Chapter 149 Hurry up and praise me!
Lu Bai's clothes were made of cotton and linen, and when they were burned, they were covered in soot.
"Help! Ah! Help!"
Lu Baishi entered the room, grabbed a teacup, and poured tea over herself, but the fire showed no signs of going out.
"Madam, wait for me, I'll go and fetch a Taoist priest!"
Seeing this, the maid was terribly panicked. She stood at a distance and shouted, "This is too frightening. We should invite a Taoist priest to ensure our safety."
The maid's shout also reminded Lu Baishi.
By the way, this is no ordinary flame, so it can't be extinguished with ordinary methods.
Lu Baishi knew that ghosts and demons were all yin, and that as long as she used yang energy to suppress them, the fire would definitely be extinguished.
Yang energy... The person with the strongest yang energy in this family is Lu Tao!
He was a courtier of the emperor, and in the prime of his life, full of yang energy.
With that thought in mind, Lu Bai ran out of the courtyard in the rain and rushed towards the courtyard of Lu Tao's newly acquired concubine.
The courtyard and side rooms are bathed in the beautiful spring sunshine.
"You're so annoying, it's still daytime!"
Lu Tao was already impatient; he had been having a bad morning and wanted to change his mood.
"My little beauty, I'm coming in now..."
With a loud crash, the tightly closed door was kicked open, startling the concubine who screamed and scrambled under the covers.
Lu Tao was so scared that he became like a timid shrimp.
Dark clouds loomed over the city outside, thunder rumbled, Lu Baishi's hair was disheveled, her face was deathly pale, and a ghostly green light emanated from behind her, with a faint smell of burning.
This scene would be terrifying no matter when it happened.
"Master, save me!"
Lu Bai didn't care about anything else and rushed in, throwing herself at Lu Tao.
"What are you doing! Get out of my way!"
Lu Tao's pants were still stuck at his ankles, and he wanted to kick someone but couldn't lift his leg. He leaned back and was tackled by Lu Baishi.
"Master, please give me some yang energy!"
Having finally grasped at a straw, Lu Bai was determined not to let go.
The concubine was also pressed down under the covers. Her small body couldn't bear the weight of two people, and she cried out in pain.
"I'll give you a piece of my mind, you shrew, get off me!"
Lu Tao pushed Lu Baishi away with disgust, but Lu Baishi's body pressed down on Lu Tao like a mountain, making it difficult for him to breathe.
The unburnt fabric of Lu Bai's clothes became tangled with the dry bed curtains, and the fire spread across the bed instantly.
"Help! Help! There's a fire!"
Upon seeing this, Lu Tao immediately shouted. As the head of the family, these people dared not disobey Lu Baishi, but they certainly wouldn't dare disobey Lu Tao.
The servants who had been watching the commotion outside rushed to get things to put out the fire.
Bucket after bucket of cold water was poured onto the bed, and by the time the fire was finally extinguished, the two women and one man on the bed were soaked to the bone.
From then on, the story of Minister Lu's licentious behavior in broad daylight, indulging in the beauty of many women but ultimately getting burned, became a hot topic of conversation throughout the capital.
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When Chuntao told Yu Nian about this news, Yu Nian couldn't help but laugh so hard she almost fell over.
She never expected that the phosphorescent fire, used to punish Lu Baishi, would also set fire to the entire camp.
However, if you burn it well, Lu Tao isn't exactly a good person either.
"I heard that Madam Lu Bai has gone mad, and the Lu family has hired more than ten Taoist priests to exorcise the evil spirits."
But this evil is probably hard to dispel; she already has a guilty conscience.
"Laughing so loudly is inappropriate."
After finishing the morning court session, Chunyu Han came directly to find Yu Nian. Judging from the smug look on this little fox's face, he knew that the matter of Minister Lu's residence was inseparable from her.
Yu Nian stopped laughing, but a smile still lingered on her face.
"My husband is back so early today."
As soon as he returned, Yu Nian and Chun Tao could no longer whisper secrets to each other.
"Minister Lu has neglected his duties, which has greatly angered the Emperor. He has been demoted and his salary has been reduced."
Chunyu Han casually sat opposite Yu Nian, raising his eyebrows slightly.
"You did this?"
Yu Nian had no intention of hiding this from Chunyu Han; she was quite frank, even somewhat smug.
"certainly."
When Yu Nian sneaked into the Minister's residence, she smeared white phosphorus in Lu Bai's courtyard. White phosphorus has a low ignition point, and it was hot and humid yesterday, so it was very easy for it to spontaneously combust.
Phosphorus fires, if not extinguished with sand or gravel, require large amounts of cold water.
Moreover, phosphorescent flames are very light, and when the airflow surges, they move around rapidly.
Yesterday, with the robbery and the delivery of the body, Yu Nian guessed that Lu Bai would definitely drink the calming soup, so she put the hallucinogenic powder that her fourth brother had left her into the kitchen.
After Yu Nian finished rambling to Chunyu Han, he had an expression that said, "You didn't even praise me once."
But Chunyu Han's eyes became somewhat deep.
Where did you learn all this?
"What's wrong with that? There are plenty of stories about it in novels. Am I not allowed to be knowledgeable? If you don't believe me, ask Chun Tao. I love reading."
Yu Nian answered fluently, peeled a peanut and deftly tossed it into her mouth, then leaned back on the soft pillow. The warm sunlight shone through the window and onto her, making her look like a lazy cat.
In comparison, Chun Tao is much more down-to-earth than Yu Nian.
Because her young lady used to love reading, but lately she's probably been too busy to read.
Upon hearing Yu Nian say this, they also wanted to salvage their young lady's image as a lady.
"Yes, the lady reads often and even makes annotations on the interesting parts."
Chunyu Han put down his teacup, his narrow phoenix eyes slightly raised. In the past, one master loved to lie, but now both master and servant have no sense of propriety when it comes to their mouths.
Did they really think he was easy to fool?
At least since Yu Nian entered the family, Chunyu Han has never seen Yu Nian touch a book, let alone read it.
"Which book does she usually read? Bring it over."
Chunyu Han chuckled lightly. "Still making notes? With her poor handwriting, can a small page even contain it?"
Yu Nian's smile finally froze at this moment.
My dear Chuntao, why are you bragging for me?!
Chun Tao went to the bookshelf, took out the thickest book, and handed it to Chunyu Han.
The pale yellow cover looked as if it had been covered in dirt, but had been cleaned off.
It looks like a book I've read a long time ago.
With his exquisitely shaped fingertips, Chunyu Han turned the pages of the book, but the contents that came into view made him pause slightly, and his deep voice carried a hint of doubt.
"You... watch this all the time?"
Yu Nian leaned back on the soft pillow, and Chunyu Han's tone sounded as if he didn't believe her.
He thought to himself that the books the original owner read might be a bit profound.
"Of course I look at it. I even study it when I have free time."
Chunyu Han picked up the book, walked to the small couch where Yu Nian was resting, randomly flipped to a page, and brought it close to Yu Nian's eyes.
"Then please tell me what insights you've gained from your research."
Sigh, fine, go ahead and say it. But you're so close, how can anyone see clearly?
Yu Nian reached out and took the book, then began to speak.
"Eleventh move, Jade Maiden's Blowing..."
In an instant, Yu Nian's cheeks flushed red as she saw the scene clearly.
Isn't this the secret martial arts manual that Granny Wang gave her?! Yu Nian clearly threw this book away, so why is she here?!
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