Chapitre 609: Father and Daughter, Divination (3)

"I'm afraid so."

The Emperor sneered. "Ridiculous! How could it set itself on fire? Did someone set fire to it and you didn't discover it?"

The State Preceptor cupped his hands. "I've investigated carefully. At that time, no one approached the storeroom, and there were no matches inside that could burn by themselves."

"Your Majesty!" The deputy commander of the imperial guards, who had gone to the Gu Hall to investigate, returned. After the Emperor nodded at Eunuch Wang, he was brought into the imperial study by Eunuch Wang.

He cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, the fire in the Gu Hall was started from Gu Elder Kong's room. At that time, he was fetching water nearby and was lucky to escape. Otherwise, he would have been in trouble if he was in the courtyard!"