Marry a concubine? Reborn to move out of the mansion and marry a general

"My dear, when mother passed away, didn't she leave any words?" Madam Ning asked carefully.

Thinking of this, she felt annoyed and even more annoyed with Ning Nanshun, who lived a life of debauchery.

She was going to the temple to burn incense, so she was not at home.

But Ning Nanshun went out to drink and have fun. It was not until Madam Ning passed away that Ning Beian sent people to bring him back.

When the couple arrived at the scene, Madam Ning was already lying in the coffin!

"Those two bitches in the first wife must have done it on purpose!" Ning Nanshun gritted his teeth. He had only drunk a few glasses of wine, and he went to a place he often frequented. Why did they have to look for him for so long?

"Things have come to this, my husband still has to think of a solution!" Madam Ning was very anxious, but she couldn't take the lead. If a daughter-in-law jumped out to fight for her mother-in-law's property, and this matter got out, Ning Ziqing would have no chance of getting married!

But if there is no conclusion after the funeral, then the treasure hidden by Old Madam Ning will never fall into the hands of their second branch.

Seeing that Ning Nanshun was only focused on being a filial son, Madam Ning could only bring up the topic:

"It's not that I want to take those things. If mother is healthy, Qing'er will have no worries about getting married in the future. But now that she is gone, what will Qing'er do?"

As she spoke, Mrs. Ning's tears welled up again: "It's all because of my humble status and lack of a good family background. Even if I save money every day, I can't save enough for Qing'er's dowry. It's all because of my uselessness that Qing'er has been implicated!"

"My dear husband, it's okay for me to suffer some grievances, but Qing'er is my only child. Thinking that she will be looked down upon by her husband's family, my heart is like a knife cutting through it..."

At this point, Madam Ning's speech broke down and she burst into tears.

Ning Nanshun had a gloomy face. The Zhenguogong Mansion was a military family, and they were not as good at studying as some high-ranking families. They kept a bunch of people outside and did all kinds of business, with a lot of money flowing in.

But it's always better than the worst, and life can still go on.

Moreover, after Ning Weizhuo's mother married into the family, the financial resources of the Zhenguo Mansion suddenly increased, and the expenses in the mansion were much better than before!

So Ning Nanshun was also very powerful in the Duke Zhenguo’s Mansion!

After the narrow-minded woman died, her family quarreled over her dowry.

But the journey from Jiangnan to the capital was long, and Ning Bei'an had promised that the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion would be handed over to Ning Weizhou in the future.

Ning Weizhou's grandfather was too sad to bother with him any more. He just took his grandson with him and hurried back to Jiangnan. All his dowry was left at the Zhenguo Mansion.

However, these properties were taken into the public treasury by the eldest wife who had the power to manage the family. Only a small part was hidden by Old Madam Ning.

Over the past decade, the second wife and Old Madam Ning have been living comfortably with these hidden treasures.

One can imagine how much money the eldest wife holds!

Ning Nanshun's eyes were red. Even so, the eldest wife wanted to snatch from him the things left by their mother!

"I'll go find my brother right away!" Ning Nanshun strode forward.

“Husband!” Madam Ning hurriedly pulled him back: “There are so many people in the mansion now. If there is a commotion, it will not look good and will also disturb Mother’s peace!”

"Then tell me, what should we do?" Ning Nanshun stamped his feet. He usually didn't make decisions. Whenever he had something to do, he would ask his mother or wife. He would never go wrong by doing what they said!

Madam Ning frowned, "Brother and sister-in-law are sure that we dare not say anything. Besides, they have Aunt Chen to help them, so they naturally don't take us seriously. The most important thing is to know whether mother left any message..."

"We were not at home that day, and my father was in the palace. When I left in the morning, my mother had a bowl of cheese. How come she suddenly became sick? My mother's family is here today, why not ask them?"

Madam Ning lowered her voice and said, "If you can't serve mother well, how dare you hold on to the power of the household?"

"Yan'er is right!" Ning Nanshun clapped his hands excitedly: "They killed my mother, and I am merciful for not expelling them from the family tree!"

Having got a good idea, Ning Nanshun was full of fighting spirit. He walked along the corridor, turned several corners and entered a house.

"Seventh Uncle..." Ning Nanshun burst into tears as soon as he entered the door:

"My mother was killed by them!"

"Uncle Seventh, please make the decision for Mother!"

"My mother died so unjustly!"

Madam Ning's maiden name was Cui, and her family was a family of scholars. The family was originally prosperous and flourishing.

But in the previous dynasty, if they offended someone, a group of scholars would be beheaded or exiled.

Fortunately, Madam Ning's branch was a side branch and only suffered a few disturbances.

However, once the main branch fell, the side branches had no one to rely on, and there were no outstanding children in the family to support them. By the time of Madam Ning's generation, they had gradually been forgotten by the aristocratic families.

That's why they used all kinds of connections to reluctantly marry Madam Ning into a military family.

The seventh uncle that Ning Nanshun mentioned was the youngest brother of Old Madam Ning. Because his family was in decline, he was only called "Cui Qi" in public.

Although Cui Qi had no other skills, he was good at observing people's expressions and flattering others.

In the past, he and Ning Nanshun were together. The uncle and nephew wandered around the capital, and their temperaments were very similar.

Old Madam Ning favored her youngest son. Seeing that her younger brother had similar personalities to her son and Cui Qi's words were particularly popular, she was also very generous when giving out money.

In the past, Cui Qi had to visit the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion at least twenty days a month. It was not until the Duke of Zhenguo returned home due to injury that he visited less frequently.

Hearing his nephew crying like this, Cui Qi jumped up in shock: "Nan Shun, don't say that!"

Ning Nanshun saw Cui Qi's frightened look and immediately stopped crying. He sat down on the chair with a gloomy face:

"Seventh Uncle doesn't dare to seek justice for my mother?"

Cui Qi rushed to the door and looked around, then closed the door tightly and approached Ning Nanshun:

"I've been here for half a day. Why didn't you tell me just now? What's going on now?"

Cui Qi is a man of sharp wits, how could he not see that Ning Nanshun was abnormal?

The Cui family is in decline, and he wouldn't dare to confront the Duke of Zhenguo unless there was a huge benefit!

Even though this brother-in-law has retired from the battlefield for several years, the murderous aura on his body can still make people breathless!

"Have you told your other two uncles about this?" Cui Qi asked tentatively.

Cui Qi has two older brothers and four older sisters. Madam Ning is the eldest sister. The rest came to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion to pay their respects early this morning.

But in the past, Cui Qi looked down on their honest and cowardly appearance, and his brothers and sisters also looked down on Cui Qi's idleness and laziness.

Although they live under the same roof, they don't even look at each other when they meet!

So after Cui Qi burned incense in the mourning hall and cried twice, he came here alone to rest.

Ning Nanshun picked up the teacup and took a sip. He put it down and shook his head: "How could I tell them about this?"

Ning Nanshun and his other two uncles also looked down on each other. The two of them were simple-minded and only knew how to work hard, as if this would help them rebuild the Cui family.

Normally, even Old Madam Ning would shake her head and sigh, saying that these two younger brothers were not as good as Cui Qi and were too stupid!