As night falls, the gate of the palace to the outside slowly closes, and a raging fire is burning in one of the scattered palace complexes, with screams and screams one after another, and hurried footsteps are endless.

"Don't be afraid." Jin Yuan took Ning Zhao's hand and whispered close to her ear.

Ning Zhao looked at the stereotypical leader in front of him, then looked at the East Palace behind him, and nodded helplessly at Jin Yuan.

Seeing that the two were cooperating, the leader waved his hand and beckoned: "Leave two people on standby, and the rest will fight the fire with me!" ”

As he spoke, the commander glanced at his subordinates, nodded his subordinates, and strode forward, guarding Ning Zhao and Jin Yuan on the left and right.

The flames soared into the sky, and as soon as the water fell, dark gray smoke rose and covered the sky above the entire East Palace.

"The emperor has arrived!"

A high chant sounded, Ning Zhao and Jin Yuan looked back, and saw the old emperor in a dragon robe hurrying over, followed by the fourth princess Murong Jiao.

"What's going on?!" The old emperor glared at a pair of dragon eyes and asked in a deep voice.

The leading commander hurriedly ran from the East Palace, followed by the eunuch in charge of the East Palace, and when he saw the old emperor, the two knelt down together, "See Your Majesty!" ”

"Why did you suddenly go out of the water? What the hell is going on? The old emperor asked again.

The commander glanced at the eunuch in charge, and the eunuch in charge suddenly fell to the ground, and replied tremblingly:

"His Royal Highness the Prince was drunk and was resting in the dormitory, and was suddenly alarmed by the sound outside, so he wanted to check, who knows, just after the search, the dormitory suddenly went to the water, and the slave didn't know why, guessing that someone set the fire."

"Someone set fire?" The old emperor narrowed his eyes, put his hands behind his back, and paced two steps forward, "Have you caught someone?" ”

The eunuch in charge shook his body and was about to answer, when an exclamation suddenly sounded in the fire, and then a woman in disheveled clothes and messy hair ran out of the East Palace, shouting for help as she ran.

And behind her was the crown prince Murong Cheng, who ran out after the woman, and her footsteps were still staggering.

"Who?!" The old emperor frowned, glanced at the commander of the guards, understood his intentions, got up and stepped forward quickly, and grabbed the woman who was fleeing indiscriminately.

The woman was pressed to the ground fiercely, and the crown prince Murong Cheng also ran to the front, seeing this, he woke up most of the wine, and hurriedly saluted the old emperor, and said respectfully: "The son sees the father!" Father, the Emperor is blessed! ”

The old emperor looked at the crown prince, and then at the woman kneeling on the ground with an indistinct face, and his angry eyes widened, "Wanfu Jin'an?!" Hum! It's okay not to be by you! ”

Murong Cheng was shocked, knelt down instantly, and said, "Father is angry." ”

The old emperor was angry and didn't want to talk to Murong Cheng, so he waved his big hand, looked at the woman who was hanging her head on the ground, and said angrily: "Raise your head!" ”

The woman's body trembled, and her already messy clothes were shaken like this, and the clothes on her shoulders slipped off in an instant, revealing her snow-white and round shoulders.

"Emperor, Emperor......" The woman raised her head tremblingly, revealing a panicked little face.

The old emperor squinted his eyes, a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it, he opened his eyes impatiently, and said in a deep voice: "Who are you?" How do you appear in the East Palace late at night? ”

"I, I'm the daughter of the servant Ning Hong, Ning, Ning Lian." Ning Lian swallowed his saliva and stammered.

"Is that you?"

The old emperor frowned and looked at her, his eyes scanning back and forth on Ning Jian and Murong Cheng for a while, and he didn't have to guess what these two people did.

Just because he knew, the more the old emperor thought about it, the more angry he became.

Forget that the prince of the East Palace secretly had an affair with someone, a fire in the East Palace disturbed the entire palace without peace, and there were many people in the palace, and tomorrow, everyone knew that the prince Murong Cheng and the daughter of the servant had a private affair, and this was a scandal in the palace!

Of course, the prince understood the key to this, and hurriedly said: "Father, the son knows his mistake, but the son is innocent." ”

"Are you innocent?" The old emperor was furious, pointed at Murong Cheng's nose and scolded: "Is someone forcing you with a knife on your neck?" ”

Murong Cheng opened his mouth to defend himself, but the old emperor didn't give him a chance, waved his big hand, and turned his back directly, "Put out the fire first, and I'll settle your account with you later." ”

Murong Cheng closed his mouth when he heard this, and the commander did not dare to delay, and mobilized a group of people to help.

Although the fire was large, fortunately, it was discovered early, and everyone worked together to put out the fire, and in less than half an hour, the fire was controlled.

Such a big thing happened in the East Palace, and there were many people who were alarmed, and Murong Ji, the king of Chu, was in this ranks.

In the main hall of the East Palace, the old emperor sat on the main seat, looking down at the people under the steps, his eyes had swept over, and finally fell on Ning Zhao.

"Why are you there?" The old emperor was surprised.

The scene was chaotic before, the old emperor's mind was all on the prince and the East Palace, he didn't notice Ning Zhao, but when he saw it at this moment, he was indeed a little surprised.

The garden flower party has long ended, it stands to reason that Ning Zhao should have left the palace a long time ago, how could he appear here again?

Ning Zhao lowered his head slightly, stepped forward, blessed the old emperor, and replied: "On the way out of the palace, the courtiers happened to encounter a fire in the East Palace, so they were detained by the commander of the guards. ”

"Is that so?" The old emperor tapped his fingers on the armrest of his chair.

Jin Yuan followed closely and walked to Ning Zhao's side, respectfully bowed his hand to the old emperor, and said, "That's true, Weichen can testify for Ning Er's girl." ”

"You?"

The old emperor's calm voice, as if coming from his nasal cavity, was a little displeased, he frowned and looked at Jin Yuan and asked, "I haven't asked you yet, after the Qinzheng Palace left, if you didn't leave the palace quickly, why did you run to the East Palace and meet Ning Zhao?" ”

Jin Yuan raised his eyes slightly to look at Ning Zhao, and happened to look at Ning Zhao's gaze, and then said: "Weichen doesn't dare to deceive the emperor, Weichen went to visit His Royal Highness the King of Chu, so when he returned, he met the second girl Ning who was lost." ”

As soon as these words came out, the faces of everyone present were different, and the crown prince looked straight at Jin Yuan, the old emperor's eyes narrowed, leaned forward, and asked, "Visiting the King of Chu?" ”

The ministers met the prince in private, this matter can be big or small, small, it can be directly ignored, and when it is big, it is a felony of forming a party for personal gain!

Ning Zhao's eyes widened instantly, and he looked at Jin Yuan in surprise, not understanding why he said this.

Regardless of whether he really met the King of Chu in private, even if it was true, he shouldn't just say it directly in front of the emperor!

What the hell is he trying to do?

Jin Yuan thought very simply.

is to take Ning Zhao out.

As soon as his words came out, where did the old emperor still have the heart to pay attention to why Ning Zhao appeared in the East Palace.

But Jin Yuan is not stupid, and he naturally has a way to deal with it.

Jin Yuan lifted his hem and knelt down, even if he knelt, his spine was straight, and he couldn't see any embarrassment and panic, "Weichen got a good painting before, and he promised to give it to His Royal Highness the King of Chu. ”