The sudden noise startled everyone. Liu Rumei and the other two looked up and saw a raging fire surging from the direction of Zilanxuan.
Seeing this, Mo Liandi and Mo Litian both frowned and headed towards Zilanxuan, leaving the corpse to the guards to take back.
When they arrived outside Zilanxuan, the three of them realized that the raging fire did not start from Zilanxuan itself but was spread from Suiyuxuan not far away.
At this moment, the maids outside the door were filled with anxiety in their eyes. "Hurry in and save the empress!"
"The empress is still in the house!"
"Come quickly!"
"Don't worry about Suiyuxuan. Save the empress first!"
"Go quickly!"
"Hurry!"
"Water! Fetch water quickly!"
"..."
Liu Rumei looked at Zilanxuan covered in flames and couldn't help but frown slightly. Her eyes were also tinged with anxiety.
Mo Liandi took her hand and winked at a guard beside him. The guard immediately understood and rushed into the sea of fire to save people.
Mo Litian also quickly ordered everyone to put out the fire.
Just as the guard was about to rush in, two disheveled figures stumbled out of the fire.
"Empress!"
"Call the imperial physician!"
"Are you okay, empress?"
"Where's the imperial physician?"
"..."
Concubine Zhang gasped for fresh air, her eyes filled with relief of surviving. There were also a few tears in her beautiful eyes.
Liu Rumei finally felt relieved. She quickly helped Concubine Zhang up and led her to sit aside.
"Empress, what exactly happened?" How could there be a fire out of nowhere?
Concubine Zhang also shook her head repeatedly. "When I returned to Zilanxuan, I vaguely heard someone shouting something, but I didn't pay attention. Unexpectedly, after I took a bath and changed clothes, I was trapped in the sea of fire. Fortunately, the maid pulled me out in time. Otherwise, I'm afraid I would have been buried in the fire!"
Hearing this, Mo Liandi said coldly, "There are quite a few maids in Zilanxuan. How could you be trapped?"
Although the fire spread from Suiyuxuan, there were many maids and eunuchs in Zilanxuan. How could no one notice? And how could it lead to the current situation? Was it an accident or a conspiracy?
Concubine Zhang frowned slightly, as if just coming to her senses. A cold light flashed in her eyes. "It seems that someone really wants me dead!"
Mo Liandi curled his lips in mockery and didn't believe a single word of Concubine Zhang's.
Mo Litian watched the raging fire gradually subside and felt relieved.
"Greetings to the empress!"
"Your servant greets the empress!"
"Mother, why are you here?"
Empress Qi came over supported by someone. Her face was pale and covered with frost. "Such a big thing has happened. How could I not come?"
With successive incidents happening in the harem, it would only make her, the empress, seem incompetent.
Seeing Empress Qi's arrival, Concubine Zhang quickly got up to salute, but was stopped by Empress Qi. "Sister, you don't need to be so polite! What exactly happened? Do you know?"
Concubine Zhang sighed and shook her head, repeating what she had just told Mo Liandi. Her eyebrows were filled with grievance. "Sister, it's obvious that someone wants my life!"
Empress Qi's face turned even colder. She comforted Concubine Zhang softly, "Please rest assured, sister. I will definitely give you an explanation!"
At this time, the fire was finally extinguished. Suiyuxuan had been reduced to ashes, and Zilanxuan had also been eroded by the fire, losing its former luster.
There were still many maids trapped in Zilanxuan. They were all very grateful to see the fire extinguished.
Mo Litian quickly sent people to search. Soon, the news came. "Your Highness the Crown Prince, the surroundings of Zilanxuan have been smeared with tung oil!"
That's why the fire started silently.
Empress Qi and Concubine Zhang's faces turned even colder. "How dare they be so presumptuous!"
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, a corpse has been found in Suiyuxuan!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Liu Rumei's face changed instantly. She quickly rushed towards Suiyuxuan.
Seeing her hasty appearance, a look of helplessness flashed in Mo Liandi's eyes. He quickly followed.
Empress Qi's heart sank. She steadied herself and also followed.
At this moment, Suiyuxuan was in a complete mess. There were still a few small fires that had not been extinguished, but they were not a cause for concern.
The corpse had been eroded by the fire and turned into a mummy. What shocked everyone was that this corpse had no head!
Mo Litian's face sank instantly. The murderer was too cruel. He had killed two people in one day! It was really abominable!
Liu Rumei looked at the corpse carefully. With a slight touch, the corpse immediately fell apart. A cold light flashed in her eyes. "The same killing method!"
Empress Qi almost vomited at the sight, but she could only hold it back deeply.
Soon, Liu Rumei found a token on the corpse. A look of confusion flashed in her eyes. She quickly handed it to Mo Litian. "Your Highness the Crown Prince, do you know what this is?"
Mo Litian took it and frowned slightly. "This is the token of the Imperial Medical Academy!"
Could this person be from the Imperial Medical Academy? Thinking of this, he quickly ordered the guards to investigate.
Suiyuxuan was a desolate place with no one living there. Why would someone come here? What was he doing here?
Mo Liandi frowned secretly looking at the ring on the man's right hand.
Liu Rumei also looked over. She took it off and gave it to Mo Litian.
Empress Qi was shocked when she saw the ring. "This... this isn't..."
Everyone quickly looked over. Mo Litian asked softly, "Mother, do you know who this person is?"
Empress Qi nodded repeatedly. "This was bestowed by His Majesty to Imperial Physician Song Chang'an. Song Chang'an liked it very much and always carried it with him! Could this person be Song Chang'an?"
He had actually escaped back to the palace! No wonder they couldn't find him!
At this time, Mo Yun also rushed over. Another life had been lost, which made his face look extremely embarrassed. As soon as he walked in, an air of superiority emanated from him. The surrounding guards felt extremely nervous.
Everyone quickly saluted. "Greetings to His Majesty!"
"Your servant greets His Majesty!"
"Your son greets His Majesty!"
Mo Yun raised his hand coldly. "You don't need to be so polite!"
Liu Rumei was completely focused on the mummy and didn't salute. She still squatted beside the mummy. Could this person really be Song Chang'an?
Seeing this, a look of disapproval flashed in Mo Yun's eyes, but seeing that Liu Rumei was examining the corpse, he didn't say much.
"Do you have any clues?"
Mo Litian immediately handed over the jade pendant and the token in his hand. "Father, please take a look!"
Mo Yun frowned. "Song Chang'an?"
Just as Mo Litian was about to nod, Liu Rumei's cold voice came. "Whether it's Song Chang'an or not is still unknown!"