Winter in Japan was a time when fires were more likely to break out. The weather was cold, and poor people relied on shivering to resist the cold, while wealthy people used charcoal to keep themselves warm. If they were not careful, it would lead to a great disaster.
After the Zeng Manor, Prince Xin's Manor also caught fire last night.
In terms of scale, degree of destruction, and impact, the former was a far cry from the latter.
Not only was Prince Xin's Manor burned down, but even the manor's two neighbors were also affected. A few houses in the mansions of two officials in the imperial court were burned down. Thankfully, it was discovered in time, and the damage caused was not great.
Prince Xin's Manor was in a terrible state. The entire manor was in ruins almost overnight.
As for Prince Xin himself, he was also in a sorry state from the fire last night. Although his life was not in danger, his hair was burned. When he was escaping from the house, he tripped over the doorsill and broke one of his legs. He was still lying in the Imperial Physician's Bureau.
It was said that the fire in Prince Xin's Manor was so great that half the sky in the capital was dyed red …
It was also said that when Prince Xin escaped from the house yesterday, he was not even wearing any clothes.
It was also said that there was another man who also escaped from the house with Prince Xin, who was also not wearing any clothes …
…
Fang walked over with an aggrieved expression and grumbled, "Young Master, why didn't you tell me about such a major matter …"
Li Yi was holding a copy of Capital Entertainment. The headline on the front page was about Prince Xin's Manor being burned down and Prince Xin seemingly coming out of the closet. He raised his eyes to look at Fang and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Burning down Prince Xin's Manor!" Fang sat down opposite him and said, "Young Master, you lied to me, saying that you would only take action after he left the capital. I didn't expect that you couldn't even wait a day …"
"Were you really the one who burned down Prince Xin's Manor?"
Ceng Shichun hurried in from outside and looked at Li Yi. "You … you're too rash. No matter what, Prince Xin is still a prince. You … It's one thing if you wait for him to leave the capital and take action secretly. But you'll make things impossible to resolve!"
"It wasn't me."
Li Yi shook his head. He wondered which hero had done a great deed. Although it felt great, it was really baffling that he was the scapegoat.
He gave it some thought and said, "Perhaps the people from Prince Xin's Manor were careless in keeping themselves warm?"
"Could it be that the people from Prince Xin Manor use kerosene for warmth?" Ceng Shichun's countenance turned a little grim. "The surroundings of Prince Xin's room have been doused with a large amount of kerosene. This is clearly an act of arson. If it wasn't because we discovered it in time, Prince Xin would probably have died in the sea of fire last night."
"If you think about it, you'll know that I'm not the one who did this." Li Yi shook his head and said, "Prince Xin set fire to the Zeng Manor. The imperial court can't deal with him, so I'll deal with him myself. However, setting fire to the Prince Xin Manor after only one day … This is too obvious. It's like what you've said. I was planning on breaking both of his legs after he left the capital. Now that one of his legs has been broken, I can only break the other two …"
"Are you really going to do it?" Ceng Shichun looked at him in shock, then shook his head and said solemnly, "But the people will not think so. They will only make the simplest guesses. Gossip is a fearful thing …"
Li Yi put down the limited edition 'Capital Entertainment' in his hand, shook his head, and said, "The people in the capital aren't fools. They'll seek justice for me."
"Let's hope so …" Ceng Shichun sighed. "The one who is investigating this case is Liu Dayou. He's a meticulous person and should be able to discover some clues …"
Li Xuan and the Princess had come together again. Li Yi had already explained earlier and did not wish to waste his breath. He looked at them and said helplessly, "If I were to say that I have nothing to do with this matter, would you guys believe me?"
…
"It's him! It must be him!"
Although Prince Xin's face was no longer as black as before, a large part of his hair had been burnt, and there were still waves of pain in one of his legs. His countenance was savage as he said loudly, "How audacious! He's really audacious! This is the capital, and he set fire to the prince's manor. He … he's trying to rebel!"
An official in front of the bed said in a soft voice, "Your Highness Prince Xin, the county office has already sent people to investigate the cause of the fire last night. Please calm down and recuperate in peace …"
"What's there to investigate? What's there to investigate?!" Prince Xin's countenance was infuriated, and he wanted to get up from the bed. However, he accidentally affected his injuries and lay back down. He said loudly, "What's there to investigate? He's taking revenge. He's taking revenge on I for burning down the Zeng Manor. Therefore, he came to burn down I's manor!"
"So, the arson at the Zeng Manor last night was instigated by His Highness Prince Xin." Liu Dayou stood below, holding a small book in his hand. He wrote a few lines of words and said, "I'll report what His Highness Prince Xin has said without missing a single word."
"What Zeng Manor? If I want to burn it, I'll burn it down!" Prince Xin waved his hand and said in disdain, "But he's burning down the prince's manor. This is treason and he deserves to have his entire clan executed!"
"After the prince's manor was burned down last night, four servants disappeared from Prince Xin's manor." Liu Dayou looked at him and said, "According to the butler of the prince's manor, these four people bought a batch of strong alcohol from outside yesterday. Judging from the situation at the scene, they didn't buy strong alcohol but kerosene. It's the kerosene that burned down the entire Prince Xin Manor last night."
Prince Xin's countenance changed and he immediately said, "What servants of the prince's manor? He must have gotten someone to impersonate them. He wants to get I killed!"
"According to the butler and the other servants of the prince's manor, the four of them were brought here by Your Highness from your feudal land. Before this, they had already been with Your Highness for two years and have never been to the capital. Therefore, it's impossible for them to be impersonators."
Prince Xin was stunned for a moment and then said furiously, "Nonsense! How could the servants of my prince's manor possibly commit arson?!"
"We'll have to ask His Highness Prince Xin about this." Liu Dayou looked at him and asked, "Your Highness Prince Xin, why don't you think about it carefully? Before you came to the capital, did you offend anyone? For example … some concubine …"
"What concubine?!" Prince Xin slapped the side of the bed fiercely and said furiously, "The only person I offended is him! It must be him!"
Liu Dayou looked at him and said in a soft voice, "Your Highness, please rest well. I'll take my leave …"
When he walked to the door, he bowed toward a figure who had just entered. "Greetings, Your Highness Prince Qi."
"Brother Qi King!" When Prince Xin saw Prince Qi walk in, his eyes lit up and he said, "Brother Qi King, you've seen how arrogant and despotic he is. If this person isn't eliminated, the imperial court won't be able to have peace!"
Prince Qi looked around, and the people in the room who had no business in it immediately left.
He walked up to Prince Xin and said in a soft voice, "You just sent people to burn down his house the day before yesterday, and he sent people to burn down your prince's manor yesterday. Do you take him to be a fool, or do you take everyone in the world to be fools?"
"Brother Qi King …" Prince Xin looked at him in disbelief. "You … Even you …"
"Do you know what the people outside are saying?" Prince Qi bent down and said, "I heard that the ones who set fire to the prince's manor last night were a few servants from your manor. This trick of yours is too stupid!"
Prince Xin was speechless.
…
After walking out of the Imperial Physician Bureau, Liu Dayou loosened his fists. His palms were covered in sweat.
Prince Xin was not scary, and neither was Prince Qi.
What was scary was that Holy Religion, that Lady …
Before Prince Xin had even arrived in the capital, there were already spies from the Holy Religion in his manor. Who would dare to say that there were no such people in the other princes, officials and nobles in the imperial court, or even in his own manor?
The power of this Holy Religion had once again surpassed his expectations.
"For the Lady …"
Liu Dayou's countenance was complicated as he mumbled and left quickly.
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