After lunch, Ning's mother went to Ning Qing's place to make a scene. Before dinner time, the old lady sent someone over.
The maid next to the old lady came to report: "Madam, the old lady please come over."
"Mother." Ning Nuan looked at Mother Ning worriedly.
If Mother Ning is so weak, a large part of the reason is because of the old lady. When she first married into the Ning Mansion, she also had a close relationship with Ning's father. The old lady was afraid that she would coax Ning's father to stop helping the two younger brothers. As soon as she entered the Ning Mansion, she found an opportunity to beat her. Outside, mother Ning was asked to be "sensible". Mother Ning's temperament was not tough at first, but later became weaker, which of course made the old lady more and more satisfied.
Ning's mother Shi Shiran stood up and answered with her head held high, "I'll go right now."
After she finished speaking, she patted Ning Nuan's hand reassuringly, then turned around and followed the maid out.
After she left, Ning Nuan pondered for a while, and said to Xiang Tao, "Go and call your brother here, and say that Madam was called away by the old Madam, and let him hurry to find the old Madam."
Xiang Tao responded, and hurriedly ran out.
Even if she did something that she didn't dare to do before, even though Mother Ning had made countless preparations in her heart, her fear of the old lady was already instinctive. , she couldn't help but feel guilty.
In the room, Mrs. Ning sat on the main seat, the maids waited on the side, the second lady took Ning Qing to the seat on her left, Ning Qing's eyes were a little red, obviously she had just cried a lot. Seeing Mother Ning coming in, she immediately turned red again and looked at the old lady pitifully, tears flashing in her eyes, although she didn't say a word, it made the old lady's heart tremble with pity.
Looking at Ning's mother again, Madam Ning's eyes were also filled with sullen anger.
Mother Ning gave her a salute, then stood there without saying a word.
"Everyone, I heard that you took someone to Ning Qing's yard to make a fuss and took away all her jewelry?" The old lady said angrily: "As an elder, your actions are so absurd, don't say Is it to let outsiders know the joke, that is, in the mansion, you did such a thing, and where did you put the face of the big house? If you let outsiders know, our entire Ning family will be embarrassed. "
Mother Ning clenched her fists, snorted coldly, and said, "That's why she buried A Nuan first. According to the old lady, the juniors don't respect the elders. Can't the elders teach her the rules?"
I had heard from Ning Qing that Mother Ning's temperament had changed a lot, but when they saw it with their own eyes, everyone present couldn't help but be surprised.
The second lady looked at her frequently, her eyes showing surprise, and even the old lady was stunned for a moment.
Ning Qing's eyes were red, and she said aggrievedly: "I have already explained to my aunt that it was the maid who sent the wrong material, not that I deliberately wanted to bully Sister Nuan. I have already told my aunt, why did you listen to my aunt? What's my explanation?"
The second lady protected Ning Qing and said with restraint, "Sister-in-law acts so impulsive, saying that it is for Sister Nuan, but if it falls in the eyes of others, it means that Sister Nuan is implicated by you, Sister Nuan's age is also It's time to say kiss, if outsiders know that Sister Nuan has a mother like you, I'm afraid the reputation will not be good?"
"Reputation?" Mother Ning snorted coldly, "What kind of reputation does A Nuan have outside?"
"What do you mean by that?"
Mother Ning said bitterly, "You should ask your daughter how she and Ning Xin were talking about A Nuan outside!"
A guilt flashed across Ning Qing's eyes, and she immediately lowered her head, not daring to meet Ning's mother's gaze.
The second lady looked back at her and said, "Even so, you can't do such a thing. Sister Qing is still a girl and has always respected you. You took away all her jewelry. Just look at what you do, how can you look like an elder."
"Why don't my younger brothers and sisters teach me what an elder should be like?" Mother Ning counted with her fingers, "I only took half of Ning Qing's jewelry. I bought them with money, and she owns them. The old lady rewarded it, and the younger brother and sister gave it away. They are all well kept in her house. I don’t rarely touch her things. Of course I admit what I did, but don’t rely on me for what I didn’t do. On the head, I took the half of what I gave. Ning Qing's lips touched it, and it was all. A Nuan did not provoke her, but she was still ruining A Nuan's reputation outside, brother and sister, you and I Tell me, as an elder, is it wrong to teach her well?"
Before the Second Madam could say anything, Mother Ning said again, "It's us Ah Nuan now, if she goes to arrange Ning Xin again soon, our Ah Nuan has swallowed this loss, but Sister Xin will say it later. Dear, her reputation is ruined, who will kiss her then?"
"You... what nonsense are you talking about!" The second lady looked at her angrily, she couldn't believe that the person in front of her was the usual gentle concubine. She and Mother Ning have been concubine for so many years, when did she ever see Mother Ning speak so loudly
"Don't ruin sister Qing's reputation here, how could my sister Qing do such a thing!"
As soon as the words came out, the second lady regretted it.
No one knows her daughter better than her. Ning Qing just lowered her head and didn't respond. Obviously, she really did such a thing.
She secretly hated, guessing that Mother Ning's sudden change in temperament was also because of the news. When it comes to Ning Nuan's future marriage, her good reputation has been ruined, and she won't meet any good family in the future. How could Ning's mother give up so easily
It's a pity, I don't know which girl was talking about her tongue, but she was discovered so quickly.
The second lady didn't know, but Mother Ning didn't know about it until she told Ning Nuan about her in her last life.
At that time, all the girls in the family were of the right age, so naturally there were matchmakers who came to propose marriage with posts, but all the good people came to find Ning Qing and Ningxin. After reading all the posts, there was no one with the right conditions. Just in a hurry.
But she was trapped in the deep house, and she didn't walk around much with any of the ladies. If the Ning family had any matters for the female family members to come forward, they were also handled by the two younger brothers and sisters. The news of Ning's mother was blocked, and no one took the initiative to take this matter. things to tell her.
If you can't see a good one, of course it's impossible to make it happen. This dragged on and dragged on until Ning Nuan was favored by King An. An imperial decree directly gave them the marriage, and there was no chance for them to choose.
It wasn't until later, as the mother of the princess, that Mother Ning accidentally learned about other people talking about it at the wedding banquet, saying that her daughter and King An were broken pots with broken lids. What did the two girls in the room do behind their backs? The female relatives of each house invited them to a banquet, and the old lady always made excuses to keep Ning Nuan behind, and the two sisters went out to say that Ning Nuan treated the servants harshly, abused the sisters, and described Ning Nuan as ugly and vicious. Naturally, a good family would not put her on the list of candidates for their daughter-in-law, and those who sent the post were all interested in the family background of the Ning family.
If it wasn't for her A Nuan, who was smart and clarified her reputation after marrying An Wang, I don't know what she would have been choreographed by others!
Her A Nuan is very good in every possible way. If it wasn't for the sisters, who had already booked a good family, how could it have been favored by King An and suffered so many grievances after entering the palace
Thinking of this, Mother Ning gritted her teeth, wishing she could just tear up the innocent faces of the two sisters.
She raised her head directly and looked at Madam Ning: "If Madam doesn't believe me, just ask someone, why have they ever said something nice about A Nuan outside? The Madam said that I deceived people too much today, and I just took it. Going back to the jewelry that was given out, those are all things outside the body, but how did they ruin A Nuan's reputation outside? If I didn't happen to know, there is no one to say kiss to A Nuan in the future, then my A Nuan should be Who are you going to cry for? Will the old lady still decide for A Nuan?"
The old lady closed her eyes gently, but said nothing.
The second lady said embarrassingly: "Sister Qing is still young and has a wicked temperament. She doesn't know what to say and what not to say. I will find a chance to clarify it later. Why do you care so much."
Mother Ning sneered: "Sister Qing is not too young. She is about the same age as A Nuan, so it's time to say kiss. I don't know if she has ruined the reputation of the sisters in the family, and whether she can talk about a good family."
The second lady said angrily: "Sister Qing is just a young ignorant and said a few nonsense, you said it too, so did Sister Xin, maybe it was Sister Xin who was talking nonsense outside, and it was Sister Ning who was wronged. that."
"Brother and sister say that, why don't I go and call Sister Xin and the third younger brother and sister, and you will face each other?" Ning mother snorted: "I see Sister Qing doing this kind of thing, and it is the second younger brother and sister, your goddaughter. Wu Fang, I am the eldest aunt, teach her what it means to respect the eldest sister, but also make Sister Qing feel wronged?"
"you… "
The second lady looked at her in disbelief, knowing for the first time that she was such a sharp-edged person.
"Okay." Mrs. Ning opened her eyes and said, "It gave me a headache."
Mother Ning nodded and said, "The old lady called me here because of this matter. From the old lady's point of view, am I right to teach you the rules?"
Old Madam Ning glanced at Ning Qing lightly, then looked back, and said, "Since that's the case, Sister Qing also knows she's wrong, let her apologize to Sister Nuan, and you can return those things to her. Apologize to her, and this matter is over."
The second lady's face suddenly showed joy.
Ning's mother almost laughed angrily: "Old Madam is right? Could it be that Ning Qing and I should be thanked?"
Mrs. Ning frowned: "You made a big fuss today, and Sister Qing has been frightened. Now that you're done making a fuss, she also knows it's wrong. What else can't you do?"
This is really heart-wrenching!
He also apologized. I'm afraid that after sending those jewelry to Ning Qing's house, she will have to pay for a new one to suppress the shock, right
Mother Ning opened her mouth and wanted to say something else, when there was a commotion outside, which interrupted her words.
Ning Lang hurried in, followed by the maid who stopped him. After listening to Xiang Tao's oral news, he rushed over immediately, for fear that Mother Ning would suffer more grievances. Although he ignored the affairs of the back house, he also knew that every time the old lady called her mother over, there was always nothing good, so she did not dare to delay at all, and ran over immediately.
But as soon as he stepped into the door, he met several pairs of eyes that were looking at the room, and when he looked at Ning's mother, there were no tears on her face. It didn't look like she was usually wronged. Forgot to say.
He scratched his head and held it for a long time before he said, "Mother, my dad... My dad is back."