Empress, she is rising step by step

The rain was much heavier and more rapid than Cao Wenxi imagined. Fortunately, Tangli Residence did not have a corridor, and although the fire was relatively large, it was still under control.

Cao Wenxi soaked the quilt with tea and hid in the corner with Yueran wrapped in quilt, covering his mouth and nose with a wet handkerchief. Seeing that the fire had subsided, she and Yueran stepped on the table and jumped out of the burned window on the other floor.

In his sleep, Xiao Yinzi heard someone beating hard on the palace door, and there seemed to be a woman crying. He hurriedly put on his clothes, held an umbrella, came to the palace gate and lowered the bolt.

When he opened the palace door, he saw two dark figures outside. He was startled. He held the oil lamp high and looked forward, only to see clearly that the two people were Cao Wenxi and Yueran.

"Cao Baolin? Why did you come here in such a heavy rain? What happened to you?"

"It's a long story!" Cao Wenxi shivered and hugged her shoulders. She couldn't tell whether it was tears or rain on her face.

"Can you let me go in first? I have something to ask Zhu Baolin."

She didn't dare to stay in Tangli Ju anymore. She was afraid that Wen Meiren would harm her. After thinking about it, she sadly found that she could only trust Zhu Ci. At least she won't harm herself for now.

Xiao Yinzi moved the oil-paper umbrella to cover the sky above Cao Wenxi, "Okay, okay, Baolin, come in quickly!"

Zhu Ci was also awakened by the knock on the door. She put on her coat and hurried to the outer hall. Cao Wenxi and Yueran just stepped in.

Zhu Ci was startled by Cao Wenxi's appearance. Her face was dark and her eyes were red with tears. The same was true for Yue Ran.

"Sister Cao, what's wrong with you?"

"Zhu Baolin, please save me." Cao Wenxi knelt down in front of Zhu Ci.

"Someone wanted to harm me. Someone set Tangliju on fire. If it hadn't rained suddenly, I might have turned into a skeleton. Please Zhu Baolin, can you take me in for one night?" She begged with her eyes.

Zhu Ci was shocked. Wen Meiren was too bold. She used the excuse of "horoscopes of conflict" to drive Cao Wenxi out of Weiyang Palace, and then sent people to set fire to Tangli Residence.

She really relied on the fact that she was pregnant with a dragon heir. Even if the emperor suspected her, he couldn't do anything to her.

"What did sister say? Now that you are in trouble, I will definitely help if I can. Sister, get up quickly. The ground is cold."

Zhu Ci asked Cao Wenxi to help him up from the ground. There was a circle of water stains on the ground. She turned to Zhuying Cuilan and ordered, "Zhuying, go find two clean clothes for Cao Baolin and Yueran to change into. Cuilan, go make some ginger soup."

Zhu Ci looked at Xiao Yinzi again, "Go tell the emperor and the empress that Tangliju escaped for some reason. Cao Baolin almost died and was so frightened."

Xiao Yinzi hurried away with an umbrella. Zhuying quickly found clean clothes. Zhu Ci put Cao Wenxi and Yueran into them first, and ordered someone to get hot water to get them to sleep.

"Sister Cao, you said someone wants to harm you, do you know who it is?" Zhu Ci has never believed in fate, but now she has no choice but to believe it.

If someone really wanted to harm her as Cao Wenxi said, she would have died, but suddenly it rained heavily, and it had to be said that her life should not have been cut off.

Cao Wenxi opened his mouth and was about to say something, when an idea flashed in his mind and he shook his head.

"I don't know. It suddenly disappeared. I can't think of any other possibility except that someone deliberately set the fire."

Besides Wen Meiren, there is another person who might harm her.

Cui Lan brought the hot ginger soup, and Zhu Ci asked her to fill two bowls. Cao Wenxi took it and held it in her hands, and the warmth slowly spread throughout her body along her cold fingertips.

"Zhu Baolin, thank you. I didn't expect that at this time, the first person I thought of would be you."

Cao Wenxi's voice was choked with sobs, "I'm grateful that you are willing to take me in. I will repay you."

"Sister Cao, if you treat me as your sister, don't say this. How could I just sit by and watch when you are in danger? Helping others is helping yourself. If I encounter any trouble in the future, I hope someone can help me. ."

Seeing that Cao Wenxi was unwilling to tell the truth, Zhu Ci knew that she had concerns. Wasn't she worried that even if she revealed that she was a literary beauty, the emperor would not do anything to her for the sake of the heir in her belly?

Or else there is someone else, and Wen Meiren took the blame for that person? !

Cao Wenxi cried quietly, "I will, you treat me as your sister, and I treat you as my biological sister."

Soon, Shen Que and Hua Jingyun arrived. Shen Que's face was gloomy, as if water was dripping from his face.

"What's going on? How could Tangliju, who is so good, be in trouble?"

"Your Majesty, please don't be anxious. Cao Baolin is frightened and a little emotionally unstable. Please allow Cao Baolin to speak slowly."

Zhu Ci took the tea from Zhuying and tested the water temperature with the back of her hand before passing the tea to Shen Que.

Shen Que took the tea and drank it, while Hua Jingyun's beautiful eyebrows formed a knot.

"Cao Baolin, don't be afraid. With me and the emperor here, you can tell me what grievances you have suffered. I and the emperor will make the decision for you. What's going on?"

Cao Wenxi knelt on the ground with a plop, "Go back to the emperor, the queen. I suddenly changed places and couldn't sleep. I smelled a smell of smoke while I was half awake and half asleep. When I got up, I found that there was a fire outside, and the doors and windows were covered with something. People are locked from the outside.”

She sobbed and cried, "I thought I would never see the Emperor and the Queen again. Fortunately, it suddenly rained heavily, and I saved my life. Your Majesty, the Queen, I am really scared." ."

"Have the doors and windows been locked from the outside?" Hua Jingyun turned to look at Shen Que, realizing the seriousness of the problem.

"Are you sure? It's a very important matter, so you can't say this carelessly."

"Concubine, I can swear to God, if I tell any lies, the whole Cao family will end without heirs."

Cao Wenxi's body felt hot and cold, and his heart hit rock bottom because of the queen's words.

"The concubine's personal maid Yueran can also testify for the concubine. If the doors and windows were not locked, the concubine would have run out and asked for help. How could she have watched herself trapped in the sea of ​​​​fire."

Shen Que put down his tea cup and looked at him with a deep look, "You should get up first. I have sent someone to check what happened. I believe the results will be available soon."

Cao Wenxi stood up staggeringly and stepped aside. I don't know who opened a big hole in the night, raindrops fell on the ground like soybeans, stirring up a burst of dust, a cold wind blew in, and the candlelight was clearly extinguished.

Zhu Ci shrank back in fear. Shen Que noticed her reaction and thought she was remembering the haunting again. He secretly shook Zhu Ci's hand.

"Don't be afraid, I'm going to accompany you."

Zhu Ci nodded silently, and Hua Jingyun glanced at them from the corner of his eyes. His eyes dimmed for a moment, but soon returned to normal.