The two palace maids shook their heads, with a look of wanting to say something.

Seeing this, Bao'er frowned and said, "Even if you don't say it now, the emperor will send someone to inquire afterwards." You are a palace maid who specializes in delivering food to the cold palace, and you can't shirk it at all, so it's better to make it clear now, maybe there is still room for things to turn around. ”

The palace maid who had been crying was so frightened that she stopped breathing when she heard this, and raised her red and swollen eyes to look at her: "But we really don't know anything...... I didn't see Liu Niangniang either. She kept holding on to the other palace maid, and the two of them were very close, like conjoined people.

"Then tell me about the situation."

The palace maid, who was a little calmer, hesitated and said, "We were frightened, the whole palace suddenly burst into flames, and fire broke out on all sides at the same time...... If the above knew that we didn't find a way to save us, we would have condemned our sins......"

It turned out that they were afraid of this, Bao'er thought for a while and said, "Even so, you should go and explain it, otherwise, what if the emperor thinks that you have something to do with the arsonist?" ”

The palace maid showed a look of panic: "How can we set fire, we have no grievances and no enmity with Liu Niangniang......"

"But who knows if you've been bought?"

The two palace maids trembled, and suddenly lost their minds.

Bao'er said: "Let's go, you come with me over there and report back on what happened." ”

The two palace maids hung their heads and followed Bao'er. Bao'er looked around and said, "When Bixiao Palace burned up, did you hear human voices?" Even if a fire broke out suddenly, the people inside would not be burned to death immediately. ”

After waiting for a while, the palace maid behind didn't make a sound, Bao'er turned around suspiciously, but suddenly saw a sharp knife stabbing straight at the door in front of her!

Bao'er immediately made a decision, leaned back sharply and dodged the blow, and Yu Guang saw that the palace maid who had been crying just now had fallen in a pool of blood. Thinking about it, the two of them were so close, it should be that this palace maid had been secretly using a knife against her.

The palace maid who raised the knife missed the blow, showed a fierce expression, and stabbed at her again!

Bao'er said angrily: "I haven't moved my hands and feet for a long time, and someone dares to sneak attack my aunt!" ”

Bao'er's skills are still secondary, her strength is Xiong Yishan, and she is also a little jealous, at this time, she knows that this palace maid has a problem, where will she give the other party a chance, and she will subdue the palace maid by dividing it by two, and by the way, she will lower her arms and jaws, so that she can't commit suicide.

The palace maid didn't seem to expect Bao'er to be so powerful at such a young age, at this time she dislocated her hands, couldn't focus, couldn't close her jaw and couldn't speak, so she had to twist her waist, struggling with her legs to stand up, but she was held down by Bao'er, and she could only stare at Xiong Bao'er with a pair of eyes.

A small wax pill flowed out of the palace maid's mouth with saliva, Bao'er took out a handkerchief and wrapped the poison pill disgustingly, and looked at her with disgust: "I just pretended to be so similar, I was almost deceived by you!" ”

As she spoke, Bao'er picked up the handmaid with her throat cut and led her to where Qingru Xu was.

At this time, the fire in Bixiao Palace had been extinguished, and many palace people shuttled through the charred rotten wood to find Liu Niangniang's body.

Emperor Zhaoren never left, and everyone could only stand here with him.

Empress Chen stood beside the emperor and whispered: "It's really pitiful that Chonghua is still so young, and he has no mother." When everyone heard this, they looked at her, and Empress Chen looked even more embarrassed, and said: "The emperor can rest assured, the concubine will definitely take care of Chonghua and will not let her be wronged." ”

Qing Ruxu and the fourteenth princess glanced at each other when they heard this, no matter how they listened, they felt that Queen Chen was very gloating, but what she said was unpickable.

Emperor Zhaoren glanced at Empress Chen indifferently, did not make a sound, and asked, "Have you found anything?" ”

Yang De'an hurriedly ran over to the side of the corpse that he hurriedly carried out, and replied: "Back to the emperor, up to now, twelve corpses have been searched from Bixiao Palace, seven female corpses and five male corpses...... Two of the female corpses were the same as Liu Niangniang...... Similar ......"

"I'll go over and take a look."

Yang Dean felt that the corpse was filthy and should not be let the emperor go over to see it, he glanced at Empress Chen, who knew that Empress Chen not only did not persuade her, but went over with her.

Among the people, the bold ones followed behind the two, and the fourteenth princess was obviously not a squeamish princess, and she also went over to see it.

Twelve corpses were arranged in a row, charred and scorched, in different postures, but all of them were hideous, and you can imagine the fear and despair of these people when they were burned alive in the fire. Some were crushed in two by the collapsed beams. Seeing this, many palace people couldn't bear it, turned around and vomited.

Emperor Zhaoren pursed his lips tightly, looked at the corpses one by one, and finally stopped in front of a corpse that resembled Liu Zhaoyi.

Empress Chen's brows moved slightly, she looked at the corpse, and sneered in her heart, no matter how charming you were when you were alive, now that you have become like this, the emperor will think of you again, I'm afraid it will be a nightmare!

Yang Dean said cautiously: "Your Majesty, there are fifteen people in Bixiao Palace plus Liu Niangniang, and there are still three corpses that have not been found, so they must be pressed somewhere......" When he said this, he didn't know whether to leave a glimmer of hope for Emperor Zhaoren, or to persuade Emperor Zhaoren not to wait.

Empress Chen adjusted her demeanor, intending to show her dignified and virtuous lady as the queen with the most gentle attitude, and said on the side: "Your Majesty, the deceased is ......gone."

"Your Majesty, although the deceased is gone, it is still necessary to find the arsonist and give justice to the deceased!"

Behind everyone, a woman's cool and firm voice suddenly came.

Everyone turned around, but saw a woman with a dress covered with dust and a face covered with black and gray standing straight, but even so, this woman's clear and beautiful eyes were enough to attract everyone's attention.

Everyone was amazed, and for a while they didn't know who this person was, Emperor Zhaoren took a step forward and looked at her in surprise. Yang Dean said in a trembling voice: "Liu ...... Liu Niangniang? ”

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar around.

Liu Niangniang? After the abolition?

She didn't die?

Empress Chen was shocked and rebuked: "What nonsense! With such a fire, how could anyone escape from it! Yang De'an, don't mislead the emperor! ”

When Emperor Zhaoren heard this, he didn't pay attention to Empress Chen at all, and walked towards the woman opposite.

Empress Chen's face suddenly turned pale, and she grabbed Emperor Zhaoren's sleeve: "Your Majesty, this woman's origin is unknown, you can't rush over." ”

"Queen, Hugh is presumptuous!"

Emperor Zhaoren turned his head, squinted at her, and waved his hand to shake the queen away: "As a queen, you don't feel happy when someone is alive, and you still have to slander her, what is your intention!" ”

What is the intention?

Empress Chen froze in place, feeling that everyone's eyes were shooting at her, piercing her like a sharp arrow! Without mercy.

After Liu Waste, she saw Emperor Zhaoren walking towards her, and she didn't know what it was like, "The concubine has worried the emperor." ”

Emperor Zhaoren looked her up and down for a moment, and when he saw that she was not injured, he asked, "How did you escape?" ”

Liu Zhaoyi frowned slightly, and looked back at the old palace maid behind him, the old palace maid had a messy bun and kept coughing, as if she was choking on smoke. Liu Zhaoyi said: "It was she who saved the concubine, when the fire in Bixiao Palace was in an instant, I was blocked in the palace, fainted by the smoke, she wet the quilt and rescued me from the dormitory, and the palace maid who came to deliver the meal opened the palace door, and we escaped." ”

Emperor Zhaoren glanced at the old palace maid, didn't say anything, and asked Liu Zhaoyi again, "Where are you?" ”

The old palace maid stopped coughing at this time and replied: "Niangniang fainted, the fire in Bixiao Palace started again, and the old slave was afraid that someone would chase and kill Niangniang, so he took Niangniang to hide in a ruined palace until Niangniang woke up." ”

Everyone was shocked by this remark.

Although everyone has doubts about the fire in Bixiao Palace, they still don't dare to speak out, after all, those who dare to kill people and set fire in the palace must not be idle people, what if they get into trouble.

That's why the old palace maid was so outspoken, everyone looked at each other.

Emperor Zhaoren frowned and said, "Hunt down? Why? What suspicious people did you see? ”

"At that time, the old slave came out of the dormitory with his mother on his back, and he saw a figure flashing out of Bixiao Palace, probably the one who set the fire."

Emperor Zhaoren looked back at Yang De'an, and Yang De'an immediately said: "I just found twelve corpses from Bixiao Palace, except for Liu Niangniang and this grandmother, there is still one person left who has not been found. ”

Emperor Zhaoren frowned and said coldly: "Search!" ”

Yang De'an agreed and was about to give an order, but he saw Bao'er dragging one in his left hand and one in his right hand coming this way, and said in astonishment: "Your Majesty...... You see......"

Emperor Zhaoren followed his gaze and wondered, "Who is that?" ”

"Your Majesty, that's the maid next to the courtier." Qingru Xu was afraid that the emperor would treat Bao'er as a dangerous person, so he immediately stepped forward and explained: "When the fire was just put out, the courtiers told Bao'er to go around to see if there was anything abnormal......

At this time, Bao'er had already walked closer, and when she saw the emperor looking at her, she was stunned for a moment, and said, "Eh, that...... The slave maid saw the emperor...... "She was carrying a person in one hand and couldn't salute, so she said: "Please forgive the slave and maid for not being able to salute......"

Emperor Zhaoren didn't care about this: "Who are they?" ”

One of the maids was apparently dead.

Bao'er said: "The slave maid saw them in the corner behind Bixiao Palace, and they said that they were the palace maids who delivered food to Bixiao Palace, but when the slave maid proposed to let them come back with them to report the truth, this palace maid wanted to sneak attack the slave maid behind her, and killed the palace maid." ”

The palace maid with a dislocated chin looked around in fear, trembling like chaff, writhing desperately and struggling, Bao'er saw that she was so dishonest, and clicked and removed the joints of her thighs......

The people around him shuddered. Emperor Zhaoren glanced at Qing Ruxu, and Qing Ruxu explained embarrassedly: "Eh...... The emperor forgives the sin, although my maid is young, she has a little more strength......"