Chapter 214 Murder

The courtyard that Gu Huan gave to Wang Linyi was exactly the house that Pei Yi gave her.

Dong Mo arranged a carriage. The driver knew the place and took Wang Linyi and the others directly there.

The courtyard is located in Xicheng District, where ordinary people live and the streets are messy, but this courtyard is deep in an alley and is quiet in the midst of the hustle and bustle.

The courtyard is not big, but it has two entrances. After walking around the screen wall and passing through the hanging flower gate, you can see three main rooms and two ear rooms, with a wing room on each side.

Wang Linyi had lived a commoner's life before she got married, and her place was much worse than this. She was overjoyed to see this.

"That's great, that's great, that's great."

Her mother was very happy to see the clean and tidy yard.

Her father was in tears, unable to utter a word, and he looked here and touched there.

The younger brother looked at the wing room excitedly and said, "Sister, can I live in the east wing room? The sun is good and it's suitable for studying. I must pass the imperial examination next spring to support our Wang family and have a chance to repay my niece."

"Although your brother is in poor health, he studies very hard." Her father also said proudly.

"Of course you can. You must remember what you said and study hard. When you enter the government in the future, you must protect Huan'er when you are able."

Wang Linyi's eyes also turned red.

The younger brother raised his head proudly: "Of course, I am her only uncle."

The coachman who brought them in was cheerful as he pushed open the door of the main house and introduced everything.

"There has always been a maid here who comes to clean every two days, so it's fairly clean. All the utensils are available here, and our wife had them prepared yesterday. The left wing is a small kitchen with three loads of charcoal in it, enough for you to use for a few days. There's a stove in every room."

Wang Linyi helped his mother into the main room and looked around. There were tables, chairs and benches everywhere.

"Madam, please do as you please. I will go back and report now."

She choked up as she took out a few silver melon seeds from the bag Zhou Zhilan had given her and handed them over: "Please wait while I thank Huan'er. I will personally go to the Duke's Mansion to express my gratitude tomorrow."

Wang Linyi didn't dare to treat Gu Huan as her own daughter. She was the star and the moon in the sky, and the savior of her family.

The coachman refused to accept it. "This is what I have to do. The Duke's Mansion has issued a strict order. I dare not accept your reward. You should have a good rest for the night. Tomorrow, Madam will arrange for someone to take you to Kaifeng Mansion to submit the documents and then help you set up a new Wang family household. By the way, Madam said that when we return from Kaifeng Mansion tomorrow, she will call the traffickers to bring the maids so that you can choose two to serve you."

Wang Linyi couldn't help but shed tears: "Okay. Please tell my wife to have a good rest and not to worry about us. We can go to the government office by ourselves."

Gu Huan is pregnant. He runs around for her and takes care of every aspect, but what has she done for the child?

After the coachman left, Wang Linyi was excitedly settling his parents down. His younger brother rushed in with a bunch of things, his face flushed with excitement.

"Sister, father, mother, look, this is the book I wanted to buy but couldn't afford, and this paper and pen are the best."

Wang Linyi felt so uncomfortable in his heart that he couldn't say a word.

It turns out that Gu Huan has considered everything for her.

Her mother went to the kitchen to take a look and said in surprise, "It's silver charcoal! I've only seen it in the Wang family's mansion before, and I didn't expect that we can use it. Your father is most afraid of coughing, so now he doesn't have to be fumigated."

Her mother entered the bedroom and exclaimed again, "The bedding is all new. The closet is full of clothes, all new."

Wang Linyi helped his father walk in to take a look. His younger brother was reluctant to put down the things in his arms and followed him, shouting, "My room is the same. It's as if the niece knew that the uncle was going to live in the east wing."

Her mother looked at Wang Linyi with red eyes: "Gu Huan that child...we feel so sorry for her, that child is so pitiful."

"Yes, mother, yes, I am too cowardly, and I am ashamed of my child."

Wang Linyi couldn't help it and burst into tears on her mother's shoulder.

The family cried for a while, comforted each other, and then packed up their things.

Wang Linyi went to the kitchen, found a basket and got on it.

"Mom, Dad, I'm going to buy some ingredients and make some snacks for Huan'er tomorrow."

"Okay, go ahead."

Wang Linyi was very happy. She had no ability and could not do anything for Gu Huan, but she had given birth before and could make something suitable for pregnant women.

In the future, I can take care of her during the confinement period and help take care of her grandchildren.

The more Wang Linyi thought about it, the happier he became. After wasting most of his life, he could finally live a stable and good life.

As she was walking, she suddenly noticed two people sneaking around in the alley, one in front and one behind.

Wang Linyi quickly hid under the gatehouse of a house, secretly stuck his head out to take a look, and found that one of the people's clothes was ochre red, like the clothes of a servant in the Wenchang Marquis Mansion.

After a while, the two of them left, one after the other.

Wang Linyi quickened her pace and rushed over. The person in front of her disappeared and she only saw the back of another one, but she was sure that he was from Wenchang Marquis Mansion.

Wang Linyi frowned. Could it be that Gu Yuan still hasn't given up?

Still want to bother me?

She was wary but not afraid.

When we arrive at the government office tomorrow, we will hand over the document with Gu's seal and handprint, and the divorce will be finalized.

Wang Linyi was not very familiar with the nearby streets, so she asked around before buying all the ingredients she wanted. She walked back happily, imagining in her mind that she would deliver the snacks she made to Gu Huan tomorrow and the picture of her happily eating them. She couldn't help but smile happily.

Seeing that the entrance to the small courtyard was not far away, Wang Linyi quickened his pace as some ingredients had to be soaked overnight.

Suddenly, people around started running around in panic.

"There's a fire, there's a fire, hurry up and put it out."

Wang Linyi found that people around her were carrying buckets, basins, and mops, and they were rushing towards her new home in a hurry.

I heard people gathered in a group and talked a lot.

"I just went to check. The fire was in the two-courtyard house at the end of the alley."

"Ah? No one lives in that yard, how come it caught fire?"

"It's not occupied, but Mrs. Chen goes back every two days to clean it, so it looks like it's occupied."

"Didn't a carriage just bring a family in? Maybe it belongs to one of these families."

"Oh, no way, it's so tragic. The fire broke out just after we moved in."

Wang Linyi's mind was buzzing and he quickly ran towards the alley.

The fire-fighting soldiers have arrived after hearing the news and have blocked off the alley. A group of officers and soldiers are now putting out the fire.

There were a lot of people outside. Wang Linyi pushed her way in, crying, "Make way, let me in quickly."

She finally squeezed to the entrance of the alley, but was stopped by the fire diver.

"Ma'am, the fire is too intense inside. You can't go in."

Wang Linyi watched the raging fire completely engulf the courtyard, her eyes bloodshot, she cried and screamed like a madman, and tried her best to push away the fire-snatching soldiers who were trying to stop her.

"My mother, father and brother are in there, please let me through, let me through."

The leader, covered in dust, used his hands to pat away the sparks on his body, frowned and shouted: "We can't get in, let alone you, a woman. If you go in, won't everything be ruined? I'm afraid everyone inside will die."

Wang Linyi lost all the strength to support himself, and he knelt on the ground, crying bitterly.

"Dad, Mom, brother, why, why! Oh my God, why!"

Gu Huan was discussing this with Min Dongsheng in the study room when Dong Mo knocked on the door in a hurry: "Madam, something big has happened."

"What's wrong?"

Gu Huan saw that he was frowning and looked shocked, and she also became nervous.

"The house that Madam Wang just moved into today caught fire. Madam Wang's parents and brother were all burned to death."

"Burn to death!"

Gu Huan jumped up in shock.