When I see her on weekdays, she buries her head low, is shy and has low self-esteem, and wants to hide herself in a shell.
But now, as she looked at her so directly, the waves in her eyes seemed to drown her.
She is begging her.
Ask her to save Aunt Li.
Her small hands grasped the edge of the folding screen tightly, with such force that it seemed like she was going to break her nails.
That delicate little face was full of stubbornness. She clearly wanted to cry, but she bit her lower lip to hold back a single tear.
Ning Yujin knew that she wanted to rush out and kneel with Aunt Li. Even if the porcelain pieces were broken on the ground, she wouldn't care one bit.
But while Aunt Li was kowtowing to the eldest lady, she quietly waved her hand behind her. Even in order to prevent her from coming out, Aunt Li picked up a piece of broken porcelain and held it in her hand, staining the soft palm with blood.
What a deep love between mother and daughter.
Ning Yujin didn't know whether she should envy them or pity them. In short, when she saw Ning Yuyi's eyes, she had already decided to help her.
She is her sister, she is only eight years old.
Ning Yujin took a step forward and saluted the eldest lady again: "Mother, can you allow my daughter to say a few words?"
"You?" The eldest lady looked at her this time, but her face was full of sneers, "What do you have to say? You can't even handle a small thing, you are a waste!"
Ning Yujin smiled nonchalantly and said respectfully: "My daughter has a way to ask her mother to take back all the shops owned by Aunt Zhao."
When she arrived, Xiangyue had already found out clearly that the reason why the eldest lady lost her temper was the shops that Ning Zhongjian handed over to Aunt Zhao this morning.
Those shops were all prosperous shops in Shengjing City and were a very important source of income for the entire Ningbo Mansion. However, Ning Zhongjian gave them to Aunt Zhao so easily.
Later, when I inquired about the reason, it turned out that Aunt Zhao told Ning Zhongjian that if Ning Yuning wanted to get married, according to the rules of the Ningbo Mansion, the dowry would definitely be lower than that of the eldest daughter Ning Yuyan. But Ning Yuning wanted to
The person you are marrying is Prince Ding. If the dowry is too small, how can you justify it?
And she is Ning Yuning's biological mother after all. When her daughter gets married, she has no ability to give her gifts. Isn't this a joke?
And so on.
In fact, the reasons mentioned by Aunt Zhao are all nonsense. After all, she is just thinking about the family property in the hands of the eldest lady.
Ning Yujin guessed that Ning Zhongjian was in high spirits at that time, and the little sweetheart was so affectionate. Aunt Zhao did whatever she said, and Ning Zhongjian gave her whatever she wanted.
Poor lady, she has such a straightforward temper. When she heard that Ning Zhongjian wanted to give the shop to Aunt Zhao, she immediately got angry regardless of the situation.
Later, the two had a big quarrel, and Ning Zhongjian said "unreasonable" and left. No matter how angry the eldest lady was, the land deeds for the several shops still got into the hands of Aunt Zhao as she wished.
The eldest lady is holding a bad breath in her heart, but can't she take it out on Aunt Li and cannon fodder like her?
After hearing her say that there was a way to take back the shop, the eldest lady's expression became calmer: "You should tell me."
"This..." Ning Yujin hesitated for a moment and glanced at Aunt Li.
Seeing this, the eldest lady waved her hand to Aunt Li impatiently: "Okay, okay, you go down, it's annoying to watch."
"Thank you, Madam." Aunt Li kowtowed twice more, glanced at Ning Yujin gratefully, endured the pain, stood up, and staggered out.
The eldest lady asked almost impatiently: "Can we talk now?"
Ning Yujin pursed her lips and smiled, then said: "Mother, do you know why Aunt Zhao dares to ask for these shops, and will father give it to her?"
The eldest lady said with an unkind look on her face: "It's not because those hoofs are so charming."
Ning Yujin shook her head: "No. The reason why Aunt Zhao wants these shops is because these shops are the property of Uncle Ning's house, not the dowry brought by mother."
"She dares to touch my dowry!" Upon hearing this, the eldest lady immediately became angry.
Mrs. Qu was the eldest daughter of the Minister of Rites of the dynasty and the granddaughter of Mr. Qu Ge of the Hanlin Academy. Her family had been officials for generations, so the dowry given to her was naturally extremely generous.
When Ning Yuyan got married, she bought a lot of gifts and walked through the streets with great pomp, making many others envious.
And she also has a son, Ning Yuanzhi, who is now at the age where marriage is being discussed. She still has to support her son with the dowry.
Of course Ning Yujin knew this, and said slowly and methodically: "This is the cunning point of Aunt Zhao. When she asked her father for your shop, he would definitely not give it to her. If she asked her father for the uncle's shop, it would be hard for him to refuse.
Already."
"But I am in charge of the back house, I am taking care of the shop, and I am arranging all the food, clothing, housing and transportation for the whole family!" When the eldest lady said this, she looked like she wanted to eat someone.
Aunt Zhao is leaving her shop, but the government's expenses still have to come from her. Could it be that in the end it won't be enough and her dowry will have to be used to make up for it?
At first she was just angry that Ning Zhongjian was too partial, but now she was a little annoyed that she had been impulsive just now.
No matter how much she annoyed them, the land deed really shouldn't be taken out.
Ning Yujin was on the sidelines and said: "Mother, you have devoted your whole life to this family, but my father doesn't know. He doesn't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are when he is not a family member. He doesn't know how difficult it is for you. You have to find a way to let him know."
"How to let him know?" The eldest lady looked at her expectantly. Because she was so eager, she didn't expect that the person she asked was just a thirteen-year-old girl.
Ning Yujin chuckled and said slowly: "Father must practice calligraphy for an hour in the study every day. The simplest way is to ask the third housekeeper to replace the gold-threaded rice paper from Chenghezhai with
Ming Mo Zhai cleans up the paperweight, he will definitely ask about it."
The eldest lady was doubtful and said: "Don't come up with bad ideas. My father will be angry when the time comes."
"It doesn't matter if he gets angry. When the time comes, you can hand over the accounts of the entire Ningbo Mansion's clothing, food, housing and transportation to father for review. Father doesn't like to see these things, so the accounts don't need to be detailed, but the income and expenditure items must be clear. And the accounts
Regarding the expenses in Aunt Zhao’s room, be sure to make a special note.”
After hearing this, the eldest lady finally showed a smile on her face: "Oh, this is not bad. Let him take a good look at what he will do to the woman he loves in heaven, and how much he will ruin his family!"
Ning Yujin interrupted her: "But mother, you have to calm down at this time and don't directly say that you want to go back to the shop."
"Why?" The eldest lady's tone was cold, and her face changed faster than flipping through a book.
Ning Yujin said hurriedly: "After all, my father gave the shop to Aunt Zhao. If you want to go back to the shop, even if your father knows that it is not easy for you, he will be unhappy in his heart. Since this shop is what Aunt Zhao wants to go to, let's let it go."
She can just come back on her own."
The eldest lady frowned: "Let her come back by herself?"