With the help of the guards and the monks, the fire was finally extinguished.
Fortunately, the fire started from the outer courtyard. When it reached the scripture tower, only the basic scriptures were burned. Most of the remaining authentic works were still preserved.
Despite this, if Gu Nuo'er hadn't been prepared in advance, she and the empress would have been so helpless and terrified when they were trapped in the scripture tower!
No matter how good Empress Du's temper was, she could not withstand the influence of such a matter.
She was furious and interrogated A'Yun seriously.
At first, A'Yun refused to admit it and claimed that Mu Shuzhen had framed her.
It was not until the guards found traces of kerosene under A'Yun's shoes that A'Yun confessed dejectedly.
It turned out that the empress had praised Mu Shuzhen many times and that made her unhappy.