"Wake up, don't sleep! There's a fire - come and put out the fire -"
In the middle of the night, a house in Beima Lane, Yingtian Prefecture suddenly caught fire. The flames soaring into the sky attracted the watchman.
As he beat the gong, he shouted to everyone in the alley.
"Oh, isn't this the Qiao family? How could such a good person be so angry!"
"Has anyone escaped?"
"Stop saying so many useless things, go home and get a bucket, get water and put out the fire!"
However, the fire at Qiao's house was so intense that even though the neighbors gathered to put out the fire, Qiao's house was still destroyed by the fire, and even the houses of the neighbors began to be gradually implicated.
When everyone saw that the situation was not good, they hurried to report it to the official.
Soon, the fire brigade with water hoses and various fire-fighting equipment also rushed over.
Although the emperor has now moved the capital to Shuntian Mansion, Yingtian Mansion is still the capital, and there are still many relatives of the emperor who did not move to Yingtian Mansion.
Therefore, even if the fire occurs only in civilian areas, the government still attaches great importance to it.
Who knows if there might be an outhouse of some royal relative living in those alleys. If someone is frightened and the wind blows from their pillow, the government cannot afford it.
With the help of professional pyrotechnics, the fire at Qiao's house was finally put out after more than half an hour.
At this time, the house had been basically burned to ashes, and most of the neighboring houses on the left and right were also burned down.
The pyrotechnics wore heavy cowhide boots and carried iron rods into the fire scene, looking for still-smoking fire points and searching for bodies.
Soon, four bodies, two large and two small, were found in the bedroom. It was basically confirmed that all four members of the family died in the fire.
"Amitabha, what is all this? Yesterday I saw Mrs. Qiao's wife coming out to wash clothes. Why did she disappear in the blink of an eye?"
"Oh, I asked Merchant Qiao to buy something for me before. I already gave him a deposit, but I haven't bought the things back yet. If he dies, I won't be able to get my deposit back!"
"Why are you talking like this? Such a big thing happened to the Qiao family, and you are still worried about your deposit. Please tell me, how much money did you give as a deposit?"
"Hey, why are you talking like this? It doesn't matter how much money you have. All of it is my hard-earned money. I'm not allowed to talk about it anymore!"
"Isn't this the same as the Qiao family being wiped out..."
As soon as these words came out, the neighbors who were still talking about it seemed to have been reminded of something, and they immediately shut up and remained silent.
Recently, Prince Ren's entanglement with the Qiao family's wife has caused a stir in the city. There are no people living in the same alley who don't know about it.
But because Mrs. Qiao is usually kind and honest, and this is not the first time Prince Ren has behaved like this, although there are some people who say unpleasant things behind her back, most people only think that the Qiao family
It was so unlucky that some people advised them to move back to their hometown as soon as possible.
The young couple of the Qiao family had actually packed up and were about to leave, but the salesman Qiao still had a lot of orders to finish and was ready to wrap up before leaving.
Who would have thought that after such a delay, something would happen suddenly.
Especially Aunt Sun, who lives opposite Qiao's house. When she heard this, she immediately remembered that when she got up last night, she seemed to find that the Qiao's yard was very bright, and there were people talking in the alley. Later, she seemed to hear the sound of horse hooves.
She was in a daze and didn't pay much attention. After going to the toilet, she went back to the house to sleep.
Unexpectedly, the Qiao family caught fire in the middle of the night. Could it be that Prince Ren forced the Qiao family to...
Aunt Sun didn't dare to think about it any more, let alone talk to the neighbors about this matter. She quickly said: "I have to go back and make breakfast for the old man. You all should do what you are supposed to do. Don't join in.
It’s at my doorstep.”
The neighbors in the alley had their own thoughts and soon dispersed and went home.
There were only two neighbors on the left and right of Qiao's house, looking at the burned-out house and crying without tears.
In Prince Ren's residence, Yun Xutong was preparing breakfast in his room, when the sound of rapid footsteps suddenly sounded outside the window.
"My slaves, please give your regards to the prince." The maids who were sweeping and preparing meals in the yard were also startled and hurriedly put down their things and knelt down to salute.
Yun Xutong was very surprised when he heard this. Prince Ren usually lived in another courtyard and never returned to the palace unless there were important events.
For Prince Ren, who did not even have a fiefdom, the only important things throughout the year were celebrating the New Year and worshiping ancestors.
Therefore, throughout the year, Yun Xutong would rarely meet Prince Ren more than five times.
He just came back during the day yesterday. He wanted to take a concubine but failed. Hong Kong said harsh words and left angrily. Why is he here again today?
Prince Ren's footsteps were fast and urgent, and he soon strode into the inner hall.
"You poisonous woman!" He pointed at Yun Xutong's nose and yelled, "If you tell the truth today, I will divorce you, a woman with a heart like a snake and a scorpion!"
Yun Xutong was coaxed to be happy by her son last night. Unexpectedly, as soon as Cai got up today, she was so angry by Prince Ren that she wanted to vomit a mouthful of blood.
"My lord, what happened so early in the morning? Are you going to divorce me and make way for your 'daughter of an innocent family' who is already married and has children?"
"You still said, you still have the nerve to say it!" Prince Ren pointed at her with a trembling hand, "Although I said some extreme words yesterday, you shouldn't be so cruel and ruthless, even when you are still an infant.
All the children are not spared!
"That's four lives! You still pretend to eat fast and recite Buddha's name every day. You must have recited it in the dog's belly! Aren't you afraid of being blamed by the Buddha for doing this!"
"Your Majesty, what are you talking about? What four lives, what infants?" Yun Xutong was confused by what he said, "You came back to the house so early in the morning just to accuse me of an unfounded crime, and then talk to me
Are you having a quarrel?"
"Last night, Sun Qiang's house was burned to the ground by a fire. Four members of the family were burned to death. Do you dare to say that it was not you?"
When Yun Xutong heard this, he was really angry and angry.
"Your Majesty, have you ever broken up someone outside in all these years? Apart from stopping you from bringing someone back to your home, have you ever taken care of it once?
"If I don't care about so many prostitutes and actors, how can I still have trouble with a married woman?"
"Stop pretending here. I just told you about Sun Qiang yesterday, and something happened to her family at night.
"I must have said that I wanted to divorce my wife yesterday, so you were so angry that you sent someone to take it out on Sun Qiang..."
At this time, Yun Xutong could no longer hear what Prince Ren was saying. She couldn't help but think of Li Ziting's words last night, and a bad premonition arose in her heart...
Prince Ren spoke for a long time and heard no response. When he looked up, he saw that Yun Xutong was distracted. He immediately became angry and stepped forward, grabbed her wrist and said, "Don't rely on your mother to choose the princess for me.
You don’t have to take this king seriously. Now that your mother has passed away, if I want to divorce you, then..."
Li Ziting rushed back after receiving the news. As soon as he entered the room, he saw Renta holding Yun Xutong and shaking him uncontrollably.
He suddenly became angry and rushed forward without hesitation, grabbing Prince Ren by the collar.