"You..." The eldest lady suddenly ran out of words. She wanted to take the opportunity to straighten out Aunt Zhao's thoughts, but these words were obviously stuck in her throat.
Aunt Zhao was really a thief, blaming all the faults on her servants, while she stayed out of the matter and watched with cold eyes.
You can't possibly say that she committed a serious crime because she failed to restrain her servants, right? Uncle Quan Ning will probably be dissatisfied again by then.
The eldest lady was furious, but when she thought that she still had her right-hand man and confidant in her hands, she couldn't deal with Aunt Zhao. Could it be that she didn't even have the rights of a slave?
When she thought of this, she finally felt better. Just as she was about to speak, she heard Aunt Zhao lament and speak first.
"Oh, it's pitiful that Grandma Lin has taken care of me since she was a child, and then she has taken care of the second young lady until she is so old. She has been with me for so many years, but she has never enjoyed a single day of happiness. Now that she is old, she is confused, and she has made such a fuss
It's a big mistake. I don't know if I can live a happy life in the future. Alas, I am sorry for her."
Now that we have talked about this, who can still do something harsh to Nanny Lin?
When the eldest lady saw Ning Zhongjian looking at her, hesitating to speak, and clearly wanting to plead for mercy, she suddenly became angry, and white smoke almost came out of her head!
Such fighting scenes have been common in the Ningbo Mansion for the past ten years. They originally came to question Ning Yujin, but in the end they turned into a fight between the eldest lady and Aunt Zhao.
Ning Yujin, who was watching from the side, was very happy.
In the end, Ning Zhongjian couldn't bear all the accusations and infighting from the eldest lady and Aunt Zhao. He reached out and slapped the table and said angrily: "Is the matter of the third girl still being dealt with?!"
Ning Yujin silently despised Ning Zhongjian in her heart - he couldn't even handle a dispute between wives and concubines, the head of the family must be a coward.
But it is undeniable that when he mentioned her, the eldest lady and Aunt Zhao really stopped pinching each other and turned their attention back to her.
When Ning Zhongjian saw that both sides were quiet, he raised his head and looked at Ning Yujin.
She stood in the center of the study, her head lowered in a neither humble nor condescending manner. All that could be seen was her simple bun and a small part of her fair face.
She was wearing a lavender dress, was short and thin, and looked so soft and weak that it seemed as if a gust of wind could blow her over.
She should be thirteen this year, right?
To be honest, this is the first time that Ning Zhongjian has taken a closer look at Ning Yujin in so many years.
Back then, her mother had done something like that and died in childbirth. He was so angry and angry that he completely forgot about her.
If she hadn't almost been starved to death by a maid three years ago, he would probably never have remembered that he had such a daughter.
On the contrary, she looks more and more like her mother.
Sighing and coming back to his senses, Ning Zhongjian asked Ning Yujin again, but his tone was no longer fierce: "Third girl, let's put aside the matter of your maid stealing things for now. Tell me, if you go to Mudan, you will be framed."
Is what happened about my sister true?"
Ning Yujin opened her beautiful eyes slightly and looked at Ning Zhongjian with some surprise. She didn't understand why he suddenly started whispering to her softly?
Next to her, Ning Yuning saw that the momentum was not right, and quickly wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, pretending to cry again: "Dad, don't you believe me? Will Ning'er still use her own reputation to frame the third sister?"
The eldest lady was feeling unhappy. When she heard this delicate cry, she snorted coldly: "Why, you want to convict someone before the matter is clear?"
"Mother, the palms and backs of your hands are all flesh. How can you be so partial to your third sister?"
"Ning Yuning, is this your attitude when talking to me?"
"Okay!" Ning Zhongjian picked up the tea bowl and put it heavily on the table, "No one is allowed to talk anymore! Third girl, you say it."
Ning Yujin lowered her eyebrows and nodded, with a meek look: "This matter is also my fault. I shouldn't have rushed to the Peony Club in a hurry to explain to the second sister, nor should I have said anything to offend the second sister, let alone
I should have deliberately stood by the river and fallen into the water. If God gives me another chance, I will definitely stand farther away from the pool, lest the second sister gently pushes me and I get a bad reputation for bullying my concubine."
Ning Yujin!
Ning Yuning almost gritted her teeth and recited these three words silently in her heart. Her five fingers under her sleeves were clenched into fists, and her well-manicured round nails seemed to be about to sink into her flesh.
Aunt Zhao next to her smiled quickly and smoothed things over: "The third lady is really interesting to talk to. The second lady is usually gentle and friendly to others. She came to see you when she was ill some time ago. How could she bully you?"
When she said this, even Xiangyue wanted to roll her eyes and stick out her tongue, but Ning Yujin looked in agreement and nodded: "Second sister is very good to me, and she didn't bully me either. The eldest lady from Mr. Su's family and Mr. Xinguo's family
Miss Sun saw them all, and what they can prove is that the second sister just touched me a little, and I fell into the water because I couldn't stand firm."
"Third Miss!"
Aunt Zhao frowned, feeling a little afraid of Ning Yujin at this moment.
She didn't criticize Ning Yuning, and she admitted her mistakes actively. But those words made people feel uncomfortable, as if she had been wronged a lot.
Aunt Zhao wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Ning Zhongjian with a wave of her hand.
He leaned forward, looked at Ning Yujin, and said seriously: "The eldest lady from Prime Minister Su's family and Miss Sun from Gong Xinguo's family? Have you met them?"
Ning Yujin nodded: "After I was rescued from the water, Sister Xuan and Sister Yuehua took me to change into clothes. They are very kind people. The clothes I am wearing belong to Sister Xuan."
Su Yuehua and Shen Yixuan were relatively well-known among the ladies of Shengjing. Their family backgrounds were prominent and they were truly rich and powerful. Ning Yujin called them sister, which seemed to be a small friendship.
Ning Zhongjian, who had been relieved at first, regained his composure: "They saved you, you should repay the kindness. Let Madam pick something from the warehouse and send it to the house."
The eldest lady echoed from the side: "Just some time ago, the second master sent two pieces of fine yarn. I will have them taken out soon."
Ning Zhongjian looked at the eldest lady, with a look of appreciation on his face.
Aunt Zhao was a little confused on the sidelines - wasn't she insulting Ning Yujin? Why did her people suffer a lot? Not only did Ning Yujin have nothing to do, the master also asked him to take out the two pieces of gauze silk and give them to her.
Is she doing favors?
Some time ago, in order to get a piece of gauze silk to make a dress for Ning Yuning so that she could attend the Peony Party beautifully, she had to blow a lot of pillow wind!
The results of it?
After a lot of recruiting, Ning Zhongjian just said: That was given to the eldest lady by the second master. If you want it, ask her yourself.
Ask the eldest lady, she will give it to you!
Later, as the time came closer, she had no choice but to spend a lot of money to order clothes from Jinyixuan. Because there were so many people ordering, that dress cost almost half of her savings, but it made her feel distressed for a long time.
What about now?
"Master..." The more Aunt Zhao thought about it, the more unconvinced she became. She felt aggrieved and wanted to say something else, but before she could speak, she was stopped by Ning Zhongjian.
"Let's end today's matter. Ning'er and San Yatou will each be punished for three months. They are not allowed to cause trouble over this matter in the future."
"master……"
Aunt Zhao suddenly panicked when she heard this, and quickly blinked her tears at Ning Zhongjian.