Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 179 Arson

A smell of tung oil wafted out of the empty house.

Jiang Yong and Lin Zhixiao's family crouched and hid behind a clump of banana trees. They looked at each other and then quietly walked away, leaving Shan Xiaoshan staring at the house.

Everything is normal in the Lin Mansion.

But in the evening, Daiyu and Tanchun, who had been eating dinner separately for the past few days, ate together and went for a walk in the garden together.

Then they went to Miaoyu's place to drink tea, and finally they stayed together in the main courtyard.

Daiyu and Tanchun seemed to be very happy chatting, and it was not until the second watch that they blew out the lights and went to bed at the urging of the maids.

Nearing three o'clock in the morning, four night watchwomen walked around the inner courtyard, yawning and chatting.

When they reached the empty room, he said, "The third young lady and our master are really good friends. Yesterday, the Queen Mother gave her a tutor, and today she insisted on staying with the young lady. Could it be that she was tired of being scolded and went to cry to our master?"

Several people laughed and then went on to talk about Tanchun:

"Speaking of these three girls, they are like sparrows that have flown to the branches and turned into real phoenixes!"

"If she wasn't our master, how could she enter the palace and see the Queen Mother? In the end, it's just borrowing her privilege!"

"That can't be said. The Third Miss has to be a good person herself before our master is willing to lend a hand."

"In fact, the Queen Mother felt sorry for the Third Miss. Otherwise, the Queen Mother's adopted daughter would be given the title of County Princess, but our mistress, who seemed to be a bystander, was given the title of Princess?"

"That's right! In fact, the Queen Mother is trying to ask for a title for our master, and to help the third young lady find a way to live."

"I heard that the third lady's biological aunt is still alive?"

"What's the point of living? She is a servant of the Jia family! The third lady has nothing to do with the Jia family now, so how can she still have any relationship with her?"

"The Queen Mother has said that the county lady has only one mother, and she has only one daughter. Doesn't this mean that the Jia family should stay out of it?"

The old women walked away while gossiping.

In the empty room, Zhao Guoji's face looked as ugly as if he had eaten two kilograms of Coptis chinensis!

When he heard the first sentence, he was a little hesitant: If this is the case, wouldn't the third girl be burned together?

After hearing the rest, he couldn't help but curse inwardly, "This money-losing damn girl! She only cares about earning a future for herself and doesn't even care about her mother and brothers, let alone an uncle like me from the outside?!

"Lin started it all, Jia followed suit, these two damn girls just happened to be in the same place, why not kill them all at once! Avenge my Zhao and Qian families!"

He gritted his teeth and waited patiently for another half an hour, then quietly jumped out of the window holding the two small buckets.

At this time, everyone was fast asleep, and the entire Lin Mansion was completely silent. Zhao Guoji boldly followed the path, stumbling towards the main courtyard.

Far behind him, Shan Xiaoshan was squatting until his legs were numb, and he was limping along in the distance.

Zhao Guoji quietly climbed up the back wall of the main courtyard, looked around and saw that it was dark and no one was around, then he gently jumped down and felt his way a few steps to the back, where he found a small door. He unbolted the door and brought in the two small buckets from outside.

Looking at the quiet main room, Zhao Guoji's eyes were fierce under the moonlight.

"Go to hell, you little bastards!"

He reached out and touched the tinder in his arms, then carried two small buckets and walked towards the main room.

The two maids and two old women who were keeping watch at night in the corridor of the main house were sitting and dozing off, with their heads nodding and bowed deeply.

Zhao Guoji swallowed his saliva, tiptoed around them, quietly unscrewed the lid of a small bucket, and slowly began to pour the contents - tung oil - under the wall.

He poured very slowly, so there was no sound at all.

She walked lightly and looked back frequently at the maids and servants.

The smell of oil began to grow stronger, but in the late summer night breeze, it seemed to be blown away in an instant.

Zhao Guoji walked around, looked at the maids and women, and quietly directed the oil to the back door.

When she reached the door, she gently put down the bucket, stood up straight, and looked at the spacious house. The small west wing where her sister, Aunt Zhao, had lived in the Rongguo Mansion for half her life came to her mind again.

"Go to hell, you little bastards!" Zhao Guoji gritted his teeth and reached into his arms to touch the fire starter.

Suddenly, a sturdy body appeared behind him, and two arms like iron bars tightly clamped his hands which were still in his arms!

"Zhao Guoji?"

A young man's voice asked softly.

Zhao Guoji shuddered all over!

not good!

The oil had already been poured and the fire starter was in his arms. His intention to set fire and injure people was obvious!

"Be careful. Don't really set the master's house on fire." Lin Zhixiao's voice rang out, and countless torches were suddenly erected in the yard, and the main courtyard was illuminated as if it were daytime!

Zhao Guoji's legs went limp, he was covered in cold sweat, his face was pale, and after a while, he smiled like a scoundrel and rang out in a hoarse voice:

"Don't make a mistake! I'm here to visit my niece! She's married to a rich man, and I'm afraid she won't recognize me, so I came to stop her at this time!"

He shouted into the house at the top of his voice: "Third girl! Come out! I'm your uncle!"

In the room, Tanchun was sitting at the table with Daiyu, looking neither smiling nor crying, dressed neatly. Hearing this, she laughed through her nose, tears fell, and she stood up and was about to leave.

Lin Daiyu held her back and smiled, "This is my home, and I am the master. You are the boss. When your county lord's mansion is built, I will go over and watch you show off your power. For now, just sit still."

Then walk out slowly.

Zijuan and Qingwen were by his side.

With a creak, the door opened.

Daiyu, wearing a golden phoenix on her head, jade pendants on her ears, and a light golden skirt, stood on the steps and watched from afar as Ni Er hugged Zhao Guoji fiercely, and she couldn't help but smile.

Seeing her smile, Jiang Yong, Ni Er, and even Zhao Guoji were all stunned.

"Is this Zhao Guoji? The one who was ordered by Aunt Zhao to kill me?" Lin Daiyu looked at him with a smile and asked, "Did he come in with the master of the Jia Mansion's carriage today? How much did you pay the driver to buy this carriage?"

Zhao Guoji's expression changed drastically: "You, how do you know all this?"

Daiyu smiled again and gestured to Jiang Yong: "You have worked so hard all night, just say this. Take him away and tie him up tightly. Send him to the government office early tomorrow morning."

When Zhao Guoji heard the word "yamen", he recalled the last witchcraft incident, when he was locked up in prison, tortured every day, and had his legs broken.

He shuddered and shouted, "I, I am the uncle of Yimin County Lord!"

"The mother of Princess Yimin is the Empress Dowager. You are—" Daiyu laughed, "Who?"

Zhao Guoji opened his mouth.

Ni Er whispered in his ear: "Why, you want to be the Queen Mother's brother? With your worthless bones, are you fucking worthy?!"

Zhao Guoji collapsed.

Tanchun was in the room, crying like rain.