Forced to marry, I picked up a young powerful official

The master and his two servants were long-term guests who paid monthly, so the innkeeper arranged for them to live in the quietest single-family house in the backyard.

It was also because of this that after the fire broke out, Shen Nankui and the other two were blocked by the fire and could not get out, and people outside were unable to go in to rescue them. Seeing the fire growing bigger and bigger, and about to engulf their small courtyard, just when they cried out to heaven and earth for help, but no one answered, it suddenly started to rain from the sky.

Lightning flashed across the dark night sky, and after the strong light, there were bursts of thunder.

Yes, as summer begins, there are more thunderstorms.

Hehua caught a handful of raindrops with her hands and murmured with tears in her eyes: "We are saved..."

As the rain got heavier and heavier and the raging flames in front of them gradually dimmed, the three of them finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After an unknown amount of time, the fire was completely extinguished, and the innkeeper rushed in from the ruined front building. He was overjoyed to see that Shen Nankui and the other two were safe and sound.

"That's great, you're all okay, God bless you!"

After the inn caught fire, he arranged for people to put out the fire while evacuating the guests in the inn. Only after everyone was cleared out did he suddenly remember that there were three people living in the backyard. However, the fire had already started and people outside could no longer get in.

He could only pray in his heart that they would be safe and sound, otherwise, he would probably be sued as well...

Fortunately they are all still alive!

The innkeeper wiped the water off his face and said, "Excuse me for scaring you all. The inn has been burned down. It is no longer habitable. Please follow me out first."

Hehua took out a cloak from the box and tied it on Shen Nankui, then protected her as they walked out.

There were many people standing on the long street, most of them were guests staying in this inn. Many of them had their belongings burned, and they were surrounding the innkeeper to ask for an explanation.

Shen Nankui's courtyard was the farthest from the fire point, and only two rooms were affected. The room where Zhong Shan lived was burned to nothing, but her and He Hua's room did not suffer much damage. When they left, they had already packed up the remaining things and took them with them.

Shen Nankui felt somewhat relieved.

Fortunately, she had sent all the books in her dowry to the library of Lai'an Academy. Now, only a few clothes were burned. She could just buy them later. But if it was the books that were burned, she would probably be so angry that she would beat her chest and stamp her feet.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but laugh.

"Those who survive a disaster will surely have good fortune in the future. Our losses are not great, and it is still raining, so there is no need to waste time with them here. Let's go and spend the night in Yanxia Pavilion."

The master and his two servants were drenched in the rain, all covered in black and dust, looking more miserable than the other.

The cloak on Shen Nankui did not protect her from the rain and was soon soaked by it. Although it was early summer, the cold rain at night still made her feel a bit chilly. A gust of wind blew over and she couldn't help but shiver.

When Hehua saw this, he hurriedly used his sleeves to shield her from the rain, and Zhongshan followed behind with the luggage.

It was late at night and it was raining heavily. The three of them were walking on the road in the dark. Shen Nankui was not paying attention and suddenly stepped on empty air. Hehua tried to pull her up, but she was about to fall to the ground when she was supported by a strong arm.

"Be careful."

Hearing this familiar voice, Shen Nankui was stunned and looked up at him.

"Mr. Cai?"

Cai Ling tilted the umbrella in his hand towards her, handed the package in his arms to He Hua, and said with his head tilted: "It's cold in the rainy night, change Miss Shen's clothes quickly."

I opened the package and found a cloak inside.

Cai Ling tilted his head, and Zhong Shan also took two steps back and turned his back.

Hehua did not hesitate any longer and hurriedly took off Shen Nankui's wet cloak and replaced it with a dry one.

After she was dressed, Cai Ling handed the umbrella to Hehua, and then opened another umbrella for himself and shared it with Zhong Shan.

Shen Nankui asked curiously, "Mr. Cai, why are you here?"

Cai Ling said: "I just happened to pass by and saw you here."

Shen Nankui touched the cloak on his body and asked suspiciously, "Really? Could it be that this piece of clothing and rain gear are also just coincidence?"

Cai Ling glanced at her and said, "You are a woman living alone in an inn. Since we are old friends, I must naturally pay attention to your safety."

Shen Nankui felt warm in his heart and said sincerely, "Thank you very much."

Cai Ling shook his head. "I couldn't help either. When I got here, you guys had already left."

"Thank you very much. At least we don't have to get wet in the rain. Especially at this moment, there are still people who care about us."

Cai Ling suddenly asked: "Then I want to know, why can you still laugh at this moment?"

When he arrived, he happened to see Shen Nankui and the other two coming out of the inn.

He had suddenly experienced a disaster and escaped death, and it was raining heavily at night, which was such an embarrassing time, but he saw her smile.

He couldn't help feeling a little confused.

I was also surprised.

Shouldn't she be afraid after being frightened? How could she laugh?

Shen Nankui sighed slightly, "Is it lucky to have survived the catastrophe?"

She had not expected to experience this tonight. What Yu Wen said in the morning actually came true. If she had known this, she might have gone to burn incense and worship Buddha earlier.

Fortunately, this time there was no danger.

The rain is still falling and there is no sign of stopping.

Cai Ling was holding a lantern in his hand, but in the night rain, the flame in the lantern seemed to be flickering, as if it would go out at any moment.

He protected the lantern with his sleeves and used the faint light to take a closer look at Shen Nankui.

I saw that the black dust on her face had been washed away, making her face look especially pale, making people want to protect her.

Cai Ling was stunned when he realized this thought. Then he coughed and asked, "Where are you going tonight? If you don't have a place to stay, you can stay at my place first."

Shen Nankui shook his head and said, "Don't bother. Yanxia Pavilion is my property. It's not far ahead. We can settle down there."

Cai Ling was a little surprised. "If I remember correctly, the Chixia Rouge, which was once very popular in the city, was sold by this Yanxia Pavilion. It turned out to be your property?"

Shen Nankui smiled and said, "Why, is it not possible?"

Cai Ling also smiled, "Of course, since you have a place to go, I feel relieved."

As they were talking, they were almost reaching Yanxia Pavilion when a carriage came towards them up the road and stopped beside a few people.

As soon as the carriage stopped, an anxious face popped out from inside. It was Hu Wenyan.

When she saw Shen Nankui, a look of joy appeared on her face. She quickly jumped out of the car, and regardless of the rain, she pulled Shen Nankui up and down to look him up and down, and then she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sister Shen, I'm so glad you're okay!"

When Shen Nankui saw her, he was so surprised that he couldn't speak. He asked blankly, "Wen Yan, why are you here?"