The general's wife is pretending to be weak again

Chapter 94

Unexpectedly, Mu Jiayan looked weak, and his steps were not inferior at all.

When Mu Qingyu caught up with him, he had already left the gate of the Duke's Mansion.

Mu Jiayan was getting into the carriage with the support of the servant.Hearing the movement behind him, he turned his head and said softly: "Second sister, go slowly."

Mu Qingyu kept walking, and when he reached the carriage, Mu Jiayan had already entered.She had no choice but to follow into the carriage.

"Big brother, you are weak. Zhuangzi is outside the city, and the road is bumpy. You will have to suffer a lot." Mu Qingyu finished the sentence intermittently, out of breath.

"It's okay, I put a lot of soft cushions."

Mu Qingyu wanted to say something else, but Mu Jiayan pointed out with a smile.

Mu Qingyu glanced out in confusion, only to see that the carriage started to drive.And Zhou Ma and Mo Zhu had already boarded the smaller carriage at the back, it seemed that Mu Jiayan was well prepared.

She had to sit down.

There were few people on the road in the early morning, and soon I left the city and arrived at Zhuangzi's place.

When the carriage stopped, sitting in the carriage, one could smell a burning smell.Mu Qingyu couldn't help covering her mouth and nose with a handkerchief, and Mu Jiayan's expression immediately changed.

"Big brother, are you alright?" Mu Qingyu asked sullenly.

"It's okay." Mu Jiayan smiled weakly, and took out two scarves from the carriage, one of which was tied on his face by himself, and the other was given to Mu Qingyu.

Mu Qingyu tied the gauze scarf like a pattern, not only could it resist the bad smell, but it could also cover her face, preventing her from being rude in front of outsiders.

Mo Zhu and Zhou Ma got out of the carriage, and they supported Mu Qingyu to get off the carriage.

I saw that Zhuangzi's door was wide open, and from the open door, one could see the people inside who had been smothered in smoke, circling around like headless flies.

There are also a few older women who are sitting on the ground, crying and shouting.

Mu Jiayan got out of the carriage, looked at Mu Qingyu's face, and said in a more gentle tone, "Second Sister, why don't you wait in the carriage first."

"I'm going with my brother." Mu Qingyu's eyes were firm.

Mu Jiayan nodded and went inside first.

There was a fire in Zhuangzili last night, and there were thieves again.Zhuangzi is full of people who work honestly. Where has such a big change happened?
The stewards in Zhuangzi were absent, and these people lost their backbone, and they were all in a mess.

Seeing a few strangers coming in at the door, these people didn't even think about going up to ask what happened.

The fire broke out in the east wing of the Zhuangzi. The fire was well controlled, and the west wing was unscathed.

Mu Jiayan walked towards several rooms to the west, his servant walked in front, kicked open the door of one of the chambers, and the servant went in and walked around.

"Master, this room is fairly clean." The boy said.

Mu Jiayan went straight in, sat down, and couldn't help coughing a few more times.

Mu Qingyu followed behind, wrinkled her face, and watched with concern.

Mu Jiayan stopped coughing, and unbuttoned his coat, only to see sticky sweat on his neck, and several strands of hair sticking to his fair neck.

"Second sister, don't worry about me, this is your Zhuangzi, you can make the decision." Mu Jiayan said weakly.

This is exactly what Mu Qingyu meant, she couldn't bear Mu Jiayan to worry about her own affairs.

"Mother Zhou, go and call everyone in the village outside." Mu Qingyu ordered.

"Yes." Mother Zhou led the order to go out.

Zhou's mother would come to Zhuangzi to do business from time to time, and many people in Zhuangzi knew her.

After a while, all the people on Zhuangzi went to the open space outside to wait.

Those people were basically disheveled, and some had disheveled clothes and loose hair. From time to time, they stood on tiptoes and looked into the room, as if they wanted to see who was sitting inside.

"What are you looking at!" Mother Zhou scolded, "The one inside is the second lady of our Duke's Mansion, the owner of this village, watch your eyes."

Those people looked back, but still couldn't believe it.

The second lady of the Duke's Mansion will come to such places.

Mu Qingyu sat in the room, cleared his throat, and asked, "How did the fire start last night?"

Those people looked around, and finally a big shirtless man came out, "The house in charge started the fire first, and we don't know exactly how it started."

"What about the manager?" Mu Qingyu continued to ask.

"The steward hasn't come over for several days, and we don't know where he went."

Mu Qingyu frowned. As a supervisor, he didn't come back for several days and didn't talk about it. He didn't even know about such a big incident in Zhuangzi. He was really negligent.

She wanted to take a look outside, but before she could look out, Mo Zhu blocked her sight with her body.

"Miss, their clothes are disheveled, I'm afraid they will stain your eyes, so you should not look at them." Mo Zhu reminded softly.

Mu Qingyu pursed her lips, and said loudly: "I think you haven't closed your eyes all night, go back and rest first. I will ask someone to count your losses later, and I will make up for you when the time comes."

"Thank you, miss!" When the people in the courtyard heard this, their faces that were originally in mourning immediately smiled, and their attitude towards Mu Qingyu also changed, from indifference and doubt to joyful greeting.

"Mother Zhou, follow them and count their losses. Then you call someone who can talk to me in Zhuangzi." Mu Qingyu ordered.

"Yes." Mother Zhou went out.

Mu Jiayan on the side listened quietly, the smile on his face faded a lot.

Mu Qingyu glanced past Mu Jiayan, froze slightly, and asked, "Big brother, but what's wrong with my actions?"

Mu Jiayan pursed his lips, but did not speak.

Just as Mu Qingyu was about to say something, a person came in outside, claiming that Zhou's mother called him over.

"The old slave's surname is Lin, and he has been in this village for a long time. Everyone can listen to what the old slave says." Lin Bo said.

"Did everyone call you Uncle Lin?" Mu Qingyu seemed to have remembered something.

"Miss is right."

Only then did Mu Qingyu remember that her mother used to often mention Lin Bo to others, saying that he was the manager of Zhuangzi.

It's just that at that time, Mu Qingyu, like her mother, didn't like the smell of copper, and she was even more unwilling to get involved in these matters.

Mu Qingyu instantly felt that Lin Bo was much more amiable, "Lin Bo, do you know how the fire started?"

Lin Bo quickly waved his hand, "Miss calls Lao Nu like this, but Lao Nu can't bear it anymore, so Miss can call Lao Nu Lao Lin. I don't know the specific cause of the fire, but it must be in the house of Manager Xiao. I saw a sneaky figure near Guanshi Xiao's house."

Since there was no outsider in the room, Lin Bo did not hesitate to tell what he saw.

"Oh? Then do you know who that person is?"

Lin Bo shook his head helplessly: "Boss Xiao never liked us approaching his house, so this old slave didn't follow up to see him. But if I ask this old slave to meet that person again, he will definitely recognize him."

Mu Qingyu sighed in disappointment, and asked again: "How did the thieves get here? What did they steal?"

(End of this chapter)