Qi gradually calmed down after getting angry.

The county lord's mansion was burned, but fortunately, the Wang family next to it only burned a row of houses near the street.

Although Wang Zhongjun was confused, at such a time, he still came forward to let people clean up the guest room and let the eldest brother live in his house temporarily.

Some of the places where they lived were already very good, but Qi didn't say anything, holding his son at night, trembling with fear.

Wang Zhongguo went to see Brother Heng, but Brother Heng avoided it, Qi wiped his tears and comforted: "Brother Heng is just scared." ”

Wang Zhongguo nodded, touched his son's hair with some distress, and went back to their room first.

This time the fire burned can't end, the capital Shuntianfu and the garrison are worried, although they also came to help save the scene, but it is a drop in the bucket, it is useless.

Today's saint is the son of the new dynasty, the new official takes office, three fires, and the emperor is no exception, I heard that the emperor was furious, and he fell the purple jade pen wash of Yao Rui's tribute in the imperial study, and also scolded the head of the Five Cities Terracotta Division.

The garrisons of the Shuntian Mansion in the capital and the Soldiers and Horses of the Five Cities stood up even more, and they did not dare to delay at all.

Early in the morning of the second day, Li Han of Shuntian Mansion and Wang Zhang of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division commanded the envoys to visit Wang's house in person and met with Wang Zhongguo and Qi to learn about what happened that night.

Speaking of this, Qi's eyes showed a cold light, gloomy and compassionate, looking at it made people feel frightened, and coupled with her identity, Li Han and Wang Zhang didn't dare to talk to her, both of them only talked to Wang Zhongguo, as long as Qi didn't speak, the two of them were definitely not willing to say a word to her.

Wang Zhongguo felt that the arson was too strange, and it was certainly not an accident, and the Qi family was even more convinced.

It turned out that last night, Wang Zhongguo returned to the house, and he was in Zhangchi Pavilion to test his son's poetry book, Brother Heng replied hesitantly, Qi was tired, so he went into the house to rest, who knew that what happened later happened inexplicably.

At that time, Wang Zhongguo had just washed up and cleaned his face, Brother Heng also went back to the room to sleep, and the husband and wife were busy with their own, Qi looked at the account book, and his brows wrinkled for a while.

Wang Zhongjun thought about it and walked over, "It's not early, be careful not to hurt your eyes, and continue to watch tomorrow." ”

Qi Shi raised his head and smiled faintly at him, "It's okay, I'll take a look." ”

Wang Zhongguo sighed, turned around and went to bed slowly, and before he walked over, there was a loud noise outside, some people shouted for help, and it was a mess.

Qi Shi was startled, pushed open the window and looked out, and saw a fire not far away, and the orange light illuminated this piece of sky.

She hurriedly withdrew her hand and got off the kang, Wang Zhongguo's face sank, and he walked towards the Qi family.

"It's out in the water, it looks like someone is still hurt, you stay here, I'll go out and have a look."

But Qi stood up and shouted his eldest maid and Gui's mother.

"Mother Gui, go and bring Brother Heng over, let's go out of the house through the back door."

Gui's mother was a little uneasy when she heard this, there was a mess outside at this time, shouting for help, shouting for help, shouting for firefighting, and going out of the house at this time was not the best choice.

"County Lord, it's not appropriate for you to go out at this time, I'll let Hongsui go and have a look first, if the situation outside can be controlled, let's go out again, if the situation is not right, let's go again, what do you think?"

Gui's mother is an old man she is used to, she has always done things safely, Qi Shi looked at her calm and calm appearance, and gradually calmed down.

Hongsui went to the front to inquire about the news, Gui's mother went to hug Brother Heng, Qi thought of her son, she couldn't help but panic, and followed her to the place where her son lived.

Wang Zhongguo was there, completely ignored, and he looked at the direction in which Qi had left, and his heart sank.

Fortunately, they went out of the county lord's mansion through the back door, and the soldiers and guards who happened to be on patrol at night discovered the fire here, and they left the mansion safely to wait.

Li Han and Wang Zhang listened, and apologized to the county lord of Anning again and again, Wang Zhongguo smiled, "Okay, the matter will be investigated earlier, everyone is fine, at this time, it is better to spend more time on tracking down the culprit." ”

Qi glanced at her husband Wang Zhongguo lightly, and said with a smile: "Well, although it is said that such an incident happened at the feet of the Son of Heaven, you will not escape the blame, but since the matter has happened, it is important to find out first." ”

Li Han and Wang Zhang looked at each other, and the two people in front of them looked so awkward.

However, since the county lord had already spoken, they didn't dare to say anything, and then respectfully took their leave.

Qi was very puzzled, she thought of Lin Yu'an inexplicably, and when the person who came back from Xiangguo Temple told her that she hadn't found Lin Yu'an, she knew that this matter was broken.

As a result, this happened on the second day, but one thing is doubtful, if it was really Lin Yu'an, then why didn't she let people set fire directly in the nearest place of Zhangchi Pavilion, but it started in the outer courtyard, and why didn't she set the fire in the dead of night, but acted when everyone was most likely not going to bed.

If it were her, she would have heard too much planning and then acted, naturally she would never act so rashly, startling the grass and giving the enemy a chance to breathe.

Or did Lin Yu'an just want to warn her?

After all, this series of actions didn't seem to really kill her, but more like a threat to warn her.

Qi's long eyebrows are in the sideburns, and the eyebrows are deeply locked, and even Wang Zhongguo is a little afraid to approach.

"Mother Gui!"

In fact, he suddenly raised his head and shouted, and saw Wang Zhongguo looking at her with a little inquiry a few steps away.

Gui's mother heard the sound and came from outside, and when she saw where Wang Zhongguo was standing, she smiled and saluted him, Wang Zhongguo straightened up leisurely and turned to the side, letting Gui's mother pass.

Qi Shi felt a kind of shame and anger of being watched, and turned his face in displeasure, Wang Zhongguo let out a long sigh, turned around and walked out slowly.

When he turned around, Qi snorted lightly and glanced in the direction he left, "Look, there is such a big thing in the mansion, but he seems to be completely indifferent, if I want to count on him, it's okay." ”

Knowing that Qi was angry in her heart, Gui's mother had always understood her, so she smiled and didn't answer.

Qi Shi straightened his face and asked her, "What do you think of what happened last night?" ”

Mother Gui's expression was stunned, she never expected that Qi would ask her opinion.

She groaned slightly, and then said thoughtfully: "The old slave doesn't look like a bandit, and it doesn't look like he deliberately set fires. ”

Qi's long eyebrows raised, and he groaned: "Oh? So what's going on with Zhaogui's mother? ”

Gui's mother sensed Qi's emotions, paused, and smiled innocently. "The old slave is just a subordinate who stays at home, where is the county lord's foresight and thoughtfulness, and the old slave is clumsy, and he can only see such a clue."

Qi's expression was a little better, and then he told her the matter.

Xi'an Village, Xiao Jiu, who was born on the Double Ninth Festival, was lying on the bed at this time, looking at his mother with his eyes open, his small mouth was spitting small bubbles.

Mother Xu looked at him with a doting face, Lin Yu'an also had a gentle face, Brother Sheng and Sister Shu lay on the edge of the bed, looking at the little lamb-like brother on the bed with her elbows on her cheeks.

Hongying pulled the curtain in, and Zhou Qiaoer hurriedly put the curtain down.

She took the beech wood tea case in her hand, and walked to the bed with a smile, "Black chicken soup and soft-shelled turtle soup, it's just warm, can the princess drink a little?" ”

Lin Yu'an nodded with a smile, drank the soup, and took the handkerchief handed over by Xu's mother and wiped his mouth, "Drinking this black chicken soup every day, no matter how good the taste is, I'm a little tired." ”

Hongying took the empty bowl, her eyes moved slightly, and asked her with a smile: "Then I'll let the kitchen make a bowl of bird's nest and red date soup to change the taste for you?" ”

At this time, Xiao Jiuwa cried, and Brother Sheng was so frightened that he jumped up, took two steps back, and looked at his younger brother on the bed with a strange expression.

The three baptism rites are simple, Xiao Jiu has been four days, and the midwife and the doctor have also received two hundred taels of silver and were sent away.

In the past few days, the youngest son has been very well-behaved and doesn't cry much, and this sudden crying really scared Lin Yu'an.

Xu's mother looked down, and Lin Yu'an also held on to see her son.

Hongying put down the bowl with a nervous "knock", turned around and went to the bedside, Zhou Qiaoer also surrounded worriedly, and left Sister Shu and Brother Sheng aside.

When Xiao Jiu stopped crying, a few people saw Sister Shu and Brother Sheng with unhappy faces.

"Brother Sheng, come and see your second brother."

Lin Yu'an was worried that the child would feel that he was being left out, so he called him with a smile, Brother Sheng snorted lightly, and glanced at the younger brother in his mother's arms with a bit of resentment in his eyes.

Xiao Jiu, Xiao Jiu, everything is Xiao Jiu, where is he his mother's son, only Xiao Jiu is!

Brother Sheng glanced at his mother angrily, lowered his head, and Sister Shu said angrily: "He looks so ugly, not my second brother." ”

The room full of people was stunned, how ugly they looked? Not their second brother?

Lin Yu'an was even more ridiculous, looking at the appearance of a pair of children having a small temper, she was a little helpless, and felt that the child looked cute and cute.

Mother Xu laughed so much that tears were about to come out, Hongying reacted faster, walked over, and said to Sister Shu with a smile: "You can't talk nonsense, you know, your father went to the East China Sea to see the Bodhisattva, so Xiao Jiu came to protect your mother with you, you are the closest people, you can't talk nonsense, our sister Shu is a sister, the younger brother is still young, as an elder brother and sister, you should protect your younger brother, and when your younger brother grows up, you can protect Sister Shu, Brother Sheng, and your mother, Sister Shu said okay?" ”

Listening to Hongying's words, Lin Yu'an's heart suddenly swelled with a sourness, the children are so young, they must accept the reality that they have no father, her closest relatives are her mother and brother and brother, and her father has no way to protect them by his side, so they have to be braver than others.

This reminded her of the wild lilies that spread all over the mountains, and their fate was like this, they could only fend for themselves, growing on their own like weeds, and no one took care of them.

Without the father's most powerful protection, the children will not be able to live like other people's children, but she will definitely try her best to make the children happy.

She pressed the corners of her eyes sideways, let out a long breath, and beckoned the children to her.

Although Brother Sheng was not very happy, he thought that the nurse Chen Niangzi said that her mother had given birth to a younger brother, and her body was weak, so she couldn't make her mother sad, so she hesitated and walked over.

The room was quiet for a while, and Lin Yu'an handed Xiao Jiu to Xiao Chen and asked her to take her to feed.

Brother Sheng watched his younger brother being taken away, and then turned his head to look at his mother.

Lin Yu'an took Sister Shu'er and Brother Sheng'er's hands and put them together, and the two small soft hands in her big hands looked so intimate, like a person's hands.

"Brother Sheng, do you think my sister looks a little similar to you?"

Brother Sheng nodded, and Lin Yu'an continued: "This is blood, you brothers and sisters are siblings, you grew up together in your mother's belly, from so small to so big, and then came out of your mother's belly together, out of your sister, only Xiao Jiu is the same as you, he came out of your mother's belly, he is one of the closest and closest people in this world, Brother Sheng understands." ”

Lin Yu'an's words were familiar and easy to understand, Brother Sheng understood eight or nine points, and his unhappy mood also decreased a few points.

On September 15, the person sent out by the Qi clan to inquire came back, and the woman in a tight purple dress was heroic, knelt on one knee and said to the Qi clan: "County Lord, I have inquired clearly, the people who went up the mountain have been transferred, and what we attacked is not the target. ”

With a "whoosh", the tea set was swept to the ground by Qi's handful, and after a burst of broken porcelain, there was a sound of breaking wind, and the woman in purple fluttered under her feet, soaring into the air like a butterfly, and flipped a few times gracefully, grabbing the things that broke through the air.

She let out a low cry of pain, lost the thing, and the sound of an iron weapon falling to the ground sounded, and Qi's nervous expression eased down.

She glanced at the woman in front of her with satisfaction, and looked down, it was a pocket knife, the handle of the knife had been treated, hollow, a small note revealed a small section, she pulled out the small note, and a slender thing slipped from it.

Qi Shi subconsciously reached out to hold it, a tingling pain, she suddenly opened her hand and shook it, a black thing was thrown against the wall, Qi Shi shook it extremely hard, and with a click, the thing fell to the ground.

The woman in purple was surprised to see that it was a small black snake!

She was busy checking Qi's wound, but fortunately, the snake was too small and didn't store much venom, and there was only a small black spot on Qi's palm and abdomen, and the woman in purple didn't think about it, and sucked the poison out for her.

Because the amount is very small, the Qi family is fine, but this series of things made her heart unable to calm down for a while, she looked at the little snake on the ground who didn't know whether it was dead or fainted, and her heart was numb.

It was clear that this time the people were just trying to warn her.

As the small note was unfolded, a line revealing no handwriting: Whose child?

She looked suddenly shocked, squeezed the note as if she had seen a ghost, and spit out a few words in her mouth: "Check, check it for me!" ”