On the eve of the birthday banquet, the Hou Mansion.

Huan Ling stood in the attic and drank wine to the moon, Zeng Qionglin stood aside and waited, Xie Zheng deliberately walked up lightly, as if he didn't want to disturb Huanling's Yaxing, but Zeng Qionglin didn't know, as soon as he saw her come up, he said to Huan Ling: "County Marquis, Xie Niangzi is here." ”

When he spoke, Xie Zheng hurriedly gestured his hand to indicate that he was silent, but it was too late, Zeng Qionglin was a rough man in the end, he only knew how to dance knives and guns all day long, how could he understand these poetic things.

When Huan Ling heard this, he turned his head to look at Xie Zheng, and asked with a smile: "It's so late, you still don't rest?" ”

Xie Zheng walked to his side, also leaned against the fence, turned his head and smiled at him: "The county marquis is drinking wine to the moon alone, and he is a little lonely." ”

"So, you're here to drink with me?"

"If the county marquis doesn't mind, you can also reward me with two cups."

Zeng Qionglin is smart now, as soon as he heard Xie Zheng's words, he immediately poured a glass of wine and handed it to her, Xie Zheng took the wine, then turned around, overlooking a mansion not far in front, where rows of houses are lined up one after another, in the daytime it looks like green tiles and red walls, and now there are candles, the lights are bright, and it looks brilliant.

"Looking at Dongfu City?" Huan Ling asked seemingly unintentionally, and after asking, he raised his head and drank it all in the cup.

Dongfu City is built according to the Qinhuai River, and the same is true of Houfu, however, Dongfu City is in Hebei, and Houfu is in Henan, and the two face each other across the bank.

Xie Zheng didn't refute or admit it, but said: "Tomorrow's birthday banquet is probably going to be held in the palace." ”

"What?" Huan Ling was a little surprised, Xie Zheng said bluntly: "Your Majesty transferred the Northern Army and Yulin Supervisor, and it was not the Northern Army at all who was guarding Dongfu City, but Yulin Supervisor, and now Chen Xianda is ambushing the Northern Army in the palace, it is conceivable that the birthday banquet is very likely to be held in the palace." ”

"Isn't the prince in danger then?"

Xie Zheng frowned, "I saw him today, I already reminded him, I'm afraid that he won't believe me." ”

She finished and took a sip of wine.

Huan Ling didn't say anything, Xie Zheng thought about it, and suddenly said: "County marquis, Deyin has something to ask for." ”

"I know," Huan Ling knew what she was going to say as soon as he heard it, so he didn't wait for her to speak, he answered: "You don't have to say, I know your thoughts, you are going to the banquet, I can take you with me." ”

Before the words fell, he suddenly saw a fire in Dongfu City on the other side of the Qinhuai River, and the fire was so fierce that it almost lit up the nearby mansions.

Huan Ling exclaimed: "It's on fire!" ”

Xie Zheng didn't seem to hear it, and now her ears were filled with firefighting shouts, which seemed to have swallowed Huan Ling's voice.

"Sure enough!" Xie Zheng whispered, and then sneered, she never expected that Xiao Dao had become the designer to hold the birthday banquet in the palace, and he actually burned Dongfu City ruthlessly, which was Xiao Heng's home!

Dongfu City was in flames, and the fire had spread all over Jiankang, so Yin Luo hurriedly went to inform Xiao Zhen.

Xiao Zhen often rests alone and does not sleep with Pei Huizhao, and the same is true tonight, at this time he was changing his clothes and preparing to rest, Yin Xiao knocked on the door in a panic, "Your Highness!" There is an urgency in the lowly position. ”

Hearing this, Xiao Zhen put on the coat he had just taken off, and when he opened the door, he saw Yin Luo's face full of anger, "What's the matter?" ”

"Dongfu City is on fire!"

After Yin Luo finished speaking, Xiao Zhen was stunned at first, and then pulled Yin Luo into the room, closed the door and said, "It turns out that Xie Zheng did not deceive the orphans. ”

"Your Highness, what should we do now? Our troops will be ambushed around Dongfu City tomorrow, but I am afraid that the birthday banquet will be held in the palace, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to respond at that time. ”

Xiao Zhen frowned, thinking about it, Yin Luo said again: "It's good during the day at this time, but it's curfew at this time, it's not good to inform them that their plans have changed, otherwise, why worry here." ”

"Don't worry," Xiao Zhen suddenly brightened, "Everything is still arranged according to the original plan, you take the opportunity to leave at the birthday banquet to meet them, if there is an accident, take the feather arrow as an order." ”

The fire spread to the palace, at that time Xiao Daocheng was still in the Shiqian Palace, not yet resting, still in the desk to review the music, although he held the music, but his eyes were erratic, and he couldn't fall on the music, Qu Ping stood aside with his waist slightly hunched, seeing that he was absent-minded, he couldn't help but think about it again.

The bus made Zhu Fen suddenly hurry into the hall, looking panicked, and said: "Your Majesty, just now Yulin Jian came to report that Dongfu City is out of water." ”

Xiao Daocheng immediately put down the music in his hand, slapped the case, and scolded: "What did you say! ”

Qu Ping stood next to him, scared and drummed in his heart, and then saw Xiao Daocheng standing there, looking full of anger, but on his face, Qu Ping couldn't see the slightest surprise, as if he had known about it a long time ago.

Zhu Fen was so frightened that his legs were weak, and he replied: "Just now, Yulin Supervisor came over and said that Dongfu City had accidentally gone out of the water. ”

Xiao Daocheng's eyes were a little fluttering, "How's the fire?" ”

"The fire is not small, and now it has been extinguished, but the front yard of Dongfu City has been burned to the ......" Zhu Fen didn't dare to say any more, for fear that Long Yan would be angry, and Xiao Daocheng relaxed at this time, breathed a sigh of relief, and only waved his hand, "I know, you go down." ”

"Yes."

When Zhu Fen retreated outside the hall, Qu Ping suddenly said: "Your Majesty, the slave maid thinks that the fire in Dongfu City this time is not an accident. ”

Xiao Daocheng was stunned for a moment, a little apprehensive in his heart, he suspected that Qu Ping guessed that he had sent someone to set this fire, and hurriedly asked, "How can you see it?" ”

"The weather has been cloudy for the past two days, and it is not dry, but the humidity is very large, and it will never catch fire for no reason, even if there is a little spark, it will not burn the house."

Xiao Daocheng's heart became more and more bottomless, and then asked: "Then what do you think is going on with this fire?" ”

Qu Ping looked down at Xiao Daocheng, and said for a long time: "The slave maid thinks that this is a sign of natural disasters. ”

"You also listen to Gongsun Sui's nonsense!" Xiao Daocheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, scolded Qu Ping lightly, and then said, "No, I still have to tell my grandmother about this." ”

After that, Xiao Daocheng took Qu Ping to the Xianyang Palace, but when he arrived outside the Xianyang Palace, Xiao Daocheng was so afraid to go inside, and said to Tong Quping: "You go in and give this matter to your grandmother, I am waiting for you here." ”

Qu Ping entered the Xianyang Hall according to what he said, and at this time Xue Changqing greeted him and asked, "What do you have to do with the nobles?" ”

"I came to see the eldest princess on the orders of His Majesty, and I have something big to report."

"The princess has rested, if there is anything important about the nobles, you might as well tell the slave maid, and when the princess wakes up tomorrow morning, the slave and maid will tell you."

Just as Qu Ping was debating whether to talk to Xue Changqing first, Xiao Heng actually walked out of the side hall on crutches by himself, as if he heard the movement, and asked as soon as he came out: "What is the matter, the third watch came to the mourning house in the middle of the night to rest?" ”

"The princess forgives her sins," Qu Ping bowed his head and saluted, and said: "The slave maid came to report to the princess on the order of His Majesty, tonight there was a disaster in the sky, Dongfu City unexpectedly went to the water, tomorrow's birthday banquet, I am afraid I can't go to hold it, I can only grieve the princess, and spend my birthday in the palace." ”

Hearing this, Xiao Heng was not as angry or angry as Xiao Daocheng thought, but calm, but she was too calm, as if nothing had happened, because of this, Xiao Daocheng, who was secretly listening outside, was even more frightened.

Suddenly, I heard Xiao Heng laugh bitterly, "Today, I have been bullied by an old woman, what a sin, what a sin......"