Chapter 232
The fire outside was getting bigger and bigger, Jun Tingsheng didn't care about other things, and took Song Baoling through the secret passage many times.

It was a small path at first, and the space gradually became larger as they walked in, and finally they found that it was a small room big enough to accommodate two or three people.

"Why is there a secret passage here?"

Before Song Baoling finished speaking, a person suddenly rushed out of the shadows, and she immediately reminded Jun Tingsheng.

Jun Tingsheng dodged the attack, and when he was about to fight back, Song Baoling stopped him: "She is not an enemy."

Both sides stopped at the same time, and through the faint light, they saw each other's faces clearly.

The other party was an old woman, and she was holding a dagger in her hand at this time, "Who are you? Why are you here?"

Song Baoling watched her distinguish carefully, and a thought suddenly popped up in her heart. She moved closer to the other person, and asked softly: "Mother, don't be afraid, we are not bad people."

"We are Yuan Yi's friends. We are here for something very important. Are you his mother?"

The old woman still stared at them vigilantly, "Are you Yi'er's friends? But I've never heard him mention it. Who are you?"

It seemed that Yuan Yi's mother was right.

"Ma'am, let me tell you the truth, we are here to investigate the matter between Concubine Lou and your son."

"As far as we know, they were framed by someone, so we have to find out and give them justice."

After hearing Song Baoling's explanation, the old lady burst into tears instantly, "You... are you really here to restore my son's innocence?"

"Yes, so you don't have to be so nervous, we can sit down and talk slowly."

Even so, the old lady still didn't fully trust Song Baoling and the two of them. They hid in the dark room and waited, and the fire was burning badly outside.

No matter what Song Baoling said later, the old lady didn't reveal anything about Yuan Yi, and seemed to have some concerns.

Song Baoling knew that she was suspicious, so he didn't force her anymore, and turned to analyze the situation with Jun Tingsheng.

"Didn't we get rid of the people who followed us just now? They set the fire outside?"

Jun Tingsheng shook his head silently, "Not necessarily, maybe someone noticed that we were investigating the matter of Concubine Lou, and they also found Yuan Yi's mother, and we happened to be here."

"Hearing what you said, it seems to make sense."

The two talked to each other without shy away from the old woman at all. When the other party heard what they said, the doubts in their hearts dissipated a little.

Here, someone passed the news to Yemuqi, and when he learned that Song Baoling and the others were trapped in the fire, he looked in disbelief.

"Did they escape?"

"Your Highness, the fire is so intense that the house is almost burnt down. There is no way for them to escape."

"So you mean..."

The guard didn't answer this question, and Yemuqi almost collapsed and sat on the chair. If he hadn't forced Song Baoling to help, they wouldn't have been buried in the flames.

Except for Concubine Lou, Yemuqi had never felt sad for others, but at this moment, he felt a little sad.

"Your Highness, then we now..."

"Go down first."

Yemuqi raised his head and closed his eyes, and Song Baoling's appearance suddenly appeared in his mind. He thought that Song Baoling was so smart, that accidents should not be easy.

He opened his eyes suddenly, yes, they will be fine.

As Yemuqi guessed at the end, Song Baoling and the two who were hiding in the dark room were indeed fine. The old woman seemed to have been prepared for a long time and stored a lot of food in the room, even if she hid for a few days, it would be fine.

The old lady entertained them with food, and Song Baoling noticed that it was not convenient for her to walk, so he offered to give her a massage.

"No, no, I'm just a woman, how can I let you do such a thing."

Just now she had looked at the clothes of Song Baoling and the two of them, and she knew that they were not ordinary people. Besides, if they really came to help Yuan Yi clear his grievances, that would be even worse.

"It's okay, ma'am, we came here to find you, but we didn't expect to bring you trouble instead."

Song Baoling helped her to sit down on the chair, and said: "Besides, you gave us food, this is considered a reward for the kindness of a meal."

The old lady wanted to decline again, but Song Baoling insisted, and in the end she couldn't compete and had to follow her.

While helping her massage, Song Baoling chatted with her about family affairs, and the chat was quite pleasant.

The three spent a day and a night together in the dark room. The old woman gradually believed in Song Baoling and talked about Yuan Yi's past.

"By the way, just over a year ago, I suddenly suffered from a serious illness. At that time, my family had no money to see a doctor. Yi'er blamed himself for a long time after learning about it."

"Then one day, he suddenly told me that as long as he completes one thing, he will have money to take me to see a doctor, and he also brought back a silk handkerchief."

Speaking of this, the old lady got up and walked to a corner, found out the hidden box, opened it, took out a silk handkerchief and handed it to Jun Tingsheng.

"When Yi'er gave me the silk handkerchief, he said that if something happens to him, he should hide the silk handkerchief. Someone will definitely come to me and ask for it."

Jun Tingsheng looked carefully at Sipa, and found that the name of Queen Xianqi was actually embroidered on it, but he knew very well that this kind of thing could not prove anything.

He and Song Baoling looked at each other, and the two knew that they couldn't tell the old woman about it, so they changed the subject.

"We've been inside for so long, so the fire outside must have gone out too. I'll go out and have a look later."

In the middle of the night, Song Baoling sneaked out of the dark room and found that the surroundings were in ruins. The people who set the fire undoubtedly wanted their lives.

Just after a while, Jun Tingsheng became anxious, and after appeasing the old woman, he ran out to find Song Baoling, and he was relieved to see that she was safe and sound.

"If the mastermind behind the scenes knows that the aunt is still alive, he will definitely kill her again. Take her away first and find a place to settle down. We will meet in the palace."

"Okay, you have to be careful."

"You too, you must find a safe place."

After parting with them, Song Baoling sneaked back to the palace with Sipa, but when she returned, she found that her room was brightly lit with candles.

She approached on tiptoe, and through the gap in the window, she saw Shu Ning dozing off and drinking tea with the queen. At this time, the queen came here, probably to block her, so she made a detour to the cold palace.

"My concubine, I'm here to see you."

Concubine Lou Gui didn't seem surprised when she heard Song Baoling's voice, she smiled and said, "Did you do something? The queen has been looking for you."

Hearing this, Song Baoling felt a little surprised, "Has the queen been in the cold palace?"

Concubine Lou Gui smiled softly, and did not answer Song Baoling's question, but just patted the stool next to her to signal her to sit down.

(End of this chapter)

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