The assassin's princess is actually my aunt

Chapter 184: Fire in the Palace

Leng Xinmo's face was full of suspicion, and his whole body exuded a frighteningly cold aura.

Immediately afterwards, Leng Xinmo pushed Yue'er towards A Xiu's direction without hesitation.

He said in a deep voice: "You two stay here, I'll go take a look and come back."

"Princess...Princess..."

Before Ah Xiu could finish her words, she saw Leng Xinmo's figure flash past her eyes quickly.

In the blink of an eye, he disappeared around the corner of the palace gate.

For some reason, I looked at the corner of the clothes that was gradually moving away until it disappeared.

Ah Xiu's heart suddenly beat violently, and an ominous premonition instantly enveloped her heart.

Time passed minute by minute, and with every extra moment of waiting, Ah Xiu felt more and more uneasy.

After waiting for a full half hour in agony, Leng Xinmo still did not show up.

Yue'er, who was standing by, said worriedly:

"Sister Xiu, where did the princess go? Could she have gotten lost in the palace?"

Ah Xiu frowned tightly and her face became very heavy.

At this moment, a deep voice suddenly came: "A Xiu, Yue'er, why are you here?"

Ah Xiu and Yue Er were startled by the sudden sound and turned their heads quickly.

When they saw who was coming, they were so frightened that they fell to their knees on the ground with a plop.

"Your Majesty, I, Ah Xiu, pay my respects to you, Your Majesty..."

"Your servant Yue'er pays respect to the Queen Mother."

"Long live the Queen, long live the Queen, long live the Queen, long live the Queen..."

Looking at A Xiu and Yue Er, they looked terrified.

Empress Dowager Duanrong couldn't help but frown slightly, revealing a hint of dissatisfaction.

"Two maids from Mingnuo Mansion?"

The Queen Mother frowned slightly, with a hint of dissatisfaction in her tone.

He asked, "How can you be so rude and impolite! Where is your master now?"

As Leng Xinmo has not returned for a long time, A Xiu and Yue'er are already filled with fear and worry.

Faced with the Queen Mother's cold questioning at this moment, she was frightened and at a loss.

I was so confused that I even forgot to answer for a moment.

Empress Dowager Duanrong's expression became increasingly gloomy and ugly.

Gu Yi, who was standing by, was quick to remind them:

"A Xiu, the Queen Mother is asking you questions! Where is the princess now?"

Ah Xiu finally woke up from her dream, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, saying:

"Replying to the Queen Mother, the princess did come out of Yaohua Palace with us just now.

But before she had walked far, the princess seemed to see a figure.

Then let me and Yue'er wait here.

After that, the princess chased after the figure alone and headed that way."

As she spoke, Ah Xiu quickly stretched out her hand and pointed to the corner where Leng Xinmo had just left.

"A figure?"

Queen Dowager Duanrong was suspicious and murmured to herself, "What kind of figure is it?"

"Yes...it's a person who looks like a palace maid." Ah Xiu answered tremblingly.

Ah Xiu tried hard to recall the scene she had just seen.

I thought to myself that the person was dressed like a palace maid without a doubt.

Gu Yi's expression became solemn and stern. He asked Ah Xiu and Yue Er in a low voice:

"How long has the princess been gone?"

Yue Er replied anxiously, "Half an hour has passed, Butler Gu!

Sister Xiu and I are getting so worried, could it be that the princess is lost?"

"What?" The Queen Mother was shocked. "It's been so long?"

She quickly looked in the direction the princess left and asked anxiously, "Whose bedrooms are over there?"

Seeing this, Madam Qi hurried forward and answered respectfully:

"Reporting to the Queen Mother, that direction is the palace where your Majesty's concubines live.

Among them are Empress Lingfei of Ganquan Palace, Concubine Sun Shufei of Xianfu Palace, and Concubine Du of Jinse Zhai. "

A trace of worry appeared on the Queen Mother's face, and she murmured to herself:

"These people have never had much contact with Nuoer..."

As we all know, Nuoer is aloof and cold, so it is unlikely that she would take the initiative to go to their palace and stay for a long time.

At this moment, Nanny Qi suddenly seemed to remember something important.

He added eagerly, "Queen, there is another master!"

The Queen Mother pondered in her heart, frowned slightly, and asked: "Oh? Who is it?"

Aunt Qi approached the Queen Mother cautiously and said softly in a low voice:

"Reporting to the Queen Mother, this person is none other than Consort Zhou who lives in Guangmen Palace a little further away."

Speaking of this noble lady Zhou, she was originally the once favored Concubine Zhou Lan.

However, due to the previous affair between the Fifth Prince and Princess Mingyu, she was implicated and was stripped of her title as concubine and demoted to Guangmen Palace.

But unfortunately, Concubine Zhou believed that the incident at that time was related to Princess Mingnuo.

He has always harbored resentment towards Princess Mingnuo.

However, since then, Concubine Zhou was demoted to Guangmen Palace.

It was like being banished to the cold palace, and life became much calmer.

Could it be that he really seized the opportunity this time to murder Princess Mingnuo?

The Queen Mother's expression suddenly darkened, and she said sternly:

“If Zhou still persists and dares to harm Nuo’er.

I will never forgive her easily! All of you follow me and go to Guangmen Palace to find out what happened!"

"Yes, Your Majesty the Queen Mother..."

Everyone responded in unison and bowed.

At this moment, a young eunuch came running over in a panic.

He kept shouting, "Oh no... there's a fire... Oh no... there's a fire!"

He staggered, his expression terrified.

"Hurry up and save people... the water is leaking..."

A burst of terrified shouts suddenly rang out, breaking the calm atmosphere.

Soon, the surroundings fell into chaos, with all kinds of noisy sounds intertwined.

Some people were running in a hurry, constantly issuing warnings.

Some people carried buckets of water and worked hard to put out the fire and rescue people.

Others screamed and even couldn't help crying.

When Empress Dowager Duanrong heard the voice, her heart suddenly tightened and her brows twitched slightly.

My body shook involuntarily.

She stared at the blazing fire with eyes wide open, her eyes full of shock and worry.

She hurriedly grabbed Aunt Qi's hand and asked anxiously with a trembling voice:

"Quick! Go and find out what happened?"

Nanny Qi turned her head and glanced at Gu Yi, only to see Gu Yi nodded heavily.