Tang Qi acted decisively, as soon as he heard the words "the ancestral hall is on fire", he ran in the direction of the ancestral hall, walked more than ten meters, and saw the flames in the ancestral hall, so he shouted loudly, "Steward Ding, Xiaolin, hurry up and call everyone, carry water to the ancestral hall, be fast." As soon as the voice fell, I heard the noise of people in the house, the door opened and closed, and after a while, a crowd poured out.

Fortunately, the fire was not big, and a few strong men in the house took turns carrying buckets and going back and forth nearly ten times before the fire was extinguished. Tang Qi held the candle handed by his servant and cautiously walked into the ancestral hall to check the burn damage. The wooden pillars in the room had just been lit on fire, and although they were extinguished by water at this time, they still emitted a choking smell of smoke, Tang Qi couldn't help choking, coughed a few times, and quickly raised his sleeves to cover his mouth and nose.

At this time, outside the ancestral hall, the old lady of the Tang family and Tang Wan all rushed to hear the news, and everyone looked forward to it, discussing a lot, and I didn't know what the situation in the house was.

The old lady of the Tang family was afraid that she was already ready to rest in bed, and at this time the two of them only wore a coat on their bodies. The old man pulled his clothes and suddenly said sharply, "Steward Ding, what's the matter?" Why did the ancestral hall suddenly catch fire? ”

A middle-aged man who was nearly fifty years old landed on his knees and bowed his head, "The lord forgives my sins, it's all my negligence, my carelessness, and I didn't take good care of the ancestral hall." ”

Steward Ding has followed Master Tang for many years, and now he is still assisting Tang Qi in managing family affairs, which can be said to be the hero of the Tang family, Master Tang saw him kneeling down like this and pleading guilty, he really couldn't bear to be harsh, and his tone softened a little, "Steward Ding, I don't want to hold you responsible, you should check carefully, how can such a situation suddenly occur, I know that you have been in my house for decades, you have always acted cautiously, and you have never made a mistake, there must be a reason for this fire." It's getting late today, and when it's dawn tomorrow, you can allocate manpower to find out the truth and figure out how to prevent it in the future. ”

Steward Ding nodded his head frequently. The old man was afraid that he would kneel on the ground for too long and suffer from the cold, so he hurriedly ordered someone to help him up.

Qian Xiao'e was also standing in the crowd at this time, originally because she was frightened and wanted to give up the matter of breaking up the marriage, but at this time, the old man's tone was loose, and he didn't harsh anyone, so he secretly thought, how could he miss the play after finally burning a fire. The most important thing in her play is to let everyone stand in front of the three innocent people, just wait outside, but it doesn't work. So, Qian Xiao'e stepped forward, "Daddy, it's already here, it's better to go in first to see the situation." Sister Huixian, do you say yes? ”

Qian Xiao'e was worried that the old lady would not go in, so she pulled Tang Wan to her side. Tang Wan guessed Qian Xiao'e's flower head essence, and also said, "Daddy, sister-in-law is right, while the fire has just been extinguished, you can still look carefully." ”

Master Tang thought that the fire had been extinguished, and it was not too early at this time, and it was difficult to distinguish the southeast and northwest from the black light, and he wanted to wait for tomorrow to investigate, but as soon as he heard the words of Qian Xiao'e and Tang Wan, he also felt that it was very reasonable, so he led his wife to prepare to go in to have a look, and just stepped up the steps with his left foot, but he heard Tang Qi in the room say loudly, "No need, I will tell you the truth now." ”

Others are naturally happy to hear this sentence, and the truth is revealed, so there is no need to drill around in this choking smoke, which saves a lot of trouble. But for Qian Xiao'e, it was like a bolt from the blue. What the? Tang Qi has found out the truth now, what truth has he found out, does he know that she lit the fire? He still wants to announce the truth in public, is this to embarrass her in front of everyone? What to do? What to do? Qian Xiao'e trembled and didn't say a word, she only hated herself for walking too fast, already in front of the crowd, otherwise if she was in the crowd, she could sneak away and not be embarrassed in front of people. Qian Xiao'e secretly raised her head, and at a glance, she bumped into Tang Qi who came out of the ancestral hall, being a thief, the most weak-hearted, Qian Xiao'e quickly retracted her gaze.

When Master Tang saw Tang Qi appear, he asked, "Qi'er, what have you found out?" ”

Tang Qi handed the candle in his hand to his subordinates, flicked his sleeves, and tried to wave away the smell of smoke on his body, "Dad, mother, it's very choked inside, your second elder is not in good health, I have already found out the cause of the fire, you don't have to go in." ”

Master Tang knew that his son was very thoughtful, so he handed over this family to him as early as possible. ”

Tang Qi said, "Steward Ding, have you ever paid attention to how many people are coming in and out of the ancestral hall today. ”

Steward Ding hurriedly replied, "Young master, only the old lady has burned incense in the ancestral hall today, and there is no one else. ”

Mrs. Tang nodded and said, "I came in today, put high incense on my ancestors, and left." ”

Tang Qi said again, "That's right, this fire has nothing to do with people." Dad, do you remember that a few days ago, a new batch of oil curtains were added to the ancestral hall? ”

Steward Ding echoed, "Yes, there is such a thing. ”

Master Tang didn't know what he meant, and asked, "What's the matter with this oil curtain?" ”

Tang Qi continued, "The culprit of this fire is this oil curtain, the weather has been unusually dry these days, and the oil curtain is flammable. ”

"Really?" Master Tang will be skeptical.

Tang Wan stood up and said, "What my brother said is very true, I remember that this kind of thing was also recorded in the book. Emperor Renzong decided the case that year and spared a group of guards from the death penalty. You can't go wrong with an oil curtain fire. ”

"Well, I've heard about it, too. Since that's the case, let's hurry back to our rooms. Steward Ding, you arrange for a few people to guard here in shifts to prevent another fire. Qi'er, tomorrow you bring a few people here to clean up and clean up, everything that should be changed has been changed, and what should be repaired should be repaired quickly. In the future, pay more attention to the ancestral ancestral hall and not be sloppy. Let's all disperse. After the lord finished speaking, he led the lady back to the room.

The fire in the ancestral hall has finally come to an end, if you say that the happiest person at this time is Qian Xiao'e, it turns out that the truth Tang Qi said is this truth, which has nothing to do with her Qian Xiao'e, she was so frightened just now, and almost took the initiative to confess, this Qian Qi is really tricky, and she didn't make it clear early. If you say that the most unhappy thing is her Qian Xiao'e, a good real person appeared, and it was ruined in such a flash, it was really in vain.

Back in the room, Tang Qi looked at Qian Xiao'e and asked, "How do you know that the ancestral hall is on fire?" ”

Qian Xiao'e didn't know why he suddenly asked this, she was stunned at the moment, and then thought again, didn't the truth of the matter be revealed, and she was still weak, so she said confidently, "I went to the latrine, and on the way back, I saw that something was wrong with the ancestral hall, as if there was a fire." ”

Tang Qi looked straight at Qian Xiao'e with a pair of eyes, and she felt uncomfortable. Qian Xiao'e asked weakly, "You don't believe it?" ”

Tang Qi suddenly turned his head, smiled and said, "You are my wife, how could I not believe you." It's just ......" Speaking of the word "just", Tang Qi stopped for some reason, as if thinking about something.

Qian Xiao'e hurriedly asked, "Just what?" ”

Tang Qi replied, "Oh, it's nothing, it's not early, let's rest early." After saying that, he hid himself and slept.

Qian Xiao'e's mind kept thinking about his words, just what? What did he want to say? What else does he know? Why is it so fragmented. Several questions went back and forth in Qian Xiao'e's mind several times, but she still couldn't get an answer, forget it, isn't the truth clear! Qian Xiao'e blew out the candle and fell asleep with her back to Tang Qi.