Zi'an's eyes were also as bright as stars. She looked at him steadily, then let out a long sigh, "Thank you!"
Thank you for coming in to find me, thank you for not disregarding my safety, and thank you for truly treating me as a friend.
Murong Jie actually had an unnatural look on his face. If his face had not been so dark, he would have blushed at this moment.
"Tell me, how did you escape?" Murong Jie asked with a serious expression. He was really curious about how she escaped from such a sealed side room with closed doors and windows.
When Zi'an was about to speak, she saw Su Qing, Xiaotuo and Zhuangzhuang poking their heads out from behind the tree, quietly waiting for her to speak.
Zi'an smiled and said, "Well, the fire in the new house hasn't been put out yet, and the yard is a mess. I wonder if everyone is interested in coming to my Summer Garden to sit down and have a drink... of wine?"
She looked at Murong Jie and offered him a glass of wine today.
When Murong Jie heard her say that they were going to Xiazhi Garden to sit and have a drink or something, he immediately said that he would not go. But when he heard the last word, he suddenly changed his mind and said, "Not going... How can I? I can't refuse such a kind invitation. I have to go and sit for a while."
"Yes, we have to go, we have to go. It's hard to refuse such a kind invitation!" Xiao Tuo walked out and echoed Murong Jie's words.
Zi'an glanced at Xiao Tuo calmly and said, "It's not good for people who are poisoned to drink alcohol. Your blood will start to circulate and the poison will take effect."
"It's okay, take the detoxification pill." Xiao Tuo said and looked at her. This guy has good eyesight. He could actually see that he was poisoned. Well, if being bitten by a snake can be considered poisoning, then he was in trouble today. He had been living with poisonous snakes for a long time, but he was bitten by a small green snake. Fortunately, as a person who raised poisonous snakes, he carried detoxification pills with him.
The group chatted and laughed as they went to Xiazhi Garden, walked through the messy yard, passed through the corridor, and came to the quiet courtyard.
Compared with the outside world, here and there are like two different worlds. Even the noisy sounds outside can hardly be heard.
Liang's hair was burned a lot, and her face was also injured and burned, but fortunately it was not serious. She lay on the couch, still weak. When she saw Zi'an coming in with everyone, she wanted to prop herself up, but Xiaosun quickly held her down, "Second Madam, you should just lie down and don't get up."
Murong Jie glanced at Liang, who bowed in shame, "Your Highness, I greet you, my Lord, and my Princess."
Seeing that Murong Jie was very dissatisfied with Liang, Zi'an said, "Alright, let's put aside what happened this afternoon. After all, we have escaped death together, so let's give some face first."
Liang's legs were still weak when she thought about what had just happened. She almost died in there.
Murong Jie said calmly, "You brought her here, didn't you? Haven't you been hurt enough? You're so stupid that you won't even know what happened when you die."
Zi'an did hate Liang because she and Ximen Xiaoyue almost killed Guiyuan. However, even though he hated her, he chose to bring her out in the end because of what Liang said at the end.
After hearing what the Regent said, Liang felt ashamed and wanted to make some excuses, but when she thought about what she had done to Xia Zian and how Xia Zian insisted on rescuing her in such a dangerous situation today, she really didn't have the nerve to defend herself. She could only stammer for a while and finally kept silent.
"Okay, don't interrupt," Su Qing wanted to know how Zi'an escaped. "Tell me what happened. The prince and I went in to rescue people, but the door was blocked by a beam and the windows were sealed. I went around to the back to check, and the windows in the back were also sealed. Could it be that you didn't go in at all? But that doesn't make sense. You and the second wife both have burn marks, proving that you were in the inner room when the fire started."
Murong Zhuangzhuang was also very curious when he heard Su Qing say this, and urged: "Yes, tell me quickly."
Zi'an invited everyone to sit down with a smile and ordered Xiaosun to serve tea. He did not start telling his story until the king's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
"The door and the roof are indeed sealed. I can't open them by myself. The only way is to escape from the roof. The roof is made of glazed tiles and clay. It is very solid, different from ordinary green tiles. So, I twisted the cloth into two strips, tied the dagger with one strip and hung it firmly on the beam. I then placed two jars of wine on the beam along the silk. When the fire came in, the heat rose, and such a big fire would quickly burn all the air. When it burned to a certain degree, the wine jars would explode and directly blow up the roof. I then tied another strip of silk that I had prepared to the beam and climbed up and got out from the exploded hole. If I were the only one to get out, it would be a piece of cake. However, since I had to bring the second wife and two live chickens out, it naturally took some effort."
Su Qing listened to her in a daze, "You actually blew up the roof? How is that possible?"
"It's possible, because after a fire, the temperature in the room is extremely high, and the fire will burn away the gas, so the pressure in the room is very high, and the heat generated by the fire will rise. My wine jar is placed at a high position, which is equivalent to all the power in the room rushing up and releasing it all at once. This force is extraordinary."
Zi'an couldn't give a complete explanation, so he could only talk about the principle of the explosion in this one-sided way, which is why fires are always prone to explosions.
Su Qing and Xiao Tuo looked at each other, and then asked Murong Zhuangzhuang together, "Does the princess understand?"
Murong Zhuangzhuang nodded, "Yes, I understand. Don't you understand?"
Su Qing and Xiao Tuo nodded without hesitation, "I understand, after she explained it like this, I understand everything."
Su Qing was somewhat unwilling to accept this, and asked Murong Jie again, "Does Your Majesty understand?"
Murong Jie said expressionlessly, "I understand. Why not? Just use the wine jar to blow up the roof, and then climb out from the roof. With the silk ropes, you can climb out naturally."
"Uh, yes, yes, that's it." Su Qing nodded awkwardly.
Hell, who doesn't know that you can climb out by following the silk rope? But the problem is blowing up the roof, who knows what kind of gas or something
Su Qing quickly changed the subject, "Then why did you bring her out? She wanted to hurt you."
Zi'an glanced at Liang and said, "She doesn't know."
At least, she was unaware of this matter.
In fact, she had escaped by herself, but Liang sat on the ground powerlessly, letting the fire spread. She said sadly and desperately, "Why did she treat me like this? In this life, everything I could give, I gave to the Duke's Mansion. Even for Ximen Xiaoyue, I took good care of her. I took care of everything about this marriage, and even paid most of her dowry. Over the years, the Duke's Mansion had no money to spend, and I went back to ask my parents for it. Everyone knows it. On weekdays, everyone praises me and remembers my kindness. But at this juncture, why did she treat me like this? Is what happened today all my fault? I just want to vent her anger and don't want anyone to bully my relatives. I tried my best to protect them, but what happened in return?"
(End of this chapter)