Chapter 47: The Chaotic Party (Part 2)

  The steward of the Tao mansion took a stealthy look outside the door and reported back to Madame Wang, "It seems there are many torches outside, and the rebels with red headscarves are lurking around, talking about restoring the former dynasty."

  The steward had not finished speaking when another servant came rushing in like a gust of wind to report, "There are rebels throwing torches into the mansion."

  The old lady was shocked, and she almost didn't catch her breath. "Quickly, quickly go call someone to watch, don't...don't let the house catch fire." Yuhua took a step forward, and the old lady tightly grasped Yuhua's hand.

  Yao Hua said: "Mother, don't worry, there are so many people in the mansion, those rebels are just wandering around the city, they will probably leave our mansion soon."

  The lady nodded and instructed the servant, "Also, be careful that those rioters don't climb over the wall and get in."

  The manager hurriedly went on patrol everywhere.

  Mrs. Cai, who was standing aside without speaking, also looked extremely pale with fear. What she feared most was that the imperial court officials and soldiers would be surrounded tightly, and those desperate and bloodthirsty rebels might do something unpredictable, in case they targeted a noble family like theirs...

  Everyone was frightened. After a while, the noise outside the house gradually subsided, and it seemed that those rioters had gone elsewhere. The steward hurried to report.

  The lady finally let out a sigh of relief.

  Who knew that not long after, the woman guarding the back door heard someone shouting in a hoarse voice: "What are you doing? Come on, come on!" The women looked at each other in dismay, and it was an older one who reacted first. "I'll go inform the mistress." She hastily went to the mistress's room.

  The old woman walked away, and the remaining people were still listening to the commotion outside. There was a sound of something falling to the ground, a woman's cry for help, which made people's hair stand on end. Although it was muffled by a thick wooden board, it seemed as if it was right in front of them. The gap under the door shone with the light of torches. The women cautiously looked outside, and suddenly, there was a flash of firelight at the gap under the door. The women thought the fire had spread over, and they were startled. Before they could recover from the shock, someone kicked the wooden door with a loud thud.

  Some of the women suddenly couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise.

  This cry of alarm instantly attracted all the flames over.

  Another loud crash was heard, as if another fire had rolled over the threshold, and then there was a kick. From that moment on, the momentum couldn't be stopped, and people outside began to frantically kick at the door.

  The lady sat down and had just taken a sip of tea when she heard the servant woman come in to report, "Lady, Lady, those bandits have run into the courtyard where Fourth Madame is recuperating." The servant woman was about to continue speaking when she saw the sharp glint in the lady's eye and suddenly stopped talking. She looked around the room again, and also saw the wife of Marquis Yi Cheng present.

  The lady asked: "I have arranged for many people at the Fourth Aunt's place, how can thieves easily get in? Who saw it?"

  The old woman suddenly lowered her voice, "I didn't see anything, but I only heard what sounded like Liu'er in Fourth Aunt's room shouting."

  "It's clear that nothing was seen, yet there's such a commotion." The mistress was about to speak again when another servant rushed in, "Mistress, it's not good! Those bandits are kicking at the door."

  Mrs. Cai suddenly stood up, her eyes turned black, and Dong Rui and Yao Hua quickly supported her. Seeing the situation was not good, Mrs. Cai hastily asked Chen Mama, "Is there any medicine in the house that can revive her? Bring it quickly."

  Madam Chen suddenly remembered and hastily sent Ya Qin to fetch the medicine. Ya Qin brought back the An Kun Ding Shen Wan from the mansion and gave it to Madame to take, and only then did Madame's complexion gradually recover. Madame opened her eyes and beckoned to Madam Chen, "Quickly go and have the men in the mansion guard the back door, quickly..."

  Madam Chen hurried out to make arrangements, but the mistress was still uneasy and stood up. "I'll go take a look at the back door," she said, turning her head to look at Yuhua. "You stay here and keep Mrs. Cai company."

  Mrs. Cai said: "How can I sit still here? I'll follow Auntie over to take a look."

  The lady's face turned difficult, "How can this be done, what if..."

  Mrs. Cai said: "There's no need for you to say anything, Auntie. At a time like this, having one more person by your side means one more person to rely on and worry about, and there's no time to think of anything else."

  The old lady looked at Yohua and said, "You're a girl, it's not good for you to be out in the open like this."

  Yao Hua insisted: "Mother is over there and daughter really can't put her mind at ease."

  The lady sighed and followed Mrs. Cai and Yaohua to the back door.

  As soon as they arrived at the back door, they saw flames slowly rising into the air. The maids and old women were all in a commotion. Some people shouted to fetch water quickly, some shouted to block the door first so that the fire wouldn't spread inside, and someone said: "What about Fourth Mistress? Shouldn't we rescue her first?"

  Although she had seen everything with her own eyes, Madame still asked, "What's wrong?"

  The housekeeper came back and forth, saying, "Report to the madam, those bandits couldn't kick open the door, but somehow they set fire to the small courtyard where Fourth Aunt lived."

  The mistress hastily asked again, "Will the fire spread over here?"

  The housekeeper said: "At this time, it's usually blowing north wind. But the small courtyard is close to here, can't guarantee..."

  The mistress ordered, "Hurry up and fetch some water to prepare. This matter must not be taken lightly, the Wang family of Dali Temple was affected by the fire in the temple and their entire mansion was burned to ashes."

  "Fourth Aunt."

  The big wife gritted her teeth instantly, this scourge.

  If the fourth aunt had been like the eldest aunt, married off to the third and fourth young ladies and then hidden away in the old lady's house without coming out to see people, or if she had died like some of the other aunts, that would have been all right.

  Who would have thought that she was so stubborn, not only did she bring about her own son's death, but every day she uses this as an excuse to cry and wail in front of the old master, taking advantage of his soft heart to stir up trouble.

  The old lady's mouth drooped slightly, revealing a few degrees of coldness. After much difficulty, she was finally taken out of the garden, but ultimately ended up at the Tao Manor.

  The lady's face was unpleasant, and the servant didn't dare ask anything else, so they quickly went off to work.

  The thick smoke from the fire made everyone cough incessantly, and Mrs. Dai, Mrs. Cai, Yao Hua and others all covered their mouths and noses with handkerchiefs.

  The old lady walked up to Mrs. Cai and wiped away her tears with a handkerchief, "What can be done? When the master returns, how will I explain this?"

  Mrs. Cai hastily persuaded the elder Mrs.

  Just as they were talking, Yanhua rushed over hastily. Yaohua hurriedly went up to block her, but it seemed she didn't succeed. Yanhua stretched out her hand and pushed Yaohua away. If not for Chu Xiao being by their side, Yaohua would have fallen to the ground.

  The lady's expression turned gloomy again, and even Mrs. Cai beside her furrowed her brow.

  Yao Hua still had a hint of anger beside her, but she walked forward a few steps to catch up with Yan Hua, "Sixth sister, Mother and I were just about to go to your place..." This statement couldn't be any clearer.

  Yan Hua didn't take it to heart, and as soon as she opened her mouth, she said to the old lady, "Mother, please, quickly go and rescue Fourth Aunt!" While speaking, she cried. Her makeup was smudged, and in front of everyone, she knelt down, "Fourth Aunt is ill, with such a big fire, how can she get out? Mother, if you don't send someone to take a look, just take a look, it's okay, you can't just leave her there to fend for herself."

  The big wife sternly asked: "Who said let her fend for herself?"

  Yan Hua was stunned for a moment, and no one else in the mansion dared to speak again.

  "Mother, why don't you open the door? Those bandits are outside!"

  The lady said: "You still know that the thieves are outside? You knew, why did you say these words? If I open the door, I don't have anything to worry about, but what about your sisters?" The lady's gaze was like a needle, making Yan Hua shiver with fear. "If it weren't for the safety of the entire mansion, why would I do this?"

  Yan Hua burst into tears again, "What did Mother say? What can be done about it?"

  The lady helped Renhua up in front of everyone, and lovingly tidied his hair. "Poor child, I just said that no matter who had an accident in this house, I wouldn't be able to explain it to your father. We can only wait until things calm down outside a bit, then send a few people out to find Fourth Aunt. First, I must ensure the safety of everyone above and below."

  Yan Hua followed the gaze of the madam and saw that countless pairs of eyes were staring at her, she suddenly fell silent. Only in a corner was there a pair of sympathetic eyes looking at her, she was startled and looked again, it turned out to be Eighth Miss.

  The lady finished speaking and looked up to see Ronghua standing far away, so she stretched out her hand and called Ronghua over, "How did you also come?"

  I heard that the house where Fourth Aunt was recuperating caught fire, so Ronghua brought Mu Di over. From a distance, they saw Yanhua hurrying to cross the street, and were about to call out to ask her what was happening. But then Yaohua came up and stretched out her hand to block Yanhua's way. Yaohua didn't say anything, and Yanhua suddenly became anxious to get past Yaohua. In her haste, she accidentally "pushed" Yaohua, who stumbled and almost fell over.

  This is getting interesting...

  Rong Hua looked at the flames and said, "I also heard people say that there was a fire, so I came over to take a look."

  The lady sighed, "I didn't expect such a disaster."

  The house had returned to calmness, and then the servant came in to say, "It seems that the government soldiers have arrived, and those rebels have all fled in all directions."

  The old lady nodded, "Wait a little longer outside and let someone go out to take a look at the fourth aunt." As soon as she finished speaking, there was another knock on the front door.

  The little gatekeeper called for Huo to come and listen.

  "Quickly save her, quickly save her... our mistress... let me... quickly... quickly..."

  The man's voice was intermittent, and Hao Guan Shi only caught a general idea of what he said.

  "Is it a passerby coming to ask for help?"

  Being chased by thieves, it's also possible. But in this situation... Steward Ho felt a pang of sympathy. However, the mistress had said that no one was allowed to open the main gate privately, so Steward Ho could only report back to the mistress.

  The mistress was having someone put out a fire that had just been extinguished when the steward came over, furrowing his brow. "You didn't ask who it was?"

  Huo Guan's family replied in a low voice: "I asked, it seems that he ran too quickly and couldn't say anything. I'll let someone else continue to interrogate him, and I'll come to report to the madam first."

  The lady said: "At least we have to ask clearly, what if it's a trick used by thieves? Besides, it's not easy for us to protect ourselves now."

  "What? The wife of Duke An Guo?"

  Hehe, as expected, can see the guy tomorrow