Daughter Reborn as the Head of the Family

Chapter 231 Fire in the yard

Author: Yu Shao

Chapter 231 Fire in the yard

Who knows, despite all precautions, something went wrong.

The raging fire in front of them dyed half of the sky in the west red.

The fire burned for a full hour. Fortunately, everyone put out the fire in time. The fire only burned Song Jinxi's courtyard, and the two courtyards were only slightly damaged.

This fire started in a particularly strange way.

Except for Shen's disappearance, there were no casualties.

When Song Guogong heard about this, he frowned and asked Manager Song to investigate the matter.

"Second Miss, why don't you go back and rest first? Over there with the government—"

Manager Song stood behind the second lady. He was interrupted by the second lady just halfway through his words.

"Manager Song, there is no need to report to the official. Who is on duty in this yard today? I have found them all. I have something to ask."

Qiu Yun was moving a chair from somewhere else to set it down, and helped her young lady sit down.

Mingzhuxuan left Granny Tian and Jiaoming to guard it, and everyone else naturally came here.

Manager Song agreed and withdrew.

Apart from the tables and chairs in Song Jinxi's yard, I don't think she would leave anything valuable here. After all, she is now in the Fifth Prince's Mansion.

Not long after, Manager Song came with a mother-in-law and three maids.

These people were originally responsible for some cleaning work here. After all, Song Jinxi's mother-in-law and maidservants were all taken out of the house to dowry.

The rest of these are things Song Jinxi doesn't like very much.

The mother-in-law's surname is Xu, and the three maids are Xiaochan, Xiaocui and Xiaowu.

"Where were you before the fire?"

Song Jinyue stared at the people kneeling on the ground and asked.

The three maidservants knelt behind the mother-in-law, their bodies trembling non-stop.

Only the mother-in-law was a little better. She bravely raised her head, looked at the second young lady, and replied: "Second young lady, the eldest lady left a table as a reward for a few of us. When the fire broke out, we

They are all eating in the kitchen."

"Oh? What about Mrs. Shen?" Song Jinyue looked at Nanny Xu and asked.

Nanny Xu's eyes moved and she thought for a while before replying: "Mrs. Shen didn't want to have dinner with us, so she didn't go. But the old slave locked the doors to the yard and the room before leaving.

"

Song Jinyue looked at Manager Song, who hurriedly bowed and replied: "Second Miss, when the fire broke out just now, the courtyard door and the door to the room were locked."

As he spoke, Manager Song found two copper locks from the dilapidated door that had been burnt.

"Did anything strange happen when you went to dinner?"

Regarding what Nanny Xu said, Song Jinyue was half-truth and half-false.

Nanny Xu thought about it carefully, but there was still no useful information in her mind.

She shook her head helplessly, "Second Miss, nothing strange has happened in this matter."

Song Jinyue stared at Nanny Xu and said nothing. Seeing that Nanny Xu was still open-minded, she waved her hand to signal the others to leave.

The dilapidated courtyard in front of her made Song Jinyue seem to think of something. She looked at Manager Song and ordered: "The courtyard is not repairable for a while now, so let them go to the Silver Silk Building to serve Aunt Muyun first."

Manager Song was stunned for a moment. There was no shortage of manpower to serve in the Silver Silk Building.

The second young lady had already spoken, so he said no more and took his leave.

Just now Song Jinyue ordered Sanming to invite Song Qing over.

After Manager Song left with his people, Song Qing came.

Song Qing was about to salute when he was stopped by Song Jinyue.

She got straight to the point and asked directly, "This courtyard was locked before the fire. Is there anyone else walking around in the house?"

"Second Miss, I have neglected my duty."

Song Qing was full of guilt.

Song Jinyue frowned, secretly thinking something might have happened, and signaled Song Qing to speak directly.

Song Qing then spoke slowly and said, "The young one just now was responsible for patrolling here, but...but the young one just now suddenly had a stomachache, so..."

That's why Song Qing delayed his arrival until now.

In fact, for some reason, he suddenly suffered from diarrhea. A thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead, and his face looked exhausted.

"What did you eat today?"

Song Jinyue's first reaction was that someone might have tampered with Song Qing's food.

"Today we are eating the same food as everyone else, but the kitchen has specially sent some tea to the guard on duty. He said that the food he ate today is greasy, so it will inevitably be difficult to digest at night."

The tea sent from the kitchen is made from winter melon and bitter melon mixed with the tea. In this winter, after eating a lot of meat all day long, drinking this special tea at night will inevitably make people feel refreshed.

Therefore, all the guards on duty ate it together.

But there was nothing unusual about anyone else, except that he had constant diarrhea.

With the faint light, Song Jinyue saw that Song Qing's face was a little pale.

Ask him to step aside and rest first.

She called Sanming again and said, "Go to the kitchen and check the tea today, and then find out who made this tea."

If it was Song Qing's diarrhea, someone really had tampered with it, and the diarrhea could be delayed until this time.

I guess there must be something wrong with the tea I used last.

After the fire was completely extinguished, Song Jinyue ordered people to stay on guard here and not to touch the others. When it gets light tomorrow, he would order people to conduct a careful investigation.

She also sent someone to send a letter to her father, telling him not to worry because the fire had been put out.

After returning to Mingzhuxuan, Qiu Yun helped her young lady wash herself, and then helped her get on the soft couch.

She untied the curtains and asked, "Miss, why did you order Nanny Xu and others to go to the Silver Silk Building?"

Song Jinyue raised a suspicious smile on her lips, "If these people really have a problem, they will definitely show their flaws, and the Queen Mother herself is very fond of Shen and her daughter. Now, wouldn't it be better for us to send people to the Queen Mother's eyes?

Are you in control?"

Only then did Qiu Yun understand, and her eyes were full of admiration.

Song Jinyue's expression suddenly darkened, and she couldn't help but sigh to herself: "Counting the days, Song Zhi should have brought Qin Wan back early. Is there any letter from outside?"

Qiu Yun also had a sad face. She sat by the couch, looked at the young lady, and shook her head.

There has been no news from the outside recently, and there has been no letter from the Xiang brothers.

"Miss, maybe Song Zhi will be able to come back with Miss Qin in two days," Qiu Yun advised.

Song Jinyue said "hmm" and then lay down.

Song Jinyue didn't wake up until the next day. Before Song Jinyue could take people to inspect the scene of the fire last night, she received an imperial edict from the palace.

The queen invited her to the palace to have dinner with her.

Song Jinxi was just a concubine, but after all she was a young lady from the Duke's palace.

The emperor specifically ordered the fifth prince to bring Song's concubine to the palace for an audience today, and also specifically asked the queen to summon Song Jinyue and Miss Zhang's family to the palace.

It's more lively when everyone gathers together to eat.

Moreover, the prince had returned to the East Palace, and the emperor wanted Zhang Dingzhi to come to the palace to have dinner with him.

Song Jinyue asked Grandma Yuan to go to the scene of the fire last night and search it carefully.

She took Qiu Yun into the palace.

Just after leaving the Duke's Mansion, she saw Zhang's carriage, and she signaled Qiu Yun to let the carriage of the Duke's Mansion retreat.

It seems that today I am going to the palace with Cousin Zhi.

(End of chapter)