Upon hearing this, the prefect of Shengjing looked towards the fire scene and asked, "Have you gone in to see if there is anyone inside?"
Uncle Jin said firmly, "Your Excellency, no."
"Did they not go in, or was there no one?"
"We have never been inside. We all thought that Master Yue was selling paintings..."
"Really?" The prefect of Shengjing looked around with a scrutinizing look in his eyes. "I will ask you questions. If you dare to lie, you will be thrown into jail!"
Uncle Jin knelt down with a plop and said, "I dare not deceive you, sir."
Not far away at the entrance of the alley, a carriage stopped.
Wen Yu had a plain face, her hair was simply tied up with a hairpin, leaving a strand of hair at her temples.
She looked at the fire that was still burning, took the veil hat prepared by Liuchun, put it on her head, and walked into the alley.
From a distance, she could hear the sharp questioning voice of the Shengjing prefect.
Many detectives noticed the strange figure and couldn't help but take a few more glances at him, then quickly returned to putting out the fire.
Because the correct fire-fighting method was used, the fire was isolated in one place and no longer spread to both sides. The fire gradually slowed down, and when the house was burned down, the fire was naturally extinguished.
Wen Yu stared at the house engulfed by flames, and a bad feeling arose in her heart.
Her brows knitted under her veil. She looked around at the people outside the room and suddenly asked, "Has Yue Lingfeng come out? Where is he?"
The neighbors were all startled when they heard this question. Did this lady in the veiled hat know Mr. Yue?
The prefect of Shengjing saw Liu Chun beside Wen Yu. After a moment of stunned silence, he immediately realized who the woman in the veil hat next to him was, so he prepared to kneel down and salute.
But Wen Yu raised her hand to stop him.
"Stop talking nonsense. Has the person been rescued?"
The prefect of Shengjing straightened up, his thoughts racing in his mind.
Why could a fire in an inconspicuous alley attract the attention of the princess and even make her come in person?
Could it be that Mr. Yue has some relationship with the eldest princess?
He said respectfully, "When I arrived, the fire was already terrible. I thought that since the fire was so fierce and the neighbors had already started to put out the fire, the people should have come out of the fire, so I wanted to call them in for questioning."
"But the neighbors in this alley said that they thought that Mr. Yue had gone out to sell paintings and was not at home. But just now I ordered people to look for him, but the vendors all said that he had not gone out to sell paintings today."
Wen Yu certainly knew that Yue Lingfeng would not go to sell paintings today. When the top-ranked scroll was posted, he would definitely go and see it after hearing the news.
But what the Shengjing prefect implied was that the person did not go to sell paintings and no one knew where he was, but it was possible that he was still in the fire.
"I am not sure whether there is anyone in this room..."
Liu Chun listened with a trace of anxiety in his eyes, and whispered: "Princess, Master Yue is not still in there, right? With such a big fire, wouldn't he..."
Wen Yu held Liu Chun's hand and said calmly, "Don't panic, think positively, maybe Yue Lingfeng didn't go home after reading the test paper."
At this time, Chunhua's somewhat hesitant voice suddenly sounded: "Are you Sister Lei?"
Wen Yu looked over when she heard the voice and saw a young girl with a childish face.
The surname Lei attracted Wen Yu's attention.
She came forward, lifted one of her hat curtains, and asked, "Do you know me?"
Chunhua was startled by Wen Yu's unpainted face, "Are you really Sister Lei?"
Wen Yu nodded: "I am."
"Teacher Yue is right..." Before Chunhua could finish her words, her sleeve was pulled by her grandmother.
She moved her lips and fell silent.
But Wen Yu had already sensed something unusual. She looked at Chunhua and said, "You call him Teacher Yue, and he mentioned me to you. You have a good relationship, right?"
Chunhua and Huzi looked at each other.
Uncle Jin saw this and said, "Miss, we thought Master Yue went to sell paintings..."
"I'm asking about this little girl."
Wen Yu grabbed Chunhua's hand: "She mentioned me to you, you must have a very good relationship, do you have anything to say to me?"
Chunhua's hand trembled as she was held, and she felt a little at a loss for a moment.
Uncle Jin said anxiously, "Miss, Chunhua is just a little girl. She doesn't know anything. It's useless for you to keep asking her. Besides, you have nothing to do with Master Yue. Why do you have to question a little girl like this?"
Wen Yu looked at Uncle Jin and asked in confusion, "Who said it doesn't matter? Yue Lingfeng is my fiancé. His house caught fire and I haven't seen him yet. What's wrong with me asking a few more questions? But you, it's weird. Why do you keep changing the subject?"
Uncle Jin was shocked when he heard this: "F-fiancé?"
What was even more shocking was the Shengjing prefect standing next to him, her fiancé? !
When did the eldest princess have a fiancé? !
Did he miss some current events in Shengjing?
He didn't even know about this explosive news.
The eldest princess actually has a fiancé? !
No... When did the eldest princess become Miss Lei?
At this moment, Wen Yu was even more certain that these neighbors knew something.
"Your name is Chunhua, right? Yue Lingfeng mentioned me to you. What did he say?"
Chunhua glanced at Uncle Jin, but she didn't expect Uncle Jin to ask, "Did Master Yue really mention Miss Lei to you?"
Chunhua nodded: "Yes, it is often mentioned, Huzi, Xiaomi and the others all know it."
Xiaomi also said, "Teacher Yue said that Miss Lei is his sweetheart. She looks like a fairy, loves to laugh, and always likes to tease him. He also said that he will marry Miss Lei as his wife after he becomes the top scorer in high school."
Hu Zi continued, "Teacher Yue said that when he first met Miss Lei, she was wearing a white veiled hat, just like this sister."
It is obvious that it is impossible for the three children to make a mistake at the same time and create a fictitious Miss Lei.
Uncle Ajin looked at Wen Yu and struggled internally when he heard this.
From the respectful attitude of the prefect just now, it can be seen that the identity of Miss Lei in front of him must be extraordinary.
If she is really Miss Lei, should he tell the truth?
Wen Yu keenly sensed his emotional changes. After her eyes moved slightly, she said to the prefect of Shengjing: "Stand back, I have something to say to them."
The prefect of Shengjing was stunned for a moment, then immediately nodded.
Wen Yu looked at Uncle Jin and said solemnly, "What happened to Yue Lingfeng? Tell me everything you know. He wasn't in the fire, right? You saved him."
Uncle Ajin was shocked. This Miss Lei actually figured out the truth based on just a few words.
Before he could speak, Chunhua said, "Sister Lei, can you help Teacher Yue?"
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