Surprise appeared in You Yuji's eyes.
The owner of the Poison Tower sneaked into the palace and burned down the Yuanlong Palace
"How can this be possible!" Emperor Chen was furious.
The birthday peaches that represented bad omens, the matter of Princess Huarong, and the incompetent crown prince who had no idea what he wanted, all made Emperor Chen very unhappy. After hearing the eunuch's report, he became even more furious and walked towards the Yuanlong Palace.
"Your Majesty!" The chief eunuch stopped him. "The Imperial Guards have surrounded the owner of the Poison Tower and will definitely capture him alive. Your Majesty, please do not go there in person and take the risk!"
"Get out of the way!" Emperor Chen kicked the eunuch away and strode towards Yuanlong Palace.
Seeing the eunuch being kicked to the ground, the prince who wanted to persuade him swallowed his words and went to Yuanlong Palace with His Majesty together with several other princes.
—Your Majesty goes there in person. If they don’t go, wouldn’t it seem like they are cowards
In this case, seeing that his father was going with him, the other princes had no choice but to go with him.
"The owner of the Poison Tower? Is he very scary? I heard that his whole body is full of poison. Whoever he looks at may be poisoned to death..." Chen Lingyan shrank his shoulders.
Princess Huarong glanced at her and said with disdain, "You just follow the crowd and believe those nonsense!"
Princess Huarong strode forward and also chased to Yuanlong Palace.
The others were more or less curious about the legendary Poison Tower owner. They thought that since the Royal Guards had surrounded the Poison Tower owner and even His Majesty had rushed over, there shouldn't be any danger. One by one, they followed with their own followers.
After all, everyone knows the owner of the Poison Tower, but few have seen him. Today, the owner of the Poison Tower was captured by the Imperial Guards, and we will never see him again...
"Let's go!" Chen Lingyan looked at You Yuji who was in a daze, "Why, are you scared?"
You Yuji came to her senses and followed the Princess of Jinnan.
Princess Jinnan didn't want to join in the fun, but the other princesses asked her to go, so she went. She looked at You Yuji and said, "If you don't feel well and don't want to go, go back to the front hall and rest."
"I'll accompany the princess." You Yuji smiled faintly.
On the way to Yuanlong Hall, a group of people saw the sea of fire in Yuanlong Hall from afar. They were still some distance away from Yuanlong Hall, but they could already feel the heat coming towards them.
"Is that the owner of the Poison Building?" someone exclaimed.
Everyone else looked in the direction that man pointed.
You Yuji had already seen the owner of the Poison Tower.
—The flames devoured the Yuanlong Palace, and the owner of the Poison Tower stood on the highest roof of the Yuanlong Palace, stepping on the bricks and tiles of the roof as if he was strolling in the garden.
A large number of palace servants poured water on Yuanlong Palace to put out the fire, and more imperial guards, armed with bows and arrows, surrounded the Yuanlong Palace in the sea of fire, and also surrounded the owner of the Poison Tower on the roof.
You Yuji stared at the owner of the Poison Tower on the roof of Yuanlong Palace in astonishment. She didn't know what he was doing. Was he trying to save his life? Even if he wasn't afraid of being caught by the people in the palace, wasn't he afraid of the sea of fire under his feet
The owner of the Poison Tower, who was wandering on the roof of Yuanlong Palace, suddenly stopped and looked over from afar.
You Yuji didn't know if it was an illusion, but she felt as if he saw her. Was it an illusion? She was just a customer who bought medicine from him, and he probably wouldn't treat her any differently. It must be an illusion, at such a distance. She must have seen it wrong.
"Oh my god! Is he a lunatic?" Chen Lingyan opened her eyes wide, "Someone wants to die in a spectacular way?"
The commander of the Imperial Guards shouted: "I advise you to surrender immediately!"
A hoarse laugh rang out from above the sea of fire. The twisted and weird laughter spread far away after being scorched by the raging fire, and it lasted for a long time in this piece of heaven and earth.
The faces of the women who had come to watch the fun gradually turned pale, and they all showed a hint of fear. Even the men became cautious.
Heat waves rolled over her cheeks layer by layer. You Yuji opened her eyes wide and looked at the person on the roof, feeling a little anxious.
Emperor Chen narrowed his eyes and looked at the person above the sea of fire.
He originally wanted to capture him alive and use him as a weapon. But now that he had blatantly challenged his majesty, he could no longer let him live. He said in a deep voice, "Shoot!"
You Yuji couldn't help but take a step forward.
…her fake-death drug.
Thousands of arrows were fired at once.
For a moment, dense arrows shot towards the sea of fire, and the sky and the earth seemed to be covered by the dense arrows in an instant, and their original color became dark.
You Yuji involuntarily took another step forward. She opened her eyes wide, staring at the black figure above the sea of fire. She clearly saw the man in black clothes, who remained calm and composed when thousands of arrows were shot at him. He put one hand behind his back and shot in her direction.
Just when You Yuji's heart was tightening, she saw the black figure step slightly on the glazed tiles in front of him.
In an instant, thousands of green glazed tiles were lifted high.
The sky and earth that were covered in darkness by dense arrows were instantly dyed green by the shining glazed tiles.
You Yuji heard a series of exclamations.
"Red fire, black arrows, green tiles..." Si Que's face under the mask slowly showed a smile, "And blue."
A huge blue smoke burst out from the roof of Yuanlong Hall in an instant. Instantly, everyone could only see this blue. Even the blazing sea of fire was completely covered by the overwhelming blue smoke.
Si Que stood in the blue smoke, sniffing the scent of the smoke. He slowly said, "Sister, are these fireworks beautiful?"
He laughed softly, with a hint of mischief.
Unfortunately, they were too far away and You Yuji couldn’t hear them.
Blue smoke bloomed from the roof of Yuanlong Hall, slowly spreading around, and soon floated in front of the crowd.
"Someone come! Protect the emperor!" the eunuch shouted urgently in a shrill voice.
Almost everyone covered their mouths and noses, fearing that the strange blue smoke was highly toxic.
You Yuji was still looking at the roof of Yuanlong Hall. But the thick smoke blocked her sight, and she could no longer see the people on the roof. She did not cover her mouth and nose. Instead, she gently sniffed the smoke that floated in front of her.
She smelled a hint of irises.
When the blue smoke continued for a long time, Si Que had already left Yuanlong Hall. He left from the northwest gate, and the guards at the gate stood straight, but their eyes were empty, as if they could not see him at all.
Si Que left the palace and looked back in the direction of Yuanlong Palace. Even from such a distance, he could still see the sky over there covered with a strange blue mist.
He could have played for a while longer, but stopping the medication was indeed too much of a drain on his body.
"Sister, let's just make do for now." He took off his mask and wiped the blood from the corner of his lips with his fingertips.
There were too many things happening in the palace today, and it was almost evening when You Yuji left the palace with the princess. When they arrived at the palace gate, You Yuji stood beside the carriage and let the princess get in first.
She turned her head and looked into the distance, and saw Princess Huarong.
Princess Huarong did not even wait until she returned to the Princess's Mansion, and began to severely punish Qi Mingcheng at the gate of the palace. She sat in the carriage and looked through the open window at her subordinates with a cold face to severely punish Qi Mingcheng.
Such a strong man was tied up with his hands and feet and curled up on the ground, and Princess Huarong's men were beating him severely with whips.
Chen Lingyan also saw it, she muttered: "It's just too much. Why would you dare to mess with my aunt when you can mess with anyone else."
After saying that, Chen Lingyan also got on the carriage.
You Yuji called Zhenxu over and whispered a few words to him before getting on the carriage.
The princess looked over and asked: "What did you tell your maid to do?"
You Yuji saw the princess's eyes and her heart suddenly tightened. She didn't show her expression and explained in a gentle voice: "So many things happened in the palace today, and I didn't eat much. I wanted to eat the shortbread from Cuixianglou, so I asked her to buy some. The shortbread from that shop tastes good, so I bought some and sent some to you."
The princess did not respond. She was silent for a while, then spoke again: "I heard that you went to Princess Huarong's room after changing your clothes. How come I didn't know that you knew her before?"
Chen Lingyan looked over curiously.
You Yuji smiled softly, "I wanted to report this to the princess after returning home. I invited Princess Huarong to come to my home for a short visit. This is what happened..."
You Yuji paused, looked at Chen Lingyan with a smile, and then continued, "I heard that after Princess Huarong's daughter died young, she adopted a son from her husband's cousin's family. Now he is of the right age to discuss marriage. He is handsome, knowledgeable and skilled in martial arts."
Princess Jinnan was stunned. Chen Lingyan was discussing marriage recently, and she had several candidates, one of whom was the young master of the Cui family. She looked at You Yuji again, smiled and nodded: "You are thoughtful."
"The princess is not feeling well. This is just what I should do." You Yuji replied in a gentle voice.
Chen Lingyan looked at this and that and asked, "What are you talking about? Why don't I understand?"
Princess Jinnan ignored her daughter. She felt a little annoyed and blamed herself for not raising her two children well. Seeing her daughter like this, she could only spend more time looking for a husband for her.
Back at the palace, as soon as You Yuji entered the door, Baisui jumped down from the shelf at the door and jumped onto her shoulder. You Yuji was startled, turned her head to look at it, touched its head lovingly, and walked inside with it in her arms.
She glanced in the direction of the purification room and asked, "Princess Que is in the purification room?"
"Yes." Bao He reported, "The princess wants to take a bath. She just went in not long ago."
You Yuji nodded, put Baisui down casually, and turned to the small room to change clothes. Today's solemn palace dress was a bit heavy and uncomfortable to wear for a long time.
After she changed her clothes and came out, she saw Si Que still in the clean room. She took a medical book, held Baisui in her arms and sat down under the window.
After flipping through a dozen pages of the medical book, Zhenxu hurried back with the pastries she bought from Cuixianglou.
"How is it?" You Yuji asked, his eyes still on the book.
"Dead. Beaten to death by Princess Huarong's men and thrown into a mass grave!" Zhenxu patted his chest when he thought of Qi Mingcheng's death.
You Yuji then raised her eyes. She pondered for a while and said, "Let Zhuo Wen send someone to make sure the person has completely died."
Zhenxu smiled and said, "Don't worry, Madam. We have sent someone to go there. It is confirmed that he has passed away!"
Only then did You Yuji feel completely relieved.
"Send some of the shortbread to the princess," she said.
Zhenxu responded and immediately walked out quickly.
You Yuji gently stroked Baisui's neck with her fingers, her eyes fixed on nothingness, and she pondered over what had happened today.
From the time she decided to kill him to the time Qi Mingcheng died, it was exactly twenty-four hours. Time was tight, and she didn't have much time to make her plan perfect. She had to recall repeatedly to see if there were any loopholes.
When she threw the Jiangshantu high up to block people's view, she secretly tampered with the birthday peaches. Although the birthday peaches were taken away by the palace servants for inspection, the paint she used was not much different from the paint used to write the congratulatory words on the birthday peaches. Even if someone was found to have tampered with it, it would be difficult to think that she tampered with it while dancing in front of everyone.
Qi Mingcheng was falsely accused of intentionally humiliating Princess Huarong, but he was already dead and there was no evidence to prove it.
Qi Mingcheng was arrogant in the past and offended many court officials. Even if he was suspected of framing him, he would not suspect her.
What's more, Your Majesty wants to die together.
No one will conduct a thorough investigation.
You Yuji put down the medical book, looked towards the direction of the clean room and frowned slightly - why did A Que stay in the clean room for so long
You Yuji put down Baisui in her arms, got up and went to the purification room.
In the clean room filled with water vapor, Si Que sat in the water with his eyelashes drooping, and actually fell asleep.
You Yuji gently placed her hand on his cold, wet cheek, looked at his eyes, and felt a little pity in her heart. He was going to die soon, so she would do her best to protect him.
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