Chapter 119 Bringing trouble to oneself

　　When the maid heard this, they looked at each other but didn't utter a word.

　　Gu Xiran said, "What? Why don't you open your mouth? Could there be something more to this?"

　　"There is nothing more to it!" Zhang Hanfang denied flatly and said, "All my maids were also asleep. There was no one keeping watch at night!"

　　Even if they asked her more, they wouldn't get anything out of her. Shu Huan swept over the people behind Zhang Hanfang. Finally, she gestured at old maid Ding and asked, "Aunty Ding, you know what had happened, right? Tell me!"

　　Originally, old maid Ding followed them to the resort to serve Gu Xihe. However, when Gu Xihe returned, he didn't take her with him and still let her continue serving at Heavily Scented Building. Hearing Shu Huan call her at this moment, she came out from the line and glanced with that pair of old eyes at Zhang Hanfang. Then, she slowly opened her mouth, "This matter isn't easy to be explained."

　　Gu Xiran stared at her and said, "Speak according to the truth!"

　　"Ay…," Old maid Ding said helplessly. "Miss, don't get angry after I say it. I had heard that miss suddenly got interested in making poems in the middle of the night and was sitting in front of the window while reciting poetry. You wanted to write down the better poems and burned some the poems on the candle. However, when you threw them out, you didn't look and they fell on the curtain. When miss went out to call the people, the fire has already spread. However, now miss is saying that you were asleep and didn't know, presumably, the person who went to pa.s.s the words was wrong. I also don't know what had happened to that old maid."

　　Gu Xiran nodded solemnly and then said angrily, "Then investigate! These servants are too odious. They set fire and caused rumors. It is simply trying to kill the family and ruin the family's reputation! One couldn't let such a person off easily. Investigate and punish him/her heavily!"

　　In fact, old maid Ding was right. Tonight, Zhang Hanfang tossed and turned around and couldn’t. She got up, put on some clothes and stared at the two oil-paper umbrellas while writing poems. The fire was also caused because of her. She didn't admit it, but her face turned red. She reprimanded old maid Ding, "Nonsense!"

　　No one answered her.

　　Shu Huan asked old maid Ding, "Is there anyone hurt?"

　　"No, everyone avoided it in time."

　　Only now did Shu Huan smile slightly, "It's the best that no one was hurt, but it still had to be investigated whether the fire was caused unintentionally or intentionally. Otherwise, it couldn't be guaranteed that there would be no next time, isn't that right, little cousin sister?"

　　Zhang Hanfang gave her a glare and said, "If you want to investigate, then go investigate. Why ask me? Move out of the way. I want to go home!"

　　Gu Xiran moved out of the way and said, "Aunty Ding, send miss out."

　　Zhang Hanfang was surprised for a moment and then brushed past him. The maids and nanny behind her quickly followed, but they didn't expect to be stopped by Gu Xiran. He said, "You all can't leave for now. When the water recedes and the rocks appear, I will let someone send you back."