That year was the first year of Taizong Renming, and it was a year of demon disaster for the Marquis of Huaiyong. First, Dafang and his wife died one after another, and then Mrs. Liu died of illness.

All these things are engraved in the heart of the young Lu Cheng, I don't know what kind of bitter taste it is.

Just as Shuying was waiting for the opportunity to ask the cook, they suddenly shouted:

"It's out of the water! It's out of the water—"

A cluster of sparks suddenly fell into an uncovered jar of wine, and the cook threw a rag in a panic, but failed to cover the flames, but knocked the jar over so that it ignited a whole pile. Then the firewood pile, oil pot, doors and windows, and beams near the wine jar all burned, and the "crackling" sound was endless.

In the panic, all the people working in the kitchen fled. From the outside, although the kitchen was not on fire, it was also full of smoke, and it was impossible to get close, and only Shuying was left inside.

In fact, she was so close to the door that she could rush out after running a few steps, but she never left, struggling to put out the fire by scooping the water from the tank with a gourd. But this is also a drop in the bucket, to no avail.

Seeing that it was impossible to extinguish the fire, she grabbed a damp rag from the stove to cover her mouth and nose, and struggled and groped in the raging flames, as if looking for something important.

The kitchen is made of bricks, but the roof beams, doors and windows are made of bamboo and wood, which is extremely vulnerable to fire. The tiles on the beam crackled and fell, and Shuying hunched over and dodged left and right in between, and touched into an ear room.

There are several tung wood cabinets in the ear room, all locked, and the key is unknown to anyone. She tugged hard a few times, but the door was locked, and she couldn't open the cabinet with any strength.

The fire gradually spread to the side of the ear room, and Shuying heard someone shouting her name outside.

Where the hell is it?

She leaned against the cabinet, forced herself to calm down as quickly as possible, and looked around.

My eyes were so hot from the smoke that I was in pain, I was sweating like rain, and my middle coat was already soaked.

On the left-hand side is a small table with an account booklet spread out on the table. In a hurry, you can only use this fight!

She quickly flipped through the account book, and couldn't make out the small words on it, but she could still roughly see that the kitchen items from June to the present were all on it, and hurriedly picked it up and threw it into the flames that jumped half a person high. The tongue of fire licked her wrist as it flicked, and the sting was insignificant to her now.

Smoke had accumulated throughout the ear chamber, and she coughed violently, her consciousness somewhat blurred. The sound of fire gnawing at wood was muffled, replaced by high-pitched tinnitus.

Turn around, the door is not locked, let's get out......

The people outside saw the door of the transept being slammed open, and one or two came up to meet them.

She bumped into something, and finally collapsed from exhaustion.

"Wei Feng, go and invite Dr. Wang to the study! Come on! ”

Lu Qi pressed Shuying, but she was just groggy and unresponsive.

The men in the big kitchen scattered to fetch water, and there were servants from other places who came to help put out the fire.

He picked up Shuying, shuttled through the flow of people in the Hou Mansion, and walked quickly to the study. People passing by were watching them, but he didn't care about anything else!

He has been flustered since yesterday afternoon, and he doesn't want to be really ......

The fire ten years ago scorched the entire alley and burned the young and ignorant Yun'er.

All natural disasters in this world are man-made disasters!

When I arrived at the study, Dr. Wang was already waiting in front of the door.

Lu Qi put Shuying on the couch, and then gasped and took a sip of tea, because he was too eager, he also coughed suddenly.

Fortunately, she was smart, she covered her mouth and nose with a damp cloth, the smoke and dust did not enter her lungs, but she fainted out of breath, and there was no danger of her life at the moment, and she would wake up. But this right wrist was burned by fire, and there was a wound, and I am afraid that it will not be able to recover well in ten days and half a month. ”

Wang Juhua said bluntly after taking a closer look at Shuying's injury. Lu Qi has always trusted Wang Juhua, because Wang Juhua's father has known Hou Ye since childhood, and the old gentleman is now working as a royal doctor in the palace, and he is still sponsored by Hou Ye; And Lu Qi and Wang Juhua are close friends, and they have been friends since he came to the Hou Mansion.

Lu Qi sat on the edge of the couch with his back to them, and was terribly silent. When he turned around a moment later, his eyes were red, as if he was going to eat someone.

"Wipe the ashes off her forehead! Don't wait for her to get up and blame you! Dr. Wang felt that something was wrong with Lu Qi and threw him a clean cloth.

"Resentment?"

"I blame you for seeing her embarrassed appearance. Which little girl have you ever seen who likes to rub dust on her face? ”

Hearing this, Lu Qi clumped the soft white cloth on his hand, leaned over, and gently wiped the sweaty dust. Doctor Wang cleaned and bandaged her wounds on the other side, and after applying medicine and bandaging, she looked up and still saw Lu Qi's pestle there slowly, rubbing the ashes with a heavy heart, as fine as embroidery.

"Don't be interested in King Xiang, the goddess has no dreams." Dr. Wang laughed and teased.

Lu Qi said in a deep voice: "Go!" Actually, it's the same for everyone, I just don't want to see such a good girl being framed for nothing. ”

Dr. Wang sighed and said, "It's good to know." She is in such a situation in the Hou Mansion now, how can she take care of others? You too, think about yourself, if you still have time to wait. I heard that Master Hou is giving you Zhang Luo's family affairs, if it weren't for Jiulang just left for a few days, I don't know how many people will come to the door every day to ask for relatives, and the threshold of your family can be flattened! ”

"The threshold of the Hou Mansion is high, I can afford to wait." He looked at the little girl's calm appearance, and instantly gained confidence.

"The high gate has its own high-ranking people! Ziyun, you can be sober! Could this girl be as infatuated as you? I don't think so! With her stubbornness, she was able to use such a powerful means to collide with your powerful second grandmother and the Xie family of the Jinling Wang clan, do you really think she is obediently coming to watch the widow? She didn't pay attention to others at all, Hou Ye couldn't stop her, can you? ”

"I ...... Wang Juhua! Lu Qi threw the cloth in his hand on the ground, wanting to argue with Dr. Wang, but finally held back.

As long as she is well, it will be enough for him to bear it.

Doctor Wang sat down with a trembling thin body, but he breathed a great sigh of relief in his heart—this kid was finally angered by him.

He could see Lu Qi's intentions. If he is allowed to survive like this, he will both become fish on the chopping block sooner or later.

Shuying heard that there was some noise in her ears, and when she woke up and saw that Lu Qi and Dr. Wang were there, she knew that she was not in her own courtyard, so she raised her hand to cover her face shyly.

The green tendons that burst out of Lu Qi's forehead flattened in an instant, and his hands were touched back and forth, which was uncomfortable anywhere.

Suddenly, Shuying seemed to think of something, sat up abruptly and said, "You must not tell my brother about my distress this time!" Otherwise I'll be picked up! I'll kowtow to you! Ahem—"

The incense in the study is as choking as it used to be.

Wang Juhua laughed again when she heard this, "No!" Hurry up, girl, now just have a good rest, and it will be all right. It turns out that you are not short of people to take care of, and someone can save their worries in the future. ”

Shuying's mind was still a little confused, but he just smiled lightly.

Lu Qi was a little jealous, because the first thing she thought of when she woke up was not that she saved her!