Chapter 85 Help Her

Time goes back to an hour ago.

Ming Wei was taking a nap in the Buddhist hall. The maid rushed in and said anxiously, "Madam, guess who I saw!"

She opened her eyes and saw that the maid's hair was slightly wet, her shoes were stained with dirty water, and her body was also stained with moisture from coming back from outside. She looked like she had just jogged back to the mansion. She

sat up and frowned slightly, saying, "Why are you in such a hurry? What big thing can happen in this place? You are so idle all day long."

"I...I think I saw the eldest lady!"

The maid said, putting the basket on the table.

"Ning Yuan?" Ming Wei's expression, which was originally indifferent, became more serious. "You are not mistaken, are you? How could she come to Yangzhou?"

The maid shook her head: "I am not mistaken... I was also surprised when I first saw her, so I took a closer look... She was accompanied by Lord Shen, a pair of such outstanding temperaments. Even if I am dazzled for a while, I won't be dazzled forever, right?" This book is exclusively compiled by the LK team for you. "What are they doing in Yangzhou..."

Ming Wei muttered, and suddenly remembered the letter Ning Li sent her a month ago.

The letter said that Shen Yan seemed to be planning to take Ning Yuan out of Beijing for an outing.

Although it is a good time to travel to the south of the Yangtze River, she always felt that something was wrong when they appeared here.

"Where did they go?"

"It seems they turned into a small alley."

Her heart skipped a beat, and she immediately felt that they might be looking for someone.

Otherwise, who would come to play, not to see the scenery, but to go to a remote alley.

Ning Li said that they were very loving after marriage. If that was true...

they must have come to Yangzhou to help Ning Yuan find something, or to do something to her.

She had done many things to Ning Yuan, so she was naturally afraid that she would come to her door, especially since Ning Yuan still had her husband to support her. In order to preserve his official reputation and marriage with the Shen family, Ning Siru would definitely give up on her.

By then, she would be really isolated and helpless.

She stood up in a panic, and said in a panic: "No... I can't stay here and wait for death."

The maid was confused: "Madam, what do you mean... Even if you are not so good to the eldest lady, you stopped her from taking her back when her maternal family wanted to take her back, so that she could stay in your house and grow up... The grace of raising her is still there, and the eldest lady is not a cruel person, and she will not die..."

Mingwei stared at the gilded Buddha statue in the Buddhist hall. She thought, no one knows why she kept Ning Yuan.

In addition to letting Ning Siru think that she is tolerant and kind, there is another important reason-

she is a girl.

If Ning Yuan is the eldest son of the Duke's Mansion, she will never let Ning Yuan survive.

But girls are better, girls will not compete with her son for the title, but can serve as a foil for her daughter.

Imagine, if a pair of sisters appear in the same occasion at the same time, one is elegant, the other is reserved, then everyone will think that her daughter is the real jewel in the palm.

Except for that short-sighted Shen Yan.

Ming Wei took a deep breath.

For the sake of her children, she can't become an abandoned wife no matter what. She

can't be a stain in their lives.

She has really had enough of being looked down upon, she can't bear to see them end up like this.

But now she is alone and powerless, and she can't stop Ning Yuan and Shen Yan, so she can only think of a way on herself.

She has lived a life of luxury for nearly twenty years, which is enough.

A crazy plan gradually took shape in her mind.

She put her palms together, bowed in front of the Buddha, then picked up the fruit plate, and with all her strength, turned around and threw it at the maid.

With a "clang" sound, the maid was caught off guard and fell to the ground.

Mingwei quickly hung the bolt of the Buddhist hall, took off the jewelry she usually wore, put it on her, and then carefully picked up the fragrant oil offered in front of the Buddha, sprinkled it around the Buddhist hall, and even did not forget to drip a few drops on the maid. Finally, she retreated behind the curtain and threw a fire starter into it.

The fire dragon quickly rose up.

She hurriedly twisted a night pearl on the wall.

There is often a secret passage in the mansion of a wealthy family in case of emergency, and she has lived here for more than half a year and has already figured out where it is.

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On the other side of the stone bridge, Ning Yuan murmured, "...What a coincidence."

She lowered her eyes and pinched the paper in her hand: "Just when I got this, the ancestral house caught fire. It seemed to be avoiding me."

Shen Yan said, "Maybe our whereabouts have been discovered."

He turned and asked the secret guard, "Did Madam Ning enter or leave the house today?"

"No." The secret guard said, "She stayed in the Buddhist temple all day, and only the maids in the family came and went. The subordinates hid on the roof and saw the fire, so they immediately reported to you."

"Go and take a look." He said firmly. "In time--

"

Ning Yuan had not finished asking "In time?" before the whole person flew into the air, and all the small houses that were originally arranged in an orderly manner were stepped on.

Shen Yan held her in his arms, and the surrounding scenery quickly receded. She grabbed his clothes tightly, and the pages between her fingers rustled.

She bit her lips and closed her eyes.

She didn't know where Shen Yan was taking her.

He seemed to be familiar with the place, but it was her first time in Yangzhou, and she didn't even know what her ancestral home looked like.

Finally, he took her to a rooftop not far away, and they could see the flames and thick smoke from afar.

The mansion was in chaos, with shouting one after another.

"The fire broke out--the fire broke out--"

"Madam is still in the temple! Hurry up and put out the fire--"

Ning Yuan resisted the dizziness that came with being forced to run so fast, frowned slightly and murmured: "... Could it be suicide?"

This book is exclusively compiled by the LK team. She looked at his handsome and cold profile: "Do you believe that someone like her would commit suicide?"

She asked this, clearly showing disbelief. This book is compiled exclusively for you by the LK team. This coincided with what he was thinking.

He had the good fortune to witness Ming Wei's methods, and he had also seen too many sinister people, so naturally he didn't believe it.

Even if the matter was done, as long as the knife of judgment was not hanging on their necks, they would never surrender easily, let alone commit suicide out of fear of crime.

Rather than self-immolation, it would be better to say that she was escaping from death.

She said anxiously, "What should I do? I have never been here, and I don't know where the secret passage in the mansion leads to. Don't let her run away."

"That's why I want you to stand here." He said.

The terrain here is very high, and it can be said that the entire Ning family's ancestral home can be seen at a glance.

Ning Yuan immediately understood his intention when he heard it, calmed down, and began to observe silently.

"There!" she suddenly said loudly.

He followed her fingertips and saw that the originally calm manhole cover moved slightly, as if someone inside was trying to move it.

Without hesitation, he picked her up again and said, "Hold on."

A moment later, Ning Yuan stood on the grass with a pale face.

The feeling of falling straight down from a high place was as refreshing as jumping off a cliff. She even felt that she had died once.

The well in front of her seemed to have dried up long ago. The manhole cover was stained with a layer of dust and mud, with traces that it had not been used for a long time.

In a moment, a wooden stick stretched out from the gap.

It was as if someone was trying to pry it open from the inside out.

Ning Yuan and Shen Yan looked at each other, and he whispered, "It's dirty."

Seeing that her eyes gradually became a little pitiful, he had no choice but to compromise, "Okay."

He held the wooden stick and pushed the well cover open a little.

"Ahem...thank you." Ming Wei said.

A little heat wave rushed out from the well mouth, and Ning Yuan said calmly, "You're welcome, Madam Ning."

Why does this voice sound familiar?

Ming Wei raised her head and saw two familiar faces.

The wooden stick in her hand fell to the ground with a "click". She said in disbelief, "Why, why are you?"

This well was originally built to pretend to be the exit of a secret passage. It was not deep and there was no water. People only needed to stand on the dry grass slope at the bottom of the well to touch the well mouth. There were also things for people to climb on the side of the well.

She could even walk out immediately.

Unfortunately, Shen Yan was standing in front of the well, looking down at her, making it difficult for her to move.

Ming Wei hurriedly picked up a wooden stick and held it in front of her like a weapon, and said vigilantly: "... Ning Yuan, what do you know?"

"Why did you have to come to Yangzhou to find me!"

Shen Yan stood in front of the well, turned his head and said to her in a calm voice: "What do you want to do... Close the well cover and move a huge rock to press it down?"

Ning Yuan raised her eyes and looked at him with a slightly surprised look.

Shen Yan said, pursed his lips and thought for a while, "It's not appropriate. If a huge rock suddenly appeared here, it would look too man-made."

"... Shen Yan! You are committing murder! Murdering a lady of the court! How dare you!" Ming Wei in the well jumped in anxiety.

He raised his eyes and looked at the big tree that was tens of feet long by the wall.

"The distance is about the same, otherwise just chop down a tree."

"But I'm not good at palm techniques, and the traces of swords and knives are too obvious, but I can call a secret guard."

His tone was casual, as if he was asking her whether she drank milk or soy milk today.

What is he doing...

Is he planning how to help her kill someone seamlessly?

As if seeing through Ning Yuan's doubts, he said calmly: "Don't worry, except you and me, no one knows what happened here."

"What on earth are you going to do to me? How dare you!"

"Ning Yuan, if you dare to kill me, I will not let you go even if I become a ghost!"

Ming Wei was furious.

"Don't believe what she said. If ghosts in this world are really so useful, they would have avenged their grudges and avenged their grievances long ago."

"I'm afraid there are only some ghosts left."

His eyes were indifferent, as if Ming Wei was just an ant that could be easily crushed to death.

Seeing that Ning Yuan did not make a decision immediately, Ming Wei's face changed immediately. She begged her, "Ning Yuan, just let me go. After I go out, I will no longer have anything to do with the Ning family. Isn't that what you want? Why do you have to let your husband bear some unclear murder lawsuits?"

Shen Yan frowned slightly, holding the manhole cover with his fingers, and the veins on the back of his white hand bulged.

He no longer cared about the thick dust and closed the opening calmly.

"Stop making a fuss."

Five fingerprints were clearly imprinted on the edge of the manhole cover.

Shen Yan stared at the evidence left behind and said, "It's a bit troublesome."

"But it's raining in spring, so it won't be a problem to cover it up later."

He carefully pressed on the previous fingerprints to prevent the manhole cover from loosening.

Shen Yan turned around and said to Ning Yuan, "There was a heat wave earlier. I think the secret passage here is connected to the fire point. Even if the fire will not spread in, the thick smoke will not be blocked."

"Even if she is found dead here, it can only be considered that she was trapped to death to avoid the fire."

Ming Wei in the well was still screaming hysterically, desperately prying the well cover with a wooden stick.

"Don't worry, I will deal with it cleanly and won't implicate you."

He said nonchalantly.

Ning Yuan had nothing to worry about him.

If it was said that a moment ago, Ning Yuan wanted her to die more than anyone else.

But now, she was in a tangle.

Maybe it was because she didn't want him to bear the sin for her, or maybe she thought of something else, but it was definitely not because she was soft-hearted.

She wondered, is death really a bad thing for Mingwei?