Chapter 591: Jiang Mansion on Fire
Chapter 591: Jiang Mansion on Fire
"Master, why are you burning the yard?" the old housekeeper asked in confusion while standing aside.
"Go ahead." Jiang Fu said nothing more.
He quickly understood Jiang Fu's idea and asked the housekeeper to copy it immediately.
Soon, thick smoke billowed from the front yard and a huge fire broke out. The blazing flames were particularly obvious in the dark night, illuminating the night sky above the Jiang Mansion.
"Father."
"Well, send someone to guard the other corners of the yard, especially your second brother's yard. Don't come out once you're inside."
"But, father, how can we be at ease when you are out there alone?"
"If I can't protect you, I'd be unworthy of being your father. Go ahead. Even if it costs me my life today, I will definitely protect you."
Jiang Fu looked at Jiang Siyuan deeply, then quickly looked away to the place where the fire was burning in the front yard.
That glance was like a final farewell.
Jiang Siyuan's heart tightened and he looked at Jiang Fu, only to see that he was looking ahead with sharp eyes, as if he was looking through the darkness at the enemy hidden in the dark, with a determination to destroy everything in his eyes.
At this moment, Jiang Siyuan seemed to see a mountain, standing in the wind and rain, supporting the entire family.
"Yes, father, be careful."
Jiang Siyuan didn't delay any longer and left immediately to arrange the manpower in the mansion. His father was holding the front, so he couldn't slack off and would definitely protect his family.
*
In Furong Pavilion, Xiao Yu lay on the bed after taking a bath, and Su Lingyue knelt beside the bed and gave him a massage.
Xiao Yu has been bedridden these days. Although Su Lingyue insisted on giving him massages every day, the muscles in Xiao Yu's arms and legs have gradually faded, and the bones in his body have become particularly obvious. The underwear that used to fit him well now feels empty when worn on him.
Su Lingyue didn't stop her hands and said softly, "My aunt often makes clothes for my uncle, but I have never made clothes for the prince."
Xiao Yu looked at her, curling his lips: "Yue'er is so delicate, how can she make clothes?"
"No! I can ask my aunt to teach me." She pursed her lips and looked at Xiao Yu, her eyes full of anticipation: "Does the prince want to wear the clothes I make?"
"If it's not too ugly, I can try it on."
"I'm so smart, I'll learn it in no time. I'll definitely do it well. Your Highness, just wait and see!"
"it is good."
Su Lingyue raised her little face proudly and continued to massage hard. Her bright smile was more dazzling than the candlelight in the room. Xiao Yu stared at her for a long time without taking his eyes off her.
After finishing the massage, Su Lingyue covered Xiao Yu with a blanket and took the opportunity to lower her head and kiss Xiao Yu twice on the face. When the two were being affectionate, the door was suddenly pushed open.
"Princess, something bad has happened!"
Yan Qing rushed in and saw the princess greeting the prince. She immediately turned around, slapped her hand on her forehead, and muttered softly, "She forgot to knock again!"
Su Lingyue quickly sat up straight, blushing and pretending to be calm as she asked, "What's wrong?"
Yan Qing still had his back to them and said, "Just now the government reported that there was a flood in North Street. They sent people to check and found that it was the Jiang Mansion."
Before Yan Qing could finish, Su Lingyue pressed on, "Jiang Mansion? How are my uncle and the others? Why did a fire break out when all was well?"
Yan Qing turned around and saw Su Lingyue's worried face. He comforted her, "We don't know the details yet. Yun Ting brought people over personally after hearing about it."
Su Lingyue felt a little relieved after knowing that Yunting had gone, but she still felt inexplicably uneasy. The Jiang Mansion was so big, and she knew how cautious the servants and maids in the mansion were. How could a fire suddenly break out?
"is it serious?"
"Standing on the roof, you can see the sky above the Jiang Mansion is all red."
Su Lingyue could no longer sit still. She stood up and was about to walk out. After taking two steps, she stopped and turned to Xiao Yu and said, "I'll take Aqing over to take a look and be back soon. Your Highness, go to bed first."
Xiao Yu knew that Su Lingyue would definitely be restless after hearing about the incident at the Jiang Mansion, so he did not stop her. He only said gently, "Well, don't hurt yourself and come back soon."
"Okay." Su Lingyue said and walked out quickly.
Watching Su Lingyue's hurried departure, Yan Qing muttered, "How strange! The driest season has already passed, so why is there still a fire?"
Xiao Yu thought about what happened to Jiang Yan recently and ordered Yan Qing: "Send a few more people to protect the princess. This matter may not be simple."
After hearing Xiao Yu's words, Yan Qing quickly figured out the key point, "Your Highness, are you saying this is the Zheng family's revenge?"
"I'm afraid so."
If this were true, the Jiang family would be in such a mess now.
*
Su Lingyue took Li Jing and Caidie Caiyi and headed straight to Jiang Mansion in a carriage.
The closer we got to Jiang's residence, the more people there were, and the more noise and commotion there was. Some were heading towards the residence, while others were heading elsewhere. The carriages moved very slowly.
Li Jing looked at Su Lingyue who kept looking out and asked calmly, "Do you want to get to the Jiang Mansion quickly?"
Su Lingyue was still looking outside, her face full of anxiety, her brows furrowed tightly together, "Well, but there are so many people on the road, I don't know when we can get there."
"If you're not afraid, I can take you to the roof." Li Jing looked at Su Lingyue's expression.
Su Lingyue withdrew her gaze from outside, and her heart skipped a beat when she thought of walking on the roof in the dark night.
But then he thought about the situation in the Jiang Mansion, and suppressed his fear and nodded, "Thank you."
"Let's go." Li Jing said and got up and got out of the carriage.
"Miss, what should we do?" Caiyi grabbed Su Lingyue's sleeve.
"Yes, miss, please don't leave us." Caidie pulled the other side.
Su Lingyue smiled slightly. "Come here in the carriage. I'll be waiting for you at Jiang's house. With Lai Fu here, nothing will happen."
Hearing that her young lady had no intention of abandoning them, Caidie Caiyi finally breathed a sigh of relief and let go of Su Lingyue's sleeve.
After Su Lingyue asked Lai Fu to take good care of the two sisters in the carriage, Li Jing carried Su Lingyue on his back, jumped onto the roof of the carriage, and then jumped onto the roof of an inn on the side of the road and began running on the roof.
Lai Fu watched the two people disappear into the darkness, rubbed his eyes, and said in disbelief, "Miss A-Qing is truly amazing!"
"Yes!"
"Will the young lady not fall?"
"do not know."
"Amitabha, may Aqing and the young lady arrive safely at the Jiang residence."
The sound of wind whistled past her ears, and Su Lingyue only felt Ah Qing jumping up and then falling to the ground. She quietly opened one eye, and her whole body tensed up immediately with fear, and she hugged Li Jing tightly.
She was actually on a rooftop several dozen meters high. The people and carriages below were only as big as fingernails. If she fell from such a height, her arms and legs would definitely be broken.
Thinking of this, Su Lingyue's body tensed even more.
Li Jing coughed twice and said, "If you don't want us to fall, please let go of your hand."
Su Lingyue then realized that she had strangled Li Jing's neck, and quickly let out an "oh" and released her arm.
Li Jing was like a black cat, the roof quickly passed under her feet. After a while, Li Jing jumped off the roof with Su Lingyue on her back.
"We're here." Li Jing was slightly out of breath.
Su Lingyue opened her eyes and saw that it was indeed the gate of Jiang Mansion, but there was already thick smoke billowing inside.
Outside the gate, the fire brigade was setting up a ladder and climbing over the wall to put out the fire. There were many people standing outside the gate watching the fun.
There's obviously no way in from here.
Just now, when she was on the roof, she took a look from afar and there seemed to be no fire in the direction of the backyard of the Jiang Mansion.
"Aqing, let's go to the back door."
After saying that, he took Li Jing's hand and walked towards the back door of Jiang Mansion.
The Jiang Mansion was too big, with two streets between the front door and the back door. Li Jing simply carried Su Lingyue on her back and jumped onto the roof.
As soon as they stopped at the back door, they heard the sound of weapons clashing coming from the open back door.
There were several horses parked outside the door. Su Lingyue recognized them from the saddles. They were horses from the palace. It seemed that Yun Ting and the others had arrived.
"Let's go in." Su Lingyue said and pulled Li Jing in.
Inside, Yun Ting was fighting with the men in black with a few guards. The guards from the Jiang Mansion surrounded them with swords in hand, but did not dare to move forward.
The actual gap is too big, and they can only make things worse if they step forward.
The ground was covered with the bodies of the Jiang Mansion's guards, about twenty of them dead.
Seeing this, Li Jing pulled Su Lingyue behind the flower bed nearby, pressed her head and made her squat down, "Hide here first, don't go out."
After saying that, Li Jing flew over and cooperated with the palace guards to kill two people.
When Yunting saw her coming, the two of them exchanged glances and began to coordinate in attacking the people who were fighting with Yunting.
One in front and one behind, attacking from both sides, the man soon couldn't stand it anymore.
"withdraw!"
At a command, they released smoke.
The smoke cleared and the group of men in black disappeared.
Yun Ting waved his hand to disperse the smoke in front of him. He scanned the area with sharp eyes, confirming that those people were gone before turning to Li Jing, "Why are you here?"
"The princess was worried and wanted to come and see me." After saying this, he said to Su Lingyue who was behind the flower bed, "Come out, it's safe."
Su Lingyue stood up from behind the flower bed, looked around, and walked up to them after making sure that the assassins were gone.
They all bowed to Su Lingyue. Su Lingyue raised her hand and asked Yun Ting, "How are the others in the Jiang Mansion?"
Yun Ting said: "I don't know. When I came in, I saw the guards of the Jiang Mansion fighting with the assassins."
A guard from the Jiang Mansion bravely stepped forward and said, "The Second Young Master is seriously injured. I'm afraid..."
He really couldn't say the following words.
Su Lingyue's heart tightened, and she didn't care about anything else. She immediately picked up her skirt and ran away. Li Jing followed without saying a word.
Yun Ting frowned slightly and ordered his men, "Search the rest of the mansion to prevent any fish from slipping through the net."
After saying that, he quickly followed Su Lingyue towards the inner courtyard.
When she arrived outside Jiang Siqi's yard, Su Lingyue saw Jiang Siyuan wearing a dark blue uniform and guarding the door with a group of guards. He stood with his hands behind his back, looking solemn and determined, like a door god.
"Big cousin!"
Hearing Su Lingyue's voice, Jiang Siyuan turned his head and saw Su Lingyue running towards him. He immediately showed joy on his face and quickly walked towards her.
It seems that my father's method really worked and attracted the people who should come.
Without giving Su Lingyue a chance to say anything, Jiang Siyuan pulled Su Lingyue into the yard.
"Cousin, my second brother is seriously injured. There were men in black outside the house just now, and we couldn't find a doctor."
After just a few words, Su Lingyue understood the Jiang family's current situation.
The Zheng family actually dared to kill the Jiang family like this. There is no need to keep the entire Zheng Mansion alive!
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