The night was as dark as ink, and a huge fire suddenly broke out from nowhere, disturbing everyone's sweet dreams.

The fire caused quite a commotion, even alarming the government officials.

After a period of chaos, the fire was finally put out. The officers and soldiers were about to inquire about the cause of the fire when a man whose face was blackened by smoke from fighting the fire and whose features were almost invisible in the dim light at night suddenly rushed out.

"Sir, I...I saw the arsonist!"

The man shouted, drawing everyone's attention. Even the air seemed to be silent for a moment.

The man gasped, his face filled with panic. "It was the Prime Minister... Prime Minister Jiang sent someone! The burning house was occupied by his maid and housekeeper. I heard the arsonist say he was under the Prime Minister's orders to silence them. He also said that to avoid suspicion, he was going to burn down several other houses nearby."

"We are all ordinary people. We don't know how we have offended Prime Minister Jiang. Please help us!"

Following the man's words, the crowd, which had finally calmed down, erupted again.

Since the matter concerned the prime minister of a country, the officers and soldiers did not have the courage to make a decision. They immediately took the still crying man back to the government office, but the discussion left by the man's words did not disappear at all.

Before daybreak, the news that Prime Minister Jiang had sent people to silence witnesses, set fire to houses, and even intended to burn to death several nearby families spread throughout the streets and alleys.

Many people connected the incident in front of the prime minister's residence yesterday, and became more certain that Jiang Gaoyuan had the fire set in order to silence the witnesses.

In addition, Pei Zhanzhou sent people to secretly "add fuel to the fire", and many people spontaneously gathered in front of the prime minister's residence. However, due to the prime minister's status, no one dared to do anything.

Jiang Gaoyuan, who had received the news a long time ago, sent people to investigate immediately, but Pei Zhanzhou secretly blocked him, so he naturally could not find anything.

Even the man who testified that he saw people from the prime minister's residence setting fire left the government office before dawn.

According to the government officials, not long after the man followed the soldiers to the government office, he suddenly overturned his previous statement, saying that he was just resentful and framed because he was rejected when he wanted to work in the prime minister's residence.

According to South Sudanese law, if someone makes false accusations and frames others but does not cause any serious damage, he or she only needs to pay a large fine and can leave.

The man's two nonsense words did not cause any loss of property or life to anyone, and he paid the fine immediately, so the government naturally would not keep him.

So when Jiang Gaoyuan's men went to the government office to look for the man, there was no trace of him. He could only send people to the man's home to look for him.

But when they arrived at the place, they found out that the man was a loner who lived on the streets and would do anything for money. He had no parents, brothers, wife or children, and he died in the fire that night.

This is the information Jiang Gaoyuan found out, and it is also the original truth of the matter, but others don’t think so.

In less than a day, new rumors were circulating on the streets.

"That man must have been bribed by Prime Minister Jiang, which is why he suddenly changed his confession. I heard that he used to live on the streets, barely making ends meet. How could he possibly have the money to pay the fine?"

"I saw it with my own eyes. The man complained to the officers and soldiers only after the fire was out. We all saw him leave with the officers and soldiers. How could he have died in the fire? I think he must have been silenced."

"You're right! I didn't expect that Prime Minister Jiang, who usually looks so humble and friendly, actually has such a cruel heart."

"If he were truly a friendly person, how could he have allowed Miss Jiang to suffer such injustice? In the end, an outsider like Master Pei had to make the decision for her. In my opinion, he's just a good actor and has deceived all of us!"

"If an official doesn't have a shady mind, how can he become an official? What's more, he is the Prime Minister! I used to feel that there was something wrong with him, but no one believed me. Now you know that what I said is true!"

……

It is said that when a wall falls, everyone pushes it. Jiang Gaoyuan had a good reputation in the past, but now the abuse he is receiving is as severe as it is now.

"Bang! Boom! Crash—"

The sounds of smashing and looting came out from the house one after another, scaring the maids and servants in the yard so much that they wanted to bury their heads in the ground and even walked in a low voice.

After serving in the prime minister's residence for so long, this was the first time they saw the master get so angry. No one dared to offend him at this time.

So when Meng Lianshu strictly prohibited spreading what happened in the prime minister's mansion, everyone kept their mouths shut and dared not leak a single word.

But as Jiang Wansang, who lived in the prime minister's residence, of course she did not miss these news that sounded so happy.

As for what Meng Lianshu said, that the affairs of the Prime Minister’s Mansion must not be spread?

I'm sorry, I weigh 100 kilograms, but 99 kilograms of it are rebellious!

That night, the news that three sets of antique vases, five sets of study treasures, seven sets of tea sets, twelve chairs, etc. were smashed in the Prime Minister's Mansion spread throughout the imperial city.

It is said that when the news was reported back to the Prime Minister's Residence, Jiang Gaoyuan smashed the new furniture that had just been replaced.

This matter caused a stir for six or seven days. Even the emperor sternly told Jiang Gaoyuan in the court that he should "manage his family affairs well before he can shoulder the responsibility of a prime minister." In the end, Jiang Gaoyuan donated two years' salary to rebuild the burned house.

After all, the man who filed the complaint was dead and could not testify against him. Jiang Gaoyuan had no way to find evidence to prove that he was slandered, and naturally he had no way to find evidence to prove his innocence.

Of course, it is impossible to let this matter completely pass. After all, there is no way in this world to make everyone lose their memory at the same time.

However, Jiang Gaoyuan donated two years' salary, Meng Lianshu took Jiang Zihan to distribute porridge everywhere to do charity, and even Jiang Wansang received a lot of rare treasures as hush money, including the things Zhou Zhi mentioned at the gate of the prime minister's residence. Only then did people gradually stop talking about this matter.

Although the discussion has died down and the matter seems to have passed, people will still occasionally bring it up.

The reputation that Jiang Gaoyuan valued most was completely tarnished.

Compared to the gloomy mood of other people in the Prime Minister's Mansion, there was a cheerful and happy atmosphere in Tingsang Pavilion. Jiang Wansang even gained two kilograms because of her happiness.

Although she wasn't noticeably fatter, Jiang Wansang still decided to go out and exercise.

As public opinion gradually subsided in the past two days, the people gathered outside the prime minister's residence also dispersed. However, occasionally someone would point and talk when passing by, and the people in the residence chose to go in and out through the back door.

Jiang Wansang didn't want to be watched by the people, so she went out through the back door. However, just as she was about to go out, she ran into Jiang Zihan coming back with a gloomy face.

Seeing her, Jiang Zihan's already gloomy face darkened even more. "Jiang Wansang, why are you so vicious? Not only did you rob me of my wealth and glory for more than ten years, but you also want to rob me..."

She suddenly stopped, as if she thought of something she couldn't say. Finally, she glared at Jiang Wansang fiercely and strode back to her Hanbao Garden.

Jiang Wansang: "???"

Could it be that this girl of destiny has gone crazy because of all the bad luck she has been having recently?

Although Jiang Zihan was usually mentally ill, Jiang Wansang didn't know why she seemed even sicker today.

She was in a good mood and didn't care, but not long after she left the house, Jiang Wansang understood the reason.

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