Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Five: Eat Yourself and Be Reasonable
Father Ning and his son were chatting and laughing happily with each other in Master Ning's study. Outside the door, a maid looked over her head cautiously.
"Master, Madam is not doing well..." she whispered.
Mr. Ning's face immediately darkened.
"Father, this matter is indeed difficult for mother to accept." Ning Yunzhao said, "This matter is ultimately my fault. If I had let mother know my feelings earlier, it would not be like this."
Although he is dissatisfied with his wife's behavior, it does not mean that he will be happy if his son also conforms to him.
Even if he came forward to express his attitude, Ning Yunzhao still generally maintained Mrs. Ning, and Mr. Ning was very satisfied.
"This is not a matter of one's heart or not. Marriage is your business, and it is also a matter of the family's future." He said, "How can everything in this world go according to one's heart? You have to be reasonable."
Ning Yunzhao responded yes.
"What my father said is true," he said. "I will talk to my mother carefully. The truth must be explained before people can accept it. If you don't tell or ask, it won't work."
Mr. Ning nodded and looked even more satisfied as Ning Yunzhao followed the servant to visit Mrs. Ning. His son was so perfect that he would not forget his mother after having a wife, as those people said.
Advancing and retreating are sensible and both loyalty and filial piety are balanced.
Just as he was sighing, a female voice came running towards him crying.
"Father." Ning Yunyan rushed in, knelt down and grabbed Mr. Ning's sleeves, with tears streaming down her face, "Brother wants to drive me back to my in-laws' house."
Mr. Ning was startled and frowned at the two servants who followed him.
"Sir, my uncle is here to pick up the young lady." The two maids hurriedly said, "My wife is also feeling unwell and the family is really struggling. I want the young lady to go back and make arrangements before she can serve our wife."
"No!" Ning Yunyan screamed, shaking Mr. Ning's sleeves, "It was my brother who called him here. It was my brother who wanted to drive me away."
Is this so?
Mr. Ning was thoughtful.
Apart from Mrs. Ning, the person in the family who is most opposed to getting married to Miss Jun is Ning Yunyan. It is Ning Yunyan who has been staying by Mrs. Ning's side these days, helping to cry, make trouble, and fanning the flames.
She was right, my uncle must have been called here, otherwise he wouldn't have come to the door on his own.
Why is it that the in-law's wife is sick and cannot be taken care of by the family? How is it possible for Yunyan to go back and take charge of the middle post of the Shi family? Not to mention that Ning Yunyan has not yet had her turn to take charge of the middle post of the Shi family. Even if Ning Yunyan is the presiding officer, Mrs. Ning is ill.
The Shi family would not dare to make a fuss about asking her to come back, let alone a month, even half a year.
Unless the Ning family drives her back.
The only people in this family who could drive Ning Yunyan away were their husband and wife and Ning Yunzhao. If he didn't do this and Mrs. Ning wouldn't do it, then only Ning Yunzhao would.
Ning Yunzhao.
I will talk to my mother carefully. The truth must be explained before people can accept it. If you don't tell or ask, it won't work.
The truth is to be spoken well, but before you speak the truth, you must deal with the people and things that may affect the reasoning, so that you can speak the truth well.
This is just like fighting over different political views in the court. First remove the other party's support and wait for it to be isolated, and then discuss the superiority and inferiority.
Cultivating one's moral character, managing one's family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world are actually the same principle.
Although he has been studying for more than ten years, his son is not an ignorant scholar.
Mr. Ning twisted his beard and smiled. He no longer had any worries about the officialdom his son was about to enter.
"How do you say this?" He looked at Ning Yunyan, "How can you be chased when you go back to your home?"
What?
Ning Yunyan stopped crying and looked at her father in disbelief.
"Yanyan, that is your mother-in-law's house, and it is also your home. Stop acting like a child." Mr. Ning said, "Go back with your son-in-law quickly and live your life well."
Then this is not my home?
Ning Yunyan grinned and cried again.
"Father, if mother is still sick, you drive me away. You don't want me anymore." She cried, "You don't want me anymore."
Mr. Ning's face darkened.
"Yanyan, don't mess around with me." He said, "You know very well whether your mother is sick. Don't you know why I drove you away?"
Ning Yunyan thumped, thinking of how Mr. Ning had been angry with Mrs. Ning earlier, and stopped crying.
"Father, I didn't..." She looked uneasy, bit her lower lip and clenched her hands and said tremblingly.
Mr. Ning interrupted her again.
"You are not a child anymore, stop pretending to be crazy, and others will no longer coax you." He said, "You know what you are thinking, and others also know it. It is understandable that you don't like it, so you try your best to obstruct it, but,
Yanyan, it’s okay for you to have a bad temper, eat, drink and have fun, but you can’t disrupt the peace and future of the family.”
future.
Has that Jun Zhenzhen become the future of the Ning family?
Ning Yunyan looked at her father with an expression of despair and confusion.
And she became a member of someone else's family who was kicked out and would never be allowed to intrude on Jun Zhenzhen.
How could this happen? She was obviously the treasured treasure of the Ning family, and Jun Zhenzhen was the despised dirt. Why did it suddenly become the other way around?
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Before dawn, Mrs. Ning woke up.
In fact, she never slept well because she was hungry.
I didn't see Ning Yunyan all day yesterday. The servant girl said that someone from the Shi family had come to pick her up and that Mrs. Shi was not in good health.
The Shi family is really brave. They came to pick someone up at this time. Could it be that Mrs. Shi is going to die?
Mrs. Ning stood up angrily, starving to death. Ning Yunyan was not here, and no one even brought her food. Ning Yunzhao still stayed here. Fortunately, she retreated to the outside at night, but she didn't know
Ning Yunyan hid the food somewhere and couldn't get up to look for it, so she had to endure it.
Mrs. Ning looked outside. The door was closed and it was quiet outside. Thinking that Ning Yunzhao was still asleep, she got up and got out of bed and opened the treasure cabinet next to the bed.
Square after square, nothing?
Mrs. Ning had no choice but to go to the table and open a few boxes. She walked over from the bed, her hands and feet were weak and she staggered a little. She held on to the table and made a clanking sound with too much force.
This sound startled Mrs. Ning, and footsteps could be heard outside.
"Mother?" Ning Yunzhao walked in quickly, "Are you okay?"
Mrs. Ning sat down on the chair with a straight face.
"I'm fine. I can't die yet. I can't do what you want." She said hoarsely.
As soon as he finished speaking, there was the sound of chaotic footsteps outside the door again.
"Sister-in-law."
Accompanied by the voices of Mrs. Ning and Mrs. Ning, they also walked in, followed by the servant woman.
Previously, Ning Yunyan said that Mrs. Ning wanted to rest, and prevented the family from visiting her.
With so many people suddenly appearing in front of her eyes, Mrs. Ning felt dizzy and couldn't see clearly for a while, but she smelled the aroma.
Buckwheat jelly, fried cakes, crispy cakes, crispy chicken, fish and mutton buns...
Mrs. Ning's vision was blurred, but a flash of food appeared in her mind. The food swayed in front of her eyes, getting closer and closer.
"Sister-in-law, look how thin you have become?" Mrs. Ning San said in pain.
"Yeah, what kind of medicine did you take? Why doesn't it feel better?" Mrs. Ning Si also shouted, "Does this medicine have to be tabooed?"
"Aunt, you don't have taboos." Ning Yunzhao's voice was also among them.
"Eat quickly if you don't have food taboos. Only after eating can you take medicine."
"Sister-in-law, if you have any problems or complaints, please tell me."
Mrs. Ning's third wife and Mrs. Ning's fourth wife surrounded Mrs. Ning from left to right, and the servants also placed the delicacies in their hands on the table.
Mrs. Ning felt that her ears were full of chaos, and she couldn't hear what they were saying. Her eyes were glued to the table as if she was possessed.
So hungry.
Why don't we eat something first?
No, this must be Ning Yunzhao's idea...
It’s better to eat first, then you’ll be hungry again…
The room was crowded with ladies, servants, and girls. Ning Yunzhao slowly stepped aside and watched the fried cake that Mrs. Ning San handed to her mouth with her own hands. Mrs. Ning, who looked a little confused, took a bite. His expression changed.
Relaxed, a hint of smile appeared.
Things can be said slowly. You have to eat. Only when you are full and have strength can you reason properly. (To be continued)