Chapter 120: It's not congratulations, it's a knife stabbing her heart
Chapter 120: It's not congratulations, it's a knife stabbing her heart
Xie Lan had a bad feeling and asked Tiechui to rush back at full speed.
She could tell from two streets away that the fire was coming from her Tinglan Pavilion.
His left hand quickly formed the Five Thunder Seal, and he held the talisman in his right hand and cast a spell, "Master Taiyuan Hao is the essence of thunder and fire, gathering Yin and Yang to guard the Thunder City. Guan Bo ascended to the Yuan Court with wind and fire, and the wind and lightning raised ghosts. Piaozhu Taihua ordered the public guests, and the God has ordered them to act quickly. The Yang is collected and the rain falls in an instant..."
As the rain-praying spell was recited, almost in the blink of an eye, large dark clouds rolled in with a strong wind, followed by heavy rain falling from the sky, pouring towards the Xie Mansion.
The fire that rose into the air was extinguished in an instant.
There was a flood in Xie's mansion, and a group of people gathered at the door to watch the fun. They were wondering why the heavy rain came at such a timely moment, when they saw a carriage galloping towards them from a distance.
As the maid driving the carriage pulled the reins, a Taoist nun came out of the carriage.
Xie Lan glanced at the crowd and his eyes fell on the closed door.
"Hammer."
The master and servant have had a tacit understanding for many years, and Tiechui knows what Xie Lan means without her saying much.
He took three or two steps forward and kicked the door.
With a loud bang, the door of Xie Mansion fell to the ground for the second time.
Xie Lan didn't even bother to look at it, he just stepped on the door and strode in.
Outside Tinglan Pavilion, everyone from the old lady to the maids and servants were surprised that the fire was put out. But when they heard the familiar knocking sound, everyone's heart trembled.
Could this sound be the door being torn down by the young lady again?
Just when they were feeling uneasy, they saw Xie Lan walking towards them quickly, and their faces changed instantly.
Nanny Zhao's heart was beating wildly. She had a premonition that the Xie family might be finished this time.
Xie Lan looked around the crowd expressionlessly, but didn't see Aunt Zhang. Just as he was about to go in to look for her, he heard hurried footsteps behind him.
When Xie Lan turned around and saw that the person coming was Nanny Zhang, he felt relieved.
Before she could even open her mouth, Liu had already shouted angrily, "You old woman, as the manager of Tinglan Pavilion, you didn't stay in the courtyard properly, but left your post without permission, causing the fire in Tinglan Pavilion. Come, drag her away and beat her to death."
"Hey, this nanny just went out to buy vegetables. It can't be considered as abandoning her post without permission. Why should she be beaten to death?" Nanny Zhang had just returned from going out. When she saw a fire in the mansion, she ran all the way back and didn't even bother to pick up the vegetables she bought.
Fortunately, a kind-hearted lady saw it and picked it up for her and brought it over.
Last time, Xie Lan asked the second wife to pay 10,000 or 20,000 yuan in compensation, and the second wife is still angry and heartbroken. When she heard that Lan Pavilion was in trouble, she was the happiest.
Hearing someone speak up for Aunt Zhang, he couldn't help but sneer, "As a servant, you don't stay in the mansion properly, but run outside all the time. You deserve to be beaten to death.
Fortunately, it was only Tinglan Pavilion that was burned. If the whole house caught fire, or even someone died, not to mention Mrs. Zhang, even the eldest lady would not be able to bear the consequences. "
"Miss, I am not trying to shirk my responsibility. The reason I left the house was because Butcher Zhang did not deliver meat today, so I wanted to go out and buy some.
Moreover, the fire today was strange. Before I left the house, there was no light on in Tinglan Pavilion, and even the small kitchen was not lit, so it should not have been a fire in Tinglan Pavilion. "
Nanny Zhang has been with Xie Lan for many years. She is loyal and always does things carefully, so Xie Lan naturally would not doubt her.
Everyone in Xie's house discovered that her Tinglan Pavilion was on fire, but Liu and Peng did not order the servants to help put out the fire.
Instead, he wanted to take the opportunity to get rid of the only nanny by her side. What a good plan.
Xie Lan ignored what Liu and the Second Madam said, and just ordered, "Madam, get up. Go to the warehouse with Tiechui first to see what has been burned."
"Yes, young lady." Nanny Zhang also knew that her indenture contract was in Xie Lan's hands. No matter what mistakes she made, only Xie Lan could punish her.
Nanny Zhang and Tiechui returned soon, both with grim expressions on their faces, "Miss, everything in the storeroom has been burned."
Not only the warehouse was on fire, but Xie Lan's dormitory was also burned beyond recognition.
Xie Lan already felt that today's fire was strange, and when he saw that the three-layer black lacquer box where he kept his valuables was burned to ashes, he felt that something was fishy.
It is not surprising that the silver bills in the box were burned, but how could the box of gold and silver given by Mr. Shen from Yushi Town be completely burned?
This might be because someone had set their eyes on her property and not only stole it, but also set it on fire in an attempt to cover up the truth.
It seems that she was too kind to the people of the Xie family, allowing them to dare to ride on her head and shit on her.
Seeing Xie Lan's cold face, the old lady frowned deeply, "Besides the things in the storehouse, what else was burned?" "All my banknotes, gold bars, silver ingots and jewelry."
"All gone?" The old lady screamed in pain, her eyes went dark, and if Zhao Ma hadn't helped her quickly, she would have almost fallen.
Although what was burned were Xie Lan's property, in the old lady's heart, she had already regarded those things as her own.
If she hadn't thought of a solution, she would have taken the money from Xie Lan long ago.
The old lady was unwilling to believe it at first, but when she went in and saw the dormitory that had been burned beyond recognition, it hurt more than if her heart had been dug out.
"Why did they all burn?"
Xie Lan watched coldly. The old lady’s heartache was real. It seemed that the person who did it could be eliminated.
Liu frowned, "All burned? Nothing left? That's not right, Lan girl. I remember you collected a box of gold and silver in Yushi Town. Those could only be burned at best. How could there be nothing left?"
"I also want to know how a simple fire could burn up the gold and silver."
"Girl Lan, I know that Aunt Zhang has served you for many years and you trust her. But I'm afraid there is something fishy about what happened today. We still have to try her."
Besides Tiechui, there was only Nanny Zhang serving Xie Lan, and the two of them were her right-hand men. The Second Madam wished that they would become estranged from each other.
He said sarcastically, "I'm afraid some people stole the goods and secretly transported them out of the house, but are pretending to be innocent here.
He also wants to pin the blame on us and make us all pay compensation.”
Xie Lan ignored the Second Madam's words of sowing discord. Nanny Zhang had been with her for many years and she knew exactly what kind of person she was.
Nanny Zhang would not steal her money, but Liu and Peng would be the most likely ones.
After all, since she returned home, she had taken more than 20,000 taels of money from Liu and the second wife, and also robbed Xie Ying's yard.
She went to Liu's room and took away three thousand taels the night before. Liu and Peng must have been thinking day and night about how to get the money back from her.
Xie Lan's eyes swept across the two people's faces slowly, but the fingers that were calculating under his long sleeves suddenly paused.
"Aunt San, where's Uncle San?"
"Today is not a day off, so your third uncle is naturally on duty at the Imperial Hospital." Zhu was wondering why Xie Lan suddenly asked about Xie Dahe.
Suddenly, Xie Lan said, "Congratulations, Third Aunt. Congratulations, Third Aunt."
Zhu looked puzzled. "What are you congratulating me for? Could it be that Lan girl is talking nonsense because she is upset?"
"Ah, Aunt San, don't you know that today is the full moon day of Uncle San's concubine's son."
Zhu's expression twisted. Was this congratulations? This was like stabbing her in the heart with a knife.
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