Chapter 181: A Calculation with Ulterior Motives

When the prince and the thirteenth master were helped outside the courtyard, their consciousness had gradually cleared up, and they couldn't help but secretly say that it was dangerous.

"Su Peisheng, where is your grandfather!" the prince asked in a deep voice as he pulled the smoky blackened middle coat on his body, wrapped it in a blanket that looked fairly clean.

Su Peisheng, who had been nervously looking at the movement in the yard, turned his head a little weakly, and pointed to the bedroom on the west side of the main house where the fire was raging with trembling fingers, "The master dragged the two masters out and handed them over to the minions and rushed over there!"

"Why is this fourth child so reckless!" The prince had a sudden break in his heart, and hurriedly commanded a few guards who were still pouring water on the fire to save people in the fire, and he retreated a few steps back, it was really not that he was not filial, but when life and death were on the line, people would always have selfish thoughts.

He is the crown prince, if the old man Kangxi is really in danger in the fire, then he is the logical heir, and on the contrary, he may get more attention and praise from Kangxi, but he may also encounter danger.

Of course, the guards are also afraid of death, but if they choose to retreat at this time, their fate will be more terrible than being burned to death in the fire, and their families and relatives may be implicated, and they have no other choice but to carry buckets of cold water on their heads and rush to the door like a monster's mouth.

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The fourth master only felt as if his lungs were about to explode, and the blackening in front of him was a burst of blackness, and his tenacious willpower kept him awake, but he knew that this was only temporary.

Fortunately, there is not much furniture in the room, and the room layout of this era is almost the same, unlike all kinds of modern decorations, partition walls, etc., but it will not affect his actions because of the obstruction of his vision. That's the only thing he can be thankful for.

I don't know if Liang Jiugong was worried that Kangxi Ye would be blown by the wind while sleeping, or because he was worried that Kangxi Ye would be woken up by others, the door that had been open was closed tightly as early as the moment Liang Jiugong returned to the room, and he also inserted a door bolt to prevent others from entering.

The fourth master pushed hard twice, but he only made a string of blisters burn on his hands, and did not let the pine door open. Seeing that the fire is getting stronger and stronger. The fourth master took two steps back, and slammed his shoulder against the sturdy wooden door.

There was a muffled "boom", and the wooden door fell to the ground. At the same time, it also overwhelmed the slight flames at the door, so that the fourth master could enter the room smoothly and obtain such a convenient condition.

On the kang, Kangxi Ye did not sleep peacefully. There were beads of sweat on his forehead, but he didn't have the slightest intention of waking up. Liang Jiugong's robe had also been ignited by the flames, and the fourth master could faintly smell the smell of meat, but this great eunuch, who had always been vigilant, still looked like he was sleeping very deeply.

Too late to think too much. The fourth master pulled over a folded quilt next to him, put it on Liang Jiugong's body, and jumped on the big kang near the window with his legs. turned around and picked up Kangxi, who was still asleep, and looked at the increasingly strong fire at the door. Use the quilt to cover Kangxi's hands, face and other positions, close your eyes and go to the wooden window that is not an explanation.

A smell of burning hair rushed straight to the mouth and nose of the fourth master, and before he had time to take precautions, the fourth master and Kangxi Ye had already fallen on the hot steps outside the room that had been burned a long time ago, and appeared in the eyes of the big guys.

The prince hurriedly waved his hand and opened Ah Bao, the personal eunuch who was asking long and short questions next to him, and quickly rushed to the side of the fourth master and Kangxi, looked at the fourth master with concern, and asked softly: "Huang Ama, is he okay?"

The fourth master waved his hand weakly, picked up Kangxi Ye again and walked to the position in the courtyard, only to find that the sky outside had already been dark, and every household was silent, and this fire also reflected the sky above his head.

Kangxi Ye was successfully rescued from the fire, and several guards who were rushing to the room were relieved, and their movements slowed down a lot in an instant, and their eyes glanced at Kangxi, Prince Ye and others in the crowd.

"Second brother find someone who is good at entering through the window and rescue Father-in-law Liang, I see that this matter is a little strange!" The fourth master touched the beads of sweat on his forehead and said softly.

As soon as he heard that Liang Jiugong was still in the room, the prince also nodded busily, called two guards who were good at equestrianism to rush in through the window where the fourth master came out, and quickly dragged the sleeping Liang Jiugong out, but in terms of treatment, it was not a little worse than Kangxi.

Su Peisheng clearly saw that the hair that Father-in-law Liang cherished the most in the past had been burned to the point that there was only a rat tail left, and his hands and face were also burned out of a lot of fire, which was really pitiful.

The crown prince and the thirteenth master were the first to be thrown out by the fourth master, so at this time, except for a little foggy in their minds, they were not injured on their bodies, and they called Su Peisheng to take care of the fourth master, and called the Urals, who had been checking on the periphery of the fire, to study the countermeasures.

Of course, before the masters got together to study things, they didn't forget to take off the clothes on the carriage in the backyard and put them on, so that the masters would not be embarrassed and thrown in front of people.

"Old Thirteen, you follow Ural to the village to find a doctor, look at the imperial doctor Hu has no time to take care of others, we can't let the guards and the fourth who follow us just stay up!" The prince looked at the fourth child who was coughing and was about to vomit out his lungs, and said with some worry.

"Come on, second brother, just take a look!" The thirteenth nodded confidently, dragging Ural, who was about to say something, dropped a sentence and rushed outside, causing the prince to shake his head again.

The people have been rescued, and the guards have begun to fight the fire in an orderly manner, but in the end, it is a drop in the bucket, seeing that the five main rooms are burned to the point that only the frame remains, the fire is extinguished, and the two rooms on the side of the east and west wings that were originally connected to the main house are also burned down......

"Fourth, you said that this thing was a little strange before, what is going on?" The prince looked at the messy courtyard, took a deep breath, smelled the smell of ashes in the air, came to the fourth master, and asked in a deep voice.

The fourth master glanced at Su Peisheng next to him, and motioned Su Peisheng to go to the side to guard and not let people approach, and then he slowly talked about his discovery.

"Second brother, since we were separated from the honor guard, we have been walking along the path, so it is not on the originally designed road. Although we sometimes pass through the official road, we have never stayed at the post station, so our itinerary is very hidden.

This time, we stayed in this village, naturally because we were about to reach the foot of Mount Tai, and we didn't want to be too tired, and in addition, it was also to let Huang Ama have a good rest, after all, we all know that Huang Ama is old.

But from the fire to the present. Huang Ama and Liang Jiugong never woke up. Didn't the second brother think it was strange, not to mention that this fire was unusual, just that the guards all over the courtyard were asleep at the same time. This is a particularly strange thing, if it is one or two sleeping, it can be said that the guards are lazy, but this laziness is absolutely impossible for the whole team to be like this. What's more, Liang Jiugong has been by Huang Ama's side for many years, and he has always been the most vigilant. How can you be moved around and not wake up yet!

Besides, the Urals were originally guarding the floor in the Ming Hall, but they were found unconscious in the backyard by the firefighters. This shows even more that this thing is unusual!" The fourth master sorted out the things he found a little and said in a deep voice.

After hearing this, the prince's face became extremely ugly. Looking at the guards who were resting next to him, a trace of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes. He said in a particularly gloomy tone: "It seems that someone is deliberately calculating us, but I don't know if this calculation is really for Huang Ama or for our brothers!"

"Second brother, what do you mean......" The fourth master was a little frightened, and asked in disbelief.

"There are no outsiders here, you are my brother, I also say a big disrespectful word, this time the courtyard of the temporary borrowed house is on fire, if it is really unfortunate that the emperor Ama died, then our brothers will naturally be inseparable.

The clansmen of the Zongren Mansion will definitely investigate thoroughly, and when the time comes, the problems you find today will appear on the desks of those old guys one by one, and I, the crown prince, as the biggest beneficiary of this matter, will definitely end up with a reputation of being disloyal and unfilial, and disobedient to my father.

And you have always been good friends with me, and you will inevitably be implicated in it at that time, although the old thirteen has never had any explicit interactions with me, but this time, the harmony and friendship of our brothers will definitely become the direction of speculation by outsiders, I am afraid that at that time it will not only be me and you, but even the old thirteen will be calculated and charged with rebellion.

Fortunately, you rescued Huang Ama this time, otherwise we are afraid that it will be over, I am afraid that the person who did this will not give up, I am afraid that he will already arrange a backup on the way to continue!"

The prince's analysis, although it is a little unreasonable, but it has resonated with the fourth master, the holy driver is in danger outside, the Zongren Mansion will naturally not let go of this matter so hastily, and when the time comes, all kinds of clues will be detained on the head of the prince for the crime of rebellion and murder, how can he let him and the thirteenth go.

Although it is said that the influence of the Hesheri clan in the court is not bad, but this kind of thing happens, I am afraid that those clans who support the prince will also retreat, and even if the prince can prove that he did not do it, I am afraid that the old princes in the clan will not let such a prince who was once involved in the rebellion and murder of the monarch ascend the throne, and the days waiting for the prince are definitely not beautiful when the time comes, and he, who has no maternal help, dies so quickly and quickly, it may be faster than the prince falls, who makes him almost the same age as the prince!

Who can guarantee that he has no selfish intentions, who can guarantee that he did not calculate the crown prince and the emperor Ama, and then the fourth master's mansion that he is protecting will be like fallen leaves in the wind, and the children and women he holds in the palm of his hand will become victims of this war.

If the fourth master just thought that this fire was strange just now, then now he is simply the star who ignited the small universe, and he can't wait for a burst of Pegasus Meteor Fist to beat the mastermind behind the scenes into a photo to vent his anger.

......A northwest wind blew, and a little spark floated out of the fire that had been extinguished, and it fell on the firewood piles and roofs of several surrounding yards, and the all-wooden houses and thatched firewood houses soon burned again, and they were even more ferocious than the fire just now.

"Bell bell bell ......" The fourth master hurriedly got up, snatched the wooden mallet from the hands of the guards who were still in a daze, and knocked it with a copper basin used to fight the fire before, and the harsh and crisp sound echoed in the sky above this quiet small village.

The Thirteenth Master and Ural were still wandering around the village, and as soon as they heard this sudden noise, they immediately ran with their long legs, and soon returned to the courtyard, just in time to see the large scene of every household holding their lamps, and the sleeping village woke up again, and the chaotic sound made people's brains hurt.

A burst of voices with the characteristics of the local dialect mixed together, and came to the courtyard that was still a mess.

"What's going on, and who are the babbles?" An old man who seemed to have some status walked through the chaotic crowd, and after directing the big guys to help put out the fire, he looked at the stunned prince and the fourth master and asked in a deep voice.

"We are a foot merchant from the capital, we stayed at this family's house, slept until midnight and didn't know what was going on, and caught fire, this just put out the fire in the yard, and was talking, and then I saw that several courtyards next to it were also on fire!" Ural glanced at the prince and the others, took two steps forward, and came to the old man, as if he was a little cramped.

The old man slapped his thigh, pointed at the Ural and trembled for a long time, and finally said a sentence, "You reckless men, this is the time when the weather is dry and dry, and this spark is not touching anywhere......"

The crown prince and the fourth master were a little cramped on their faces, they really had no experience in extinguishing fires...... Where they lived, the firefighting was naturally organized by the eunuchs, so they needed to do it themselves, and who had ever heard of the palace and Baylor's Mansion and the prince's mansion burning two fires if there was nothing to do, not to mention that they had just been frightened by the possibility of researching, so they ignored the spark that had not been completely extinguished!

But at this time, it was too late to say anything, in line with the principle of not wanting to alarm too many people and cause public outrage, the three masters still humbly admitted their mistakes, and even left a few guards to protect Kangxi's safety, and then led the other guards to join the firefighting camp.

There are many people with great strength, coupled with the command of an experienced old man, half an hour later, the fire that swept through half of the village was finally successfully strangled to death in swaddling clothes, and did not cause much loss, but the people who were tossed up to fight the fire also had no idea of sleeping, looking at the prince and the fourth master, the thirteenth master and a group of strangers, with a strange look on their faces.

And Ural began to sweat in his head, the moment he came out to fight the fire, the minister who had been protecting Kangxi Ye all the year round saw something wrong, for example, the people he met when he came to explore the road in advance at noon, but no one appeared in the camp of these firefighters.

For example, the courtyard where the old man and the old woman lived in their courtyard had never been lit with candles, and in short, he realized that the fire was not an accident, but a deliberate plan by some people.

As for who it is, then he really doesn't know, but he still suspects that there are targets, but he can't tell the prince and others, so he can only wait for Kangxi to wake up and reply. (To be continued)

ps:ps: Juanxin said that the weather has been so cool these two days, and tomorrow I will go to see the rampage Hollywood. R580