Chapter 2335: Setting a Fire

Chapter 2335: Setting a Fire

As the young lady who had originally intended to push the door open put her hand down, she said, "It's all because Song Juanmei was slacking off. She didn't light the calming incense for me, so I woke up in the middle of the night, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. I came to hold her accountable."

Complaining, the young lady continued, "I don't know what she's doing. Just a moment ago, I heard a loud crash and clatter from her room."

She was about to push the door again when her older brother stopped her. "Not being able to sleep is perfect. Come, big brother has something good for you to see."

The young lady's attention was indeed diverted, and she followed her older brother, saying, "Big brother, why are you here in the middle of the night? And why are you near Song Juanmei's room? Do you have some ulterior motive with her? Just now, the noise in her room..."

As their voices grew fainter and moved farther away, Wei Qin had remained silent. Firstly, she had been stabbed twice, and the pain made it impossible for her to cry out. Secondly, the person who had tried to kill her was her young master, and the people living in the backyard of this shop were all his subordinates. Although Wei Qin usually served the young lady, who was not unkind to her, if something happened, she knew that she would definitely be on the young master's side.

Wei Qin knew that if she didn't make a sound, there was a chance she could survive. If she called out and lured someone into the room, she would be on a one-way path to her death.

"So, this young master from the Song family didn't want the young lady to know about him killing you?" Shu Yu asked.

Wei Qin nodded and added, "It's not that he was afraid, per se. The young lady is impulsive and not very bright, so if she found out, she might ruin the young master's plans. That's why he keeps a lot of things secret from her, including his meetings with the murderer."

In fact, Wei Qin's description was still somewhat polite. Strictly speaking, this young lady was the type of person who was both foolish and malicious.

"So, after that young master left, you took the opportunity to escape?" Shu Yu asked.

"Yes, I set a fire and escaped."

Wei Qin was well aware that even though the young master had left, he would return immediately if he managed to appease the young lady. Therefore, although she was in extreme pain, she forced herself to get up, lit a fire with a fire starter, and directly ignited the bedding, curtains, and other items.

Then she threw the fire starter out of another window on the opposite side, directly onto the haystack in the neighboring shed.

Afterward, she climbed out of the windowpane that her young master had tumbled through. Sure enough, as soon as he had climbed out of the window, the room's door opened, and the young master returned.

However, the room was on fire, especially the fire in the shed next door, which was burning fiercely. The flames rose high and blocked the young master's path.

He wanted to see if there was anyone left inside the room, but the servants who had heard the commotion had already come out. They saw the room on fire and immediately pulled the young master out.

Wei Qin took advantage of the fact that everyone was busy fighting the fire and escaped from the backyard.

She often went out to buy groceries and do laundry, and she had a key to the backyard. Opening the door, she managed to get out.

However, she had been stabbed twice and could barely make it out of the alley. She felt weak and dizzy, and her vision blurred. She feared that she would faint in the alley.

If she collapsed in such an open manner, her young master would find her as soon as he came out, and her escape would be in vain.