The house was already burning.
"Stop!" Aunt Liu rushed forward. "Who are you and why are you setting the fire?!"
She tried to snatch the torch from the woman's hand, but she threw it directly at the house.
Jiang's legs and feet went weak as she looked at the blazing fire. "Someone, come quickly!"
This is the home she has lived in for seven or eight years. If it is destroyed, she will be homeless.
The woman turned around, looked at her arrogantly, and sneered, "No one will come to help you even if you scream at the top of your lungs. The servants have already left."
"This is the order of His Royal Highness Prince Yu. You've enjoyed yourself during this period, so what's the harm in paying a small price? Damn old woman, just be content. It's a relief that Prince Yu didn't kill those two grandparents."
After saying this, he turned and left, walking with a slight limp.
Jiang was left lying helpless on the ground, watching the flames engulf the house.
"Yes, he hates the Jiang family." Jiang looked at the fire with tears streaming down her face. "How could he be so kind to his enemies?"
She glanced at the wire basket on the table and hurriedly stood up and said, "Put out the fire! Put out the fire quickly! There are many important things in it!"
The two men carried water and poured it in, but it was just a drop in the bucket.
My strength is also limited. I don’t have the energy to continue after only four or five trips back and forth.
Jiang was sweating profusely, her hair was disheveled, and her face was dirty with black dust.
She slumped on the ground, the wooden barrel fell to the side, and looked at the burning house with dull eyes, full of despair.
It was unknown how long it took before the officers and soldiers arrived at the house and started putting out the fire with water.
The government will also take care of these things. The houses here are densely populated and it is easy for other houses to catch fire. It should be the neighbors who reported it to the government.
Outside Jiang's house, the maid who set the fire took off her maid clothes and wiped off the freckles on her face with a handkerchief, revealing her true appearance.
This woman was Mu He. Her legs had not yet healed, and there was a wooden clip tied to her thigh under her skirt. She was in so much pain that she broke out in cold sweats after walking for a while.
She looked at the billowing smoke, a wicked smile rising from the corner of her mouth. "How can a peaceful divorce be enough? Turning against each other and killing each other is more exciting."
Suddenly, he thought of something, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared. Bei Yin coldly replaced it with a stern voice, "Jiang Mengli, Wen Mohan, my junior sister and master were both killed by you. Don't even think about having an easy life."
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Jiang Mengli woke up when it was dark.
Because the golden medicine is from her own space, it is very effective. It doesn't hurt so much now and should be healed tomorrow.
"Lingqiao, what time is it now?" I called out twice but no one answered.
She got up, opened the door and walked out. It was quiet outside. She opened her palm and saw a watch, which showed that it was already past seven o'clock in the evening.
After putting the watch in his pocket, he walked out and soon saw Lingqiao and Heyu standing together talking.
She walked over quietly. Haha, before she even reached them, she heard Lingqiao say, "Make her something to eat when the young lady wakes up. Just tell her I went out to buy something. Don't let her know about what happened at the Jiang residence..."
"What happened at the Jiang residence?" Jiang Mengli interrupted her anxiously before she could finish, "Don't lie, tell me quickly."
Lingqiao and Heyu were both startled by her sudden appearance.
Lingqiao swallowed hard and stammered as she continued to talk about the Jiang residence. "I...I just learned about the fire at the Jiang residence. The soldiers have already put out the fire, and I was just about to go check it out."
There’s a fire at Jiang’s house!
Jiang Mengli's body couldn't help but go limp and he almost fell to the ground.
He Yu hurriedly reached out to support him, "Master, don't worry. You are injured. Let Lingqiao go and take a look. You can also take the old lady over."
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Mengli endured the pain and walked out.
She couldn't let her grandmother know about being beaten with a stick, so she took out some painkillers from the space and swallowed them. Lingqiao followed her.
Jiang Mengli walked to the door of Jiang's house and found that the door was wide open and there was a smell of smoke in the air.
There were no lanterns lit inside, and no servants around. It looked particularly deserted. Part of the front hall had been burned, and there was a risk of collapse at any time.
In the direction of Jiang's sleeping quarters, there was still a faint smoke floating in the air.
"Grandma, grandma..." Jiang Mengli ran towards the dormitory and soon saw a lonely figure sitting on a stone bench.
Liu Ma was looking for something usable among the burned ruins.
Jiang was originally crying, but upon hearing her voice, she immediately wiped away her tears, forced a faint smile, and looked back, "Hey, grandma is here. The house accidentally...caught fire, and Aunt Liu is looking for something useful."
She spoke so nonchalantly, as if the burning house was a trivial matter.
But Jiang Mengli could still tell from her red and swollen eyes that she was actually sad, but she just didn't want to make people worry.
"Grandma, it's okay." Jiang Mengli leaned forward and hugged her. "I rented a small house. We can move there first and come back after we finish repairing this place."
Hearing this, Jiang sighed and said, "That's all very well, but it'll cost a lot of money to repair the house. We might as well just live in the room where the servants used to live. There are still two rooms that haven't been burned down. If that doesn't work, we can just clean out the woodshed."
The house is not very big and the number of rooms is limited.
This time the fire was quite severe, leaving only the kitchen and woodshed unburned.
Jiang Mengli smiled faintly and said, "Don't worry, I have money to repair the house now. Prince Yu gave me a lot after the divorce."
In fact, she didn't get anything when she divorced, but she took a lot of things from the warehouse once and made some money by selling floral scented water.
When Jiang heard the word "Prince of Yu", her whole body trembled. She was afraid that burning down the house was just the beginning and the real revenge was yet to come.
"A-Li, we don't want anything from him." Jiang held her hand, her eyes moist as she spoke, "A man who eats someone's food should be grateful, and one who takes someone's money should be soft-hearted. What's more, he considers our Jiang family an enemy."
Jiang Mengli: “…” speechless.
There is no division of property in a divorce.
The things he took from the warehouse last time were what he deserved for saving his life, so he couldn't return them.
But in order not to make her grandmother angry, she nodded and agreed obediently, "Okay, I will pay him back, but I can also repair the house with the money I earn myself."
"Auntie Liu, there's no need to look for one. Let's live together in the small house I rented. I'll talk to the craftsmen about the renovations tomorrow, and then we can move back to the new house."
Jiang was originally in a low mood, but after hearing what she said, she felt much brighter. "Haha... OK, my Ah Li has made progress. But it's still not appropriate for a woman like you to be out in public doing business."
This feudal dynasty was rather harsh towards women. Although there were women who did business in public, they were relatively few and were looked down upon.
Jiang Mengli thought for a moment and said, "It's okay. I'll hire someone to help me in the future."
As he spoke, he helped her up and walked outside.
As Jiang walked, she said, "I'll ask the matchmaker in a few days to see if there's a man suitable for you. I don't ask for a wealthy or high-ranking man, just a good character who doesn't mind you being divorced."
"There are so many troubles in the capital. It's not bad to marry someone from a place not far from the capital. That way you can come back and see me, an old woman, from time to time."
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