Chapter 7 Reappearance of the Fire
"Dead?" Peony was shocked when she heard the words, and her face turned pale in an instant. She rushed over and tried under Xiao Lingxiao's nose, and she was really out of breath.
How come! When the eldest lady gave her the package of medicine, she clearly said that it would take a few days to see the effect. How could she die after eating it?
At this time, Bao Ronger pulled the peony to the door of the house with a frightened face and said in a low voice, "This is amazing. There are only three of us in the yard. Now that the young lady is dead, I'm afraid you and I can't escape the blame! I can only find a way to find the protection of the abbots. Peony, what can you do? Will they kill you to pay for the young lady's life?
When the peony heard this, his whole body fell into an ice cave. She ran to Xiao Lingxiao in a panic and looked at it carefully. She was sure that Xiao Lingxiao was really out of breath, so she gritted her teeth and ran out.
When Bao Ronger saw her leave, she didn't chase her. She just smiled and turned around and asked, "Miss, do you think this girl will escape?"
When the words fell, Xiao Lingxiao, who was lying on the ground, suddenly opened his eyes and got up with a smile and patted off the dust. He just closed his breath and deceived the peony. He did not use the power of the divine wolf, which made Xiao Lingxiao very satisfied. Xiao Lingxiao had long expected that the food sent by the peony was poisonous, so she just made a look and didn't eat it at all.
"The dog that bites someone will definitely return to its owner first. Such a lowly maid as her can't get out of the door of the Prime Minister's mansion even if she wants to escape."
After saying this, Xiao Lingxiao took a look at the candlelight on the table, casually raised his hand and knocked over the candlestick, watched the flame get bigger little by little, and then slowly walked out with Bao Ronger. Xiao Lingxiao had already asked Bao Ronger to sneak a lot of lamp oil spilled on several rooms, so when they came to the corridor outside the courtyard, they looked back and found that the rooms in Rongliu Courtyard were already up.
At this time, he heard the sound of messy footsteps in the distance. Xiao Lingxiao turned his head and saw a group of maids surrounded by several gorgeously dressed women, and the peony also followed the crowd.
With the light of fire and the brilliance of the lanterns on the corridor, Xiao Lingxiao saw the appearance of the leading woman. She looked in her thirties, with elegant golden hairpin in her neat bun. The five years did not seem to leave much mark on her face. The corners of her eyes were slightly raised, and the arrogance in her eyes did not diminish at all. This is the lady who made her blind.
The first lady locked her eyebrows and came to Xiao Lingxiao, looked at Rong Liuyuan, and asked in disbelief, "Just now, Peony told me that you were dead... What's going on? What's going on in the yard?"
Xiao Lingxiao took a look at the peony, which had been scared and looked angry with a cold face. He asked the first lady, "Mother, didn't you int set fire in my Rongliu courtyard?"
"Fire?" The first lady was shocked and hurriedly asked her men to put out the fire.
People rushed to put out the fire in a panic, but Xiao Lingxiao and the eldest lady were still standing in the corridor facing each other. The eldest lady looked at the fire in Xiao Lingxiao's deep eyes, and immediately had a ominous feeling in her heart.
"Silly child, it is also common for people to walk in the water in the house. They are all too careless. How can it be said that I instructed people to set fire?" The eldest lady's tone was slightly reproachful. She stepped forward and took Xiao Lingxiao's hand and comforted her softly, "As long as you are fine, Lingxiao, your mother used to take care of you well. Don't blame your mother. Now that you have recovered, it is convenient to move around. From now on, you will go to your mother's place and have more contact with your brothers and sisters.
With that, the old lady rushed to the people behind her and motioned, and the two young women standing there reluctantly came over.
"This is your second sister Huanyu, and that's your third sister Huanxue. Do you remember?"
Xiao Lingxiao looked at the two women opposite him. They were twins and looked exactly the same. The facial features on the goose egg's face were very exquisite. The whole person was carefully carved like the most skillful craftsman. They were all beautiful. Xiao Huanyu looks more like the first lady, with incomparable arrogance in her eyes, while Xiao Huanxue has a cold feeling of rejecting people thousands of miles away, as if she despises all sentient beings and makes people unable to retreat.
Xiao Lingxiao doesn't remember the faces of these two people, but he doesn't remember what they have done to him. For so many years, the two of them have come to Rongliuyuan to bully Xiao Lingxiao. On the surface, they all look like girls, but only Xiao Lingxiao knows what these two people actually are.
"I can only hear the voices of the two sisters for so many years. Now at first sight, it is very different from what I thought." Xiao Lingxiao smiled and said coldly, "My mother was right just now. I have recovered. In the future, our sisters should walk more. I still remember the games that my two sisters played with me clearly, and we can play more happily in the future, right?"
In the past, Xiao Lingxiao was blind and dumb. She was often chased and beaten by the two of them. When Xiao Lingxiao knelt down and begged for mercy, they let the maids ride on her and crawl around.
Xiao Lingxiao has not forgotten these things.
When Xiao Huanyu and Xiao Huanxue heard Xiao Lingxiao's words, their faces turned pale and subconsciously turned their eyes to the old lady.
The old lady couldn't help but be shocked when she heard Xiao Lingxiao's words.
Xiao Lingxiao looked at the thick smoke rushing into the sky over there and said to the old lady with a smile, "I saw something I shouldn't have seen five years ago, so a big fire blinded my eyes. Today, the fire burned my residence. It seems that I shouldn't go back to the Prime Minister's mansion. Madam, what do you think we should do?
Xiao Lingxiao's words suddenly tightened the eldest lady's heart. What she was most afraid of Xiao Lingxiao's mention was the incident five years ago.
In this prime minister's mansion, there are too many things that can't be known by others, especially those things that happened to Xiao Lingxiao. The old lady's heart was secretly fierce. Before Xiao Lingxiao turned over, she must die!
Xiao Lingxiao felt the murderous spirit emanating from the eldest lady's body. She just smiled, while Bao Ronger around her clenched her fists, as if she could rush up and bite the throats of these people at any time. Xiao Lingxiao signaled her not to act rashly, and Bao Ronger hummed and lowered her head.
Rongliuyuan was burned down, and Xiao Lingxiao was naturally arranged to live somewhere else. The eldest lady thought about it until the end and decided to let someone clean up the Qinghe courtyard and give it to Xiao Lingxiao.
It took a few days to clean up the yard, so the old lady kindly took Xiao Lingxiao to her own yard to stay temporarily.
Although the eldest lady's yard is not the main courtyard, it is also spacious.
"Ring Xiao, you stay here for two days, and everything is up to your mother. After the Qinghe Courtyard will clean it up for you in a couple of days, you can choose a few more maids to follow you.
Hearing the eldest lady mention the maid, Xiao Lingxiao immediately answered and asked, "Mother, it's really strange to walk in Rongliuyuan. What should you do with that peony?"
The old lady's expression stiffened. Peony was her favorite maid. She was slapped back by the woman beside Xiao Lingxiao before. The old lady was already very distressed. Unexpectedly, she had poisoned Xiao Lingxiao and made a wrong. As for how the fire started, the eldest lady knew that it was probably the means used by Xiao Lingxiao.
"Peony is not considerate to serve the master, and I have less discipline. I will inquire about this matter in person. In other words, Xiao Lingxiao, don't ask any more questions.
Xiao Lingxiao naturally knew that the first lady was going to protect the peony, but she would not let go of the person who poisoned herself. Although the peony was instructed, since she did it, she had to bear the consequences. When she took Bao Ronger back to the wing, she heard Bao Ronger gritted her teeth and said, "Master, why don't we give them a horse!"
Xiao Lingxiao saw that she showed her sharp wolf teeth. She thought for a moment and nodded, "Be careful. My eldest lady and I have to calculate the account slowly. Don't startle the snake."
Bao Rong'er smiled and disappeared.
The next morning, as soon as the old lady got up, she heard a maid panic and reported that the peony was dead. When the eldest lady came to the back of the yard with the maids and saw the broken body, the eldest lady couldn't help but feel cold and stood for a long time before she came to her senses.
Although the old lady told people to secretly dispose of the body of the peony and not allow anyone to publicize it, Xiao Huanyu and Xiao Huanxue still quickly got the news and came here.
"Mother, this must have been done by Xiao Lingxiao!" Xiao Huanyu's beautiful face was full of anger. She was so angry that she kept turning around in the inner room, clenched her fist fiercely, and said angrily, "This bitch can't stay!" Mother, we have to find a way to get rid of her!"
Xiao Huanxue sat next to the Nanmu round table, and her expression was still cold. She looked up at her sister and said coldly, "Xiao Lingxiao was in the wing room in her mother's yard all night. What's more, she is just a weak woman. I'm afraid it's not easy to kill people here."
"It must be her! Who else can there be besides her!" Xiao Huanyu gritted his teeth and stared at Xiao Huanxue and roared.
Xiao Huanxue glanced at her and turned to the eldest lady and said, "Mother, we may have underestimated Xiao Lingxiao. She came back from the dead and disappeared for so many days. Maybe something happened."
The first lady frowned when she heard this, took a long sigh, and said for a long time, "The old lady and the master left her on the side of the fourth prince. They are not going to pay attention to her, so there is still time to get rid of her. Neither of you is allowed to interfere in this matter. I will do it when she moves back to Qingheyuan.
When Xiao Huanyu and Xiao Huanxue left the old lady's yard, they happened to see Xiao Lingxiao coming out of the room.
Xiao Lingxiao stood there smiling and looking at the twins who were as beautiful as porcelain dolls. He immediately recognized that it was Xiao Huanyu who stared at him fiercely, and Xiao Huanxue looked at himself coldly as if he seemed to think about it.
It seems that the matter of Peony has never happened. Xiao Lingxiao stayed in the eldest lady's yard for three days, and the Qinghe courtyard was cleaned up. Before leaving, the eldest lady chose a first-class maid and a first-class mother, four second-class maids for Xiao Lingxiao, as well as many rough maids and rough mothers. Because of the water in Rongliuyuan, Xiao Lingxiao's poor belongings were gone, so the first lady specially arranged some clothes and jewelry for Xiao Lingxiao. They all took it to Qingheyuan.
After settling down, Bao Ronger checked the clothes and jewelry one by one, and finally came to a conclusion, shabby.
Xiao Lingxiao agreed with this conclusion very much, so the two discussed it and decided to find an opportunity to get some money back.