The moonlight is shining, and the shadows of the branches are reflected on the wall like a landscape painting.

Zhan Xinglan finished eating supper and walked out of the back kitchen.

With her current level of cooking, she can already achieve both color, flavor, and flavor.

However, just as Zhan Xinglan strode forward, he faintly smelled a smell of smoke and fire.

"It smells like ......."

She turned around and saw that the entire back kitchen was already in flames.

"Oh my God, there's a fire! Come on!"

Zhan Xinglan was about to run back to put out the fire, but who knew that He Fuyan's voice came from behind him.

"Zhan Xinglan! How dare you burn Shunhua Prison!"

She turned her head to look at He Fuyan, and the raging fire behind her shone on He Fuyan's face, exposing her cruel expression.

Suddenly, a group of guards rushed over and surrounded Zhan Xinglan.

The rest of the guards hurried to put out the fire, and the noise woke up the sleeping girls, who quickly put on their clothes and joined the firefighting queue.

But the fire spread rapidly, the surrounding Zhuji Pavilion and Youlan Pavilion were in danger, the guards were limited, and the little lady was also weak. Seeing that the fire was unabated, they could only carry water to extinguish the fire one by one and cry and grab the ground.

For a while, the entire Shunhua Prison fell into a wail.

Fortunately, the guards of Wuhoupu noticed the billowing black smoke and arrived in time to extinguish the fire.

After a night, the original carved fence and jade Shunhua prison became a smoky and burning post-disaster scene.

Zhan Xinglan was imprisoned as an arsonist.

The daughters of the officials were almost burned alive by the fire, and the government and the opposition were angry.

In order to calm his anger, Emperor Jing had to temporarily order Zhan Bofeng to be suspended at home.

The gate of the Ming Mansion was closed, and the people who heard it came several times were closed.

It's not that Zhan Bofeng doesn't want Wen Ren to come in, it's just that the current situation is really not suitable for implicating others.

In the study, the father and son became bitter melon faces.

Zhan Nanjing frowned and said, "According to the law of the Han Dynasty, anyone who sets fire to official houses and private houses shall be sentenced to three years in prison; The loss caused by arson was five horses, and the exile was two thousand miles; Ten horses shall be lost by hanging; causing casualties and punishing injuries as injuries."

Zhan Mobei sat on the chair dejectedly.

"Shunhua Jian lost more than ten horses of money due to this fire, Lan'er is afraid ......."

"Shut up! Lan'er will not set fire!"

Zhan Bofeng shouted loudly, but he knew in his heart that Zhan Xinglan was the only one in the back kitchen at that time, and her suspicion was the greatest.

Even if you accidentally set a fire, you are destined to not escape punishment.

Zhan Bofeng took a deep breath, and his slightly white sideburns showed that he was a little vicissitudes.

"If Lan'er really committed the crime of arson, I would have to use the Danshu iron coupon given by His Majesty to save Lan'er's life."

And Zhan Xinglan, who was being interrogated at the moment, was much more relaxed than her father and brother.

Inside the Jingzhao Prison.

Li Tong ordered someone to pull Zhan Xinglan out of prison.

"Zhan San Niang, although you are familiar with Ye Fu Yin, what you have committed is a big matter, so you should honestly confess your guilt and draw a prisoner, so as not to suffer from that flesh and skin."

Zhan Xinglan was tied to a wooden stake with five flowers, but she didn't panic at all, just glanced at the torture instrument in the red-hot iron furnace on the side very calmly, and then looked at the densely written confession on the table next to Li Tong.

She chuckled, "Li Shaoyin, I don't think the cause of the fire has yet been found out in this case. Wouldn't it be too anxious to make me confess my sins now?"

"But you were the only one there at the time, if you didn't set the fire, who else could it be?"

"Isn't the arsonist the one who bought Li Shaoyin?"

Zhan Xinglan's words made Li Tong and the jailer stunned in place.

Li Tong's expression suddenly became flustered, and he pointed at Zhan Xinglan and said angrily, "Zhan San Niang, don't talk nonsense!"

Zhan Xinglan was not stunned, and immediately asked, "On the twenty-eighth of last month, Li Shaoyin went

Where do you need me to help you remember?"

Li Tong recalled that day was the day he went to the Qi Palace, and felt a little funny.

"Zhan San Niang, where you went down, it doesn't seem to have anything to do with this case."

Zhan Xinglan's eyes narrowed, and she smiled, "It's really unrelated, but I happened to see Li Shaoyin coming out of the back door of the Qi Palace. Out of curiosity, I ordered someone to check the matter about Li Shaoyin."

The smile on Li Tong's face froze immediately.

He waved his hand at the man behind him and ordered the jailer to stand down.

Hearing the cell door close, Li Tongcai lowered his voice and asked, "What does Zhan San Lady know?"

Zhan Xinglan's eyes gestured to her wrist that was strangled red.

Li Tong endured his anger and picked up the dagger and walked towards Zhan Xinglan.

After a while, Zhan Xinglan rubbed his wrist and walked down the stake.

"I thought that King Qi must have mastered something unsightly about Li Shaoyin, so Li Shaoyin would obey him, so I was curious to investigate. But this investigation found that what King Qi knew was only the tip of the iceberg. Li Shaoyin has accepted a lot of bribes for officials over the years, and Presumably An Guogong has also given Li Shaoyin a lot of benefits this time."

Li Tong was shocked, even King Qi didn't know about it, this little girl could actually find out.

"Li Shaoyin doesn't need to be so alarmed, as long as Li Shaoyin does me a small favor, I don't know about these things."

Li Tong suddenly laughed wildly.

"Zhan San Lady is afraid that she is confused, the eldest lady of the Ye Mansion Yin family has a close relationship with you, so the ministers of the court and the central government specially ask Your Majesty to issue an order that Ye Mansion Yin is not allowed to interfere in this matter. Now that the entire Jingzhao Mansion is under my control, even if you know those things? If I want Zhan San Niangzi to die quietly in prison, it will be easy."

After saying that, Li Tong picked up the confession and held it in front of Zhan Xinglan.

"It's better to draw the bet as soon as possible, and save the skin and flesh!"

Zhan Xinglan was still calm, "I forgot to tell you that I have entrusted all these secrets of Li Shaoyin to my confidants. If something happens to me, these things will immediately appear in the hands of the Dali Siqing of Dali Temple."

The game between the two parties is not only ruthless, but also mentality.

Li Tong was a little hesitant, this little girl is really powerful, but she is not so powerful that she has such magical powers.

Zhan Xinglan looked indifferent, and when he saw that Li Tong still nodded, he simply sat on Li Tong's seat.

"If Li Shaoyin doesn't believe it, you can try it. However, I would like to remind Li Shaoyin that my father was the Duke of Ming and the general of the Hussars, and the Duke of An had no real position. Where this wind is blowing, a clear-eyed person like Li Shaoyin shouldn't be able to see it. Money and life, Li Shaoyin chooses by himself."

Zhan Xinglan didn't want to fight his father, but now that the stakes are high, he can only do this.

After a while, Li Tong said solemnly to Zhan Xinglan, "What do you want me to do?"

Zhan Xinglan smiled slyly, "It's very simple, Your Majesty, just say that I have evidence to prove that I am not an arsonist."

On the same day, Li Tong wrote a letter according to Zhan Xinglan's words.

As the chief judge of this case, Li Tong's recital was placed above the ministers.

This is also Emperor Jing's request, and he is also very concerned about the arson case of Shunhuajian, especially after he heard that the murderer was Zhan Xinglan, he became even more anxious.

Emperor Jing picked up Li Tong's recital and looked at it.

After a while, Emperor Jing smiled, "It seems that I am worrying about it in vain."

Kou Huai saw Emperor Jing's brows stretch, and immediately served a cup of tea.

"Zhan San Niang is smart and clever, she must have a way to save herself."

"I want to see which one this little girl is going to play."

The next day, Zhan Xinglan was taken to Shunhua Prison.

And when she arrived, Emperor Jing was already waiting in Shunhua Prison.

Standing beside Emperor Jing was Peng Shanggong and others, and the rest of the ladies of Shunhua Prison were also standing in the courtyard.

Under the warm sun, Zhan Xinglan

Take off the pearl and cui, wear plain clothes, like a clear water hibiscus standing proudly in the world.

She walked calmly in front of Emperor Jing and saluted respectfully to Emperor Jing.

"Courtiers greet Your Majesty."

"Flat. Zhan San Niangzi said that as long as you come here, you will have evidence to prove your innocence, but really?"

"Back to Your Majesty, what the courtiers said is true."

"Okay, then I'll show the evidence."

"Yes."

Zhan Xinglan turned around and walked straight to the already dilapidated back kitchen.

And she looked at He Fuyan intentionally or unintentionally.

A strong bad premonition enveloped He Fuyan.

He Fuyan said in her heart: "Obviously, I have already let my father buy Li Tong, why did Zhan Xinglan not only not admit his guilt and be detained, but also appeared here safe and sound."

Zhan Xinglan smiled at her as if he didn't want to, and then walked into the back kitchen with firm steps.

She was looking for something in the charred ruins.

Everyone was puzzled, not knowing what she was doing.

The sun rose overhead from the east, and Zhan Xinglan's plain white dress was stained with a lot of black stains.

Finally, Zhan Xinglan found evidence in the pile of ruins.

"Your Majesty! The courtiers have found the evidence!"

Everyone looked at each other.

Emperor Jing walked to the front of the ruins surrounded by everyone.

"Your Majesty, please see."

Everyone looked at Zhan Xinglan's fingers, and saw that under the broken stove, there was a dark red soil.

Emperor Jing frowned, "This is?"

"Courtiers had a habit of using earth to extinguish the fire every time they cooked a dish, so as to ensure that the flames would not rekindle. The next time you use the stove, throw away all the soil and the firewood underneath."

Zhan Xinglan turned over the dark red soil.

"Your Majesty, please see, there is still a little bit of firewood under this soil, which shows that the effect of using soil to extinguish the fire is excellent. Therefore, it is not the courtiers who set the fire."

He Fuyan, who was standing on the side, couldn't hold back.

"This only proves that the fire was not caused by the resurgence of firewood, and it does not prove that you did not set the fire on purpose."

The corners of Zhan Xinglan's mouth raised slightly, "I haven't finished talking yet, why should He Niangzi be in such a hurry."

He Fuyan lowered her eyelids, looking slightly flustered.

Zhan Xinglan glanced at her and continued to say to Emperor Jing, "As Your Majesty can see, the structure of the back kitchen is brick and wood, sitting south and facing north. At that time, the fire started in the wooden window on the northeast side of the back kitchen, and when the fire broke out, the courtiers had already walked fifty steps away from the back kitchen, and I believe that the guards who arrived at that time and He Niangzi can prove these two points."

Peng Shanggong said, "That's true."

"If the courtiers had come out calmly after lighting the wooden windows, the fire would have engulfed the courtiers long ago. But even if the courtiers hurried to the position fifty steps in front of the door of the back kitchen after they ran and lit the wooden window on the northeast side, the courtiers should be out of breath. But the courtier's breath was stable at that time, and I believe that He Niangzi can prove it for the courtier."

Zhan Xinglan turned his head to look at He Fuyan.

"Although He Niangzi has never disliked courtiers, I believe that in such a matter of life and death, He Niangzi will not deliberately trap courtiers in injustice."

He Fuyan gritted her teeth, and showed a smile without smiling.

"Yes, the courtiers really didn't see Zhan Niangzi out of breath at that time."

Zhan Xinglan smiled slightly, Emperor Chaojing owed, "In this way, the suspicion of the courtiers can be cleared." Chinese Net

Emperor Jing looked at Zhan Xinglan's gaze with more and more appreciation.

"Good!"

This good sound scared all the ladies into trembling.

"She is worthy of being the daughter of the Duke of Ming, smart and resolute, and she is not chaotic in the face of danger, and she is really a model for all ladies."

After this incident, Zhan Xinglan not only did not become an arsonist, but also became a model for all ladies in His Majesty's mouth.

For a time, Zhan San's lady was in the limelight.

And really

The arsonist also surrendered the next day.

Zhan Xinglan knows He Fuyan's methods very well, and she will never let her hands be stained with unclean things.

So the arsonist must have been instructed by He Fuyan.

However, Zhan Xinglan doesn't care who the real murderer is, she cares about Shun Huajian's big exam.

Originally, because of the arson case, the big exam was postponed, but now that the case has been solved, the day of the big exam has also been put on the agenda.

Inside the Hanyuan Palace.

Peng Shang Palace stood in the middle of the hall with a look of surprise on his face.

"Your Majesty wants to postpone the day of the big exam for a few more days?"