Chapter 155: Spontaneous combustion of phosphorus fire

The palace was spotlessly cleaned, and the red silk was happy to be hung high with palace lamps, and it was full of joy.

The golden cups and silver cups are scrubbed brightly, the dishes in the imperial dining room have already been prepared, and the fruits, vegetables, tea and wine of the mountains and seas are also purchased at the bulk purchase price of good quality and low price.

1,000 Hung Ming lanterns were also delivered 10 days earlier.

All goods, Gu Tingcheng let people supervise each other layer by layer, ensure the price, ensure the quality, and ensure safety.

After Gu Tingcheng woke up from eating Pan Taoguo, she still didn't see her aunt in Yuxiu Palace, and she checked it again again before she was relieved.

Even the Kong Ming lanterns in the warehouse, she touched them one by one at the door, afraid of dust, before leaving.

Everything is ready, just waiting for the birthday of the ancestor tomorrow.

Feng Zuo Zhaoyi returned to Yuxiu Palace from outside the palace, and the palace people had prepared a rich dinner.

As soon as Gu Tingcheng returned to Yuxiu Palace, he saw his aunt: "Where did my aunt go, why didn't I see my aunt on this day?" ”

Allure was busy in the palace for a day, but he went to the dinner party to see his aunt.

That's a rare occurrence.

Feng Zuo Zhaoyi didn't answer her question directly, but said:

"Allure, in the past few days, you have to go to the doctor's house and be busy with the birthday banquet, look at you, you are tired.

My aunt ordered someone to stew black chicken and ejiao soup for you early in the morning, and also made jujube paste yam cake for you.

It's your favorite meal, you wash your hands, and then come to eat. ”

"Thank you, auntie, Allure is just supervising, it's not hard at all." Gu Qingcheng said with a smile.

The palace maid brought over the hand washing water, Gu Tingcheng just wanted to wash her hands, opened her palm, and suddenly, her face changed suddenly, and she looked at her palm in dismay.

Gu Qingcheng's palm flashed with some white phosphorus powder.

Gu Tingcheng's heart moved, his fingers rubbed a little harder, and with a snap of his fingers, a flame ignited in his hand.

The palace people looked at the flame in her hand and screamed in fright.

Gu Qingcheng's heart was shocked, her eyes closed slightly, and her mind was spinning rapidly: she finally touched the Kong Ming lantern, phosphorus powder, spontaneous combustion, and fire......

Her eyes widened in horror and she gasped.

“…… Allure, how can your hands catch fire? This, what's going on? ”

Feng Zuo Zhaoyi heard the screams of the palace people, and saw that Gu Qingcheng's hands were on fire for no reason, and he was also shocked, and walked over nervously and asked.

Gu Qingcheng extinguished the phosphorus fire in his hand.

“…… Auntie, it seems that someone sprinkled white phosphorus powder on Kong Ming lanterns. Gu Qingcheng said with a solemn expression.

"White phosphorus powder?" Feng Zuo Zhaoyi asked blankly.

Gu Tingcheng explained to his aunt:

"There are many kinds of phosphorus powder: red, yellow, white, black and purple, and white phosphorus powder can spontaneously combust at a certain heat.

It's the height of summer, and if you put it in the sun, it will spontaneously combust in a few moments.

Just after touching his fingers, the phosphorus powder on his hand immediately spontaneously combusted. ”

"What, what white phosphorus powder, can spontaneously combust?" Feng Youzhaoyi was still ignorant.

"It's like iron powder or something, and as for why it can spontaneously combust, Allure can't explain it."

"Who could it be, what is the intention of sprinkling this phosphorus powder on Kong Ming lanterns?" Feng Zuo Zhaoyi looked worried.

Gu Tingcheng thought about it for a while, and then thought of a rough idea:

"Usually the Hung Ming lanterns are set off at night. But the ancestor is old, easy to be tired and sleepy, and there are many entertainment programs, the banquet is held before noon, Kong Ming Lantern is the finale of the program, and the other programs have to be moved out in advance before they end.

Depending on the ancestor's physical condition, if she is sleepy, she has to set off fires to pray for blessings even in broad daylight.

Now it is the height of summer, the sun is abundant, move the Kong Ming lantern to the sun, no need to ignite, phosphorus powder spontaneously combust when exposed to light, a thousand Kong Ming lanterns, the palace red silk ribbon, are all flammable items, a touch of the verge, is a monstrous fire.

Even if the Kong Ming lantern is lit at night, it is a spark that ignites the prairie and the fire burns in an instant.

His Majesty and the Old Ancestor should be the closest place to the Kong Ming Lantern, maybe they will be caught in the fire.

I, the co-organizer, no matter what, have been condemned as harboring evil intentions and will die with no place to bury! ”

While Gu Qingcheng was analyzing his aunt, the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became.

"Oh my God! Who is so vicious that he is so intent on harming you? Feng Zuo Zhaoyi covered his mouth and exclaimed, so frightened that his legs and feet were weak and shaky.

Xia He Qiuyue hurriedly helped Niangniang to sit down.

Xia He beside him said: "Could it be the boss of the Qian Lantern Workshop who wants to harm Miss Gu?" ”

“…… It shouldn't be the money boss. Gu Qingcheng shook his head slowly.

"How do you know it's not Boss Qian?" Feng Zuo Zhaoyi asked nervously.

Gu Tingcheng calmly analyzed:

"Boss Qian sent Kong Ming Lantern ten days ago, and the head of the master of ceremonies and the palace maid only mentioned it for personal acceptance, and I was also present at the time.

And in broad daylight, if there is phosphorus powder, it will already spontaneously combust when touched by light.

Now Kong Ming lanterns are in stock, there is no light and heat, and phosphorus powder is sprinkled in the warehouse, which will not burn for the time being. ”

"Allure, fortunately, you inspect again, otherwise as soon as you move out of the Kong Ming Lantern tomorrow, it will be a fire in a few moments." Feng Youzhaoyi patted his chest and said with palpitations: "For today's plan, I'm afraid I can only cancel the program of putting Kong Ming lanterns to pray for blessings." ”

"Even if the Kong Ming Lantern prayer program is canceled now, Allure will not escape the crime of dereliction of responsibility.

Because all the recipes and the list of people attending the banquet, all the etiquette, and entertainment are reported to His Majesty, and His Majesty will review and approve them before they can be carried out.

If the blessing of the Kong Ming lantern is canceled, it is disrespectful to the ancestors, and it is not the wish of Allure; The second is to temporarily cancel the program, and His Majesty will blame Allure for not doing things well. ”

"This person is really vicious!" Feng Zuo Zhaoyi clenched his fists, his face burning.

"Auntie, I'll go to the warehouse to check it again, and I'll plan to come back." Gu Tingcheng patted Feng Zuo Zhaoyi's hand and relieved her.

"Alright, you go ahead. Be careful yourself. After Feng Zuo Zhaoyi finished explaining Gu Qingcheng, he said to Xia He and Qiu Yue: "You follow Miss Gu, pay attention to the people nearby, and see if anyone is suspicious." ”

Gu Tingcheng took Xia He and Qiu Yue, and asked Wei Xuan, the head of the Master of Ceremonies, to open the door of the warehouse and enter the warehouse to inspect it again.

The warehouse was a little dark, and she didn't see if there was phosphorus powder before, so she only touched the Kong Ming lantern near the door of the warehouse, and the more Kong Ming Lantern went inside, the more phosphorus powder was sprinkled.

She felt miserable in her heart, closed her eyes slightly, and inhaled cold air between her teeth.

Wei Juan saw that Kong Ming's lanterns were sprinkled with phosphorus powder, and Xia He also told her that these phosphorus powders could be burned, she was stunned and trembled.

"Miss Gu, I, when I checked the Kong Ming lantern, you were by my side, at that time, it was all good!" Wei Juan said with a crying voice, his face was pale, and his legs and feet trembled with fright.

"Wei Zhangshi, you go back to Yuxiu Palace with me first." Gu Tingcheng said to Wei Wan and asked her to lock the door of the warehouse again.

Gu Tingcheng returned to Yuxiu Palace with a full stomach of doubts, and Feng Zuo Zhaoyi was waiting at the palace gate early, pacing back and forth anxiously.

As soon as she saw Gu Qingcheng, she pulled her into the palace and retreated the other palace maids, leaving only her personal Xia He and Qiu Yue, and leaving Wei Juan at the palace gate.

"How? Is it really all sprinkled with phosphor powder? Feng Zuo Zhaoyi asked worriedly.

"Yes, auntie." Gu Qingcheng nodded, "All Kong Ming lanterns are sprinkled with phosphorus powder. The ones I touched before were still placed outside, and the Kong Ming lanterns inside were sprinkled more. ”

"It's a pity that tomorrow is the birthday, and it's too late to ask the Lantern Fang to do it again." Feng Zuo Zhaoyi was so anxious that she clapped her palms, "How is this good?" ”

"Obviously, Kong Minglan only made people do it after entering the palace.

The villain should have sprinkled the phosphorus powder today, because I didn't find any phosphorus powder before checking, if I sprinkled it in advance, let me find out, there will be time to hurry up and do it again.

If you spread it today, tomorrow will be your birthday, and even if you find out and want to do it again, I'm afraid it's too late. ”

"Anyway, Allure, someone is trying to harm you. For the sake of today, we can only cancel this show, and be blamed by Your Majesty, at most it is only a crime of negligence, it is better than we ignorance and ignorant of it, lighting Kong Ming lanterns and causing a fire, it is really a capital crime. ”

"Kong Ming Lantern is to pray for the blessing of the ancestors, if it can not be canceled, Allure still does not want to cancel." Gu Qingcheng shook his head lightly.

Feng Zuo Zhaoyi saw Gu Qingcheng insisting, and had to sigh again.

"Xia He, go and call the aunt in charge of the master of ceremonies in, she is in charge of the treasury, if something happens to me, she will not be able to escape the blame, it shouldn't be her doing this kind of stupid thing of burning jade." Gu Qingcheng said calmly.

Xia He went out of the palace to pass Wei Juan into the main hall, and Wei Juan, who was in charge of the master of ceremonies, was a delicate and shrewd girl in her early twenties.

Wei Wan saw that Kong Mingdeng had been sprinkled with phosphorus powder, and he was already half frightened to death, but now when he saw Feng Zuo Zhaoyi and Gu Chengcheng summoning him, he immediately knelt in front of Feng Zuo Zhaoyi and Gu Tingcheng.

Wei Juan was at a loss, and cried in horror:

"Zhaoyi Niangniang, Miss Gu, the slave swears to the sky, this is definitely not done by the slave.

If the slave dares to harm Miss Gu, the slave and the maid are in charge of these Kong Ming lanterns, and the slave and maid themselves will not escape death. ”

Gu Qingcheng's face was unpredictable, and seeing her not angry but threatening made people even more afraid.

Wei Juan was so anxious that she burst into tears: "I have always carried the key to the warehouse, and I have never given it to anyone, this, what's going on?" ”

After a pause, Gu Qingcheng stretched out his hand and motioned for Wei Wan to get up: "Wei Zhangshi, you get up first." ”

Looking at Wei Juan's expression, it should be exactly what she expected, and it won't be Wei Juan who harms herself.

Gu Tingcheng said again:

"Think about it, after you receive the Kong Ming lantern, who you have the most contact with these days, and who is most likely to steal the key on your body, especially today."

Wei Juan gradually put away her tears, recalling and thinking:

"A few days ago, it didn't seem to be anything special, but if you talk about today......"

Wei Xuan's eyes suddenly lit up:

"This morning, Princess Shanggu sent me to her Bixia Palace to ask me about my ancestor's birthday.

I was at the edge of the hibiscus pool in Bixia Palace, and I accidentally bumped into Princess Shanggu's close-knit palace maid Yunjiang, and I actually fell into the hibiscus pool, soaking wet.

Fortunately, Yun Jiang borrowed a set of clothes and let me change into them. ”

“…… Oh? The corners of Gu Tingcheng's mouth began to pull up a sneer, "After Yun Jiang lends you clothes, will you go and talk back to Princess Shanggu?" ”

"Yes, Miss Gu." Wei Wan frowned, thoughtful, "This...... Is there anything wrong? ”

"How long have you been with Princess Shanggu?" Gu Tingcheng asked Wei Juan again.

"The time for me to talk back to Princess Shanggu is very short, and I don't even have the time to make half a cup of tea." Wei Juan thought slowly.

"Oh? So? Gu Qingcheng's head turned rapidly.

While pacing slowly, he knocked his temples with his chest and hands.

"You are the head of the master of ceremonies, and the dignified Princess Ueya will not be waiting for you, you should wait there for Princess Ueya's reception, right?" Gu Tingcheng asked again.

"Yes, that's right." Wei Juan recalled, "Although the time for the slave to reply to Princess Shanggu was very short, the time to wait for the princess was very long. ”

Gu Tingcheng's eyes lit up: "Tell me the details of your situation in Bixia Palace." ”

Wei Wan 1510 said:

Yun Jiang asked me to change my clothes by myself, and then waited for the princess to receive me in the palace. I changed my clothes and waited for Princess Kamiya in the palace for an hour.

The palace maid only asked me to wait, and during this period, even Yun Jiang was nowhere to be seen. Although I wondered, I didn't dare to ask the princess.

Later, Princess Shanggu and Yun Jiang finally appeared in front of me, but the princess simply asked what entertainment was there for the birthday of the old ancestor, and then asked me to go back.

The slave and maid remember...... Princess Kamiya and Rue Jiang came in, as if gasping for breath, as if, as if they were coming in from outside. Could it be ......"

"You mean, Yun Jiang and Princess Kamiya are coming back from outside out out of breath?" Gu Qingcheng asked leisurely.

"Yes, Miss Gu." Wei Wan nodded.

At this time, she recalled that she had bumped into Yunjiang, and why she had fallen into the hibiscus pool instead.

Wei Juan said again: "Miss Gu, when you asked like this, I just thought about it again, and felt that I bumped into Yunjiang, but I fell into the hibiscus pool, which is a little unreasonable." ”

"Wei is in charge, I already know this matter in my heart. Give me the key to the storehouse, and you yourself will go back first.

Don't make a noise, let alone let anyone know that Kong Ming Lantern was sprinkled with phosphorous powder. Gu Qingcheng instructed Wei Juan.

Wei Juan handed over the key to the warehouse to Gu Tingcheng and said with a glimmer of hope:

"Miss Gu, the slave maid only hopes that the slave can handle this matter, otherwise both the slave and Miss Gu will be in a big disaster."

"Don't be too afraid, believe that evil will not prevail over good, and we will be auspicious." Gu Qingcheng smiled slightly.

Wei Juan knelt in front of Feng Zuo Zhaoyi and Gu Tingcheng again, his face was gray, and he looked at Gu Tingcheng miserably:

"Miss Gu, after all, it was Wei Wan's carelessness, if you didn't take care of the treasury, you would be used, so you will dispose of the slaves."

"Master Wei, get up quickly." Gu Tingcheng asked her to get up again, "If this matter can be settled, we will all be safe, and if there is anything wrong, we will all be punished." Why should I deal with you before the worst of things? ”

Wei Wanlin left and asked:

"Then Miss Gu, do I still want to bring out the Kong Ming lantern in the warehouse tomorrow, is this show going to be canceled?"

"Even if it is to be canceled, it will only be done tomorrow. I'll let you know tomorrow. Gu Qingcheng nodded to Wei Wan with a kind smile.

"Then Feng Zuo Zhaoyi Niangniang, Miss Gu, the slave and maid retired first." Wei Wan said goodbye to Gu Qingcheng and them nervously.

After Wei Juan left, Feng Zuo Zhaoyi sighed and said:

"Allure, you are really broad-hearted, you are at this juncture, you can still laugh."

"Auntie, are we sad and waiting to die?" Gu Tingcheng still talked and laughed calmly, "The soldiers are coming, the water is coming to cover the earth, and we have to see the walking steps and the moves." ”

"How do you see the move? It takes time to prepare the bamboo weaving inner frame for this thousand Kong Ming lights, and it will take time to paint and paste paper, one night, unless there is a thousand hands Guanyin to help. Feng Zuo Zhaoyi sighed.

"Auntie, let's eat a full meal, even if Your Majesty wants to cut off the head of Allure, you still have to eat and drink enough tonight, and you can be a full ghost tomorrow." Gu Tingcheng smiled and helped Feng Zuo Zhaoyi to eat.

"Phew! Allure, what are you talking about? Feng Zuo Zhaoyi's face turned pale, and he supported Gu Qingcheng, who had never been more stern than before.

Gu Qingcheng was slightly stunned.

Feng Zuo Zhaoyi continued:

"Allure, you have remembered to your aunt that at any time, you must not speak lightly.

You have to give me a good life, even if it's for my aunt, you have to give me a neat life, you know? ”

Gu Tingcheng's heart was hot, and his tears rolled down in an instant, hugging Feng Zuo Zhaoyi, and choked up:

"Auntie, Allure knows, even if it's for her aunt, Allure must live well, and will never let anyone die."

Feng Zuo Zhaoyi's face gradually softened, and she returned to kindness and gentleness, and stroked Gu Chengcheng's head with her hand:

"My poor boy, you have to remember that you can stay in the green mountains and don't worry about running out of firewood."

"Auntie, Allure knows." Gu Qingcheng put on a smile, helped Feng Zuo Zhaoyi to eat together, and whispered: "Auntie, you let them all step down, I want to know something from you." ”

Feng Zuo Zhaoyi retreated from all the palace people, and the two of them began to eat.

"Allure, do you want to get to know Princess Shangya?" Feng Zuo Zhaoyi sandwiched a piece of jujube paste yam cake into Allure's bowl.

Gu Tingcheng nodded and said with a smile: "My aunt really knows Allure best." ”