Female Master: Why doesn’t my wife love me yet?

"Stone?"

Ji Mingzhao was also surprised when he saw Shi Tou appear in his yard, and hurriedly welcomed him in.

He tried hard to conceal his figure so that others would not notice anything unusual, but since it was still young, looser clothes could cover it up.

Shitou carefully took out the fist-sized night pearl from his sleeve and handed it to Ji Mingzhao.

"This is a return gift from our master."

"What? This is too valuable. I can't accept it."

When Ji Mingzhao was at home before, he had only seen night pearls as big as a fingernail. The one in Shitou's hand looked very expensive, both in terms of color and size, so he couldn't accept it.

"Just accept it. Our master told me to give it to you personally."

Ji Mingzhao looked embarrassed and glanced behind him. "I don't need it either. Why don't you go back and tell your master to take it back?"

But Shitou seemed a little stubborn and insisted that he hold it.

He looked again and again in embarrassment.

The stone was suddenly placed on his hand, then he turned quickly and ran out.

Before Ji Mingzhao could react, the stone had already run some distance.

He looked at the night pearl in his hand. It was a blue bead that looked as clear and bright as the sky, and it felt a little heavy in his hand.

Ji Mingzhao turned around and went into the house to put the beads away, planning to return them to Qi Ziyao next time.

As the night deepened, an unexpected guest arrived at the library where government books were stored.

A woman with her face covered with a black cloth sneered, holding a wooden stick and a flint in her hands.

At night, only two people were left to guard the Academy of Classics, and they were both dozing off at this time.

Suddenly, they heard some noise and they immediately stood up and looked around.

A wild cat stretched lazily and jumped down from the courtyard wall. Two women saw the wild cat and drove it away: "Go away, go away!"

The wild cat was driven away by them and disappeared into the night and into the grass.

The man in black on the wall smiled sinisterly. It was really God helping her. While the two men were chasing the cat, she jumped down from the roof.

After drying the books during the day, Gu Qingyuan asked someone to take the books back into the house and spread them flat on the ground so that they could be taken out and dried the next day.

It will take more than a short time to finish these books.

The man in black took out a flint and rubbed it, bringing it close to the stick.

After the wooden stick in his hand caught fire, he threw it into the house.

She clapped her hands and looked inside.

Humph, after these books are burned, I will see how Gu Qingyuan explains to the Queen Mother. She has only been here for a few days and such a thing has happened. Then I will just have to wait and see.

While no one was noticing, the man in black jumped onto the roof again and jumped out.

However, after she jumped onto the roof, a jade pendant slipped out of her sleeve, but she was in such a hurry that she didn't notice it.

After the people from the Academy of Classics drove away the wild cat, their sleepiness dissipated a little and they sat under a tree to chat.

"Tell me, why did Lord Gu insist on having someone guarding at night?"

"Yeah, a bunch of old books, could there be a thief who steals them?"

The two of them laughed heartily and suddenly felt a surge of warmth.

No, it’s late at night, how can it be hot?

A flash of fire suddenly appeared before their eyes. The two men jumped up from the ground and exclaimed, "Oh no! There's a fire!"

They hurried to get water to put out the fire. Although the books inside were broken, they were government books after all. If anything happened to these books, their lives would be in danger!

They went to put out the fire covered in dust. Before the fire started, two of them carried water and went to put out the fire. After pouring more than ten buckets of water, the fire was finally put out.

The two women looked exhausted, their faces were blackened by smoke, and even one of them had a few strands of hair singed.

After the fire was out, they went to check the books in the house and were horrified to find that a small number of books had been burned to ashes.

The two people sat on the ground in horror, covering their faces with despair.

"What should we do? If Lord Gu asks about it tomorrow, what should we say?"

"We were clearly keeping an eye on it, so how could it have caught fire?"

"Could it be because of that wild cat?"

"Don't talk nonsense, wild cats won't set fires."

"I mean, is it possible that someone is using a feral cat to attract our attention?"

The surroundings fell into silence.

The woman on the left suggested, "Why don't we clean up these burned books and put the original ones back in place? That way, Lord Gu won't find them when he comes."

The woman on the right shook her head and said, "Mrs. Gu isn't that stupid. She's counted all these books and even kept a record of how many copies of each type there are."

"What should we do?" The woman on the left covered her face, almost crying in anxiety.

The woman on the right pondered, and finally said helplessly: "Why don't we just tell the truth and see if Lord Gu can find any way to remedy the situation."

"We are damned! We can't even do such a small thing."

The woman on her right patted her on the back and speculated, "I have a feeling something's wrong with this fire. Could it be that someone is targeting our Academy of Classics?"

"What you said makes sense. Perhaps it's not directed at our Academy of Classics. After all, we've been here for so long without any problems..."

The two looked at each other and suddenly understood something. Could this be aimed at Lord Gu?

……

When Gu Qingyuan arrived at the Academy of Classics, he clearly felt something was wrong and the atmosphere seemed a little solemn.

"What happened? Why are you all so dejected?" Gu Qingyuan tried to liven up the atmosphere, wanting to cheer them up, but they all had sad expressions, as if the sky had fallen.

"Gu, Master Gu, something happened last night."

Dingxiang, the most flattering woman, said.

"What?" Gu Qingyuan asked immediately, "What happened? Tell me the truth."

Ding Xiang held up the burnt-down book and showed it to Gu Qingyuan, saying, "There was a sudden fire last night, and some of the books in the house were burnt to ashes."

Gu Qingyuan picked up a little ash and blew it gently, and it scattered.

"Just hope you guys are fine."

Then she strode inside.

After entering, I saw that as Dingxiang said, some of the books inside were burned, and the books that were originally intact were all wet because of the fire fighting last night.

Several people stood behind Gu Qingyuan nervously.

The few people who were originally talkative were unable to utter a word.

Gu Qingyuan said calmly, "Are the papers recording the names and quantities of these books okay?"

She went to another room, took out the paper, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Go get some bamboo mats, put these books on them, and hang them up to dry."

Gu Qingyuan ordered.

The group carried the books out on bamboo mats. After they were done, Gu Qingyuan checked one by one which books had been burned.