Most of the buildings in the imperial palace were made of pure wood, and the borders were painted with all kinds of colors as decorations. Once the fire was ignited, it naturally became more and more intense. In less than a quarter of an hour, the entire Autumn Cool Palace was surrounded by a sea of fire, and even the surrounding palaces began to spread. Ye Li and the others could only bring Princess Zhen Ning to the imperial garden far away from the Autumn Cool Palace. Placing Princess Zhen Ning on the side of a small lake that was wide, flat, and well ventilated, she looked at the fire in the distance, and ordered, "Go call for an imperial physician."
"Li!" Before the imperial physician arrived, the white-clothed Mo Xiuyao had already rushed over like the wind. Seeing that Ye Li was fine, he let out a sigh of relief. Glancing at Princess Zhen Ning, he raised his eyebrows at Ye Li. Ye Li shook her head, speechless. It wasn't appropriate to talk about these things in front of Princess Zhen Ning at this time. Behind them, Mo Xiaobao was carried over by a guard, and behind him was Leng Junhan, who was also being carried.
"Mother …" Mo Xiaobao cheerfully jumped down from the guard's arms, and pounced on Ye Li. But halfway through, Mo Xiuyao grabbed him by the back of his clothes and hung him in the air, waving his arms and legs. "Mother, mother … this child was so worried about you … Imperial father is bad, let go of me! I want mother … "Ye Li took him from Mo Xiuyao's arms in amusement, patting him comfortingly with a smile," Mother is fine, I told you to be careful. Good child … "Mo Xiaobao rubbed himself against Ye Li's chest in satisfaction, ignoring Mo Xiuyao's gloomy expression, and nodded repeatedly," It's good that mother is fine. This child loves mother the most … "
Princess Zhen Ning, who was sitting against the rockery, looked at the giggling Mo Xiaobao in Ye Li's arms, then looked at the gentle smile on Ye Li's face, and a trace of envy and bitterness flashed through her eyes. Ye Li saw this and placed Mo Xiaobao on the ground. She squatted down and asked softly, "Princess Zhen Ning, are you okay?"
Princess Zhen Ning nodded and said in a low voice, "Many thanks … Many thanks to Princess Ding for saving my life." Facing the elegant and graceful woman in front of her, she really didn't have the face to face her. She knew what her Consort Mufei had done but it was Ding Wang Fei who had disregarded her relationship with her Consort Mufei and saved her life. As for her biological mother, not only did she use her, she even almost killed her. Why … Why was her mother such a person?
"Sister! Sister! " A series of hurried shouts could be heard. The Duke of Qin had rushed over with his eight year old brother after hearing the news. Following behind them were Mo Jingli and the other Princes of the Imperial Family and the nobles of the Imperial Court. The fire in the Autumn Cool Palace wasn't small. Although people had already gone to put out the fire, today's windy weather made the fire even worse. It had already spread to three or four palaces. Even if they were standing in the opposite corner of the Autumn Cool Palace, they could still feel the intensity of the fire.
Mo Xiao Yun rushed over and immediately saw Princess Zhen Ning sitting on the ground. He quickly rushed forward, "Royal Sister, how are you? Are you injured? " Princess Zhen Ning quickly covered the scar on her face with her hands, saying, "It's … It's nothing serious …" But how could she cover that new scar with her hands? Everyone sucked in a breath of air without hesitation. The originally delicate and gentle young girl now had a palm-sized scar on her face. At this moment, that scar still had the feeling of being burned by the fire, making people want to vomit when they saw it. Many of the madams and young misses who came with them all cried out and retreated two steps.
Princess Zhen Ning's face darkened and she lowered her head even more timidly, wanting to use her hair to cover the scar on her face.
"Don't use your hair. If your hair isn't clean, it will easily get infected if it touches the wound." A slender hand gently pressed down on her shoulder, gently pressing down on her hand that wanted to pull her hair. Princess Zhen Ning was stunned. She raised her head and stared blankly at the woman with a faint smile on her lips. There wasn't the slightest bit of disgust or fear on her face, but from her gentle and clear eyes, she saw her ugly self. Princess Zhen Ning trembled and quickly lowered her head.
Ye Li sighed softly and took out a plain white silk handkerchief, carefully tying it around Princess Zhen Ning's face to cover the hideous scar, "Wait for the Imperial Physician to come and prescribe some medicine to treat the scar. You'll be fine very soon."
Da Chu State's female upbringing was very strict. Unmarried maidens also had the habit of wearing a veil when they went out. Therefore, after Princess Zhen Ning put on a veil, although she looked a bit out of the ordinary among the unmarried maidens, it wasn't considered out of place. The surrounding people also let out a sigh of relief. Most of them were maidens who had been raised in their boudoirs. When had they ever seen that kind of scar? It was good that it was covered now. At the same time, more people turned their gazes towards the gentle and elegant white-clothed woman. They were full of admiration for Princess Ding's calm demeanor.
"What exactly happened?" Mo Jingli glanced at Ye Li who had returned to Mo Xiuyao's side and asked in a deep voice.
Princess Zhen Ning gently bit her lip and refused to speak. Mo Jingli looked towards Ye Li. Ye Li calmly said: "We only rushed over when we saw the fire in the Imperial Garden. We only had time to save Princess Zhen Ning. We don't know if there was anyone else inside. "
Mo Jingli frowned and asked: "Why would Princess Zhen Ning be in the Autumn Cool Palace at this time?"
Princess Zhen Ning refused to speak. Mo Xiaoyun took a deep breath and stood up. He patted his younger brother who was hiding in fear beside him and said: "Imperial Grandmother locked my imperial mother in the Autumn Cool Palace. Imperial Sister went to visit imperial mother."
"That's right. It was Aijia who locked her in the Autumn Cool Palace." The Empress Dowager slowly walked over surrounded by a group of palace maids and eunuchs. She just happened to hear Mo Xiaoyun's words and calmly replied.
Mo Jingli said in a deep voice: "Noble Consort Liu was locked in the Autumn Cool Palace? How come I didn't know? "
The Empress Dowager sneered, "This is an internal matter. How come Aijia didn't know? I still have to discuss with Prince Li how to punish the late imperial concubine who didn't abide by the rules?" Mo Jingli had nothing to say. Even though he was dissatisfied with the Empress Dowager punishing Noble Consort Liu behind his back, he couldn't say it in front of so many people. After all, even the Prince Regent could only manage government affairs. On the surface, he absolutely couldn't interfere with the matters of the late Empress' palace.
After a moment of silence, Mo Jingli said: "Since that's the case … I don't know if Noble Consort Liu died in the fire." Everyone looked towards Princess Zhen Ning. At this time, the fire was still burning. Other than Princess Zhen Ning, no one knew the situation inside. No one knew if Noble Consort Liu was burned to death inside. But Princess Zhen Ning clenched her teeth and refused to speak. No one could do anything.
Mo Xiuyao's gaze swept over everyone indifferently. Just when Mo Jingli thought he was going to say something important, he heard Mo Xiuyao leisurely say: "Since something happened in the palace, I think this banquet can't be held. I and Wangfei will return to the fu first. In addition, I and Wangfei will be leaving for the northwest in a few days. At that time, we won't be coming to say goodbye. "
Mo Jingli secretly sighed in relief and nodded: "Then, Prince Ding, please leave first."
Mo Xiuyao nodded. With one hand holding Mo Xiaobao and the other holding Ye Li's hand, he prepared to leave the palace.
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