They were two martial artists with good martial arts skills. They were obviously familiar with the original owner's courtyard and knew how to avoid some sharp traps.
With such a capable person under Mrs. Bu's command, it's no wonder that no one noticed her three fires and three family annihilations.
Although Lvliu had already been drugged, in order to create a natural fire, they still had to come in and do some manipulation.
The original owner had no guards and no channels to hire reliable guards. She moved out of the Taifu Mansion and could not return to her parents' home, and no one cared about her.
She lived in a small courtyard with her two young children, a wet nurse, and a servant.
He has a bad reputation, is helpless, and is in a worrying situation.
So the original owner was so excited when the Queen Mother summoned him.
Into the bedroom, a cloud of smoke slowly blew in.
Bei Lingyao waved her sleeves and blew the mist back into the bamboo hole.
Bang!
The man in black choked on the smoke and fainted on the ground with a look of horror before he could react.
There was another man in gray in Lvliu's room. Lvliu opened her eyes, looked at the man in gray and wanted to scream.
The man in gray covered her mouth and blew a puff of smoke at her.
Lvliu fainted unwillingly.
The man in gray lit a half-burned candle and set fire to Lvliu's room. He then came out of the window and threw a fire at Bei Lingyao's window.
Bei Lingyao took action at this time.
With a thud, the man in gray fell into the trap.
The fire started in Lvliu's room, quickly and violently.
The unconscious Lvliu screamed and woke up.
"Help"
Luliu regretted that she shouldn't have betrayed Madam Bu. Madam Bu had deceived her and wanted to burn her to death.
It hurts, it hurts so much, Lvliu kept making miserable cries.
The nurse in the other room also woke up in shock, "Oh no, there's a fire, Madam and Master."
The wet nurse rushed out quickly and was shocked to find that the fire had spread to Bei Lingyao's main house.
"Madam, Master."
"Madam, wake up quickly, madam, there is a fire."
Bei Lingyao finally opened her eyes, "Nanny."
She seemed to be frightened by the fire in the room. "Nurse, you hold one and I'll hold one."
"well"
Without saying a word, the nanny picked up a child and ran to the door.
Bei Lingyao also picked up a child, picked up the original owner's wooden box and ran out with difficulty.
The wet nurse here shouted that there was a fire and carried a bucket of water out from the kitchen.
Seeing Bei Lingyao and the child coming out, he felt relieved and was about to take water to splash Lvliu's room.
"Madam, please look after the two young masters. I will go and rescue Lvliu."
"I'll go."
Bei Lingyao snatched the bucket from the nanny's hand and poured it towards Lvliu's window.
At this moment, the neighbors around woke up and ran over.
Everyone carried buckets of water to help put out the fire.
Lvliu, covered in flames, was at the window at this time. Her instinct for survival made her try hard to climb out, but the flames were burning her body too painful. She kept rolling on the ground and reaching out to climb out the window, but she had no strength to climb out.
He tried his best to stand up, but was splashed by Bei Lingyao.
Green Willow
The nanny hurried over to help Bei Lingyao pull Lvliu out of the window.
Lvliu was dying and fainted.
Some kind-hearted neighbors helped to put out the fire, while others called a doctor from the clinic to treat Lvliu.
"This girl was burned so badly that she couldn't be saved. She only had her last breath to tell her last words."
"Lvliu, wow, it's my fault. I didn't protect you well..."
Bei Lingyao sobbed and hugged Lvliu and cried.
Tears streamed from Luliu's eyes, and the burning pain all over her body made her hate surge. She knew she was going to die, so she could only fight with her last breath and roar out, "It's Madam Bu Taifu."
"Green willow, green willow..."
Bei Lingyao and her wet nurse hugged the dead Lvliu and cried sadly.
Everyone was shocked, "It's actually Mrs. Bu Taifu."
They also found the drugged man in black and the man in gray in the trap in Bei Lingyao's courtyard.
In the dead of night, Bei Lingyao, with Lvliu's body and the two arsonists, escorted by enthusiastic neighbors, beat the drum to report the incident.
After beating the drum to report the incident, men were punished with thirty strokes of the cane and women were subjected to torture.
Zǎn punishment is a type of torture in which a clamp is inserted into the ten fingers and then tightened with force. In severe cases, the fingers may be severed.
However, legally, women of noble birth enjoyed privileges such as negotiation, petition, reduction, redemption, pawning, and exemption, and generally could not be tortured.
Bu Puyu was the study companion of Emperor Yongxi and formerly served as the fourth-rank Shaochanshi of the Eastern Palace.
After Emperor Yongxi ascended the throne, he was promoted to the third-rank commander of the Feiyu Guard.
Afterwards, Mrs. Bu passed away, and Bu Puyu applied for mourning and returned home to accompany the coffin.
Although he was dead, the original owner was still a third-rank imperial lady.
"Boom boom boom boom..."
Bei Lingyao beat the drum desperately. The deafening sound of the drum was particularly loud in the silent night and could be heard from far away.
All the officials and people around were woken up. When they heard the drum sound, they thought something big had happened and quickly got out of bed to find out.
"The drum for reporting has been struck. Go and have a look."
More and more people gathered at the gate of Shuntian Prefecture.
As soon as they learned that it was the fake son and daughter-in-law of the Bu family who were beating drums to sue Mrs. Bu Taifu, countless people who loved to watch the fun came forward excitedly.
"It's really good for a woman of high rank. She doesn't even have to endure torture when beating the drum to report the news."
"Those who commit murder and arson and burn orphans and widows are truly lacking in virtue."
"Yes, if I were Madam Bei, I would also beat the drum to report it. Even the ladies and their children are living in such danger, let alone us common people."
"Alas, life is not easy, and it is even harder for orphans and widows."
"Mrs. Bu Taifu is too scary. Even though she is a fake daughter-in-law, she doesn't need to be killed."
"Do you think Commander Bu was also..."
"Hush, that's not something you can talk about."
…
Bei Lingyao sneered in her heart. Ordinary people naturally did not dare to talk about the Grand Tutor's wife openly.
Now, she is here.
Even if the wife of the Grand Tutor doesn't die, she will be in great pain.
"Who is beating the drum for reporting?"
The prefect of Shuntian Prefecture and his concubine had been tossing and turning for half the night. They were so tired and sleepy that their eyelids were fighting each other, but they were woken up by the sound of the drum. They couldn't help but feel a little angry and in a terrible mood.
"Mrs. Bu Bei, a third-rank noblewoman, has accused Mrs. Bu, the Grand Tutor, of arson. My maid, Lvliu, has been burned to death. I am filing a complaint with the Emperor and implore His Majesty to seek justice."
The prefect of Shuntian Prefecture was shocked and actually sued the wife of the Grand Tutor.
"I can also hear this case."
The prefect of Shuntian Prefecture was also a third-rank official. His sister was the second wife of the fifth branch of the Bu family, and she was a sister-in-law of the Taifu's wife.
"When handling a case, one must avoid relatives. The lady of honor is also considering the adults."
The prefect of Shuntian frowned. Since the Bei family had already reported the matter to the authorities, it was naturally not his place to interfere.
While arranging for someone to go to the palace to report, he also sent someone to notify the Bu family privately.
Under the watchful eyes of the public, even if the Shuntian prefect had selfish motives, he had to appear selfless.
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