roccoschili Chapter 121 Saved People
Chapter 121 Saved People
Jiang Wanyue frowned, turned around and tugged at Li Ce's sleeve.
"Master, come and see, are there too many people?"
Hearing this, Li Ce walked to the window and looked down in the direction she pointed. Then, his eyes became more and more solemn.
"It's crowded. In just a short while, there are already twice as many people here as when we arrived."
Jiang Wanyue looked worried.
"Will there be any danger? Master, how about we get someone to call Ye'er and the others back?"
Li Ce nodded and asked the guard waiting outside the door to go down and pick up the person.
Unexpectedly, just after the order was given and the guards had just walked down the stairs, a loud noise suddenly came from outside.
At the same time, several sharp screams broke out.
"on fire!"
"Help!"
Everyone in the room changed their expressions and hurried to the window to look down.
The originally bustling streets suddenly turned into chaos.
A row of lanterns on a high shelf in the distance somehow fell down and landed on a stall selling paper umbrellas.
They were all flammable materials. In the blink of an eye, the fire started and spread instantly.
The crowd scattered in panic.
As a result of the run, the originally orderly streets suddenly became congested.
Li Ce didn't care about exposing his identity and shouted downstairs.
"Where are the Dragon and Tiger Guards? Put out the fire!"
At the command, dozens of people rushed out from every corner, leaped up, stepped on everyone's shoulders and ran straight to the fire.
At the same time, the guards guarding the door of the restaurant sent out a flare.
A signal as dazzling as fireworks exploded in the sky, and soon, a large number of guards rushed over.
Fortunately, the fire was not big, and there was enough water on the street to prevent fire, so the fire was put out quickly.
The guards who arrived evacuated the crowd and the three children were found.
However, when the three were brought back to the private room, they were all covered in dust and dirt.
As soon as Li Chengye entered the door, he knelt down and apologized.
"It's all my fault. I failed to protect my two sisters, causing them to get hurt."
"Are you injured?" Jiang Wanyue hurried over and pulled Li Chengyin and Qixia to stop them. "Where are you injured? Xiuchun, bring me some medicine."
Li Chengyin touched his face with the back of his hand and shook his head randomly.
"Yin'er is fine. Sister Qixia saved Yin'er. Aunt, please quickly apply medicine to Sister Qixia."
Jiang Wanyue did not respond immediately. She carefully checked Yin'er's body and made sure she was not injured before turning to Qixia.
Then he discovered that Qixia had been covering her arm, with cold sweat dripping down her face, leaving white marks on her face covered in flying ash.
Jiang Wanyue went to hold her hand.
"Show me."
She gritted her teeth and shook her head: "I'm fine..."
But before she could finish her words, Jiang Wanyue forcibly pulled her hand away and lifted her sleeves.
"hiss!"
Qixia gasped in pain.
Jiang Wanyue looked solemn.
There was a large red area on Qixia's forearm, and there were several blisters, which looked shocking.
"You're still saying you're fine after all this? Don't be so stubborn. I'll take you to the next room to apply the medicine."
Jiang Wanyue helped her to the private room next door.
Xiuchun and Yin'er followed closely behind. Jiayin saw this and called the reluctant Li Chengyu to follow as well.
Jiang Wanyue asked the waiter to bring some cold water, and asked the maidservant beside Qixia to help rinse the wound, and then asked Xiuchun to apply medicine.
Xiuchun spread the ointment carefully, applied it gently to the wound, and then carefully wrapped it with clean and soft gauze.
"Luckily I brought some burn medicine with me. This ointment is a secret recipe made by the imperial physician. Apply it every morning and night. It will heal in a month without leaving any scars."
Qixia breathed a sigh of relief and thanked Jiang Wanyue.
"Thank you, Jiang Liangdi."
Jiang Wanyue waved her hand.
"I should be the one thanking you. You saved Yin'er. So, what happened? How did you get hurt? Was the burning shelf close to you?"
Qixia lowered her head with guilt.
"It's all my fault. I wanted to go over there and Sister Yin'er accompanied me. Unexpectedly, when we were halfway there, a fire suddenly broke out and the burning lantern fell down."
Li Chengyin, who was being held by the palace maids and wiping their face, quickly took over the conversation.
"How scary! That lantern is so big." She opened her hands and gestured, "There is fire everywhere, right above my head. If Sister Qixia hadn't pushed me, the lantern would have fallen on my head."
Seeing that she was a little agitated but not scared, Jiang Wanyue reached out and touched her head.
"Yin'er, be good. Wash your face and change your clothes. Then go back to the East Palace with your sister Yu'er. I'll take Qixia back to Prince Ding's Mansion first."
Li Chengyin sat down obediently and stopped talking.
Jiayin quickly stood up.
"I will also help to send Qixia off! I was the one who brought Qixia out today, and I am also responsible for what happened. I will go to Prince Ding's mansion and apologize to the prince's wife."
Jiang Wanyue nodded.
"Then let's go together!"
As she spoke, she asked someone to help Qixia, and the group walked out of the private room and went downstairs.
Li Chengyu leaned over, pinched her face, and snorted softly.
"I told you not to run around! If your little face gets burned, you'll become an ugly monster." She threatened deliberately, "Follow me from now on, don't always follow strangers. Look, we almost got into trouble this time, didn't we?"
Li Chengyin grabbed the hem of his clothes with both hands and couldn't help muttering.
"But Sister Qixia saved me!"
Li Chengyu stretched out his index finger and poked her forehead: "Are you stupid? If it weren't for her, would you be in danger?"
She looked out the door and pursed her lips.
"Maybe she did it on purpose! Her parents are enemies of our East Palace. Who knows if she wants revenge?"
Li Chengyin's eyes widened.
"No way? Sister Qixia is a very nice person! She respects my father and my elder brother very much! Besides, if she wanted revenge, why would she save me?"
Li Chengyu turned his gaze back, crossed his arms, and looked unhappy.
"Why do you talk back ten times after I say one thing? Is that how you talk to your eldest sister? If you do this again, I won't bring you out anymore."
Li Chengyin stopped talking.
But in her heart she still disagreed with her sister's words.
She felt that her sister just didn't like Sister Qixia, so she always looked at her with disdain and didn't talk to Sister Qixia during meals.
But she didn't dare to say it.
My sister has a bad temper and gets angry easily.
How great it would be if Sister Qixia was my real sister!
Xiao Yin'er couldn't help thinking.
On the other side, Jiang Wanyue took Qixia and Jiayin downstairs.
At this time, the people on the street had been evacuated by the Dragon and Tiger Guards, and the prefect and his runners rushed over to investigate the cause of the fire.
The streets were in a mess and chaos.
Jiang Wanyue stood outside the restaurant, looking in the direction of the fire, her eyes narrowed slightly.
Soon, the carriage came over. Jiang Wanyue withdrew her thoughts and called Jiayin and Qixia to get on the carriage.
"The officers are searching ahead, let's go from the back!"
She gave the order and turned to get into her carriage.
The two carriages changed direction, one in front and one behind, and drove away from the end of the street, heading towards Prince Ding's Mansion.
After arriving at Prince Ding's Mansion, Jiang Wanyue and Jiayin went to see Princess Ding and expressed their apologies.
When Princess Ding saw the wound on Qixia's arm, her face turned pale with fright. She only breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Jiang Wanyue say that it would not leave a scar.
Naturally, she wouldn't be angry. She said a few polite words and sent the two away.
The two walked out of Prince Ding's mansion. Jiayin did not get on her carriage. After hesitating for a while, she mustered up the courage to speak.
"Jiang Liangdi, can I ride with you?"
Jiang Wanyue smiled and nodded.
"Of course, Princess, come on up!"
Jiayin waved her hand and drove the palace maids who followed her back to the carriage, and then she got on Jiang Wanyue's carriage alone.
Jiang Wanyue noticed that she looked a little uncomfortable and guessed that she had something to say to her, so she asked the maids to leave, leaving only Xiuchun.
The carriage set off again, this time heading towards the palace.
The space inside the car is not small, but Jiayin feels a little cramped when sitting there.
Jiang Wanyue did not speak, but just sat there quietly, occasionally looking out the car window.
I don’t know how long it was before Jiayin suddenly spoke.
"Jiang Liangdi, I have something to ask you."
Jiang Wanyue turned her gaze back and said, "Princess, you can speak freely. There are no outsiders here."
Jiayin took a deep breath, pursed her lips, and spoke again.
"I heard that the Jiang family and the Lin family had an engagement before?"
Jiang Wanyue opened her eyes slightly, with obvious surprise on her face.
Jiayin quickly explained: "I don't mean anything else. I know that you, Liang Di, will follow the third brother and will not care about the past. It's just, just..."
She didn't know what to say next.
Jiang Wanyue looked at her conflicted face and suddenly understood.
"Do you want to ask about Lin Shuyan? Although I'm engaged to him, I'm not very familiar with him. If you want to find out about him, I can't help you."
Jiayin blinked and looked at Jiang Wanyue tentatively.
"Are you unfamiliar with Lin Shuyan?"
Jiang Wanyue nodded: "I haven't seen him many times in total, but my brother has seen him more often. This marriage was arranged by the elders of both families, but after something happened in my family, I became a slave, so the marriage was naturally broken off."
These words, of course, are not true.
But Jiayin was obviously hurt by Lin Shuyan, and Jiang Wanyue said this to comfort her.
When Jiayin heard her say this, her eyes lit up slightly and her expression was obviously relaxed.
She was a little embarrassed, but couldn't help but speak.
"My third brother asked Lin Shuyan to accompany me out of the palace. I think he is a good person. He is polite, meticulous and loyal. But two days ago, someone told me that you and Lin Shuyan were engaged, and that Lin Shuyan was very nice to you..."
She paused, looked at Jiang Wanyue's expression, and spoke the second half of the sentence in a very low voice.
"I can't forget you."
A cold light suddenly flashed in Jiang Wanyue's eyes.
"The person who passed the message had bad intentions and was trying to instigate you!"
Jiayin nodded repeatedly.
"I thought of that, too! So, after thinking it over, I decided to ask Liang Di directly. Now that I've heard what Liang Di said, I've finally solved my doubts."
Jiang Wanyue's expression quickly returned to normal.
"Princess, you are smart and didn't fall for the other party's trick. But I wonder if you can tell me who that person is?"
Jiayin thought about it and whispered something in Jiang Wanyue's ear.
Jiang Wanyue understood and continued to warn: "Princess, don't get close to people with such ill intentions in the future."
Jiayin nodded hurriedly.
After that, the two didn't speak again.
Not long after, the carriage arrived at the gate of the palace. Jiayin got off the carriage and returned to the palace with the palace servants.
Then the carriage turned east and headed towards the East Palace.
Inside the car, Jiang Wanyue had a cold expression. He flexed his fingers and clenched his fist.
"Xiuchun, give your cousin a letter tomorrow and ask her to come over."
Xiuchun responded with "yes".
In an instant, the East Palace arrived.
Jiang Wanyue got off the carriage and walked through the gate of the East Palace. Seeing Eunuch Liang and his men coming towards her, she asked him directly.
"Have the two princesses returned?"
Eunuch Liang bowed and replied, "In reply to Concubine Liang, the two princesses have just arrived. The eldest son has also returned, but His Highness has not yet returned."
Jiang Wanyue said “hmm”.
"There's a fire on East Street. Your Highness is leading people to investigate and will be back later. I'll go back to Yichun Palace first. If Your Highness asks, I'll say I'm tired and I'm going to rest first."
After giving the instructions, Jiang Wanyue took Xiuchun and others and left.
After returning to Yichun Palace and changing her clothes, Jiang Wanyue went to see Xu'er who was sleeping soundly before going back to the inner room to lie down.
That night, Li Ce was busy until late at night before returning to the East Palace.
He went out at dawn the next day.
Obviously, yesterday's fire was not an accident, but was caused intentionally.
Jiang Wanyue didn't care about what was happening outside. After finishing the work of various departments in the morning, she went to see Li Chengyu and Li Chengyin respectively. Then she had a quick lunch and heard Nanny Qian come in to report.
"Madam Gu'an Marquis requests an audience."
Jiang Wanyue was cheered up.
"Please ask her to come in quickly."
After a while, Su Xin walked into the main hall with a happy face.
When she saw Jiang Wanyue, she performed a very standard greeting.
"Why are you being so polite, cousin? We are not strangers." Jiang Wanyue said angrily, "Xing'er, help the Marquis to sit down quickly. Mi'er, ask someone to make seven treasures tea. The Marquis loves to drink this the most."
Su Xin sat down with a smile.
"Oh my! This is the first time we sisters have met since you moved into the East Palace!"
Jiang Wanyue also laughed.
"Yes! The last time I saw her was when Xuer was having her third day of school. How is my cousin these days?"
"It's going great! Ever since His Highness was crowned the Crown Prince and you were crowned Consort, my status has also risen along with it. Your cousin-in-law has also got a good job and is no longer living a lazy life like before. Oh! This is the most comfortable time I've ever had."
Su Xin talked about some family matters, and suddenly changed the subject.
"You called me here specially, not just to chat, right? Tell me, what do you want me to do?"
"Nothing can be hidden from my cousin."
Jiang Wanyue straightened her back.
"I wonder if my cousin knows the second young lady of the Fu family?"
Su Xin thought for a moment and said, "Fu family? Is it Censor Fu's family?"
Jiang Wanyue became more excited: "Does my cousin know him?"
Su Xin nodded and explained in detail.
"After your grandfather got into trouble, many of his cronies were implicated and demoted, and then several people were transferred back to Beijing from other places to join the Censorate. This Lord Fu is one of them. Lord Fu is very good at scheming. He was originally just a supervisory censor, but he was promoted to the position of Chief Censor in just one year. He has three daughters, and the eldest daughter married into the Fang family. The master of the Fang family works in the Ministry of Revenue. By the way, the eldest lady of the Fang family is the sister of Concubine Yu."
"The youngest daughter is only fourteen years old and has not yet been engaged. The second daughter was originally engaged to the Wei family, but something happened to the Wei family and the marriage was cancelled."
Speaking of this, Su Xin frowned.