Yan Cigui.

Chapter 398 There’s a fire, be careful! (Two updates combined into one, please give me a monthly ticket)

As the words fell, there was another lightning flash in the air.

The electric light illuminated Li Shao's face, showing his eagerness and worry in front of others.

Wang Gouzi heard the noise and came over from the side hall in a hurry. He happened to see this scene and couldn't help but feel a thump in his heart.

The rain was heavy and the thunder was heavy. At first, he only knew that something was going on here in the flower hall, but he didn't know the specific reason. At this time, seeing Li Shao's expression, he said, "It's not good."

"Your Highness, Your Highness," Wang Gouzi called out twice anxiously, "What's going on?"

Xu Bai's eyes turned to a few people, and when he saw that Xu Jian didn't stop him, he said, "There was a lightning strike in Qian Mansion."

Wang Gouzi said "Ouch" and said subconsciously: "No one was hurt, right?"

"I'm just going to take a look," Li Shao said, "hurry up and prepare your carriage and horses."

Wang Gouzi's heart trembled.

The incident happened so suddenly that he didn't have time to analyze it carefully. He just instinctively felt that he couldn't allow His Highness to make such a trip.

"Don't be anxious," Wang Gouzi licked his lower lip, ignoring his pounding heartbeat and trying to keep his tone calm, "It's raining so hard and I don't know the specific situation. You wait here and let Fu Guo Will you send someone to inquire again?"

The less Wang Gouzi wants to be anxious, the more anxious Xu Bai is next to him.

"Didn't I just come back from the inquiry?" Xu Bai rubbed his hands, his voice trembling, "There's smoke in the house!"

Wang Gouzi asked: "Have you informed the government?"

"There are ordinary people there," Xu Bai said, "but after all, it is Qian Mansion. Whether it is Shuntian Mansion or the garrison yamen, they don't dare to break in easily."

Wang Gouzi's tooth ached hearing this.

A house that had been uninhabited for a long time was hit by thunder and smoke. Not to mention people from the yamen, it made sense for neighbors to climb over the wall and go in to check the situation.

If rescue fails and the situation worsens, the entire street will be affected.

But it happened to be Qianfu, and the government was bound to be more restrained in doing things.

"Your Highness," Wang Gouzi had no time to discern what was going on. He only had countermeasures in his mind at the moment, and he wisely said in his haste, "You are afraid that the Yamen will not be able to handle things, so why not let the people from the Duke's Palace use your badge to guide the government? It’s too dangerous to go there by yourself.”

Li Shao hesitated for a moment.

On the side, Lin Yunyan, who had been silent for a while, told Xu Bai: "Hurry up and get some rain gear."

After saying that, he took a cloak from the shelf by the door and gave it to Xu Jian, and also took an eyelet tie for himself.

"No matter what, we are so close, how can we not go and take a look?" She glanced at Li Shao and said, "Don't delay, I said slowly on the way, if His Highness doesn't go in, you will be on the carriage. The government offices have all seen you, and it doesn’t matter whether you have a badge or not, and whether you are leading the way or not.”

Li Shao originally wanted to go, but after hearing what Lin Yunyan said, he had no objection, nor did he want to waste time and rush the dog.

Wang Gouzi thought for a moment and realized that it was really inappropriate to remain in a stalemate.

He thought about it more on the way, and if he noticed something went wrong, he could just ask His Highness to stay in the car.

When the carriage left the house, the rain subsided, but the lightning and thunder did not stop, which sounded quite scary.

Li Shao was sitting in the car, very anxious.

Wang Gouzi was also anxious, but Xu Bai accompanied them in a car, so there were many things he couldn't say.

After much thought, Wang Gouzi was not sure what Fu Guogong's plan was.

A lightning strike is an accident. If it falls in a dormitory, it can be a big or small matter, but we have to make a fuss about it...

It can be directed at His Highness, or it can be directed at the Holy One. How to splash the ink and how to spread it depends on the positions of each party.

If you want to say that Duke Fu Guo guided the lightning strike, tsk!

If you really have such ability, and being an idle prince would be a waste of your talent, then you have to become a national teacher!

Besides, it doesn’t make sense that Duke Fuguo has been keeping His Highness steady and advancing and retreating with His Highness in recent times just to make a fuss about lightning strikes.

Because anyone can write the article, there is no need to gain His Highness’s trust.

Wang Gouzi scratched his head, worried.

Fu Guogong is really a mystery in his work!

Even the master was in the dark, let alone him?

Time was tight and there were many ideas. Until he arrived outside Qianfu, Wang Gouzi couldn't even pick out a thread, let alone straighten it out.

After getting off the carriage, they saw many people pointing and pointing not far away.

Wang Gouzi looked up: "Where is the smoke? Why didn't you see it?"

Xu Bai said: "You can't see it even if you are close. It was very obvious on West Street before."

"Hurry in." Li Shao urged.

Wang Gouzi stopped him: "It's too dangerous. You stay here, little one..."

"What's the danger?" Li Shao interrupted, "Why can't I go?"

Wang Gouzi really couldn't tell where the danger was, so he could only say: "No one from the government has arrived yet."

"They are far away. It will be too late when they arrive." Li Shao made up his mind. When Xu Bai came to knock on the door, he lowered his voice and asked Wang Gouzi, "I am here, but I won't go in. Call me father." What would the emperor think if he found out?"

Wang Gouzi was speechless.

Li Shao looked at the closed door with an extremely serious expression.

This is the place where he lived as a child, and this is the place where his mother lived.

His father favored him, and he missed his mother even more!

Li Shao clearly remembered how disappointed and angry his father was when he saw his mother's belongings damaged last time.

It is true that the lightning strike in Qianfu had nothing to do with his actions, but Li Shao also remembered that he personally repaired those relics, and his father was satisfied and gratified.

He definitely doesn't have the ability to repair a house, but if he goes in and takes a look, what's the difficulty?

If someone is in the palace at this moment and doesn't know, it's fine. He is standing outside the gate of the house and doesn't even go in. It really doesn't make sense.

Furthermore, if the place where the mother lived is damaged or burned down...

The father's memory for his mother is gradually diminishing, so can his son still be favored?

If he wants to be the crown prince again, he must hold on to his mother's Yu Ze!

Wang Gouzi understood what Li Shao meant and couldn't help but glance at Xu Jian.

There may not be any danger inside the house, but if His Highness stays outside, he will definitely be challenged by the censor and the emperor will be dissatisfied.

"The little one will follow you closely," Wang Gouzi and Li Shao suggested. "It's raining and it's dark, so it's difficult to walk on the road. Please be careful where you step."

Xu Bai couldn't knock the door.

"Is there no one guarding the concierge?" Lin Yunyan walked over and muttered.

Li Shao said: "There may not be many people inside. The guard noticed the smoke and went to check, so he didn't care about the door."

"What should we do?" Lin Yunyan asked knowingly.

Li Shao looked at the courtyard wall.

The Qianfu courtyard is high, and Wang Gouzi doesn't seem to be good at climbing over walls. Asking someone to borrow a ladder at this moment will be delayed.

He asked Xu Jian: "Can you turn over?"

"My legs are not strong enough." Xu Jian lied without changing his expression, and raised his chin towards Shenchen.

Shen Chen's back injured by Xiong Xiazi had already healed, and he just followed him. When he saw this, he ran a few steps without saying a word, stepped on the courtyard wall, jumped into the air, and landed inside the wall in the blink of an eye.

Soon, he opened the door from the inside.

Li Shao took the lead and quickly entered the house.

The rain curtain blocked the view, and the lantern swayed in the wind and rain as if it would be extinguished in the next moment.

Although Xu Jian and Lin Yunyan had seen the drawings, this was their first time coming in. At the same time, they had to pretend to be strangers and relied on Li Shao to lead the way. Li Shao lived here until he was five or six years old. After that, he only accompanied Sheng Shang here a few times, and his memory is vague. He may have an easy time recognizing the way during the day, but at night he couldn't see clearly anywhere, so he walked all the way to the backyard based on his superficial impression.

After walking around the front hall, Lin Yunyan pointed to the sky not far away: "Is that where the smoke is coming from?"

Li Shao paused, looked in the direction of her finger, and saw the rising smoke.

It's not strong, it floats in the wind, and there's not much burning smell in the breath, so it's not serious and it doesn't burn.

There was a direction. Li Shao walked around the corridor and arrived at the place in a short time.

That is the main courtyard of Qian Mansion.

What was hit was a tall tree, which fell to the ground and cracked in the center.

The main room was also hit, and the smoke started from here.

The housekeeper who was guarding the house was looking inside, and there was an oil lamp coming from the house.

Hearing the noise, the steward hurriedly came out and asked, "Who is here?"

Li Shao said: "It's me."

The steward took a closer look, recognized Li Shao, and quickly saluted.

"How's the damage?" Xu Jian asked the steward.

"The young one was at the concierge when he suddenly heard several lightning flashes and thunder, which shook the ground. I knew the thunder must have fallen nearby, but I didn't expect it to fall in the house at all," the steward said with a sad face. , "Someone still saw the smoke and called him, and he quickly found it here.

A tree fell down, and there was a hole in the roof on that side. The hole was not big, but the rainwater leaked in, and now half of the house was wet.

There are only old furniture left in the house, and there are no buckets or basins. The young one is going to find one to collect water..."

"Go ahead," Li Shao urged him, "I'll go in and take a look."

Lin Yunyan asked the steward: "Are there any oil lamps? It's not enough for lighting."

"There are some. There should be one or two more in the low cupboard in Toji's room, as well as a few candles."

The steward left in a hurry.

Shen Chen took out the lamp holder from the cupboard, divided some oil from the oil lamp left by the steward, and lit a few more candles.

The room gradually became brighter.

Lin Yunyan held an oil lamp in one hand, made eye contact with Xu Jian, and went to look for Li Shao.

As soon as he entered the house, Li Shao walked to the west to check the damaged west corner. Wang Gouzi followed him every step of the way.

The two of them had only one lantern that was meant to be extinguished, so they could not clearly see the situation.

Lin Yunyan was "new here", but she had heard about the condition of this house from Xuan Su.

There are five bays on the left and right, plus two ear chambers.

The west room is used for daily living. Today, there is a wooden kang bed under the window, a wooden table from the old year, and other odds and ends. There is also a bed in the west room, which should be Li Shao's childhood residence. There are old curtains hanging there. Even if someone cleans them, they will inevitably become old and dusty over time.

The roof struck by lightning was diagonally above the head of the bed. Li Shao stood below. If it weren't for the rain dripping in, it would be difficult to distinguish the roof and the sky that almost merged with the naked eye.

Wang Gouzi raised his arms to take the lantern to shine, and looked carefully: "The hole doesn't seem to be too big. It doesn't seem to have a big impact. It shouldn't expand. There is smoke coming from that seat. It seems to have been extinguished by the rain." All that’s left is the smoke… ugh!”

Just as he was talking, his eyes suddenly went dark.

The lantern couldn't hold on any longer and went out.

It was pitch dark, and Wang Gouzi couldn't help but turn his head to look for light, and saw Lin Yunyan coming over with an oil lamp.

"It's too dark," Lin Yunyan came over and placed one lamp on the empty table, and handed the other to Wang Gouzi, "You can change it to this one and take a closer look."

Wang Gouzi took it.

The oil lamp was not as easy to balance as the lantern, and he did not dare to lift it too high for fear of spilling the oil.

Li Shao raised his head and continued to look. He couldn't see clearly, so he casually said to Lin Yunyan: "Bring the one on the table as well."

Lin Yunyan did not move, she twirled her fingers, and there was a small stone between her fingertips: "Eunuch Wang, come and take it. I didn't hold it properly and my hand was burned."

When Li Shao heard this, he muttered "coquettish" secretly.

However, even after whispering, he did not object.

Wang Gouzi didn't notice anything was wrong. He equated coquettishness with the princess. This was so normal. He put down his raised hand.

The next moment, Li Shao stretched out his hand, as if he wanted to pick up the light.

Wang Gouzi was stunned. He had no intention of handing it over. He wanted to take two lamps for lighting, but seeing His Highness reaching out, it seemed that it would be a bad idea not to give them...

Just that moment of distraction fell into Lin Yunyan's eyes.

She originally wanted to wait for Wang Gouzi to hold two lamps and raise his left and right hands in the air, but it was not stable enough before taking action, but she did not expect such an opportunity.

Now or never!

With a squeeze of her fingers, just when Li Shao's hand was about to touch the oil lamp, Lin Yunyan's arm moved slightly.

The small pebbles flew out and hit Wang Gouzi's hand. His fingers trembled and his strength relaxed instantly. Before Li Shao could hold it, the oil lamp fell sideways, hit the ground with a clatter, and rolled twice with a grunt. , the lamp oil spilled.

The curtain close at hand lit up with a sizzle.

Wang Gouzi was stunned for a moment, looking at his hand helplessly, not knowing why the handover was unstable.

Feeling like a twinge?

He wasn't sure, and didn't bother to think about it carefully. The moment he came back to his senses, he patted the curtain.

Li Shao remained motionless, his hand still stretched out without taking it back. The fire on the curtain illuminated half of his face, which was full of confusion.

Lin Yunyan stared at Li Shao closely from beginning to end.

That ignition won't last long.

The curtains are flammable, but the water leaking from the roof made this side of the room wet, and even the curtains were damp.

If not for adding some lamp oil, there would be no need for the dog to fight hard, and it would be almost extinguished by a little smoke.

Time was running out, she couldn't miss the opportunity, and she had to push Li Shao one more time.

Picking up the lamp on the table, Lin Yunyan held it very close to her face this time. She took two steps forward and called urgently: "There's a fire, be careful!"

The sound exploded in Li Shao's ears. He suddenly jumped up and turned to look at the person who was talking to him.

Under the swaying firelight, this man's facial features looked so familiar.

The next moment, Wang Gouzi, who was fighting with the flames, also shouted: "Your Highness, please go out and take shelter first, be careful of the fire!"

Li Shao glanced at the burning curtain, and then at the familiar outline of facial features. He didn't know what happened, but countless images suddenly flashed through his mind, rushing over like a tide, shaking him to the point of collapse.

Knocked over oil lamp.

A fire that burns from small to large.

An old eunuch whom I am not familiar with, and a woman who I am familiar with.

Collapsed beams and pillars, burning hall...

Li Shao yelled "Ah" and staggered out.

　Book friends, do you still remember?

　　The little princess's accuracy was quite good.

　　Thanks to book friends for the long journey to learn piano, the cat who reads at night, and the small yard for the reward.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)