When Xue Huaiyi knocked over all the oil lamps and threw the torch at Mingtang, Empress Wu Cao was in the house of Princess Taiping of Chongrenfang, and the mother and daughter had not talked in private like this for a long time.

In the water pavilion, a pot of wine, a few plates of melons and fruits, the lights are on at the beginning, and the evening breeze is light.

The empress knew the reason, but she still couldn't help asking: "Ling Yue, why do you rarely enter the palace these days?" Without waiting for Taiping to answer, she asked again, "Are you still jealous of me?" ”

Today is extraordinary, Taiping shows a rare suppleness, a look of wanting to speak and stopping, and beautiful eyes seem to be enveloped in mist.

The wonderful kinship made Wu Cao immediately realize that there was a great secret in this, and couldn't help asking: "What is the reason why you are so unspeakable?" ”

Taiping poured a full cup of wine for his mother, and slowly put down the silver kettle, "My daughter has grown up in front of her mother's knee since she was a child, and she is particularly attached to her mother, although after Xue Shao left, I complained about you, but the matter has passed, I am no longer difficult to let go, I also figured it out, this is not your mother's fault, but Xue Shao's own life." Please forgive Ling Yue for repeatedly colliding with you! ”

Wu Cao stroked the back of her hand and patted it gently, "What else are you talking about?" If you are willing to call me mother again today, no matter how much unhappiness you have, it has disappeared. But my mother can't stand you, if I had known earlier that you had Chongjian at that time, even if Yan Luo came to ask for his life in person, I would definitely not let him take Xue Fuma away. ”

Taiping smiled and corrected: "Mother, you are wrong, Xue Shao went to the Kingdom of Heaven, where is the turn of Yama to do something?" ”

Wu Cao laughed: "I'm really confused!" Forgot that Xue Shao was originally an immortal. ”

"Mother, tell me about others." Taiping no longer answered, still maintaining an indifferent smile, "Just now you asked me why I don't often enter the palace, in fact, I don't know if it's appropriate to say it, my daughter is just afraid of seeing someone." ”

"Who?" Wu Cao felt strange, "Are you still afraid of people in the palace?" ”

Taiping shook his head lightly, "Actually, it's not that I'm afraid, but I'm worried that the mother emperor will be embarrassed." ”

Wu Cao became more and more puzzled, but after thinking about it carefully, this was not a problem, "Are you afraid of meeting Xue Huaiyi?" Or is it someone else? She was still not sure, and the question was not straightforward.

"I really can't hide anything from my mother." This is tantamount to an acknowledgment.

"It's really him!" Wu Cao took a sip of wine and temporarily suppressed his anxious emotions, "He is quite unreasonable and domineering, but I can't imagine that even you are taboo about him." ”

"All I have to avoid is the majesty and face of the mother." Taiping said the point, "How Master Xue behaves arbitrarily, his daughter doesn't care, the mother can tolerate it, and her daughter won't be small." It's just that it is understandable for Xue Shi to regard himself as Xue Shao's uncle, and Ling Yue also reciprocated the gift of his uncle, but helplessly, he actually thought about his daughter, and took advantage of the fact that no outsiders did anything to his daughter several times......"

Taiping said: "My daughter can't bear this, since she can't bear it, she can only avoid it, and besides, her daughter can't think of a better way." That's why I don't go to the palace very much, and I believe you can understand it, mother. ”

Wu Cao only felt that the wine he drank began to get into his head, faint and hot, anger and anger were mixed together, there was absolutely no good taste, he held his forehead, sighed, and had nothing to say for a while, Taiping's words were very right, Xue Huaiyi's actions were ultimately borne by her, and it was also her face and prestige that she lost.

Mo said that the peace couldn't bear it, and the empress couldn't tolerate it, and was about to have a seizure, and rushed towards the water pavilion A chamberlain, looking at the costume, came from the palace.

What's going on? Wu Cao and Taiping stood up together, and the empress had already ordered that the mother and daughter should get together, and they should not be disturbed unless the sky was falling apart.

Without waiting for the empress and princess to speak, the chamberlain held back tears and knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, something is wrong, the Ming Hall has been burned!" ”

Wu Cao's whole person was obviously shaken, but fortunately, Taiping supported her in time by his side.

"What did you say!" Wu Cao was furious.

"Mingtang is burned to ashes!" The waiter didn't dare to look up, and his voice contained deep pain and regret.

"Scourge or **?" Taiping was very calm, from the first time she saw the panicked palace attendant, her face was unusually detached and calm.

Wan'er is really a clever and clever female Zhuge who is alive! She commented in her heart.

With a deliberate look of anxiety and uneasiness on her face, she continued to ask, "How did the fire burn?" How could Mingtang go to the water for no reason? ”

Wu Cao didn't even have the strength to speak, so he could only wait for a reply.

"Back to Your Majesty, back to Princess, the fire is man-made." The waiter said very carefully, and finally gritted his teeth, and the words rushed out, "It's the fire set by the master of the White Horse Temple!" ”

Taiping heard that he didn't say anything about Master Xue, nor did he say Xue Huaiyi, but referred to him as the master of the White Horse Temple, and secretly thought that he was also a smart person.

"What, it turned out to be Master Xue!" Taiping pretended to be incredible, and exclaimed, which was emphasized.

Glancing at the empress who was being supported, her wrists trembled slightly, and the corners of her lips trembled slightly, but she didn't say anything for a long time.

"You didn't go to put out the fire? Raising you useless people is for ornamentation! Taiping reproached, "It's embarrassing to say that it was burned to ashes, don't you all know that this is Your Majesty's hard work!" Just watch from the sidelines! ”

"The princess really wronged the villain, as soon as the little ones saw the fire, they did not delay for a moment, together with the Yulin army on duty at night, desperately went to put out the fire - but the fire was getting stronger and stronger, there was really no way, many people were burned to death...... the chamberlain explained.

Taiping glanced at Wu Cao again, sighed and said: "Even if you are all buried in the sea of fire, you will not be able to return the golden splendor of the Ming Hall, that's it, where are you going back and forth, at this time, the palace is tight, so don't be lazy here." ”

Wu Cao nodded, indicating that all the words Taiping said were counted.

The waiter wiped his sweat, and after walking a long way, he breathed a sigh of relief and whispered to himself: "Say I'm lazy!" I'm a fool, I'm lazy to run here, I'm obviously looking for death! If it weren't for the loss of money with those black-hearted gamblers, I wouldn't have run this errand! ”

Tai Ping stroked the empress and sat down again, and whispered: "Since it is a foregone conclusion, the mother queen should not hold her breath in her heart, Mingtang is a big deal to rebuild, not to mention that this is a man-made disaster, and it has nothing to do with the warning of God, let alone care too much." She deliberately did not mention the handling of the perpetrators, but said Mingtang itself, "It is also good to rebuild Mingtang, the unsatisfactory places in the past can be changed, and gradually perfected, this time let those generals behave well, after all, they are also experts and trustworthy." ”

"I shouldn't have handed over such a solemn matter as the construction of the Ming Hall to Xue Huaiyi at the beginning, and it still won't be able to be wrapped in gold dust if it doesn't become a weapon!" Wu Cao opened his mouth to speak, and what he said was exactly what Taiping did not say.

Taiping's mouth is not right, and the words that seem to persuade are hidden in the mystery, "For the sake of his hard work, the mother emperor should not be like him, anger hurts the body, but it hurts your jade body!" ”

Wu Cao unconsciously raised his voice: "Does he still want to get out easily and unscathed this time?" I must immediately go back to the palace to dispose of him. ”

But Taiping stopped him and said, "No, mother! She called Wu Cao's mother for a while, and called her mother for a while, like a random switch, but they were all just right, always reminding the empress to be both the son of heaven before people and the mother after people.

"Your Majesty should not come forward in this matter, Master Xue is very special, Your Majesty punished him, which made people see jokes, if he is not punished, it will inevitably lead to gossip."

Wu Cao understood her daughter's subtlety, the folk often say that a husband and wife are a hundred days of grace in one night, although she and Xue Huaiyi are not affectionate, but in the eyes of everyone they are already intimate, and now they are turning against each other and accusing each other, which is extremely ugly in public and private.

A male pet because of jealousy and out of control ruined the symbol of the empire, this is a disgraceful thing anyway, if you want to take it to the open to try and close the case, the little ** between the queen's bed is afraid that Xue Huaiyi will be announced to the world, presumably he has prepared for the jade to be burned.

He must not be allowed to succeed! Wu Cao's anger gradually turned into fine consideration.

"Mother, can you let your daughter vent for herself and for you?" Taiping pleaded.

This reminded Wu Cao that Xue Huaiyi should have been punished for molesting Taiping, "I have wronged you, Ling Yue, I will hand him over to you, let you fall, anyway, he can burn down the Ming Hall today, and he will be able to collaborate with the enemy and treason another day, and sooner or later it will be a scourge!" ”

Taiping bowed and replied as a courtier: "The son must share the worries of His Majesty." ”

Since it is a "scourge" designated by the empress, Taiping has no reason to be merciful.

After Xue Huaiyi set the fire, he didn't leave in a hurry, he didn't want to cover up, what he wanted was that the entire imperial city was afraid of him, and even Mingtang dared to burn it, what else did he dare not do! While smug, while watching the flames raging from a short distance, it is a pity that these fine wood, in order to gather the eight golden silk nanmu pillars, he has put a lot of effort, but now he watches them instantly disappear, it is also strange, not only does not feel uncomfortable, but very happy.

This fire attracted countless panicked palace people, who tried their best to put it out, but with little success. Xue Huaiyi laughed from the sidelines: These people are really embarrassed! He also knew that the real embarrassed people would not appear here.

She may really kill me, Xue Huaiyi thought with a smile, kill it, as a man who has conquered the empress, the original glory has become a stain, and it can't be washed away without his blood.

Everyone present knew that Xue Huaiyi was the arsonist, but no one took him down. The commander of the Su Guard Army can see it clearly, and the turtle in the urn does not need to mobilize the army.

He can't get out of this imperial city, everyone knows it. Even if he gets out by luck, the world is so big, there is no place for him.

Xue Huaiyi was fascinated by the remnant flames and green smoke.

"Master Xue." At this time, someone secretly pulled the corner of his clothes, and it was rare that he could still maintain a respectful and usual title.

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