Chapter 213
Both Wang Yanqing and Lingxi were taken aback. Lingxi immediately went out to inquire about the situation. After returning, he said to Wang Yanqing with a serious face, "Miss, there is a fire in the palace."
Fortunately, they lived in the upper wind direction of the main hall, and with timely precautions, the Lu family's house was not affected by the fire. People outside are turning their backs on their horses, láng crying, and it is safest to stay indoors at this time. Wang Yanqing sat in the room, listening to the news outside with trepidation.
Jin Yiwei, who guarded the gate, said that the center of the fire happened in the palace today, and many concubines and palace maids were besieged, and Lu Heng had already gone to the front to deal with the fire. Wang Yanqing listened and sighed. In today's catastrophe, I don't know how many people will die, and the loss of gold, silver and jewelry is even more uncountable.
The night sky was half-reddened by the firelight, and thick smoke billowed up, as if even the moon was stained with blood. Wang Yanqing opened the window and kept looking at the door. She had two diametrically opposed emotions in her heart. On the one hand, she hoped that Lu Heng would come back quickly, on the other hand, she was afraid that the door would be knocked on and bring back some bad news.
Wang Yanqing was restless, and Lingxi persuaded her to rest inside several times, but Wang Yanqing refused. This wind has limited influence on Wang Yanqing, and she prefers to sit where she can see Lu Heng for the first time.
Lingxi couldn't persuade him, so he could only silently bring something warm and accompany Wang Yanqing to wait by the window. Waiting until midnight, there was a faint voice outside the door. In the middle of the night, the palace was still noisy, everyone was shouting for firefighting, and the footsteps were chaotic, but Wang Yanqing heard Lu Heng's footsteps strangely across a wall.
Wang Yanqing stood up immediately and walked out without waiting for the door to open. When Lu Heng opened the courtyard door, Wang Yanqing had already run out of the house: "Second brother, how are you?"
Lu Heng knew for a long time that his backyard was fine, but he didn't see it with his own eyes, so he always felt uneasy. At this moment, he saw Wang Yanqing running out unscathed, and the half of his heart that he was secretly carrying was finally put back in place. He stretched out his hand to support Wang Yanqing and said, "I'm fine."
Wang Yanqing noticed that Lu Heng's clothes had changed, and when his right hand picked her up, his eyebrows twitched slightly. Wang Yanqing's face changed suddenly, and he quickly asked, "Second brother, are you injured?"
Lu Heng sighed slightly, sometimes people around him are too sensitive, which is not entirely a good thing. Afraid of scaring her, Lu Heng wrote lightly, "Small injury."
Wang Yanqing couldn't believe it, how could it be a small injury that could make Lu Heng subconsciously show pain? Wang Yanqing immediately let go of Lu Heng's hand, took a few steps back, and blamed herself: "It's all my fault. Second brother, did you hurt you just now?"
The movement of her dodging was very obvious. Lu Heng didn't like it very much. Once again, he could not refuse to hold her hand and said, "It's really a minor injury, and it's been dealt with. You're not scared, are you?"
Wang Yanqing shook his head, Lu Heng was very careful, the emperor's palace was on fire, but nothing happened to Lu Heng's house. Wang Yanqing did not dare to touch Lu Heng, and tried to avoid it without a trace. But every time she moved, Lu Heng grabbed her hand and pulled her back again. After doing this twice, Lu Heng glanced at her lightly and asked, "What are you hiding?"
Wang Yanqing was anxious and helpless, and reminded: "Second brother, be careful of your wounds."
When Lu Heng rescued the emperor, he encountered a falling wood. He blocked it with his right arm, and his forearm was burned by sparks. The wound looked terrifying, but it wasn't serious. It would be fine after ten days of care. It was far worse than Fu Tingzhou's injury.
But Wang Yanqing seemed to have encountered a major event, with a stern face, wishing to be three feet away from Lu Heng, and would not approach him no matter what. Lu Heng didn't expect that after being injured, she would not enjoy the warm greetings, but instead attracted her to avoid him. Lu Heng sat under the lamp, quite helpless: "It's really okay, you don't have to hide so far."
How could Wang Yanqing listen, she quickly instructed Lingxi to fetch the medicine box. Lingxi glanced at Lu Heng quickly and stepped back silently. The commander used to be reluctant to let others approach his wounds, but now it seems that an exception should be made.
Lingxi took the medicine box and left. Wang Yanqing carefully unbuttoned Lu Heng's sleeves, and indeed saw a piece of gauze oozing blood. The wound was bandaged on the spot. The fire was still burning outside, and the emperor was in a coma, so Lu Heng couldn't waste too much time, so the treatment was not meticulous. Wang Yanqing looked at the crooked gauze and said distressedly, "Why are you hurt so badly?"
Outsiders only knew that the palace was on fire, but did not know that the emperor was gone, and was almost trapped in the fire. Now that the emperor is out of danger, Lu Heng is not afraid to tell Wang Yanqing the truth: "Tonight, the fire started hastily. The eunuch serving the emperor was frightened when he saw the fire.
It was only then that Wang Yanqing understood that the fire was so serious tonight, no wonder there was so long outside. Wang Yanqing asked, "Is this injury left behind during the rescue?"
Lu Heng is a very thoughtful person. No matter how nice his words are, he will not rush up in danger unless that person has to be rescued. Now that Empress Dowager Jiang died, the queen's concubines did not have such a heavy weight. The only one who was worth saving by Lu Heng was the emperor.
And Lu Heng was able to sit here and talk to her calmly, showing that the emperor was no longer in serious trouble. Taken together, it is not difficult to guess that this injury was left by Lu Heng when he rescued the emperor.
Lu Heng nodded with satisfaction, Qingqing is really smart, and talking to her is a peace of mind. Lu Heng said: "When I found the emperor, the emperor had already lost his mind due to the smoke. I quickly carried him out, and was hit by a spark when I evacuated."