Chapter 142
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But she did not seem to be satisfied. After thinking about it, she walked inside and took out the few quilts that Gu Yu had taken out to dry. The quilts were all cotton quilts and were just dried, so they were dry and soft.
"Shen Miao!" Xie Jing Xing bellowed, "Do you not want your life anymore!"
Shen Miao spread all the quilts on the floor. Most of the ancestral hall's structure was made of wood and it was very easy to catch fire. She picked up a piece of spirit tablet that was half covered in flames and ignited a corner of the quilt.
The flames soared to the sky and the ancestral hall gradually emitted thick smoke. Jing Zhe gritted her teeth as she stood outside and her eyes were mostly red. It was until the sand in her hands flowed to the place that Shen Miao arranged, until the guards in the courtyard outside were alarmed by the flames and all ran over to put out the fire that Jing Zhe then took the opportunity when no one was paying attention and ran out.
She ran all the way to the Eastern courtyard's birthday banquet in one breath. The entire courtyard was filled with guests who were enjoying themselves and it seemed that no one had discovered this little girl who was in a sorry state. Jing Zhe's lips pulled out a vicious smile and suddenly shouted, "Not good, not good. The ancestral hall is on fire and Fifth Young Lady is trapped in the fire."
When the words were spoken, there was an uproar in the courtyard.
Was Shen Miao not recuperating in her own courtyard? Why was she in the ancestral hall? Everything was fine so why did the water suddenly catch fire?
Ren Wan Yun also jumped in shock. She suddenly stood up as she did not know how the ancestral hall caught fire. Just as she was about to order people to quickly put out the fire, she saw Jing Zhe's panting appearance. She did not know why but her heart suddenly moved.
If Shen Miao died in this fire, then she could justifiably let Shen Qing marry in place of her. As for the Huang family's side, she only needed to pay a visit and apologise. And Shen Miao's death could only be attributed to an accident. Who asked her to not recuperate properly and 'run' to the ancestral hall and even cause the ancestral hall to catch fire?
Thus Ren Wan Yun stood up and pretended to say, "Everyone eat and drink first. Most likely the fire is not too big, most likely it was a child playing with fire and accidentally set the water on fire. I will go and take a look first. The few of you," She reprimanded Xiang Lan, "Quickly go and find the guards to extinguish the fire!"
The atmosphere of the entire birthday banquet suddenly fell into a strange atmosphere. Old Shen Furen was unhappy in her heart and hated Shen Miao for disappointing her mood even at this time. However on the surface, she still had to put on a motherly appearance and anxiously instructed Ren Wan Yun, "Quickly go and see what is Fifth Lady's situation!"
However, acting was different from being real. If one really loved Shen Miao, one would not be so calm when Shen Miao fell into such a situation. Chen Rou Qiu and Shen Yue did not even leave their seats, which showed Shen Miao's status in the Shen residence. The Furens and Young Ladies present were not fools and could see what kind of attitude the people of the Shen residence had towards Shen Miao, and their hearts had some sympathy for Shen Miao.
But just at this moment, a loud and clear laughter was heard from outside, "General Shen, Shen Furen, Young Master Shen has returned to the residence. Open the door to welcome the general."
"What?" Not only the female guests, even the male guests at the other end were stunned. Shen Gui and Shen Wan looked at each other. Shen Xin returning to the residence? This must be a joke. There were still some days before the end of the year.
And the ancestral hall that was surrounded by the flames was currently surrounded by a circle of Shen residence guards. They said to extinguish the fire but they did not go in. Everyone cherished their own lives and with the intensity of the fire, who would dare to go in and die?
"Shen family's girl, do you want to die?" Xie Jing Xing saw that the beams were starting to burn and frowned.
"Little Marquis, it is better to leave quickly." Shen Miao did not move, "When there are more and more people, even if you want to leave, you will not be able to."
"Less nonsense." Xie Jing Xing grabbed her arm, "Go!"
"Let go." Shen Miao broke free from his hand and her gaze was so firm that it was almost stubborn, "Can't you see? I am using my own life to gamble for a future. "
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