The emperor's uncle is the only favorite: the mysterious doctor's crazy concubine is going

Chapter 279 Arson
  Aunt Yuan almost jogged all the way.
  After finishing one sentence, he took a deep breath before continuing: "There is indeed something on the holly tree. My slave has carefully identified it. It should be lard!"
  It was within Shen Zhuoxi's expectation.
  She had already guessed that it must be some kind of oil.
  "Lard?" Shen Zhuoxi didn't say anything, and Dragonfly asked suspiciously: "Why do you put lard on the holly tree?"
  "Insects and ants are easy to enter the house in summer. Applying lard on the trees can attract all the insects and ants. When enough is enough, we can get insecticide potion to catch them all." Aunt Yuan said, quite strangely.
  "I have used this method in the past years, but after being exposed to the sun, the smell of lard is very unpleasant. The old lady always feels that the smell is boring, so Jinganyuan rarely uses it."
  Shen Zhuoxi smiled: "Since it is rarely used, who is in charge of using it today?"
  Aunt Yuan didn't know either: "I started doing all kinds of chores early in the morning. No one gave me instructions. It's probably that the entire Grand Master's Mansion was weeding out insects. For a while, I forgot about the rules of Jing'an Garden and did them all."
  "And judging by his technique, he must be a novice."
  Huizhi asked curiously: "Aunt Yuan can even tell the difference between a novice and an expert?"
  "Isn't this simple?" Mother Yuan said in a rather proud tone: "To remove insects with lard, you only need to apply it on one tree. However, the holly tree over there in Jing'an Court and the rose branches under the wall of the west courtyard are all covered with oil. Going up a level.”
  "You're not a newbie, could you be someone else?"
  Shen Zhuoxi guessed more and more firmly. Before she could speak, Aunt Yuan was about to leave: "Second Miss, I'll go find the housekeeper first and deal with it quickly."
  "Otherwise, the old lady will definitely lose her temper when she wakes up."
  "No need to ask the housekeeper." Shen Zhuoxi stopped him: "This matter is not a mistake made by a novice at all, but a deliberate move!"
  Aunt Yuan didn't understand what she meant and said with a sneer: "Second Miss, there have been a lot of things going on recently. You can't just scare people with all your strength. Who would deliberately smear lard on someone else?"
  "The sky is dry and things are dry, and oil can support combustion. If the wind blows again at night, the fire will engulf Jing'an Garden in an instant." Shen Zhuoxing's fingers tapped lightly on the table.
  "The old lady is not in good health. I will definitely go to take care of you. Then I will catch them all."
  Aunt Yuan was frightened by her words and took a step back, stumbling and saying, "Are you just making random guesses about who would do such a thing?"
  "Whether it is yes or no, won't we find out tonight?" Shen Zhuoxi snorted coldly: "At this point, does Aunt Yuan still think Shen Zehuan is innocent?"
  Aunt Yuan's body was shaking like chaff, she didn't dare to answer.
  After waiting for a while, he stammered: "No, this matter involves serious matters. I can't make the decision. I have to go back and tell the old lady..."
  "The old lady is not in good health. Telling her will only increase the burden." Shen Zhuoxi narrowed his eyes and said, "If you believe me, there is a way."
  Aunt Yuan was confused and asked tentatively: "What?"
  "Go back and pretend nothing happened." Shen Zhuoxi stood up, found an incense candle from the cabinet at the back, and said, "Put this point on the old lady's bedside, saying it will remove the smell in the house. of."
  "The rest is just waiting for the night to adapt to changes!"
  Aunt Yuan was doubtful, and the hand holding the incense candle kept shaking: "Second Miss, can it be done? What can this thing do if it catches fire?"
  Shen Zhuoxi stared at the incense candle and laughed: "To verify my conjecture, this thing plays a vital role. Don't worry, I will go to Jing'an Garden too."
  "Could I have guessed that I would let myself be burned to death together?"
  Aunt Yuan felt a little relieved and returned to Jing'an Garden to light the incense candles according to Shen Zhuoxi's instructions.
  During this period, a maid did ask curiously, and Aunt Yuan answered according to Shen Zhuoxi's instructions.
  The old lady woke up, drank water once, and fell asleep again, and everything was fine.
  Seeing that the laxative didn't work, the maid in green clothes added some more water to the water. During dinner, the old lady had a stomachache again.
  This time it was worse than before, with vomiting and diarrhea that couldn't be stopped at all.
  In a panic, Aunt Yuan sent someone to invite Shen Zhuoxi over.
  Shen Zhuoxi knew in advance that Shen Zehuan had taken the laxative, but the show hadn't started yet, so she didn't reveal it. She just asked her maid to boil the medicine according to the previous recipe and bring it to her.
  The old lady's face looked even more terrifying than before. In just half a day, she became haggard and haggard.
  Shen Zhuoxi was taking care of them, but they couldn't go to dinner. There were many people in the Shen Zishan brothers, so the two families couldn't be left alone. Shen Zehuan and Shen Xinjiao naturally didn't come over, and they were playing hostess at the dinner table.
  If Shen Zhuoxi guessed correctly, now is a good time to set a fire.
  Most of the servants also went to eat, leaving only a few maids. Shen Heshan would be back later...
  Sure enough, the old lady, master and servant, Shen Zhuoxi, and three maids were the only ones left in the house. The maid in green clothes took an incense burner, put it in an inconspicuous corner, and then turned around and left.
  After a while, a faint scent of pear blossoms filled the whole room.
  Aunt Yuan was still wondering: "What kind of fragrance is this? Why have I never smelled it before?"
  "This is Mixiang." Shen Zhuoxi looked at the people working behind him and whispered: "They all fell to the ground and pretended to be unconscious."
  Shen Zhuoxi was certain that the only maid in green clothes in the house was bribed by Shen Zehuan, otherwise the other three maids would have escaped by now!
  Upon hearing her instructions, the maids felt strange, but Aunt Yuan had already closed her eyes and fell down according to Shen Zhuoxi's words, so they did not dare to ask any more questions.
  Shen Zhuoxi lay on the bedside pretending to be dizzy, eyes narrowed slightly.
  From her angle, she happened to see the maids in green clothes enter the door, test it out, close the windows one by one, and quickly lock the door and go out...
  After a while, the smell of smoke came from outside the house, mixed with the smell of burning lard.
  Aunt Yuan stood up almost immediately and exclaimed: "Second Miss, it's really on fire!"
  "What are you afraid of? The three of you get up and work together to lift the old lady!" Shen Zhuoxi stood up unhurriedly and said in a calm tone: "Be more careful and don't bump into her."
  Through the thin window lattice, you can already see the fire outside, which is obviously burning very fast.
  Hui Zhi went to the door and looked at it, then whispered: "The door is locked!"
  "The pillar should be ready." Shen Zhuo quickly opened the window at the back and said, "Hurry up, or you'll really be burned to death."
  Fortunately, the maid only focused on closing the window and didn't think of locking it from the outside, otherwise she would really get into trouble.
  As he spoke, the fire had spread from the yard to the door.
  Opening the window, a wave of heat was approaching. Shen Zhuoxi asked the maids to work together to carry the old lady to the rearmost courtyard wall.
  There was always a large tank half as tall as a man, which was usually filled with water to put out fires. The old lady thought it didn't look good, so she ordered people to put lotus flowers in it.
  The tank was heavy with water, and the maids had to lift the old lady but they couldn't help. Shen Zhuoxi and the three of them, Aunt Hui Zhiyuan, gave up their efforts and saw how many people were being burned by the fire before they finally lifted the tank. The water tank was opened.
  The water, flowers and mud in the tank leaked all over the floor, covering several people. Fortunately, they were able to move away after the tank broke.
  Behind the tank, there is a dog hole that has been widened...
  (End of this chapter)