The Ning family of Beiliu Town, Yangcheng City, Zezhou, has been a family for 270 years since their ancestors dug the first piece of coal on the hills of Beiliu Town.
More than a hundred years ago, the Ning family was already not only a rich man. After the foundation was firmly established, the Ning family leader spent his family wealth to establish a family academy and hire famous teachers and scholars.
There are 20 Gongsheng students, 20 Juren, nine Jinshi, and six people have entered the Imperial Academy. They enjoy the reputation of "one discipline with great virtue, nine Jinshi, and three generations of kindness and honor". [Note 1]
Over the past hundred years, more than 40 descendants of the clan have served as officials, spreading the reputation of the Ning clan to various parts of the north and south. According to the genealogy, as many as a dozen temples were built in various places for Ning clan officials when they left office.
Now Ning Yan, the second son of the old patriarch, is the right minister of the Ministry of Industry.
For such a century-old clan, it is unbelievable that someone dares to provoke and cause trouble like this, and it will never be tolerated.
Mrs. Ningsi was also very angry.
"What do you think of our Ning family? Anyone who wants to hang himself can hang himself!" She stood up, "Sister-in-law, it is inconvenient for you to see her. I will go see her and make it clear to her."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
"Fourth brother and sister." Mrs. Ning shouted hurriedly to get up.
Mrs. Ning San held her down.
"Sister-in-law, please leave it alone and let us go," she said.
Mrs. Ning watched helplessly as they turned away.
"Tell her properly, she's so pitiful, don't scare her." She said uneasily, "And it all depends on the Fang family's face."
"The Fang family's face? The Fang family won't give us face, so why should we give it to his family?"
Not mentioning the Fang family, but mentioning Mrs. Ning San made her even more angry. Without waiting for the eldest lady to say anything else, she walked out with the girls and servants.
The room returned to silence, Mrs. Ning no longer had the uneasiness she had just now on her face, and she looked at the three girls standing aside with a calm expression.
"Why did Miss Jun come up with a way to threaten our family with suicide?" she asked suddenly.
The three girls looked at each other with twinkling eyes.
"Who knows, I must have been unable to sit still after hearing that Brother Ten was getting engaged to Miss Yang." A girl said.
"Yes, yes. Ever since she met Brother Ten at the Lantern Festival on August 15th, she has become more and more shameless and mischievous. Fortunately, Brother Ten is not at home often, so she has been promoting herself among the ladies in the city.
She is our future sister-in-law." Another girl said bitterly, "She went crazy when she suddenly heard that Brother Ten was getting engaged."
Mrs. Ning's eyes fell on Ning Yunyan, who was silent.
"Yanyan, you told her about Miss Yang's affairs, right?" she said.
Ning Yunyan flattened her mouth.
"No, I don't talk to her every day to avoid suspicion." She said, smiling again, "I just told Lin Jin'er, but I told her not to tell anyone else."
That was definitely not what he was being warned about. It should be about something else, probably something related to Miss Jun's hanging herself.
Teenage girls can act innocently or ignorantly.
Mrs. Ning frowned slightly.
"The family has its own arrangements for this matter. You sisters are not allowed to participate, so as not to suffer from her reputation." She said.
However, he did not pursue the matter further, nor did he reprimand him.
The three girls responded happily.
"I know there's no need to worry at all." Ning Yunyan reached out and took her mother's arm and said with a smile, "If she wants to die, it's her own fault. Why should we be afraid of her?"
"Besides, she's not dead." Another girl said, her eyes full of ridicule, "You don't dare to die yourself, so why are you threatening our family with this? Who does she think she is?"
Mrs. Ning smiled and said nothing.
"Mom, I've finished writing."
"Auntie, I've also finished writing."
The girls changed the topic in a sweet voice and said.
"Okay, let me take a look. If the writing is not good, you will be punished." Mrs. Ning said.
The girls immediately surrounded Mrs. Ning and walked to the east room, chatting and laughing in a lively and warm manner.
That young lady from the Jun family doesn't need to be taken seriously at all.
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When she heard Madam being called from outside, the little girl who was reaching out to pinch the snacks on the table stood up straight.
The door curtain was opened and footsteps stopped inside.
Miss Jun, who had been keeping her eyes down and quiet, raised her eyes and looked at the two ladies.
"Hey? Which of you is Mrs. Ning?" the little girl asked with eyes wide open.
The last time they came, they couldn't even get through the second door, let alone see Mrs. Ning. This time they were finally able to get in, and a lady came to see them.
It's just that both women are dressed in a generally luxurious manner. Which one is the eldest lady?
Wherever there is a master, there is also a servant. It is really vulgar and rude.
The eyes of the two ladies of the Ning family flashed with disdain.
"If anything happens, please tell us." Mrs. Ning San said.
The little girl wanted to say something else, but Miss Jun raised her hand to stop her.
"Okay." She stood up and saluted, and at the same time reached out to touch the white silk on the table.
Mrs. Ning San and Mrs. Ning Si frowned.
About to threaten.
"Miss Jun, the matter of this marriage has been made very clear, and your maternal grandfather's family has also made it very clear. If you don't listen to us as outsiders, just go and ask them. They are your relatives." Ning
The fourth lady spoke first.
"I understand everything you said, no need to ask anymore." Miss Jun said, shaking off the white silk on the table, and it turned out that there was a piece of paper underneath, "Now that everything has been explained clearly, let's talk about this matter.
Let’s solve it.”
She handed over the paper.
What's this?
Mrs. Ning San and Mrs. Ning Si looked at the thin paper that was handed over, and were shocked when they saw the words on it clearly.
Marriage certificate!
Mrs. Ning San reached out to grab it and looked at it in disbelief.
It is a marriage certificate, which clearly states the names of three generations, and that the relatives have to serve as pro-land officials.
It is impossible for Mrs. Ning to write such a marriage letter because she just said it casually.
Mr. Ning really wrote the marriage letter and was serious about establishing two in-laws. At least he was sincere at that time. As for when and why he went back on his words later, Mr. Ning is no longer here, and there is no one.
knew.
Why didn't you take out the marriage certificate before?
Without a marriage certificate, the Fang family, whether Miss Jun or Miss Jun, can suppress any quarrels whether alive or dead, but if there is a marriage certificate in hand, if Miss Jun really commits suicide, the Ning family will be in some trouble.
This was indeed a threat. Mrs. Ning San and Mrs. Ning Fourth looked at each other.
"Miss Jun, it's not that we don't recognize your marriage certificate." Mrs. Ning Si said in a deep voice, "it's just that our old man has never produced this marriage certificate, and he has never mentioned this marriage in more than ten years."
"You don't know or haven't seen her before. This is your business and has nothing to do with me." Miss Jun looked at her and said, her voice was still soft, without a trace of excitement, just as calm as her expression.
This is not like the unruly and arrogant Miss Jun that Ning Yunyan just described.
After coming to Yangcheng for half a year, instead of directly taking out the marriage certificate, he acted in a flamboyant manner and made everyone known. If he takes out the marriage certificate at this time, it will not be so easy for the Ning family to cover up the matter and resolve it.
.
She must have planned to act like this.
Mrs. Ning Si wanted to speak again, but Mrs. Ning San stopped her, looked at Miss Jun and smiled slightly.
"Miss Jun, do you know what getting married is? Getting married is a relationship, not a feud." She said, "Sometimes you can use some means to do things, but sometimes you can't use means. Otherwise, even if you can get your wish for a while, you will be sad.
lifetime."
She tried every means to marry into the Ning family, but her husband didn't like it and her parents-in-law hated her. Even if she got the status of a legitimate wife, how could her life be any easier? What's more, there were so many ways to make a legitimate wife give up the throne.
Mrs. Ning San was born in Cangzhou, and her ancestors started their business as escorts. Like the Ning family, they are no longer just merchants. Their children are also studying more and becoming officials, but the escort bureau has also been running. Mrs. Ningsan's father is responsible for managing the escort bureau, so
In addition to studying and learning calligraphy, the children in the family also practiced martial arts and learned a few moves.
Although Mrs. Ning San didn't learn much, her temper was different from that of ordinary women in the boudoir, and she was a bit domineering.
If you can enter our door, we can make your life worse than death.
This is undoubtedly a naked threat.
"Miss Jun, you know that you are not suitable to be the daughter-in-law of our Ning family." Mrs. Ning Si, who came from a scholar's family, said simply without threatening.
The girl in front of me, who lost her parents and had to come to seek refuge with her grandfather, was neither angry nor afraid, but instead smiled.
"In that case, how do you plan to get back the marriage letter and make me cancel the marriage?" she asked.
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I wish you all the best in the new year.
Well, this is the beginning of the break-up-of-engagement series.
The New Year has begun, so let's start too.
Note 1: The family background setting is based on the Chen family in the Imperial City of Shanxi. It only uses the family background and geographical location. It is not intended to slander the Chen family or plagiarism. Please forgive me.
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