She suddenly stepped back, retreated to Shi Yuan's side, grabbed Shi Yuan's hand, and kept shaking her head.

"A Yuan, this isn't Xiao Xiao, right? Our Xiao Xiao is still alive. This isn't..."

Shi Yuan hugged Song Dai tightly: "Daier..."

His voice was choked with sobs. He also thought that the body was not Xiaoxiao's. He also thought that Xiaoxiao was still alive, but the body was found in Xiaoxiao's house. Who else could it be but Xiaoxiao?

He couldn't deceive himself: "Daier, this... is Xiaoxiao."

Song Dai couldn't stop crying.

The old lady stood aside, a hint of joy in her eyes.

This fool is finally dead.

Aunt Zhang, now you have someone to accompany you, you won’t be lonely anymore.

It’s not over yet. Although the fool is dead, none of the maids in her yard can escape.

She stroked her face, wiping away the tears she had forced out and hiding the smile in her eyes.

"Where are Xiaoxiao's maids? How dare a bunch of these slaves neglect their duties? How could they let Xiaoxiao play with fire and accidentally start a fire without anyone noticing? Come, go find those slaves and beat them all to death!"

Shi Xiaoxiao is the granddaughter of the general, and she must find a reason to tell everyone.

Shi Xiaoxiao's death was her own fault. She played with fire and got burned, so she can't blame anyone else.

Song Dai glared at the old lady: "Playing with fire? My Xiaoxiao is so well-behaved and sensible, how could she possibly play with fire?"

She had sobered up a little now, and thinking of the strange fire, she felt angry and sad.

She suspected that the fire was set deliberately, but she had no evidence.

Qian, who had been standing at the back with Shi Wanwan, watching the show, now came forward and tried to comfort her in a sarcastic tone.

"Sister, please accept my condolences. The second young lady died tragically. She was burned to a bloody mess. It was terrifying to see. Please stay away from her and don't be affected by the bad luck."

"Although the second young lady looks well-behaved on weekdays, she is actually a fool. She might as well play with fire. Mother is right. Although it was an accident, if these servants hadn't left their posts, perhaps this disaster could have been prevented."

"They should all be beaten to death to vent the Second Young Lady's anger."

The word "bad luck" stabbed into Song Dai's heart like a knife.

Her eyes were red and she wished she could tear Qian to pieces.

She broke free from Shi Yuan's embrace and slapped Qian in the face: "My Xiaoxiao, it's not your turn to insult me. Whether it was an accident or someone did it on purpose, I will find out everything. Then I will make that evil person pay the price."

Qian covered her face and stared at Song Dai in disbelief: "Song Dai, are you crazy? How dare you hit me? Your daughter is dead, what does it have to do with me? And you don't allow others to tell the truth?"

"Master..." She looked at Shi Yuan, wanting Shi Yuan to make the decision for her.

Shi Yuan looked away.

Xiaoxiao was his most beloved daughter. If she dared to slander Xiaoxiao, he wouldn't feel any pain even if she slapped her or killed her.

Seeing that Shi Yuan ignored her, Qian couldn't help but think of all these years when he had been indifferent to her and doting on Song Dai and her silly daughter day and night.

She felt aggrieved, her eyes were wet, and she almost couldn't stand.

Shi Wanwan stepped forward to support Qian and scolded Song Dai in front of Shi Yuan.

"How dare you, Second Auntie! You're just a concubine, yet you dare to slap the mistress of the house? Don't you think there are no house rules in the Prime Minister's Mansion?"

"Besides, what's wrong with what my mother said? Shi Xiaoxiao was a fool to begin with. She played with fire and got burned. She deserved to die..."

"Pa" a loud slap interrupted her words.

Shi Yuan put down his hand and looked at the mother and daughter gloomily.

"Rebellious girl, have you learned all your upbringing? Second Aunt is your elder, Xiaoxiao is your younger sister. How dare you talk back to your elder and insult your younger sister? Is this what your mother taught you?"

Shi Wanwan burst into tears. She looked at Shi Yuan stubbornly and questioned him unwillingly, "Daddy, Second Aunt just hit my mother. Why didn't you say anything to her? Why are you so partial? You have loved them since they were little. Am I not better than Shi Xiaoxiao? Yet you never even look me in the eye."

"I hate you, I hate Shi Xiaoxiao, she deserves to die, she deserves to go to hell, I'm grateful for this fire..."

Shi Yuan raised his hand again, his eyes fierce.

He wanted to kill Shi Wanwan with one blow.

Qian was terrified and hurriedly protected Shi Wanwan behind her.

"Stop! Yuan'er, what are you doing?" The old lady stopped Shi Yuan at the critical moment: "Wanwan is also your daughter. If Xiaoxiao is gone, you still have Wanwan. Can't you love Wanwan as Xiaoxiao?"

Shi Yuan looked at the old lady dimly: "Xiao Xiao is my daughter, no one can replace her."

Shi Wanwan looked at Shi Yuan disappointedly: "Am I not your daughter?"

Shi Xiaoxiao stood at the door for a long time.

Hearing Shi Yuan and Song Dai's protection for her, she felt very grateful.

With parents like these, what else could I ask for in my life?

Seeing that it was almost time, she led Xiaotao and Xiaoyuan in.

When passing by a few servants, they turned their heads and saw Shi Xiaoxiao, and screamed in fright.

"Ahhh! Ghost! The Second Miss's ghost is back!"

The sudden scream startled everyone, including Shi Xiaoxiao.

Everyone turned around and saw Shi Xiaoxiao, and the scene was silent.

Shi Xiaoxiao slowly stepped forward and tentatively asked Song Dai, "Mom, what's wrong with you? Why are you crying?"

"Yes...I'm sorry, Mom. Xiaoxiao was wrong. Xiaoxiao shouldn't have secretly run off to play at Grandpa's house. I just came back and made Mom worry."

Then he cried out in surprise: "Ah, what happened to my house? Why did it collapse?"

She squatted on the ground and sobbed, holding Song Dai's hand: "Mom, why did my house collapse? This is the house that Daddy carefully decorated for me, how did it become dark?"

Song Dai was stunned for a long time, then slowly squatted down and looked at Shi Xiaoxiao with a complicated look, tears streaming down her face.

Shi Xiaoxiao stopped crying and hurriedly wiped Song Dai's tears: "Mother, don't cry, don't cry, it's collapsed, Daddy will build me a big house, don't cry."

Song Dai checked Xiaoxiao's body from head to toe and was relieved to see that she was fine.

"Xiaoxiao, did you really go to your grandfather's house to play?"

"Yeah, don't worry, mom. Xiaoxiao brought Xiaoyuan and Xiaotao with her."

The two immediately stepped forward and said, "Yes, Second Aunt, we accompanied the young lady to visit the old general. It's all my fault for not reporting it to Second Aunt. I made her worry. I deserve to die."

Song Dai waved her hand: "Nothing, you can leave."

Shi Xiaoxiao's appearance made several people turn pale, including the old lady.

She looked at the intact Shi Xiaoxiao, then at the charred figure on the ground, and her mind went blank.

The two people sent out yesterday didn’t seem to show up!

At this time, Shi Yuan's secret guard dug out another charred corpse.

Shi Xiaoxiao exclaimed, "Strange! Yesterday, Xiaoxiao took them to my grandparents' house, and there was no one in the yard. Who is this?"

Shi Xiaoxiao's words caused a huge storm.

The old lady was completely panicked.

What happened to these two people? The person who was supposed to die was not there, but the arsonist was burned to death inside?

Song Dai and Shi Yuan exchanged a glance. Shi Yuan was furious and spoke in a stern, unyielding tone: "Butler He, go report to the authorities."

Song Dai glanced at the people present: the old lady, Qian, Shi Wanwan, the invisible third concubine Yuan, and her twin daughters Shi Yin and Shi Yu.

She excluded Yuan Shi. In the entire Prime Minister's Mansion, Yuan Shi was the least motivated person. She never got close to anyone and always stayed quietly in her own courtyard.

The person she suspected most was the old lady, because Aunt Zhang, who was very loyal to her, had just died yesterday, and Xixiaoyuan caught fire that night.

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