A large group of people, carrying quilts, sand and buckets of water, rushed towards the new house like refugees fleeing war.
The old lady stood beside Lady Chen. She stared at Zi'an, and the hatred in her eyes had reached its peak.
Chen Taijun smiled slightly and said, "This bad guy has been causing trouble for thousands of years, right? He won't die no matter what!"
The old lady turned around and looked at the old lady.
She seemed to have aged a lot in an instant. Only a layer of skin was left on her face, which was drooping. The wrinkles and dark spots were particularly clear. Her usually sharp eyes had become dull and grayish.
"What does Lady Chen want to say?"
Chen Taijun smiled and said, "No, I mean Xia Zian is a vicious person with a black heart. It's not easy for such a person to die. He can't die again and again. Good people are different. Guess whose body was carried out later?"
The old lady's voice was filled with indescribable fatigue. "No matter who it is, it is still a life. Amitabha."
Chen Taijun looked at her and shook her head, "I have killed countless people on the battlefield in my life, and I never admire anyone. However, I never thought that I would meet someone like you in my old age. Your thick skin makes me amazed. There are shameless people like you in the world, which is really... fun!"
"Old lady, be careful with your words!" The old lady's eyes suddenly became fierce. "Although I am not a military commander who has made great military achievements, I am also a second-rank imperial lady personally appointed by the emperor, and the mother of the prime minister. Aren't you afraid of offending the emperor with your words?"
"You have disgraced the title bestowed by the emperor, so what does it have to do with me? Don't deny it. From the moment you asked the maid to pour wine for Liang and Zi'an, I knew you were going to do it. I checked the wine and it's cartilage powder. It's not poisonous, but it will make people lose strength and have difficulty walking. There was no fire dragon in tonight's program. You forced it in, just for the purpose of burning the prime minister's residence tonight. It's just that you hooked up with Liang, which made me a little puzzled. However, it was only a moment of confusion, and then I figured it out. Liang and Xia Zi'an died, and all this seemed to be just an accident, because no one would want to murder their relatives when they just signed a marriage, especially when you have made friends in private."
"Old lady, don't push your luck. This prime minister's residence is not a place for you to act wildly. If you want to tell lies, go back to your mansion." The old lady became angry and tore off the last bit of her disguise.
The old lady was even colder than her. "The Great Zhou Dynasty is not a place for you greedy and sinister people to play tricks. You'd better be more careful. My precious granddaughter is right under the fire dragon. Fortunately, nothing happened to her. If anything happened to her tonight, I swear I will chop you into pieces and feed you to the crows on the mass grave!"
After saying that, he snorted, called Chen Liuliu, and left in a huff.
Lady Chen left with a furious look on her face, which made the old lady very panicked. She didn't want to go against the Chen family, nor did she think of hurting anyone in the Chen family. Who knew that Chen Liuliu would be caught under the fire dragon
But now she has more things to worry about.
Liang is not dead, and she will definitely know about the drugging tonight. Although Liang is reckless, she is not a fool. She should guess that in addition to attacking Xia Zian, she was also attacked cruelly tonight.
The Duke of Jin attaches great importance to her. If she goes back and says something nonsense, the marriage alliance will probably be scrapped.
In addition, Duke Jin will definitely give up his granddaughter Ximen Xiaoyue. Without the support of Duke Jin, what else can Ximen Xiaoyue be used for
Thinking that all her efforts were in vain, she was so angry that she almost vomited blood.
She stared at Xia Zian. She was talking to Murong Jie. Murong Jie was very angry and had ordered a thorough investigation. With the old lady as a witness and Liang Xia Zian, could the incident tonight still be kept secret
The Prime Minister's residence cannot withstand such a plundering investigation.
After the fire was extinguished, black smoke was billowing from the fire scene and a body was carried out in the billowing smoke.
The body had been burnt, and it was impossible to tell whether it was a man or a woman from the facial shape, but it was still clear from the height that it was a man.
After the servants' speculation, someone came forward and reported to Murong Jie, "Your Majesty, the deceased is Xia Quan, the housekeeper of the Xiangfu."
Murong Jie said with some regret: "How pitiful! He worked hard for the Prime Minister's Mansion all his life, but ended up with his entire body burned to ashes. This unexpected fire is really heartbreaking."
When the old lady heard that it was Xia Quan, her body shook and her face became even more sad and resentful. Xia Quan was her right-hand man. She didn't know how many things Xia Quan had secretly taken care of for her. Without Xia Quan, it was like losing her right-hand man.
Aunt Cuiyu stood behind her and gnashed her teeth and said, "Madam, I have been watching from outside. Miss and Liang have not left the side room. Moreover, before the fire dragon fell, I went in to close the door and could still see Miss and Liang. I really don't know how they got out. With such a big fire, they were not hurt at all. This is simply a ghost."
The old lady had a ferocious look on her face, "Ever since she forced me into marriage, she has been acting like a demon."
Aunt Cuiyu suddenly said, "Madam, what you said reminds me of something. Do you think this young lady is possessed by an evil spirit? Her personality has changed drastically, and she suddenly knows medical skills. Now she can walk out of the fire and bring Liang with her. If she is not a ghost, who can do this?"
The flesh on the old lady's face trembled a few times. She didn't believe these things, but now she really had no way to explain why she didn't believe them.
The plan was very thorough. When the fire dragon was poured out, it was ensured that everyone was inside. The ground was covered with kerosene and the fire quickly surrounded everyone. No one could get out. Even Xia Quan, who knew some kung fu, could not escape, let alone Xia Zian and Liang.
"Please ask a wizard to come back and take a look." The old lady was silent for a moment and said.
"Yes!" said Aunt Cuiyu.
The fact that she could issue this order proves that the old lady is at the end of her rope.
To her, all ghosts were false, but after failing several times, she actually began to believe them a little.
On the other side, Zi'an had been dragged away by Murong Jie.
"It hurts!" Zi'an frowned.
Murong Jie also felt that her wrist was a little wet. He stopped and rolled up his sleeves to take a look. There was a burn on her wrist. This was the same hand whose back was burned by Concubine Sun.
"Tell me, how did you escape?" He put down her sleeve, trying his best to hide the anger in his eyes, and asked calmly.
Zi'an held his breath, "Just now, Liu Liu said you thought I was dead."
"Everyone thought you were dead." Murong Jie said with a grim face.
"Why did you rush into the fire to save me?" Zi'an asked again.
Murong Jie stared at her, "Don't let your imagination run wild. It's not what you think."
"I think so!" Zian said firmly.
"No." He looked indifferent, and the lines on his handsome face suddenly hardened. "You think too much. I just..."
"You just want to repay me for saving your life. You don't want to owe me, so you tried your best to save me today. I guessed it right, right?"
Murong Jie's eyebrows slowly curved up, and his tense face gradually relaxed. His eyes were dark, like a whirlpool, and a sharp light shone from the center of his pupils. He sighed softly, "How can you be so smart? You are so smart that people are jealous. Yes, it is true. I can't owe you a little girl a favor for saving my life."
(End of this chapter)