Chapter 111: The Night of the Treasury Running Water
I couldn't hold back the tiredness of the night, and before I knew it, I fell asleep on the table again. *
Before I fell asleep, I held in one hand the book that the mysterious man had deliberately placed under the book I had been reading because the silence had been disturbed in the middle of the night!
The toughest medical book I've ever read!
To be precise, because it is related to the flowers and plants produced by Sealand, this booklet that is recorded in both the prescription of the flower spectrum and the prescription quoted from the medical classics is no less than the preparation for the professional examination in the previous life.
And it's still the one that makes it difficult even to be a top student.
The more difficult the book is, the more likely it is to get sleepy when you look at it in the middle of the night.
It's not like a novel picture book or something, the more you read it, the more exciting it becomes.
The wind blew through the window lattice, and there was silence outside.
Occasionally, a bird flew across the sky on the rooftop, making a call.
I don't know how long it took, but in my impression it was just a kung fu with my eyes closed, and I was dazed, when suddenly someone was pushing me vigorously.
"Don't make noise, sleep for a while." Feeling so tired, I unconsciously reached out and nudged the hand that was moving over my shoulder.
The person who came was angry and funny: "Xiaoling, it's me." โ
"Ah," this familiar voice, I woke up instantly, rubbed my eyes and looked, who is it not Qingzhi?!
I looked at her suspiciously, and she didn't even have time to look at the table.
"Xiaoling, why did you fall asleep while reading a book? Come with me!"
"Let's go?!" I was stunned and said, "Where to go?" โ
I quickly glanced out the window, and it was the dark of night. It's still the middle of the night.
"The treasury is running out, and we have to send someone here."
"The masters of the flower garden courtyard have already received the news, and we are not far away. I'm going to check it out. โ
I looked at Qingzhi in shock, a little distracted!
How can there be a fire in the treasury on a good night?!
In front of me, I thought of a scene of flames rolling, and in the next second, my actions were faster than my thoughts, and I was already dragged up by Qingzhi and ran in the direction of the side door of Penglai Pavilion.
Crossed the path outside the flower garden. I saw another group coming to us from the pontoon.
Looking at his clothes, I immediately saw that it was the palace people on the other side of the main building of Penglai Pavilion.
It's not that my eyesight is good, it's because the lights on the side of the main building of Penglai Pavilion have always been on all night these days. Originally, their place was the brightest place in the palace.
I don't know if it's because of someone, but it's even brighter these days, and even the water under the pontoon bridge is illuminated.
The main entrance of Penglai Pavilion is in the opposite direction.
To go to the treasury, take the pontoon. Cross the trail. Walking through the woods at the water's edge, and then from the side gate we are close to, is the nearest and fastest road.
The palace people who appeared at this hour must have gone to put out the fire.
The speed of me and Qingzhi is obviously not comparable to that over there, if I use my body technique, it will definitely not be the current speed, but there is a Qingzhi by my side to rush together.
Not only could I not use it, but I also had to deliberately pretend to be a little out of breath!
Hurry across the trails. Qingzhi's face has always been not good-looking.
As I ran, I thought that the treasury had little to do with us. Not to mention that the flower garden has nothing to do with those treasures, even if it is a precious ancient book, there are very few things related to the flower garden.
Qing Zhi is in such a hurry, I'm speculating that there may be palace people who entered the palace at the same time as her, or maybe there are familiar friends over there.
I can't ask questions at this juncture, it's important to hurry!
The team from the main building of Penglai Pavilion met us in the woods at the water's edge.
It is exactly the two sides of the north-south direction, and they converge in one place, and then the same road leads to the side gate.
I haven't seen the leading palace person, and his face is very unfamiliar. "Miss Qingzhi," the man shouted, sounding like he had an old acquaintance with Qingzhi. "Your men have gone to the treasury too?" "Yes, I've already asked the masters in the small courtyard of the flower garden to rush over there." "Xiaoling and I are still tidying up the warehouse of the flower garden before going to bed at night, and we sleep late and move slower than them."
The footsteps did not stop, and the two of them led the way in front, always rushing in the direction of the side door. "It's good, why did it suddenly catch fire?"
The palace people in the main building of Penglai Pavilion wondered: "Besides, aren't there water tanks in the palace, this fire can burn so much." โ
At this moment, we have run out of the side door, we are standing outside the wall of Penglai Pavilion, and we can clearly see that the sky in the northwest is lit up by firelight!
My heart sank, looking at this situation, the fire must be not small
The procession gradually approached the treasury, and on the way they met palace people who had come from other palaces, and even those from the Lin De Palace.
I saw in the crowd the two people I met that day when I went to deliver flowers.
They also saw me at the same time, and there was a bit of indescribable complexity in their eyes, if I was not mistaken, especially the gaze of the palace maid sister, even mixed with a little jealousy.
She, as if she was afraid of something?!
I shook my head, feeling that I was too sensitive.
Now the scale of the team is even larger, and it is finally approaching the treasury, and there is already a boiling firefighting scene over there.
One by one, the palace people brought water from the large vat with buckets, and the deep wells in the courtyard also came in handy.
The Sealand Palace is very large, but there are large tanks for storing rainwater in every place, which are covered or covered with something on weekdays, and at critical moments, it can still play a role.
But the fire in the treasury is just too big!
Not to mention that the rainwater accumulated in the courtyard was quickly used up, and even the well water in the courtyard was counted, which still could not meet the speed and strength of firefighting.
There were a lot of people in the palace, so some of them went to the nearby lake to fetch water under the guidance of the female officials, although it took some time.
I can only play a small role in the crowd, even Angelica Angelica.
When encountering a sudden crisis situation, I instantly feel that manpower is too small, for example, in the face of the fire in front of me, I can't think of a better way.
The only thing that was lucky was that I could see the direction of the fire. It seems to be concentrated in a corner of the treasury.
I made the worst speculation in my heart, and no matter how bad it was, after burning some of the treasures. At least the fire can be contained.
If there were fires on all sides, it would be unimaginable!!
I'm afraid the entire treasury will burn down.
But this will not happen, unless it is arson!
The thought flashed through my mind, and my body trembled, and I was suddenly startled by my own thoughts!
Looking at the fire in the treasury in front of me, I thought of this strange time in the middle of the night, and my heart was full of suspicions.
It's not that I'm sensitive. It's not that I'm cranky, but along the way, I've encountered a lot of weird situations. Especially in a place like the palace, if you are not careful, you will make mistakes, and it is full of intrigue and calculation
I was still passing on the things that the palace people had delivered, but my thoughts were gradually amplified
A rescue effort continued until the east was white. It's finally come to an end.
A corner of the treasury was completely burned. Part of what now appeared to be a massive building was missing, with scorched black marks and gray smoke still flying in the air.
The palace people who came from all over the place randomly found a place under the tree, on the side of the road, and in the corner of the wall to rest.
Everybody's tired enough!
I sat on the stone on the side of the road, Qingzhi looked at the treasury for a long time before turning his head to look at me, his expression suddenly relaxed, and the corners of his mouth bloomed with a smile.
She put her hand on my face and grinned as she wiped the dirty ash from my cheeks.
But her hands weren't clean in the first place. This wipe made her laugh again. Without a mirror, I know what I am embarrassed to look like. "Fortunately, your eyebrows are growing well, you don't sleep all night, you look like you've drunk tonics, and you're in good spirits." "Sister." I glared at her, and thanks to my eyebrows, the two little maidens closest to us laughed.
But when his eyes turned to the burned corner of the treasury, his smile froze.
None of us are from the treasury, but there are a lot of palace people who guard the treasury, and this accident, the empress will be held responsible, I'm afraid
Qing Zhi sighed and explained to me, "The official in charge of the treasury guard is my fellow countryman. "When I first entered the palace, that lord helped me a few times." "People don't hurt," I care more about the people here than I care about the treasury. "I don't know, but I went to the lake just now, and I heard that people above the level of the treasury were called to Penglai Pavilion after the fire was extinguished." "Penglai Pavilion?!" I almost didn't scream, and my face froze in an instant.
The treasury fire, how can it have anything to do with Penglai Pavilion?!
I stabilized my mind and tried my best to make my voice sound indifferent, "Is it for the national teacher to ask?!" "No," Qingzhi shook her head and said, "Last night, the National Teacher was unwell, and I heard that His Majesty was guarding the outer room of the main building of Penglai Pavilion, and he sent an edict to them early in the morning. โ
I couldn't tell if it was the middle of the night and the tiredness of fighting fires, or if there was a brief blur in front of my eyes.
I stood firm against the big tree, and after a long while, I raised my head and looked at Qingzhi and said, "Sister, the fire has been extinguished, can we go back to the flower garden now?!" โ
Qing Zhi stood up, patted the dust on her body, looked at the treasury from afar, looked at it and said, "The people from the other palace have withdrawn, so let's go with us." "If the female official comes back to deliver the decree, maybe some people will need to be left here to help." "You and I don't know if we have to leave someone behind." "Xiaoling, it's better for you to withdraw with the people from the other palace, I still want to wait for the news, that fellow villager is kind to me, I always want to know the situation after His Majesty has met him." "Okay." I didn't shirk it, and I obeyed her.
One after another, the palace people with the appearance of wolf bรจi came out of the courtyard of the treasury and walked back along the road in the palace to the place where they had stayed.
The fire in the middle of the night gathered a large number of people, and at this moment, everyone's faces were full of exhaustion.
I think of them passing by during the day, which one of them is not well-dressed and neatly dressed, and it is rare to see such an embarrassing scene.
Walking in the crowd, I rarely hear someone talking, and when I meet someone who is familiar, most of them just nod their heads with tiredness and know it.
Turning onto the road, the crowd is less than half, and the people in the palace come in different directions, and at this moment, when they leave the main road, they will naturally disperse.
I looked up and saw the front of the team, and suddenly my steps stopped! (To be continued......)