Chapter 77 Fire in the North Courtyard
The waning moon was like a hook, and the starless night sky was like a black curtain. The flowers in the yard were blooming in full swing. Suddenly, the panicked screams of servants were heard above the silent Lu Mansion.
"Oh no! There's a fire in the North Courtyard. Put out the fire, put out the fire quickly..."
With the sound of banging gongs, everyone in the mansion was alarmed.
Liu jumped out of bed with a start, put on a coat hastily and rushed out, so flustered that she even forgot to put on her shoes.
"Pearl, Pearl..."
Lu Youping was in the front yard, and when he heard the news he hurried to the north yard.
Thick smoke rising from the North Courtyard could be seen from afar, and Lu Youping was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.
Damn it, I hope nothing happens to Mingzhu.
Everyone gathered at the north courtyard gate. All they saw was the raging flames. The servants were frantically trying to put out the fire with water in their hands.
"Oh my, what happened? How could there be a fire?" Aunt Fang hid the gloating look in her eyes and said with a worried look on her face.
Ha, is it because God couldn't stand this anymore and wants to punish Lu Mingzhu?
Lu Yue looked at the roaring fire in front of her with a sinister look.
Isn't Lu Mingzhu the one who is domineering in the mansion because she is favored by Concubine Zhen? I told you not to show off your power, but it would be best if you were burned to death in there.
Aunt Lin, Lu Qiao, Aunt Yao and others all looked at the fire in front of them in astonishment, and felt sad when they thought of Lu Mingzhu inside.
At this time, Liu Shi had no time to care about the gloating in Aunt Fang's words. She pulled a servant who came out of the fire scene and asked, "Where is the fourth young lady? Where is the fourth young lady?"
"Slave...slave doesn't know. I didn't see the Fourth Miss."
When Liu heard this, she felt dizzy. Luo Chun quickly supported Liu and comforted her, "Don't panic, Auntie. The fourth young lady is a blessed person and will be blessed by heaven."
"No, I want to go in and save Mingzhu."
Liu suddenly started to rush inside. Luochun screamed in shock and quickly grabbed Liu.
"Aunt, you can't do that. The servants have already rushed in to rescue the Fourth Miss. Please wait a moment. The Fourth Miss will be safe." Looking at the raging fire in front of him, Luo Chun's face was as pale as paper. He said words to comfort Liu, but he was also panic-stricken in his heart.
"Luochun, let me go. Mingzhu is still inside. Let me go..." Liu struggled, screamed and cried. Her face was covered with tears and snot. She no longer looked as dignified as usual.
Soon, a servant came out with a person. Seeing this, Liu cried out, "Mingzhu, Mingzhu..."
Luochun let go of Liu, and Liu immediately rushed over, but when she got closer she found that it was Huamei who was rescued first.
"Huamei, where is the fourth young lady? Where is she..." Liu grabbed Huamei's shoulders and tried to shake her, but got no response from her.
"Aunt Liu, Huamei was choked and passed out." said the servant who rescued her.
Liu stared at the servant with bloodshot eyes, and suddenly slapped him with a ferocious look: "Asshole, why didn't you save the fourth lady first."
The servant was stunned by the unexpected slap, and when he looked at Liu's red eyes, his heart trembled violently, but he dared not say anything.
"Aunt, aunt, don't be like this. Huamei is fine, and the Fourth Miss will definitely be fine too." Luo Chun grabbed Liu and said.
We cannot let the servants feel resentful at this time, otherwise when they deliberately delay the rescue of the Fourth Young Miss, it will only end up harming the Fourth Young Miss.
When the old lady and Lu Youping hurried over, they saw flames all over the sky, almost burning half the sky red.
Looking at the heat that was spitting out its tongue like a fire snake, the old lady was horrified: "Why did the fire break out when it was all right?"
As soon as Liu saw Lu Youping, she rushed over and said, "Master, Mingzhu is still in there, hurry up and call someone to save her, save her! Wuuuuu... If anything happens to Mingzhu, I will not live either." She grabbed Lu Youping's clothes and cried and shouted in grief.
Lu Youping hugged Liu, his heart ached, and he asked Luo Chun beside him, "Has the fourth young lady been rescued?"
"not yet……"
"Send more people in to rescue the fourth young lady." Lu Youping said angrily with an extremely ugly expression.
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Qiao suddenly shouted, "Look, is that the fourth sister?"
Upon hearing this, Liu immediately withdrew from Lu Youping's arms and ran towards Lu Mingzhu like an arrow.
In the firelight, a servant stumbled out carrying Lu Mingzhu on his back.
"Pearl, pearl!"
"Don't worry, Aunt Liu. The fourth young lady is only temporarily unconscious. But when I found her, she was trapped under a pillar and may have been injured in the back."
The heavy stone in Lu Youping's heart finally fell to the ground: "I'm glad you're okay."
"Hurry, hurry and get a doctor." The old lady covered her chest in shock and kept giving orders.
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Lu Xiang walking towards him and saying, "I've asked someone to get a doctor. Send Fourth Sister back to the Lotus Courtyard. The doctor will be here soon."
Aunt Fang glanced at Lu Xiang and said in a sinister tone, "The Third Miss is really good at predicting things. She actually knew in advance that she would need to call a doctor. Did you know in advance that the Fourth Miss would be injured?"
Lu Xiang glanced at Aunt Fang with a cold gaze and sneered, "Aunt Fang, the North Courtyard caught fire suddenly and I just asked the doctor to come back home just in case. Even if Fourth Sister is safe, shouldn't I check her pulse? No one will blame you for not knowing common sense, but you appear too ignorant when you say this."
Aunt Fang was choked and stunned for a few breaths. The next moment, she jumped up and down like a cat whose tail was stepped on: "How dare you scold me?"
Pooh!
Your daughter dared to plot against me, so what if I scold you?
No matter whose idea this was, you and your daughter have already crossed my bottom line. I will grant your wish if you are so eager to die.
The old lady glared at Aunt Fang and said, "Shut up!"
What a useless thing, not only can't help, but also dares to make sarcastic remarks?
When Aunt Fang saw the old lady getting angry, she became like a quail and dared not say a word.
Lu Yue looked at Lu Xiang with sinister eyes, gritting her teeth in hatred.
Damn Lu Xiang, I’ll let you be arrogant for a while, but later I’ll tell you not to cry.
Lu Mingzhu was really lucky. Even such a big fire didn't burn her to death.
Lu Xiang's vague eyes gently passed over Lu Yue, and then he looked at the old lady and Lu Youping and said, "In fact, there is another reason for calling the doctor in advance. On the way to the North Courtyard, I heard a strange sound coming from the pool. It sounded like a cry for help, so I rushed to check it out. I found that someone had fallen into the water. When Ah Man rescued the person, he was already dying, so I ordered people to call the doctor immediately, two doctors."
The old lady frowned when she heard this: "If there is a fire in the north courtyard, someone will fall into the water over there..."
I always feel that this coincidence is a bit unusual.
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