A fire burned the entire main courtyard of Yiwang's Mansion Tingyuxuan, and it was not until the fourth watch that the fire gradually subsided, and the night above Yiwang's Mansion was even more silent.

Everyone was in a panic, so no one knew that Huai Jin and Zhan Yu, who were supposed to be asleep in Luluo Curie, had already quietly left the house and came back quietly, without alarming anyone.

"The princess wasn't scared by the fire last night, right?" In the morning, Jin Yan groomed Qingchen and asked with some concern, she vaguely felt that this matter had something to do with Mu Qingchen, but she couldn't figure it out.

"Fortunately, it was just a false alarm, a few rooms were missing, and no one died. Aunt Qiu also said with palpitations, "The slave maid looks at the princess's face today, and it seems that it is much better than yesterday. ”

"yes, this body goes on and on, and even I don't have a score myself. Qingchen sighed and was about to say something, but he heard the voice of the little maid asking for peace at the door.

"Princess Qiyu, Chief Manager Qin has found out the root cause of the fire in Tingyuxuan last night, which was caused by a little maid named Hongya overturning the candlestick. Now the chief manager of Qin has tied the little girl in the front hall, and ordered the little one to ask the princess for instructions on how to deal with this girl. The little guy arched his hand towards Qingchen and said so.

"Knocked over the candlestick?" Qingchen was slightly stunned, and then spoke, "Aunt Qiu, although I have the name of a princess, I have never taken care of the affairs of the palace, but I don't know how to punish the girl who made such a mistake in Ningyue Country?"

"Returning to the princess, how to punish each family, each family has its own rules. But this girl made such a big mistake because of negligence, and she deserved to be killed. Aunt Qiu bowed down and said.

"Come with me. As soon as Qingchen heard Aunt Qiu say that she was going to be killed with a cane, she couldn't sit still, got up and walked outside.

Hearing that Yuxuan was on fire, it was she who let the night die sprinkle some oil in the room of the girl who was patrolling the night, so it ignited immediately when it caught fire, and her original intention was to do this without knowing it, but it would not hurt people's lives. But now, no one lost their lives in the fire last night, but this little girl named Hongya was going to be killed with a rod because of her plan, how could she sit idly by?

Jin Yan and Zhan Yu saw Qingchen leaving, and hurriedly followed behind her, the two glanced at each other, but they didn't know what Qingchen wanted.

When I arrived at the front hall, I saw a group of maids and maids gathered in the courtyard at the door, and Manager Qin was standing next to him, as if he was looking at something. Qingchen approached, and saw that surrounded by everyone, it was a little girl in light pink clothes, she was tied up, kneeling on the ground, and her face still had tears on her face.

"See the Princess. When Manager Qin saw Mu Qingchen, he bowed his hand.

"Manager Qin, is this the one who caused the fire in Tingyuxuan last night?" Qingchen asked as he pretended to be surprised, although he knew it.

"Princess Qiqi, that's exactly the case. "Chief Qin said, "Hong Aya returned to the room from the night patrol, but when she was holding the lamp, she accidentally knocked over the candlestick, causing such a big disaster, according to the rules, she should be punished with a cane, and she should be killed with a cane." ”

"Do you have to be killed with a cane?" Qingchen asked lightly, as if he couldn't bear to see such a picture, "Although the fire was big last night, there were no casualties, and besides, Hongya didn't have a heart, I think she knew that she was wrong, so she couldn't spare her life?"

"Listening to Yuxuan, most of the subordinate rooms and the main courtyard have been burned down, if this punishment can't kill a hundred people, I'm afraid that someone will make a mistake in the future. "As the head of the palace, the slave is not effective in supervision, and he has failed to prevent problems before they happen, and he is also at fault, and he also asks the princess to punish him. Qin Zhong said, then pounced, kneeling in front of Mu Qingchen and pleading guilty.

Mu Qingchen looked at Qin Zhong who was kneeling on the ground, and a trace of coldness suddenly appeared in his heart.

Qin Zhong's move, on the surface, was to uphold the rules of the palace, and he would even rather ask for guilt than spare Hong Aya, but in fact, he had a tentative mind for Mu Qingchen.

The weather in March is not a dry time, how can a good person have such a big fire? Is it caused by Hong Aya's mistake to overturn the candlestick, or someone has another plan, this is one of the doubts; the second suspicion, Mu Qingchen's attitude of wanting to save Hong Aya, is really a little suspicious, if it is not for Mu Qingchen's true charity, then it is that Hong Aya was originally innocent, and she died like this, Qingchen feels guilty.

In just a moment, Mu Qingchen had already understood what Qin Zhong meant, but at this time she was in a dilemma, if she continued to intercede for Hong Aya, everyone would inevitably say that she was a princess, but she broke the rules, but if she suddenly changed her words and said that she wanted to kill the red silk staff, Qin Zhong would understand that she had guessed his mind thoroughly, and she would be even more suspicious of her.

"In that case, then do what Manager Qin said. It's just that the news of the dead people in the palace is not good after all, so he will punish the red silk cane with a hundred and drive her out of the palace, and no one will be allowed to receive help, so that she will be left to fend for herself; as for the governor of Qin, as the chief administrator, the supervision is not strict, causing the palace to catch fire, and the responsibility is unshirkable, and she will be fined for three months. Qingchen nodded as if compromised, and said, "Chief Qin, do you think this kind of punishment is appropriate?"

"Princess Shengming. Qin Zhong listened to Mu Qingchen's words and said so.

The reason why Qin Zhong did not object was because what Qingchen said was not reasonable, there were dead people in the palace, and it was not good to spread it. Besides, for a little girl like Hong Aya who doesn't know martial arts, a hundred canes is enough to kill her, plus being kicked out of the palace and no one to take care of her, she is also left to fend for herself, and it is even more painful than a direct cane.

"Since there is no objection, let's execute it, Bengong is unwell, so I'll leave first, Hold Yu, you watch here, don't let them beat people to death in King Yi's mansion. Qingchen said this, and glanced at Zhu Yu.

Grip Yu suddenly understood, and nodded: "The slave knows, please rest assured that the princess." ”

Qingchen didn't say anything more, so he took Jinyan back to Luluoju, and after resting for about a stick of incense, he saw that Zhuyu was back.

"Princess, the cane has been executed. Ji Yu said.

"How's the guy?"

"The slave and maid have confirmed it, and they are still angry, and they are thrown at the back door of the palace, if they are lucky, they may not survive until the night. Ji Yu said.

"After a while, let Nightshade quietly go and send her a heart pill, and take her to the Nankong Divine Doctor tonight. Qingchen commanded.

"But what if you save her, Princess, and you can't let her stay in the building. "If she is allowed to appear in front of everyone, I don't know if Chief Qin will still suspect the princess." ”

"Isn't there another place? send her over first, and maybe there will be a time when she will be used. Qingchen frowned, thought for a while, and said.

"The princess is saying...... Cumulus Temple?" asked Shoyu.

"You know what to do. Qingchen saw that Juyu had understood what she meant, so he neither nodded nor shook his head, but just said so.

Hongyan's matter was just an accident, it was not in her plan at all, Mu Qingchen didn't expect that because of the fire she arranged, it would take a little girl to pay for it with her life.

Although Ye Chengcheng was known as a ruthless and ruthless person, he was not the kind of person who disregarded human life, this road of revenge was already stained with blood, first Lu Xiang stained the child in her belly, and then Tianjizi, she didn't want anyone to die innocently because of her affairs.

As for Cumulus...... Originally, there were other arrangements, but now it seems that there should be no obstacle to one more person, after all, it is unknown whether Hong Aya can survive or not.

On a March afternoon, the sun shines just right, and the warm but not dazzling sunlight shines through the branches of the trees in the yard that have just grown young leaves, casting a fine and dense layer of light shadows on the ground.

After lunch, Mu Qingchen asked Jin Yan to carry out the soft chair in the house and put it in the sun, while he sat on the soft chair, leaning lazily, and the cloak that Jin Yan took out was casually put on her body to block the occasional wind.

Mu Qingchen closed his eyes, and the past passed through his mind one by one, and the memories that he thought were unforgettable suddenly became far away. However, in the blink of an eye, all the pictures became an afterimage in the memory, gradually disappearing.

"I have no reason not to kill you......"

The Ye family was destroyed, she returned to the Western Realm in Longchen Palace, and together with the Ye family, she was charged with great rebellion and was spurned......

When she opened her eyes again, she had been born as the princess of Jade Hook, and she had been in Ningyue Country for about half a year, and she was cautious, step by step, introducing the Queen Mother and Xiao Ling, and even all the concubines in the harem into the bureau, unable to get out.

In Qingchen's mind, everyone's faces flashed one by one, the previous dynasty was evenly divided with Shen He and Gu Yanzhao, and the harem was divided by Shen Bihuan and Gu Yanru, two concubines, Shen Bihuan had the support of the Queen Mother, but Gu Yanru had the support of Xiao Ling, which could be described as equal.

In the last game, she made Xiao Ling lose a concubine and a child, on the surface, the Queen Mother seemed to be victorious, but Xiao Ling's heart had already planted a killing machine, the Shen family was powerful, and it had threatened his imperial power, and even the heir, how could he tolerate it?

Since she can't move the Shen family now, let Xiao Ling do it, if she wants to break them all, she must use her strength to fight.

Thinking of this, Qingchen slowly opened her eyes, and an inexplicable smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, she even had some hope now, and the people who were in the mountains and mountains would come back quickly, because only in this way would this play be more lively.

"Princess, the prince has a letter back, saying that tomorrow at noon, the team of outgoing people will arrive in Kyoto. Seeing that Qingchen had opened her eyes, she thought she had woken up, so she stepped forward and said.

"Tomorrow afternoon...... Qingchen sighed, "Some people's good days are coming to an end." ”

"The princess is saying...... Aunt Qiu?"

"If it's not her, who else could it be?" Qingchen's eyes suddenly burst out with boundless coldness, "When I saw her in Yuehuamen, I couldn't wait to kill her with a sword, and the providence of heaven allowed her to live for half a year longer, and she should be content." ”

"The subordinates will arrange it. Grip Yu nodded, turned around and left, the landlord had already set up a bureau, and now he was just waiting for Aunt Qiu to come in by herself.

After Jiaoyu left, Qingchen took out a vermilion hairpin from his sleeve with an inexplicable expression.