So what if I traveled through time? I'll continue to roll in another place

Qiu Zhuo was locked up at home by Tang Shuyi and was not allowed to go on duty. Tang Shuyi also asked for leave on his behalf from the Hanlin Academy, saying that it was the turn of summer and autumn and the weather was unpredictable, and his father-in-law had caught a cold and was bedridden.

Qiu Zhuo has always been very diligent and honest. He has never been late or left early for decades. Ye Shaojun and others did not suspect him and granted him leave to recuperate at home.

Both Qiu Zhuo and his daughter Qiu Shunci were locked up at home, and even Qiu Shunci's personal maid was locked up as well. The two were outnumbered and had no one to ask for help.

Qiu Zhuo had not been on duty at the Hanlin Academy for several days, so Zhou Yao went home and told Xiao Zheng and Xiao Yueshan that Qiu Zhuo seemed to be seriously ill and asked whether they should go to visit him.

Although he made a rather excessive request to Zhou Yao at the last dinner, which Zhou Yao did not agree to, it did not prevent the two families from maintaining their long-standing friendship.

After hearing Zhou Yao talk about the character of Qiu Zhuo's son-in-law, Xiao Zheng thought that this old friend must be having a hard time, so he also wanted to go and take a look.

After finishing their shift, Xiao Zheng and Zhou Yao went to the Qiu family with gifts.

The two knocked on the door and waited for a long time before someone answered the door. The gate opened and it was Tang Shuyi's mother who opened it.

"Who are you? Why are you knocking at our house?" the old woman said unkindly.

"Aunt, we are colleagues of Mr. Qiu. We heard that he was ill, so we came to visit him." Zhou Yao knew the character of the Tang family well, and was not surprised at Tang's mother's attitude.

Xiao Zheng was enlightened. He remembered that when he attended the wedding, the orphan and widow of the Tang family looked very miserable. How could they be so fierce after not seeing them for a few years? He even felt dizzy and took two steps back to look at the plaque on the door.

"That old man is fine. He just lies in bed and needs my son to serve him. It's not like he's attending a funeral. What's so good about that?" Tang's mother snatched the things from the servant's hand and didn't intend to invite the two of them in. "Okay, I've brought the things. You can go now."

It was a rare occasion for Xiao Zheng to be turned down, and he looked at the door slamming shut in front of him with embarrassment.

Zhou Yao found it strange. Qiu was sick, so what was there to be ashamed of?

But since the other party was already so unwelcoming to them, there was no way for them to get in for the time being, so the two of them could only go home first.

Zhou Yao told Xiao Yueshan about the rejection at the Qiu family. She also felt it was strange. "I will go see Shunci tomorrow and ask her what happened. How come she was fine after dinner with you, but she became so sick after returning home that she can't get up."

"The people in their family are difficult to get along with. Let me go with you after get off work." Zhou Yao said.

In the evening of the next day, the two men went to Qiu's house and knocked on the door again.

It was Tang's mother who came out to open the door. Seeing that it was Zhou Yao who came yesterday, she yelled at the top of her voice: "Who are you? You come to my house at dinner time. Are you here to take advantage of me?"

Her voice was so loud that Tang Shuyi, who was at home, came out to see what was going on.

"Hey? Isn't this Lord Zhou? What brings you here?" Tang Shuyi changed his usual flattery and said sarcastically, "I am of humble origin and mean character. How can I trouble Lord Zhou to come to my humble place? Aren't you afraid of losing your status?"

Zhou Yao and Xiao Yueshan are both old office workers, so this bit of weirdness won't make them lose their minds.

There must be something wrong when things are abnormal. There is such a big contrast between Tang Shuyi before and after, there must be something wrong with the Qiu family.

"Lord Tang, you are too polite. Today I heard that Lord Qiu was seriously ill, so I came here with my wife to visit him." He still spoke calmly and politely.

"Lord Zhou was so disrespectful to me at the banquet before. I didn't know that my father-in-law and Lord Zhou were so close. I even thought that Lord Zhou always looked down on families like ours." Tang Shuyi had no intention of giving way.

"I'm here to find Shunci. Lord Tang, please ask her to come out." Xiao Yueshan interrupted Tang Shuyi's sarcasm.

"My wife is not in a position to meet guests. Mr. Zhou and Mrs. Zhou, please go back." Tang Shuyi was also tired of arguing with the two of them, so he directly ordered them to leave.

Seeing that he was turned away again, Xiao Yueshan was certain that the Qiu family was in danger, but he had no evidence, so how could he force his way in?

She paced a few steps at the door of Qiu's house anxiously, but seeing that it was getting late, she had no choice but to leave with Zhou Yaoxian.

When she got home, she thought more and more that something was wrong, and she didn't sleep well all night. At noon, thinking that Tang Shuyi was on duty at the Hanlin Academy, and the two brothers of the Tang family should have gone out, she couldn't help but call the steward Deng Tong and bring the capable servants to rush to Qiu's house.

Before the group reached the entrance of Jincheng Lane, they saw thick smoke billowing from the direction of the Qiu family. Fireworks continued to emerge from the burning house, which was very dangerous.

The people around came out to watch the firefighting. For a while, there was chaos in the shouting of people trying to put out the fire. Some people even ran out to look for the fire-fighting team.

The crowd was bustling, and Deng Tong quickly asked the driver to pull the carriage away. Xiao Yueshan stood on the carriage and tried to look around, thinking that the fire seemed to be in the Qiu family.

Deng Tong stopped one of the people running around and asked, "Brother, which house is on fire?"

"Hey, it's Lord Qiu's house. The fire started in the back room. The fire is very big." After saying that, the man hurried away.

The Qiu family is on fire!

Xiao Yueshan suddenly became anxious, fearing that Tang Shuyi had already killed the father and daughter of the Qiu family. They had been harassing Qiu's house for the past two days, forcing him to destroy the bodies.

She quickly rolled up her sleeves and walked towards the Qiu family.

"Miss, no! Fire and water are merciless, it's too dangerous in there!" Deng Tong hurriedly stopped her, "The fire squad is coming, they will definitely be able to put out the fire, Miss, even if you go there with your precious body, it will be useless, lest you get hurt!"

"Butler Deng, we are going to save people, not put out the fire. Ask the servants to fetch water, soak the cloth to cover your mouth and nose, and go with me to the Qiu family to save people." Xiao Yueshan said firmly.

She quickly rolled up her sleeves and took off all the ornaments on her head and put them in the car. Fortunately, she usually dressed simply, so it didn't matter too much now.

Seeing that the young lady had made up her mind, Deng Tong immediately asked the servants to get ready.

Xiao Yueshan asked Shu Tong and the coachman to wait where they were, and he rushed to the fire scene with Deng Tong and others.

The door of Qiu's house was wide open. Tang's mother and two sisters-in-law had already run out with the children. They were all soaked by the water and were now shivering under quilts.

Seeing that Qiu Zhuo and Qiu Shunci were not among the group, Xiao Yueshan rushed forward and pulled Tang Shuyi's mother over and said, "Didn't they say that Master Qiu was ill and recuperating at home? Where is he?"

Tang's mother seemed to be so frightened that she lost her soul and didn't seem to hear her question. Xiao Yueshan had no patience with her at all and wanted to just slap the old woman in the face.

At this time, Qiu Shunci's daughter Sister Xian burst into tears: "Mother, mother!" She sobbed intermittently.

"Where is your mother?" Xiao Yueshan was extremely anxious.

"Mother and grandfather have been locked up." The little girl, who was only four or five years old, was so scared that she hiccuped. "Mother is in the backyard..." she sobbed.

After hearing this, Xiao Yueshan was both angry and anxious. He grabbed Tang's mother and slapped the old woman twice. "Where did you lock up Lord Qiu and Qiu Shunci?" Tang's mother still didn't say anything, and Qiu Shunci's two sisters-in-law also shrank back and didn't want to speak.

It was Tang Shuyi's concubine whom I had met last time. She hesitated for a while and whispered, "Master Qiu is in the firewood room at the door."