Donggong Zhangjiao

The utility room faces south, with the door facing south, and the window in the north. It was originally intended to be simple. Once the window and door are opened, ventilation is convenient.

But when the wind blows through the window in the north, the fire will burn quickly.

There are only a few people coming to change clothes, and they all come from the south. At first glance, the south seems fine, but who would have thought that the window at the back is on fire.

The palace attendants also came towards the dressing room, and when they happened to meet Xu Lingyi, they immediately saluted.

When Xu Lingyi saw them, he smiled and said, "Are you looking for the fourth prince? I just saw him wandering around the dressing room, but he didn't find a suitable place to hide, and then he went towards the back hall of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. , you go there and look for it.”

"Thank you Xu Lingyi."

Several palace officials raised their hands, thinking that Xu Lingyi would not be someone who lied to the fourth prince, and immediately went off to look for him.

On the Fourth Prince's side, seeing that all the palace people had arrived and yet they hadn't found him yet, they felt that it was boring to wait.

Just when I was about to show up on my own initiative, I smelled the smell coming from the north window.

There were piled up by the window the big brooms used by the slaves to clear the snow. They were piled tightly. The fourth prince moved closer and pulled open a layer, only to see the fire burning into the room. He was frightened and hurriedly turned around and ran towards the door. .

But this time, when I pulled hard, I realized that the door had been locked from the outside at some point.

Seeing the fire burning into the house, the fourth prince became anxious and immediately began to knock on the door and call for help.

"Help, help, we're in trouble, help, open the door!"

But it was windy tonight, and the palace people were sent away by Xu Lingyi. No one else came here yet, so naturally no one heard his cry for help for a while.

Moreover, in this fire, people are always suffocated by the burning smoke first, and then lose consciousness and slowly die in the sea of ​​​​fire. This is the case for the fourth prince.

The space was small, and the debris burned quickly. The smoke choked him so much that stars appeared in his eyes, and his nose and throat were burning.

He had to kneel on the ground, cover his mouth and nose with one hand, and bang on the door with the other.

At this time, someone finally came to the dressing room, it was Luo Cainv.

"This is my only new piece of clothing this year, and it's stained. It's really annoying. If I had known it, I wouldn't have eaten the beef meatballs. Who would have thought that the juice would leak out after taking one bite!"

"Cai Nu, don't complain. It's not because you are greedy." Yinzhu said helplessly, "You'd better change your coat and go back. I heard that there will be pigeon soup at the end."

Upon hearing this, Luo Cainu immediately became energetic and quickened her pace.

As he got closer, he noticed that there seemed to be thick smoke and fire in the utility room at the end of the row of dressing rooms.

While he was stunned, the fourth prince's hard knock on the door sounded again.

"Help, help me! Cough, cough, cough! Help!"

"No, someone is trapped!"

Luo Cainu's heart was ringing with alarm. She picked up her skirt and ran over. She immediately discovered the fire in the utility room and shouted immediately.

"It's flooded, come here quickly, it's flooded here!"

As he spoke, he reached out to pull the door lock.

But she couldn't easily pull the iron lock open. Her hand hurt when she pulled it, but it was useless.

At that time, the fourth prince in the room heard the noise and spoke quickly.

"Please help me, I am the fourth prince, I am from the Yuzhang Palace, and my mother-in-law is Concubine Zhao, cough, cough, cough, please, save me!" I heard that it was Concubine Zhao's son, Luo Cainu. Immediately I became more anxious.

While comforting through the door, he took action.

"Fourth Highness, don't worry. I am Luo Cainu from Yong'an Palace. My maid has already gone to call someone. It will be fine soon. Your Highness, please cover your mouth and nose and hide elsewhere. I will try to see if I can get out of here." Kick this door open from outside!"

The fourth prince inside agreed and hid aside.

Outside, Luo Cainu gathered her strength, rushed forward, and kicked the door hard.

This kick also gave her hope, and the door creaked loose.

Yes, the Hall of Supreme Harmony is only used a few times a year. The dressing rooms are only slightly repaired before major banquets. Naturally, no one repairs the utility room. It only needs to be able to store things, so although this door is closed It's locked and cannot be opened, but the entire door can be kicked down and the person can be rescued.

Seeing that her idea was right, Luo Cainu once again encouraged the fourth prince to persist, gritted her teeth, and kicked the door harder again and again.

At this time, Yinzhu had already called all the palace people around him.

Luo Cainu had already worked hard and almost succeeded in kicking the door open. The surrounding palace people rushed to help. Several strong eunuchs worked together and kicked the door down in a few strokes.

At that time, the room was filled with smoke and fire, and the only thing that could be heard was the violent coughing coming from the fourth prince.

When everyone was stunned, Luo Cainu gritted her teeth and got in directly.

Fortunately, the fourth prince was hiding under the wall to the left of the door. Luo Cainu picked him up and ran out quickly. Even so, she was choking and coughing desperately, and her eyes were red.

When Fang Yun arrived, he saw Luo Cainu, whose hair was disheveled, her clothes burned with holes in the fire, and her face black and white. She was holding the fourth prince in her arms, kneeling on the ground, breathing heavily. Angry.

"Ji'er!"

Fang Yun's heart was clenched, and he ran towards this side in large strides.

But today, when she attended the New Year's Eve palace banquet, she was wearing a heavy and gorgeous palace dress. When she started running in such a hurry, she immediately fell down.

Her hands were originally holding the hem of her skirt, so she didn't have time to push it to the ground, and her chin hit the bluestone road firmly, causing blood to flow out immediately.

But Fang Yun didn't care about his injuries. He struggled to get up and continued to run over. He almost threw himself in front of Luo Cainu, knelt on the ground and took the fourth prince from Luo Cainu's arms.

The fourth prince inhaled a lot of thick smoke and was so dizzy that he couldn't even speak because of his sore throat.

He was also exhausted. When he saw Fang Yun, he called his mother and concubine in a hoarse voice, closed his eyes and fainted.

"Ji'er, Ji'er, wake up and look at your mother and concubine. Ji'er, call the imperial doctor quickly. Go call the imperial doctor quickly!"

Fang Yun screamed with red eyes like crazy. He picked up the fourth prince and left, as if ignoring the looks of the people around him.

Pei Yao settled down the ministers of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and when he hurried over, he saw Fang Yun's clothes were stained with mud, his hair was messy, he was stumbling, hugging the fourth prince and pushing away everyone, and walked out like a madman, with tears on his face. Stained with blood, it was dazzling, as if his face had been disfigured, and he was in a miserable state.

Suxin and Ruoyu followed her and wanted to help, but she avoided them and insisted on holding the fourth prince by herself.

Seeing this, Pei Yao felt a sharp pain in his heart and hurriedly stepped forward to pick up the child from Fang Yun's hand.

"Yun'er, it's me, it's me. Give me the child. I've already sent someone to ask for the imperial doctor. The imperial doctor will be at the side hall soon. It will be faster if I carry Ji'er there, okay?"

Fang Yun's nerves were completely tense at this moment. When he saw Pei Yao, he felt a little relieved. Although tears flowed down uncontrollably, he still handed over the child.

Pei Yao took the child and ordered Suxin and Ruoyu to hold Fang Yun in his arms. He turned around and walked quickly to the side hall of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.