Chapter 39: All of this was caused by Chu Jiuning
pity.
Before he finished the second half of the sentence, Mingtang's face changed. He pointed at the tall and thick black smoke in the distance and shouted in surprise.
"Hey, why didn't anyone shout that the fire was extinguished? Why didn't anyone go to put out the fire?"
Everyone's attention was immediately drawn to this sentence, and no one heard the second half of Nanny Hong's sentence. Everyone stood up and looked over there.
This is not right.
Logically speaking.
As soon as the fire gets bigger, Song Ruier and the others will be the first to notice it and shout for help. Then the servants will also notice it and quickly organize them to come and put out the fire.
Things will soon calm down and their goal will be achieved.
"Are they all drunk? Then the servants shouldn't be drunk either."
"No." Chu Jiuning frowned slightly and shook her head, "There's something fishy going on here."
After saying that, she stood up and walked towards the gate of the courtyard. When she was about to go out, she turned back and gave instructions to others.
"Hide in the dark and watch the yard. If someone wants to come in, don't stop them. See what she wants to do first."
After leaving the Xiyuan and crossing a garden, I met Amber running back.
"What's with this fire?"
Could it be that Amber knocked out everyone inside?
Amber listened and tilted her head back, looking confused.
"I didn't know. I went to the bathroom and prepared my tools before going back there. Suddenly, I found a fire. I felt something was wrong, so I hurried back."
"ah?"
This made everyone stunned!
There was a sharp flash in Chu Jiuning's eyes, his face darkened, he thought to himself that something was wrong, and walked out quickly.
She took a shortcut and hid in a place blocked by a large tea tree.
When I leaned over to look.
I was surprised to see that the Duke's wife, Song Jinhuai, the maids and the old women were staring at the burning courtyard, and behind them stood dozens of servants carrying buckets of water.
None of this is surprising.
The strange thing is.
Everyone just stood there watching, no one went up to help!
boom.
Something was burned and the loud crackling sound made the servants outside jump in fright, with fear in their eyes.
Deep in the sea of fire.
The shrill screams finally penetrated the yard and pierced everyone's ears.
"Help! Come and put out the fire quickly! Help ...
"Ahh, my skirt is on fire..."
The screams mixed with the loud noises of things burning, collapsing and falling made people's hair stand on end and filled their hearts with endless terror.
Nanny Seven was forced to take a few steps back by the huge heat wave. As fear filled her whole body, beads of cold sweat fell from her forehead.
The Duke's wife and Song Jinhuai stared at the fire scene, excitement flashing in their eyes. After hearing Song Ruier's scream, Madam Song spoke anxiously to the strong servant who had been standing beside her.
"Quick, go and bring the Second Young Lady out. Leave the others alone for now. Hurry up and rescue her. I'll reward you with ten taels of silver."
The servant said yes, picked up the big bucket that had been prepared beside him and poured it on himself, then put on the wet blanket that had been prepared, gritted his teeth and rushed towards the fire.
But when he got to the front of the fire and saw the raging flames, he became frightened again. The Duke's wife heard her daughter's screams and said shrilly.
"Hurry up, or your mother's life will be in danger."
Seeing the servant jump in with a pale face regardless of everything, Nanny Seven, who was following behind him, breathed a sigh of relief and turned to speak to the Duke's wife.
"I went in, but ma'am, will there really be no problem?"
What's going on with this fire?
It felt like it was happening much faster than they had expected, and there was a damn wind blowing, which made it really dangerous.
Even though they were standing so far away, they could still feel the heat wave coming at them like a wall, hitting their faces and burning them uncomfortably.
If something really goes wrong, how will this end?
"What are you panicking about?"
The Duke's wife could see that she was in a panic and glared at her fiercely.
"Nothing great can be accomplished without ruthless efforts, Seventh Auntie. Every step along the way we've taken has been incredibly dangerous."
Her wide-open eyes reflected the blazing fire, and her crazy murderous intent was almost obvious. The servants who were fetching water behind her stared at the scene in a daze, and their legs went weak.
"I thought that marrying Chu would solve all the problems, but who knew that in the end, we would suffer more and more defeats. If this continues, the entire Duke's Mansion will be destroyed by her."
"simply……"
The Duke's wife gritted her teeth.
"Burn one or two to death, and then put the blame on Chu Jiuning. Don't forget, this courtyard was renovated by Chu Jiuning."
Nanny Seven saw the viciousness in the Duke's wife's eyes and clenched her fingers in shock. She had gone through so much blood and gore, so she nodded.
"Madam is right. This Chu Jiuning deserves some punishment."
A hint of satisfaction flashed in the eyes of the Duke's wife who was recognized.
A huge burst of hot air rushed out from inside, and the fire shadows moved everywhere like a giant beast. At this moment, a tall figure rushed out carrying a ball of quilt, gritting his teeth and ignoring the burns on his body.
"Rui'er."
The Duchess's wife rushed forward and the servants put her down. They lifted up the burnt wet bedding and saw that her face was pitch black. She hurriedly took a handkerchief to wipe her face. After seeing that her face was intact, she patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief.
He then gave orders to the servant in a cold voice.
"One person dies, or one person is seriously injured, and then we go to put out the fire."
"Ah...Father, Mother, come and save me, help me..."
"I want to go out, I want to go out."
The screams of terror became more and more miserable, and there were sounds of things collapsing and breaking. Gradually, coughs became more and more frequent, and after a while, the sounds became weaker. The wife of the Duke listened quietly, and when she thought about putting the blame on Chu Jiuning for all these things, she couldn't suppress the joy in her eyes and raised her hand.
"Okay, go save people."
The servants were about to rush forward with water, but Song Jinhuai suddenly stopped them and said coldly.
"Wait a little longer."
There was too much resentment and anger in his eyes.
"I will make sure Chu Jiuning can't get back on her feet this time. I'm going to make her fall into hell forever!"
When she was put in jail and could no longer live a life of luxury, and smelled the foul musty odor, she knew that she could only rely on herself. At that time, she had to give him whatever he wanted.
"Master, we need to save people."
The servant's voice trembled.
There was less and less movement inside, and the thick smoke was rolling like a mountain. If we delayed any longer, there might be no hope.
"Save him? No, go get the valuables out first, then save him."
After Song Jinhuai finished speaking, he smiled strangely.
A look of surprise flashed across the servant's face, but he didn't care about anything else and rushed in with water in a panic.
But.
No one knew what was burning inside, and the fire suddenly burst out like a huge wave. No matter how much water was poured in, it had almost no effect. The fire was out of control, and there was too little water to control it at all.
"Oh no, the fire can't be put out, Master, what should I do?"
"Oh my god, the fire is so strong that it has burned all my clothes. I'm afraid the people inside are dead."
Someone shouted, and then someone else shouted.
"Hurry up and bring some water. I can't control it anymore."
The servants ran outside like crazy to fetch water, and then poured it into the fire like crazy. The whole front yard was in chaos and panic.
And at this moment.
The cries for help from inside could no longer be heard.
"After running around, I didn't see you take out anything valuable."
The same expression flashed on the similar faces of the Duke's wife and Song Jinhuai at this moment - that was greed!
The servants, who were already exhausted and out of breath, felt a chill in their hearts as they listened to the mother and son's words.
Why would you save those valuable things if you don’t even save the people?
Is human life more important, or are those dead things more important?
Besides, the fire was so big and almost out, yet they were still asked to rescue people. Aren’t their lives important?
Someone slammed a bucket on the ground and pointed at the fire.
"Madam, Master, we have tried our best, but the fire is too strong and we can't get in."
Immediately following.
All the servants stopped what they were doing and looked up at them.
The Duke's wife's face changed color, and Song Jinhuai also panicked. He raised his hand and slapped the servant who broke the bucket in the face, then grabbed his shoulders and pushed him into the fire.
The servant struggled desperately and roared.
"It's too late to save them. There's no movement inside. The fire is so big and the smoke is so thick. They're all dead."
Song Jinhuai was so furious that he grabbed the servant by the collar and threw him into the sea of fire.
"If you don't move your things out, you can't come out. Let's die in there together."
“Ahh…”
The fire devoured the servant wantonly, and his skin made a sizzling sound as it was roasted. The servant rolled violently and screamed in pain, but... no matter how he rolled, he could not escape the fire. Soon he could not see, his body was burned, and he fell in the fire and could not get up again.
The Duke's wife stared at the person dying in front of her, and panic finally appeared on her face.
Nanny Qi knew there was no turning back, so she supported her and said anxiously.
"Madam, calm down. This is all caused by Chu Jiuning. It has nothing to do with us."
A cold wind blew around, raising smoke and ash that swirled in the air. The Duke's wife felt cold all over and was in a daze. After a while, she stretched out her hand, pointed at the fire, and spoke word by word with trembling lips.
"Go and throw water, go quickly, find everyone out, find them all."
If they were all dead, it would definitely attract a lot of attention. She couldn't let others see that they didn't do anything, absolutely not!
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