Madam Qian looked at the direction Ning Wei was leaving in a daze.
Yueniang changed Mrs. Qian's cup of tea and asked: "Old Madam, what's wrong?"
Mrs. Qian looked back, took a sip of tea, and said, "Look, what is a good family like now?
Alas, I shouldn't have been soft-hearted and allowed that treacherous son to marry that vicious woman.
I don’t know how much ecstasy the poisonous woman poured into the treacherous son, but the treacherous son actually asked Sister Wei to marry a rootless man.
He is Sister Wei's biological father. How could any biological father treat his daughter like this?
How can he gain a foothold in front of others if this matter spreads?"
Yueniang said with relief: "Mrs. Liu said that what happened yesterday has been sealed and will not be spread out."
Mrs. Qian sighed and said, "Well, yesterday those noble gentlemen came over to visit Brother Yu. These people are all human beings. How can you not tell?"
Yue Niang said: "Don't worry, madam. These are all close friends of the second master and they are all well-educated people. Taking into account the second master's face, they will not spread this matter."
Mrs. Qian took a breath and said, "I hope so! This time, they finally chilled Sister Wei's heart!"
Mrs. Qian sighed repeatedly, regretting her mistake, and her heart was full of resentment and depression.
Yue Niang sighed. She couldn't answer the question and didn't dare to answer it.
How could it be her turn as a servant to comment on the master's affairs? A servant only has ears, not a mouth.
After a while, Mrs. Qian continued: "If I had known this, I should not have been impulsive and canceled the marriage at the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion.
Sister Wei doesn't want to get married, so if she gives this marriage to Sister He, Mrs. Zhao won't be resentful for causing so many things. After all, I did something wrong!"
Yue Niang advised: "The matter has come to this, and there is no use regretting it. The old lady still needs to be more open-minded."
In the study room of Yifeng Garden, Ning Wei sat back on a chair and looked at the beams on the roof in a daze.
Ning Wei sat opposite, wiping the throwing knife in her hand with a handkerchief and saying, "The old lady treats you and Mr. Ning very well."
Ning Wei looked back at Hu Rui, smiled bitterly, nodded and said, "Yes, my grandmother treated me and my brother quite well."
She thought so until yesterday after she was reborn.
After experiencing yesterday and even last night, she knew in her heart that the most important person in her grandmother's heart was not her brother and herself, but Ning Guangyan.
Hu Rui raised his head just in time to catch Ning Wei's bitter smile, and sighed: "Yes, it can only be considered okay.
In Mrs. Qian's heart, the person she cares about the most is your generous father.
Zhao dared to come and make trouble in front of Mrs. Qian because she knew Mrs. Qian's temper.
Knowing that Mrs. Qian cared about Ning Guangyan and always thought about Ning Guangyan, Zhao dared to be so arrogant.
Otherwise, just because Zhao made a fuss in Mingguanghui Lane and didn't bother her aunt, this alone was enough to divorce Zhao.
Where would she be allowed to jump up and down in Ning's house?"
Having said this, Hu Rui put the flying knife in his hand on the table, sat upright, looked at Ning Wei and asked: "Miss, does Mr. Ning or Mrs. Qian have anything in Zhao's hands?"
Ning Wei looked at Hu Rui in surprise and asked, "Why did you say this, sir?"
Hu Rui held his right arm with his left hand and held his chin with his right hand. He thought about it thoughtfully, nodded slightly and said, "My guess may be correct.
Miss, think about it, if Mr. Zhao hadn’t taken advantage of the old lady and Mr. Ning, how could he have dared to be so tyrannical in the house?"
Ning Wei thought about it and felt that what Hu Rui said was reasonable, and said quietly: "It's time to investigate carefully."
Hu Rui asked: "What do you need to do next?"
Ning Wei shook his head, "Sir, help me check what happened last night first. This matter is not urgent. We can leave it later."
Hu Rui thought of Shi Jingyang's explanation and said, "The prince said that he would arrange for someone to investigate what happened last night."
Ning Wei said: "I Cha and Shi Shizi Cha are not in conflict.
Shi Shizi’s investigation started from the people who sneaked into the house last night. And I started from Zhao’s place.”
Hu Rui said seriously: "What do you mean, Miss, what happened last night was instigated by the Zhao family?"
Ning Wei snorted coldly and said: "So far, in this world, there is no one else who wants to kill me except Zhao."
Hu Rui scolded: "Zhao, this crazy woman, is she crazy? Don't worry, miss, I'll go check it out right now."
With that said, Hu Rui stood up and collected the throwing knives.
Ning Wei said: "With Zhao's temperament, if she didn't harm me last night, she would take action again. Sir, I didn't sleep well last night, so I'll catch up on my sleep first. After I get some rest, I'll check it out slowly."
"Okay, I understand. By the way, the prince said that he would send two more people to protect the young lady." Hu Rui replied.
Ning Wei was stunned, feeling moved in her heart, and said: "Okay, I understand, I will thank the prince later."
Hu Rui said: "Miss, let's go and catch up on some sleep."
Ning Wei didn't want to sleep, but if she didn't go to sleep, Hu Rui would definitely accompany her. Considering that Hu Rui worked hard to protect her last night and was injured, she should have a good rest at this time.
So he said, "Okay, I'm going to take a nap."
Zaohua has already made Hu Rui's bed, and Hu Rui and Zaohua sleep outside together.
Ning Wei leaned against the bedside, thinking about what happened last night, still feeling frightened.
Ning Wei realized that blind avoidance could not bring peace.
What happened in the past few days after returning was enough to prove that Zhao was extremely determined and persistent in destroying her.
Mrs. Zhao will not let her go just because she avoids him.
Since avoiding it can't buy peace, there is no need to avoid it anymore.
Ning Wei made up her mind and fell into bed to sleep.
In Wutong Garden, Mrs. Qian recited a sutra and was about to get up when Donghui came in and reported: "Old madam, Grandma Yang is here again. This time she has brought early summer."
Mrs. Qian's face immediately darkened and she said, "Bring them to see me."
Donghui bent her knees in response, took two steps back, turned around and left the house.
Mrs. Qian leaned back and said: "Some people just don't know what to do. I thought of her kindness in serving me for decades, so I wanted to give her a chance, but she just couldn't live with it and insisted on forcing me to do so."
I'll give her a good time."
Yue Niang sighed, "Oh, I wonder what A-Zhen thinks?"
Mrs. Qian said calmly: "It's unfaithful and dishonest. There's no need to keep it. Make preparations and sell it."
Yue Niang bent her knees and said, "Okay, I understand."
After saying that, Yue Niang went out to do the instructions.
After a while, Yue Niang returned to the house: "Old madam, the arrangements have been made."
After Yue Niang finished speaking, Donghui came in with Nanny Yang and Chu Xia.
When Grandma Yang entered the room and saw Mrs. Qian sitting at the top, she immediately knelt down to greet her. "Hello, Madam."
Mrs. Qian looked at Nanny Yang on the ground and asked, "Why are you here today?"
Grandma Yang raised her head and looked at Mrs. Qian and said, "I have been serving Mrs. Qian all my life. During the days when Mrs. Qian was not here, I missed Mrs. Qian so much that I missed tea and food.
The old slave begs the old lady to keep the old slave and let the old slave come back to serve the old lady!"
After saying this, Grandma Yang kowtowed with great sincerity.
Mrs. Qian looked at Nanny Yang who was kowtowing with a calm expression and said nothing.
Mother Yang waited for a long time, but did not hear Mrs. Qian's words. She raised her head and glanced at Mrs. Qian secretly.
Seeing Mrs. Qian staring at her, she was so frightened that she quickly lowered her head.
Mrs. Qian's heart became colder when she saw Nanny Yang's evasive eyes like a thief.
He turned to Yue Niang and said, "Go into the house and take out the life purchase contract between A Zhen and Chu Xia."
Yue Niang bowed her knees and walked up to the back room.
After hearing Mrs. Qian's words, Grandma Yang felt her heart skip a beat and had a very bad premonition.
He asked in fear: "Old madam, the old slave just wants to return to the old madam to serve me. Why did the old madam let Yue Niang take the old slave's body deed?"
Mrs. Qian narrowed her eyes slightly and took care of the Buddhist beads in her hand, but did not answer.
Aunt Yang and Chu Xia panicked. They looked at each other, kowtowed together and said, "Old madam, please, please spare me."
Yueniang came out with the deed of sale and handed it to Mrs. Qian.
Mrs. Qian took it and took a look at it, then handed it to Yue Niang again and said, "You keep it for now. Later, find a nanny to come over and take a look at it and sell these two."
Nanny Yang turned pale with fright, and looked at Mrs. Qian in shock, "Old Madam..."
Mrs. Qian ordered to Yue Niang: "Let's put the person in the woodshed first, and remember to gag him. I am too old to beg for mercy."
Yue Niang understood and called towards the door: "Here comes someone."
As soon as Yue Niang finished speaking, several powerful women rushed into the room.
Yue Niang pointed to the two people on the ground and said, "Tie them up and take them to the woodshed and lock them up. Remember to gag them."
In early summer, I cried "Wow",
Chu Xia's cry brought Nanny Yang back to her senses, and she quickly begged: "Old madam, please spare me for the sake of my decades of service to you..."
Before Grandma Yang could finish her words, a woman stuffed a ball of cloth into her mouth. Then, her arms were tied with hemp rope.
In just a moment, several women took Nanny Yang and Chu Xia down.
Mrs. Qian said to Yue Niang: "Go ahead and sell the man today."
Yueniang bent her knees and agreed, telling Donghui to take good care of Mrs. Qian, then turned and walked out.
Before lunch, Nanny Yang and Chu Xia were bought by Ya Po.
As soon as Ning Wei woke up, Sang Ye came in to wait on her and said excitedly: "Miss, just now, Grandma Yang and Chu Xia were sold by the old lady as a penalty."
Ning Wei was stunned and asked: "Just now?"
Sang Ye nodded repeatedly and told Ning Wei the information she had found out.
After Ning Wei heard this, she couldn't calm down for a long time. Aunt Yang and Chu Xia must have come here under Zhao's instructions, but her grandmother sold her as a penalty.
Grandma, what does this mean?
Grandma is declaring war on the Zhao family and showing her attitude. Grandma is on her side.
Thinking like this, Ning Wei had a vague expectation in her heart.
So what will Zhao do next?
After hearing what Sang Ye said, Hu Rui said: "People like this should have been sent away long ago."
Ning Wei didn't comment. She looked up at the hourglass, stood up and said, "It's dinner time. I'm going to have lunch with my grandmother."
Ning Wei wanted to see if Mrs. Qian's attitude was what she thought.
After lunch, Mrs. Qian told Ning Wei and Ning Yu about Grandma Yang.
Ning Yu said: "Anyway, the window has been broken, so it's good. We don't have to do one thing on the outside and another behind the scenes, which makes people hard to detect. Sister Wei, look at it."
Ning Wei held the teacup in her hand and said seemingly unintentionally: "That's the reason. However, by punishing Nanny Yang and Chu Xia for selling, I'm afraid Madam will become angry and do even more crazy things."
Ning Yu said: "What can she do if she becomes angry? As long as we don't return to Ning Mansion, she can't do anything to us."
Mrs. Qian agreed: "Yes, now that we live here, Zhao can't do anything bad. Again, before Brother Yu's spring, we live in seclusion and don't give Zhao a chance to do anything."
Ning Wei was silent and said no more. The expectation in her heart was gone.
Sure enough, when Mrs. Qian saw that Ning Wei didn't reply, she warned, "Sister Wei, you don't go out much these days."
Ning Yu knew that Ning Wei had to deal with matters in the shop and it was impossible not to go out. "Grandma, A Wei has Mr. Hu with her, so it's okay."
Did Mrs. Qian not know that Hu Rui could protect Ning Wei? She didn't want Ning Wei to have a head-on conflict with Zhao.
Said: "Even if this is the case, try not to go out. If something happens, Brother Yu will always be worried. Brother Yu cannot be distracted at this critical period."
Without further ado, Mrs. Qian moved Ning Yu out again.
Ning Wei understood what her grandmother meant. Even if Hu Rui could protect her, her grandmother didn't want her to go out.
Because when something goes wrong, it will always be publicized. If word spreads about what happened yesterday, it will lose the face of Ning Mansion and Ning Guangyan.
Therefore, her grandmother hoped that she would stay in the purdah courtyard and not go out to cause trouble.
However, she took refuge in the boudoir compound. Mr. Zhao let her go, but did he let his brother go?
Not only that, Zhao also wanted to put her to death.
Furthermore, does grandma think that selling Nanny Yang and Chu Xia as a penalty will make the Zhao family restrain themselves?
When Ning Yu saw that Ning Wei didn't reply, he replied for her: "A Wei does things in a measured way. Grandma doesn't have to worry."
Mrs. Qian noticed something strange about Ning Wei, but she just thought it was her son's behavior yesterday that hurt Ning Wei, and she just sighed slightly in her heart.
Ning Wei glanced at the servants in the room, and finally cast her eyes on Yue Niang, saying, "If Madam can bribe Nanny Yang and Chu Xia, she will bribe others."
The implication is obvious, Zhao will not stop here.
Mrs. Qian took over the words, "Before, they were punished and sold out. In the future, if they do it again, they will be beaten to death. Everyone, please bear this in mind and never lose your life for a favor."
The servants in the room knelt down one after another, "I will keep the old lady's teachings in mind and will never do anything to judge the master."
Ning Wei took a deep look at Mrs. Qian and said no more.
Ning Wei turned her head and met Hu Rui's eyes. Hu Rui raised his eyebrows meaningfully at her.
Ning Wei twitched the corner of her mouth and looked away.
She doesn't blame her grandmother. On the contrary, from her grandmother's point of view, she can understand her grandmother's painstaking efforts.
Grandma thought about everything for Ning's family and Ning Guangyan, so she lived with humiliation, and even hoped that she and her brother would live like this.
However, right now, what she needs is not understanding or settling the matter, what she needs is self-protection, and what she needs is to break through the obstacles that Zhao has prepared for her.
It is not easy to be reborn. She must live well and live up to God's love for her.