I just thought it was my aunt who left something behind and asked someone to go back to pick it up, so it was delayed.
So someone stopped the car and waited for my aunt on the roadside.
I waited for more than a quarter of an hour.
I noticed something was wrong and was about to ask someone to go back and take a look. The driver came over to report that I had encountered a bad guy and my aunt was injured.
There were ten criminals in total, two of them died, and the other eight were arrested and sent to the Yamen.
My aunt was stabbed under the left shoulder blade by a gangster. Fortunately, it did not hit the vital part. The doctor had just treated the wound for my aunt.
I will take care of her for a few days, and my aunt's body will recover. This is what happened."
Mrs. Liu described Hu Rui who reported to her as a coachman.
After hearing this, Ning Guangyan said angrily: "In broad daylight, there are evil people committing murder at the feet of the emperor. What do these people from Bingmasi do for food?"
After saying that, Ning Guangyan suddenly remembered that Xu Weiwu was the commander of the Nancheng Army and Horses Division, and hurriedly said: "I didn't mean my cousin-in-law."
Mrs. Zhao's attention was on the criminal being caught, and asked: "Mrs. Liu said the criminal was caught?"
Mrs. Liu looked at Mr. Zhao and said, "Yes, except for the dead ones, all the others were captured and no one escaped."
Ning Wei looked at Zhao and asked: "Aunt, should the villain be sent to Jingzhao Mansion or to my cousin's Army and Horses Division?"
Mrs. Liu replied: "Of course it will be sent to the Military and Horse Division."
Ning Wei's eyes did not leave Zhao's, and continued: "Aunt, this matter is by no means simple. Grandma cannot suffer this blow in vain.
I also ask my uncle to interrogate those criminals, find out who is behind the scenes, and give my grandmother an explanation."
Mrs. Liu said: "Sister Wei, don't worry. Your uncle has been in the army for decades and has his own way of judging people. When those bad guys fall into his hands, he has plenty of tricks to get them to tell the truth."
"This is a big deal. Mother can't be stabbed in vain. The master quickly changed his clothes and followed Mrs. Liu to the Yamen to have a look. He must find out the ins and outs of the matter and give an explanation to mother.
I'm going to go see if my mother's medicine has been recovered." Mrs. Zhao stood up as she spoke.
The panic in Zhao's eyes did not escape Ning Wei's eyes.
Ning Guangyan stood up, looked at Mrs. Liu and said, "Qiao'an, wait for me, I'll change my clothes and go to the Yamen with you."
Mrs. Liu looked at Ning Wei and said, "Sister Wei, you take good care of your aunt."
Ning Wei looked at Ms. Zhao who had already gone out and nodded, "Don't worry, aunt, Wei'er will take good care of her. Wei'er sends aunt off."
Liu Qiaoan looked at Mrs. Qian who was sleeping soundly on the soft couch, and followed Ning Guangyan out of the house.
Ning Wei stood under the verandah, looking at Mrs. Zhao who was hurriedly walking towards the courtyard door, and said to Hu Rui: "Sir, have someone deliver a letter to the Crown Prince. Don't reveal the identities of the two people who died yet."
Hu Rui followed Ning Wei's gaze and asked, "Mr. Zhao is panicking?"
Ning Wei nodded, "Well, she left in a hurry, probably to have someone deliver a letter to Wan Zhentian."
Hu Rui nodded and said, "I understand." After saying that, Hu Rui turned around to give the instructions.
Ning Wei was about to turn around and enter the house when she saw Ning Yu leading Chang Le into the courtyard gate, so she stood there without moving.
Ning Yu approached and asked, "Why is Ah Wei standing outside?"
Ning Wei looked at the things in Chang Le's hand and said, "Father and his wife are here."
Ning Yu asked: "Already left?"
Ning Wei nodded, "I'm leaving. My father is going to the Yamen with my aunt. My wife said she was going to see if grandma's medicine had been caught back?"
"She cares about grandma? I saw she went to Lingyun Garden." Ning Yu replied.
Ning Wei smiled coldly and said, "Chang Le, Yue Niang and the others are cleaning up in the kitchen. You give Yue Niang the medicine."
Chang Le went to the kitchen with the medicine and medicine jar.
Ning Yu looked into the room and asked, "Grandma is not awake yet?"
Ning Wei nodded.
Ning Yu pointed to the chairs by the corridor, "Let's sit there and talk."
After saying that, Ning Yu took the lead to walk to the bench.
Ning Wei followed Ning Yu and walked to the bench to sit down.
Ning Yu looked at Ning Wei and asked: "Ah Wei, what happened today was not an accident, right?"
Ning Wei nodded without hesitation.
Ning Yu looked at Ning Wei, waiting for her to continue.
Ning Wei did not hide anything and truthfully told Ning Yu everything she knew.
After hearing this, Ning Yu was horrified and said angrily: "This vicious woman, how dare she?"
Perhaps it is because he has experienced too much, but from beginning to end, Ning Wei seemed to be telling other people's stories, with a calm face without a trace of emotion.
Ning Yu stood up from the chair, "I'll go find her..."
Ning Wei reached out and held Ning Yu's hand to prevent him from going out. "Brother, calm down!"
Ning Yu lowered his head to look at Ning Wei and asked: "Is she worthy of being a human being? This thing is inferior to an animal. You asked me to argue with her. I want the world to see her face clearly and make the world despise her."
Ning Wei held Ning Yu's wrist tightly, looked into Ning Yu's eyes and asked: "Brother, I know you are very angry, and I am also very angry.
But is getting angry useful? You go and accuse her, but where is the evidence? Do you have any evidence?
Lingnan Shuangyang is dead. The dead man cannot speak. We have no evidence.
If you step forward to accuse her so rashly, not only will you not hurt her, but you will also easily get her to bite you back."
After hearing Ning Wei's words, Ning Yu sat down in defeat and murmured: "You know clearly that she is the person behind the scenes, but you can do nothing about her!
Sister Wei, your brother is very incompetent and useless, right?
If I can't protect you properly, my brother will live a useless life."
Ning Wei looked at Ning Yu and said softly, "Brother, don't think like that.
Aren’t I living a good life?
It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge in ten years. Let us write down the evil deeds she did one by one, and one day we can get back from her one by one."
Ning Yu calmed down, exhaled heavily, and said: "A Wei is right, a gentleman takes revenge every ten years. One day, I will make her regret it."
Seeing that his brother had calmed down, Ning Wei felt relieved and then said: "Brother, let's return to the tiger's den again.
Right now, revenge is not the most important thing, the most important thing is to protect yourself.
Only by living and living well can we talk about other things."
Ning Yu agreed with Ning Wei's statement, reacted very quickly, and nodded: "Yes, we can only talk about other things while we are alive. So, we need to plan well."
Ning Wei nodded, "We need to plan carefully. Right now, the most important thing is the safety of my brother, my grandmother, and me.
In order to prevent Mr. Zhao from tampering with the food, we cannot eat anything from the house, and even if we drink water, we must get it in person from someone we trust."
Thinking that Zhao once put medicine into Ning Wei's food, if it worked once, she might do it a second time, or a third time...
Ning Yu nodded and said: "It's simple. Grandma's yard has a small kitchen, and your yard also has a small kitchen.
I also built a small kitchen in Liuyuan, and when it comes to food, we don’t take it from the big kitchen."
Fangfeiyuan, where Ning Wei lives, was once the residence of his mother, Mrs. Zhao, and it was fully equipped with cooking pots and stoves.
Ning Wei looked at Ning Yu and asked, "My brother is building a small kitchen in the courtyard. Will Mr. Zhao agree?"
Ning Yu said: "Her Lingyun Garden, Ningyang's Haoyue Garden, and Ninghe's Cuixue Garden all have small kitchens. Why can't we build a small kitchen?"
Ning Wei was in a daze, her last life was really in vain, she didn't know anything about these things.
"Sister Wei, what are you thinking about?"
Ning Wei shook her head and said, "Nothing, this is the best! Let's build a small kitchen in our yard."
Ning Yu saw Chang Le coming over and ordered, "Go and buy some things you need for the kitchen. Let's build a small kitchen in Liuyuan."
Chang Le immediately understood what Ning Yu meant, leaned forward and said, "Okay, little one, go immediately."
Ning Wei said: "Ask Qiao Yi to follow you. Qiao Yi and Qiao Er follow behind your brother."
Ning Wei confessed to Chang Le and turned to Ning Yu.
Chang Le happily responded, "Yes, I understand, little one."
After Chang Le left, Ning Yu looked at Ning Wei. "Qiao Yi and Qiao Er are following me?"
Ning Wei nodded and said: "Shi Shizi told me when we came out of Yang Mansion.
Prince Shi said that his brother was leaving in a hurry and did not have time to inform him, so he asked me to tell him and told him that he should not have any worries at the moment.
Qiao Yi, Qiao Er and the others will follow my brother, so he can prepare for the exam with peace of mind. Qiao Yi and Qiao Er will help him with other matters."
Ning Yu nodded slightly and murmured: "Qing'an is a great favor to us!"
Ning Wei nodded slightly and remained silent.
I'm afraid I won't be able to repay the favor I owe him in this life.
Ning Yu stood up and said, "Awei, you stay here and guard your grandmother. I will take people back to Baoping Lane to collect the things there."
Ning Wei thought that there were many important documents in the study room of Yifeng Garden, and said: "Grandma is asleep now, with Yue Niang watching over her. I have nothing to do here. I will go to Baoping Lane with my brother."
Ning Yu thought about it, so he nodded in agreement: "Okay, let's go explain to Yue Niang and then set off."
The brother and sister entered the room to take a look at Mrs. Qian and saw that she was still sleeping soundly. After explaining to Yue Niang softly, they left Jing'an Hall together.
Ning Wei took Hu Rui, Zaohua, and Mulberry Ye back to the Xu Mansion in Baoping Lane and packed the things one by one.
When Mrs. Liu came back from the Yamen, they had almost finished cleaning up.
Mrs. Liu was very reluctant to let them leave, so she held the brother and sister together and talked for a long time.
Before leaving, Mrs. Liu said to Ning Yu and Ning Wei: "Xu Yan and Xu Lei have been following you these days, and you are used to it. From now on, let Xu Yan and Xu Lei follow you and drive you."
With that said, Mrs. Liu took the body deed of Xu Yan and Xu Lei from Grandma Wu and handed it to Ning Yu.
Ning Yu wanted to refuse, but Mrs. Liu saw him push back and said first: "Brother Yu, don't be polite to your aunt, and don't reject her.
If my aunt hadn't had my aunt's love and care back then, my aunt would have passed away long ago.
My aunt has taken a fancy to you and hopes that you can bring glory to the Ning family. You go back and prepare well for the exam. When you are named on the gold medal list, my aunt will come to congratulate you again."
After Mrs. Liu's words, Ning Yu couldn't refuse. He bowed and said, "Yu'er will keep my aunt's kindness in mind. Thank you very much, aunt."
Ning Yu and Ning Wei thanked Mrs. Liu one after another.
On the way back to Ning Mansion, Ning Wei bought some food at a street restaurant and took it back.
"Why did Ah Wei buy so much food?" Ning Yu asked.
Ning Wei said: "The big kitchen may not be able to cook our meals today, so buy some and take them back to be prepared."
After returning to Ning Mansion, the brother and sister first went to Jing'an Hall to see Mrs. Qian.
When Yue Niang saw them coming back, she got up and came over to greet them.
Seeing that Mrs. Qian was still sleeping, Ning Wei asked in a low voice: "Yue Niang, grandma hasn't woken up yet?"
Yue Niang bent her knees and replied: "Back to Miss, the old lady woke up an hour ago, ate half a bowl of porridge, drank medicine, and fell asleep again soon."
Ning Wei nodded and asked, "Have you eaten yet?"
Yue Niang shook her head, "Not yet. Donghui went to the big kitchen to get food. The big kitchen said they didn't know we were coming back and didn't cook our meal."
Ning Wei and Ning Yu looked at each other quickly, and she was really sure.
I had an excuse to set up a small kitchen. I was dozing off, and someone just handed me a pillow.
Ning Wei turned around and told Zaohua, "Go and put the food on the table so that everyone can eat first."
After eating, Ning Wei said: "Jiuniang, take Aunt Fang Xu Yan to buy some grain, oil, rice and noodles. Jiuniang, you have to teach Aunt Fang how to buy them. From now on, Aunt Fang will be responsible for the purchase."
Jiuniang is the cook, and Aunt Fang is the old man who stays with Yue Niang. They are both trustworthy people.
After hearing Ning Wei's arrangement, Yue Niang was surprised and delighted, "Miss, are you going to start a new business? If Madam asks, what will you say?"
Ning Wei said: "If Madam asks, just say that the big kitchen doesn't cook our food, so we can cook it ourselves."
Yue Niang said, "Okay! Let's listen to the eldest lady. As for the second master, it's okay for the second master to come to the backyard to accompany the old lady for dinner. But it's not appropriate for the people in the second master's yard to come to the backyard."
Ning Wei said: "This is easy to handle. Just set up a small kitchen in my brother's yard."
Ning Yu and Ning Wei stayed in Jing'an Hall until the end of the year before leaving.
Ning Wei returned to Fangfei Garden, and Zaohua and Mulberry Ye had already cleaned up the house.
Ning Wei looked at the clean and tidy house, feeling dazed for a while. After going around in circles, she came back here again.
Thinking about what happened on the day she moved out of Ning Mansion, she thought she would never come back.
Seeing that Ning Wei was in a daze, Zaohua asked softly: "Miss, what's wrong with you?"
Ning Wei came back to her senses and said: "Nothing, everyone is tired today, let's go and have a rest."
On this day, Zao Hua and Mulberry Ye followed her up early in the morning. They were just worried and tossing back and forth.
Zaohua said: "This slave will help the young lady wash herself."
Ning Wei saw her tired face and said, "I can do it myself. You guys go and have a rest."
Zaohua no longer delayed, she bent her knees and said, "That slave is leaving."
Ning Wei looked at Hu Rui and said, "Sir, you are also tired. Let's take a rest earlier."
Hu Rui looked outside the door, raised his chin towards Ning Wei, and said softly: "The prince is waiting for the young lady at the pavilion in Yangshan."
Ning Wei asked in surprise: "When did Prince Shi arrive? How long have you been waiting?"
Hu Rui looked at the hourglass and said, "It's here at the first quarter of the lunar month, almost an hour later."
Ning Wei said: "Sir, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Hu Rui shrugged, "I wanted to tell the lady earlier, but the prince said there was no rush, so I couldn't."
Ning Wei was about to go out, thought for a while, and said: "Sir, go and invite the prince to come over. I will ask the prince to sit in the yard."
