Chapter 20 Fire
She didn't know if the queen meant to give her a blow, but she knew that in an era when imperial power was supreme, with her current status, if she dared to cause trouble in the palace, her head would be chopped off in minutes.

Just asking her to wait here for a while, she felt that this was not her style.

She saw the cloth curtain hanging on the attic, and she had a suspicion in her heart.

She took off the hairpin on her head. The hairpin had a concave surface. She moved some hands and feet on it, and then inserted the hairpin back into her head again.

She silently adjusted the angle so that the light from the hairpin shone on the attic curtain, and then she stood there motionless.

About half a quarter of an hour later, the curtain caught. In an instant, thick smoke spread everywhere, and the hall became a mess.

The corners of Feng Shuying's lips curled up slightly. She wanted to see how long the queen could stay in there.

After a while, the fire became more intense. The queen and several princesses hurriedly walked out of the Grand Kunning Palace. The eunuchs and maids started to put out the fire with all their hands and feet.

After Feng Shuying caught fire, she reached out and adjusted the direction of the hairpin without leaving any trace.

When she saw the queen, she gave a light salute: "I have met the queen."

The queen was very angry at this time and had no time to pay attention to her. She turned to the palace maid next to her and said, "Go and find out why there is a fire in Kunning Palace."

Fire is not a trivial matter, and it is easy for people to make a fuss about it.

The palace maid responded and immediately went to investigate the source of the fire.

Feng Shuying knew that no matter how many people were called to investigate, the queen would not be able to find out the reason.

She said to the Queen: "Thank you, Your Majesty and Your Majesty, for your grace in arranging the marriage between the daughter of the people and the King of Chu."

Her parents died young, so she was just a commoner, so it was most appropriate to call herself a commoner.

When the queen heard this, she turned to look at her. She lowered her head and stood there obediently and meekly.

The queen was not in a good mood at the moment. She was originally going to give Feng Shuying a showdown today, but instead she ran out of it in a panic, somewhat losing her dignified image.

She looked at Feng Shuying and said, "Are you Feng Shuying, Lin Shilang's niece?"

Feng Shuying replied: "Yes, the folk girl is Feng Shuying."

The queen looked her up and down and then said: "Raise your head and let me see."

Feng Shuying slowly raised her head, looking weak and cowardly.

The queen knew that Feng Shuying was a woman with no independent ideas and very little courage before granting them a marriage.

At this time, she took one look at Feng Shuying and lost interest.

She originally wanted to let Feng Shuying go directly, but a palace maid next to her said: "My queen's Kunning Palace has never been in trouble."

"Such a thing happened as soon as Miss Feng came here. Is she the queen of Ke?"

The queen glanced at the maid and scolded: "Don't talk nonsense!"

She scolded lightly and had no intention of getting angry at all.

Feng Shuying's eyes deepened when she heard their conversation, because she knew that they were going to cause trouble.

In other words, the Queen had originally prepared a means to deal with her, but the fire changed their plans.

They probably felt that letting her go was too easy for her, so they wanted to find a reason to deal with her.

The palace maid lowered her head and said, "To tell you what the Queen is saying, although this is just my servant's guess, there is some basis for it."

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu killed seven of his fiancées before, and there are rumors in the capital that he is the lone star of the evil spirit."

"Although there is no conclusion from the Imperial Master's side on this matter, it is something that everyone knows."

"Not to mention anything else, this Feng girl is at odds with the Queen just because of her last name."

"The empress is the real Feng. Who is she? She dares to be named Feng?" Feng Shuying was shocked when she heard these words.

Could this be the legendary nitpicking, deliberately finding words to incriminate?
She had heard before that there were some very cunning and vicious servants in the palace, but she didn't expect to meet them on the first day she entered the palace.

She whispered: "This surname was given by my parents, how can it be considered my fault?"

The palace maid shouted sternly: "You have no rules, how can you interrupt when the queen is talking?"

Feng Shuying asked with some confusion: "Then why can you interrupt?"

The palace maid didn't expect that the timid-looking Feng Shuying would actually refute her!

She turned to the queen and said, "Queen, look, she dares to talk back!"

"My slave, you see, she is so disrespectful, she should be pulled down and beaten thirty times!"

Feng Shuying asked the palace maid: "Is there no elder? Who are you?"

After she finished speaking, she looked at the queen and said, "Queen, the surname of a common girl follows her father's surname."

"If these are all sins, wouldn't it mean that everyone named Feng in the world is a guilty person?"

Although the surname Feng is not a popular surname, it still has a population of tens of thousands.

Even if the queen wants to embarrass her, she won't be so arrogant as to say that all people named Feng are guilty.

The queen said quietly: "The person named Feng cannot be considered a guilty person, but..."

When she said this, she looked at Feng Shuying: "It's just that I think Jian Chun's words have some truth."

"As soon as you came to this palace, Kunning Palace caught fire. This is not normal."

"I have reason to suspect that you are the cause of this fire. Let's go to the Shenxing Department to stay for a few days."

"If it is later found that this matter has nothing to do with you, I will let you out of the palace."

When Feng Shuying heard this, she immediately understood the queen's plan:
The queen did not punish her directly, but just let her live in the punishment department, which was not too much.

But the original owner was notoriously timid in the capital. If she moved into the Shenxing Division, the queen would definitely arrange a few bloody scenes for her to watch.

With the courage of the original owner, even if he was not frightened to death, he would still be frightened to death.

If he was sick, the queen would probably kill the person if she used a little more manipulation.

To kill a person so effortlessly is a domineering and sinister method.

It's just pity that she is not the original owner.

A place like the Shenxing Division really doesn't scare her.

No one in this world can save her. If she disobeys the Queen at this time, she will fall into the hands of the Queen.

If they don't torture her, it's not impossible for her to go to the Criminal Punishment Department. It's really hard to tell who will scare whom.

At this time, she had to pretend to be pitiful, and she said aggrievedly: "The Queen Mingjian, it is really not a civilian girl who started the fire!"

The Queen said softly: "If you hadn't set the fire, I would have cleared your name. Someone come and take her to the Criminal Punishment Department."

As soon as she finished speaking, several eunuchs came over to her and said, "Miss Feng, please!"

Feng Shuying's eyes were filled with tears and she looked as pitiable as possible. She followed the eunuch helplessly.

Seeing her timid appearance, the queen said with great disdain: "The fiancées of King Chu are really inferior to each other."

(End of this chapter)

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