Chapter 134 Someone set fire
Not long after, Magistrate Li arrived with his men from the yamen. They used to be too afraid to utter a sound at the Sun family's place, but today they brought the troublemakers from the Sun family directly to the yamen.
He directly presented the letter of divorce and the charges against him to the eldest brother of the Sun family, and threatened him that if he caused trouble for Lady Liu again, he would report it to Prefect Zheng.
Prefect Zheng was known for his integrity and incorruptibility, and he would never protect them because of his relationship with the Wu family.
Upon hearing this, the Sun family indeed became obedient.
However, Madam Li did not give up and sought out her brother and sister-in-law to prepare to take action against Lady Liu.
Just as Du Wanchun and Zhou Ruiyuan had fallen asleep at night, they heard a commotion outside the courtyard.
It is Zhou Zhao.
"Brother, sister-in-law, something's happened! Something's happened at the shop!"
Du Wanchun was startled and quickly dressed before coming out. "What happened at the shop?"
Zhou Zhao hurriedly said, "Just now, our Lady Liu's rouge shop caught fire, and now the fire is getting bigger and bigger, and it looks like it's about to burn down to our shop."
As Zhou Ruiyuan dressed, he approached Du Wanchun from behind and asked, "Did anyone go to silence her?"
Zhou Zhao quickly replied, "Yes, but there are several carriages deliberately blocking the way near Liu's shop, so we can't get in."
Zhou Ruiyuan quickly walked forward, "I'll go take a look now."
Du Wanchun strode after him, saying, "Husband, I'll go with you."
Zhou Ruiyuan turned around and took her hand, "It's dangerous there, so you stay home and wait for me."
Du Wanchun looked up towards the shop. "It's alright, I'll just watch from a distance."
Zhou Ruiyuan wanted to refuse, but Zhou Zhao quickly said, "Brother, we can't delay any longer, let's go quickly."
Du Wanchun added, "Let's go, husband."
After thinking it over, Zhou Ruiyuan decided to bring Du Wanchun along.
When they arrived at the shop, the Liu family's shop had already been burned down.
As everyone was fleeing in all directions, a sudden clap of thunder flashed across the sky, and a torrential downpour began.
"It's raining?" Zhou Zhao sat in the carriage, reaching out to catch the falling rain, his face full of doubt. "The moon was just full a moment ago, and now the rain is starting to fall."
Du Wanchun smiled and said, "This is a good thing. With the rain, the fire can be put out."
As the rain intensified, the fire at the Liu family's house was extinguished in no time, leaving only a dark, gloomy area.
Just then, Madam Xu rushed over, her face filled with terror, and exclaimed, "Liu! Madam Liu is still in the shop!"
Because she lived alone most of the time, Lady Liu lived in the shop to make it easier to run the business.
As she spoke, Madam Xu rushed into the Liu family's shop.
The shop was pitch black; even if there were people inside, they would probably have been burned to ashes.
At this moment, the carriage that had been blocking the intersection also left.
Madam Xu looked up and said angrily, "It must be Madam Li! She sent people to set the fire! She had the carriages stopped on the road!"
The neighbors standing nearby were all deeply moved.
"That Madam Li is truly ruthless!"
Not long after, Magistrate Li arrived. He was stunned by the mess on the ground and then knelt down and cried.
Madam Xu kicked him, "What are you crying for? Will crying bring her back?! It's all because of you, you coward! If you can't protect her, why did you provoke her in the first place? It's all because of you!"
Xu Niangzi and Liu Niangzi have known each other for several years and have a fairly deep relationship.
Magistrate Li was kicked to the ground and scrambled toward the pile of rubble.
At this moment, someone noticed something was wrong. "Quick! Stop Magistrate Li!"
The others rushed forward and stopped Magistrate Li, who was about to commit suicide.
Magistrate Li, looking as if he had lost his beloved, was supported by a group of yamen runners and eventually fainted from crying.
Zhou Ruiyuan quickly stepped forward to disperse everyone, and then took Du Wanchun back to his shop.
Zhou Zhao closed the door of his shop and sighed, "Did Manager Liu really die like that? It's such a pity."
Du Wanchun sat down, took a sip of tea, and smiled, "Not dead, Manager Liu is not dead."
As soon as she finished speaking, a woman suddenly walked out of the inner room.
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