Shen Xihe, who had inhaled a large amount of smoke, bit his tongue to prevent himself from fainting when he saw this scene.
At this time, the Jinwu Guards and the Yamen officers who were far away finally arrived. The people who were fighting with Mo Yu quickly retreated. Mo Yu immediately turned back and saw that the roof was already engulfed in flames. He shouted to Zhenzhu who was in the crack of the door: "Get out of the way."
She drove the carriage straight over, and the horse avoided the fire a little. She whipped it hard. Zhenzhu supported Sui Axi and quickly dodged. The horse rushed straight over and knocked open the door that was burning. Mo Yu's face changed in shock and she shouted to Shen Xihe: "Princess—"
Almost at the same time, she swung out the sword, and a sharp arrow hit the person behind Shen Xihe before her.
The man holding the dagger and falling towards Shen Xihe suddenly fell down. It was the person who was stabbed unconscious by Shen Xihe before. Everyone looked back and saw that it was the Lie King Xiao Changying who was dressed in red and riding on a tall horse.
Mo Yu's sword was stuck in the crack of the stone next to her. She rushed to Shen Xihe, hugged Shen Xihe in her arms, and left here quickly. Shen Xihe still remained fresh and told Zhenzhu: "Qi Pei..."
"Don't worry, Princess!" Zhenzhu endured the pain and told Shen Xihe not to worry.
She understood what Shen Xihe meant. She was afraid that the Jinwu Guards or the people who came to rescue her would be bribed by the Yang Mansion and secretly kill Qi Pei. As long as Qi Pei was dead, Shen Xihe would not be able to get any evidence even if he said anything, and the people in the Yang Mansion would be able to make excuses.
"Your Highness Prince Lie, this is an important witness!" Zhenzhu was injured and unable to support Qi Pei, so she shouted to Xiao Changying.
The Jinwu Guards and Yamen runners who were running towards them stopped and waited for King Lie's orders.
Xiao Changying asked his confidant to carry Qi Pei personally. Although the door was knocked open and the cold wind dispersed the smoke around, the fire did not decrease much. Xiao Changying asked, "Is there anyone alive in the house?"
"I don't know." This was the only answer Pearl could give.
"Put out the fire quickly." Xiao Changying shouted loudly, and everyone moved.
The fire was actually put out in just a quarter of an hour. When they went in to search, they found no one except six bodies of people who had been killed in vain.
Shen Xihe was brought back to the Princess' Mansion, and the Yang Mansion soon learned the news. When they heard that Shen Xihe had actually gone to the Lonely Garden in person, nearly died there, and rescued the living Qi Pei, they all turned pale.
Yang Zhongxing has been in the Ministry of Justice today, busy with cases reported from various places that need to be reviewed by the Ministry of Justice. At the end of the year, there are all kinds of petty thefts, burning, killing and looting, and there are more and more major local cases. The Ministry of Justice is busy like a top. The servants of Yang's house came several times but didn't see him. He heard that someone had set fire to the Lonely Garden, and he was so angry that his face turned blue.
There was unexpectedly such a lunatic under the feet of the emperor. Before he could send anyone to investigate, an imperial decree came from the palace, ordering him to enter the palace to meet the emperor.
When Yang Zhongxing entered the palace, Emperor Youning had a gloomy look on his face, and next to him stood the expressionless Crown Prince. Although the Crown Prince seemed expressionless, his gloomy aura was even stronger than that of His Majesty.
"There was a fire in the Lonely Garden, Yang Zhongxing, did you know?" Emperor Youning asked in a cold voice.
At this moment, Yang Zhongxing thought that he had failed in his duty and angered Emperor Youning, so he bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. I know about this matter. After the Jingzhao Yin investigates it, the Ministry of Justice will strictly verify it and will never let anyone go unpunished."