The fire burned all night, and the yard was covered with broken walls and a pungent smell of smoke. The most severely burned yards were Yingxueyuan and Hengshuiyuan.

The news came to the palace the next day. Concubine De was using breakfast. After hearing this, she didn't hold the spoon in her hand and fell back into the bowl with a click.

"What did you say? The Duke's Mansion caught fire last night?"

Yulian nodded, "The palace gate was closed last night. The guards just came to report that a fire broke out in the Duke's Mansion for no reason last night, and the Duke's Mansion burned a lot."

"What about Wei Huaijin, Princess Yongyang, and Wei Jin and others?" Concubine De asked.

"I don't know yet."

Concubine De's eyelids were pounding violently, "Wei Shi had just returned yesterday and caught fire in the middle of the night. I said it was a coincidence that I didn't believe it. Besides, are those people in the group of people drinking bags? How could they let the fire burn!"

This fire was too badly burned, who did it be for?

Of course, it was watched by the iron cavalry stationed in Kyoto City!

Concubine De lost his mind to have a meal, waved his hand, and asked someone to take the food down as soon as possible, with his face tense. After a while, Mrs. Gu asked for a meeting.

"Come in!"

Soon Mrs. Gu came in and first greeted Concubine De. Concubine De hurriedly helped Mrs. Gu stand up, "Mother, don't be too polite. What's going on outside?"

"It was your father who asked me to come to find the Empress. Yesterday, a fire broke out in the Duke's Mansion for no reason. The fire was not small. When we came just now, there was still thick smoke. I'm afraid it would be a bad thing." Mrs. Gu looked worried. The Wei family had little status, but it was like a thorn in her throat. She couldn't swallow it and couldn't spit it out, so she could only hold it up.

"It depends on what the emperor means when it reaches this point."

Concubine De held her breath in her heart. There was no need to guess that it must be Wei Jing's good thing!

After a while, a palace maid came to report that many ministers in the court submitted a memorial to investigate the source of this matter. How could the Duke's Mansion catch fire for no reason? It was incredible.

There were only a few servants in the Duke's Mansion, and all the rest were sent by the Gu family. Sooner or later, this account would be settled on the Gu family.

Concubine De suddenly slapped the table, "I underestimated this girl Wei Jing. She was really cruel and ruthless. She actually used such a trick to get rid of the firewood from the bottom of the pot!"

"What the Empress mean is that this matter is related to Princess Chaohua?" Mrs. Gu was surprised. She had never seen Wei Jing before, but she heard that she was a difficult person.

"Who else can I have besides her? I haven't seen anything happening in this year. When she came back, she killed Mama Li and a few maids. How cruel is it!" Concubine De's deep ink-colored eyes narrowed, "The Wei brothers and sisters are all hidden dangers and must be eliminated."

"But there is no news from Wei Huaijin at the moment, and the emperor will not attack the Wei family easily."

Although Mrs. Gu is a female, she will also listen to her husband's mention. Wei Huaijin's attitude is unclear. Emperor Nanliang is afraid of being afraid of being a lie, and he dare not make any big moves on the surface.

At this time, it is impossible to get Emperor Nanliang to get rid of the Wei family.

Unless the internal and external troubles were solved, the Emperor of Nanliang held military power and might be able to fight.

The mother and daughter sat in silence for more than a day, and finally waited for the result. Shangshu Gu was demoted to the fifth rank and became the seventh rank.

Concubine De felt dizzy in front of her, "Why is the punishment so powerful?"

Mrs. Gu's face was also ashen and immediately comforted Concubine De, "Don't get angry, Imperial Concubine, leave the green mountains without fear of burning fire. Sooner or later, your father will be restored to his post. As long as the Empress keeps calm, don't be distracted, take good care of her body, and guard the little prince, the Gu family will stand firm."

After slowing down, Concubine De gritted her teeth, "What my mother said is that I can't do anything about it."

Even worse news followed. The fire burned last night, and Wei Huaijin was seriously injured and still unconscious. The entire Imperial Hospital went to the Duke's Mansion.

In addition, Emperor Nanliang also specially granted a new house for the Wei family to settle, and the actions were frequent, which was clearly a compromise.

The unlucky one is the Gu family.

Shangshu Gu personally went to the new Duke's Mansion to apologize. His eyebrows were deep and he was a little worried. A girl stood in the corridor with a little embarrassed dress and a messy hair, but she just stood there motionless, but she gave people a sense of being unable to reach the top.

A pair of black and bright pupils were casual and calm, looking at the sky not far away, as if all this had nothing to do with her.

"Princess Chaohua." Gu Zhiyan looked at the girl quietly. If his daughter Concubine De had half of Wei Jing's intelligence, she would definitely have a bright future in the future, and the Gu family could also rise.

Wei Jin raised his eyes and glanced at Gu Zhiyan with a faint look, "What do you mean by Shangshu Gu?"

Gu Zhiyan cleared his throat unnaturally, "Princess, the lower official is no longer the Minister of State. The incident happened last night was that the lower official dereliction of duty..."

"So is Lord Gu here to apologize to me?"

Shunji was talking about Wei Ji, and he was not polite at all. After receiving Gu Zhiyan's words, Gu Zhiyan bowed his body slightly, "The lower official is guilty."

"You can't just talk about your guilt. If Lord Gu hadn't dereliction of duty, our family of three would have been almost burned to death. Now my father is seriously injured on the bed, but Lord Gu is standing here. As a woman, he is not so generous and easy to spare Lord Gu."

Gu Zhiyan's mouth twitched. The girl in front of him looked only in her teenage years, but she was full of thorns. But it has to be said that Wei Shi was very courageous and brave, and could take a decisive approach and die before he could live. He was brave and resourceful.

At this moment, Gu Zhiyan did not regard the other party as a half-old child, but as an opponent.

"Princess……"

"Mr. Gu, the group of wine bags that I hadn't dealt with last night had not been dealt with yet. Have you figured out what to deal with?"

Gu Zhiyan felt a little uncomfortable when he heard this, and he seemed to point at his nose and insult him.

"It's because the officials are not disciplined. They should have protected the Duke's Mansion, but they don't want it to be so useless. What is the princess going to punish?"

Wei Zhi raised his head and looked at the clear and cloudless weather, and his tone was very light, "Of course, Lord Gu's people will be dealt with by himself."

These people made big mistakes and could not be kept, but Wei Zhi refused to ask Gu Zhiyan to take the initiative to punish him.

The girl's thoughts are hard to figure out.

Gu Zhiyan was stunned and nodded, "Each person beats fifty military sticks, can the princess be satisfied?"

Wei Jing turned around and smiled slightly at Gu Zhiyan, "Master Gu is wise."

The fifty army was beaten and almost half of them were damaged. A few of them went there on the spot. Gu Zhiyan was trembling. These people were all trained by Gu Zhiyan.

None of the maids and mothers escaped. Not only were they beaten, but they were sold, and there was not even a person to plead for mercy.

Bihong quietly looked up at Wei Jing, "Girl, what should we do next?"

"The Gu family just lost power for the time being. As long as Concubine De is one day, it will make a comeback sooner or later. Concubine De will not be kept."

As for the little prince, he is still young and cannot become a climate in three or five years, so he can be ignored for the time being.

"Immediately send someone to the border town to find my elder brother and send me a letter." Wei Jing said.

"yes!"

The days that followed were very peaceful. I accompanied Wei Huaijin to treat my leg injuries every day, and my ears were much more purified. There were no messy people wandering around in front of me.

Princess Yongyang is still in fear, "Xiao Qi, if the emperor does not compromise, what should he do?"

"The emperor cares so much about the country and the country, and dares not compromise. If something happens under the emperor's nose, the eldest brother can only settle the score with the emperor." Wei Shi reached out and grabbed Princess Yongyang, "If the Wei family had not been in Kyoto City, the eldest brother had already established himself as the king, and the emperor would not dare to gamble."

Thinking about it until now, Wei Jing's palms were covered with fine sweat, and she was betting.

Princess Yongyang looked at Wei Jing in shock, "What did you say?"

Wei Yan knelt at the feet of Princess Yongyang and raised his head, "Brother has already thoughts, but he still lacks a reason. Now the emperor is in a desperate situation and attacks from both sides. If we have any problems, we don't have to do it ourselves. We just need to let go and we will definitely shake the throne."

So Wei Shi talked about the incident in Beijin this year again. Princess Yongyang was stunned for a while. Wei Shi comforted Princess Yongyang, "Don't worry, mother, the emperor doesn't know about this matter yet, and the daughter did it obscurely."

How could Princess Yongyang have thought that her children were so brave, and reached out to support Wei Jing and stood up, "If your elder brother was not thinking about the family outside, there would be no place for us to be there? I hope your elder brother will not bear the eternal crime."

"Don't worry, mother, how could the elder brother be so smart? He would be guilty of eternal crimes?"

Wei Baixiao and Wei Jing have always been faithful to him and have never been worried at all. Besides, Wei Baixiao is not alone, and she is very close to Xiao Zhan in private. Two foxes are together, so it would be nice not to plot against others.

In the next month, Wei Jing calmed down and treated Wei Huaijin's legs. He had no shortage of medicinal materials and other medicines. He took a medicinal bath every day and had a look.

On this day, Madam Wen came to visit Wei Huaijin and summoned Wei Jin to stay in the palace for two days.

"The Empress Dowager is alone in the palace, and she always thinks about the princess in her heart. Let the old slave come and pick up the princess into the palace."

Wei Jing smiled, "I am also thinking about my mother, so let's go now."

After changing into a dress, he told Biqing about the necessary precautions and brought Bihong into the palace. Madam Wen felt very distressed, "I haven't seen each other for a month, and the princess has lost a lot of weight. The Bodhisattva blesses it. It's not a big deal to turn the lord into danger."

"As a son, as long as the parents are healthy and healthy, I will ask for nothing."

Soon we arrived at the Ergong Gate and happened to meet Mrs. Shangguan. The two people from afar smiled at each other and said hello.

After not seeing him for more than a year, Mrs. Shangguan has become much tired. Among all the wives, Wei Zhi admires the most is Mrs. Shangguan. She is heroic, brave and resourceful, and is also very easy to get along with.

In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Wei Shi did not come forward to say hello, but turned around and asked Madam Wen, "Madam, how are the nobleman Shangguan recently?"

Madam Wen sighed, "It's still the same thing. She was sick a while ago and it was repeated over and over again. But it was not a serious illness, just take care of it."

Wei Jing knew it.

"It's a matter of something happening to Concubine De..."

Wei Shi looked at Madam Wen with a look of curiosity, thinking about it from afar, when he saw Mrs. Gu kneeling on the pebbles in the imperial garden with red eyes.

"Isn't this Mrs. Gu?"

Madam Wen nodded, "Isn't it just Mrs. Gu."

Perhaps because he heard the voice behind him, Mrs. Gu looked up and saw Wei Jing under Langfang, clenched her fists tightly, and shouted, "Princess Chaohua, please stay."

Wei Ying squinted his eyes at Mrs. Gu, and before she could speak, Madam Wen said, "The Empress Dowager should be resting at this time, and she may not wake up for a while."

Wei Yan raised his eyelids and his heart was as clear as a mirror. This was not the only way to go to Cihe Palace. However, Madam Wen deliberately took her around and met Mrs. Gu. Wei Yan did not expose it and walked towards Mrs. Gu.

"Mrs. Gu."

Mrs. Gu bent down and kowtowed to Wei Jing. Wei Jing avoided him in time, "What is Mrs. Gu's intention?"

"Princess Chaohua is proud of his hand and spare the Gu family. My wife Gu is here to apologize to Princess Chaohua." Mrs. Gu kowtowed several times, her fair forehead was marked with red marks, and Wei Jing raised her eyebrows.
To be continued...