When Ji Man heard the news that the cedar courtyard was flooded, his heart skipped a beat, and he got up quickly and walked out.
Candle Wick walked beside her, and said uneasyly: "I just wanted to create some chaos, but I didn't know that the Cedar Yard is so easy to catch fire, and I don't know what happened to the licorice."
"She's always been smart, and she'll be fine." Ji Man comforted the lamp in a low voice, and trotted over at a tight pace.
Qian Lianxue was outside the Xuesong Courtyard, surrounded by a group of maidservants, still wiping tears. Seeing her coming, he called out in a low voice, "Ma'am."
Ji Man nodded, looked left and right, but did not see the shadow of licorice. Looking up at the burning yard, the fire was already raging. In ancient times, the only way to put out a fire was to pour buckets of water on it, which didn't do much at all. Judging from this posture, it is estimated that the only way to stop is to burn the whole house down.
"Lian Xue, have you seen the licorice?" Ji Man asked.
There were more tears in Qian Lianxue's eyes suddenly, she coughed twice, and whimpered: "I haven't seen the licorice, she just said to go back to my room to get something, and she disappeared in a blink of an eye."
gone? Ji Man was stunned, and took two steps into the cedar yard, looking at the servants who came in and out to put out the fire, every face was very strange.
No licorice.
Dim Wick stood behind her, covered her mouth and trembled a little, Ji Man laughed lowly and said: "Auspicious people have their own aura, licorice will be fine, maybe they went to another place, you can look for Dim Wick again. "
"Yes..." Dim Wick turned around and walked outside, but was a little dazed.
The fire engulfed the entire main house, beams collapsed and everything was reduced to ashes. Fortunately, there were many people fighting the fire, so only the main house was burned down. After the fire was completely extinguished, Steward Qian led people to clean up the things in the ruins. Some gold, silver and jewels could still be taken out without being burnt, and nothing remained of the rest.
Steward Qian opened the charred door, and saw a charred corpse lying quietly.
The sky suddenly became gloomy, and when the wick was searched for licorice, Steward Qian ordered someone to carry the charred corpse out.
Ji Man took two steps back, and said with a smile, "Why did Steward Qian show me such a scary thing?"
Steward Qian cupped his hands and said, "Madam, I have already checked all the maids in the mansion, this... seems to be licorice."
Wick could not stand still, and fell to the ground, his eyes widened in horror.
Ji Man clenched her hands tightly, and slowly squatted down and whispered: "Without evidence, how can you say she is..."
It was a pitch-black corpse with an unburned red coral bead around its waist. Ji Man remembered that it was the most precious item of licorice, and it was given by Ning Mingjie, who said that he would welcome her through the door after waiting two more months.
Jiman fell silent.
Qian Lianxue stood behind her holding the handkerchief, choked up and said: "It was Lianxue who was sorry for Madam, for not taking good care of Licorice, there is something in the house, I asked Danzhu to get it, I didn't expect Licorice to go in first , but never came out again..."
The lamp wick didn't care about the eyes of others, and wept heartbreakingly. While crying, he kowtowed hard at the corpse, and blood came out of his forehead.
If it wasn't for her bad idea, Licorice wouldn't have died! Wick was gasping for breath, crying until his face was covered with tears.
The crying made the surrounding atmosphere instantly heavy. Jiman stared blankly for a long time, then slowly stood up, and said to Qian Guanjia: "Give it a good burial, I owe her, and I will do it for her family too." appease."
Steward Qian replied yes, and some servants came up and carried the body away.
There was a thunderstorm in the sky. It was originally mid-afternoon, but for some reason, the surrounding area darkened. The surrounding maids supported Qian Lianxue to avoid in a hurry, while Ji Man and Dengxin stood still.
"Ma'am, it's thundering, it's raining so hard, go to the side and take shelter." Qian Lianxue stopped and yelled at her.
Ji Man turned his head and smiled at her: "I haven't done anything wrong, what are you afraid of not being thundered?"
Qian Lianxue was shocked, looking at Ji Man's eyes from a distance, shivering for some reason.
Dan Zhu pulled her, she turned around hastily, and walked along with their strength.
Ji Man was completely soaked, and stood motionless. Lightning flashed and thunder rumbled in the distance, and the roar was like an iron stone hitting her heart.
She couldn't cry, she felt so uncomfortable in her heart, and she couldn't cry as freely as the lamp wick, she just felt a tight pain in her heart, and she almost couldn't breathe when she opened her mouth.
The heavy rain came too late. If it had come earlier, wouldn't the licorice have died
No one could persuade her, Ji Man stood in the rain until the sky was clear, the sunset glow in the sky was very beautiful, reflected on people's faces, it didn't look so pale.
Ning Yuxuan walked over slowly, took her by the hand, and led her to Feiwan Pavilion.
Ji Man was like a wandering spirit, without much strength, he just followed him.
"I'll find you a more caring maid tomorrow." Ning Yuxuan pursed her lips and said, "You're ugly enough now, don't show that expression again."
Jiman didn't speak.
Mo Yuhou took her back, ordered someone to prepare hot water for her to take a bath, looked at her blank eyes, wanted to say something, but pursed his lips, turned around and left again.
Jiman is sick, can't eat, and doesn't have much energy. Dr. Li came to see her twice, and they both said it was a heart disease, and there was no prescription for it.
After crying enough, Deng Xin also knelt in front of her and advised her: "Master, don't be too sad. If the licorice is still there, I don't want to see you like this."
Ji Man shook his head and chuckled lightly: "I want to be good too, I never have the habit of tossing myself, but I can't eat the wick."
Wick covered his mouth and whimpered, and turned his back.
Ning Mingjie came to Moyuhou's mansion and took Licorice's body away. Ji Man stumbled and followed him to see his burial.
The licorice hadn't entered the house yet, and he hadn't performed any ceremony yet, but Ning Mingjie carried the corpse into the heavy wooden coffin as her husband, and erected a monument, writing Ning Liu's licorice.
She also has two younger sisters and a pair of parents. Ji Man gave them enough money so that they would no longer have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of their lives. Just seeing her parents happily kneeling down to thank her, Ji Man felt unspeakably uncomfortable for some reason.
"I'm sorry." She stood not far behind Ning Mingjie and said softly.
Ning Mingjie turned his head slightly, with some green stubble on his chin, and said with a wry smile: "Probably I'm not lucky, I finally met a woman who loves me deeply, but Yin and Yang are separated."
Jiman's eyes were red.
The wind on the mountain was a bit strong, Ning Mingjie's robe was blown up, and his back looked very lonely.
Jiman's illness lasted for a month, almost relying on medicine to get over it, without taking anything. The person also lost weight quickly, although not as thin as before, but still slim and well-proportioned, everything is just right, one point is too much, and one point is too little.
This is the last gift Licorice gave her, Ji Man smiled wryly, it was much more useful than weight-loss exercises.
It's just that her stomach is almost broken.
Alfalfa gave birth, a bit premature according to the day, but Dr. Li probably took care of her. The child was born very easily, and it was a boy.
There was some happiness in the house, whether it was the first child or the eldest son, although the old lady didn't like concubines, she was also happy to be able to hold a grandson when she was ill.
Ji Man took the opportunity to mention it to the old lady, and made Clover her aunt.
Liu Hanyun's baby is about to be born, and a doctor just happens to be taking care of her recently. When Ji Man went to look at it, Liu Hanyun also gained a lot of weight, and she seemed much more blessed. Looking at her like this, she felt a little distressed and said: "Madam seems to have encountered a lot of hardships, and her eyes have changed."
Ji Man smiled at her: "There is no big tribulation, it's just some small things. Small things, I will handle them myself."
It will definitely be handled bit by bit.
Qian Lianxue lived in the side hall since the Cedar Courtyard burned down last time. Mo Yuhou allocated funds to have people rebuild the Cedar Courtyard. Qian Lianxue said that there was a relative who would do the repairs, so she entrusted him with the job.
Ji Man was very generous. When the man asked what the price of the material was, Ji Man gave him the money without even asking. It was a man in his early thirties, his face was a bit greasy, and he looked like a monkey. Judging by his appearance, he was not honest. Seeing that Ji Man is so talkative, he thought that the women in the house were ignorant and could earn a lot of money, so a lot of materials were reported to Gui Gui.
In the end, it cost three thousand taels of silver to build a main house in this cedar courtyard.
Ji Man sent the account book to Mo Yuhou, and said calmly: "Because Lianxue recommended him, so I didn't say much. But the account, Lord Hou, let's take a look."
Ning Yuxuan rested his chin and looked at the person in front of him for a while, then opened the ledger and took a look, his expression changed, he turned his hands and closed it again.
"I don't understand why the Marquis and the old lady are so partial to Lianxue." Ji Man smiled and said: "But from the perspective of the concubine, she seems to be more versatile than the concubine, and she is not as sick as she looks. "
Ning Yuxuan paused, and said helplessly: "Lianxue has always been loyal to me, and with her body, I don't want her to be involved in any fights."
roll? Maybe it was her who stirred up the water. Ji Man sneered, looked at Mo Yuhou and said, "If Master Hou is interested, let's play a game of intercepting and killing halfway, what do you think?"
"Intercept what?" Ning Yuxuan raised his eyebrows.
Ji Man smiled: "Your Majesty has nothing to do today, why don't we go do some bad things together, grab something, or be a gentleman for a while."
Ning Yuxuan became interested: "Where are you going to be?"
The grandson of the old man at the back door came to Feiwan Pavilion again, and Jiman took Ning Yuxuan to leave. The two squatted in the grass on the only way of Danzhu, and Mo Yuhou heard the woman next to him say seriously: "Master Hou, when you go out from here, knock Danzhu unconscious behind your back."