For a fleeting moment, Madam Zhou had the illusion that she saw Ye Qingxue. The firelight illuminated her cold, aloof face, making it appear snow-white and even radiating a chilling light like snow.

Madam Zhou felt a sudden pang of pain in her heart. After all, this child was her own, and she had cherished and doted on him for two whole years.

She is her biological daughter.

If Ye Qingxue hadn't made so many mistakes, hadn't tried to kill everyone in the Marquis's mansion, and hadn't wanted to destroy the Marquis's mansion, how wonderful that would have been.

The relationship between the mother and daughter shouldn't have deteriorated to this point.

A tear finally rolled down Madam Zhou's cheek, and she even reached out her hand tremblingly, wanting to touch Ye Qingxue's face.

The old woman beside her, Kang, cried out in alarm, "Madam!"

Madam Zhou abruptly withdrew her hand, her tears instantly wiping away, and stared at the person before her in utter shock.

The Ye Qingxue she just saw was not her imagination; Ye Qingxue clearly walked out of the firelight and was now standing in front of her!

How did Ye Qingxue manage to escape so quickly when someone was causing trouble in Guanju Courtyard?

Moreover, Guanju Courtyard was full of Ye Qingxue's people. Ye Qingxue disregarded the safety of others and actually came out like this?

"My brother Ye Cunsi and I are inside. You set fire to us? You want to burn us to death yourself, Madam Zhou?" Ye Qingxue asked sharply.

Madam Zhou's lips trembled, and she did not answer Ye Qingxue's question.

He simply said, "Ye Qingxue, Granny Xing and Dongbai have been poisoned and are both in Guanju Courtyard. Granny Xing is your wet nurse; she took care of you from childhood and is like a second mother to you. You can't abandon her life or death!"

Even if Ye Qingxue emerged from the fire and appeared before her, she would still use the lives of Granny Xing and Dongbai to force Ye Qingxue to go back and die.

This was something she had planned long ago.

That was also the reason why the old lady asked her to bring Granny Xing back.

Madam Zhou continued, "You used to say that Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter were your sisters. Do you want them to die inside while you escape alone?"

"And Ye Cunsi, he listens to everything you say, and you just called him your brother. Don't you care about his life or death?"

Madam Zhou did not notice how ferocious and terrifying her expression appeared when she spoke those words, illuminated by the firelight.

Seeing that Ye Qingxue didn't move, she immediately summoned the guards behind her. Pointing at Ye Qingxue, she said, "Take down the young lady. Even if you kill her, throw her body into the fire!"

To create the illusion that they were burned alive!

The guards, wielding long swords, were about to attack Ye Qingxue, but Ye Qingxue suddenly grabbed Madam Zhou's wrist and pulled her close to her.

Before anyone could react, Ye Qingxue had already grabbed Madam Zhou and rushed into Guanju Courtyard.

Granny Kang rushed over to save Madam Zhou, but she didn't even touch a single hem of Madam Zhou's clothes before falling to the ground, screaming in anguish, "Madam!"

The guards rushed forward, trying to rescue Madam Zhou, but the firewood, which had been doused with tung oil, quickly set the house ablaze.

When Ye Qingxue took Madam Zhou away, the fire wasn't this big yet; at least you could get through the main gate.

Now, the fiercely burning house acts like a giant fire door, keeping them out.

"Young Miss, you can't treat Madam like this! She's your mother! You're committing matricide!" Granny Kang cried out, lying on the ground, her grief overwhelming.

However, all that answered her was the raging fire; there was no sound from Ye Qingxue, nor any movement from Madam Zhou.

No, we must put out the fire and save the lady!

"What are you all standing there for? Go find someone to put out the fire!" Granny Kang roared.

The guards immediately sprang into action, preparing buckets to fetch water to put out the fire.

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After dragging Madam Zhou into the main hall, Ye Qingxue threw Madam Zhou hard to the ground.

The words struck Madam Zhou like icy hammers: "According to you, Ye Cunsi and I have committed a grave mistake and deserve to die. Does that mean all the people present here also deserve to die?"

Madam Zhou's injuries had not yet healed, and now she had been thrown to the ground again, leaving her unable to recover for a long time.

After hearing Ye Qingxue's words, she slowly pushed herself up from the ground and saw Xiao Bao, the four maids Chunxia Qiudong, Granny Xing, Liu Pan, and two wolves, one gray and one white.

"They are my people. If you think they should all die with me, then what about Hu Mama, who has always been loyal to you, and her family? Should they also die?" Ye Qingxue questioned again.

Madam Zhou turned her head and saw that Hu Mama, her son-in-law, and her two young grandsons were also standing to the side.

With her hair disheveled, cheeks swollen, and eyes bloodshot, Hu Mama looked extremely disheveled and terrifying.

She suddenly rushed towards Madam Zhou, grabbed Madam Zhou's shoulders, and shouted, "Madam, you killed my daughter! And you want to kill my son-in-law and two grandsons too! Give me back my daughter's life!"

The fire outside was raging, the heat was rising, and thick smoke was beginning to spread.

Madam Zhou's wounds reopened from being shaken by Hu Mama, and she turned pale with pain, feeling as if her whole body was about to fall apart.

Having finally mustered her strength, Madam Zhou said urgently, "What are you saying, Granny Hu? I don't understand. How did you end up in Guanju Courtyard? Stand behind me, and I'll take you out. Neither the old lady nor I want to kill your whole family!"

The old lady only told her that there would be a commotion in Guanju Courtyard, and that she should just set it on fire as soon as she heard the noise.

But she didn't know that it would be Hu Mama's whole family here.

Madam Zhou then looked at the people behind Ye Qingxue and said, "Anyone who wants to live can just come with me later. The Marquis's mansion will not kill innocent people."

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