Transmigrating into a female supporting role in a book

"Oh, Situ family...you wait and don't walk around." He seemed to be smiling as he whispered the instructions.

I began to feel a little scared at this moment. This person had never appeared in my memory, and he probably didn't know my original self. He suddenly came to my aid, and I was afraid he had some purpose. So many people were trapped in the fire, why did he save me? What's more, he didn't know my identity beforehand, and he didn't mean to show his kindness to Situ Jue.

He raised his hand upwards, and a whistling arrow flew out of his sleeve and shot into the night sky, making a long sharp whistle accompanied by a faint glow of flint.

Is that a signal to my companions? I looked up, and soon my eyes could no longer follow the whistling arrow. I was just thinking about what would happen if the thing lost power in mid-air and fell down, hitting someone in the city. When I regained my horizontal line of sight, the Jade-faced Yama in front of me had disappeared.

I subconsciously looked around. There were only dense shadows of trees swaying in the near distance, and in the distance, the lights and black smoke from the lantern festival street illuminated half the sky. The fire was really strange, and I wondered if Su Mei had escaped.

I introduced myself just now, not really expecting anyone to take me back. At this time, Situ Jue should still be on Changjie, maybe trying to find someone to put out the fire. Su Mei should have sent someone to inform him, and I also asked Ji Feng to tell him where he was going for me.

I picked up the burnt clothes that I had thrown on the ground as evidence, and then headed towards the lantern festival.

I walked along the path for a long time, and finally found the direction to the main street. I didn't expect that this road was so long. When I arrived, the fire in the teahouse had been put out, but it had become a ruin. There were soldiers from the patrol camp saving people around.

During the fire, the upper floors of the wooden building collapsed, and some people who did not have time to escape were trapped underneath.

The severity of the scene was truly shocking.

Until I heard a familiar voice, crying and shouting excitedly, "Please look carefully again, she is following me, and she almost escaped with me... Please look carefully again..."

"Sister Mei." I walked through the crowd and appeared in front of Su Mei. She couldn't believe it at first, then she broke free from Xu Changan's arms, rushed over and hugged me.

"Great! You're okay... I knew you would be okay..." There was still some dust on her face, and her hair was a little messy. I couldn't see what I looked like, but I should be no better than hers.

After a while, my two maids were called back from the ruins. When they saw me standing there intact, they cried with joy.

There were some dead bodies that had just been dug out from the rubble nearby, and the sounds of their relatives crying could be heard one after another.

Situ Jue rushed over from the other side. He didn't look well either, with obvious stains on his sleeves. When he saw me being hugged by the maid, he just moved his lips and seemed to be hesitant to say something.

It was Xu Changan who suggested that we go back first. There was something strange about the fire tonight. People from Jingzhao Prefecture had also come. I'm afraid the palace had also been alarmed. As survivors, we are still here and can't help much. It's better to make room for others.

The whole capital city couldn't sleep well that night.

After returning to Suxin Pavilion, Doctor Sun took my pulse and found that I was fine. He then asked if I needed any calming medicine.

I shook my head, but my body couldn't help but tremble when I thought of those cruel scenes, so I changed my words, "Please trouble Doctor Sun to prepare some."

"No trouble." Doctor Sun put away the medicine box and stood up. "Princess, just send someone to go with me to get the medicine."

As the palace physician of the royal palace, Doctor Sun lived in a courtyard that was almost a small medical clinic. He never lacked daily medicinal materials, and he also received extra research funds every month to purchase some precious and rare medicinal materials.

In the past, he only needed to focus on taking care of Situ Jue's health, and occasionally check the pulse of the concubine. Since I came, he has one more client. Fortunately, neither the concubine nor I are often sick, so his workload is not heavy, and most of his time can be used for special research - how to regulate Situ Jue's health.

But I still remember that the female doctor Sun Lingwei introduced by my aunt mentioned that she and Dr. Sun were uncle and niece, and she commented that he had bad personal ethics. I was very curious for a while, but according to my own observation, a general practitioner like him has good skills and good character. My niece's comments may involve some personal privacy, so it is not convenient to delve into it.

So I gradually stopped taking it seriously and treated Dr. Sun as usual.

At this time, he asked Dujuan to go with him to get the medicine.

If I didn't have the tranquilizing medicine, I might have to stay awake till dawn tonight. After Du Juan came back, she told me that Situ Jue was injured, and it seemed to be an external injury. She also hinted that I should go to Zhuquanyuan to visit him.

I recalled that when I came back with Situ Jue, he sat upright in the carriage, and didn't look injured, so maybe it wasn't serious. It was so late, and I deliberately ran over to get close to him. He might misunderstand that I was deliberately trying to show off my presence.

In addition, I was physically and mentally exhausted, and I didn't want to deal with anyone anymore. I didn't even want to talk more, so I rejected Dujuan's proposal.

Although I drank the tranquilizing medicine, I still couldn't sleep the whole night. The mental pressure was too great, and I only took a short nap until dawn.

I heard that the fire last night has been investigated. It was caused by arson and the culprit has been arrested.

At noon, my cousin Shen Ru came to my house with red eyes, but she was not looking for me, but for Situ Jue.

It turned out that my cousin's husband Zheng Hua was on duty last night. It was supposed to be a nice Lantern Festival, but he was very upset that he couldn't accompany his wife because he had to go to the patrol camp to do his job. He didn't expect that such a serious fire would happen on Chang Street during the Lantern Festival, resulting in heavy casualties.

The palace blamed everyone, and the accountability was finally put on Zheng Hua.

To be honest, he had no choice but to take the blame.

After the incident last night, the person was thrown into jail on the charge of dereliction of duty. Early this morning, my cousin asked to return to her parents' home and asked my uncle to mediate. However, the current Jingzhao Prefecture Governor Li had some personal grudges with the Shen family in his early years, which was a past event of my grandfather's generation.

As soon as he saw his uncle show up, he refused to let the man go and insisted on waiting until the case was fully investigated.

This kind of crime could be either a big or a small one, but it was mixed with some personal emotions, so Shen Ru became anxious. Despite her uncle's opposition, she privately found Situ Jue and asked him to come forward.

Although Situ Jue's official rank is not high, he is a prince and has connections with the palace. He has a special status. If he can vouch for Zheng Hua and say a few soft words, perhaps he can be given a lighter sentence.

I accompanied Shen Ru to Situ Jue's study, ready to lend a hand if necessary.

Unexpectedly, after listening to it, Situ Jue agreed calmly, "Don't worry, second sister. I will ask about this matter first. That Lord Li is also my elder. When my father was still alive, he had contacts with my family. He should be able to speak with me."

He said it very easily, but I know that in official circles, debts of favor are the most troublesome.