The reborn prince can't be pushed down

Chapter 179
Ning Yuezhao and Lu Ji also gasped, the little beggar Qingchi rescued back then turned out to be a young lady from the Green Bamboo Pavilion!
At this moment, the fire in the Green Bamboo Hall had been extinguished, and Fu Cheng asked people to continue pouring water on the ruins to cool down, in preparation for the follow-up inspection.

The residents and guests who escaped from the hall were registered by special personnel from Shuntian Mansion for investigation.

Seeing that her property was destroyed, the Hua Niang was full of resentment, "My lord, are you determined to shield the murderer? My Green Bamboo House is usually full of high-ranking officials and dignitaries, and there are still many guests who haven't left. If there is time to escape, the families of these people will not let it go!"

Although Hua Niang's words were threatening, but in fact, if this matter really involved the family of the capital of God, Qingchi might not only lose his fame, but even risk his life.

Moreover, family members of the victims have come here one after another. Among them are wealthy households and people from princely families, all of whom are clamoring for severe punishment of the murderer, and the scene is getting more and more chaotic.If it wasn't for the guards from Shuntian Mansion to block them, they would have rushed over to beat him up.

Jiang Nian looked at Lu Ji, and said in a deep voice, "Take the suspect back to Shuntian Mansion first, and bring the relevant people back for investigation!"

The matter has come to this point, and it is inevitable, so I can only take the initiative to sort out all doubts.

Hua Niangyou glared at Qingchi unwillingly and said: "The murderer is here, what else needs to be investigated? Isn't your lord just delaying time?"

Jiang Nian cast a cold gaze over him, "You beg Gu to help you do something, that's how Gu rules, if you have any objections, wait until you become governor."

When Hua Niang heard that the young man called himself "Gu", she immediately shuddered.In the whole world, there is only one man who dares to call himself "lonely", and that is the imperial husband!She then glanced at the woman who had been standing beside Qingchi. Since the imperial husband is here, isn't this woman...

To surprise the two people in the palace so quickly, this Yan Qingchi is really not easy!
In a short period of time, thousands of thoughts flashed through Hua Niang's mind, and finally she bit her lip and stopped messing around.

Lu Ji immediately understood what Jiang Nian meant, bowed his hands to him, and ordered Qingchi to be taken back to Shuntian Mansion, along with Aqi and the aggrieved Huaniang.

Ning Yuezhao suddenly said solemnly: "Don't look at Qingchi's carefree appearance, she is actually the most soft-hearted. She originally had a younger brother, but unfortunately died young. If she is still alive, she will be as old as Ah Qi. I am afraid that someone has dug it up a long time ago." I have set a trap and waited for Qingchi to jump, and I have already investigated her old background clearly."

Both Jiang Nian and Lu Ji grew up in the imperial capital, but they have never heard of a child who died in the Yan family. This shows that this is a sad past for the Yan family, and people don't want to bring it up again. .

"I'm afraid it's not aimed at her, but at you." Jiang Nian glanced at the extinguished ruins with deep eyes.

What is there to aim at for a female Jinshi, the purpose is to bring down the people behind her.

If Ning Yuezhao insisted on protecting Qingchi, it would definitely damage her reputation and even lose the hearts of the people. If Ning Yuezhao chose to give up Qingchi, she would lose a confidant. Because of this, he will be separated from the empress.

Ning Yuezhao also figured out the importance of it in an instant, and her complexion gradually became serious.

Who is behind the scenes?
The reality didn't give them much room to think, and soon a servant from the government office trotted over, glanced at Ning Yuezhao, and said to Lu Ji: "My lord, there is a woman over there who claims to be the lady's family member. Something to report."

Hearing this, Ning Yuezhao followed the yamen's office and saw her personal maid Zhuyun looking anxiously at her.

Lu Ji immediately said: "Let her come over."

Ning Yuezhao came out today with only a few plainclothes guards and no court ladies. Zhuyun's appearance at this moment meant that something happened in the palace.

Sure enough, after there was no obstruction, Zhuyun quickly ran over and said: "Your Majesty, it's not good! Several cabinet scholars and officials from Yushitai went to the palace to ask for an audience, and Aunt Bitao ordered someone to block you first. Hurry back to the palace!"

How fast!
Ning Yuezhao looked at Jiang Nian, and the two exchanged glances quickly.

Jiang Nian's eyes dimmed, "You go back to the palace to take charge of the overall situation, and stabilize those people. I will stay here and investigate with Lu Ji."

Ning Yuezhao nodded, glanced at the still chaotic scene, and said softly, "Okay."

Afterwards, she squeezed out of the crowd under the clearing of the guards, boarded the carriage back to the palace and left.

After Ning Yuezhao left, Jiang Nian shifted his gaze to the ruins. The temperature had dropped now, and the guards began to rummage through the ruins, and charred bodies were carried out from the fire scene one after another.The work of Shuntian Mansion was inspected on the spot.

Jiang Nian recruited Jing Ming, "Go to Fu Mansion to ask Fu Liao, and tell him to go to Shuntian Mansion to feel Qingchi's pulse."

Jing Ming nodded and took the order to go.

Lu Ji looked at him sideways, "Do you suspect that someone drugged Miss Yan?"

Only when the two of them were alone, Lu Ji didn't use those obstructive honorifics to him, and Jiang Nian didn't put on airs as an imperial husband, as if the two were still colleagues in the Imperial Academy back then.

Jiang Nian's eyes were deep, "Well, this kind of fireworks place can be used by any means, so be careful."

Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of a person who was being questioned by the government officials.

Jiang Nian pointed to that person and said, "Why is he here?"

Lu Ji looked at the man with a slightly unnatural expression on his face, "Don't you know him?"

"I know." The smile on Jiang Nian's face was slightly mocking, "I'm just wondering if Minghan, a Jiangnan talent, is also interested in Xiaowan?"

Lu Ji sighed: "So it was the one who stole the limelight at Qu Shui Yan, Miss Yan also recognized him, he was the one who pulled Miss Yan out of the fire."

I saw that the guards dug up a charred corpse almost every once in a while, and they lined up one by one in the open space in front of the Green Bamboo Pavilion, oozing out in the night.

The work almost never stopped, and after inspecting one piece, he immediately moved on to the next one.

Jiang Nian couldn't help frowning, "How come so many people died?"

Lu Ji's expression also became serious, "The reason why the fire spread so fast is not only because of the dry weather recently, but also because there are many flammable items in the hall. The external windows of the room are all nailed, and there are only two exits to the atrium and the backyard.

However, there were many guests in the hall. After discovering the fire, everyone rushed to escape. Under the crowd, many people fell down. There were more people, but they blocked the way out, and most of them were choked to death.

Some of the people you see now are able to escape by jumping off the building with kung fu, and some are quick because they are close to the exit. "

Jiang Nian looked at the place where the most scorched corpses were dug up, and estimated that it was indeed the place where stairs and doors were built in normal houses.Compared with the number of corpses, the survivors are indeed a minority.

"Minghan doesn't know martial arts, how did he save Qingchi?" Jiang Nian was a little puzzled.

Lu Ji was a little helpless, "You also saw Miss Yan's appearance just now, she couldn't ask anything, she kept clamoring to plead guilty."

At this time, Ming Han also noticed the movement here, and when he saw Jiang Nian, he couldn't help showing surprise.

The corners of Jiang Nian's lips curled slightly, "Call him over, I think he's quite clear-headed."

Soon, Ming Han walked over under the leadership of the guards. Even in such a chaotic situation, he still walked calmly, as if he was walking in the courtyard.

In front of Jiang Nian, Ming Han just cupped his hands, "My lord."

Jiang Nian narrowed his eyes, "I heard that you rescued Qingchi, Mr. Ming, tell me the details."

He didn't use a questioning tone, but directly gave orders lightly.

Ming Han took a deep look at Jiang Nian, with a calm expression on his face, "Today I was having a drink with some friends in the Green Bamboo Pavilion, and I was in the midst of a good time, but unexpectedly there was an argument between men and women in the next room." Then someone shouted 'killed', 'fired'.

Zai Xia and his friends opened the door, wanting to leave here quickly. When they passed by the next room, they saw a girl in a blue dress holding a candlestick in one hand and holding a young man by her side in the other, in a protective gesture.She herself was stained with blood in many places, and she didn't even notice the fire around her, she just hugged the boy tightly.

I saw that the girl had a different expression, she didn't look like a treacherous person, so I didn't think much about it, I dragged her and ran outside, and the boy was brought out together. "

When he was talking, Jiang Nian kept looking into his eyes, but he remained as calm as water, just narrating the matter calmly.

Jiang Nian said: "I remember that Mr. Ming doesn't know martial arts, so many people died on the way to escape, how did you break through?"

Ming Han smiled and said: "It's just a fluke. We were on the second floor at that time, and many people were going to the two exits on the first floor. Many people fell down and were trampled on the stairs. It was hard to distinguish the piled up people. Whether the person in the wall is dead or alive, I can only gamble, retreat to a certain room, jump out of the window and escape.

Fortunately, there was a clump of bushes under the window, and I jumped off first, with the buffer of the bushes, and was not injured.At that time, although Miss Yan was a little dazed, the young man was still somewhat awake. He pushed Miss Yan down first, then jumped off himself, and followed them below. "

Jiang Nian smiled lightly when he heard the words, "Master Ming is indeed extremely intelligent, it's rare to be so witty in a hurry."

Ming Han smiled lightly, "My lord, you are too much for the prize, and there are times when you are clever but you are mistaken by your cleverness."

Jiang Nian knew about the failure of the imperial examination that he was talking about. Judging by his appearance, Xiao Jingtian probably hasn't found him yet. Presumably Xiao Jingtian is also busy with the big review next month, and he probably hasn't even read the paper yet.

At this moment, someone forcibly broke through the obstruction of the government officials, broke in, and strode towards this direction aggressively.

Seeing the leader, Jiang Nian couldn't help touching his nose. He really couldn't talk about people during the day and ghosts at night.He just thought about it, and Xiao Jingtian appeared.

(End of this chapter)