Chapter 831 Did Your Second Sister Make a Mistake?

After lighting the curtain, Shao Jie'er went to light some random things on the side. They were all flammable debris. After a little light, they caught fire.

Liu Xiang was frightened by the slowly rising high temperature in the room and let go of her hand. She looked at Shao Jie'er who was still lighting the fire in astonishment. This time, her hands and feet were trembling with fear. She almost stared blankly at Shao Wanru lighting the fire in the house.

The fire in the room burned blazingly, and the firelight and temperature burned away the fear that Shao Jie'er had just felt. When she heard the voice behind her, she turned around and saw Liu Xiang staring at her like a pair of dead fish eyes, and said angrily: " Why don't you come over to help and push some of the burnt furniture over there."

"Miss, Miss!" Liu Xiang didn't know where the strength came from. He jumped up and pounced on Shao Jie'er, knocking Shao Jie'er directly into a cabinet. The oil lamp in his hand fell to the ground and burned on Shao Jie'er's dress. This caused Shao Jie'er to scream loudly.

"Quick, put out the fire for me!"

Liu Xiang hurriedly put out the fire on Shao Jie'er's dress and said anxiously: "Miss... what should we do now?"

She was so scared and nervous that she didn't think about the white shadow she saw just now at the window.

"Let's go quickly!" Looking at the fire that had already started, Shao Jie'er kicked her feet hard a few times and finally put out the fire on her body. She covered her nose and rushed out. After Liu Xiang was stunned for a moment, he was also extremely fast. He quickly turned around and escaped with Shao Jie'er.

When they arrived in the yard, the previous wing was already in flames. Standing in the yard, they could still feel the radiating firepower and warmth.

"Miss..." Liuxiang wanted to speak again.

"Don't talk nonsense, first make yourself look like you have escaped from a fire, and then find a place to hide!" Shao Jie'er ordered.

He took a few steps forward to the window, wanting to light another fire on his body. Unexpectedly, he just reached the window and suddenly heard a fragrant scream behind him. Just as he was about to turn around, there was also a sound on his head. After a heavy blow, his body went limp and he slowly fell down.

A man wearing a white cloth came out. He pulled off the white cloth and turned out to be a masked man in black. He lifted one in each hand and carried the master and servant into the darkness.

This is just right, I can meet the requirements of Miss Fifth without any effort on my part...

The fire started burning, and the blazing light shone very far in the night light, immediately alarming some people who had not yet slept. When they saw the fire, they knew they had lost water, so they started shouting loudly, and someone was beating gongs and drums. The Xingguo Duke's Mansion was all awakened.

When the servants heard that there was a fire, they hurriedly came to put out the fire with buckets of large and small buckets.

The courtyard here is a little more remote. The people in Prime Minister Wen's Mansion next to it have been alarmed for a long time. When the fire broke out in Xingguo Duke's Mansion, Wen Xichi was just a candidate. Such a thing It had nothing to do with him, but now he saw it but had to come over.

Officials from the Ministry of Punishment were originally responsible for dealing with such public security issues.

When he came over, the people in Duke Xingguo's mansion were already in chaos, and no one noticed how many people he had brought to help.

When they arrived at the fire scene, they saw that Duke Xingguo had already been guarding here. Not only Duke Xingguo, but also the eldest son Shao Huaan and the third master of Duke Xingguo's mansion.

When several people saw Wen Xichi, they knew that he was helping. After thanking him, they asked his people to join the fire-fighting crowd.

"How did this fire start?" Wen Xichi frowned and asked in a routine manner.

"I don't know. It suddenly caught fire. All the previous furniture was inside!" Shao Hua'an replied with a not so good look on his face.

No one’s new house will look good if it burns down.

"Who lives here? Has anyone been rescued?" Wen Xichi focused on another point and asked looking at the fire scene in front of him.

"This place was originally intended to be my wedding room, and no one is living in it yet. But just now my grandmother sent the news that my second sister was copying women's rings there, and I haven't found anyone yet!" Shao Hua'an replied, quite a bit. Looking angry and annoyed.

"You haven't found anyone yet?" Wen Xichi was stunned and asked anxiously.

"Not found, but... there is no one inside... I don't know where the second sister is!" Shao Huaan also looked anxious.

"I'll go take a look!" Wen Xichi said, about to go up and take a look, but Shao Huaan grabbed him, "Everything inside is burned down, and even the house may collapse. You You can’t go in!”

As he spoke, as if to confirm Shao Huaan's words, a huge sound came out. The house in the center really collapsed, and some sparks flew up when it fell. Many people jumped up and fluttered at the sparks on their bodies.

"It's too dangerous here, please step back!" Xingguo Gong Shao Jing shouted loudly, while ordering people to pull back everyone who had been close before.

Several other houses were also unsound. When the beams in the main house fell, other places were also in danger.

The people on their side retreated farther away, and the houses fell down one after another, and sparks flew out. Fortunately, everyone just listened to Duke Xingguo's words and retreated a lot early, so no one was hurt.

Seeing that it was almost ruined, Duke Xingguo asked people to go up and water the fire to put out the fire.

"This is your wedding room, why did you choose it here?" Wen Xichi looked at the location and size of the yard and asked in confusion.

The size and location of this courtyard are obviously not suitable for Shao Huaan's identity, and it doesn't look like it is where an eldest son like him should live.

It's more like living with an ordinary young lady in the house, or even the direct young lady will not live in such a courtyard. After all, how can he, the eldest son, and possibly the heir apparent who inherits the family business, live in such a place? !

"There's no suitable place for a while!" Shao Huaan's attention was all on the fire scene. Hearing Wen Xichi's question, he said casually.

"Why not? Don't you have several large empty courtyards in your house? Isn't it more decent and suitable than this?" Wen Xichi became more and more puzzled. He also knew a lot about Duke Xingguo's mansion and knew about it. There are not many owners, and the yard is quite empty. No matter how you choose, you can't find one like this.

Shao Huaan stretched out his hand and rubbed his forehead, and said in annoyance: "Grandma asked me to pick one at random, so I just picked this one!"

Wen Xichi was silent for a while after saying this, and then said: "You are too casual!"

"It is indeed too casual. I should have looked at it clearly at the beginning. It is too late to regret it now. There are not only my own furniture, but also furniture sent by Zhao Shangshu's house. This matter will be troublesome!" Shao Huaan is also in trouble! The way of regret.

When newlyweds get married, it is the man who decorates the new house, but there are also women who love their daughters and will give them some furniture that they like. This is what Zhao Shangshu's house did.

"It's indeed a bit troublesome!" Wen Xichi nodded, and felt that this matter was not easy to handle. If the things in his house were burned, he would burn them. If the things in the woman's house were burned like this, she would have to give a reasonable explanation and return it. I have to apologize.

On this point, Duke Xingguo's mansion was much weaker. Even if the woman's family put forward some other conditions, Duke Xingguo's mansion would have to agree.

Who told Duke Xingguo to burn all the woman’s furniture!

When a family like this marries a daughter, the dowry has been prepared early, and some furniture has been prepared since the daughter was born. It is really unjustifiable to have burned so many years of hard work.

"Zhao Shangshu is a good person." Wen Xichi comforted Shao Hua'an and said that the two of them have been friends for many years, and some of their words were straightforward and there was no need to beat around the bush.

"That's all we can hope for!" Shao Huaan said with a bitter smile, spreading his hands, unable to do anything.

In such a big fire, even the furniture left behind may no longer be usable, and the first batch of objects sent to decorate the new house have all been burned.

Wen Xichi turned his attention to the fire scene again. The fire had weakened by now. Water was poured on it one after another, leaving only scattered flames. The problem should not be serious.

"Is someone deliberately trying to destroy your wedding yard again?" Wen Xichi asked as something inexplicably flashed through his mind.

Three years ago, the fire in the Xingguo Palace was an arson case, and everything happening now could be another arson case.

The person who was at the scene of the fire was the fifth young lady who was only recognized by the Xingguo Duke's Palace, but now it is the second young lady of the Xingguo Duke's Palace. Is there some connection between this?

Wen Xichi felt inexplicably that there was a connection between the two fires.

"My yard is not a good one. Who would think of burning him? Besides, there is no one in the yard except the second sister who was punished. I heard from my grandmother that it was because of the second sister who made a mistake in my place. My grandmother punished my second sister to copy the wedding rings in the side room at night."

Shao Huaan shook his head and said bluntly that he had nothing to hide from Wen Xichi.

"Did your second sister make a mistake?" Wen Xichi thought there was something wrong here, so he repeated the question and looked sideways at Shao Hua'an.

"It's not a big deal, it's just that the second sister and the third sister had a quarrel at my place, as well as people from Zhao Shangshu's house, and then the quarrel came to my grandmother. Grandma was very angry and punished the second sister!" Shao Hua'an said What he said was a bit vague, not that he didn't believe Wen Xichi, but some words were related to the reputation of girls in the inner courtyard, and even good friends could only go so far.

Wen Xichi understood what kind of person Shao Jie'er was. He also knew it when he was a child. When the two families played together, Shao Jie'er was not a lovable person. He wanted to climb up to her and fawned over her. She seemed to regard herself as a little maid, doing whatever she was told and never daring to disobey.

But she is very mean to those who are not as good as her, and she tramples on others cruelly and gets carried away with her trampling.

"Miss Shao San is not punished?" Wen Xichi keenly grasped one of the points and asked. As a friend, he should not ask more questions. He just needs to understand. But as an official of the Ministry of Punishment present, he still has to ask. .

"Actually, it's not just the third sister, but also the fifth sister..." Shao Hua'an also looked very confused. He stopped here, as if he realized that he had made a mistake, and pursed his lips and said: "Yuan Qing, don't talk too much." I asked, these matters in the inner court have nothing to do with the current affairs, there is no need to investigate!"