GBP Chapter 250 Xie Ying's Good Deeds
Chapter 250 Xie Ying's Good Deeds
As soon as Xie Ying woke up, she saw Situ Yuan staring at her.
One look at his eyes showed that he must have guessed what she had done last night.
But Xie Ying didn't feel guilty at all and even rolled her eyes at him.
Situ Yuan: “…”
He was speechless. This was Huaqing Palace, not his home, and there were palace servants guarding him all around. There were many things he couldn't say out loud and had to keep them in his heart.
At this time, Yang Tao came over and said, "Yingying, you're finally awake. It's already daybreak!"
He and Situ Yuan also had breakfast with Concubine Jiang.
As a result, Xie Ying didn't wake up until now.
She can really sleep.
Yang Tao secretly complained in his heart, but looking at Xie Ying's plump and cute appearance, he suddenly thought: Yingying is so well-behaved, it doesn't matter if she sleeps a little longer.
Situ Yuan asked someone to feed Xie Ying, and then the two continued to play with Yang Tao.
Of course, it was mainly Situ Yuan who guided Yang Tao to play and talked to him, while Xie Ying sat beside him in a daze.
She doesn't have time to look after the children today. She has to keep an eye on the situation with Emperor Taihe and Concubine Jiang.
Last night, Empress Chen plotted against Emperor Taihe, and something big happened in the Cheng'en Mansion. Today, not only is Emperor Taihe busy, but Concubine Jiang and the eldest princess also have a lot of things to do.
The two of them have to manage the harem and thoroughly investigate Queen Chen's minions.
Originally, Emperor Taihe handed this matter over to Concubine Jiang, but out of caution, she deliberately dragged the eldest princess into the water and asked her to join her in a thorough investigation of the harem.
Although the eldest princess was somewhat reluctant, she was also worried that Concubine Jiang would do something, so she had no choice but to agree.
Since they were so busy, they naturally had no time to accompany the three children, so they could only ask their trusted subordinates to watch over them carefully.
Fortunately, Situ Yuan and Xie Ying were not ordinary kids. Not only did they not cry or fight, Situ Yuan also tricked Yang Tao into saying many things, tricking the kid into focusing on his toys and not caring about Concubine Li anymore.
Xie Ying secretly sent Xiangxiang to keep an eye on Emperor Taihe, and through empathy, she quickly learned about the situation on Emperor Taihe's side.
Emperor Taihe slept too late last night, so he canceled today's premature birth and wanted to sleep in.
Unfortunately, there was a fire in Duke Cheng’en’s mansion last night, and there was also the roar of explosives. How could the news be concealed?
The neighbors nearby were awakened and learned about this incident.
Those who lived farther away, even if they didn't know the situation at the time, found out later.
What's more, most of the ministers had to pass through the Cheng'en Mansion when entering the palace for the morning court.
Although Emperor Taihe had cancelled the morning court session, he couldn't go door to door to announce the news. He could only wait until the ministers entered the palace and then tell them that the morning court session had been cancelled.
So the ministers still got up early as usual and went to the palace to prepare for court.
Then when they were riding in their own carriage and approaching the Cheng'en Mansion, they could smell a burnt smell in the air from afar.
Then, these people learned that there was a fire in Cheng'en Mansion last night.
This incident quickly aroused public outrage.
Many people were unaware of the evil deeds done by the Chen family. When they heard that the Cheng'en Mansion was on fire, they thought that the Black Kirin Guards had deliberately set the fire and wanted to kill people to silence them.
So when they arrived at the palace gate, ready to impeach severely during the morning court, but after learning that Emperor Taihe had canceled the morning court today, they became even more suspicious of Emperor Taihe, suspecting that he had ordered the Black Kirin Guards to set fire and kill people for Concubine Jiang.
When Emperor Taihe finally woke up, he not only heard from Wang Zhi about the fire in Duke Cheng'en's mansion last night, but also learned that many ministers were refusing to leave the palace and wanted to see him.
Emperor Taihe: “!!!”
He felt a black screen before his eyes and he wanted to fall back asleep!
What made him even more upset was that there was a big fire in the Cheng'en Mansion last night, and there was even the sound of gunpowder explosion!
How could Emperor Taihe feel at ease about this?
Fortunately, there are still many survivors in the Cheng'en Mansion. He can find a way to interrogate the origin of gunpowder from these people, otherwise he will be even more uneasy!
You know, gunpowder is a very powerful thing, and the imperial court has always controlled it very strictly.
So where did the Cheng'en Mansion get the gunpowder?
And the fire last night, was it an accident or man-made?
Emperor Taihe was very curious.
To be on the safe side, he even ordered Luo Zheng to leave the palace and investigate the matter thoroughly with Lu Xuan.
Wang Zhi stayed in the palace to assist Concubine Jiang and the eldest princess in thoroughly investigating the harem.
Emperor Taihe was very cautious. The incident involving the Chen family was too serious this time. He was not confident in letting Lu Xuan investigate alone, nor was he confident in letting Concubine Jiang and Luo Zheng thoroughly investigate the harem.
So he deliberately sent Luo Zheng out to let him and Lu Xuan check and balance each other, and at the same time arranged for Wang Zhi to assist Concubine Jiang and the eldest princess.
Only in this way can he feel at ease.
After breakfast, Emperor Taihe still held a small court meeting.
There was no other way. Many ministers refused to leave the palace and insisted on seeing the emperor because of the fire in Duke Cheng'en's mansion. He couldn't just leave them alone and let these people think that he, the emperor, was so cruel that he would kill people for Concubine Jiang?
Sure enough, as soon as the court meeting began, the ministers asked about the fire in Duke Cheng'en's mansion last night.
Emperor Taihe did not want to take the blame, so he directly summoned Lu Xuan and Luo Zheng to the palace to report.
When the two men hurried into the palace, they exuded a burnt smell, and there was even black ash on their cheeks and clothes, which shocked the court officials.
They came in a hurry, and it was too early, before daybreak, so they did not see the appearance of the Cheng'en Mansion after the fire. They only smelled the strong smell of burning in the air.
Looking at the charred marks on Luo Zheng and Lu Xuan's bodies, the court officials were shocked.
"Tell me, how is the Cheng'en Mansion doing now? Was the fire last night an accident or was it man-made?"
Luo Zheng and Lu Xuan looked at each other, and then Lu Xuan spoke first.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, last night, multiple fires broke out in Duke Cheng'en's mansion. The Black Kirin Guards stationed outside discovered the fire and immediately rushed in to put it out. Unexpectedly, the roar of gunpowder was heard from the blaze!
Unable to determine how much gunpowder was hidden inside, the Black Qilin Guards did not dare to rush into the fire and could only find water to put out the fire. Later, the firefighters arrived, and the Black Qilin Guards and the firefighters worked together until dawn, finally putting out the fire completely.
However, many buildings in the Cheng'en Mansion collapsed, making it impossible to count all the casualties. I ordered a count of the survivors in the Cheng'en Mansion and found that a total of 27 people were missing.
In addition, due to the chaos in Cheng'en Mansion last night, 32 people were injured and five people were trampled to death.
Twenty-nine Black Qilin Guards and Fire Soldiers were injured while fighting the fire, three of whom were seriously injured and have been sent to the infirmary for treatment."
Luo Zheng immediately reported: "Your Majesty, when I arrived at Duke Cheng'en's Mansion this morning, I found that the warehouse was not only completely burned down, but also severely collapsed.
Furthermore, after the Cheng'en Mansion was surrounded by the Black Kirin Guards yesterday, Crown Prince Chen Shou suddenly fell ill. Last night, a fire broke out in the Cheng'en Mansion. Besides the storehouse, the fire in Chen Shou's courtyard was the most serious.
"I suspect the Chen family had this planned long ago, hoping to use last night's fire to allow Chen Shou to fake his own death and escape! They even emptied the storehouse at home!"
These words completely ignited the anger in Emperor Taihe's heart!
He was so angry that he slammed the table and stood up: "What a Chen family! Track him down for me! Even if he escapes to the ends of the earth, I will bring him back for me!"