"What nonsense are you spouting?"
"How can a mere country bumpkin with no connections or background compare to our Princess and the Lady of the County?"
Granny Ning came in carrying a bowl of calming tea, and Qinghe and Bihe immediately lowered their heads.
Today, Granny Ning was originally going to accompany the Princess of Lin'an to Jixiang Temple to offer incense.
But before leaving the house, he inexplicably tripped and fell in the yard, spraining his ankle, which is why he didn't go with them.
However, she had already heard from others that her master had encountered Liu Yingying on the road.
It would be a lie to say I wasn't panicking at that moment!
"Your Highness was frightened today because of the Princess's affair. Why don't you drink some calming tea and rest?" Ning Mama served the tea to Princess Lin'an with a loyal expression.
Princess Lin'an, unsuspecting, took the teacup, drank the calming tea, and then went to bed.
Ning Mama breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Thankfully... thankfully, the princess didn't seem to suspect anything, and even more thankfully, the princess didn't have any good feelings towards Liu Yingying...
Ning Mama turned around and gave the maids in the room a warning look.
"You blind fools, can't you see that the princess despises that village woman?"
"How dare you mention her in front of your master!"
Qinghe and Bihe immediately lowered their heads and admitted their mistakes, so Granny Ning didn't say anything more.
Meanwhile, Liu Yingying and her two companions slept at the inn. The first half of the night was peaceful, but things seemed to start to go wrong in the second half…
First, Liu Yingying, half-asleep and half-awake, suddenly smelled the strong scent of lamp oil…
If you listen carefully, you can still hear footsteps coming from downstairs at the inn…
She put on a coat and tiptoed out of bed, intending to open the door next door to find Xue Ye and Xiao Xue.
But they discovered that the door had been locked from the outside!
Fortunately, the other two rooms were to her left and right, and just then, Liu Yingying also heard footsteps coming from Xue Ye's room next door.
She tried calling softly against the wall, "Xiao Ye, Xiao Ye, are you awake?"
Two seconds after he finished speaking, Xue Ye's deep voice finally came from next door.
"Yes, I just checked around, and everyone in the inn has been drugged."
At that moment, two loud knocking sounds came from Xiaoxue's room.
Liu Yingying walked over quickly.
From the other end came Xiaoxue's frightened voice, "Sister Liu...I...I'm scared..."
"Xiaoxue, don't be afraid, just do as I say..."
Xiaoxue: "Okay!"
Liu Yingying told her to go back and pretend to be asleep, and not to come out no matter what happened outside!
Just after arranging things for Xiaoxue, Liu Yingying smelled a faint burning odor and immediately understood...
Someone wants to trap them here and burn them alive!
She thought for a moment, then went to Xue Ye's room and gave him a few instructions: "Xiao Ye, find a way to get out of the room now!"
Xue Ye asked, "Where are we going?"
Liu Yingying: "Go report this to the authorities!"
In fact, if the two of them were to bring along Xiaoxue, who doesn't know martial arts, escaping from here would be a piece of cake.
But if that happens, all the people staying at the inn will be doomed.
Most of the time, Liu Yingying is happy to do good deeds within her ability.
After all, the people in the inn today were also affected by them!
Yes, she was almost certain that those people were after her!
Meanwhile, the thick smoke outside was getting heavier and heavier, causing Liu Yingying to cough incessantly.
She walked to the door, took the hairpin off her head, opened the door, and walked out in a dignified manner.
Perhaps those people underestimated her, thinking they would never escape, so after locking the door and setting a fire, they abandoned the situation.
Liu Yingying found the source of the fire in the last room on the left side of the second floor, where someone had piled up a large amount of flammable and combustible materials.
At this moment, the entire house was engulfed in flames!
With a fire this large, it's impossible to extinguish it.
Liu Yingying's gaze swept over the two large water vats placed at the entrance of the building, as well as the rooms next door.
Suddenly, a brilliant idea struck me!
She rushed into the houses, carried out all the quilts, and then poured water on them to keep the fire at bay.
By this time, the arsonist had already fled, and the inn's guests were all drugged and could not be woken up.
But Liu Yingying had already done everything she could.
Now, it all depends on whether Xue Ye can bring the government officials to put out the fire in time…
That night, some people in the capital stayed up almost all night, waiting for a piece of good news that they believed would solve everything once and for all!
Zhu Mansion
Zhu Shaoqian locked himself in his study all night.
After tonight, his last shred of conscience will be completely gone!
“If you just stay quietly in Taoyuan Village, I can allow you to continue living peacefully.”
"But why did you have to come to the capital?"
Zhu Shaoqian felt that only he himself could understand how difficult his journey from humble beginnings had been...
Therefore, no one can stop him from continuing to climb that path to heaven!
He would kill even gods and Buddhas if they stood in his way, let alone just a woman.
Zhu Shaoqian sat alone on the mahogany chair in his study, his eyes slightly closed. The inky darkness of night began to fade, and dawn was approaching…
A series of hurried footsteps sounded from afar outside the study, and Zhu Shaoqian finally received the news he had been waiting for.
"How did things go?"
"Please forgive me, sir, I have failed in my duty!"
The person kneeling on the ground had his head bowed low. He was someone Zhu Shaoqian had personally promoted and was highly valued by his master.
But this time the matter didn't go through, and he began to worry about his future...
The study was eerily quiet; no one knew what Zhu Shaoqian was thinking at that moment.
After a long silence, he finally spoke slowly; "I never imagined that Lady Liu would be so lucky... Never mind, you may leave now!"
The subordinate was slightly taken aback, never expecting that the matter would be over so easily.
Why didn't the adults punish me?
So he mustered his courage and asked in a low voice, "Are you just going to let that Liu woman return to Furong County safely?"
The gloom in Zhu Shaoqian's eyes gradually faded, and he finally gave a tired explanation.
"After all, she's already far from the capital. Send someone to keep an eye on her all the way, and we'll make plans after she returns to Peach Blossom Village!"
"Yes, sir!"
The subordinate received the order, bowed, and withdrew.
The afternoon passed in the blink of an eye, and Liu Yingying and the other two finally came out of the village head's house in Xiaoqiao Town on empty stomachs.
The officials interrogated them very rigorously at the village head's house.
After confirming that they were not suspected of arson and after receiving ten taels of silver from Liu Yingying, they were allowed to leave.
Last night's fire was truly dangerous. If Liu Yingying and Xue Ye hadn't divided their tasks so well—one going to fetch reinforcements and the other trying to delay the spread of the fire—the more than twenty lives in the inn would have perished in the flames!
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