After Wu Sheyue took a few steps, she heard Wu Lixiang behind her sneer without concealing it. Then she muttered a few words to Xin Zhi, and the two gradually walked away.
This is all very normal and reasonable...
Wu Sheyue was walking alone on the dark path. She didn't ask A Li to come out to accompany her, but just walked back by herself.
The further you go to the remote part of the west courtyard, the darker it gets and you can't see your fingers. After all, Princess Mingyue is a high-ranking figure in the Prime Minister's Mansion, but she still lives in the farthest and smallest courtyard. However, no one feels anything is wrong, and no one in power in the family says anything. This situation continues It was maintained by everyone's default.
From a distance, Wu Sheyue saw the door of her west courtyard wide open, bright lights pouring out, illuminating a large area around it, and a woman's voice of admonishment came out faintly, which seemed to be a bit lively.
She frowned and walked in quickly. She immediately saw several tables, chairs, bookcases and other large items piled up in the small yard, as well as some odds and ends, all with patches of black, and the air was filled with burnt smoke. Pasty taste…
Two boys doing chores were standing next to the pile of things, their sleeves rolled up high, looking very decadent and embarrassed. Sisi was cursing angrily, and there were several unknown maids in the ear room who were sweeping in and out.
"What's going on?" Wu Sheyue's eyelids bulged.
"Miss?!" When Sisi saw Wu Sheyue, she quickly calmed down and came over to explain: "The candlestick in the ear room fell down, burning a pile of books on the table and the pillow and blanket on the recliner."
The two boys shrank their necks, and Wu Sheyue glanced at them. It seemed that these two men were responsible for the good deeds. "When did it start burning?"
Sisi lowered her head in annoyance, "About half an hour ago, the damage was not much. The fire was not big, but there was thick smoke from the smoldering fire. The walls were smoked black and yellow, and the whole room was filled with black ash. Everything was cleaned out. It doesn’t matter if you ask a carpenter to remove a layer and repaint it, but the walls and things that can’t be moved out still need to be cleaned up.”
Less than half an hour ago? It should be when she first met Wu Ziyi, right? Wu Sheyue raised her eyebrows and asked her, "Why didn't you call me when there was a fire?"
Sisi said weakly: "Miss... Xiaoling, she went there, but she met the housekeeper who stopped her on the way. The housekeeper said that it was a big occasion today and he couldn't disturb her. Anyway... Anyway, the lady couldn't help her even if she didn't come back. , I called a few maids to help, so what do you think we should do now?"
After she said something pointedly, the two boys knelt down on the ground and begged for mercy. They were just explaining that they touched the candlestick unintentionally, that the crime would not lead to death, and that they begged for a lighter sentence...
Xiao Ling was leading the maids who had finished their work, about four or five of them, and there was some black ash on her face, making her look like a little tabby cat.
Wu Sheyue ignored the two guys on the ground and just sighed. She was not really angry with Sisi. The fire will only start to smoke if it cannot be burned. If it really burns red to the sky, then it will be impossible to hide it from her even if it wants to. Unfortunately, it was too dark and there were no lanterns on the road to the west courtyard, so no one could see the smoke. If it's daytime...
She felt a little uneasy. Xin Zhi had just arrived during the day, and her place was covered in smoke at night. Isn't it a coincidence? Xiao Ling wanted to report the news, but was stopped by the housekeeper. Why didn’t she know that the housekeeper was so kind-hearted before~
She didn't know if there would be any inevitable connection between the two, but it was better to be cautious.
"Tell them all to go back. If anything happens, we'll deal with it tomorrow morning." It was too late. If it had to be resolved right away, wouldn't it mean that we would have to stay up most of the night? Moreover, she is someone who has taken medicine, so it is illogical to be so energetic.
The two boys were obviously relieved. They thought that Princess Mingyue would immediately get angry and deal with them, but they didn't look very angry.
"Hey~" Sisi agreed in confusion, and hurried over to greet the maids who were helping to go back.
After driving away the outsiders, the west courtyard became quiet again. As if he knew what Wu Sheyue was thinking, A Li jumped down from the wall and came to her.
"Ali..."
A Li looked at her and shook his head to express that he was unclear. His mission was to follow Wu Sheyue, and he had no time to take care of the rest. Especially what happened just now, it's hard for him to talk about it before he investigates it.
She expected this, "Hey, I'm going to trouble you tonight."
"It's just Miss Third's order," A Li said inquiringly.
Wu Sheyue looked at her finger. The light yellow pill exuded a gentle reflection under the dim candlelight.
"Do you know what this is?"
A Li shook his head in confusion, "You have to ask Zhu'er about this. I'm not proficient in pharmacology."
"Forget it, you can help me see someone later. Now, help me take a good look at this yard."
Under Wu Sheyue's guidance, A Li, Sisi, and Xiao Ling purposefully inspected several corners of the courtyard, and then reported to Wu Sheyue that there were no problems. The three of them were all confused to varying degrees. They didn't know what Wu Sheyue meant by asking them to look at the corners.
In fact, that was where she placed the mechanism, which was hidden and not easy to be discovered. She thought of the relationship between Wu Ziyi and the mysterious man, so she wanted to make sure that nothing had been dismantled by the mysterious man. But nothing has changed, nothing has been touched.
"Xiao Ling, please hang up the row of hooks at the back of the room. The order of the chains behind the hooks remains the same. Sisi untied the white ropes tied to the posts under my bed. Stuff the red ones at the foot of the bed and replace them. .Ali, come with me." She quickly gave a bunch of weird orders, then turned around and walked towards the devastated ear room.
The fire burned next to the soft collapse, and the wall there was blackened by soot, looking like a ghost with teeth and claws in the darkness. She reached out and touched the carved railings and window lattice. Although the items that had not been taken out had been wiped, they still left serious marks.
"What do you think is wrong?" she asked.
A Li slowly gave two idioms: "The autumn air is crisp and the weather is dry."
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In less than a moment, all the lights in the west courtyard were extinguished, and the courtyard instantly fell into a deep sleep. The night was quiet, and it seemed that the entire Prime Minister's Mansion was shrouded in silence.
At the end of the third watch, the door of the west courtyard was gently pushed open, and a figure walked in leisurely.
The man had no cover-up or nervousness, and his steps were calm and indifferent, as if he were walking in the backyard of his own home - if it weren't for the dark moon and high wind, if it wasn't for the middle of the night.
The autumn wind passing through the hall was very depressing, and the courtyard had a somewhat terrifying artistic conception. However, the figure walked in very easily and comfortably. After about a few breaths, a scream sounded in the master bedroom. (To be continued)