Lord Mayor was in charge of the security of the capital city. The official position was not a high post in the capital city, a place full of officials. Therefore, Ning Zu'an did not take it seriously when he was taken away by the Lord Mayor's subordinates. The students of the Academy had a fight. So what?
A rich man's son fainted. When he woke up, Ning Zu'an would pay a little money at most. He thought the Lord Mayor would save his face. Ning Zu'an did not go there in person, but wrote a letter. He stamped the letter with a seal and asked a young male servant to send it to the Lord Mayor.
The lord mayor's family name was Si. He was a goody-goody and did not offend anyone in daily life. Moreover, he was capable of dealing with all types of men. He had a good relationship with Ning Zu'an. When he saw his letter, he would let Ning Huaijing go. As for his son, Ning Zu'an did not care, because his biological mother was only a maid.
Madam Yu had said
In the Auspicious Clouds Courtyard.When Madam Ling came out to welcome him, Ning Zu'an pushed her away and sat down in the chair angrily. His face was livid and dark. He stared coldly at Madam Ling, who had been pushed to the ground.Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, Mother Chen hurried to help Madam Ling up."Marquis, what's wrong with you?" Madam Ling had been shoved for no reason. She was angry at first, but then she calmed down. She stood up with Mother Chen's help and asked softly, with a smile on her face.When she was talking about Ning Huaijing with Mother Chen, she felt very proud. Unexpectedly, Ning Zu'an came right away. How could she not feel guilty? Even if she was angry, she did not dare give vent to her anger. Did he come here because of that?She did that secretly. The First Madam was Madam Ling's cousin, so outsiders did not know about it. Even if Marquis was exceptionally adept in trickery,
There was a reason for Madam Dowager's appearance in the Auspicious Clouds Courtyard.Seeing that Ning Xueyan did not take any notice of her, Qing'er hurried to Junior Concubine Xu and told her what Mother Han had said. Hearing this, Junior Concubine Xu rolled her eyes and came up with an idea. She did not have time to comfort her sister and went to Madam Dowager. She said that there was a quarrel in the Auspicious Clouds Courtyard, and asked Madam Dowager to mediate.Junior Concubine Xu was trying to please Madam Ling!A few days ago, they had a strained relationship, but now they were on good terms. Although she did not know what happened between Madam Ling and Ning Zu'an, it could not be a good thing because Ning Zu'an rushed to the Auspicious Clouds Courtyard in a rage. Junior Concubine Xu wanted to save the situation, but she did not expect that the topic of "illegitimate son" came up as soon as she entered the door.Her heart
Madam Yu was scared and knelt down to pray in a Land-temple, which was not far away from the manor.Since the news that Ning Huaijing had killed someone outside, she had gone crazy and ran to this small, house-sized temple to pray. No one could pacify her. She cried and muttered to herself. She knew that there was nothing she could do now, but only hoped that Ning Zu'an could save her son.The sky outside was already dark. Those who had tried to pacify her earlier, had all gone back, leaving behind only a single lamp in front of a decrepit Buddha statue.This earthen temple had been built by the people here, and everything was simple and crude. It did not matter whether it would work. During normal days, if someone had something on his or her mind, he or she would come here to pray for peace of mind. It would take several hours to reach the temple nearest to their place, so it was inconvenient.Madam Yu closed her eyes, put her pal
The whole thing was not complicated.In order to harm Madam Ming, Madam Ling deliberately drugged her tea. Then, she put Madam Ming and a servant from Ning Mansion together. The others saw Madam Ming lying in a disheveled state, on the same bed with the servant. After being caught by Ning Zu'an, the man said that he and Madam Ming had been having an affair for a long time already.Ning Zu'an suspected that Ning Xueyan was not his daughter, so he wanted to kill the young girl.Madam Ming begged hard and even gave up the position of the Legal Wife, in order to save Ning Xueyan's life. After that, she did not say anything to Ming Feiyong. She was afraid that if Ming Feiyong made an investigation, it would be harmful to Ning Xueyan. So, she refused Ming Feiyong's kindness, which made the brother and sister sever their relationship. Therefore, Ming Feiyong went to the border area for decades.She did this to protect the young Ning Xueya
"Cousin Yuanhua, no hurry. Ning Zu'an and Madam Ling won't admit it." Ning Xueyan smiled slightly with coldness in her bright eyes. No one knew better than her how vicious and inhuman Madam Ling and Ning Zu'an were. It was worse than a beast that a man had treated his first wife in such a cruel way.What a maid, who had been driven out from the manor years ago, said did not count. Besides, Madam Yu's brother, Yu Hu, was still missing. Even if he showed up again, if he could not provide evidence, he might instead be accused of trying to overturn the case for Madam Ming.Moreover, Ning Xueyan also had another suspicion, so it was not the best time to accuse Madam Ling.Could any evidence be more convincing than Madam Ling to prove it on her own?"Okay. Cousin Xueyan, do I need to go to Madam Yu?" Ming Yuanhua was not a reckless person, so hearing Ning Xueyan's words, he immediately understood her intention. Though he was unwilling, h
After receiving the message, Ning Huaiyuan came back in a hurry. "Mother, why are you still angry?" Ning Huaiyuan asked when he walked into the room and went round in it. At the moment, Ning Yuling was drinking tea quietly while watching Madam Ling losing her temper."Mother is mad at our father because he lied to her. Brother, why aren't you in a hurry? Who may be the master of Lord Protector's Manor in the future is still uncertain!" Finally, Ning Yuling opened her mouth, but what she said sounded sarcastic, even gloating."Shut up! Why are you still making sarcastic comments, instead of comforting our mother at this time?" Ning Huaiyuan shouted, frowning unconsciously. Since they had taken Ning Yuling home, he felt that she changed a lot and grew much more gloomy than before. Though she looked as same as before after regaining her appearance, her personality was quite different from before.In the past, if she faced the same situation, she w
A lot of people crowded in front of the Lord Protector's Manor. Some of them shook their heads while watching what was happening. There had been no end to the scandal in the family since the Second Madam of the manor died. The Lord Protector's Manor was no longer an influential family with a good reputation.Today, it even reached a small climax.A woman dressed in plain clothes knelt at the gate of the manor. She did not say a word, but only shed tears silently. She had been kneeling here for two hours, but no one had come out to meet her.What was going on? More and more people gathered watching and soon, it was too crowded that the whole street was blocked."Last time, it was a concubine who knelt here. Who is the woman this time? She seems not young, not younger than that concubine at least. What's going on? Is it because of the competition between wives and concubines again? It's said that Lord Protector is a powerful general,
People who held the dinner party mainly wanted Ning Huaijing to get familiar with his brother and sisters. Therefore, Ning Xueyan, Ning Huaiyuan, and their sisters did not leave after dinner. The rarest thing was that Madam Ling did not leave either. Maybe because she had figured it out just now, she did not seem to be angry when she looked at Ning Huaijing.If people took a closer look, they would find there was a hint of grievance in her eyes!"How could Madam Ling feel wronged?" Ning Xueyan sneered inwardly, wondering what she was going to do.Ning Zu'an and his concubines were all gone, so everyone was much more relaxed. They each found a chair and sat down with Ning Xueyan on the right side of Ning Huaijing, who sat below Ning Huaiyuan, and Ning Yuling, Ning Qingshan as well as Ning Lingyun on their opposite side."If you don't feel well, return to your courtyard to rest early!" Madam Dowager said to Madam Ling coolly.