As soon as Ning Yanting's words came out, everyone present, except Ning Mu and Ning Nuan, subconsciously agreed with his words in their hearts.
Yeah, isn't that the case
For a long time, it was the big room who let the people with the second room and the third room get any good things, and the second room and the third room were the first choice. All the hardships and tiring are carried by the big room, and the second room and the third room only need to sit back and enjoy their achievements.
This habit began when the old man was still alive. In the final analysis, it was because of the partiality of the old lady. The old lady prefers the two younger sons and has a prejudice against the eldest son. Since she was a child, she has always taught Ning Yanting to let her two younger brothers go. Careful upbringing, at that time, I didn't have much relationship with the old lady and two younger brothers, and I didn't notice anything. Later, the old lady left early, and the Ning family was covered by the old lady Ning. Ning Yanting was also taught by the old lady every day to take care of his two younger brothers.
Later, this idea was deeply ingrained, and it became a matter of course to let the two younger brothers take advantage of them. When the second lady and the third lady first married into the Ning family, they had already eaten it, but they were enjoying the benefits, so naturally they wouldn't say anything. Over time, everyone regarded this as a normal thing.
Everyone forgot that this was not normal.
Ning Yanwen and Ning Yanhai instinctively opened their mouths to respond. They opened their mouths, but reason stopped them in time. They closed their mouths and looked at the old lady in unison.
The old lady said solemnly: "Your two younger brothers are not as good as you, their salary is not as high as you, and their official position is not as high as yours. As an elder brother, you should take care of them. You forget, he has always been smart. Mr. Wen Jiang gave it to you, and you will not…”
Ning Yanting interrupted her: "Mother, you forgot, where did Mr. Yanwen give it to me? Who is Mr. Liu? Only me and the second brother were selected, where can the second brother let me? For me? Mother, don't you remember what Mr. Liu said at the time?"
The old lady choked, and finally raised her eyes to look at him, her eyes full of surprise.
Ning Yanwen's face turned pale.
"Big brother..."
Ning Yanting did not stop, but continued: "If mother forgot, I still remember clearly, Mr. Liu said at that time that although the second brother is smart, he does not focus on the right path, mother, not the second My brother gave me the husband, but the husband is not willing to accept him."
Ning Yanwen's face turned ugly.
He has always wanted face, and in the eyes of outsiders, he is also a modest gentleman, but Ning Yanting recklessly said the comments of his former husband in front of everyone, saying that he did not put his mind on the right path, so how could he accept it
Ning Yanwen was sitting on pins and needles, although he didn't raise his head, he seemed to sense the gazes of others looking at him, and he seemed to be full of contempt.
Ning Yanwen turned his head away in embarrassment, not daring to meet those eyes.
The old lady's face was also very ugly.
It was the first time that her eldest son denied her face-to-face. Ning Yanting has always been obedient to her, not even talking back to her in private. She listened to whatever she said. kind of grievance? !
She said with a sullen face: "You don't even listen to me?"
"Mother, that's not what you said, when did I stop listening to you?" Ning Yanting lowered his eyes and looked at the ground, so that no one could see the hatred in his eyes, but he still said meekly: "I have always Filial piety, mother, I will listen to whatever mother says, doesn’t mother know?”
Even before he died, he still couldn't understand that he was obedient to his relatives and would agree to any excessive demands. He thought that the brothers were deeply in love, and the mother and son were deeply in love, but they were all lies. He asked himself that he had never done anything wrong to his own mother and his own brother, but why did his relatives treat him like this
Ning Yanting recalled the events of his previous life. When he was young, he was brought up by his own father to raise him, and he had little contact with his mother and younger brother. Occasionally, he was very envious when he saw their mother and son have a deep relationship. Later, when the old man passed away, he finally had the opportunity to get in touch with his mother and his younger brother. He thought that his mother would treat him the same way as his younger brother, and he was very excited. No matter what the old lady said, he would listen.
Mother said that he wanted him to love his younger brother, so he would do his best to his brother. Mother said that he would tolerate his younger brother. Even if he was wronged occasionally, he kept it in his heart. Not even a single complaint. Over time, he really didn't even have any grievances at all.
He originally thought that the mother treated the three brothers the same.
But it was not until he died that he realized that although he was his own son, his mother did not see him, only the other two young sons.
Just for this apparent affection, how much grievance did he make his family suffer
Ning Yanting closed his eyes and opened them again. He raised his head, looked at the old lady, and asked from the bottom of his heart, "Mother, I've called you for so many years, I'm sorry for Yunlan, I'm sorry for A Nuan and Lang. Son, I have never done anything that I am sorry to you and the second and third brothers. You have always asked me to let the second and third brothers, and I also let them go. You can see how the second and third brothers are living. , This Ning Mansion is going up and down, shouting the first master, the second master, the third master, but who doesn't know, the second master and the third master are more powerful than me? I can't get it, mother, they are all your granddaughters. Why does Ning Qing enjoy more than A Nuan, A Nuan is the eldest daughter of the Ning Mansion, and I am in charge of the Ning Mansion, not Second brother, not third brother, but mother, look for yourself, don’t you know, in the Ning residence, besides you, whose words are the most useful?”
The servants know color the most. The old lady is the person with the highest status in the Ning Mansion. The old lady prefers two younger sons, so the servants can naturally curry favor with the second master and the third master. He is the one who is in charge of the Ning House. But even the two younger brothers could not get the same treatment.
Not only that, but even in the back house, Yunlan was her wife, the mistress of the Ning family. After entering the house, she had never even touched the housekeeper. At first, the old lady was in charge, but after the three younger siblings also entered, they became two younger siblings.
They are a big family, how can they have any status in this mansion
It's a pity that this bright reality is in front of him, but he has never understood it all his life, and is immersed in the family lie woven by his mother and brother.
The old lady's face was gloomy: "Are you blaming me?"
"Complain? The son doesn't dare." Ning Yanting sneered and said, "It's just that the son doesn't understand, A Nuan just asked for a few pieces of jewelry, and Yunlan just paid money from the prince. These things, the second brother and the third brother. Which one of them hasn't done? Mother, why did you come to question me instead of questioning the second and third brothers."
The old lady's eyes widened: "They are your younger brothers!"
"If they haven't reached the crown, of course I won't say anything, but look at them? They are now married and their children are the same age as mine. Half their lives have passed, and you still treat them as children. Come and look at it? When you leave this Ning Mansion, you can ask, which other boy has passed by and is still chasing after his parents and seeking refuge like a child!"
Ning Yanwen and Ning Yanhai both blushed and stared at Ning Yanting with wide eyes, their chests heaving violently, and the veins on their foreheads jumped up, as if they could explode at any time.
The old lady stared at him for a long time, and the little bit of mother-son connection suddenly came in handy at this time. In the blink of an eye, a thought suddenly popped up in her mind, and she moved towards her in disbelief. Ning Yanting looked at it: "You... you mean... you... are you going to split up the family?"
Ning Yanting smiled coldly: "If my mother hopes so, of course I will not refuse."
"No! I'm not allowed!" Before waiting for the old lady to say anything, Ning Yanhai couldn't hold back his breath, and was the first to say something to refute.
Immediately, everyone's eyes turned towards him.
Ning Yanhai said anxiously: "Brother, why are you saying such a thing to be angry with your mother? Look, isn't it just a few pieces of jewelry, isn't it just that the elder sister-in-law took the money from the duke? This is because the second sister-in-law didn't react. If you can't get angry, just wait for the second brother to go back and scold the second sister-in-law, why should you say the words of separation?"
Ning Yanwen also followed closely: "That's right, big brother, our brothers are connected, if there is any dissatisfaction, let's just say it, why is it to the point of breaking up the family?"
If this is really separated, it will be them who suffer!
No one knows the benefits better than Ning Yanwen and Ning Yanhai. Ning Yanting is the eldest son of the family and the person with the highest official position. As long as they do not separate their families, outsiders will only see Ning Yanting when they talk about their Ning family. Although they were also the first sons, they didn't get as many as the eldest son Ning Yanting.
Besides, even if all the things of the Ning family were distributed equally to everyone, they would not be satisfied.
What they want is not only the part they deserve, but also the part connected to Ning Yanting that they want to own.
Not only that, after the separation of the family, how can they take advantage of the big house in the future? You know, the big house still has a golden hen that can lay eggs. The shop Zhuangzi in Jiang Yunlan's hands can produce no amount of benefits. Over the years, they have taken advantage of the big house, not all from Jiang Yunlan's hands. of
Ning Yanwen and Ning Yanhai blocked in unison: "Brother, you should calm down and think about it."
"That's right, this matter of family separation, how can you just mention it."
"Brother, look at mother, how angry she is with you."
The old lady clutched her chest, her chest heaving violently, obviously she was very angry.
Mother Ning was silent for a long time, and then she said, "According to the etiquette system, after the death of the old man, the family should be divided."
"Shut up!" The second lady scolded her angrily: "Jiang Yunlan, it's you! You poisonous woman, it's you who pushed big brother to tell about the family split!?"
Ning Yanwen and Ning Yanhai turned around and glared angrily.
Mother Ning took a sip from the teacup and said calmly, "Is there anything wrong with what I said? The second brother, the third brother, and the old lady, why don't you go outside and ask, which family in the capital is like the Ning family? Even the children below are married, but the three brothers still live together?"
Ning Yanwen turned his head sadly: "Brother, do you think so too?"
Ning Yanting was silent, but just like Ning, he took a sip from the tea cup, the meaning is self-evident.
"It's the other way around! You... do you really think I'm dead?" The old lady clutched her chest and said angrily, "As long as I'm still here, the Ning family can't be separated!"
"Old madam, what are you talking about? As long as the three brothers are together, how can the Ning family be separated?" Ning mother said: "But if the family is not separated, I am really worried that our master will suddenly go away one day, old man. Man, at that time it was you who sent the black-haired person to the white-haired person, and it was too late to regret it."
"what?"
Ning's mother Shi Shiran said: "I don't know, the old lady? The master told me to hide it from you, but the master can bear it, but I can't bear it. The master was seriously injured first, and he lay on the bed for half a month before he could get off. The bed, at that time, if the servant hadn't discovered it earlier, maybe the master would have gone like this, old lady, what do you think is the reason?"
Ning Yanhai was startled, and his face immediately showed a bit of guilt.
I just listened to Ning's mother: "The cause and effect of this, why don't you ask the third brother."
All of a sudden, everyone looked at Ning Yanhai.
The old lady was surprised: "You..."
Ning Yanhai sweated on his forehead and said anxiously, "This, listen to my explanation..."
"What else do you need to explain?" Ning Yanting smiled bitterly: "Third brother, how many troubles have you caused, which time did I not help you clean it up? I was worried about my mother's body, and I never dared to tell my mother, but now, I But I don't dare not say it, if it wasn't for helping the third brother, how could I have almost lost my life."
He said, turning his head to look at the old lady: "Mother, it's not my original intention to split the family, but I don't dare to help the third brother anymore, if it comes again, if those people start harder, leave Yun What should Lan and the others do? Langer and A Nuan's marriage has not been settled yet, and I haven't even seen my grandson, mother, tell me, why am I willing to leave like this?"
The old lady had a gloomy face and said nothing.
Ning Yanhai said anxiously, "Brother, it's not like this..."
Ning Yanting turned to look at him: "I was badly injured because I helped you. I rested in the mansion for so long, third brother, have you ever come to see me?"
Ning Yanhai was startled.
"You said it at the beginning. As long as I went over and persuaded, this matter could be easily resolved, but what happened? You didn't even tell me what people you provoked." Ning Yanting said with a thin face. Anger: "If it wasn't for you..."
"Big brother!" Ning Yanhai raised his voice abruptly and interrupted him: "Big brother, it was my younger brother who was wrong, and my younger brother dares no longer, so please forgive me this time."
The old lady glanced at him hesitantly. Seeing that he showed a guilty conscience, she suddenly understood something, so she followed his words and said, "Since your brother said so, this matter is over."
"It's over? That's it?" Mother Ning was the first to disagree: "Our master was injured and beat the court officials. This should be reported to the case. If it wasn't for the third brother, how could we have endured until now. This matter Forget it, is it that our master was beaten for nothing?"
The old lady was annoyed: "What do you want?"
"Separate the family." Ning's mother insisted: "The old lady believes in his guarantee, but I don't believe it. If this happens for a second time, and even the reporter can't report it, who will our master complain to?"
Ning Yanhai was in a cold sweat. If this is reported to the official, he will not be able to escape.
"There is a second brother." Ning's mother changed her words, and the words fell on Ning Yanwen: "The second brother came back to find the master, and asked the master to pay the dowry money for Ning Qing, old lady, you judge the reason, this is Like talk?"
The old lady was silent.
In her mind, of course, it is very normal.
When Mother Ning raised her eyes, she saw the glare from the second lady looking at her, she sneered, and said, "Ning Qing is also our master's niece after all, her parents are alive and well, where do you need them? Does our master help her with the dowry?"
"This..." Ning Yanwen's face was red, he loved face the most, and this matter was also secretly looking for Ning Yanting, but he never expected that Ning Yanting would tell Ning's mother about this matter.
He seemed to feel that his face was thrown to the ground by Ning's mother unceremoniously, and he stepped on it.
"Ning Qing got married, of course, using the money from our second room." The second lady snapped and said, "As Qing'er's uncle, the elder brother should have put on makeup. It must be the elder sister-in-law who heard it wrong."
Mother Ning glanced at her with a half-smile.
The second lady's mouth is used to confuse black and white. The real can be false, and the false can be true.
Mother Ning said, "In that case, do you dare to show Ning Qing's dowry list for everyone to take a look at, and see which one is from your second wife and which one is from the public?"
The second lady's face turned pale.
Of course she didn't dare.
This time, even the third lady looked at her in the wrong way.
The third lady asked, "Second sister-in-law, are you giving Ning Qing's dowry something from the public servant?"
"This..." The second lady hesitated: "My sister-in-law misunderstood, how could I do such a thing..."
Mother Ning: "Then do you dare to show the dowry list for everyone to take a look at?"
The second lady closed her mouth and said nothing.
The third lady suddenly became angry: "Second sister-in-law, how could you do such a thing!"
Even Ning Yanhai looked at Ning Yanwen with something wrong.
"It's not only the money from the prince, but also the dowry from our big house. The second brother and sister's abacus is really powerful, and you take all the cheap. When Ning Xin and our A Nuan get married, where will you go to find the dowry? Or is it that Gongzhong can give them dowries at that time? Or the second and third siblings are willing to donate generously and let us, A Nuan, have more dowry?"
Mother Ning's expression suddenly changed, and she said sternly, "You don't usually take enough of the cheapness, and you even want to take the money from Ah Nuan's dowry?!"
Everyone in the second and third rooms was very pale.
Even Ning Qing and Ning Xin were like this. They looked at Mother Ning in horror, for fear that she would say something more exaggerated.
To take the sisters' dowry, if this word spreads, their reputation will be ruined.
The old lady closed her eyes heavily, opened them again, and asked, "What do you want?"
"Separate the family." Ning's mother killed the sentence: "As long as the family is separated, we only need this."
"No!" The second and third rooms all objected.
Ning Yanting stood up slowly: "Yunlan is right, we just need to split up the family. Mother, if you don't agree, then let me and the third brother meet at the official mansion."
Ning Yanhai's face turned pale, and looked at the old lady in horror.
The old lady scolded: "Are you forcing me?!"
"Mother, I'm not forcing you, I'm giving you a choice." Ning Yanting said softly, "Whether it is a peaceful separation, or the future of the third brother, which one you choose depends on your choice."
But this is even a choice, isn't it all about separation? !
The old lady took a deep breath, suddenly rolled her eyes, and passed out.
"Old lady!"
Everyone in the second and third rooms rushed towards the old lady.
However, Ning Yanting was unreasonable, and only said to the crowd, "Think about it carefully."
Everyone turned their heads in panic, but only saw the backs of the three people in the big room leaving.
Before Ning Nuan stepped out the door, she suddenly turned around and glanced at Ning Qing. She and Ning Qing's eyes met, and the corners of her lips curled up and smiled at Ning Qing. Then she turned back and followed Ning's mother away.
Ning Qing looked at her back in horror, she was stunned for a long time, then looked at the second lady in panic: "Mother..."
The second lady's eyes were full of things about the separation of the family just now, and the old lady passed out in front of her, so she couldn't care less, and said quickly, "I'll talk about it when I have something to do."
Ning Qing had no choice but to swallow her panic back into her stomach.
She couldn't stop thinking in her heart: What did Ning Nuan mean just now
What does Ning Nuan want to do? Could it be that you want to take revenge on her
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Before Ning Lang went home today, he went to find his friend, beat him hard and let out his anger, exposed Xing'er's affairs, and broke up with his friends by the way. When he fought with that person, his friends not only did not help him, but also persuaded him to stop. Ning Lang was so angry that he finally saw the true colors of these friends. relationship.
He returned home with a heavy heart, and after entering the gate, he went straight to his sister, wanting her to comfort him.
Ning Lang walked to Ning Nuan's house, pushed open the door and said, "A Nuan, I..."
He hadn't finished speaking yet, and after seeing the scene in front of him, he froze in place.
I saw that everyone in the house was beaming, the maids were rummaging through boxes and cabinets to find things, and even Ning Nuan was wearing new jewelry in front of the mirror, not like reading a book quietly.
"A, A Nuan?" All the heaviness of Ning Lang was gone, and he was left wondering, "What's wrong?"
"Brother, you are back." Ning Nuan said happily: "I have good news to tell you."
"What good news?"
Ning Nuan pulled him into the house and said in a low voice, "We are going to split up."
Ning Lang: "..."
Ning Lang: "What?!"
He went to the academy, hit someone, how did he break up when he came back? ?
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