Eunuch Lu had just turned out of the Shang's study and met Rong Chang'an. Rong Changan saw that he was in a hurry, it must be Yan Li who gave him some orders.
"Eunuch Lu, where are you going?"
Eunuch Lu was startled when he saw Rong Changan: "Concubine Xue Gui, you... why are you here! Old slave... old slave..."
Rong Changan: "Eunuch, what happened?"
Eunuch Lu didn't want to tell Rong Chang'an about the Nanxunmen, because he was afraid that she would be worried about his "foster father", but when she asked about it, he couldn't hide it, so he had no choice but to say:
"Grand Concubine, someone set fire to Nanxun Gate last night..."
Rong Changan: "Set fire? So what?"
Eunuch Lu: "Your adoptive father's body was almost burned!"
Rong Changan pretended to be surprised: "What! Then... how is the fire now? Is it still burning?"
Eunuch Lu waved his hand: "It's gone! The emperor ordered me to go out and send more people to guard it."
"So that's the case, then there is Mr. Lao."
Eunuch Lu: "The old slave won't talk with you anymore, I have to rush out!"
After finishing speaking, he walked out of the palace with two old legs and led a few guards, and headed straight for Nanxun Gate.
You have to do a full set of acting, otherwise Yan Li will be suspicious.
Rong Chang'an then stepped on the jade steps, came to the door of Shangshu's room, and shouted anxiously: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
Yan Li was standing next to the bronze incense burner in Boshan, thinking about what happened last night. Rong Changan threw himself in front of him, and asked anxiously and concernedly:
"Your Majesty, what happened last night? Is my adoptive father's body okay?"
For the negligence and incompetence of the guards, which caused the Nanxun Gate to catch fire, Yan Li felt ashamed of "Xue'er" in his heart.
"Don't worry, noble concubine, the guards over there just now came to report that they just burned the corpse next to your adoptive father, and your adoptive father's corpse is safe and sound."
Rong Changan wiped his heart: "This way I can rest assured. How could someone set fire to Nanxun Gate? Has the emperor found out who did it?"
Yan Li's eyes flashed: "How do you know that someone set the fire on purpose?"
Rong Chang felt relieved: No, I was in a hurry and almost missed the letter! Fortunately, she was quick-witted.
"Actually, on the way to Shang's study, I ran into Eunuch Lu, who told me about it."
"Oh, that's how it is!" The vigilance in Yan Li's eyes disappeared, but there was a look of shame on his face: "For the time being, we can't find out who set the fire. I have already sent someone to investigate, and I have also sent Eunuch Lu to order the guards guarding the gate. Be vigilant. I reckon that the fire last night should have been an accident. A drunken person caused trouble, or the fire accidentally caught fire. It's under control, Concubine Xue doesn't need to worry too much."
Yan Li was deliberately hiding it from her!
"Although the emperor said so, the ministers and concubines are always worried. You see, can I go out and have a look? If I can't see the dead father's body intact, I won't feel at ease; besides, the soul of the righteous father is outside the city gate. This righteous girl should also go out every day to burn incense sticks and offer some offerings to her."
This is human nature, and Yan Li will not refuse.
"It's cold, the imperial concubine should wear more clothes when going out. The fire burned Nanxun Gate, and the structure of the city gate is probably a little loose. When you pass the city gate, you should be more careful."
Yan Li's carefulness warmed Rong Chang'an's heart: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, my concubine will pay attention."
Yan Li stroked Rong Chang'an's fragrant shoulders, and said apologetically, "I still have some things to deal with, so I can't accompany you out. You will put a stick of incense on your foster father for me."
Rong Changan bowed deeply: "The concubine remembers it!"
Yan Li arranged a group of guards for Rong Changan, and followed her to Nanxun Gate. The fire last night burned all the houses in the Nanxunmen area, and now there are only ruins, black smoke still rising, and a pungent smell everywhere.
Li Ming's coffin and Li Ming's body were burnt into a black mass, which could no longer be distinguished. Zi Yan's goal had been achieved.
Fortunately, Eunuch Fan's coffin was not damaged in any way.
Although Eunuch Fan is not Rong Changan's real "foster father", but he has been with him for a while and has been taken care of by him and the old woman. He is not a foster father, but better than a foster father.
This was the first time that Rong Chang'an saw him up close after Eunuch Fan's death. The past of getting along with him in the Linhai Thatched Cottage flashed through her mind, her heart was sad, her nose was sore, she couldn't help the tears streaming down her rosy face.
"Father!"
Rong Changan knelt down beside the coffin, weeping, and also looked at the guard next to him crying. She took out a stack of paper money from the basket, burned incense and offered sacrifices, and silently wished that Eunuch Fan would go to the Western Paradise as soon as possible.
Eunuch Fan was once bewitched by Ziyan and Qiuquan, but later he repented and saved Rong Chang'an's life. Bodhisattvas will never forget such a beautiful heart that knows how to return from a lost path. As for the hatred in the world, let her avenge it.
There was another life on Ziyan's head. When Ziyan died, if he didn't go to the eighteenth level of hell, there would be no justice in the world.
Afterwards, Rong Changan recited another passage of "Liang Huang Sha", and just got up to leave Eunuch Fan's coffin.
The guard beside him said: "Concubine, please get on the sedan chair, we will take you back to the palace."
Rong Changan still didn't want to go back to the palace: "Wait for me here, I'm bored in the palace and want to walk around. I'm tired from walking, I will come back and go back to the palace with you."
Yan Li sent guards out to protect Rong Chang'an, but there must be no mistakes.
"Why don't we go for a walk with the imperial concubine?"
Rong Changan smiled: "Let some of you guards with knives accompany me, and the common people will know that they are people in the palace at a glance. Walking like that is meaningless. I like to walk as I like. Don't worry, nothing will happen. .”
Guard: "This..." If something happens, wouldn't Yan Li want their heads
Rong Changan saw their embarrassment: "If the emperor pursues it, I will say that I insisted on going alone, and it has nothing to do with you."
The guards had no choice but to let Chang An go alone.
Rong Changan didn't actually want to take a walk, the goal was the hotel last night. If you go with a few guards, you will definitely not be able to hear valuable news.
She bought a veil in the street, put it on her face, and went into the hotel.
The hotel owner stood behind the counter, fiddling with the abacus, and looked up vigilantly at the outside of the hotel from time to time. With a dirty rag hanging on his shoulder, Dr. Jiu trotted over with a smile on his face, and sang a fat song to Rong Changan:
"Hello miss, what would you like to eat?"
Rong Changan glanced at the hotel, and among the ten drinkers, three were neither embarrassed nor embarrassed.
Presumably these few people sat here on purpose. Once something happened, such as someone leaked the news, and the government came over, these few people could cover their master to leave. And their master should be the man who talked to Zi Yan last night, that is, the man who forced Rong Changan to jump off a high cliff in the forest.
Rong Changan pointed to a secluded seat: "I'll sit there! Bring me a plate of cooked beef, a dime of wine, and two steamed buns."
Dr. Wine: "Should the bun be meat or vegetarian?"
Rong Changan went to the seat and sat down: "Essential."
"Okay, wait a moment!" Dr. Liquor shouted to the inside, "A plate of cooked beef with a dime of wine, and two vegetarian buns."
The people inside agreed: "Good job!"
It was a coincidence that Rong Changan came here. As soon as she sat down, a man walked in from outside, holding a big knife in his hand, wearing a Fanyang felt lily, covering his face with a mask, his eyes were shining brightly, fierce and fierce. alert. He glanced at the faces of everyone in the hotel, but Dr. Jiu didn't come forward to support him, he went straight to the hotel owner.