Liuyun quietly left the hall and went to the backyard of Pin Ya Ju to check.

Yu Ying'er would not come here for no reason, especially when she was under house arrest.

The person behind this must have other arrangements.

As soon as Liuyun arrived at the backyard, he saw a dark shadow hurriedly disappearing around the corner.

She looks like a girl, but why is she wearing night clothes in broad daylight?

Liuyun followed quietly, but the black shadow disappeared near the woodshed.

Could it be that he went into the woodshed?

Liuyun walked over and gently pushed open the door of the woodshed to find out what was going on.

When he opened the door, he saw a handkerchief on the ground. Liuyun picked up the handkerchief and wanted to take a closer look inside the room.

Unexpectedly, before he could see the situation in the woodshed clearly, Liuyun felt a heavy blow on the back of his neck and immediately lost consciousness.

hall.

The hairpin appraisal meeting is now at the most anticipated part, announcing the person who will receive the gold hairpin today.

The wife of the Marquis of Qi stood up and announced that the one who won the golden hairpin was the sixth son of the Lin family.

The sixth son of the Lin family was the candidate chosen by the wife of the Marquis of Qi for her granddaughter.

The sixth son of the Lin family took the golden hairpin from the wife of Marquis Qi, walked straight towards the girl from Marquis Qi's mansion, and put the golden hairpin on her head.

The girl blushed and everyone started to cheer and it was very lively.

Zhao Huayin did not go to take part in the quiz. Seeing that Liuyun had not returned for a long time, she couldn't help but feel worried.

The servant guarding the door came in and reported a few words to Dianxue, and Dianxue returned to Zhao Huayin.

"Miss, the servant at the door came to report that the two of them had a quarrel, and Zhou Pei even hit Miss Yu. Miss Yu could do nothing about it, so she left crying."

Zhao Huayin snorted coldly.

"The two of them are used to scheming and suspecting others, and sooner or later they will start a feud."

"Liuyun has been out for a long time and hasn't come back yet. Is there anything wrong?"

Zhao Huayin was a little worried.

"Don't worry, young lady. Liuyun is a bit straightforward, but he is not someone who doesn't have things to say. He must have been held back by something."

As the ceremony in the hall came to an end, people began to bid farewell to the wife of the Marquis of Qi.

The servants of the Marquis of Qi's Mansion have already sent the very valuable works of famous artists on the first floor to the backyard.

Zhao Huayin prepared to go to the backyard to look for Liuyun by herself.

But before the people who had just said goodbye to the wife of the Marquis of Qi had left the hall, everyone noticed thick smoke drifting into the hall.

"Oh no! Oh no! There's a fire!"

A guy with a face covered in soot ran in.

The first person to rush to the backyard was the owner of Pin Ya Ju.

"Oh no! My storeroom is full of calligraphy and paintings!"

"Quick! Quick! All of you go and help!"

The wife of the Marquis of Qi was also anxious, hoping that there would be no problems with the works that had just been sent over.

Liuyun went to the backyard and never came back. Could something have happened? Zhao Huayin was extremely worried.

"Grandma, Madam, I'll go over and help too!"

Zhao Huayin hurriedly bowed to the two of them and ran to the backyard.

The fire was very close to Pin Ya Ju’s warehouse, and everyone ran over with buckets of water to put out the fire.

Zhao Huayin looked around for Liuyun's figure through the billowing smoke.

The people coming and going squeezed Zhao Huayin so hard that she almost fell down. Zhao Huayin managed to keep her balance with the help of Dianxue.

"Don't worry about me for now. Let's split up and look for Liuyun as soon as possible."

The fire was quite strange, and Zhao Huayin was worried that Liuyun might have met with an accident.

"Young lady, please wait for me here. I will go find Liuyun right away!"

After saying this, Dianxue turned and walked into the yard.

Seeing that the smoke in the yard was getting thicker and thicker, Zhao Huayin could no longer stand here waiting in peace and was about to go inside.

Suddenly, a man in black raised his sword and stabbed Zhao Huayin.

Zhao Huayin was so frightened by this sudden change that she stood there in a daze. Seeing that the tip of the sword was about to pierce her skin, Zhao Huayin had to close her eyes.

The expected pain did not come. Zhao Huayin only heard a "ding" sound in her ear, and the black-clothed man's sword was blocked.

A strong arm pulled Zhao Huayin backwards, and her back hit a strong chest.

"careful!"

Yan Qi's cold voice came.

Before Zhao Huayin could ask, Yan Qi had already jumped out.

Yan Qi’s swordsmanship was sharp, and with just a few moves he forced the man in black to retreat a few steps.

At this time, Mu Xiao also followed Yan Qi and rushed in with a group of city defense camp guards.

The man in black was no match for Yan Qi in the first place, and when he saw so many helpers coming in, he had already decided to retreat.

How could Yan Qi let him go so easily?

The men's moves became more brutal and ruthless, gradually forcing the man in black to lose the ability to fight back.

The man in black glanced towards where Zhao Huayin was, blocked Yan Qi's sword and stepped back, then threw a dagger from his waist at Zhao Huayin.

When Yan Qi saw this, his face changed. He no longer cared about the man in black behind him and flew over to block the dagger.

However, Yan Qi was standing quite far away from Zhao Huayin, and the dagger was about to stab Zhao Huayin.

Fortunately, Mu Xiao was not far away, and he quickly flew over and knocked the dagger away.

Yan Qi breathed a sigh of relief, turned around with a stern face and was about to attack the man in black.

The man in black had already prepared to escape when he attacked Zhao Huayin just now. Now he was standing on the wall, ready to jump over.

Yan Qi threw the sword in his hand out, and the man in black was unable to dodge and his right arm was scratched.

Seeing the man in black running away, Yan Qi turned around and walked to Zhao Huayin.

"Are you okay? Are you hurt?"

Facing Yan Qi's anxious eyes, Zhao Huayin shook her head.

"I'm fine. Fortunately, Your Highness rescued me in time. Zhao Huayin thanks Your Highness for saving my life."

As Zhao Huayin said this, she was about to kneel down to thank Yan Qi.

Yan Qi reached out and helped Zhao Huayin up.

"I'm glad you're okay. Luckily we made it in time. If this place is on fire, why did you come in? Do you know how dangerous it was just now?"

Zhao Huayin didn't know why Yan Qi was so angry and was unable to react for a moment.

"I...my maid disappeared as soon as she came in. I was worried so I came in to check."

"What's so important about this maid? Do you know that if I hadn't arrived in time, you..."

Yan Qi stopped talking in time.

"never mind."

Seeing Zhao Huayin's big eyes looking at him innocently, Yan Qi couldn't bear to say anything more.

"Where's Feiying? I asked him to follow me all the time. What is he doing? Ask him to come see me immediately!"

After Yan Qi gave his instructions to Mu Xiao, he grabbed Zhao Huayin's wrist and took her to the corridor next to him.

Mu Xiao took the order and went into the fire scene to find Feiying.

With the addition of guards from the city defense camp, the fire gradually weakened.

Yan Qi and Zhao Huayin stood in the corridor, and the wife of the Marquis of Qi had already come over with everyone.

"Greetings to His Majesty the Fourth Prince!"

Everyone salutes.

"The Qihou Mansion held a hairpin appreciation party today. I didn't expect that it would alarm His Highness!"

The wife of the Marquis of Qi stepped forward and said.

"The City Defense Battalion has the duty to protect the capital. Since Pin Ya Residence caught fire, how could this prince not come?"

Yan Qi turned around and saw that the corner of Zhao Huayin's skirt was a little dirty, so he took off his cloak and put it on Zhao Huayin.

"Reporting to Your Highness, the fire has been brought under control, and I have arranged for people to clear the sparks."

Mu Xiao came back to report.

"Very good, have you found the arsonist?"

"I have already searched the surrounding area and have not found any suspicious persons."

Mu Xiao and Yan Qi looked at each other and shook their heads.

Originally, Mu Xiao was tracking down the giant thief who escaped from the City Defense Camp Prison that day.

Unexpectedly, as they chased, they discovered the traces of the secret agents from Prince Xuan's palace.

After the secret agent helped the giant thief escape, he found someone was following him and sneaked into the bustling Pin Ya Ju.

Yan Qi rushed over immediately after receiving the news.

As soon as he came, he rescued Zhao Huayin who was in distress.

"Search Pin Ya Ju immediately and make sure to find the arsonist!"

"Yes!"

Mu Xiao took the order and left.

Zhao Huayin stood behind Yan Qi, looking around for Dianxue.

Suddenly, the guards from the city defense camp shouted.

"Someone fainted here!"

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