Beautiful step by step

Chapter 96

"Fire, cousin, it's on fire."

Wei Wei sniffled, trying to identify where the burning smell came from.A Tong, who was teaching Gu Yu and Li Qiu to read on the long table behind her, stood up in horror and said tremblingly behind her.

Following her line of sight, Wei Wei turned his head and looked back. The desk was calm just now, and the fire spread rapidly along the desk, and it was about to burn down to the account book that the stone fought hard to keep.

Without even thinking about it, Wei Wei rushed over and threw all the unburned account books on the ground.Unexpectedly, the situation was not good but would be bad. As soon as the account book touched the ground, it seemed like a madman, and the body was natural.In desperation, she could only pick up two books as much as possible and put them in her hands.

Turning her head, she ordered to the four people who were stunned behind her:

"A Yun first asked Uncle, Mother and Brother Ding to hide, Ah Tong... No, you are not familiar with the road, Gu Yu went to the Youzhou government office and asked the adults to bring people to put out the fire, and the rest of the people went to the yard to fetch water Extinguishing."

After receiving the order, the dazed group of four started busy nonstop as if waking up from a dream.

Wei Wei held the account book behind her back, her nose twitched again, she always felt that there was an unusual smell in the air.Like a stink?Thinking of this, her pupils shrank slightly.Seeing Mother Wei who was coming from the East Wing, she took her hand without even thinking about it.

"Mom, run, the farther you run, the better."

Regardless of other things, she poked the most important account book into her arms, and she didn't even have time to pull up her shoes, and ran directly to the gate of the courtyard.

"Don't put out the fire, and don't bother with the things in the yard. Run, as far as you can."

Seeing that everyone was hesitant, she gave the order to die: "If anyone doesn't run away, I'll sell him to a brothel later, and if you don't want to die miserably, run as hard as you can."

The deterrent force of the word "brothel" is definitely strong enough, and Gu Yu, who was the most persecuted, ran away like a jerk.That reaction was more flexible than when he first entered the grassland and encountered horse thieves.

"Cousin, if you run with your uncle on your back, you must at least run out of this street."

Ding Youde, who was the last remaining, was the most knowledgeable about current affairs, put the blueprint and lock cylinder in his arms, and ran outside without thinking.Together with the rest of the maids and servants, a dozen or so people in the yard, and the horse Qianli who had foreseen the danger and had already run away, they started their escape for thousands of miles on the wide streets of Youzhou City.

Before escaping to the next street, there was a huge roar from the back, the roof was completely lifted off by the shock wave and thrown into the air, and the group of people were also thrown to the ground by the heat wave.Wei Wei's already light body jumped forward, and just fell on the horse's back.

The moment they fell, the Northwest Army in golden armor took neat steps to occupy the main road in front of the palace.

Sheng Jia, who was originally scheduled to arrive the day after tomorrow, arrived two days earlier.

Of course, before the fire spread to half of the city, Wei Wei and everyone in the courtyard, not even the horses, were escorted by the Northwest Army to the adjacent Youzhou government office.Seeing them, Governor Chu looked serious, and Governor Yuan, who always greeted people with a smiling face like a Maitreya Buddha, also stretched his chubby face.

Walking up to her, a thin layer of sweat broke out on the forehead of Governor Yuan: "Everyone knows Mrs. Yan is virtuous, but knowing that the holy car will collapse in two days, why do you still make a kitchen fire?"

"I?"

Wei Wei, who was led by the Northwest Army to kneel down, stood up, straightened his back, with an expression of a dog on his face.

"Xianhui? Governor Yuan please don't put gold on my face. Officials in Youzhou and Liangzhou, no one knows that our family is an adult who is in charge of three meals a day. I am also wondering, just now I taught my younger brother to read and write. Cultivate sentiment, and suddenly the ground caught fire. If I hadn’t escaped quickly, I’m afraid I’d be dead.”

After she finished speaking, she paused, her face was full of indignation: "At any rate, Ah Heng was personally entrusted by the Holy Majesty, and the two of us have registered in front of the Emperor, and Ah Heng still has the emperor's secret decree on him. In case I react Slow down, what will the emperor think when you bring up a life lawsuit today?"

In order to welcome the arrival of Shengjia, all the main officials of Youzhou and Liangzhou gathered in the government office of Youzhou for the last temporary planning meeting.

At this moment, the Inspector Yuan and Inspector Chu stood behind him, covered with organdy gauze crowns.After listening to her, the half of Liangzhou City was dark and nodded seriously, admitting that there was indeed a secret decree.

Inspector Chu said with a straight face, "Sheng Jia will be here soon."

"Ah, so you are here."

Yan Heng, who had not been seen for a long time, ran from outside with sweat on his face. There were streaks of dust and dirt on the official robe that had no wrinkles at all, and his body was full of smoke and fire.

Seeing her in person, he rushed over and grabbed her sleeve, as if to confirm if she was an illusion.

"It's a good thing you're fine."

Wei Wei's serious face instantly softened: "I'm fine, everyone is fine. Just now I smelled a strange smell and felt something was wrong, so I asked everyone to escape. The clothes were a little dirty, because they were knocked down by the blast wave It just fell."

"It's fine," Yan Heng said happily, "what's going on? I just finished my errands, and before I got home, I saw the flames over there. When I rushed to the door, I was stopped by my colleagues from the Northwest Army, saying that all of you They are all in the government office."

Wei Wei shrugged, with an innocent face on his face: "We were taken as kitchen arsonists who deliberately disrupted the pick-up, and we were escorted in with spears."

Yan Heng's face was full of disbelief: "How is it possible, the kitchen is so full of fireworks, Ah Mao never goes in."

In the spacious hall of the government office, Yan Heng had a natural look on his face.Although the situation was a bit urgent, seeing Yan Heng's 24-year-old meekness towards his wife, everyone who was originally serious and nervous couldn't help feeling strongly unrealistic.

Yan Zhenfu, where is your toughness as a man?And what about the majesty of an official?
The gentleman is far away from the kitchen!

Everyone's thick complaints were about to turn into substance, and the only Inspector Chu who remained sober asked: "Mrs. Yan just said, do you feel something is wrong?"

Inspector Chu's muscular figure, as well as the chilling aura cultivated in the army all year round, rushed towards her.A pair of countless sharp eyes looked at her burningly.

"Sudden fire for no reason, most people would panic and lose their way. Why did Mrs. Yan have such a precise judgment?"

The seductive meaning in his words was so straightforward, it was almost obvious that she planned this fire, so she had foreseen it long ago.

The unrealistic feeling of the officials in the government office turned into solemnity in an instant, and nearly a hundred pairs of eyes collectively looked at Wei Wei.Yan Heng subconsciously stood in front of her, bearing most of the doubtful pressure alone.

"I've always been calmer than others, so what good is this fire doing to me?"

"Let's not think about the benefits. Someone has to be responsible for such a big mistake in picking up the driver."

Behind Governor Chu, all the officials nodded seriously.The situation was very unfavorable to them, Wei Wei's pupils shrank slightly.She has never been able to see through the governor of Chu. The old fox suddenly became friendly before, and now he will be angry again. What kind of medicine is he selling in his gourd?

She doesn't know the mystery behind all these changes, but she understands very well that she must not just take the blame today.

"Chu Inspector means that he wants me to take this responsibility indiscriminately?"

The governor of Chu showed helplessness: "Time is running out, and we must check it out afterwards. But now it can only be like this temporarily, after all, the fire will not start for no reason."

Won't it catch fire for no reason?Reports of Shengjia's approach came frequently, and even if the fire could be extinguished, the strong smell of burning in the air would not go away.Even if the emperor does not pursue this matter, other officials accompanying him will inevitably mention it.Time is running out, and a scapegoat must be found before picking up the car.Yan Heng, who has been in office for less than two months and whose foundation is still shallow, is the best choice.What's more, the fire happened in his house, and there was no need to find any reason. Most people were convinced by Governor Chu's words.

For a while, Wei Wei could only smile wryly, even if she could think of a reason to defend herself, would it be meaningful to say it?

"Is there a secret passage under the Youzhou Palace?"

The latter sentence came from Uncle Wei, which no one expected.Ever since he was escorted in, Uncle Wei, who had a dark complexion and a slightly stooped figure, completely looked like a farmer, was completely ignored as a background board.

Although he spoke, he still kept his head down and hid in the dark. Most of the officials who couldn't figure out the situation were thinking about the meaning of this sentence.The only one present at the scene who was sure that there was a secret passage underground in the Youzhou Palace was so surprised that he was anxiously looking for the source of the sound.

Wei Wei knew the origin of Uncle Wei, Wei Xiang was the architect of this city back then.Although the craftsmen know the details, each of them is only responsible for a part.There is absolutely no one who knows better than Wei Xiang what is in this city.The Wei family said that there is a secret way, so there must be one.

Even though the layout of the city has changed over the years, Wei Wei is sure that the secret road has never been changed, seeing Yuan Cishi's sudden change of expression.

Taking a step forward, she stood parallel to Yan Heng, her face full of sarcasm: "After all, the fire does not start for no reason? Right, Mr. Chu Governor. Everyone wonders why the fire will start from the ground. Now the reason has been found. It turns out that It was the rats below who set the fire on purpose."

Word by word, she showed the coercion of the former female president, and glanced at the officials of the two states with organdy veil hats behind her, and as expected, she saw a few nervous people among them.

"It seems that the truth of this matter will come to light." Wei Wei looked at Governor Yuan with a smile, "It's really interesting. I didn't expect that under Governor Yuan's rule, there would be such subordinate officials in Youzhou City."

In a short period of time, the expression on Yuan Cishi's fat face, which was not easy to make vivid expressions, changed again and again.From the doubts when the governor of Chu pushed the suspicion on her, to the shock after the secret passage of Youzhou was revealed, in the end there was an unexpected firmness.

Glancing backwards, Governor Yuan's face was gloomy: "The holy driver is only five miles away from Youzhou City. If you continue to argue and delay the pick-up, it is a serious crime that no one can shirk."

After finishing speaking, he looked at the governor of Chu: "The governor of Chu avoids the important and ignores the trivial. I appreciate your kindness. But Yan Zhenfu is in charge of the emperor's secret decree, which is equivalent to an imperial envoy. If the truth has not been found out, it is wrong to convict him rashly. appropriate."

Everyone was arguing about this meeting, and the temperature in the government office gradually increased.After Governor Yuan finished speaking, a ray of flames even appeared at the threshold.

"It's hard for the Holy Majesty not to see it now. As the first house that caught fire, Mrs. Yan has to go with her to pick it up."

(End of this chapter)