Liang's last sentence shocked Zi'an.
In order to protect her family, she was treated badly by Ximen Xiaoyue.
If she died at the hands of anyone else, Zi'an would not be soft-hearted, but when she heard these words, she inexplicably thought of the original owner, Xia Zi'an.
The original owner, Xia Zian, still had hatred in her heart. This hatred and heartache was because she was hurt by her beloved father. She had been waiting with all her heart, waiting for her father to look back at her, but in the end, she was met with a catastrophe.
The harm caused by loved ones is the most deadly.
So, she climbed down the satin again and tied her up with the silk. In order to conceal her intention to save her, she also took the two chickens out with her.
The process of rescuing Liang was difficult because the fire was so big that it almost burned the silk. At the last moment, it was Zi'an who held her with his hand to prevent her from falling into the sea of fire.
However, the last moment was also extremely dangerous. Zi'an had her feet hooked on a crumbling piece of wood on the roof. If she fell back, there would be no hope of saving her.
Zi'an naturally didn't dare to say this, but Liang always remembered this life-saving favor.
Su Qing suddenly remembered, "How could there be a fire in the new house?"
Zi'an shook his head, "I don't know, maybe the flame blew over."
"Can it be blown that far? There is still some distance between the new house and the side room." Su Qing thought it was impossible.
"I don't know. Maybe the bride was hungry and had nothing to eat, so she had to burn something in her room and accidentally set the bridal chamber on fire."
Su Qing understood immediately and screamed, "You still have the time to set fire to the bridal chamber? How long have you been out? You watched us rush in to save you like fools?"
Murong Jie's face suddenly darkened, and he stood up and said, "Su Qing, Xiao Tuo, we won't drink this wine. We can't afford it. People are treating us like fools!"
Murong Zhuangzhuang gave Su Qing a reproachful look and said, "You are the only one who has a big mouth."
Su Qing also seemed very angry, "Isn't that right? She escaped, why didn't she come earlier to report her safety? She made us wander around in the fire like fools, but she was so happy that she even set fire to the bride. Was she kidding?"
"Xiao Tuo, say something!" Murong Zhuangzhuang sighed and asked Xiao Tuo for help.
Xiao Tuo said "oh" in a daze, then looked at Zi'an and said, "You really shouldn't have done that. The prince risked his life to save you, but you hid away. How unkind! Do you know how dangerous it is in a fire? The roof was about to collapse. If Su Qing hadn't dragged him away, I'm afraid he would have been buried in the sea of fire by now."
"Shut up and get out!" Murong Zhuangzhuang glared at him. "Is it that serious? Didn't the people come out before the house collapsed? What nonsense are you talking about?"
Xiao Tuo was stunned for a moment, "I am really in a difficult situation. Didn't the princess ask me to speak?"
Zi'an really didn't expect Murong Jie to rush in so nervously to save her. She didn't show up so quickly because, firstly, she wanted to settle Liang, and secondly, she wanted to teach Ximen Xiaoyue a lesson. She never expected that Murong Jie would risk his life to save her.
Zi'an walked up to Murong Jie, who had a sullen face, and said softly, "My Lord, can I have a word with you for a moment?"
Murong Jie said coldly, "Do you still want to hide and ridicule me?"
Zi'an's eyes were filled with apology, "Just a few words."
"There's nothing to say." Murong Jie walked away with a cold face.
Zi'an got anxious and rushed over to grab his sleeve, "Don't go, I have something to show you."
"Just watch here!" Murong Jie said coldly.
Zian looked at him, "Right here?"
"That's right!" Murong Jie roared, anger all over his face.
Zi'an took a step back and began to slowly unbutton his outer garment. He pouted and said with great grievance, "I burned my chest when I climbed up to the beam just now. Look..."
Before her clothes were undressed, Murong Jie dragged her out like a whirlwind and quickly entered her boudoir next door.
His eyes immediately raised with violent anger, and he tugged at her clothes in front of her chest, saying harshly: "With your little material, you are willing to show off in front of so many people? Don't you mind embarrassing others?"
Zi'an blinked his eyes. "Even though there's not much information, she's still a woman after all."
"Get out!" Murong Jie stared at her, and the urge to strangle her to death outside the fire just now rose up again.
Zi'an pulled him to sit down, and then said solemnly: "I'm sorry!"
Murong Jie said coldly: "I don't accept it!"
"You should say it's okay," Zian corrected.
"Xia Zian, you really deserve to be punished!" Murong Jie stared at her, "I am not angry because you escaped from the fire without telling me, but because you shouldn't have rescued Liang."
"She kept pestering me. When I climbed up, she hugged my legs!" Zi'an said aggrievedly.
"Keep pulling!" Murong Jie snorted.
Zian said innocently: "Really, I have no choice but to bring her out."
"And you brought two raw chickens to cover up the fact that you had to bring her out, is that right?" His voice was full of sarcasm, the anger in his eyes had not faded, but his chin was not as cold and hard anymore.
Because when she appeared holding two chickens, she looked very funny.
Zi'an lowered his eyes, "Okay, I admit my mistake. This time I rescued Liang on purpose."
"What's the reason?" Murong Jie stared at her.
"The reason... Can't you understand it, Your Majesty? Although the Duke of Jin is still powerful, the Second Madam is in charge of the Duke's Mansion now, and most of the financial resources depend on the Second Madam. Now I saved her life, and Ximen Xiaoyue is suspected of killing her. Do you think she will help me deal with Ximen Xiaoyue?"
"What if not?" Murong Jie asked back.
"That's a waste of a great bracelet!" Zi'an reached out and touched his wrist. The only bracelet he had was lost when he saved Liang.
Murong Jie looked at her scarred wrists with indescribable disgust, "With your hands, why do you still wear jewelry? I can just tie a rope around your neck and tie you to the door. If strangers come, you can bark a few times to scare them."
Zi'an sighed softly, "Anyway, I was wrong today. I won't refute anything you say."
Murong Jie took a deep breath and looked at her. "Xia Zian, you have disappointed me this time. You live in the prime minister's mansion full of conspiracy and scheming. If you are not strong-hearted, you will die in the hands of others sooner or later. I cannot always watch you and protect you. I can fight against all the schemes and poisons with you, but you must hold on until you can marry into the palace. During this period, you have to protect yourself. Do you understand?"
Zi'an immediately understood where his anger came from. It was because she couldn't protect herself well. But, to be honest, she was capable enough to deal with what happened today.
"This is the nicest thing you've ever said to me," Zi'an sniffed, "I suddenly want to cry."
"Fake!" Murong Jie pushed her away.
"When you're not being venomous, you're a very good person." Zi'an's eyes sparkled as he stared at the gradually softening face in front of him. "I promise that I will never be soft-hearted in the future."
(End of this chapter)