Yinzhen had lunch with Wen Yuan in Chuxiu Palace before leaving and returning to Yangxin Palace.

Although Wen Yuan didn't know Yinzhen's thoughts and intentions, she could tell from his actions, demeanor, and the subtle micro-expressions in his movements that Yinzhen really wanted her to get pregnant and have a child...

Even... I felt that he was a little fanatical about it.

Is it because of age?

The ancients did have certain pursuits for the number of offspring, especially the imperial family, and Yinzhen's father, Emperor Kangxi, was even more famous for his fertility.

Regardless of the actual reason, it was a good thing that Yinzhen was looking forward to having a child and looking forward to her, the youngest hen in the palace, laying eggs.

"Spectrum, I want to eat hotpot tonight, please help me prepare it.

The fire in this pot needs to be strong and the soup needs to be boiling, so that it will taste good."

"Yes, your Majesty. Please don't have mutton. Let's have more meatballs and vegetables." Pu Guang Fuli took a few purses for rewards and went downstairs to work.

*

In the Suiyu Pavilion.

Shen Meizhuang and Zhen Huan sat opposite each other and played chess.

When Zhen Huan's black pieces fell, Shen Meizhuang's white pieces were on the verge of collapse.

"Oh, wrong, wrong. I'll try again." Shen Meizhuang couldn't help but say coquettishly.

When Zhen Huan saw this, she teased, "Don't cheat like that!" and forcibly stopped Shen Meizhuang from regretting her move.

Shen Meizhuang glanced at the serious look in Zhen Huan's eyes, pouted a little, and raised her hand to casually place the white piece on the edge of the chessboard, saying helplessly and aggrievedly,

"Forget it, forget it. I'm losing now. I won't play anymore."

Seeing Shen Meizhuang's rare little girl behavior, Zhen Huan said, "What's this? She's cheating when she can't change her mind. She's just being petty.

Come, let’s have another plate.”

But Shen Meizhuang's mind was not on the chess game at all. She looked at the free white parrot and stood up.

"I'm really upset. Even if I play ten more games, I'll still lose."

Seeing Shen Meizhuang's unwillingness to show her misbehavior, Zhen Huan also put away the idea of ​​playing chess.

"I know what you're worried about, but it's a pity that the time has not come yet. After all, I've been favored for so many years, and it's not easy to get the result."

After hearing this consolation, the hatred in Shen Meizhuang's eyes became even stronger.

"How do you know the hatred in my heart?"

When she first took power in the palace, she used all kinds of tricks.

In the Old Summer Palace, push her into the koi pond.

Through a scheme set up by a fellow imperial physician, he caused her to fake pregnancy and fall out of favor.

With so many things happening one after another, Shen Meizhuang really wanted to strangle her to death with her own hands.

"I will only hate you more than you do."

Zhen Huan will never forget how her two-month-old baby died in miscarriage.

"What fell from my belly was my own flesh and blood."

The sadness and pain in Zhen Huan's eyes made Shen Meizhuang realize that she had mentioned Zhen Huan's pain.

She didn't respond, nor did she force herself to say anything to comfort him. She just sat back in her seat silently, sighed, and drank some tea.

In the Sui Yu Pavilion, the two looked at each other in silence, and sighed a few more times.

After a while, Xiao Yunzi suddenly walked into the inner room and reported to Zhen Huan,

"Suxi has arrived and slipped into the side hall of Suiyuxuan."

Upon hearing this, Zhen Huan suddenly laughed out loud, "Humph, after so many days, she finally found an opportunity to strike!"

"Whether to let him do it or not is entirely up to you, Madam."

"If I don't help him, how will he explain to his master?"

Shen Meizhuang looked at Zhen Huan and Xiao Yunzi singing the same tune and asked with some doubt,

"What kind of riddle are you two, master and servant, talking about?"

The actual situation was completely different from what Nian Shilan, who was scared by Wen Yuan, thought.

Concubine Duan often came to visit Zhen Huan, hoping to find out who would be the bride of Princess Wen Yi.

Shen Meizhuang went to see Zhen Huan purely to exchange feelings when she was bored.

Zhen Huan first instructed Xiao Yunzi, "You go out and wait, and when you see the fire is getting bigger, catch him."

"Whoo."

After Xiao Yunzi left, Zhen Huan met Shen Meizhuang's puzzled gaze and asked her, "Sister, do you want to see how Nian Shilan digs her own grave?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Meizhuang was stunned.

Then he followed Zhen Huan to the window and said, "The warm room in the side hall of Sui Yu Xuan is connected to where I am. If the fire there gets bigger, I will certainly not be able to escape death."

As she spoke, Zhen Huan took out a small celadon bottle from the table and poured the liquid on the cloth and books.

Shen Meizhuang, who was not able to react at the moment, hurriedly stopped him and said,

"This is osmanthus oil for combing hair, what are you pouring it for?"

But Zhen Huan didn't have time to respond to Shen Meizhuang. She just emptied the osmanthus oil bottle in her hand and turned to the side, "Don't make a sound."

Lift up the lampshade and pull out the red candle inside.

"Don't hide anything you are going to do from me."

Shen Meizhuang was very panicked. There was a fire burning outside, but Huan'er not only did not run away, she was also doing some puzzling things.

This...if the fire gets too big and really hurts my body, what should I do?

Upon hearing this, Zhen Huan held a candle in her hand, frowned, and replied with a serious expression, with a desperate and revengeful look in her eyes,

"Nian Shilan sent his men to burn me to death. I won't harm anyone, but I can't let anyone harm me in vain!"

When Shen Meizhuang heard this, she suddenly realized the intention behind all of Zhen Huan's actions.

"So, you're going to help her?!"

"It's like offering flowers to Buddha."

Shen Meizhuang saw the determination in Zhen Huan's eyes, she took a deep breath, "Okay, since we are going to act, we have to do it thoroughly and completely.

I don’t want her to have any chance to escape.”

As she spoke, Shen Meizhuang took the candle from Zhen Huan's hand and lit it on the pink silk cloth on the table.

The fire started as expected.

In just one watch of the night, a hint of red amid the billowing smoke instantly made the silent Forbidden City boil.

“The fire broke out! The fire broke out—!!”

"There's a fire in Suiyuxuan, help is coming!!!"

However, Yinzhen had not gone to bed at 10 p.m., but was still reviewing memorials in the Yangxin Palace.

The commotion outside the palace and Su Peisheng's hasty report made him aware of the fire in the palace.

When Yinzhen hurried to the entrance of Suiyuxuan, he saw Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang escaping from the sea of ​​fire in a panic with the help of palace servants.

The fire in Suiyuxuan was burning fiercely, and the palace servants poured buckets of water on it, but it was like a stone sinking into the sea.

"The Emperor has arrived——"

Yinzhen looked at Zhen Huan's face, which was blackened and reddened by the fireworks, and his heart suddenly tightened.

He walked forward, patted Zhen Huan's shoulder and comforted her, "It's okay, it's okay, don't be afraid."

Zhen Huan looked away with tears in her eyes, "Sister Mei..."

At this time, Shen Meizhuang was letting the female doctor next to her bandage her wound. The blood-red stain on her fair arm looked particularly hideous.

"Mrs. Shen, how is your injury?"

In response to Yinzhen's question, Shen Meizhuang just stared blankly ahead without saying a word.

Zhen Huan tried to make excuses and cried, "Sister must be frightened. It's all my fault. Why did I ask Sister Mei to play chess out of the blue..."

"How could there be a fire out of nowhere? Where is the eunuch in charge of this palace?"

"Report to the Emperor."

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and found that the person who spoke was not Xiao Yunzi, the eunuch in charge of Sui Yuxuan, but the imperial guards who came to help put out the fire.

"I saw that the fire was spreading very fast and I felt something was wrong, so I went into the inner room to put out the fire myself. I found that there was a strong smell of flower oil in the Sui Yu Xuan, and based on the extent of the fire, I guessed that there should be more than one fire point in the palace..."

But before the leader of the imperial guards could finish his words, he heard a sudden sharp cry outside the Broken Jade Pavilion.

“Your Majesty!!! There’s a fire in the Yikun Palace!!!! It’s been burning for over a quarter of an hour and no one has come to help. The fire can’t be put out at all.

Your Majesty, I beg you to release those people quickly and save our queen...my lady!

Nian promised, our young lady is still in the Yikun Palace and has not been rescued, Your Majesty!! "

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