The burning of the Moon Tower spread throughout the capital overnight, and even the Imperial Palace Ouchi was alarmed. After all, it was not only a Mochizuki Tower that was burned down, but even several adjacent shops on the left and right were all burned to ashes. The number of dead and wounded was as high as 100.

Duanmu Li of the Liangguo Mansion was rewarded by Mo Feng that night, how could he not guess the whole story with his shrewdness, "This matter is most likely done by the fifth princess." Mo Xue, order to go down, everyone in the Guogong Mansion must not have much discussion, and those who violate the order will be punished by military law! ”

"Yes!" Mo Xue turned around and walked out of the study to give orders.

Duanmu Li glanced at Mo Feng who was standing aside, "Why didn't Xuan'er come back with you?" ”

"Back to the lord, the young master lives in Situ Mansion tonight!" Mo Feng couldn't help it, when he sent Situ Jin back to the house, he found that the young master had changed into Situ Jin's clothes, and the whole person was lying in the guest room of Situ Mansion, even if he wanted to persuade him, he didn't know how to speak.

"What kind of system, this person hasn't married yet, so he rushed into someone's house!" Duanmu Li scolded helplessly, but even he didn't care much about his son's behavior, and if he said it, it was equivalent to not talking about it, even if Duanmu Xuan heard it, he wouldn't take it to heart. So I had to wave my hand and let Mo Feng retreat.

"Maybe the capital is going to change again!" Jiang is old and spicy, and Duanmu Li thinks much longer than Situ Yan and Duanmu Xuan.

As for the tranquility of the inner courtyard of the Guogong Mansion, the news was blocked before it even entered the inner door. And Situ Mansion is more lively than the street at this time, and everyone who has just experienced the fire has some insomnia. Of course, the consequence of insomnia is that they all want to talk to Situ Yan for a few words, so the moon is empty, and Situ Yan is still sitting in the study in the outer courtyard and drinking tea with everyone.

"Brother. How is Miss Gongsun? What did Mr. Gongsun say? Situ Yan felt uneasy, so she thought that with Mr. Gongsun's personality, she would not let Situ Jin come back without saying anything.

"From the beginning to the end of the matter, my brother knew with Mr. Gongsun, and Mr. only sent four words, 'If you say more, you will lose'!" Situ Jin didn't know what this meant, and it was because of this that he couldn't sleep.

Duanmu Xuan originally just sat quietly and drank the tea made by Situ Yan himself, about the fire. He didn't care about it, but after listening to Situ Jin's words at this time, he realized that things were not as simple as he imagined. Tightly frowning. Lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

"I think with Mr. Gongsun's eyes, I don't need to think about it to know that this matter must have been done by the five princesses, let's keep quiet, I think we are afraid of offending the one in the palace!" Situ Yan's words reminded Situ Jin. And it just so happened that Duanmu Xuan also thought of this layer.

"I think that's exactly what Mr. meant. Zhongxian, these days, you must strictly order the servants in the house, don't say anything, and be caught on fire by someone who takes the handle! Duanmu Xuan was not only worried about this at this time, he was also afraid that the queen might even kill people in order to cover up for the fifth princess, if that was the case, the most dangerous people would be these people in Situ Mansion. After all, both he and Gongsun Yu have strong backers. Only the Situ Jin brothers and sisters are a cloth cloth.

Although Duanmu Xuan's words were heavy, Situ Yan listened to them. Ben still felt that it was none of her business, but now she couldn't help but get nervous, it seems that tomorrow morning, she will transfer all the people she has trained in Henan County back, although the enemy can't attack a strong enemy, but at least she can resist for a while, and win the opportunity to escape. And tomorrow, let the Li brothers go back to Fuxiang Village first, after all, except for Mr. Gongsun, no one in Beijing recognizes them.

"Yan'er, everything has me!" Duanmu Xuan looked at Situ Yan beside him and suddenly frowned, knowing that she had understood what she meant, but he couldn't bear to make his sweetheart worried, so he shook Situ Yan's hand lightly and gave him a reassuring look.

"Thank you, Brother Xuan, but this matter is not as simple as imagined, I think the Guogong Mansion should not wade into this troubled water! Moreover, the fifth princess is traveling with the seventh prince, and I am afraid that the palace is not so peaceful at the moment! "The Seventh Prince is the son of Duanmu Guifei, not to mention that Duanmu Xuan was in Wangyue Tower at that time, even if the Guogong Mansion wanted to clean himself up, it was not easy and how could he worry about Situ Mansion anymore. And the most important thing in this matter depends on what Emperor Wu means.

The four brothers of the Li family couldn't see the stakes, but they could also feel the nervousness of the little sister, so the four of them were also anxious. Situ Yan saw that the hour was not early, since she couldn't think of any good ideas for a while, it was better to rest early, anyway, there must be a road before the car reached the mountain, and the boat would naturally go straight to the bridge. If Emperor Wu really wanted to save the royal family's face, and asked them about the crime, she would have a way to escape, as for whether she could rescue Situ Jin, it depended on the will of God.

persuaded everyone to go back to their rooms to rest, but she herself lay on the bed and conducted a night of war games, planning for the worst of all possible events. I even thought about letting Situ Jin go to Henan County to live for a while.

"If only I had my own Zhuangzi!" This incident reminded Situ Yan that he was too eager to do business, but forgot to leave a way out for himself, if he could have chosen a place to build a hidden Zhuangzi and train more soldiers, he would not be so indecisive at this time. Of course, with this idea, the goal will not be too far away.

At dawn the next day, Situ Yan accompanied the four brothers of the Li family to have breakfast, and arranged for them to leave as soon as possible. Duanmu Xuan didn't even eat breakfast, so he went back to the Guogong Mansion, and he wanted to plan for Situ Yan as soon as possible. And Situ Yan's words last night made him worry about Mu Yi too. Sure enough, it was not yet noon, and the bolt who went out to inquire about the news ran back with Wu Guo first.

"Back to the eldest young master, eldest miss, early this morning, someone sounded the Dengwen drum outside the imperial city, and wanted to sue the emperor, and the slave inquired, it seems that it is the owner of the Moon Tower."

"It's not something you can dodge if you want to!" Situ Yan sighed, and then asked Wu Guo, "What's going on in the palace?" ”

"The servants were guarding the royal street outside the Donghua Gate early in the morning, up to the three dukes, and down to the palace members of the royal gate of the capital, all entered the palace early this morning!" Wu Guo is now admiring this eldest lady more and more. Early this morning, the eldest lady sent him and the bolt out to inquire, and at first the two didn't know what to inquire, everything was done according to Situ Yan's wishes. Sure enough, it seems that something big really happened in the palace.

"Well, I probably already know about it, so you guys go down and rest first! Wu Guo. From this moment on, everyone in the house is not allowed to go out, cancel the vacation and close the door, except for people from the Guogong Mansion and the Gongsun Mansion, no guests will be seen! If there is anything that needs to be purchased in the house, I will arrange it myself! ”

Wu Guo and the embolus didn't know what medicine was sold in the eldest lady's gourd, but they looked at the always gentle eldest lady with a solemn face. Even the eldest young master's two eyebrows are about to be twisted together, and he knows the seriousness of the matter.

Before noon, Li Youzhu also rushed back with ten people from Situ Mansion in Henan County. "Miss, the city gate is very strict today, and the servants will divide the ten people into zero according to your orders. This did not arouse the suspicion of the officers and soldiers! Please forgive the minion for daring to ask. Is there something big going on in the palace? "Mochizuki Tower was burned, such a big thing, Li Youzhu has heard a little, but if only a few shops are destroyed, everyone in the capital will not be in such danger.

"It's hard to say! You take someone to rest first, and after an hour, I have my own arrangements! Situ Yan wanted to go out and inquire by herself, after all, knowing herself and knowing that the other side could win every battle.

"Yan'er. Who are these people? "Situ Jin doesn't know when his sister still raised these people, and she doesn't look very old. But with an elite eye, he is by no means an ordinary minion.

"Not long ago, I'll explain this to my brother later. There is something I want to discuss with my brother right now, and I want to go out of the house! ”

"How can this be done, there are officers and soldiers everywhere on the streets right now, although Yan'er's kung fu is not weak, but if something really happens to you, how about letting you be a brother?" How could Situ Jin agree to Xiaomei's risk.

"My brother listens to me, first, I am still young, and I wear the clothes of the people, and in the eyes of others, I am just a child who goes out to play, and I will not attract attention. The second is that I didn't go out to inquire in person, and I really feel uneasy! If Situ Yan hadn't disagreed, with Situ Yan's character, he would have gone out early in the morning to inquire.

"Yan'er, let's go to Gongsun Mansion for my brother, right?" Situ Jin also knew what his little sister meant, but as an elder brother, how could he let his sister take risks.

"No, at this time, the Gongsun Mansion and the Guogong Mansion are afraid that someone has already been secretly staring, unless the two mansions send someone to deliver the letter, otherwise we must not come to the door at this time!" At this moment, the two mansions were as Situ Yan expected, and there were people staring at the front and back doors, and even in the dark of the side doors.

Situ Jin didn't screw Situ Yan in the end, so she had to go out alone. In fact, Situ Yan is safe to go out by herself, but she is carrying treasures. It's easier to save your life.

The lights of Gongsun's Mansion were not extinguished all night, and Mr. Gongsun sat in the study, silent in thought. Granddaughter Gongsun Yu sat quietly aside, last night's incident is now noisy in the whole capital, of course she also knows, looking at her grandfather frowning, she knows that things are not as simple as she thinks, but she doesn't know how to deal with it, so she has to sit quietly.

"Okay, Yu'er, you go into the inner courtyard! I'm afraid that there will be guests coming to the door in a while, remember to tell the two maids that you are not allowed to confide in last night's events! ”

"Yes, granddaughter is leaving!" Mr. Gongsun looked at his granddaughter, who was rarely so obedient and sensible, and shook his head helplessly, "It's a little careless!" ”

Mr. Gongsun did not wait for the guests to come to the door, and received an edict from the emperor and entered the palace.

Early this morning, Emperor Wu sat on top of the Jinluan Hall with a gloomy face, looking coldly at the officials standing at the bottom of the steps, early in the morning, someone knocked on the Dengwen drum outside the imperial city to complain, and it was his own daughter who complained, even he would be angry.

"Those who beat the drum and sound the grievances go to court!" The eunuch who accompanied him shouted, and he saw two guards come in with Lou Shang, who had been beaten so that he could not walk.

Although the drums can reach the people's feelings and supervise the officials, the ordinary people can beat the drums, but they will suffer from whipping and punishment. The reason why Lou Shang was so rash was that Xu was dizzy for a while, and Xu really didn't want to live after losing his ancestral business, so he would rush to the imperial city to beat the drum and complain.

"Who's down the stairs? What are the grievances? Emperor Wu asked calmly, in fact, he already knew what had happened in his heart.

"The villain is a businessman, is the owner of the Moon Building, the surname is Shang, because yesterday in the building held a cultural fight, I don't want to offend the five princesses of the dynasty, now the ancestral industry has been turned into ashes, not to mention the death and injury of more than half of the guys, and even hurt the neighbors, good friends, and hope that the emperor will be the master of the grass people!" Lou Shang has already lived and died to the extreme, and the barefoot ones are not afraid of wearing shoes, and some of the broken jars have been broken.

"Do you have proof?" Emperor Wu had already rumored that the fifth princess and the seventh prince had spoken back and forth early in the morning, knowing that the matter was indeed done secretly by the guards sent by the fifth princess, but according to his statement, there should be no handle left. And the queen came early in the morning to intercede for the fifth princess, and even blamed the fault on the seventh prince who was traveling with her, saying that it was instigated by her. The crown prince also helped to speak, although the concubine repeatedly assured that it was not her son, but after all, the two of them went out together, so he was not reluctant.

"Yes!" Lou Shang shook his hands, took out a burnt and somewhat blackened token from his arms, and raised his hands above his head. The chief eunuch took it and handed it to Emperor Wu, which was the waist card of the palace guards.

"Idiot!" Emperor Wu cursed secretly in his heart, with this waist card, even if he wanted to cover it up, it was just to cover up his ears and steal the bell, trying to add to his guilt.

"Someone came, take Lou Shang down, and the imperial doctor will treat his injuries. Tell the Imperial Doctor that if the Doctor is dead, let him come and see him! "Now the matter of Mochizuki Tower has spread throughout the capital, and there are many people watching Lou Shang enter the imperial city, if he kills people like this, where is the royal majesty. I'm afraid that this incident will become a disgrace for the royal family, and even a big stain a hundred years later. So Lou Shang must live, and he must be healthy.

Lou Shang was helped down, which of the civil and military officials is not a human spirit, even if he is not immersed, he already knew that this matter was done by the five princesses, this is related to the royal face, how can anyone speak out at this time, touch the emperor's moldy head, all bow their heads, look at their noses, noses and hearts.

"If you only rely on a waist card of the Ouchi guard, you can convict the five princesses, and the evidence is still insufficient! After all, no one witnessed it with their own eyes! As soon as Emperor Wu said this, the officials under the rank knew that the emperor was deliberately covering up for the five princesses, but in fact, they also knew that if this matter really condemned the five princesses, even the emperor's face would be humiliated.

"But the fifth princess did have a dispute with someone in the Moon Tower, such a thing that lost the royal identity must not be indulged!" Emperor Wu's meaning is obvious, the punishment is to be punished, but he found an excuse that is not light or heavy. Looking up at his own cloth emperor "Gongsun Ming" standing aside, his daughter had a dispute with Mr.'s granddaughter that caused this matter, and if Mr. insisted on discussing the crime, this matter would not end well.

Duke Liangren also looked at Gongsun Ming, and shook his head lightly at this old friend, meaning to remind him, "The emperor has made a decision, although he is the emperor's teacher, but in terms of identity, he is still a royal courtier, don't go against the emperor!" ”

Gongsun Ming is also scheming, of course he understands the stakes, and purses his lips without saying a word. He is not an official in the court, and the emperor has not named him, since he intends to keep his mouth shut, he is naturally silent.

Emperor Wu breathed a sigh of relief, "The fifth princess went out at night, arguing with others, losing the royal majesty, and being confined to her own palace was not allowed to go out. The seven princes were accompanied, but they failed to stop it in time, and they were guilty of the same crime as the five princesses! As for the Moon Tower, I remember that it is still a time-honored brand in Beijing, and it is also a place for literati to talk about poetry and papers, and the Ministry of Engineering repairs it! Even the other shops that suffered were repaired! Of course, Emperor Wu will not compensate those who are dead and injured, if the royal family does too much, it will be suspected of wanting to cover up. And he also punished the five princesses, even with the seven princes of You, so that the queen and the concubine were not offended. If you want to say that he is cunning and cunning, Emperor Wu is called second, and I am afraid that no one will dare to call him first. (To be continued......)