Chapter 162 Disfigured by Burns

Xiao Ye did not use the military's resources to find Ranmei's family, but instead had his own Jianghu (martial arts world) forces search for them secretly.

In just one day, he rescued Ranmei's family and directly destroyed the assassin organization that had kidnapped them.

Su Wanshi and the others were still in the mansion waiting for news of the fire at the Crown Prince's residence.

"Mother, do you think Ranmei will succeed? It's been two days and there's still no news. Could she have been discovered?"

Su Wanshi couldn't sleep, so she sat in the room chatting with Jiang Qinshu.

Now that the secret was out, she simply called Jiang Qinshu "Niang" since there were no servants around.

They thought that by capturing Ranmei's family, she would be forced to do as they demanded. Seeing that there was still no news, their natural concern was whether Ranmei had been discovered.

"There's still one night left, isn't there? If we don't hear anything by tomorrow, we'll kill Ranmei's father and dump him in her house as a warning."

Jiang Qinshu said with a gloomy face.

"Hmm, what if she really gets caught? The Crown Prince's residence is heavily guarded, and outsiders can't get in. Besides Ranmei, who else can we bribe?"

Su Wanshi was still somewhat worried.

Jiang Qinshu patted her hand and said, "Let's decide tomorrow after tonight. To achieve great things, one must remain calm."

With Jiang Qinshu's reassurance, Su Wanshi finally calmed down.

However, she was still uneasy as she lay on the couch to rest.

It was late at night when she couldn't sleep. She tossed and turned and opened her eyes, only to suddenly see a burst of firelight outside, illuminating the entire house.

"Ah! What's going on?"

Su Wanshi exclaimed in surprise, then quickly dressed and jumped out of bed. When she opened the door, she saw flames shooting into the sky outside.

She tried to escape, but the fire was already at her doorstep.

"Help! Fire! Big brother! Second brother! Help!"

Su Wanshi started shouting loudly, jumping around the room like a grasshopper.

At this time, the rest of the Su family also discovered that the house was on fire and hurriedly fled for their lives.

The brothers Su Lianwu and Su Xuanlang were the first to discover the fire. After escaping from the house, they went to rescue Old Madam Su, who was closer to them.

Jiang Qinshu and Su Yu were summoned by the servants, and their clothes were burned.

"Wanshi, Wanshi is still missing! Go and rescue Wanshi!"

After Jiang Qinshu escaped, she noticed that Su Wanshi was the only one missing from the family, and she quickly shouted.

Su Wanshi was the last to discover the fire, and since her house was in the yard, it was the most difficult thing to break in.

At this moment, Su Wanshi saw that half of her house was burned down. She was terrified and really didn't want to die.

So, having no other choice, she had to wet her cup with the tea in the room. When there wasn't enough tea, she had to pour the urine from the chamber pot she used at night onto the blanket.

Wrapped in a half-wet blanket that reeked of urine, she rushed out of her room like a madwoman.

The blanket was on fire, and so was the hem of her skirt as she ran wildly.

Human beings' instinct for survival drives them to run desperately when they are on the verge of death.

"Miss, Miss is over there!"

"Quickly, save her! Quickly, save Wanshi!"

"Little sister, watch out!"

Just as Su Wanshi was about to run out of the courtyard, Jiang Qinshu and the others saw her come out, and Su Lianwu and the servants also ran forward to save her.

However, the fire was too intense, and the blankets covering Su Wanshi were already burned beyond repair.

"ah!"

Su Wanshi screamed and threw off the burning blanket, but because she was running too fast, she tripped and fell just as she was about to get out.

There were still flames burning next to her face, and they accidentally burned her cheek.

It’s over!

She's going to die!

Su Wanshi fainted.

When Su Wanshi woke up again, she felt a sharp pain in her cheek and jaw. When she opened her eyes, she saw a shabby room.

"Father, Mother, where am I?"

Su Wanshi called out, and a moment later the door creaked open.

"Wanshi, you're finally awake. How are you feeling?"

Hearing the noise, Jiang Qinshu and the others rushed in anxiously, followed by Su Yu and the Su Lianwu brothers.

"Mom, what's going on? Wasn't the house on fire? I remember there was a fire, and it's going to burn me."

Su Wanshi looked at Jiang Qinshu and the others with a puzzled expression.

If she looked more closely, she would have noticed that Jiang Qinshu and the others were wearing tattered and dirty clothes, clearly showing signs of being burned and smoke-stained.

Jiang Qinshu wiped away her tears and said bitterly, "There was a fire! Our house was burned down. I don't know who started it!"

"What? The house is gone! What about the Crown Princess? What happened to the Crown Prince's residence?"

Su Wanshi exclaimed in surprise and immediately pressed for an answer.

Even though her own house was gone, she still remembered that today was the third day, and she didn't know if Su Liluo had been burned to death or disfigured.

"The Crown Prince's residence... there is still no movement from here."

Jiang Qinshu hesitated for a moment, her eyes blazing with anger.

She never expected that the Crown Prince's residence wouldn't catch fire, but her Su family's house would be burned to the ground.

Now they stay in guesthouses on credit.

"How could this be? Has Ranmei been discovered? Mother, you must quickly send someone to kill her parents!"

Su Wanshi jumped out of bed excitedly.

The inn's rooms were small, with a small dressing table opposite the bed, on which was a bronze mirror.

As soon as Su Wanshi got out of bed, her gaze met the half of the bronze mirror in front of her.

She could clearly see that there seemed to be some bumps on her cheeks.

She panicked for a moment, stumbled and pushed aside Jiang Qinshu who was blocking her way, and ran to the bronze mirror to take a closer look.

"Ah! My face! How did my face get like this!"

Su Wanshi let out a piercing scream, on the verge of a complete breakdown.

Jiang Qinshu hugged Su Wanshi with heartache, comforting her through tears: "Wanshi, don't be afraid, Mother will definitely find a way to heal your face! It just so happens that Su Zhen is coming back. When he comes back, we can move back to our old house."

"Even though I'm disfigured like this, do you think he'll still believe it? Su Liluo is still alive, he'll definitely know she's his daughter!"

"Wanshi, stop yelling. Even though your face is disfigured, it's not necessarily a bad thing."

At this moment, Su Lianwu spoke up.

"Good news? Brother, do you think it's a good thing that I'm disfigured?"

Su Wanshi said in despair.

"Since you're disfigured, your uncle won't suspect that you don't look like his daughter. As for the Crown Princess, just say you're twins."

We told our eldest uncle that when my mother's daughter died, my grandmother and father were afraid my mother would be heartbroken, so they brought Su Liluo to us.

Su Lianwu spoke methodically, his eyes gleaming with calculation.