Chapter 40: This matter has become a big deal!

At least they wanted to show that they tried their best to rescue them, but there was really no other way, so all the young ladies were burned to death.

There must be no loopholes at all, otherwise the government will not be easily fooled.

Government?

The Duke's wife's eyes were twisted for a moment, and she gritted her teeth and said.

"Go report to the police immediately and tell them that Chu Jiuning deliberately set the fire and burned many people to death."

The servant was standing behind the Duke's wife, watching her determination and listening to her orders. Fear covered the servant's face like a net, and his body was shaking so much that he didn't know how to move.

They never dreamed that their master would be so cruel and ruthless.

In their eyes, human lives can be taken at will and people can be slandered at will, but they have seen the reality.

The people inside.

It was obvious that he died because the Madam and the Young Master didn't let them go to rescue him, so he was delayed.

"Go!"

The Duke's wife suddenly turned around with a ferocious look on her face and screamed at the servant. The servant was so frightened that he suddenly woke up and ran away in panic. The Duke's wife grabbed Nanny Seven's hand again and said viciously.

"First, warn these servants to keep their mouths shut. If they dare to say a single word, their entire family will be killed. Also, find a suitable opportunity to deal with all the servants who witnessed this incident. Send people to the slave market to buy the corresponding number of slaves. Fill in the gaps wherever there are gaps. The fewer loopholes, the better."

"Yes, I will arrange it right away."

Nanny Seven raised her wrinkled face, and hidden in those wrinkles was a cruel and ruthless heart.

far away.

Chu Jiuning tightly grasped the rockery stone beside her and watched quietly, but there were already turbulent waves in her eyes.

She had seen the full meaning of the four words "take human life lightly"!

"Miss, how could they do this?"

Nanny Hong was also frightened by the scene before her, and tears kept welling up in her eyes.

"Those are also other people's daughters, raised in the palm of someone else's hand."

How could three or four people be burned to death with just one sentence? That would mean that the three or four mothers would be sad, guilty and worried for the rest of their lives.

Chu Jiuning held Nanny Hong's hand. Nanny Hong wiped her tears quickly and said anxiously.

"They want to put the blame on Miss, Miss, we have to find a way."

"I know."

Chu Jiuning nodded.

This matter has formed a deadlock, and it is not so easy to untie it. The viciousness of the Duke's wife and Song Jinhuai is much crazier than she imagined.

Maybe it was because they had given the gold to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so they were anxious and were eager to send her to death after only a few days.

soon.

Lord Li from Shuntian Prefecture had a heavy expression on his face and ran towards this side with his men.

Looking at the courtyard that had been burned into ruins, the people of Shuntian Prefecture were stunned. Pointing at the courtyard with trembling hands, he asked the Duke's wife.

"This... not a single one was rescued?"

How is this possible?

Your family's mansion has special people patrolling to prevent water, fire and theft. Besides, there are masters and servants inside. Even if there is a fire, it should be discovered immediately.

"yes."

The Duke's wife hid her guilty conscience tightly, squeezed out a line of tears, and nodded.

"Master Li, I suspect there is a conspiracy here."

"Were all the people burned the servants?"

Lord Li frowned and glanced at the people around him. They immediately took out paper and pen. The Duke's wife felt nervous and shook her head with a pale face.

"I'm not particularly clear, Lord Li. Let's sit down and discuss this matter in detail. We have to sort it out bit by bit. I suspect there's a conspiracy here."

The Duke's wife emphasized again that there was a conspiracy. Lord Li frowned when he heard it. He could smell the conspiracy as soon as he entered the door. It all depended on how the conspiracy would unfold.

"Move the table and chairs over here and talk here."

Then Lord Li pointed to the burned yard.

"Fence this place off. No one is allowed to enter or leave at will, or they will be arrested."

"yes."

The yamen runners immediately stepped forward and surrounded the yard.

The tables and chairs were quickly brought over. The chancellor spread out the paper and pen in his hand and glanced at Lord Li. Lord Li then asked the Duchess's wife.

"Whose yard is this?"

Hearing that he had asked the right question, the Duke's wife closed her eyes to hide her ecstasy until tears overflowed, then she slowly opened her eyes and choked with sobs.

"This is Chu Jiuning's yard."

Said.

The Duchess's wife told Lord Li that Chu Jiuning didn't want to live in the bridal chamber, so she broke down the two courtyards and connected them together at night, and then rearranged them. She then said.

"She heard Rui'er was hosting a banquet for some young ladies and offered this courtyard to her. Rui'er wanted to show off her embroidery, so she left to get something from her own courtyard. When she came back, she found it was on fire. A servant saw someone close to Chu Jiuning sneaking around here. Lord Li, I don't know if she wants to frame the Song family or burn Rui'er to death. You'll have to ask her about that."

"And... I don't know how this happened. What's strange is that when the fire started, I didn't hear anyone shouting, nor did I see anyone trying to put out the fire. If it weren't for the loud noise and smoke, we wouldn't have noticed it. So we rushed over to put out the fire immediately. In order to get in and save people, the servants tried many times, even burned to death inside, but they couldn't save a single person."

Finished.

The Duke's wife was filled with fear, trembling and crying with her head down. Then she seemed to remember something and grabbed the hand of Nanny Seven beside her.

"Have you asked Rui'er? Whose families are these young ladies? How are we going to explain to them what happened?"

Seventh Nanny's eyes flashed. She had already told the Second Young Miss to pretend to be unconscious, and now was probably not the time for her to wake up, so she hurriedly shook her head.

"The Second Young Miss fainted from fright a long time ago and hasn't woken up yet. I can't get any useful information from her. I've already sent someone to investigate and they'll soon know which families these young ladies belong to."

The Duke's wife's eyes were red, and she was embarrassed by Lord Li.

"Lord Li also knows that ever since Yinyin and Jinbao's identities were discovered, Chu Jiuning has been treating us as enemies, causing chaos in the mansion. Now she's resorting to such underhanded tactics to retaliate against us. She wants to destroy our mansion's century-old foundation and kill us all at her hands."

"Because she helped Jin Huai, we wanted to repay her kindness and asked to marry her. Our original intention was to elevate her status. We didn't expect that she would do such a vicious thing. After all, she was born into a merchant family, a small family, with little knowledge and a narrow mind.

I think her biggest goal was to kill Rui'er, me, and Jin Huai, but she didn't expect that we were not here. "

"But this has also made life difficult for those young ladies..."

As the Duke's wife spoke, she began to cry again, gasping for breath, and fell into Seventh Nanny's arms.

Lord Li turned his head and glanced at the chancellor, and both of them became nervous. They were afraid that this matter would become a big deal!