Chapter 82: It Was Done

The plaque of Feihua Courtyard was blackened by smoke, and with a crackling sound, it fell down with flames, grazing her arm hard.

Yuan Siyin winced in pain and couldn't help but pull her hand back. She paused for a moment, then moved even faster.

It's not too late, it's still not too late!

She couldn't bear to watch such a tragedy happen again before her eyes, even if it was just a story in the end.

Madam Qi was just awakened by the panicked sounds of servants running around when she saw that the outside was surrounded by raging flames, the bright light burning her eyes. Trapped inside, she was in a dilemma, inhaling the thick smoke and feeling terrified. She had only taken two steps when she knocked over the tea set and fainted.

The door was kicked open, and Yuan Siyin rushed in, covering her mouth and nose. The whole room was filled with a strong, pungent smell of smoke, and it was difficult to even open her eyes.

The roof tiles were burned and cracked, the beams collapsed with a roar, and everything was engulfed in flames.

The area in front of the Qi residence became increasingly lively, as Yu Shiyan and Si Fangming arrived almost simultaneously.

The two exchanged a glance. Si Fangming bowed to him first, addressed him as Prince Mu, then squatted down and looked Qi Xinxin up and down, who was sitting on the ground with a blank look in her eyes. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she was alright.

"Don't panic, calm down first, who else is trapped inside?"

“Mother…and Sister Siyin.”

Qi Xinxin strained her voice and realized it was incredibly hoarse.

"How did she get in!"

Si Fangming got up cursing, panicked.

The soldiers guarding the outside were even more panicked, and they practically shed tears of bitterness right there in the street.

Each one is more difficult to handle than the last; whether you stop them or not, you're bound to get caught in the crossfire, especially with the delicious grilled fish.

"Shen Shen!"

When Qi's father saw the group of people at the door, he dismounted from his horse and ran over to her, taking her hand and panting, "It's good that you're alright, it's good that you're alright."

Where is the lady? Why is she nowhere to be seen?

Although Qi Xinxin grew up on the frontier and learned a lot of martial arts, she had never experienced such a change. At first, she could barely keep up, but when she saw her father return, she immediately threw herself into his arms and cried loudly, "Mother... Mother is still inside!"

Mr. Qi's heart sank, and a surge of boundless anger almost welled up within him.

These damned princelings, it's one thing to scheme against him, but they actually set their sights on his wife and children!

"Father, Sister Siyin, Sister Siyin went in to rescue Mother, and she hasn't come out yet..."

"The General's Lady Yin?!"

Enraged, Qi's father kicked open the rickety door, and the others rushed inside.

The people at the Fire Watch Tower noticed the commotion at Feihua Courtyard and hurriedly brought water over. In the end, only ruins remained, hissing and emitting lingering smoke.

"Someone also tampered with the watchtower."

Si Fangming turned back to look at Yu Shiyan in surprise, but Yu Shiyan simply turned his head away indifferently, as if the words he had just spoken were someone else talking to himself.

Qi Xinxin almost fainted from lack of breath, but fortunately Xiao Cui fed her a ginseng pill with trembling hands, which brought her back to her senses.

Qi's father's eyes were bloodshot, his chest heaving with anger. He turned and left without saying a word, but returned a short while later, carrying a ten-foot-long red-tasseled spear.

Zhong Heng's voice suddenly broke the tense and sorrowful atmosphere.

"Your Highness, there are people in the water!"

Hearing the sound, everyone looked over and indeed saw a tattered, burnt cotton quilt floating on the surface of the lake in the brothel. Yuan Siyin, covered in soot, was carrying the unconscious Qi's mother on her back and struggling to swim to the shore.

Upon seeing this, Qi's father immediately dropped his red-tasseled spear and plunged down.

The two were quickly pulled out of the water. Yuan Siyin had exhausted all her strength after struggling, and lay on the ground like a dead fish, panting heavily.

Everyone swarmed around her, completely blocking out the sunlight overhead, and a white outer robe with a pleasant fragrance covered her body.

The woman's body was smeared by the flames, and her exposed skin was no longer as fair and delicate as before, but was covered with burn scars. She did not feel any pain, but instead wore a satisfied smile.

She did it this time; she didn't just stand by and watch her mother...

The next second, everything went black before Yuan Siyin's eyes, and the noisy sounds around her gradually subsided.