Chapter 91 Chapter 91 "Who is this person? What a powerful body...
Jasmine said as she tried to grab the bowl in front of him. The beggar was so frightened that he picked up the bowl and jumped away. The other beggars had no complaints. They were just plotting in their minds -
Not long after, before Jasmine returned to the restaurant, she heard a mixed voice behind her: "Thank you so much... kind and beautiful sisters."
Jasmine got goosebumps all over her body and quickly moved away.
Outside the restaurant, several beggars were eyeing the meat in Wutu and Liutu's hands. Wutu and Liutu clutched the meat tightly, not daring to eat it. Instead, they wrapped it in the millet bag that the East City Charity Granary had distributed and hid it in their arms.
There was also a big bag of food under Big Rabbit and Second Rabbit. They still had to hurry on their journey, and these were their dry food for the journey.
Without even glancing around, Big Rabbit and Second Rabbit dug in their waistbands, one pulling out a dagger, the other a pair of pointed scissors. After shuffling around for a few times, they took the large elbow from Third Rabbit and began to work on it.
After the six of them finished eating the pork elbow, Datu picked his teeth with a dagger and looked around: "What do you want to do by looking at me?"
Several beggars moved to the side in tacit understanding.
It is conceivable that the six rabbits will eventually transform into six wolves.
There was no rush to travel at noon, so the masters of the Duke's Mansion went to the second floor of the restaurant to have a nap.
Jasmine missed Manxi so much that she wanted to tell the old lady that she could go back first. But the relationship had finally been smoothed over, and what if the old lady forgot about her?
Jasmine decided to endure it, thinking that it wouldn't matter a moment.
Her mind was full of Manxi's little figure. Like the previous few days, she fell asleep thinking about Manxi.
I was suddenly choked awake while half asleep.
Jasmine opened her eyes and found that the surroundings were already filled with smoke: "Camellia!"
No one answered her. Jasmine covered her mouth and nose and tried to sneak out, but the door opened and a wave of heat hit her face.
She was about to rush out when she heard Shancha's voice.
"Madam, the camellia is under the window!"
Jasmine quickly closed the door again, followed the sound, ran to the window, opened it, and peeked out. She saw Camellia and the six rabbits looking up at her in surprise.
"Sister, come down quickly! We are here to catch you!"
The seven people formed a circle, held hands, and let Jasmine jump down.
Jasmine looked outside and saw that the entire restaurant was on fire. Her only option now was to jump down.
Jasmine was lifting her skirt and climbing through the window when she heard the heart-wrenching scream again.
It’s Aunt Qian.
The old lady is next door.
Jasmine didn't think she was a good person, especially since the old lady wasn't kind to her.
Jasmine didn't hesitate for long before crawling back into the room.
Shancha was so anxious: "What is Madam doing? If you don't hurry up, the restaurant will collapse!"
Jasmine only had time to stick her head out and yell, "Wait a minute!"
As she spoke, she pulled a quilt off the bed, went to the table, turned the teapot upside down on the quilt, put it on her head, and rushed out the door.
She could no longer see the road clearly, so she ran according to her memory, shouting, "Madame Qian! Madame Qian, where are you?"
Aunt Qian, who was huddled under the window hugging the old lady, hurriedly replied excitedly: "Here! We are here!"
When Jasmine kicked the door open, her skirt was covered in sparks.
The window in the old lady's room was wide open. The master and servant must have wanted to jump out of the window, but they didn't dare.
"Madam, the fire is too big, what should we do?"
The old lady gnashed her teeth and said, "It must be Xu Lao Er. How dare he set fire to us? He has such a cruel heart!"
Jasmine didn't have time to say more to them: "Wait, I'll go call for help! Don't leave!"
"Okay..." Nanny Qian nodded repeatedly.
Although the Second Madam is cunning and dangerous, Madam Qian believes that she is reliable and most importantly, she is powerful!
It was only the blink of an eye, but to the master and servant it felt like half a lifetime. The old lady was even worried, saying, "Will this man abandon us and run away?"
Aunt Qian said firmly, "No. Everyone can do it, but the Second Madam can't."
As they were talking, they heard Jasmine calling them from outside the window: "Madame Qian..."
The old lady thought to herself, why does this person call her Madam Qian instead of her mother? She is indeed a person who changes her attitude according to the situation!
Nanny Qian looked down and saw that the fire on the outer wall of the restaurant was rising higher.
Jasmine yelled at them to jump down.
Nanny Qian was also afraid, but she knew there was no way out, so she gritted her teeth and went to help the old lady.
"Madam, the Second Madam is waiting for us down below, please jump quickly."
How could the old lady dare to do that? She leaned over and took a look, her eyes dazzled. "I won't jump. They're trying to kill me!"
Madam Qian stamped her feet anxiously: "My dear, it's already so late. If the Second Madam wanted to harm you, she could just leave you alone. Why would she do such a fuss?"
The old lady knew it in her heart, but she was just afraid.
"I'm an old man, and I'll die if I jump. Rather than being laughed at by others, I'd rather be burned to death here."
Jasmine didn't see anyone coming out for a long time, so she shouted anxiously, "Where's the person? If he doesn't come out, we're leaving!"
Nanny Qian was afraid that the person had really left, so she hurriedly called out, "Second Madam, can you think of another way? Or do you have a ladder? Just find one!"
Jasmine yelled again, "What are you thinking? Where am I going to find a ladder? The ladder isn't on fire, is it? Come down quickly! If you don't, we'll really be gone."
Jasmine wasn't kidding. This restaurant could collapse at any moment, and no one's life was as important as her own. If it were any later, she would have simply stayed away.
"Jasmine! Help!"
When Jasmine heard the voice of the Fourth Young Master's wife, she remembered that her Fourth Brother's wife was also there.
Jasmine quickly led Liutu and the others along the foot of the wall and around to the window of the Fourth Young Master's wife.
The old lady was crying and wailing, but Jasmine had no time to respond. She shouted to the window of the fourth young lady's wife, "Fourth young lady, come to the window!"
The window opened, and the fourth young master's wife, whose face was dark from being smoked, poked her head out.
The fourth young lady's wife didn't dare jump either, but she had a different idea from the old lady. Being burned to death would be so painful. Falling from the second floor would only result in a broken bone.
He sat on the windowsill, his back facing the window, closed his eyes, and fell down.
When she opened her eyes again and saw that she was unharmed, the Fourth Young Master's wife couldn't help but wipe away her tears in surprise.
Ting'er and the other maids thought Jasmine would not save them, so they cried and begged, "Please, Madam, don't abandon us!"
"Stop talking nonsense and come down quickly."
Ting'er wiped away her tears and hurriedly climbed up to the window.
Several girls came one after another.
When the last girl jumped, the entire window fell down with her.
Everyone dodged away, but the six rabbits refused to run away in order to pick up the person, and were hit by the window.
The big rabbit's head was split open on the spot.
"Second Madam, Second Madam..." It was Nanny Qian's shrill scream.
Jasmine hurried over. Flames were falling from the restaurant's exterior wall. Jasmine watched from afar, unsure what to do.
She looked at the big rabbits again and found that they were all injured. The big rabbit had a head injury, and the second and third rabbits had arms injuries.
The window on the old lady's side also crashed down instantly, but Jasmine was quick to avoid it. The entire window was already engulfed in flames.
Jasmine shouted, "Jump down. You won't die!"
But the master and servant were no longer visible through the window, and even Nanny Qian’s voice had faded.
Jasmine watched the fire grow bigger and bigger and could only retreat again and again.
The sound of horse hooves behind her was getting closer and closer. Jasmine felt that it was very familiar. She ran out of the path to take a look, and saw a group of people rushing out from the path made by the onlookers. Her grandfather was undoubtedly leading the group.
Jasmine was afraid that he would pass by, so she rushed out and waved.
Yan Ke hurriedly stopped, dismounted, and looked at her with a stern face. His wife's face was black, her hair and clothes were burnt, and her eyes were red, showing that she was quite frightened.
Just as he was about to ask what happened, she dragged him away. Yan Ke had no choice but to follow her.
Jasmine dragged people into the path. At this time, there was no room for people to stand on the path. Liutu and the others had already run out and stood on the spacious stone road with the onlookers.
Jasmine pointed to a window, not knowing whether she was sincere or not, and cried uncontrollably, "The old lady and the others are still inside! What should I do, Master?"
As he spoke, a large burning plank fell from the restaurant's outer wall. Yan Ke quickly pushed the man behind him. "You are here."
After saying this, Yan Ke looked around, then flew up and jumped directly onto the eaves of the house next to the restaurant.
He turned around and ordered, "Fetch some water."
Onlookers had already poured water to put out the fire, but the fire grew bigger and bigger, and when they saw that there was no way to put it out, everyone stopped. At this moment, seeing this, before the guards could go to fetch water, someone had already handed over a bucket full of water, followed by buckets one after another.
Chunli Zuohe jumped onto the roof with a bucket of water. Yan Ke quickly poured two buckets of water at the window facing the raging fire, then poured another bucket on his head, and then jumped into the dark window.
Chun Li and Zuo He were constantly busy, and water was handed to them from below. The two of them poured water onto the window bucket by bucket.
Unfortunately, only a small area was extinguished. A slight delay would reignite the fire.
When Yan Ke jumped out carrying the two people, the people below praised him endlessly.
Jasmine heard the discussion coming from behind: "Who is this person? What amazing skills!"
"There's a carriage from Duke Yan's mansion parked in front of the restaurant. Could this be Duke Yan returning from guarding the border with Yuguo?"
"picture!"
"It must be..."
Yan Ke carried the unconscious old lady to the carriage of Duke Yan's mansion, then turned around and jumped onto the eaves. Jasmine subconsciously shouted, "What are you going to do, Master?"
Yan Ke said, "There are still people inside."
After saying that, the man jumped into the window again.
Jasmine swallowed the words back with difficulty.
When he came out of the fire pit for the third time carrying the person on his back, the onlookers were all dumbfounded. After a long while, everyone applauded excitedly and cheered.
Regardless of whether they were from Duke Yan's Mansion or not, Yan Ke put all the injured people on the carriage and ordered Zuo He to send them to the clinic for treatment.
Yan Ke stayed behind with his men to put out the fire.
The street in front of the restaurant was wide, but the sides and back were alleys and small alleys. The fire had already spread to the next door. If it was not put out, it would become a disaster.
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Because of the fire, several local clinics were overcrowded.
The old lady and Nanny Qian were choked by the smoke, but fortunately they were poured with tea and only suffered minor injuries.
Upon learning that it was the Duke who saved her, the old lady asked where the person was. She then heard from the servants that the Duke was injured and was receiving treatment.
The old lady couldn't sit still and wanted to take a look.
Seeing him with half his shoulder bare, the doctor applying medicine, and then turning to talk to an official, the Duke, the old lady finally felt relieved. She quickly stepped forward and said, "Erlang..."
Yan Ke heard the voice and turned around: "Mom is awake, is there anything wrong?"
The old lady just shook her head.
"Nothing's wrong, that's good. Once we're done with this, we'll go home. Mother, go and get some rest."
The old lady's eyes lingered on his wound, and she nodded silently.
Yan Ke added, "Erlang is fine, mother, don't worry."
"Okay..." The old lady, supported by Nanny Qian, turned and left.
Returning to the back room where several people were lying, the old lady finally covered her face and couldn't help but say, "I used to... always thought... that he was afraid that I would..."
Nanny Qian, bearing the pain, interrupted the old lady and lowered her voice, saying, "Madam, please don't say that. The Duke is not that kind of person. Have you forgotten that the Duke was willing to give up his career for the Second Madam? How could he curry favor with you for something so insignificant? He is truly filial to you."
"You're right..."
Yan Ke was asking the local county magistrate what had happened. The magistrate, sweating profusely, trembled as he explained why he was late to put out the fire.
Yan Ke interrupted him and asked him to just tell the cause of the fire and the number of casualties.
The county magistrate reported the injuries and found out that someone had deliberately set the fire, but it would take some time to investigate who it was.
The arsonist spread oil in various places in the restaurant and set it ablaze. It was late in the afternoon, when the waiters were resting, and the lobby was unattended and closed. As a result, the fire was not discovered until a while later. The restaurant owner and waiters immediately ran away, but the guests resting in the rooms on the second floor were not so lucky.
Although Yan Ke later rescued many people, more than a dozen people were still burned to death, including three servants from the Duke's Mansion.
The Duke spoke gently, asking the magistrate to investigate thoroughly. The magistrate, still terrified, nodded and said, "Rest assured, Duke. I will investigate the cause and apprehend the culprit within two days!"
"Well, go ahead."
Not only was Yan Ke's arm burned by the fire, but his shoulder was also hit by a piece of wood that fell from the fire. Now it appeared in front of him, and his entire shoulder was dark purple.
Jasmine watched the doctor apply the medicine. She frowned and kept reminding the doctor to be gentler, wishing she could do it herself.
Yan Ke turned to look at her, and without realizing it, his eyes changed from solemn to gentle and affectionate.
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