The Dreamer in the Spring Boudoir

Chapter 117: Little by little, everything will be dealt with

When Ji Man heard there was a fire in Xuesong Courtyard, her heart skipped a beat. She hurriedly stood up and went outside.

Dengxin was walking by her master's side. Feeling somewhat uneasy, she said, "This servant had only want to cause a small commotion and didn't expect that the fire would spread so fast, hope Gancao is doing okay."

"She's always acted smartly. Nothing bad will happen to her." Ji Man quietly comforted her and sped up her own pace.

Qian Lianxue was standing outside of Xuesong Courtyard and surrounded by a group of servants. Seeing Nie Sangyu coming over, she quietly called out, "Madam."

Ji Man nodded and looked around, but didn't see Gancao. She raised her head and saw that the fire had already grown into a raging inferno. In ancient times, the only way they knew how to put out fires was by pouring bucket after bucket of water onto the fire. It wasn't an effective method. Looking at the situation, Ji Man guessed that the fire wouldn't be extinguished until the entire courtyard was burnt down.

"Lianxue, have you seen Gancao?" Ji Man asked.

The tears in Qian Lianxue's eyes suddenly increased. She coughed twice before sobbing, "This servant hasn't see Gancao. Right after she said she was going back into my room to get something, she disappeared."

Disappeared? Ji Man froze in surprise. She took a step towards Xuesong Courtyard and watched the servants that were entering and exiting the courtyard to put out the fire. None of their faces looked familiar too her.

Gancao wasn't here.

Standing behind her master, Dengxin cover her mouth as her body slightly trembled.

Ji Man lowly laughed and said, "Heaven helps the worthy. Don't worry, nothing bad will happen to Gancao. Perhaps, she just went to somewhere else. Dengxin, go and look for her."

"Understood." Dengxin turned around and blankly walked around the perimeter of the courtyard.

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The large fire had engulfed the entire main rooms in Xuesong Couryard. The beams had collapsed, and it seemed as if everything had turned into ashes. Fortunately, there had been many people working on putting out the fire, so only the main rooms had been burnt down. By the time the fire had been completely extinguished, Steward Qian came over with other servants and had them sort out the items that hadn't been burned. Some of the gold and other precious items might not have been damaged by the fire and could be taken out. As for the other more flammable items, there were probably beyond salvaging.

When Steward Qian opened the doors to the main rooms, he saw a charred corpse quietly lying on the ground,

The sky suddenly became overcast. As Dengxin was returning to report that she hadn't found Gancao, Steward Qian had already ordered the servants to take corpse outside.

Ji Man took two steps back and asked with a smile. "Steward Qian, why are you showing me something so frightening?"

Steward Qian cupped his hands and said, "Madam, this subordinate has already done a headcount of all the other servants in this courtyard, this... this seems to be Gancao."

Dengxin wasn't able to keep standing. Her legs weakened, and she sprawled down onto the ground. Her eyes were wide in horror.

Ji Man's hands tightened. She slowly crouched down and quietly said, "How can you say something like that without proof? How do you know it's her..."

On the charred corpse's waist, there was something that hadn't been burnt beyond recognition, a waist accessory with red coral beads. Ji Man remembered. This had been Gancao's most precious treasure. When Ning Mingjie had given her this present, he told her that in two months, he would come and take her into his household.