood. Is it enough for me to detain her? ?”

When the empress dowager heard this, her face turned pale.

Speaking of sorcery and demon ways, can there be someone more evil and demon than Deng Guoshi?

That's what needs to be dragged out and chopped up immediately!

However, at this moment, the empress dowager couldn't care less about mentioning Deng Guoshi, she stared at the emperor firmly: "Don't tell the Ai family, the emperor, that you have already attacked the girl of the Qin family, right?"

The emperor's gaze was off.

Seeing this, the empress dowager felt cold, gritted her teeth, and asked again: "The result? Has it been confiscated? Has the charge been solidified? Can the Yongning Hou Mansion be taken away?"

The emperor was disturbed by the question, and he was also waiting for the result. The empress dowager's pressing question made him feel uncomfortable all over.

"Xu Liu has gone to do it." The emperor said roughly.

"Going to do it?" The empress dowager jumped out from between her teeth one word at a time, "It's time, and Xu Liu hasn't come back yet? According to Ai's family, he must have missed it! That's great! Madam Hou, I will run away!"

"I can't run in time," the emperor was furious and refused to admit it, "She only left the palace at that time. When she returned to the mansion, the arrangements were made and the city gates were closed. How could they leave? Besides, I also arranged for people to watch In the Hou Mansion, if there is any movement, report it early!"

"No!" The empress dowager's pupils tightened suddenly, and she stood up abruptly, "Your Majesty, let someone go to the Hou's mansion to have a look, it's long gone!"

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