Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 1808 Cause and Effect 7.0
"Being embarrassed by the Empress Dowager?" A sneer flashed across Mrs. Ning's face, "Isn't this already expected? At the beginning, she said she wanted to marry Ning Changguo, and even let her mother and sister go. Ruthless words, severing the relationship, since you have done so decisively, you have to eat the bitter fruit you have brewed. Besides, it is not only the empress dowager who made things difficult for her? I have also seen the couple from the Ning family in Zhongzhou At the beginning, Mrs. Ning wanted to embarrass me by acting like a mother-in-law, but she was beaten out by the girl next to me. She stood angrily at the door of my house and scolded me for several hours. What kind of virtue are they? I see, even the Chaozhou Ning family has been laughed at for a long time."

"I heard that they made a lot of jokes in Xijing City after Ningchang State High School, and caused a lot of trouble for Ningchang State. I didn't expect that they would dare to make trouble on the Ning family's territory in Chaozhou. Ningchang State's father gave himself The family chosen by my son is not very good!"

"I'm not very clear about Ning's matter. It's fine for me to maintain the superficial relationship with them. As long as no criminals come to me, I don't care. As for Miss Lu, her sister often talks to me, always There is a meaning of hating iron but not steel. Second Miss Lu is also very talented in business in the Lu family. She has several good shops under her name, and with the dowry prepared for him by the Lu family, it can be regarded as a glorious marriage. Yes. It's just that if you are married, you are married, and from the moment she gets married, she is no longer a member of the Lu family, and has nothing to do with the Lu family. "

"Is this a written statement?"

"Yes, in order to dissuade her from this idea, the people of the Lu family threatened her with this. Don't talk about severing the relationship. Once you really marry, there is no way out. Since you decided it, then no matter what Whether it's a good day or a bad day, whether it's prosperity or disaster, you have to bear it yourself, and it has nothing to do with the Lu family." Mrs. Ning sighed softly, "I thought this could scare her, Let her give up on this idea and completely give up on Ningchang, but I didn't expect that the second Miss Lu didn't care at all, and just signed and pledged."

"You have backbone!" Xue Ruitian nodded, "This is probably the main reason why the Lu family was able to escape the catastrophe?"

"This contract is in triplicate, one is kept in the owner's hands, one is kept in the hands of Miss Lu, and the other is in the hands of the concubine." Mrs. Ning sighed softly, "Speaking of which, it is The idea I gave, I think Ning Changguo, or Chaozhou Ning's behavior style, will cause big trouble sooner or later. In order not to implicate the Lu family, the nobles in the palace still have to have a certificate in their hands. In case you need it. This thing, it’s best not to use it, but if something does happen, it can’t be without a tie, can it?”

"It's indeed a good idea. If it weren't for this document, I'm afraid the Lu family would not be able to escape." Shen Cha nodded. Are you going to see the empress dowager?"

"I will definitely see you, but according to the letter that Xichen gave me, the empress dowager did not express the feeling of seeing her family. The first emperor made an exception and let them meet alone, but the empress dowager is just a routine. Greetings Visit the house, appreciate something, and then politely send it out of the palace. The most interesting thing is that the empress dowager also described the process of meeting with the late emperor, asking and answering clearly."

"The empress dowager really has such a temperament." Among the people present, the one who had the most contact with the empress dowager was Shen Cha. She chuckled lightly and said, "There is no such thing as meeting alone. Several court ladies were present, so even if she didn't repeat it to the late emperor, some court ladies would tell the late emperor." She smiled at Mrs. Ning, "This is the rule of life for the concubine in the palace. She made her own rules. But..." She thought for a while, "I never heard her mention her family, not even once."

"She was with you, and she didn't have time to mention her family. Just thinking about how to compete with you is enough for her to worry."

"That's true." Shen Cha smiled, "The concubine is good at martial arts, and everyone in the palace knows it." She looked at Mrs. Ning, "Looking at it this way, Second Miss Lu was wronged at Ning's house. I really didn't tell the empress dowager."

"Probably shameless!"

Madam Ning looked at the tea stove not far away, and wanted to reach out to take it, but was stopped by Shen Haolin, who poured tea for Madam Ning herself.

"Please!"

Mrs. Ning nodded slightly, picked up the tea bowl, blew on it lightly, took two sips, and moistened her throat.

"At the beginning, I swore that I could sever ties with my natal family. Now that I know how sad it is to marry the wrong person, I turned around and asked my natal family for help. Second Miss Lu is not such a character. Although I have never met her, her sister As I said, this girl is very competitive. Even if she encounters a temporary ups and downs, she will grit her teeth and get through it. I know that the Ningchang Congress treats her well, but I also know that the couple from the Ning family in Zhongzhou and the Ning family in Chaozhou Some people, as well as those in Xijing City who are staring at the Ning family, will not make it easy for her. The days of her marriage can only be described as internal and external troubles, which is more appropriate."

"The old lady is still very concerned about Xijing Ningfu, and knows so many things."

"I can't help it, I don't want to know, but Miss Lu's elder sister comes to me from time to time to pour out her troubles. Although the relationship has been severed, as a biological sister, Xichen is still somewhat worried. There is a business from the Lu family in Xijing City , Moreover, a certain branch of the Lu family is also one of the imperial merchants, so they can find out how Miss Lu is doing well in the capital."

"The result made the young miss very sad?"

"It's not really sad, it's just very worrying." Mrs. Ning sighed softly, "She said that her sister did not misunderstand the person. Ning Changguo really loves her, but the only thing is that she loves her, but He couldn't protect her. He was able to toughen up the couple in Zhongzhou, saying that Miss Lu was not a target for them to bully at will, and he could challenge Miss Lu and Ning's parents in Chaozhou for the sake of Miss Lu. If you make things difficult for him, there is nothing he can do about it.”

"We can't blame him for that, and the empress dowager's making things difficult is not something anyone can bear." Xue Ruitian rolled his eyes, "But these are not the main things. The Ning Mansion itself is a den of right and wrong. The old lady has no I have personally experienced it, but Second Miss Lu really felt it."

"That's right, Ning Changguo himself is the root of the trouble. Speaking of which, he has no ability to solve the trouble." Mrs. Ning sneered, "You should know that the Ning Mansion in the capital is not only the two of them, but also other people. A master."

"I remember..." Xue Ruitian thought for a while, "Ning Changguo has a younger brother, and his younger brother reported all his crimes."

"Yeah!" Mrs. Ning nodded, "That's the younger brother."

She sighed softly, recalling the decadent and unlovely look on Ning Changguo's face when she came to see her, she couldn't help but sigh again. The originally high-spirited person was tortured like that, and he felt a little awkward in his heart.

She raised her head, looked at the three children on the opposite side who looked at her inquisitively, and smiled at them.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Is the old lady pity Ningchang country?"

"A little bit." Mrs. Ning didn't care at all that Xue Ruitian saw through her thoughts. She thought for a while and said, "Actually, if you have seen his high-spirited appearance when he was young, you can understand why I am a little pitiful. He. When he came to see me, I almost didn't recognize him, and I couldn't imagine what happened for so many years to torture a person like that. "

"Why did he come to see the old lady?"

"Ask me to do a few things for him, and then save a box of more important things." Mrs. Ning thought for a while, "I didn't bring the box to the border. Before I left Chaozhou Mansion, I found it at my home. The Escort Bureau sent the item to Xijing City, and the designated consignee is the shop of the Lu family. The latest news is that the shop of the Lu family has received the goods, and your people can use this..." Mrs. Ning said from He took out a jade pendant from his arms and handed it to Shen Haolin, "Take this jade pendant and pick it up from Lu's shop."

"But, how do we know which shop the Lu family has?"

"Go ask the concubine, she knows where the Lu family's shop in Beijing is, and she can send someone to pick it up." Mrs. Ning smiled, "That box should be something you need very much, especially What His Majesty needs, you can see for yourself what the Qinglian Sect that uses him is like. He didn't tell me, saying that the less I know, the better, so as not to encounter accidents."

"He's right, the less the old lady knows, the better." Xue Ruitian nodded, "But, what does he ask the old lady to do?"

"Help save the Ning family."

"It's them?" Shen Cha looked in the direction of the dungeon, saw Mrs. Ning nodded, and frowned slightly, "He is far away in Xijing City, how could he know what happened to Ning Cheng's family?"

"You know that Ning Cheng's father is the younger brother of Ning Changguo, right?"

"Yes, I heard that the relationship is pretty good. Ning Cheng's father is not in good health and has been lingering on the bed all the time. Brother Ning Changguo has paid for the doctors, medicinal materials, and supplements for so many years."

"Yes!" Mrs. Ning nodded, "Ning Changguo also has a lot of affection for this elder brother. Later, Xiaocheng's elder brother left Ningfu for a tour, and went to Xijing City to meet Ning Changguo, and only asked him to do one thing. "

"Is it about sister Ning Cheng?"

"Yeah!" Mrs. Ning showed a disgusted expression on her face, "Little Chengzi's elder sister is a poor person. Although the entire Ning family does not have many good things, the Xiaochengzi family is still good. Ningchang Kingdom is in the capital. For many years, I didn't know that so many messy things happened in Chaozhou's family. After hearing what Xiao Chengzi's brother said, according to his own statement, he fainted from anger. Later, it was Miss Lu who asked the imperial doctor to see him. I woke up. I just said that I was out of breath, and there is nothing serious."

"It's not that he was in a hurry. When he found out about this, he was not too young. If he was so angry with the old man, would the Ning family regret it? After all, he had such a big backer. Before he could do anything, he was caught by them I'm so pissed off, if they do something outrageous in the future, no one will take care of them."

"That's right, the bastards of the Ning family in Chaozhou have done a lot of things that are not human." Mrs. Ning rolled her most unremarkable big eyes so far, "Ningchang is not in Chaozhou. But I occasionally go to live there for a while, the people of the Ning family rely on the Ningchang Kingdom as officials in Beijing, and they are in the first rank, and everything they do is enough to catch them."

"This is what the old lady said before, the Ning family will get into trouble sooner or later."

"That's right!" Mrs. Ning nodded, "Later, Xiao Chengzi's elder brother passed away not long after returning from Xijing City. Ning Changguo received the news and passed out again. But he was entangled in affairs in the capital, so there was no There is no way to go back to Chaozhou to deal with this matter. He said he wanted to ask me to help deal with this matter, but he didn't know if I was in Chaozhou, and if I wasn't, it would be beyond my reach."

"and after?"

"It's been more than a year since he took care of his own affairs. He finally had time to go out of Beijing, so he took the box to Songjiang Mansion to meet me. It was his luck. During that time, I was indeed at home. Listen He also felt indignant about what he said, so he agreed to the request." Mrs. Ning sighed heavily, "Everything is going well, after all, I have a letter written by Ning Changguo in my hand, and they dare not let the little one go. Cheng Zi's family came out. However, when I picked them up, Ning Cheng's mother was already seriously ill. Even if I found many famous doctors and used a lot of medicine, I couldn't save her. The children were entrusted to me, and I promised her that I would take good care of them and not let them have any relationship with the Ning family."

"This should have happened two years ago?"

"No!" Mrs. Ning shook her head lightly, "Last month, I was going to visit them a few years ago, but after Ning Changguo left Songjiang Mansion, I fell seriously ill. He recovered, and after more than a year of recuperation, he was truly healed. Although it was delayed for two or three years, fortunately, things went smoothly, but Xiao Chengzi's sister was wronged and suffered for two years. "

"But why did you come to the border? You came here to meet us?"

"Yes, but it's not true. It's true that Xiao Chengzi wants to go to the Western Regions for a while. Xiao Chengzi's sister also wants to leave here and go to the Western Regions to relax. It just so happens that I haven't been there before, so I will accompany the children. The family As for the fuss about seeing Duke Guo, Lord Hou and the General, it was Xiao Chengzi who meant that he was young after all, and couldn't bear it, and wanted to overthrow the Ning family completely, for his brother, for his sister revenge."

(End of this chapter)