Daughter of aristocratic family

Chapter 361 Fire
Just when Yun Hao was dizzy while investigating the case, a fire broke out in Prince Zuo's Mansion. The fire master rushed to the Prince's Mansion and saw the flames soaring into the sky, lighting up the night sky, thick smoke billowing, and the air was filled with an unpleasant burnt smell. smell.

Firefighters immediately organized manpower and worked hard to put out the fire, but the fire was too intense and difficult to control.

In the chaos, people from the county palace ran around in panic, shouting for help.

Zhao Wangshu, who was two blocks away, was awakened and asked in a loud voice: "Who is keeping watch? What happened outside?"

The ones keeping vigil were Lan Fen and Bai Rong. After hearing her question, they lit the candlesticks and came in and said, "It seems there was a fire."

Zhao Wangshu stood up, put on her clothes, opened all the windows, and looked outside. She saw a fire not far away soaring into the sky, turning half of the sky red. She was surprised, "Such a big fire, I wonder where it started?"

Lan Fen and Bai Rong also came over to take a look. In the dark night, they couldn't see where the fire broke out. "It's such a big fire. I wonder if anyone was injured?"

"If the fire master leaves in time, he should be able to save people, right?" Zhao Wangshu said uncertainly.

"It's such a hot summer, and there's no fire, how could it catch fire? It's so strange." Bai Rong said puzzledly.

Lan Fen rolled her eyes, "Everyone at night would shout, it's dry, be careful with the candle. It's a hot summer, there's nothing strange about a fire."

"I wonder if the little guy was woken up?" Zhao Wangshu said and went to the next room to see his son.

The little guy had been woken up, but he didn't cry. The wet nurse was holding him and coaxing him to continue sleeping.

The little guy who was just woken up was very energetic now, with his big round eyes open and humming.

"Is he hungry?" Zhao Wangshu walked over and asked.

"This slave has already fed the young master and also peed on the young master." The wet nurse handed the little guy into Zhao Wangshu's hands.

Zhao Wangshu kissed his forehead and sniffed him, "My dear boy, it smells like milk."

The little guy seemed to know that this was his mother, and he hid in her arms obediently and stopped whining.

Zhao Wangshu smiled, "My dear boy, do you want me to put you to sleep?"

She patted the little guy gently and hummed a nursery rhyme.

The little guy fell asleep quickly and began to breathe evenly.

Zhao Wangshu carefully placed him on the bed, told the wet nurse to take good care of him, and then returned to the room.

Lan Fen and Bai Rong helped her get on the bed and went to cover the window, "Young madam, the fire over there has dimmed. The fire should be extinguished soon."

"That's good. The fire won't spread. Don't look at it. Go to sleep." Zhao Wangshu closed his eyes.

Lan Fen and Bai Rong went out with candlesticks, and the light in the room dimmed.

The next day, as soon as Zhao Wangshu finished his breakfast, Yao Shanzhi came, "Yue'er, do you know where the fire broke out last night?"

Zhao Wangshu shook his head, "I don't know, where did the fire start?"

Lady Qiao asked Qiao Ni to go out to inquire about the news, but Qiao Ni hasn't come back yet.

"Prince Zuojun's Mansion." Yao Shanzhi took the tea cup handed by the maid and took a few sips of tea.

Zhao Wangshu frowned slightly, "Are there any casualties?"

"I heard that Ma Qiaoqiao was burned to death."

Zhao Wangshu took a breath, "Could it be a misinformation?"

Although she didn't like Ma Qiaoqiao very much, she didn't want her to die so miserably.

"The body was burned beyond recognition. It was only when the maid next to Ma Qiaoqiao recognized the jade pendant she was wearing that she was sure that Ma Qiaoqiao was burned to death."

Zhao Wangshu pouted, "How can you be sure if you use a jade pendant to confirm your identity? What if Ma Qiaoqiao gave the jade pendant to a certain maid." "What you say makes sense, but the body is not Ma Qiaoqiao's. Whose could it be?" Yao Shanzhi put down the tea cup and looked at her seriously.

Zhao Wangshu blinked, "How do I know?"

"Yue'er, you are idle anyway, let's discuss it carefully." Yao Shanzhi said with great interest.

Since Qin Youzi became the princess of Baojun, they haven't played in the board game hall for a long time.

Zhao Wangshu smiled and nodded, "Okay, let's discuss it."

"If Ma Qiaoqiao was not burned to death, where would she be?"

"He took advantage of the chaos and left the house." Zhao Wangshu guessed.

"What's the reason for her escape? She really wanted to enter Prince Zuojun's palace, how could she be willing to leave?"

Zhao Wangshu thought for a while, "Could it be that after she entered Prince Zuo's palace, she found that her life was far different from what she imagined. But as the concubine of the prince, she couldn't ask Prince Zuo to give her a concubine letter. Able to escape to death."

"But there is no one in the Ma family anymore. Where can she go after she escapes from the house?" Yao Shanzhi asked the question.

"Is it possible that she didn't escape on her own initiative, but that someone took her hostage?" Zhao Wangshu raised another possibility.

"What's the use of holding her hostage? A disgraced concubine trapped in the back house with no one in her family and no children." Yao Shanzhi asked with a frown.

"The princess of Zuojun is dead, and the concubine is also dead. Will anyone take the opportunity to say that the prince of Zuojun killed his wife and hindered his concubine?" Zhao Wangshu asked.

Now it was Yao Shanzhi's turn to take a breath, "There is a big conspiracy behind this fire."

"These are all our speculations. There is no evidence to prove it. There is no need to discuss it further." Zhao Wangshu ended the topic.

Yao Shanzhi nodded, "Let's talk about food."

"I heard that Jinzunlou has launched a new dish. Have you tried it?" Zhao Wangshu asked.

"No, when you are out of confinement, let's go eat together." Yao Shanzhi raised an eyebrow, "Yue'er, can I treat you well?"

Zhao Wangshu arched his eyebrows and smiled, "You have always been very kind to me."

"We are friends, we are sisters, and I am still your son's godmother." Yao Shanzhi said with a genuine smile.

While they were talking, Qiaoni came back. Seeing Yao Shanzhi there, she hesitated to speak.

"Tell me, the county master also wants to know." Zhao Wangshu said with a smile.

"My servant inquired that the place where the fire broke out in the Prince's Mansion yesterday was Concubine Ma's yard. Before the fire, someone saw someone carrying something into the yard."

"Wait, someone is carrying something into the yard, not someone carrying something out of the yard?" Yao Shanzhi asked.

"What the slave asked was that someone was carrying something into the yard. What I didn't find out was that someone was carrying something out of the yard." Qiao Ni replied.

"Keep talking." Yao Shanzhi urged.

Qiao Ni continued: "My servant also found out that the county prince was not in the mansion when the fire broke out. It was the servants who woke up at night who discovered the fire."

In the middle of the night, Prince Zuo was not sleeping in the mansion. Where did he go?
This is another thought-provoking question worth pursuing.

Qiao Ni added: "They said the fire was so big because someone poured kerosene on the yard."

Yao Shanzhi and Zhao Wangshu looked at each other, someone really set the fire on fire!

who can that be?

Is the purpose of burning Concubine Ma really what Zhao Wangshu speculated?
If it is true, then in a few days, there will be rumors that Prince Zuojun restrained his wife and hindered his concubines.