The window door suddenly opened inward, knocking over the oil lamp on the table. In an instant, the oil in the lamp poured out like a broken dam, quickly flowing onto the books beside it.
With a "whoosh" sound, the fire spread instantly.
Mu Nan was startled by this sudden change and quickly stood up, trying to put out the flames.
At first he was still optimistic, thinking that he had discovered the fire in time and taken measures, so the fire in such a small area should be easily extinguished.
However, what he never expected was that the fire seemed to be controlled by some evil force, burning more and more vigorously with no sign of stopping.
The flames rose into the sky like a snarling fire dragon, raising billowing flames as high as three meters. They first devoured the mosquito net mercilessly, and then climbed up the beams at lightning speed.
In the blink of an eye, the whole house was engulfed in flames.
Mu Nan was horrified and didn't have time to think about it. He shouted at the top of his lungs and ran out the door in a panic.
Many slaves rushed to the scene upon hearing the news and rushed to put out the fire. However, despite their best efforts, they were still unable to stop the fire from raging fiercely.
The fire was not extinguished until dawn. The once glorious and magnificent Mu Mansion had now become a ruin, which was a pity.
"What is going on?" Old Mrs. Mu was very sad.
She was woken up in the middle of the night and only had time to put on her coat before being pulled out. Now, the wind blew on her body, making her feel cold. She couldn't help but sneeze.
Mu Nan felt that something was wrong and his face looked extremely ugly.
"I don't know what's going on. This fire seems to be flying. Just when it's about to be put out, sparks fly to other places, and other places will catch fire in an instant. It won't stop until our entire shogunate is burned to ashes."
"It's good that you're okay." Mu's mother consoled her.
It was Mu Nan who started the fire, and no one dared to scold him. Therefore, no matter how much everyone felt sorry for the burned house, they could only shake their heads and sigh helplessly.
"Now that the house has burned into this state, it's definitely uninhabitable. What should we do next?" Mu Dong asked with a worried look on his face.
Liu said, "We have more than a dozen people in our family, and we also have servants. We can't all live outside. If others see us, they will definitely laugh at us."
Uncle Mu's voice rang out: "In my opinion, it would be better to buy a house first. No matter what, we have to have a place to stay. Even if we don't live here in the future, we can leave it as a legacy for our descendants."
Uncle Mu sighed worriedly, "That being said, land in the capital is extremely valuable. How easy is it to buy a house? The price must be very high..."
"Have you forgotten?" Mu Bei said, "Princess Zhao Yan gave our family a lot of good things before. That box of gold notes alone is enough to buy ten houses."
Hearing this, the originally dull atmosphere suddenly became lively.
"So much!" Liu exclaimed in amazement, "The royal family has a lot of money."
Uncle Mu, standing by, agreed: "They were truly born with a silver spoon in their mouths, blessed with endless wealth and splendor from the start. Unlike us ordinary folk... there's no comparison."
"You can't say that," Mu Jinhua retorted unconvincedly, "Our family isn't bad either. Princess Chaoyan will marry into our family in the future. After she does, won't everything she owns belong to us?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" The Mu family members nodded one after another. No one thought that Mu Jinhua's idea was wrong.
Mother Mu looked at the burned house and said, "This house was given to our family by Princess Chao Yan. Now that it's burned down, she must be responsible for helping us build a new one."
"She gave me these things, we can't just ignore them like this," said Mu's father.
Musi suddenly thought of something and suggested excitedly.
"I heard that the royal family has a group of skilled craftsmen who specialize in building palaces and gardens for the emperor. Let's ask Princess Chaoyan to call these people over to help. Once the construction is completed, we will move in and enjoy it."
"Shh, keep your voice down!"
"What are you afraid of?" Mu Xi waved his hand disapprovingly: "There are no outsiders here, what's there to be afraid of?"
Mu Bei gently touched Mu Nan's arm: "Third brother, what do you think? Why don't we go out and buy a house first."
Mu Nan also wants to buy a house.
Princess Asagao knew that his house had been burned down. Given how much she cared about him, she would definitely give him the deed to the house in the prime location without hesitation.
If he bought the house himself now, then when Princess Chao Yan handed her the title deed, he could stand up straight and refuse it righteously.
Then, he just had to wait quietly for Princess Chaoyan to beg him, and then put the house deed in her hand into his arms.
However, now, the money he had on hand had already been used to spend lavishly in Qunfang Building. How could he have any money left to buy a new house?
He thought again of the box of gold, silver and treasures that Princess Chaoyan was holding in her hand when she stopped him yesterday, and he couldn't help but complain in his heart.
If Princess Chaoyan had done what she always did yesterday, stuffing those things into his hands without saying a word and then quickly turning around and leaving, he wouldn't be in such a dilemma now.
Mu Nan secretly made up his mind that if Princess Chaoyan didn't add some more treasures to the box and send it to him, he would never forgive her.
"Third brother." Mu Dong said, "I think what fourth brother said is right. Let's go out and buy a house to settle down. Grandma is old and can't stand the wind."
It was freezing cold, and even a strong man like him could hardly stand it, let alone the elderly and children. The family couldn't just stand there like that, and the servants in the yard were eagerly waiting for their orders and arrangements.
Mu Nan said, "The fire was so fierce last night. Princess Chaoyan is well-informed and definitely couldn't have known nothing about it. We might as well wait a little longer. The house she gives us is definitely better than what we could buy ourselves."
Mu Dong knew it too.
But the weather was too cold and it was about to snow. It was also unknown when Princess Chaoyan would come. They had money, so why should they suffer like this and wait here in agony?
Seeing Mu Nan's hesitation, Mu's mother quickly advised, "Son, we must buy this house. Only then will we have confidence. If we don't buy it and just wait for Princess Chaoyan to send us something, what will the people in the capital think of us? Our previous efforts cannot be in vain."
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