Su Yun also took Xiao Yijun out of the yard with the old ladies and maids, and heard the sound of shouting for fire behind them, and then some of them ran out in a panic, and some of them led the guards to a place with well water.

Chu Yunsheng didn't take a few steps to catch up with them.

After Chu Yunsheng followed their steps, and raised her hand in time to support Xiao Yijun, who was crumbling by the crowd, she didn't forget to look back at Concubine Duan, who was still standing in the courtyard under the smoke at this time, the moonlight was bright, she was dressed in moonlight, and her already beautiful face became more and more quiet and harmless because of this moonlight.

Chu Yunsheng then remembered that she had never asked Concubine Duan if she liked King Wei, if she liked to stay in the palace of King Wei, if she didn't like it, she was willing to take the risk for her to help her leave the palace.

It was only then that she remembered that she couldn't say this for the time being.

There was chaos outside, and it was a good time for her to escape with Su Yun and Xiao Yijun, so although she was worried, she also knew rationally that if she didn't leave at this time, she would have wasted her previous efforts and waste Concubine Duan's kindness, so after taking a deep look at Concubine Duan, Chu Yunsheng didn't hesitate to directly support Xiao Yijun and Su Yun and run out.

Only then did they turn out of the corridor, and Concubine Duan turned around, looked in the direction they left, and watched their figures gradually disappear around the corner, Concubine Duan sighed, and then was escorted out of the courtyard by several guards.

She didn't mean to leave immediately, because counting the time, even if Chu Yunsheng and the others walked out of here, it would be at least a quarter of an hour before they left the princess's mansion, so she still had to wait here, if there was any accident, she hoped that she could still help.

So, even though it was a mess and smoke was billowing from it, she still had no intention of leaving.

The first group of guards who had gone to fetch water had already turned back, and they rushed into the courtyard where the fire had spread, carrying buckets of water and wet quilts.

And Concubine Duan stood under the corridor not far from the courtyard, watching the guards who were busy putting out the fire in and out passing by her, and almost ran into her several times, but she still maintained her standing under the eaves of the porch.

At this time, I heard an announcement not far away: "Your Majesty has arrived-"

The voice was slender and feminine, and Concubine Duan had already heard that it was the unique voice of the eunuch in charge beside King Wei, she was shocked in her heart, and the hand under her sleeve was also subconsciously clenched, because no one thought that King Wei would suddenly come to the princess's mansion at this time.

The guards, who were still busy fighting fires and running non-stop, were also stunned, and they all stopped their movements and saluted King Wei.

After a while, the bright yellow figure appeared at the end of the corridor, and even in the dim light, the anger around him was still unignorant.

"What's going on?!"

Before he could get closer, the voice had already come, and the object of the speech was the Duan Concubine who was bending down to salute at this time.

Concubine Duan hadn't answered yet, and at this time, the guard who was the first to put out the fire in front of Concubine Duan knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, it was a dereliction of duty on my subordinates, and I didn't notice that there was a fire in the attic where Her Royal Highness the princess was. ”

"Fire?" A chill flashed in King Wei's eyes, he took his eyes away from Concubine Duan's body, and fell on the guard general and said coldly: "It's easy to say, how can a good person have a fire? And even if it's a fire, why are so many of you here to let this fire spread to such a situation?!"

As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed to draw everyone's attention to the attic that was in the midst of a raging fire at this time.

At this time, even if it rains from the sky, it is impossible to extinguish the fire in this attic, and the attic that was still standing steadily before has become an empty shelf in the blink of an eye, but fortunately, the courtyard where it is located covers a huge area, and it comes out of the courtyard, so even if the fire is burning, under the extinguishing of these guard soldiers, it has not spread to the surrounding courtyard walls or even courtyards.

Everyone present could clearly feel the monstrous fire of King Wei at this time, which was even more fierce than the raging fire burning behind everyone.

And the general was also frightened by such anger at this time, he trembled, and said for a long time: "Yes...... It's Concubine Duan's mother...... Originally, we were going to go in to check when we saw the smoke coming out of the room for the first time, but Concubine Duan blocked it, and she said that it was the meaning of Her Royal Highness the Princess......"

At this time, whether it was his own life or offending Concubine Duan was important, the guard general naturally knew it clearly, so he hurriedly told the situation at that time.

And by the time his words fell, King Wei's eyes had already swept coldly towards Concubine Duan.

He didn't say a word, but the coldness and anger around him were enough to make people feel frightened.

Concubine Duan still knelt quietly in place, and did not intend to defend herself, until King Wei looked her up and down with such cold eyes for a long time, and then heard King Wei say, "You come with Gu." ”

Before the words fell, King Wei had already turned away, ignoring the leader of the guards who was still kneeling on the ground and waiting for the verdict to be announced.

And Concubine Duan, who was ordered by him, also got up and followed King Wei's steps with the support of several maids.

King Wei took her to the nearest courtyard, retreated the others, and left only a few personal guards beside him, before saying to Concubine Duan: "I don't know what Concubine Duan's meaning this time means?"

The voice was very cold, without the slightest tenderness of the usual, and Concubine Duan's heart couldn't help but show a touch of coolness, in the end, it was like a companion tiger, even if she could spoil her to the sky on weekdays, but once she touched his scales, she was just a chess piece that could be discarded casually to him.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a little funny, but her face was still calm and calm: "What the guard general said just now is right, all this is what Her Royal Highness the princess meant." ”

Hearing this, King Wei was stunned, he didn't speak, but walked a few steps closer to Concubine Duan.

At this time, Concubine Duan knelt in front of him, and he walked to her side and looked at her condescendingly, her face under the moonlight became more and more beautiful, King Wei raised his hand and pinched Concubine Duan's chin, and said with coldness and cruelty in his eyes: "You said this is what Sister Ah meant?"

The chin was clamped hard by King Wei, and the painful Concubine Duan gasped, and she was also restrained by him at this time and had to raise her eyes to look at him, looking at his eyes that seemed to be bloodthirsty, Concubine Duan said lightly: " Yes, Her Royal Highness the princess instructed me when she was dying, so I dare not forget, she said that once the news of her death spread, even if King Wei does not kill Mr. Yuanchen now, he will definitely try his best to escape and then come to find her bones, and she is no longer willing to let Mr. Yuanchen take risks for her, so let me burn down the attic along with this attic, and let Mr. Yuanchen completely die, and she said that she does not want to be buried in the imperial mausoleum, because she has been trapped by the royal family and the people of the country all her life, and she does not want to be trapped in that side of the world after death, so let me scatter her ashes in Momoyama after her death, that piece of the happiest and carefree place she has ever lived in this life, and nourish that piece of peach forest. ”

These words were already in her heart when Concubine Duan made it necessary to set fire to the attic, she had been with King Wei for so long, she knew him too well, and it was precisely because she knew him and Her Royal Highness the princess that she said it in such a way that she would be sure that King Wei would not suspect it.

Because King Wei also knows that Her Royal Highness the princess has a temper, and he also knows that her favorite place in this life is still Momoyama, and the most unbearable thing for her is Master Yuanchen, so it is reasonable to combine these few to leave such a last word.

The anger on King Wei's face at the beginning gradually faded after hearing these words, and he had already subconsciously let go of the hand that was clamping Concubine Duan's chin, even though he was looking at Concubine Duan at this time, but it seemed to be looking at another person through Concubine Duan's eyes.

His sister.

Sister's peach mountain was also the peach mountain that belonged to him.

It's a pity that there is no going back.

Thinking of this, King Wei's eyes were crossed with sadness, but it was only for a moment, and in the next moment, he returned to his usual indifference, and then looked at Concubine Duan and said: "You are presumptuous, even if it is Sister A's last wish, you should have asked Gu about such a big matter, how can you make decisions without permission?"

Concubine Duan took King Wei's expression in her eyes, and when she saw the sadness and guilt in King Wei's eyes, she knew that she had passed this level, so even if she heard such a rebuke at this time, she also knew that this was just King Wei finding a step for himself, and he was giving an explanation to the civil and military officials, after all, the responsibility for setting fire to the princess's remains was too great, and it was difficult to block the public mouth of the civil and military officials of the imperial court.

Therefore, after hearing King Wei's reprimand, Concubine Duan immediately knelt down in front of King Wei, and said with a little choked in her tone: " The concubine was guilty, just because she was immersed in the grief of the princess's departure, so she wanted to help Her Royal Highness the princess fulfill her last wish for the first time, and His Majesty knew that I had been with the princess since I was a child, and I was raised and taught by the princess, and when I watched Her Royal Highness the princess die in my arms, the concubine's emotions were out of control, so I did such an outrageous mistake, and I ask Your Majesty to forgive me. ”

Originally, King Wei didn't plan to really punish Concubine Duan, but when he figured out that this was the princess's own meaning, he was already angry, coupled with Concubine Duan's soft words, and it was also mentioned that she was raised and taught by the princess since she was a child, and she just reminded King Wei that he was not supported by Her Royal Highness the Princess.

His feelings for this sister are still there, and he is not shallower than others, but the reason why he persecuted her like this is also because those people in the court blow the wind in his ears from time to time, although he takes care of family affection, but he attaches more importance to and covets the imperial power in his hands at this time, at this time, for him, there is no one who is more important than his throne and power, even if that person is his dearest sister, he will calmly and cruelly get rid of it.

However, now, he forced himself to follow the plan step by step, and finally removed the biggest obstacle that stood in his way to pro-government, but he was not very happy in his heart, but felt lost and guilty because of her death, and this guilt also became more and more turbulent because of the reminder of these two sentences of Concubine Duan.

The power he cared about the most was now unbreakable in his hands, so why should he care about other things?

So, after a long sigh, King Wei turned around and turned his back to Concubine Duan and said, " Since it is Sister A's last wish, if it is Lonely, it will definitely satisfy her, just do what you said, scatter her ashes on Peach Mountain, in addition, although you burned the attic without Lone's permission to damage the remains of the princess, but it is indeed to comply with the princess's will, so Lone will not punish you heavily, but after all, you are impulsive and did not report Lone in advance, so you still can't avoid punishment, Lone will punish you for thinking about it behind closed doors in the Splendid Palace for a month, without Lone's permission, you are not allowed to see anyone, as for the preparation of peace with Princess Zhao Guo, it will be temporarily handed over to Concubine Jing to do。 ”

As he spoke, without waiting for Concubine Duan to receive the order, he had already lifted his steps and walked out.

When he had taken a few steps, Concubine Duan received the order and stood up from the ground, she looked at the back of King Wei who was gradually moving away, and a desolation crossed her heart.

He can be so cruel to his own sister, and he will be punished lightly like this, but if one day, once he has the slightest threat to his authority, I am afraid that the end will be even more bleak...... Thinking of this, the corners of Concubine Duan's mouth raised slightly, revealing a sneer, she did not leave immediately, but stood in this courtyard for a while, looked up at the bright moon in the sky for a while, thoughtful.

At this time, Chu Yunsheng had already escaped from the side gate of Beiyuan with Xiao Yijun and Su Yun, and was sitting in the carriage that was already waiting there in blue clothes.

After this night's tossing, Xiao Yijun's physical strength had been exhausted to the limit, and before she got into the carriage, she fainted directly, seeing this, Chu Yunsheng was so frightened that her soul flew away, and while urging Lan Yi to hurry up, she bent down to diagnose Xiao Yijun's pulse, and when she was sure that Xiao Yijun had just fainted, although the pulse was weak, but there was still a breath left, she was a little relieved.

At this time, sitting in the carriage that was running opposite to the princess's mansion, watching the princess's mansion half-hidden in the moonlight gradually drift away, she felt that she seemed to have had a dream this night, and her life was so unreal.

Although the process was also full of twists and turns, there were always thrills and dangers, however, seeing her aunt beside her at this time, she still felt a little unreal.