Lin Yue was a man of propriety. Unless something extremely serious happened, he would not disturb her in the middle of the night and even use the words "I must see her".
Without a moment's hesitation, she ordered Nanny Wang: "Go to the Second Madam to get the pair of cards, and ask the maid at the corner gate to open the side door and let Lin Yue in."
The Third Lady has not yet completely taken over the household affairs again, so many things still need to be asked to the Second Lady.
Wei An has privileges, but she has never been one to use them. After all, most of the Wei family's children are illegitimate. The second and third masters are both illegitimate, and only the fifth master is a legitimate son. The family relationship looks stable on the surface, but in fact this trust is very fragile and can easily collapse because of some details.
She was not one to easily overlook these details. She would try her best to do her best in everything she did. So no matter whether it was the second or third wife who was in charge, she would always respect them greatly and would always inform them of everything.
This has become a tacit understanding between them.
Nanny Wang responded and went away quickly.
Lan He and Yu Qing stopped and hugged Wei An to go to the meeting room next to them - this place was closest to the second gate, and it was the most convenient for entering or exiting. It would not be difficult to miss meeting Lin Yue here.
Nanny Wang came back soon, followed by Lin Yue, who looked serious and in a hurry.
Lin Yue was rarely so depressed. He knelt down as soon as he saw Wei An and told him without wasting any time: "Princess, our old house is on fire!"
The old house before
Lan He was startled and looked at Lin Yue in surprise, unable to react for a moment.
It was Wei An who asked first: "When did it happen?"
When Lin Yue mentioned the old house and then "we", he was referring to Wei An's private property.
Wei An only bought two houses in total, one was the one that was previously monitored by Master Xie Er, and the other was the new one for He Sheng and his family to live in.
It was probably unlikely that she would go to the new house. She had already kept it very secret and less than ten people knew about it. Moreover, she herself never went there unless it was necessary, for fear of attracting too much attention.
That's the old house...
"It was tonight, the fire started, and it was very big..." Lin Yue lowered his voice. Even though he was always calm, he couldn't help shivering before he calmed down and told Wei An: "Not only did it burn, but even the house next door was affected. The fire was so big that it alarmed the people of the Five Cities Military Department. Now the people of the Five Cities Military Department have asked my father..."
This house belongs to Wei An. It was given to her by the old princess. Later, she changed the name on the title deed to Wei An's. This house is the property of the Wei family.
Wei An has registered a case with the government, and this house is managed by Lin Hai.
When something happened, it was reasonable for them to go to Lin Hai.
But there is something abnormal about it - at least it's not normal at this time.
Although the weather is dry and water may easily leak out during winter nights, the Wei family's house is guarded by someone, and Lin Hai has always been prudent in his work and would not make such a mistake.
This fire came so strangely.
Lin Yue's face was grim, and he spoke faster and faster: "The people from the Wucheng Military Department said that this was not a natural disaster, but a fire. There was a lot of firewood outside our house, and kerosene was poured on the firewood. Now it's night in the capital and the north wind is blowing. The wind is strong, and the kerosene is adding fuel to the wind. The whole house was burned down..."
He even deliberately poured kerosene on it, fearing that the fire was not big enough.
But what was this for? Was it just to take revenge on the Wei family
Lan He was so angry that she bit her lower lip and almost broke it: "Who is so heartless?! Setting fire for no reason..." Lan He said and then reacted. Seeing Lin Yue's increasingly ugly face, she looked at him suspiciously and asked: "Is he okay?"
The house needs someone to guard and maintain it. Before, Tan Xi and his family lived in it. Later, Tan Xi and his family moved away, and Lin Hai hired other servants to live there to maintain the flowers and trees and guard the house.
Lin Yue glanced at Wei An, his expression suddenly became stiff. He wiped the sweat from his forehead, pursed his lips tightly, and answered Lan He's question with great difficulty: "There is a family living in there... My father specially transferred them from the farm to guard the gate, but in this fire... not a single one was left alive..."
Not a single one was left.
Lin Yue's eyes were filled with anger and guilt, and he kowtowed deeply to Wei An: "The Wucheng Military Department has taken my father to the Military Department Yamen, saying that they want to investigate the case."
Yuqing exclaimed, then covered her mouth and looked at Wei An, and asked anxiously: "Miss, do you think it could be..."
Whoever it was, it was aimed at her on purpose.
Wei An looked at the sky outside and calmly instructed Lin Yue: "Even if the people from the Five Cities Military Department want to investigate, they should investigate who set the fire to harm us. Sending your father there is just for questioning, don't be in a hurry."
There's no need to rush.
There were other things that needed to be done urgently. Wei An lowered his eyes and quickly ordered Yu Qing to hold the lamp and go to the Second Madam: "Excuse us to the Second Aunt and tell her that we have an urgent matter and urgently need to use the guards in the mansion. Ask her to send someone to the back street to call a few servants."
She stood up and let Lan He help her put on her clothes, then quickly walked towards He'an Courtyard.
The lights in He'an Courtyard had been turned off, and Old Madam Wei had gone to bed. When Aunt Hua heard that Wei An had arrived, she personally put on her clothes and came out to greet her. She was even more surprised to see that Wei An had not changed her clothes yet: "Miss, what happened? Didn't you go back to your room just now?"
What a big deal! Judging from the time, Wei An should have finished washing up and gone to bed by now, so why is he back
Wei An hummed, and quickly followed Aunt Hua inside: "Aunt, please inform her for me, I need to see my grandmother."
Wei An was the lifeblood of the old lady. If other young ladies came at this time, Aunt Hua might not inform them, but Wei An was different. She responded without hesitation, turned around, lifted the curtain and walked in. Not long after, the lights inside were all lit up, and Feicui came out to greet Wei An in person: "Miss, the old lady is awake, please come in now."
Old Madam Wei put on her clothes and sat up. Her hair was all messed up. When she saw Wei An, she solemnly pulled her to sit on the edge of her bed, rubbed her cold hands, and asked her hurriedly, "What's wrong? What's the matter that makes you so anxious to come to see me at this time?"
Wei An briefly told Mrs. Wei what Lin Yue had reported about the fire in the house, and then said, "Someone set the fire on purpose."
Three lives were lost and the neighbor's house was burned down. It was clear that they were trying to make a big deal out of it.
Old Madam Wei raised her eyelids in shock, revealing some disgust: "Do you know who it is?"