Chapter 291: Banquet (2)
"It's out of the water! Come on! The apse is gone! ”
Everyone was staring at King Du, waiting for him to finish the words in his mouth, but they were unexpectedly interrupted by a few eager exclamations outside. The queen changed her color and stood up suddenly: "What?!" Where did you go to the water? ”
Tonight's banquet for the princes and envoys of the Baimeng, there are countless palace maids inside and outside the Yuntai Palace, where to go to the water, there should be no water here! The emperor's face was pale, his eyes swept over the faces of everyone in the main hall one by one, and he said in a gloomy voice: "Go out and have a look!" ”
The fire in the apse, if it can't be extinguished in time, the front hall is naturally not safe, everyone has fear and questions in their hearts, and they got up and followed the emperor out. Song Yaoxian stood up with Yun'er's hand, but she couldn't prevent the corner of her skirt from being stepped on, and she stumbled into Yun'er's arms. She turned back with anger, but saw Fanghua kneeling in front of her with a careful face, and said, "The slave is too panicked, stepped on the corner of your skirt, and begged the mother to forgive the slave." ”
Song Yaoxian was stunned, this Fanghua had something to find her? She gritted her teeth secretly, and wanted to dispose of this by taking advantage of the situation! However, after disposing of Fanghua, there will be someone else to threaten herself instead of her...... "Get up, it's none of your business, it's Bengong himself who hasn't stood firm." ”
Fang Hua thanked him again and again, and when he got up, he whispered: "Kill Degu when you see the opportunity." ”
Song Yaoxian gasped, and was held by Yun'er on the side, she quickly put away her shocked look, and walked out of the hall with stiff steps.
Kill the envoys of the Hundred Leagues? What happens after that?
There will be disputes between Baimeng and Da'an! Therefore, the person who instructed her behind her will not be the emperor, nor will it be the queen mother, and even the king of Du was excluded before! Who's going to be that?!
Song Yaoxian followed behind the crowd, and her eyes couldn't help but fall on the five princes of the Baimeng and the envoy Degu. The opportunity is fleeting, will she do it or not?
Yes, if something happens, many people go back and find a way to solve it, and there is still room for reversal. If she doesn't do it, what she is facing may be the revenge of the person behind Fanghua, and there is no room for maneuver! Song Yaoxian was thinking quickly in her heart, and whispered a few words in Yun'er's ear.
Yun'er's face turned pale, she bit her lip and nodded, and did as she was told.
The Yuntai Hall is quite high, and the wind is a little strong tonight, and the fire spreads quickly when it blows gently. The palace was in chaos, some people went inside to put out the fire, and some people ran outside. There were also a few timid palace maids who were so frightened that they were colorless, screaming desperately, standing in place at a loss. The emperor pointed at those people angrily and said, "Drag a few of them down for me and cut them down on the spot!" ”
"The emperor is angry." Li Zhonghan was frightened, and hurriedly waved his hand to let the little chamberlain next to him go over and pull those people away. The Queen Mother is worthy of being in power for many years, and she is quite calm at this time, and ordered: "Your Majesty, immediately mobilize the forbidden army to guard everywhere, so as not to let anyone take advantage of the chaos." ”
The emperor glanced at the Queen Mother, and although he was dissatisfied with her pointing fingers in front of him, he agreed with her words very much, and immediately waved his hand to let Li Zhonghan do it.
The fire at night was striking and unusual, and the tongue of fire was swept by the autumn wind and raged everywhere, rushing to the eaves and roof tiles, crackling and exploding the tiles, even though everyone had tried their best to put out the fire, but the fire was too big, and the water turned into smoke. Because the fire was burned from the apse, the people in the front hall were fine, but the palace people who were waiting in the apse suffered, and I don't know how many people could escape this fate.
The forbidden army escorted the emperor and the empress dowager to retreat to the Yuntai Highness. The others also stumbled along with their maids. At this time, someone suddenly shouted: "Oops! Just now, the eldest princess Tao An took the county lord of Yuanyang to the apse to change clothes, and there will be no one yet! ”
Everyone was taken aback, and Nagari was stunned and hurriedly asked, "But the county lord of Yuanyang who is about to marry my hundred alliances?" ”
The emperor's face was very ugly, and he took the lead in descending the steps of the front hall and going around the back hall. However, the beams of the apse had been burned, the doors had been blocked, and several blackened chamberlains with smoked faces were fighting the fire. Everyone looked at the emperor, and the emperor couldn't be indifferent at this time, and said angrily: "Immediately send someone to find the eldest princess of Tao An and the county lord of Yuanyang!" ”
However, with such a big fire in the apse, it is possible that if you rush in, you may not be able to get out, and the palace people who are fighting the fire will not move forward. Nagari wanted to say something, but suddenly found that Degu, who had been singing and harmonizing with him, was gone. Just as he was about to ask the attendants beside him, he saw a burning man running out from the middle of the burned beams!
The man howled hysterically in fear, while frantically slapping the burning places on his body, but after his hand touched the flames, it also burned in an instant, and everyone listened to his terrible screams, watching him run around like crazy to put out the fire, and they didn't dare to come forward at all! The Queen Mother shouted in horror "escort"! Only then did the guards react and surrounded the emperor and others in the middle to guard them.
Someone on the side of the firefighting attendant finally reacted, carrying a bucket of water and splashing it, but because he was rolling all over the ground, it didn't have much effect at all.
"Degu?! How so! "Nagari was all too familiar with Degu's voice, but he could barely make out because he was screaming so fiercely." Save! Help! ”
The others were also shocked, didn't Degu follow Nagari all the time? When did you go to the apse?
At this time, more palace people rushed over with water, and under the splash, the fire on Degu's body was finally extinguished, but his head and face were already burned black, and he was not human. Nagari ran to him, but did not dare to touch it, looked back at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty! You've got to give me an account! ”
The emperor did not answer with a calm face, and the queen mother said on the side: "Hurry up and call someone to ask for a doctor!" ”
The atmosphere was suppressed for a while, Song Yaoxian's face was hidden in the shadows, and an imperceptible smile appeared at the corners of her mouth, reflecting the light and darkness of the fire. I didn't expect this level to pass so easily!
"The eldest princess and the county lord have found it!"
The female official Jin Yu beside the Queen Mother ran over quickly, barely steadied her breath, and said, "The Queen Mother, the eldest princess and the county lord have found it!" ”
As soon as she finished speaking, everyone had already seen the figure of the mother and daughter hurrying over here. "Why did you suddenly go out of the water?"
The Queen Mother frowned and said, "Where have you been?" ”
Princess Tao An didn't know that everyone thought that their mother and daughter had died in the fire, and wondered: "Our mother and daughter went to the apse to change their clothes, and then went to the Taihu Lake below to breathe. ”
Everyone had questions in their hearts, so no one answered her. The Queen Mother saw that they were fine, and she breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and she didn't know what to say for a while, Yuanyang was the best candidate to marry with Baimeng at this time, and if there was an accident, I don't know what the consequences would be. But she was fine, but the envoy of the Baimeng was seriously injured by the fire, and life and death were only a line between life and death at this time.
The county lord of Yuanyang saw that the emperor and the others had very bad faces, and secretly tugged on his mother's sleeve. The eldest princess Tao An saw that there was a doctor over there who was treating a person who was burned, and she was shocked and kept silent. Mother and daughter looked at each other, both looking at Nagari.
And Nagari was standing beside Degu, and when he heard that the county lord of Yuanyang had found it, he turned around and looked over here, and happened to collide with Yuanyang's gaze.
The girl who is the lord of Yuanyang County has just become a girl, and she has lost the liveliness she had when she first met Ji Erlan, and she was a little more quiet and quiet, safe and beautiful. She seemed to be frightened at this time, and stood behind the eldest princess Tao'an with a pale face.
The women of Baimeng are warm and cheerful, and it is rare to see such an elegant and quiet posture as in front of them.
Nagari's gaze fell on her countenance, and a hint of complexity flashed in her eyes. He hesitated for a moment, then bowed down and greeted the county lord of Yuanyang: "Lord of Yuanyang, you are polite." ”
Yuan Yang's cheeks flushed, he bowed back and said, "The fifth prince is polite." With that, he hid behind his mother, Princess Tao An.
The fire that burned half of the sky was finally extinguished, and most of the entire Yuntai Hall was burned down, and there were broken roofs and debris everywhere, as well as a pungent stench of burning.
Yang Zhen has been guarding the eldest princess of Hongyang and Ji Erlan standing behind the crowd, looking at the chaos everywhere without saying a word, Ji Erlan glanced at him, knowing that he was in a heavy mood, and he didn't know what to say. However, the matter of marrying Langhuan to King Du can only be put on hold temporarily. If the emperor wants to mention this stubble again, he has to find another opportunity, and it may already be a different situation by then, so at this time, everyone tacitly did not mention it.
The eldest princess of Hongyang muttered, "I really didn't expect ......"
"The imperial sister also thinks things are suspicious." Although Yang Zhen was asking, his tone did not mean to ask.
The eldest princess of Hongyang said: "This matter is by no means an accident, someone wants to instigate the Baimeng to go to war with Da'an. If you want to suppress this...... Looking at it now, Yuanyang has to come forward......"
Yang Wei sighed lightly and said, "That also depends on whether Baimeng really wants to marry." ”
The eldest princess of Hongyang was stunned for a moment, and then her face showed a look of horror, and she wanted to say something, but Yang Zheng raised her hand to stop her and said, "This is not the place to speak. ”
The eldest princess of Hongyang swallowed back the words on her lips, and turned to look at the queen mother and the emperor, the imperial doctor was reporting Degu's injury to them, and when she saw that look, she knew that Degu would definitely not survive.
Seeing this, Nagari ordered someone to carry Degu back to the post house, and then said to the emperor: "The matter is very important, and I will immediately send a letter to my father, so I will leave first." ”
The emperor could only see what Baimeng meant at this time, and he didn't say much at the moment, nodding his head and letting Nagari retreat. When everyone saw this, they all withdrew and dispersed. The eyes of the Queen Mother and the eldest princess of Hongyang collided, and then they separated. After returning to the palace for many days, the eldest princess of Hongyang did not go to see the queen mother, and the two did not officially meet until today.
Ji Erlan felt the atmosphere of the whispering spread between the two women, and looked at the queen mother's expression attentively, seeing that the other party did not show any different colors, and felt that the other party was scheming.