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The plan was made, and soon, Shen Chi arrived at Concubine Xue's bedroom.

Yue Gui and the other two palace maids were guarding inside, while Youlan, probably because her body had not fully recovered yet and was caught in the cold during the vigil last night, did not come over today and stayed in the room to rest.

After learning that Concubine Xue would wake up after the acupuncture today, Yue Gui and the other two maids were very happy, and everything was progressing as Shen Chi and Chu Huanyan had arranged before.

After Shen Chi and the others left, the shouts of arresting assassins rang out not long after, attracting all the patrolling guards.

however……

Just before Chu Huanyan and the others had time to check if Yue Gui had taken action, thick smoke suddenly appeared in the direction of the dormitory.

"Is there a leak?" Someone looked at the thick smoke and suddenly shouted.

For a moment, the eunuchs and maids in Yingxue Palace who had not yet figured out where the assassin was, quickly ran towards the dormitory.

Chu Huanyan and Xianyue also ran over immediately. When they got closer, they realized that it was indeed on fire, and the flames had already jumped up.

"Hurry, put out the fire quickly, the imperial concubine is still inside!" A palace maid exclaimed.

Everyone rushed to get water to put out the fire, but the fire was so fierce and burning from the inside that there was no way to break in and save people for a while.

Under the light of the fire, Chu Huanyan's face turned pale, and she stood there without saying a word.

Emperor Xiao quickly got the news and rushed over. Looking at the blazing fire, he almost rushed in without hesitation. In the end, he was stopped by Eunuch Zheng, Empress Wei and Xiao Rongxuan who also rushed over.

"Let go, Zhi'er is still here..."

With a bang, the burning roof suddenly collapsed, which seemed to extinguish the hope in Emperor Xiao's heart.

The emperor, who was dressed in dragon robes and full of majesty, looked at the collapsed dormitory. It seemed as if all the muscles and bones had been taken away from his whole body. He staggered and almost fell to the ground.

"Father!"

"emperor!"

Xiao Rongxuan and Eunuch Zheng quickly stretched out their hands to support him, thus preventing Emperor Xiao from falling.

Youlan, who was resting in the room, heard the commotion and ran over while coughing. When she saw the burned-out palace, she rushed forward without caring about etiquette, grabbed someone and asked, "Where is your empress? Where is the empress!"

"Your Majesty and Aunt Yuegui are both inside!" the little palace maid who was pulled spoke with a cry.

In an instant, Youlan collapsed to the ground.

"How could this happen, how could this happen..." She looked at everything in front of her in shock, "How could it catch fire when it's fine!"

"Someone set a fire and wanted to burn the imperial concubine to death." Chu Huanyan's tone was very cold.

Emperor Xiao suddenly turned his head to look at her, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

"Your Majesty, I already know that the murderer is..."

"How did you promise me!" Emperor Xiao said angrily, before Chu Huanyan could finish what he said, "Come here, send me an order to kill the entire Ning'an Marquis Mansion, and kill Chu Huanyan's five horses..."

"Your Majesty, now that things have come to this, it's better to let your servant identify the murderer first." Chu Huanyan said.

"Even if you find the murderer, it is impossible to save your life!" As he spoke, Emperor Xiao even trembled uncontrollably. At this moment, he deeply regretted agreeing to Chu Huanyan's proposal to set up a trap.

"After I have finished speaking, no matter how the emperor wants to deal with it, I will have no complaints."

Queen Wei's eyes were red from crying. She looked at Chu Huanyan and then at Emperor Xiao, and said: "Your Majesty, I also want to know who killed my sister. Let Chu Huanyan tell the murderer first, and then It’s not too late to deal with it!”

After speaking, she looked at Chu Huanyan, "Who is the murderer you are talking about?"

At this moment, Qin Li came over with several guards, holding a piece of cloth in his hand.

"I found this in Yue Gui's room." Qin Li said to Chu Huanyan.

The leading guard recognized it immediately, "The cloth used to wrap the poison is exactly the same as this one."

As soon as these words came out, many people were stunned.

Youlan, who was paralyzed on the ground, suddenly raised her head, "What does this mean? Could it be that..."

"Could that dark shadow be Aunt Yuegui?" A young eunuch said subconsciously.

The palace maid who had just left because of abdominal pain also reacted at this moment, "Just now, there were only Aunt Yuegui and the empress in the palace, so it is said that Aunt Yuegui set the fire..."

"But Yuegui herself is also in there!" Youlan said immediately, "If she is really the murderer, why doesn't she escape!"

"Perhaps he knows that if he takes action, he will inevitably be exposed and die, so it is better to commit suicide." Xiao Rongxuan said, and then looked at Chu Huanyan, "Miss Chu did not leave her alone in the room just to test Yuegui. Hit it?"

Seeing that Chu Huanyan didn't speak, Xiao Rongxuan sneered.

"Stupid. Even if the murderer is found out now, Yue Gui, but she was allowed to harm the imperial concubine, Chu Huanyan. You must bear full responsibility for this matter."

This method is really asking for death. I wonder how Xiao Jinzhi will feel after getting the news. Oh, it's really exciting!

Chu Huanyan, who had not spoken for a long time, glanced at Xiao Rongxuan, raised her eyebrows, and finally spoke.

"Third Prince, I never said that the murderer was Yuegui."

Xiao Rongxuan frowned, "What do you mean by that? Isn't the truth already obvious?"

Everyone present looked at Chu Huanyan in confusion.

After Youlan was stunned, she immediately spoke: "Really? Miss Chu, is the murderer really not Yuegui?"

There was hope in her tone, and it sounded like she couldn't accept the fact that Yue Gui was the murderer.

"That's right, it's not her." Chu Huanyan looked down at Youlan, paused briefly, and continued, "Because the murderer is you."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned. What does it mean?

Youlan looked at her blankly, "Miss Chu, what are you talking about? Why can't this slave understand you? How can this slave be the murderer?"

Chu Huanyan laughed and looked at the cloth in Qin Li's hand, "This cloth is evidence."

Queen Wei looked at Chu Huanyan in confusion, "Didn't this fabric come from Yue Gui's room?"

"It is indeed from Yuegui's room, but someone else put it in."

Chu Huanyan looked at Youlan and spoke slowly.

"You knew that the cloth was hidden in the tree, and you also knew that I wanted to test Yue Gui, so you took the opportunity to set fire, hoping to burn Concubine Xue Gui and Yue Gui to death at the same time. Then you put the cloth in Yue Gui's room, completely confirming that she was the murderer. This way, But there is no evidence to prove it."

And Youlan probably felt that after Concubine Xue's accident, she was so panicked that she could only use the cloth as evidence that the murderer was the one who bit Yue Gui to death. Otherwise, her involvement in Concubine Xue's life would have been in vain, and the real culprit has not yet been found.

Therefore, even if he did not order someone to blame Yue Gui, he would not be able to explain anything in this case and could only follow the trend.

A flash of panic flashed across Youlan's face, but then she spoke again.

"Miss Chu, I really don't understand what you are talking about. I don't understand everything you say!"

"Don't you understand?" Chu Huanyan laughed, "Then what if I told you that the person who tested this game from the beginning was not Yue Gui, but you."