After I became a passerby, I saved the villain's family

After breakfast, Jiang Ruoli said she wanted to pay her respects to the Queen.

"No need?" Xiao Yuyao said.

It’s not that she didn’t want to go, but she was worried that Li’er would feel uncomfortable in Kunhe Palace.

"This is my first time staying in the palace. It would be disrespectful if I don't pay my respects to the Queen." Jiang Ruoli said.

The original book only briefly mentioned the death of the Queen Mother, saying only that Kunhe Palace accidentally caught fire late at night, and the Queen Mother was unable to escape and unfortunately died in the end.

The fact that the mother of a country died in a sea of ​​fire but no palace servants came to rescue her was full of doubts, so she needed to go to Kunhe Palace to find out the layout there so as to catch the arsonist.

Seeing that Jiang Ruoli insisted, Xiao Yuyao said nothing more and went to Kunhe Palace with her.

Minghua Palace and Kunhe Palace were not far away, and Jiang Ruoli secretly observed along the way.

There are main roads between the two palaces, with many royal guards patrolling back and forth, and the guards outside Kunhe Palace are tight, so it may not be easy to enter the palace from the outside.

If it’s not someone from outside...then there is only one possibility, the murderer is from Kunhe Palace.

Jiang Ruoli followed Xiao Yuyao to Kunhe Palace, and was told by the palace servants that the Queen was currently in a side hall.

The two of them walked all the way to the side hall.

After entering the room, Xiao Yuyao bowed and saluted: "Yuyao pays respects to the Queen."

Jiang Ruoli also hurriedly saluted.

"Good kids, get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The two stood up.

At this time, Concubine Rou was also in the palace, and Xiao Yuyao skipped to her mother's side.

Concubine Rou pinched her nose lovingly.

"You, I wish you could be half as steady as the county lady."

Xiao Yuyao wrinkled her nose and said coquettishly, "Mother likes Li'er, so let Li'er be your daughter too!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? You don't act serious every day." Concubine Rou scolded softly.

Jiang Ruoli lowered her head politely but smiled without saying a word.

Seeing that Jiang Ruoli was a little restrained, the Queen Mother said, "Li'er, come and see this incense I made."

Jiang Ruoli raised her head with a smile and was unexpectedly met with a pair of deep blue eyes.

Is the Holy Lady Lingjia here too?

The Holy Lady Lingjia was still dressed in white and had a veil on her face. She stood beside the queen, fiddling with the flowers in her hands.

He looked at Jiang Ruoli with a half-smile in his eyes.

Jiang Ruoli felt uncomfortable when she was staring at her.

That weird feeling comes back again...

Seeing Jiang Ruoli staring at the Holy Lady Lingjia, Concubine Rou smiled and said:

"I've heard that Saint Lingjia is very good at making incense. Today, the Queen specially invited the Saint to the palace to develop incense together."

"It's just a small skill, not worth mentioning, Your Majesty." said the Holy Lady Lingjia.

It turned out to be the case.

Jiang Ruoli nodded.

Saint Lingjia looked at Jiang Ruoli and said, "The county lady was very brave yesterday. Our prince likes her very much."

She was talking about Jiang Ruoli's argument with Alia at the palace banquet last night.

Speaking of this, Jiang Ruoli's face showed a bit of embarrassment.

God is my witness, she didn't mean to offend Princess Alia by saying those things last night.

When she returned to Minghua Palace last night, she finally realized what Princess Yuyao meant after reminding her.

Thinking of the humiliation suffered by Beixin Kingdom last night, smiles appeared on the faces of others.

Jiang Ruoli watched the two ladies burn incense for a while. She had things on her mind and couldn't just sit there and do nothing.

"Your Majesty," Jiang Ruoli suddenly said, "I have been to Kunhe Palace several times, but I have not had a proper tour. Can I go for a walk outside the palace?"

There was nothing wrong with Jiang Ruoli's request, so the Queen Mother agreed.

"Let Yuyao go with you."

Xiao Yuyao was fiddling with incense with great interest. She didn't even raise her head when she heard this. "Li'er, wait for me for a moment. I'll go with you after I finish this."

Jiang Ruoli waved her hands quickly, "No need, Your Highness, I can do it myself."

Seeing that Jiang Ruoli insisted, the Queen Mother didn't say anything more and ordered a palace maid to guide Jiang Ruoli.

Jiang Ruoli followed the palace maid out of the side hall.

"Where would you like to go, Princess?" the palace maid asked respectfully.

"Let's go around the entire Kunhe Palace." Jiang Ruoli said.

The palace maid was stunned for a moment, then immediately responded.

While checking the situation in Kunhe Palace, Jiang Ruoli carefully thought about the details of the fire.

Kunhe Palace is in a conspicuous location, with many palace servants inside and tight guards outside. It would be impossible for a fire to go unnoticed, let alone not being able to rescue people.

That only means that when the fire broke out, no one in the palace, including the Queen, had the ability to escape, and the guards were not outside the palace.

Moreover, the fire broke out extremely quickly, burning down the entire Kunhe Palace in a short period of time.

Kunhe Palace is so large that it is difficult to start a fire in a short time without external force...

Jiang Ruoli carefully observed the environment of Kunhe Palace.

There is a garden in front of the palace, and there is nothing suspicious about it.

Behind the palace are the kitchen and the palace servants' rooms, and there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with them.

How did the other party make Kun and Gong burn so quickly?

Jiang Ruoli was walking and thinking, and didn't notice that there was someone in front of her.

As she was walking, she was unexpectedly bumped into a chest.

The other party quickly reached out to hold her arm and distanced the two of them.

Jiang Ruoli came to her senses and looked at the person in front of her.

"The Holy Maiden of Lingjia?" Jiang Ruoli asked in surprise.

"What? Do you find it strange to see me?" The cold voice of Saint Lingjia sounded.

Jiang Ruoli shook her head.

She was just surprised to see her, after all, she was in the side hall with the ladies just now.

Saint Lingjia looked down at Jiang Ruoli and asked, "What is the county lady looking for?"

Jiang Ruoli was startled and looked up suddenly.

How did she know she was looking for something?

The Holy Lady Lingjia chuckled softly.

"County Lady, I have a piece of advice for you. Sometimes knowing too much is not necessarily a good thing. Be careful not to get into trouble."

Jiang Ruoli frowned tightly.

Regardless of whether this Holy Lady Lingjia knew something, this sentence did irritate her.

"I'm so sorry," Jiang Ruoli snorted coldly, "I am just the kind of person who likes to meddle in other people's business."

Saint Lingjia paused and chuckled.

"Then I wish the county lady can get what she wants."

After saying that, without waiting for Jiang Ruoli to reply, he turned around and left.

Jiang Ruoli looked at her back with complicated eyes.

"County Princess, do you want to go somewhere else?" asked the palace maid beside her.

Jiang Ruoli retracted her gaze, shook her head and said, "No more watching, let's go back."

After a tour of the entire Kunhe Palace, I indeed did not find anything flammable.

It seems that we can only improvise.

Just as he was about to leave, he saw a eunuch coming towards him pushing a small cart.

There were two large wooden barrels on the cart.

When passing by Jiang Ruoli, the eunuch stopped to salute, then pushed the cart away.

When I left, the wooden barrel shook slightly and a faint smell of oil came from it.

Jiang Ruoli was startled when she smelled the scent.

Something flammable and hard to find...

It's oil!