He actually slandered Mrs. Ning and the Ning family like this.
Mrs. Ning's usually kind face was covered with a layer of frost.
She had never seen this young lady from the Jun family before, so asking any more questions would be to lower her status.
However, it can be imagined from Ning Yunyan's description that this Miss Jun, like her, was from a small family and had no access to the public. When she first came in, she looked pretty decent. Mrs. Ning thought Ning Yunyan was exaggerating, but
At this point, it seems that not only is he unworthy of publicity, but he is also unabashedly mean and mean.
But with just one breath, Mrs. Ning suppressed her anger and calmed down.
This is normal, just like the trick she did to hang herself, it was just a matter of getting into trouble because she had nothing to do.
Did she think that if she ruined the reputation of the Ning family, the Ning family would have to tolerate her?
"How can you child think like this?" Mrs. Ning said gently, "When people do things, their original intentions are good, but as time passes and word of mouth spreads, it will inevitably change."
After she said this, she saw a trace of sadness flash across Miss Jun's expression.
"Yes, people always have good intentions when doing things," she said.
The little girl was completely confused.
So in fact Mrs. Ning and Miss Ning were still having a friendly conversation, and the tense situation just now was just her illusion?
Mrs. Ning smiled.
"Miss Jun, you are still young and think things in this world are black and white. If you smash a hole in the ground today, it won't change for the rest of time." She said with a gentle voice, as kind as a junior who is being taught by an elder.
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"Yes." Miss Jun said again, with a look of sadness as well as a sense of regret.
It's sad that I thought I had a good life at my fingertips, but I didn't get it.
The smile on Mrs. Ning's lips became thicker and her expression became gentler.
"When Miss Jun reaches my age, you will know that black can be white, and white can be black, and some things will change." She said, changing the subject, "But some things are not the same.
It will change.”
Miss Jun looked at her like a junior listening carefully to the advice of her elders.
"For example, people's lives." Mrs. Ning said, "Some people's lives are cheap lives. You can't become noble lives by climbing up to others."
Even if anyone can hear it as a curse word, the eldest lady can still say it with full sincerity, just like caring about the bitter medicine spoken by the younger generation.
After she said this, the girl in front of her was still not angry, but smiled.
Mrs. Ning couldn't help but squint her eyes.
This girl, who she originally classified as only good-looking, turned out to be a bit amazing when she smiled.
But this girl's smile came and went just as quickly, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
Mrs. Ning is also a woman, and her surprise towards women quickly disappeared. She should be more angry, but this girl's smile was not ridiculing at all, just like a junior who is happy after hearing the kind words of her elders.
Of course this is not the girl's true reaction.
Mrs. Ning was very unhappy.
It's really scary for a woman to be able to hide her emotions under such circumstances.
Even regardless of her background, she would not choose such a woman to be her daughter-in-law.
In short, after this meeting, Mrs. Ning finally agreed with Ning Yunyan's words. This Miss Jun is really disgusting.
"Madam, you are really self-effacing." Miss Jun said, "However, although the Ning family comes from a humble background, it is also a benevolent and wealthy family praised by the people. Madam, please do not belittle yourself."
Mrs. Ning was furious.
The ancestors of the Ning family were long-term workers who herded cattle and cut grass.
This Miss Jun is scolding the Ning family for still being untouchables.
"A child who weaves mats and sells shoes can also become an emperor." The eldest lady suppressed her anger and spoke in a gentler tone, "As long as you strive for success, you can use gold and stone. Our ancestors of the Ning family did not indulge in wealth and honor.
Jie Jigu relied on his studies to seek fame, so he was able to transform from an untouchable to an official status and be able to serve the king and the people wholeheartedly."
She emphasized that she strives for success and relies on herself.
"These cannot be obtained by climbing up to someone."
Miss Jun smiled.
"Back then, the fame of the first master of your Ning family was bought with money. He relied on money to get through the upper and lower circles and climbed up to the master of the government school." She said immediately, "If it weren't for the guidance and support of that master,
, your gentlemen are still digging coal now."
Doctor Ning was trembling with anger.
This was the first time she had seen such a slut, humiliating and scolding someone so easily and casually.
At the same time, I couldn't hide my surprise.
How does she know the secret of the Ning family?
This secret happened a hundred years ago, and it involved officialdom secrets, and it was a secret that had not been discovered, otherwise the Ning family would have had a smooth official career at that time.
Almost no one in the Ning family knows about this kind of thing. People in the Ning family will not discuss matters about their ancestors a hundred years ago.
The reason why she knew this was precisely because she was not from the Ning family.
When getting married, you need to inquire about the man's details. At that time, her grandfather was in charge of editing books in the court. Since he had nothing to do, he went to look for hundreds of years of records about the Ning family. He happened to find a censor who scolded the Ning family a hundred years ago.
Of course, that gentleman's fraud in the imperial examination was ignored in the end. After the dynasty changed, no one paid attention to it anymore.
It happened a hundred years ago, not to mention that there were people who spent money to donate money to get an official position. Naturally, her natal family would not regard this matter as a bad character of the Ning family, and would just treat it as a joke and pass it off with a smile.
How does this girl, who has been living with her father as an official in remote Funing, know?
Could it be that Jun Yingwen, a lowly official with sesame seeds and mung beans, could find out?
Or the Fang family?
The Fang family is a merchant. Although they are rich, this dynasty has always suppressed and discriminated against merchants. People in the government may be willing to make money from merchants, but they will never have close dealings with them.
Who in the Fang family has the ability to obtain the private documents of the capital and the court?
What's going on?
No matter what happened, Miss Jun went too far by spying on the Ning family.
"What do you mean by that?" Mrs. Ning said in a deep voice.
"What I mean is very simple. Many things in this world can be done with money." Miss Jun said softly, "Your Ning family spent money to buy an official position a hundred years ago to escape the fate of being a pariah. Now you can also spend money to buy it.
Get this marriage certificate and get rid of this shameful fate."
What is the fate of a nickname?
After being humiliated in this way one after another, Mrs. Ning's good temper could no longer be tolerated, and the gentle smile no longer appeared on her face.
"I don't understand what Miss Jun said." She said, "A marriage document is a marriage document, and a business is a business."
"What's wrong with this? It's just repayment of debts." Miss Jun's expression remained the same, "A marriage document is a marriage document, and it is also a business. Mr. Ning, you, had no money at the beginning and did not want to bear the reputation of being ungrateful, so you used your own children and grandchildren as rewards for their marriages.
, now that he has gone back on his word and wants to take back the marriage of his descendants, naturally he has to pay for this ungratefulness."
Nonsense, nonsense.
Doctor Ning was shaking with anger, but suddenly calmed down.
"Is Miss Jun telling the truth?" she asked.
She thought about it, she came here with the purpose of humiliating this girl, and since the moment they met, this girl has been humiliating her mercilessly.
The girl said that she would break off the engagement after giving her money to lure her over, but the purpose of luring her over was indeed not to entangle Qiu's pity, but to quarrel with her and seek revenge.
Miss Jun really doesn't want to get married.
"Of course it's true." Miss Jun said, "I said that many things can be solved with money, and things that can be solved with money are not big things."
There was silence in the room.
Mrs. Ning's mood was a little complicated. It was easy to say she was relieved. After all, she had solved this troublesome matter for her, but there was still an indescribable feeling.
She imagined that the solution to this matter was that the girl retreated when she saw the difficulties with the Ning family, but now she always felt that it was not the difficulties with the Ning family that made the girl retreat.
Just as the Ning family wished to get rid of her, she also wished to get rid of the Ning family.
Mrs. Ning was a little unhappy, but then she started laughing because of her own unhappiness.
That's how people are, right? They're always chasing after someone they don't like, but they let go as soon as they want, and they don't like it either. They get annoyed when they're being sought after, and they suddenly feel lost when people ignore them.
What is disappointing is not that you care too much about this person, but this person's attitude towards yourself.
No respect, no respect.
Especially for a girl with such a background, how could she show such disdain for the Ning family?
Mrs. Ning's expression turned cold.
"Miss Jun's calculations are really clear," she said.
Miss Jun shook her head.
"My lady is so complimentary," she said.
I praise you so much!
Mrs. Ning laughed angrily, she looked like a gentle and quiet person but turned out to be such a scoundrel. He was indeed a rogue person born out of poverty.
"After Madam's reminder, I found that I made a mistake in my previous calculation." Miss Jun continued, looking at Mrs. Ning calmly.
What went wrong?
Mrs. Ning was slightly surprised, but also became alert.
So she's going to regret it again? Or maybe she still doesn't want to break off the engagement?
Miss Jun's fingers gently touched the marriage certificate on the table.
"I said I would return the marriage certificate to you for two thousand taels, but I miscalculated." She said, tapping the marriage certificate with her fingers, "It should be five thousand taels."
Five thousand taels?
Mrs. Ning was stunned.
Is this the starting price?
"You!" she said, "What do you mean? Why should it be five thousand taels?"
"It was fourteen years ago that my grandfather treated your old man, and the profit is now only five thousand taels, which is not much." Miss Jun said.
Mrs. Ning's eyebrows twitched.
"How much medicine does it cost to roll up to five thousand taels with interest?" she said.
Is this girl doing this for money or to humiliate the Ning family?
"How much does the medicine cost?" Miss Jun smiled and said, "The medicine that can save Mr. Ning's life is naturally not cheap. Otherwise, why would Mr. Ning use his eldest grandson as a mortgage?"
mortgage?
What words!
Mrs. Ning frowned again and wanted to speak, but this time Miss Jun did not have the self-consciousness of a junior and did not give her a chance to speak.
"Mr. Ning is willing to use his eldest grandson to pay for medicine and favors. Mr. Ning Shi must be very powerful. When I came here to hear about and see Mr. Ning Shi's style with my own eyes, I estimated a price." Miss Jun.
He said with a serious expression, "But now that I see the eldest lady's extreme opposition to this marriage, I realize that I still underestimated it. Young Master Ning Shi is more valuable than I thought, so this marriage certificate is definitely worth more than two thousand taels.
It should be five thousand taels."
Mrs. Ning was stunned.
"You, you." She only said.
Miss Jun looked at her and smiled again, holding the marriage certificate in her hand.
"Does the eldest lady think that Mr. Ning's life is not worth anything, or does he think that Young Master Ning is not worth his worth?" she said. (To be continued)