Black Moonlight, after her robbery

He hurried back to the palace and found that the fire had gradually subsided, but the accounting room was already in dilapidated condition. He asked Cao You to investigate the source of the fire. It turned out that the boy guarding the accounting room had taken a nap and pushed the candlestick, and the person had already been taken to the courtyard to be beaten. Half dead.

Ti Zhen slowly looked at the situation and asked, "Are there any casualties?"

Cao Er said: "Fortunately it was night and there was no one in the accounting room. The casualties were not too heavy, but... Hu Meiren was unfortunately crushed by a beam and is still unconscious."

"Hu Julan?" Tizhen asked nagging, "Why is she coming to the accounting office so late at night?"

"Her maid said that Hu Meiren was out for a walk at night, and happened to hear that the accounting room was running out of water, so she came here to help move the accounting books... who accidentally tripped over the threshold and was hit by a beam."

Wenxiu thought carefully and said, "This is actually a good intention. But there were only four or five people standing guard at night, divided into upper and lower groups. How come they were in such a panic when the incident happened, and why it was burned like this?"

After saying that, she turned her head and looked at the surrounding tanks, but they were all empty.

"It's already autumn. Why hasn't the water in the peace jar been filled yet? No wonder the fire is burning so fiercely. Have all the houses in the mansion been plastered with lime?"

During autumn and winter, storing water in the uterine vat and applying lime on the walls are measures to prevent fire. Now that there is no water source in the terrarium, one can imagine how slack the servants in the mansion were during the time when the house was without an owner.

People kneeling in the courtyard were all speechless after hearing what Wenxiu said. Ti Zhen probably realized in his heart that the house was still ineffective because of her absence.

Then he called Cao You and said, "Whoever is responsible for the security patrol in the mansion, find out and kill him with a stick. The other low-ranking ones, give them fifty blows each, and then find someone to sell them to."

One of them couldn't help it, and cried: "This is too much, fifty boards, even if it is not disabled, it will take half of the person's life!"

Ti Zhen adjusted the pearl buttons on his clothes with his armor, and his smile also contained a sharp meaning, saying: "If you didn't do anything, you almost burned down the palace, and you almost got Hu Meiren's name, and you were burned." These accounts can still be redone, but if it’s a treasury and a bank, it won’t be possible even if I take off all of your heads!”

The man's eyes jumped, and in the blink of an eye he was leaning down.

Not wanting to get entangled in the storm any longer, he asked Cao You and Wen Yuan to leave the food. Later, someone said that Hu Meiren had woken up.

In fact, in the two or three years since she entered the house, her relationship with her concubines has been light. On the one hand, she is really not a person who likes to socialize everywhere, and on the other hand, they are somewhat distant from her.

Especially Hu Julan, the contrast between her before and after was so great that even she herself had doubted whether she had known about the fall into the lake many years ago, but it was just because of the situation that she did not dare to make a fuss like Wen Yu.

She just thought so, but she had no real evidence after all, not to mention that Hu Julan had been stable for many years and was a person who did not get involved with the world.

When Fang stepped into Yilan Pavilion, she smelled the smell of burning flesh. She held her nose and went in. She saw Hu Julan's maid greeting her.

Ti Zhen glanced lightly, "How's it going?"

"Doctor Su said that fortunately the temperature has dropped recently, and the foreign body penetrated the skin thickly enough. It only slightly broke the skin and did not hurt the flesh and blood. It was just that he was frightened just now, and now he is still in a daze."

She said softly and helped Wenxiu to the inner room. Hu Julan had just drank the medicine and looked up to see the princess coming in. She was about to stand up and salute, but was held down by those hands.

"You are weak, so you can't do it." He asked again, "I heard that it would be better if it was raised above the waist."

"much better."

The wind blew Hu Julan's hair, revealing a pair of crooked eyes, like the fragility of a narcissus that cannot bear the cold wind.Ti Zhen looked at those eyes indifferently, slowly thinking about it in his heart, and said with concern on his face: "Why did you go out for a walk at night, and unexpectedly ran into this? Fortunately, it's okay. If something happened, those slaves would be dead. , I won’t forgive you either.”

Hu Julan remained calm: "Your Highness was away for a long time, and I felt uneasy, so I worshiped in the Buddhist hall for a while. I happened to be awake and wanted to feed the fish by the lake, and unexpectedly I bumped into him."

As she said this, she lowered her head in shame, "I am also incompetent. I wanted to help, so I paid some bills. I didn't want to involve myself in it and alarm the princess again. I really deserve to die."

Ti Zhen added a cup of tea and took a few sips: "How could it be? You and I are also sisters who entered the house on both sides. You are His Highness's most serious beauty. How can you describe yourself like this? If you are really burned, Your Highness will also feel distressed."

"The princess is joking. How dare a humble person like me dare to call the princess sister." She raised her eyes and paused, "Even if the princess is willing to feel sorry for me, the account... is ruined..."

Ti Zhen held up his chin and said it was no big deal, "It's just an account. Just find someone to do it. It's worth running in. Dead things don't matter."

Slowly put down the cup in his hand and stood up, "Okay, I just came to see you and you are fine. I can let go of my heart. It is not my fault that you are like this. If you have not been in the house for several months, it is inevitable that others will neglect you. Now The manpower in the mansion needs to be re-consolidated, otherwise His Highness will go on a long trip and be gone when he returns home."

Wanran smiled, held Wen Yuan's hand and walked out in a wave.

Wenxiu raised her eyelids slightly, "This Hu beauty stayed up all night to worship Buddha, and she happened to encounter a fire in the accounting room. Do you think it is credible?"

Ti Zhen slowly raised his head to look at the moon, "Five points believe it, five points don't believe it. Let's wait until Cao You and Wen Yuan investigate clearly. Naturally, her family's words can't be counted."

From day to night, it was like a long battle. Ti Zhen was exhausted. He slowly fell asleep until dawn. When he woke up, the sun was already in the center.

She picked loquats and listened to Cao You's speech, but there was no unexpected gain. As Hu Julan said, she did pray in the Buddhist hall for a long time that night and did not go back until late at night. She even went to the lake to feed the fish and get fish food. The maid testified that they really met by chance, so it was obvious that they were not panicked.

Then he continued to ask: "What accounts were burned?"

Cao You said it was nothing serious, "It's just some ordinary expenses of the palace, nothing special. Shi Fang's account books are all locked in the secret room of Chao Mu Terrace, so they are very safe."

"That's good." She rolled her eyes, "Ask Su Zhe to cure her as much as possible. She is an honest person, so there is no need to be in trouble with her."

After that, he asked Wenxiu to bring a list of names to Cao Yi, "You can rest for a while and go find out these people first. Xiao Li specifically mentioned Chunwei. I can't worry about it. It's you." Contact strongholds in various places and ask them to carefully inquire about the movements of these students."

Cao You bowed deeply, then accepted the order and left.

Later, people from Shifuli came over several times to ask when Ti Zhen would return to the house, but they couldn't get the answer after repeated pushback.

Wen Yuan sometimes felt that something was wrong when he thought about it, "Just leave the affairs of the palace to Wen Xiu and the slaves. You should go home and recuperate."

Ti Zhen doesn't like to hear too many words. She has always been used to doing things herself, not to mention that she was burned when she was not in the accounting room. If someone really entered Chaomu Terrace and opened her secret compartment, then those secrets that have never been seen from the light of day will be enough. How could she rest assured that the Shi family would be dragged to hell?

What's more, you don't know that the princess is a good guy. She is staying in the house. At least Wen Yu can tell her everything that happened when he comes back, so that he won't be kept in the dark.

With this thought in mind and a stunned look on his face, he finally wrote a letter and asked Wenxiu to send it over.