The Reborn Princess Has Turned Evil

Chapter 103: Fire in the Palace

Prince Qing's Mansion.

After lunch, Prince Qing kept some of his close associates in his study, including Fang Ling, Luo Xun, and Zhou Hai.

Prince Qing wore a robe embroidered with gold thread and a fine jade thumb ring on his thumb. He sat in the head seat, looking both illustrious and imposing. The others sat in the lower seats in order.

On his birthday, Prince Qing was in a good mood and drank a few more cups. Although his face was flushed, his words were still very clear.

"Congratulations, Your Highness! Congratulations! The matter in Yanzhou has been successfully resolved!" It was Luo Xun who spoke.

The Kingdom of Jing strictly prohibits the private sale of salt. If a salt field is discovered, it must be reported immediately. However, if one owns a private salt field, it is like having a treasure trove, inexhaustible and ever-flowing.

The people around were all stunned, especially Fang Ling, who looked at Luo Xun with almost questioning eyes.

Even Prince Qing was so surprised that he stood up abruptly, "Is this really true?"

"This humble official would not dare to deceive you," Luo Xun said respectfully, cupping his hands in greeting.

Zhou Hai, standing nearby, flattered, "Yanzhou has many salt fields, and Lord Luo has actually managed to take them all. That's truly remarkable!"

However, after a few words of flattery, Luo Xun quickly stood up, bowed to Prince Qing, and said, "It is all thanks to Your Highness's foresight that you knew the local government would report the discovery of the salt fields to the imperial court. I was able to intercept the matter in advance."

Zhou Hai tried to flatter him to death with just a few words, but how could he fall into the trap?

Prince Qing is naturally suspicious, so one must be careful.

As expected, when Prince Qing heard Zhou Hai's words, his expression darkened, but after hearing Luo Xun's declaration of loyalty, his mood brightened.

"Hahaha! You've worked hard!" Prince Qing laughed a few times and patted Luo Xun on the shoulder, but did not tell him to get up.

This is Prince Qing, a man of great courage and ruthless cruelty.

The other ministers exchanged glances and remained silent. Although they all worked for Prince Qing, they were secretly vying for power.

Since the pain of losing his son, Fang Ling has avoided Prince Qing's arrangements as much as possible. If he can't avoid them, he just goes through the motions and does what is acceptable.

After all, no one can get over this.

Just then, someone outside shouted, "Fire! Fire!"

Prince Qing paused, his hand holding the teacup still, and the other ministers exchanged glances.

"Fire! Fire!" Shouts and the sounds of a crowd could be heard outside.

Prince Qing stood up abruptly, just as a servant was knocking on the door in a hurried voice, "Your Highness, something terrible has happened! The accounting office is on fire!"

"what!"

Everyone panicked and followed Prince Qing outside. As soon as they opened the door, a thick plume of smoke rose into the sky. Everyone was in a frenzy, some fleeing while others rushed to put out the fire.

The fire was out of control; huge flames had already shot up higher than the roof, and it was clear that the accounting office could not be saved.

"Your Highness..." Luo Xun, standing to the side, looked at Prince Qing's face, which was even blacker than the bottom of a pot, and spoke up.

Fang Ling and Zhou Hai also stared straight at Prince Qing.

The Prince Qing's accounting office contained many ledgers and a large stack of tax records. Although they were all extorted, they were all receipts. If they were lost, how could the accounts be recovered? This was real silver, not to mention other banknotes; it contained at least several million taels.

"What's going on?" Even though Prince Qing's face was grim, his voice remained deep and resonant.

The servant stammered in fear, "I...I didn't know either. By the time I found out, it was already like this!"

"Useless trash!" Prince Qing roared in fury, kicking the servant several meters away. The servant clutched his stomach and cried out in pain, clearly having used all his strength.

"Your Highness, please calm down!" the other three said.

Today is his birthday banquet, and there are many people coming and going. Who knows who might have sneaked in and tampered with it?

"Investigate! Investigate thoroughly for me!" Prince Qing's voice was filled with intense anger, and he almost uttered these words through gritted teeth.

……

Yongfu Palace.

Not long after Jing Anle returned to the palace, she heard news from outside the palace.

"What did you say?" Jing Anle put down the medical book in her hand and said to Afang.

Afang blinked her bright, watery eyes and continued, "The Prince Qing's mansion is on fire!"

Huh? A fire? Jing Anle was somewhat surprised.

“I heard there was a courtyard that was burned down to its bare frame,” Afang continued.

Mu Ping's eyes darkened, as if she was thinking about something.

"Was anyone injured in the Prince's mansion?" Jing Anle asked.

Afang thought for a moment and said, "I haven't heard that, but I heard that the princess was frightened and had a miscarriage."

"Fetal energy?"

"Is Princess Qing pregnant?" Jing Anle asked in surprise.

Prince Qing had a son late in life, and he kept the matter a secret. But this time he took the initiative to tell the truth, hoping that Emperor Jing would help him find the real culprit.

“Yes!” Afang said blankly.

Hmm? Some things are indeed different from the previous life. In the previous life, Princess Qing was not pregnant at all.

“Princess…” Afang said when she saw Jing Anle in a daze.

"Ah, nothing."

Princess Qing is pregnant. If it's a boy, then Jing Rou... Thinking of this, Jing Anle had another idea.

"Mu Ping?" Jing Anle asked, seeing that Mu Ping looked preoccupied.

"what happened to you?"

Mu Ping looked into Jing Anle's eyes and said, "Doesn't the princess find this matter too strange?"

"You mean, the Prince's mansion caught fire?"

Jing Anle also found it strange. Prince Qing was a vicious man and certainly had no shortage of enemies, but to set fire to the place so openly was really something new!

"Prince Qing probably never dreamed that someone would set fire to his birthday banquet!"

“Your Highness is right, but there are so many people around today that I’m at a loss,” Mu Ping said.

"I don't know if this person is a friend or an enemy. Mu Ping, investigate him thoroughly and report back to me."

"Yes, princess!"

……

Xie Mansion.

Xie Bailing was standing in the pavilion on the second floor, staring straight into the distance, even though there was no movement on the horizon.

"How is it?" Xie Bailing asked without turning around when he heard footsteps.

The person who arrived was Su Xing. She whispered, "Young Master, the Prince's mansion is on fire!"

Xie Bailing smiled and asked, "How's the fire?"

"The fire was huge; a whole courtyard was burned to the ground!"

"Not bad!" Xie Bailing said calmly, with a hint of mockery in his tone.

But Su Xing couldn't feel happy at all. "Young Master, they are catching the murderer..."

"murderer?"

Xie Bailing slowly turned around and said, "Su Xing, don't forget who I am?"

Who is he? He is Ji Yuan of the Dayun Kingdom, commander of the three armies, and has never been defeated.

"Your subordinate is..."

Before Su Xing could finish speaking, Xie Bailing's voice rang out, "Don't worry, they won't find anything out!"