When the fire was lit, the Empress Dowager Yin, the most noble woman in the Darong Palace, was sitting upright in the rather secluded Ning Xinxuan in the northwest corner of Cining Palace, sipping fragrant tea while listening to the Dagong maid Ziwei beside her report on the progress of the matter.

After the three of Han Bing entered, the slave maid followed the instructions of the old ancestor and asked the three hundred Praetorian Guards who were waiting nearby to surround the entire Han Xiang Pavilion. ”

"Hmm"

The Empress Dowager Yin nodded slowly, and suddenly asked without a clue, "Who is the other person?"

Ziwei's reaction was extremely fast, and she immediately guessed who the Queen Mother was asking, and hurriedly replied: "It's a very handsome little girl, and it's likely to be Shui Lingluo, the disciple of Shui Xinying, the sect leader of the Xiuyun Sword Sect." ”

"Oh?"

There seemed to be a flash of light in the eyes of the Empress Dowager Yin, "What is the little girl from the Xiuyun Sword Sect doing here?"

"I think so. The slave maid listened to the conversation between them, and it seemed that this Shui Lingluo was not only familiar with Han Bing and Lu Yuanfeng, but also with Miss Xiangjun. ”

The Empress Dowager Yin squinted her eyes slightly and muttered for a moment, and then said indifferently: "No matter what the reason for this little girl to appear here, I can't let her out again this time." It's a pity that she is young, but her fate is not good, so she can only do that cold funeral!"

"What the old ancestor said is true! Besides, they are surrounded by the Praetorian Guard, and under the fire of ten thousand arrows, even if they want to protect her, it is impossible!"

Ziwei continued cautiously, still unable to help but ask with some tentative meaning, "It's just that what the slave maid is worried about is that if Miss Xiangjun also walks with them, what should she do?"

The Empress Dowager Yin said disapprerovingly: "Xiang'er is a smart child, she should know very well the consequences of escaping with Han Bing." Even if they were really lucky enough to break out of the palace, they would never be able to break out of the new capital. ”

"The slave maid is only afraid, once the Xiangjun girl finds out that they have been ambushed, they will come forward to rescue"

Suddenly seeing the obvious displeasure on the Queen Mother's face, Ziwei hurriedly stopped her mouth, but she couldn't help but feel cold in her heart. It seems that no matter what, the Queen Mother will not let go of that Xiangjun girl!

Sure enough, the Empress Dowager Yin had no intention of continuing to talk about this topic at all, but raised another question: "Is the shallow sleeve incense ready?"

"Yes. Early this morning, the slave maid had the maid sprinkle a shallow sleeve incense on the dress of Miss Xiangjun that no one could smell. ”

"Well, well done. ”

Empress Dowager Yin finally had a smile on her face, "Although we have made all the preparations, we still need to be more cautious.

This palace heard that Han Bing has always been cunning and wise, and he likes to use dangerous tactics. Perhaps, he will do something unexpected today.

But no matter what tricks he comes up with, the ultimate goal is to take Xiang'er away. Now that I have this shallow sleeve incense, I want to see how they can turn out the palm of the palace!"

"The Old Ancestor has always had no last resort, and although that cold ice is a little cunning, how can he be your opponent, Old Ancestor?

Even if he can rescue Miss Xiangjun from the palace, the Xiangxiang Bird will find their whereabouts in time with the smell of shallow sleeve incense, and they will not be able to escape far after all. ”

Ziwei was obediently saying flattering words, but she was secretly anxious in her heart.

Yesterday in Songfeng Tower, she told Han Bing that the Queen Mother gave him an hour to meet Hua Xiangjun.

But just outside the Hanxiang Pavilion, she deliberately shortened the meeting time to half an hour, her intention was to remind Han Bing, don't play any tricks, and leave as soon as possible after seeing Miss Xiangjun, so as not to have too many dreams at night.

At that time, Han Bing did not show any surprise or dissatisfaction after listening to her obviously inconsistent arrangement, he should have understood what she meant.

But at this moment, seeing that the deadline of half an hour was approaching, there had been no movement from the Hanxiang Pavilion.

Could it be that Han Bing had such a great ability to escape from the encirclement of the Praetorian Guards without alarming anyone?

According to crape myrtle's estimate, this possibility should be unlikely.

Even if the Praetorian Guards who were ambushed outside couldn't find the trace of a supreme master like Han Bing, they would never miss the tracks of the two weaker companions beside him.

But if Han Bing and the others were still in the Hanxiang Pavilion, then what was the reason for his refusal to leave?

Could it be that as the Queen Mother expected, what other ghost ideas are he still fighting?

Just when this Ziwei girl was feeling in shock, a noisy voice suddenly came from outside this Ning Xin Xuan.

Immediately, I heard someone outside the door report in an extremely frightened voice: "Queen Mother, something is wrong, there is a fire in the palace!"

Ziwei's face immediately changed when she heard this, and she walked over quickly and opened the Xuan door.

As soon as the door opened, more noise came in from outside.

Ziwei hurriedly walked outside the Xuan Gate and asked the palace man who reported the news, "Where is the fire?"

"It started in the back garden, and the exact location has not been clarified. ”

"How's the fire going now?"

"The weather is dry and dry, coupled with today's strong wind, the entire back garden has been burned, and it looks like it is about to burn to the dormitory!"

"What?!" Ziwei really panicked.

The back garden is in the northeast corner of Cining Palace, covering a wide area, and the flowers and trees are flourishing. Once a fire starts, it quickly spreads.

The queen mother's dormitory is in the southwest of the back garden, and it is the northeast wind blowing at the moment, and the fire will naturally expand in the direction of the dormitory.

If the Queen Mother's dormitory is burned, this is a big deal!

In a hurry, Ziwei hurriedly ran to the courtyard and raised her eyes to look in the direction of the back garden.

This look suddenly frightened her, the head of the Internal Security Division, into a pale face!

I saw that over the back garden where the fire started, black smoke was constantly rising upwards, and faintly, bright flames could be seen running into the air from time to time.

A strong gust of wind blew through, and the strong smell of something being burned spread through the air......

Ziwei hurriedly ran back to the door and looked at the Queen Mother in Ning Xinxuan, but saw that her old man was still sitting there steadily, drinking tea leisurely.

"Old Ancestor," she couldn't help but call anxiously.

Empress Dowager Yin slowly put the teacup in her hand on the table beside her, and then said unhurriedly: "Don't panic, send more people over and guard the dormitory." Back Garden...... Let it burn in the back garden!"

"Isn't it for those Praetorian Guards too?"

Ziwei suddenly thought that this was an excellent opportunity! Let the three hundred Praetorian Guards come over to put out the fire, so that they would not run into Han Bing and the others.

Ice

In an instant, she suddenly thought, could this fire be set by cold ice?

Could it be that this is the way he came up with to deal with it?

No wonder he knows the Queen Mother's powerful methods, but he always looks confident!

Although his method is inevitably a little damaging, it is likely to work

"No!"

Empress Dowager Yin immediately shook her head decisively, "You quickly go and pass on my message, order the Praetorian Guards to stand by, and never leave their posts without permission!"

The glimmer of hope that Ziwei had just sprung up was immediately completely extinguished! At the same time, she couldn't help but feel sorry for the cold ice.

If the fire was really set by the cold ice, then his purpose should have been to divert the attention of the Praetorian Guards who were ambushing outside the Hanxiang Pavilion and create a chance for him and his companions, even the Xiangjun girl, to escape.

But now, his attempt has been seen through by the Queen Mother, and the serious consequence of this is that he will inevitably have to fight the three hundred Praetorian Guards.

And once this happens, no matter how cold ice wins or loses in the end, Ziwei and Shen Qingluo will be considered completely lost anyway!

Thinking of the tragic ending that would follow, Ziwei's heart was suddenly filled with fear and uneasiness.

In order to hide the panic on her face, she hurriedly lowered her head and hurriedly responded to the Queen Mother's words.

Then, she turned her head and whispered a few words to the palace man who reported the news, telling him to hurry up and gather more people to put out the fire.

And she herself first carefully glanced at Ning Xinxuan, and saw that the Queen Mother was sitting there with squinting eyes, not knowing what she was thinking.

Gritting her teeth, Ziwei decided to delay as much time as possible to give Han Bing and them a chance to escape.

"Ancestor, it's not very safe here, I'd better help you to the front to avoid it first!"

But the Queen Mother didn't even open her eyes, and only said in a deep voice: "You are not needed here!"

"Yes"

Seeing that the Queen Mother was already annoyed, Ziwei didn't dare to say more, so she had to gently close the Xuan door.

Although she was very reluctant in her heart, she still didn't dare to slack off and walked quickly in the direction of Hanxiang Pavilion.

But as soon as she walked not far away, she suddenly felt that her eyes were dark, and she was unconscious......