The Queen has arrived: An Lingrong does not want to fight in the palace after her rebirth

One, two, three... An Lingrong was counting down the time in her heart.

There will be two fireworks shows tonight, one at the end of the You hour and one at the beginning of the Hai hour.

As long as Xiao Jiangzi acts quickly, he should be able to catch up.

At this moment, the Queen and her two companions also arrived at the center of the square.

Seeing that An Lingrong was actually with Concubine Jing, the Queen was stunned for a moment, but she regained her composure in an instant. It depended on Li Ying's ability to catch as many rabbits as she could. At the very least, one of them had already fallen into the trap.

The Queen remained calm, and Li Ying also looked normal. Only Guarjia Wenyuan looked at An Lingrong as if she had seen a ghost, and glared at her with her almond-shaped eyes as if she saw through her.

An Lingrong met her gaze with a faint smile. Concubine Qi became even more annoyed and rolled her eyes to the sky. Li Ying, who was one step behind her, was afraid that she would make more moves, so she took a step forward unnoticeably and blocked An Lingrong's inquiring gaze.

Seeing this, An Lingrong was convinced that Xia Dongchun was just a detour and their real target was her.

Fortunately, we did not rush into the hills blindly.

"Bang, bang" the hour of Hai arrived, dazzling fireworks shot up into the sky, and in an instant the bright moonlit sky bloomed with colorful colors.

Auspicious patterns such as blessings from heaven, good weather, good harvest, peace on earth, etc. kept changing in the sky, attracting the attention of people on the ground.

The fireworks will last for a quarter of an hour.

No one noticed that a raging fire had started in the Miaozhengwusheng side hall of Yuediyunju.

Yuemu Yunju is the place where the royal family worships Buddha. There is constant incense burning all year round. In addition, the beams and pillars in the hall are made of extremely dry wood. If there is a spark, the flame wrapped in lamp oil will sweep across the area.

Fireworks burst in the sky and flames spread across the ground.

By the time the monks in the main hall of the rear Buddhist building realized something was wrong, the fire had already spread to the door of the side hall.

Fireworks fell, smoke rose, and discussions began.

Su Peisheng, who was usually calm, was frightened and panicked: "Your Majesty, there was a fire in Yunju at the end of the month."

A sudden fire broke out on the night of the Lantern Festival, and the emperor instantly had all kinds of suspicions in his mind. He glanced around coldly, taking in the expressions of surprise, fear, and panic among the people, and made up his mind:

"Let's go and take a look."

The Queen panicked. Li Ying had prepared bait for An Lingrong and her gang in Yuedi Yunju. If the Emperor were to take people there, all the arrangements for tonight would be exposed. So she tried to dissuade him, "Your Majesty is worth a fortune. The fire is so fierce this time. I think it would not be too late for Your Majesty to go check it out after the guards put out the fire with the fire bucket."

The emperor glanced at the queen and said, "I am the emperor who is not afraid of fire or water. You don't need to worry too much. However, there are many female relatives here. It would be better for the queen to take the female relatives and children to the introduction building to wait, so as to avoid the crowds and confusion and accidental injuries."

While the two were talking, An Lingrong gently touched Concubine Duan with her hand, exchanged a quick glance with her, and then quickly withdrew her hand.

Concubine Duan understood immediately, and thinking of Xia Dongchun whom she had not seen for a long time, she changed the words she was going to persuade the emperor to:

"Your Majesty, water and fire have always been merciless. It just so happens that the weather is dry and the wind is blowing. Fire is fueled by the wind. I think we can't just guard against it in Yuedi Yunju alone. We still need to increase manpower in each palace to prevent flying fire from splashing down with the wind and causing a fire."

As soon as Concubine Duan finished speaking, Zhang Tingyu and two other ministers outside the square also seconded the motion.

"Seventeenth brother, quickly have the guards of Yuanmingyuan go to each palace in groups of two to eliminate the fire source. The rest of the personnel will follow the command of the inner court guards and go to Yuedi Yunju with me."

As soon as the emperor finished speaking, the queen's eyes were panicked for a moment. She pinched her palms and tried to calm herself down. Now no female family member could go to Yuedi Yunju, so maybe no one would find out, or maybe it was so chaotic there that the person had already woken up and left.

In desperation, she could only bring all the ladies and concubines back to the audience building.

"Why is Sister Ming not here?" When everyone gathered together, Concubine Xin was the first to ask.

The Queen was extremely furious as her plan tonight was blocked. She glanced at An Lingrong who looked calm and wished someone would jump out so that she could take the opportunity to eliminate Xia Dongchun. The Queen was just about to add fuel to the fire.

But someone was quicker than her, Concubine Jing smiled and said:

"Hey, you know Sister Ming has a lively personality. Tonight, when she saw Zining particularly like the rabbit lantern, she remembered the little white rabbit she saw the eunuch raising in the Hundred Horses Garden last time. She insisted on catching one for Zining, and I couldn't stop her."

Concubine Jing's cover-up made everyone laugh. Thinking of Xia Dongchun's character, this was something she really could do, but someone was so stupid:

"Sister Jingfei, are you sure that Concubine Ming went to catch rabbits?"

Seeing that Concubine Qi seemed to have some hidden agenda, Concubine Jing asked in confusion:

"I didn't realize that the rabbit catching incident could be fake. Could it be that Sister Qi knows where Noble Ming is?"

Concubine Jing's counterattack made the Queen even more upset. This time, all the ladies in the palace were present. If she allowed Concubine Qi to confront Concubine Jing again, more details would be exposed, which would arouse suspicion. Therefore, the Queen adjusted her mood, smiled gently, and followed Concubine Jing's words to praise Zi Ning:

"Our Zi Ning is a beautiful girl, and everyone in the palace likes her. Lady Ming is sincere, so it's not surprising that she did this."

Then he cleverly changed the subject: "By the way, there was a fire just now. Did it scare the little ones?"

Cao Qinmo was the first to say, "Thank you, Queen, for your concern. Wen Yi thought there were fireworks going off over there, so she wasn't startled."

Li Ying, who had been silent the whole time, finally spoke up: "The Queen knows. The Sixth Prince is just a fool and audacious. How could he understand these things?"

"Zining likes crowds of people, so this little noise won't scare her."

The topic of conversation around the child suddenly started, and the reserved ladies in the hall also began to join in the conversation, and the atmosphere became relaxed again.

As for what each person thinks, it is difficult to know.

At this time, Xia Dongchun, who was soaked all over, just wanted to curse someone, she wanted to curse herself.

How could she be so stupid? She ate too much Yuanxiao for two tonight, and then had a stomachache, so she stayed in the dressing room for a little longer.

When she came out, she met a little palace maid who claimed to be from Sister Wen's palace. She said that Sister Wen had something for her to do, so she followed her foolishly.

But she did recognize that the person was Baoying, the new arrival in Yonghe Palace.

As she walked further and further away and realized something was wrong, she was about to subdue the man, but she didn't expect that the man suddenly jumped up and threw a packet of sleeping pills at her.

Thanks to Dan Shuang's push, she was able to escape towards Yuedi Yunju, but she had inhaled some of the drug after all. Just as she was about to reach Yuedi Yunju, she could no longer hold on and fell into the lake.

The cold lake water entered her lungs, choking her and instantly waking her up. However, she couldn't swim and nearly sank to the bottom of the lake several times. She struggled to her feet with only the strength of a tiger.

Now, after being washed by the lake water, her mind became clear.

That person looked somewhat like Baoying, but also somewhat different.

What was even more terrifying was that she saw the man driving the unconscious Danshuang into Yuedi Yunju in the lake, and then turned back to the direction of the introduction building a quarter of an hour later.

The lake water was cold, and Xia Dongchun felt even colder in her heart. It seemed that she and Dan Shuang were being used as bait.

She hurriedly climbed out of the lake and found a deserted place. She had to tell Sister Wen about this.

Before I could take a few steps, I saw fireworks rising into the sky and thick black smoke.

Xia Dongchun was startled and immediately turned back to Yuedi Yunju.