bastard returns

Smiling, he raised his hand and nodded at Ning Yuan, "I didn't see that you are a greedy person, you want to take advantage of everything, that's all, don't be restrained when grandma comes here, let's ask mother Luo to prepare tea."

Mother Luo responded.

Sitting in the room is a group of aunts who are used to meeting with the wind and rudder. Seeing this, they also put down Pu'er and asked Shen for Longjing. Shen smiled all over his face, and naturally agreed. Ning Ping'er next to her had no choice but to give way, and returned to sit next to Mrs. Liu anxiously, but her eyes looking at Ning Yuan seemed to spew fire.

At this moment, a little servant girl hurried in through the side door and listened to Liu's side. After hearing this, Liu's face suddenly changed, and she was about to get up, but Ning Ping'er quickly pulled her back.Ning Ping'er comforted Liu Shi a few words, and asked the maid to whisper something, then pushed Ning Xiang beside her, Ning Xiang nodded, and went out with the little maid.

Others might not notice these small actions, but Ning Yuan saw all of them, but he just lowered his head and drank his tea, pretending not to see them.

The people in the room were chattering and gossiping, and the tea was being served quickly. Mrs. Shen asked the aunts who had children one by one about the situation of their children. When they arrived at Mrs. Liu, they saw Ning Pinger and Ning Qianer beside them When Ning Xiang disappeared, Du Du asked, "Where did Xiang'er go?"

"Oh, I didn't pay attention. This brat has never been able to sit still, and he might be mischievous again. Don't worry about the old lady." Liu Shixiang looked around pretending to be puzzled.

"Grandmother, don't worry, the second brother is going to fetch bamboo." Ning Ping'er stood up and replied with a smile, "The second brother passed by the Luomei Garden a few days ago and saw that the red plums were blooming just right, so he broke some plum branches and wanted to make bamboo. A potted plant from "Three Friends of Suihan" was given to my grandmother, but it was so cold that pine branches and plum branches were easy to get, but asparagus bamboo was not easy to get. Not only did he just hear the maid said that some asparagus bamboos were brought from the yard, he couldn't wait to buy them. went."

"This kid, he can't do business, but he can work hard on these fancy things." Shen Shi said so, but his displeasure was swept away on his face, and he smiled and said to Yan Shi who was beside him.

"Zhan'er is not in good health, Yuan'er is young, and Xiang'er has always been the most important son of the master. It is right to be filial to the old lady..." Yan nodded in agreement, but she was just halfway through speaking when she saw Ning'er. Xiang rushed in from the outside in a hurry, knelt down in the middle of the Shou'an Hall with a plop, his face was filled with righteous indignation: "Xiang'er has something important to do, please grandma and mother to decide!"

This sudden scene stunned everyone in the room, and Shen's face was full of surprise, but before she could ask, Ning Xiang turned his head and fixed his eyes on Ning Yuan, "Third brother, you You are so cruel, how can you do such a cruel thing to the people around you!"

"Xiang'er, why are you crazy, don't mess around with the old lady." Liu was the first to stand up, and reprimanded Ning Xiang, "Quickly get up and apologize to grandma!"

"Mother, my child just went out, but I bumped into something that I don't want to talk about. If I don't ask my grandmother to clarify this time, I will read the sage's book in vain." , but a pair of eyes stared at Ning Yuan angrily, as if to swallow him alive.

"Xiang'er, what's the matter with you, if you have something to say, talk about it, what's the matter with you, and what does it have to do with your third brother?" Shen asked strangely.

"Xiang'er has a clumsy tongue, I'm afraid I can't explain clearly, so I'd better ask grandma to read for herself." After speaking, Ning Xiang got up and shouted to the door: "Bring people in!"

As soon as the words were finished, a servant girl walked in with the help of a woman who looked extremely embarrassed.

The pampered aunts in the room showed disgusted expressions whenever they saw the woman's face, and covered their mouths and noses with brocade handkerchiefs.

Because the woman was not only filthy all over, her hair was in a mess, her cheeks were swollen purple, and there were two obscene streams of blood hanging from the corners of her mouth. When she came in and saw the people in the room, she first yelled "Woooo" for a long time , and then kowtowed to Liu Shi with tears streaming down his face, while pointing at Ning Yuan, his mouth kept saying "woo hoo".

"Xiang'er, this is the place where the old lady entertains guests. What are you doing with a stinking madman here for no reason? Are you trying to make the old lady feel bad luck!" Liu Shi pretended to drink to Ning Xiang.

"Hey, why does this girl look so familiar?" Ning Ping'er looked at the woman's face, and suddenly exclaimed: "Oh, isn't this Xia Zhu who is serving by the third brother's side!"

"Xia Zhu?" Liu's eyes rolled and she seemed to recognize it, and her expression changed immediately, "It really is Xia Zhu!" Then she looked up at Ning Yuan again, "Yuan'er, your maidservant, what's the matter?" Changed into this appearance?"

"What else can I do? It's clear that I was abused to this point!" Ning Xiang's cheeks twitched, as if he was in a hurry, as if Xia Zhu was his blood relative, "Grandma, in our majestic Wu'anbo Mansion, something happened The matter of the master wantonly abusing the servants is a serious matter, if it is not handled well, I am afraid that hundreds of people in the mansion will be disappointed, so the grandson is terrified, and the father is not in the mansion, so he can only bring someone here immediately to invite grandma Make up your mind with your mother!"

The three of Liu's mother and son sang together, and they sang the whole play. When Ning Yuan saw that everyone was looking at him, he put down the teacup in his hand and stood up gracefully, "Second Brother's Meaning, girl Xia Zhu has become like this now, is it me, the master, who is abusing her?"

Ning Xiang stared at him angrily, "She is from your yard, if you didn't do it, there are others! If you do such an outrageous thing, if it spreads out, our Ning Mansion will lose face." Or don't!"

Facing Ning Xiang's accusation, Ning Yuan laughed instead, "Second brother, as the saying goes, if you catch a thief, you have to get the stolen goods. Although Xia Zhu is from my yard, this is a matter of slandering right and wrong and slandering black and white. Anyone can do it, if you insist on me like this, there should be some solid evidence, could it be that Xia Zhu personally accused you that I abused her into this state?"

Ning Xiang snorted coldly, "You know that Xia Zhu can no longer speak, that's why you are so confident, but don't forget, you are not the only one with the Zhuxuantang." After speaking, Ning Xiang went out the door again Called: "Bring that girl up!"

Soon, someone led another maid into the inner hall, Ning Yuan raised his eyes and saw that it was indeed Cuiyun, the rough envoy of his Zhuxuantang.

"You think things are done without anyone noticing, but it's a pity that paper can't keep fire. How you tormented Xia Zhu was already seen by Cuiyun. Now that there are all witnesses and evidences, I see what else you have to say!" Ning As soon as the Xiang dialect was finished, Cuiyun kowtowed to Mrs. Shen, "May the old lady be the master, the old lady is the master! Sister Xia Zhu is so pitiful. We have always been diligent and careful in serving as servants. Who would have thought The third young master actually has such a vicious heart, sister Xia Zhu is loyal to the Lord, and yet she suffers such a calamity, what is the law of heaven!" He said every word to punish his heart, and every sentence cried blood.

Liu Shi was shocked when she heard this, and looked at Ning Yuan in disbelief, "Yuan'er, how could you do such a cruel thing to the girl next to you, how can you ask your aunt to intercede for you!" She is used to seizing the opportunity , Shen has not yet spoken, but she has already made a conclusion.

In fact, Liu Shi was also very puzzled. When a servant girl came in to inform her about Xia Zhu, she couldn't believe her ears. Ning Yuan actually had the courage to punish her. Ping'er stopped her.According to Ning Ping'er, Ning Yuan just dug a hole and jumped down by himself. It would be a pity not to make good use of such a good handle in their hands, so he simply brought Xia Zhu over directly in front of Shen's. Let's have a good time.

Abusing servants is a very disgraceful thing for a high-ranking family who always pay attention to reputation, and they are fanning the flames beside them, so there is no need to worry that Mrs. Shen will not punish Ning Yuan severely.

So Ning Ping'er quickly came up with a plan, and asked Ning Xiang, who had the fastest footsteps, to do it, in order to catch the people here and sing the trick before the audience left.

Sure enough, after such a commotion, Shen's complexion became unsightly, and she asked Ning Yuan with a suppressed voice: "Yuan'er, tell me, what is going on!"

Ning Yuan stood up unhurriedly and saluted Shen, "Grandmother, please ask Rong Yuan'er to ask Second Brother a few words first."

Seeing Shen's nodding, Ning Yuan straightened his back, and said to Ning Xiang: "Third brother, I'm very surprised. Second brother, didn't you go back to your yard to get things? Why didn't you get your things, but took my things instead? The girl from the yard came over, could it be that there is too much snow outside, making my eyes dizzy, and I went the wrong way?"

Ning Xiang sneered: "Don't talk about him, it's this Cuiyun girl who came to me for help, saying that you abused the maids in the yard and locked them up in the woodshed without food or drink. I went early, I am afraid that Xia Zhu will lose his life right now!"

"Oh, so it is like this." Ning Yuan showed a clear expression, nodded, walked slowly to Cuiyun, raised his hand, and slapped her across the face with a "slap".

"Ah!" Cui Yun screamed, unexpectedly Ning Yuan would hit her suddenly, covered her face and hid behind Ning Xiang.Ning Yuan's action also made others dumbfounded. Liu's face became more imposing, only when Ning Yuan was unable to refute and began to lose his temper, he immediately shouted: "Presumptuous! Ning Yuan, you treat this Shou'an Hall as a Where! How dare you be arrogant in front of the old lady!"

"Aunt Liu, you misunderstood. Yuan'er is just punishing the slaves in her yard who don't know the rules and have no dignity." Ning Yuan took Liu's words back slowly, turned around and said to Shen: "Grandmother Yuan'er didn't expect that Cuiyun would be so presumptuous, she didn't pay attention to grandmother and mother at all, she would only do it when she was in a hurry, please forgive me."

"Third brother, are you out of your mind? This Cuiyun girl just said a few words that were unfavorable to you. Not only did you not repent, but you beat her and falsely accused her of disrespecting your grandmother. I can't see you messing around like this." Ning Ping'er had a heartbroken expression on her face: "It's better to confess to grandma earlier and sincerely repent, grandma should not punish you severely for being a slave."

"I always hear people praise Miss Ping'er for being smart, but why can't she even understand such an obvious thing." The aunt Zhuang who was sitting not far away suddenly said, "I think the slap of the third young master was correct. , this girl is really hateful, even if she wants someone to avenge her grievances, she will not come to the old lady's Fushouyuan, but she will run to the second young master's place at a distance. She and the eldest lady don't count, only the second young master can make decisions for her?"

Mrs. Zhuang was dressed in a crimson purple jacket and skirt, with a gloating expression all over her face.She has only been in the mansion for more than a year. Because of her youth and beauty, she is very favored by Ning Ruhai. Her status in the mansion is rising steadily, and she has always been in conflict with the Liu family. As long as she has a chance to run on the other party, she will not let go.

008 The Heart is the Best

Ning Xiang suddenly panicked. He is only a junior and a bastard. How dare he get involved with "being the master of the family" now, let alone in front of Shen, he immediately argued: "Grandmother, Xiang'er doesn't know Why did this girl come to me, Xiang'er brought her here just to fight Xia Zhu's injustice, there is absolutely no other intention."

Ning Pinger's expression was as if she had swallowed a shoehorn, but she couldn't get angry, so she could only clenched her lower lip aggrievedly, and looked at her grandmother who always loved her with pleading eyes.

It's okay if she doesn't look at it, but when she looks at it, Shen's is fine, but Yan's is looking at her with a half-smile look, looking straight at her, thinking that although this aunt is usually quiet, she never wants to see her. Not a good person to get along with, she immediately restrained her expression, and said with a dry smile: "What Aunt Zhuang taught me is that Ping'er is young, and there are indeed many things that have not been considered carefully."

"Whether it's not thoughtful, you know best in your heart." Mrs. Zhuang was unreasonable, with a playful smile on her face, and stared straight at Mrs. Liu, "Third Madam, I, Zhuang Qingqing, don't care about other things. She is good at it, but she is honest and straightforward. Some things are hard to see, so she can't help nagging a few more words. This girl Cuiyun speaks and behaves strangely. It is obvious that she was ordered by someone to frame the third young master. As for whether there is someone behind her who is making trouble , your eyes need to be brighter."

"You!" Liu clasped the mahogany armrest of the chair tightly with one hand, her fingertips turned bloody.Anyone with a little thought could hear Zhuang's accusations against Huai, but she couldn't find anything to refute. She was so angry that one Buddha was born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven. She stood up and walked quickly to Cuiyun In front of him, he slapped her across the face a few times, "Say! Why don't you go to other places, you girl, but ran to find the second young master to seek justice! But someone instructed you to trap the second young master for injustice!"

Ning Yuan sneered from the bottom of his heart, Liu Shi was not stupid, he took the opportunity that was already lost with a few words.

Originally what Zhuang said was that Cuiyun was ordered by others to frame the third young master, but when it came to Liu's mouth, it became Cuiyun was instructed by others to frame the second young master for injustice.The difference of one word, the difference of heaven and earth, in other people's ears, they will immediately feel that Cuiyun has gone far and wide to find the second young master to complain, maybe the purpose is to make people take advantage of this excuse to attack the second young master.

After all, Cuiyun is a servant of Zhuxuantang, and the person who took the opportunity to make trouble is Ning Yuan, so others will follow along and guess. It is possible that this is actually a trick set by Ning Yuan, so that Ning Xiang will fall out of favor with the old man People and aunts?

All of a sudden, everyone in the room started talking in low voices.

"Enough!" The teacup in Shen's hand fell heavily on the small table in front of him like a gavel, and with a bang, the Shou'an Hall, which was whispering together, was instantly silenced.

"Yuan'er, don't worry about other things, grandma. You should tell grandma clearly, how did Xia Zhu become like this, and did you really abuse lynching in your own yard?" I want to find out whether there is such a thing as abusing servants in the mansion.

Ning Yuan was turning around, and no longer evasive, "Grandmother, Xia Zhu became like this, it is indeed the grandson who did it, but the grandson never abused lynching, it is entirely the fault of this girl, and she has to take the blame."

Mrs. Liu said with a cold face: "Is there something wrong? Yuan'er, before this Xia Zhu was sent to your yard, the maid in my room was always considerate and decent, and she was also cautious. She didn't know what she had committed. What's wrong, it's worth such a big fight for you to burn off her tongue."

Ning Yuan stretched out his hand and pointed, "Her mistakes are all kept in her arms, and grandma will tell someone to take them out and see."

Shen Shi glanced at Mama Luo, and Mama Luo immediately stepped forward, held Xia Zhu down, reached into her chest, touched her chest, and quickly took out a brightly colored coral bracelet.

Auntie Zhang's eyes were sharp, and she let out a low voice: "Oh, isn't that the third lady's most precious coral jewelry? Why did it go to that girl!"

Naturally, Mrs. Liu saw it too, and she was also dumbfounded. How could her set of priceless coral jewelry appear on Xia Zhu's body? Could it be that this girl stole it from her room with dirty hands and feet?

It's not impossible, she would call Xia Zhu to her room every few days to inquire about Ning Yuan's movements, if she wanted to steal something, there would be plenty of opportunities to do it.

"Third Madam, it seems that you, a thoughtful and decent servant girl, seem to be better at sneaking around." Zhuang Shi half covered her mouth with a brocade handkerchief, and giggled.

"Grandmother, you have also seen that Xiazhu girl has dirty hands and feet. When I found out that she had hidden Aunt Liu's jewelry, I detained her. I wanted to punish Aunt Liu immediately, but this girl saw At the end of the road, he insulted Aunt Liu with obscenities, even on the head of his grandmother. The grandson was really angry. According to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, slaves who speak disrespect should be punished with pulling out their tongues, so the grandson stuffed a piece of carbon into the bed. In her mouth, she will become like this."

"Joke, how did you assume that Xia Zhu stole that coral bracelet? Now that Xia Zhu can't open his mouth, it's because you can say whatever you want, and you don't want to think about it if things are really as straightforward as you said , why does girl Cuiyun come out to seek help? Do you think grandma will believe your flawed statement?" Ning Xiang was just now devastated, and his heart was filled with a sigh of relief. As soon as Ning Yuan's words fell, he was in a hurry Rebuttal patiently.

Ning Yuan had a surprised expression on his face, "Didn't Xia Zhu steal it?" He blinked, "Then this bracelet was given to her by Aunt Liu, but how can I remember that Aunt Liu is very precious to this coral jewelry, grandma thought If you want to pay money to buy it from Aunt Liu, she won't give up."

Ning Yuan said these words innocently, without any intention, and seemed really curious.

"I...no...not..." Ning Xiang hesitated for a moment, he intended to imply that Ning Yuan was framing Xia Zhu, and stuffed the bracelet he got from somewhere into Xia Zhu's arms.But not to mention that it is a ridiculous thing for a master to frame a slave, no one would think about it, and he never expected that Ning Yuan would follow his words and burn the fire on Liu Shi.

Ning Ping'er glared at Ning Xiang bitterly, then lowered her head to keep silent, not daring to look at Liu's face that had turned into a liver-colored face, while Shen's expression at the moment was so heavy that it was about to drip water.

Many people in the mansion know that half a month ago, Shangfeng of Ning Ruhai, the eldest daughter of Cao Guichun, governor of Jiangzhou, got married. Shen originally wanted to spend money to buy Liu's set of rare coral jewelry, so as to make a decent fortune. The congratulatory gift was sent over, but Liu Shi killed that thing, which was so rare, he insisted on not wanting to make a move. Although Shen Shi was unhappy, she did not insist.But now, thinking about it according to Ning Yuan's words, what Liu Shi didn't want to give up to her at the beginning, but now she casually rewards a servant girl, that's not bad!Isn't this obviously slapping her, the old lady, in the face!

"Old madam, don't listen to Xiang'er's nonsense, I definitely did not reward you with that bracelet. It must be that this lowly girl has a wicked heart and dares to steal from her master!" At this moment, Mrs. Liu only thought about how to prove herself. Innocence, as for cleaning up Ning Yuan, she had already thrown it out of the blue, and turned to Ning Yuan and said: "Yuan'er, you did a great job on this matter, for such a servant with dirty hands and feet, you should pull it out." The tongue is light, it would be better if you cut off your hands and blasted out of the house to let her fend for herself!"

"From this point of view, the matter should be clear, eldest daughter-in-law, what do you think." Shen Shi narrowed her eyes and looked at Yan Shi.

Mrs. Yan lowered her head and said: "With the old lady here, the old lady made up her mind, but the daughter-in-law thinks that Xia Zhu is really hateful. What happened today shows that the girl committed a crime by herself, and she was punished by her master, but she didn't know how to repent. , but tried to frame the master in vain, and came to the old lady to spare you peace, it is simply unforgivable, why don't you just do what Sanmei said, cut off your hands, and drive you out of the house."

Shen nodded and looked at Luo's mother, "I don't want to do it yet."

Mother Luo's expression froze, and she immediately called two thick women, one on the left and one on the right to support Xia Zhu who was whining differently, and dragged them out after three or two strokes.

"Old madam, don't forget that there is another girl who is making waves." Zhuang pointed to Cuiyun, who was kneeling there with a pale face.

Mrs. Shen had already picked up the tea, obviously she didn't want to take care of it anymore, so Mrs. Yan said in her usual warm and gentle voice: "As a servant, I don't share the worries of the master, but make trouble with the lowly maidservant. It's not easy to think about it." Yes, I also pulled out my tongue, and let's go out of the house."

Immediately, two rough envoy women stepped forward, supported Cuiyun who was trembling and speechless, and left.

No one spoke in the Shou'an Hall for a while, Ning Yuan coughed, knelt down and bowed to Mrs. Shen, "Today's turmoil is all due to my grandson's restraint, which caused grandma to worry about this incident. Please punish grandma."

"Okay, you don't need to blame yourself. Grandma has eyes, but she is not an old fool who doesn't know right from wrong. Besides, if it wasn't for the incident just now, grandma didn't know that the servant in your yard would push his nose and face like this. It's really terrible. I'm angry." Shen snorted lightly, and brushed off the tea cover, "Mother Luo, go to the third young master's place in the afternoon and see what kind of dog slaves are serving the third young master, if they are all useless , they all went out of the house, and another batch was used in the middle school."

"Grandson is unfilial, and grandma has to worry about it." Ning Yuan bowed again, then stood up in a proper manner, and retreated to his seat to sit down.

"Come on, I accidentally drank too much tea just now, and now my stomach is a little bloated, I'm afraid I'll break the rules if I sit down." Zhuang Shi twisted her slender waist, stood up with a refreshed expression, With a blessing to Shen and Yan, "Old lady, eldest lady, I will go back to the slave family first."

Shen nodded, "It's almost time for lunch, let's go."

Everyone in the room got up to say goodbye, and walked out one after another.Ning Yuan deliberately lagged behind by half a step, retreated to Mrs. Liu, and said with a smile: "Before I congratulate Aunt Liu, the bracelet is back."

Liu Shi didn't expect that Ning Yuan would take the initiative to come up to her to tease her. Unexpectedly, she couldn't get angry, she just took a breath of turbid air in her throat, turned her head and left, Ning Ping'er followed closely behind her, only Ning Xiang responded to her like a demonstration. Ning Yuan waved his fist.

Ning Yuan was still smiling.

After everyone in the room went to the empty building, Shen Shi sat there, but her brows became more and more tight, Mother Luo stepped forward to rub her twice, and then she heard Shen Shi ask: "What do you think about the matter just now. "

Luo's mother looked at her nose, nose and heart, "This old slave's eyesight has been bad for a long time, no old lady can see clearly, but this old slave is just watching, the third lady is also doing a little more conspicuously."

Shen nodded, "Since she was promoted as a wife, hasn't she always been in that posture? It's no wonder that she made such a big fuss about a girl and slave. Playing those tricks all day long, the old lady, I am too lazy to bother, she just thinks I am blind."

Mother Luo laughed again: "On the contrary, this third young master looks timid and weak, but he has an idea, and his calm appearance is very similar to Uncle when he was a child."

Shen said: "I look like it too, but it's a pity that her mother is that Tang Yingyao, otherwise she is a good seedling. If Ruhai can have a few more sons, Zhan'er's health will be better, and the family members Ding Xingwang, I might as well worry less."

Mother Luo added some tea for Shen Shi, "What are you worrying about, old madam, the old madam is the one who deserves the most happiness."

Shen took the tea, thought for a while, and then put it down, "When you go to the third young master's place in the afternoon, take Yun Xiang with you, and you can tell that the group of servants are from the way the two servant girls put their noses on their faces just now. How rampant he is with his master on weekdays, after all, he is also my grandson, if a grandmother can take care of him, take care of him."

"Yes, the old lady is kind. The third young master will definitely be grateful if he knows." Mother Luo blessed her body.

****

Ning Yuan was wearing Shen's fox fur cloak, and was walking slowly on the bluestone road covered with a thin layer of snow. When he passed the Luomei Garden in the backyard, he stopped and said: "If you have something to say, Then I asked, and seeing that look made me panic."

Zhou Shi, who was following behind him, blushed slightly, and stretched out his hand to scratch the back of his head, "I just don't quite understand why the young master asked Bai Tan and the others to let her go on purpose, knowing that Xia Zhu would go to the third lady to support her after she escaped." Walk."

"I knew you wanted to ask this." Ning Yuan smiled, "Did you hear the movement in the house just now outside the Shou'an Hall?"

Zhou Shi nodded.

"That's it. If I keep Xia Zhu locked in the firewood room, it will be no problem after all. Sooner or later, the third lady will find out. Then it will be difficult. Why don't I let her out now to sing with me?" A play, if this play is sung well, it will not only save me from the worries of punishing Xia Zhu, but also clean up the door along the way, and pull out all the nails of the three ladies in the Zhu Xuantang."

Zhou Shi showed a puzzled expression, "Master, I still can't understand."

"Have you ever read military books?"

"Young master, don't laugh at me. I don't even know a few words. How can I read military books?"

Ning Yuan seemed to be in a good mood, and he reached out and picked off a plum blossom that was in full bloom: "In this case, I will tell you in detail."

Ning Yuan would let Xia Zhu go. Naturally, it was expected that Xia Zhu would seek support from Mrs. Liu, and with Mrs. Liu's temperament, she would definitely seize such a great opportunity presented to her door, and use it to make things difficult for herself. Ning Yuan Yuan is not afraid that she will not come, because only in this way can Ning Yuan realize his real purpose of paying respects to Shen Shi today - to remove all Liu Shi's eyeliners in the Zhuxuan Hall.

In fact, from the moment he stepped into the Fushou Garden, Ning Yuan was calculating every step of the way, from telling Shen that he was "sick all year round" to letting Shen discover that he was wearing thin clothes. The purpose was just to attract Shen's suspicion. Are the servants neglecting this master?

Once Mrs. Shen starts to doubt, and when Mrs. Liu brings Xia Zhu to "redress" with great fanfare, Mrs. Shen will first subconsciously think that even if Ning Yuan did what Xia Zhu became like, Xia Zhu was originally a servant, and the master punished her. It's a matter of course for a servant, but now this servant still has the guts to "redress grievances", it can be seen that she doesn't take the master Ning Yuan seriously at all, and thus sat down in Shen's heart that the servants of Zhuxuantang have no one in their eyes. view.

The news of the abuse of servants is at best a bad reputation, but once servants disobey the master, this is an absolute treason in the eyes of Shen Shi, who comes from a noble family, and she will definitely punish those servants severely to rectify the family, and she will not use Ning Yuan at all Take the initiative to speak.

And that's exactly what happened.

"Grandma's personality is arrogant and suspicious. If I directly express my feelings to her and tell her the ordinary virtues of those servants, considering the status of my unknown grandson in her heart, not only will she not believe it, she may even blame me. Picky and arrogant, but only if she guesses it herself, she will be convinced, because no matter how suspicious a person is, she will never doubt her own thoughts."

Zhou Shi's eyes showed shock, he never thought that there are so many tricks in this simple matter, and Ning Yuan can also calculate Shen's thoughts so accurately, this is the ability to guess people's hearts without omission , It's almost a monster.

"You understand, this is a versatile tactic in the art of war, and it's called 'Attack the heart first'." Ning Yuan finished his conclusion lightly, sniffing the fragrance of plum blossoms in his hand, thinking of taking it to his mother It must look good on the temples.

009 The rain is coming

"Whoa!"

Ning Xiang kicked over the table, and a set of expensive tea sets on the table suddenly turned into pieces.

"What's the use of getting angry now, why didn't you just kick that bastard in the face?" Ning Ping'er sat on the grand teacher's chair beside her, looking at her angry brother, "If you were smarter, you wouldn't This is the result."

"Are you saying I'm stupid?" Ning Xiang pointed at his nose in disbelief, then sneered, "Okay, I'm stupid, you're smart, but you smart sister doesn't seem to take advantage of it, isn't it? Being led by the nose by others?"

Mrs. Liu opened the door and came in, and what she saw was the scene of the two brothers and sisters pinching each other, her already unattractive expression became a bit gloomy, "What's the trouble, don't you think it's not enough to be ashamed!"

Seeing Mrs. Liu come in, Ning Xiang snorted heavily, turned around with folded arms, and Ning Ping'er asked with concern: "Mother, did you find out about the situation?"

Ms. Liu pursed her lips and sat down without saying a word. Ning Qian'er, who was by her side, carefully looked at her face, and then said to Ning Ping'er, "Mother Luo brought Yun Xiang who was beside the old lady. Almost all the servants have been dismissed, and the few remaining are also sent to do rough work in the backyard, and they are not even allowed to enter the front yard."

"A bunch of trash!" Mrs. Liu slapped her heavily on the armrest, "The old lady was blinded by lard, and she actually helped that little bastard, and she didn't even think about her food and clothing costs. Who is filial!"

"Mother, please keep your voice down." Ning Qian'er showed worry, "If the old lady finds out that you are saying this behind your back, you might not know what will happen."

"So what if I just want to tell her!" Not only did Liu not stop, but she turned up the volume, "What's the matter 'the price of a good Longjing is as high as a bucket of gold', I am! That old godmother also I don't want to think about the poor family property of Wu'anbo Mansion, how much it costs to support the people of such a mansion, and the income is not enough to make ends meet every month, every month is stretched, it is not bad to be able to eat and drink for her, but she even gave it back to me Put on face, if I don't have to work hard, let her take this big family to drink the northwest wind!"

Liu's face was full of displeasure, and his face turned red when he spoke, obviously out of breath.

With her scolding, even Ning Xiang couldn't care less about being angry, and hurried to close the doors and windows.

Ning Ping'er stroked Liu Shi's back to help her calm down, "Mother, calm down, it's that Ning Yuan who deserves to be damned, he's so obedient, the old lady is getting old, so it's inevitable that she will be confused."

"It was a mistake not to deal with that little bastard in a quick way." Liu took a breath, "Looking at his smooth talk today, it's probably taught by his bastard mother. These two mothers and sons must not be kept. Now that I have learned how to pretend to be a tiger in front of the old lady, won't I be riding on our heads in the future to do my best!"

Ning Qian'er has been standing by the side since just now, with a look of hesitation, now she finally found a space, she rubbed her sleeves with her fingers, and said timidly: "Mother, in fact, the third brother can't get in the way." What is the matter with us, why are you so angry, insisting on making life difficult for him..."

"No problem?" Liu's eyebrows raised, "Could it be that you can't see it and want to speak for that bastard?"

"I didn't mean that, I just..."

"Even if he doesn't get in the way now, what about the future?" Mrs. Liu snorted coldly, "Everything I do for my mother now is for your future plans. In this world, brothers are clear about settlements, let alone aliens. Born from your mother? Don’t look at your father’s indifference to that bastard surnamed Tang. You used to be on good terms with each other. Don’t be afraid of everything, just in case. If one day that bastard surnamed Tang hooks you up again Father's soul is gone, do you think there will be a place for you in this Ningfu?"

"Mother, are you thinking too much?" Ning Qian'er gritted her teeth lightly. After all, it's a family, so it's not like..."

"You treat them like a family, and they may not recognize your affection. No matter how much I think about it, it's always right to plan for a rainy day. Although my mother has never read a book, the truth is that the spring breeze will regenerate I still understand." Liu's white palms wiped the wrinkles on the front of his front, and a trace of cruelty crossed his brows, "Looking at today's situation, that little bitch won't be able to stay no matter what."

Ning Xiang opened his mouth wide when he heard the words, "Mom, what do you mean?"

"Kill him." Ning Ping'er took the words lightly, "This is the cleanest way to kill the grass."

"Is there anything you can do?" Liu Shi turned to look at her daughter.

Ning Ping'er smiled sweetly, "I'm already 21 today, and the new year is less than ten days away. As usual, on New Year's Eve, one has to watch the year and worship the ancestors. Disrespect to the ancestors is a death penalty. If Ning Yuan is offering sacrifices to the ancestors What do you think, mother, what will happen to my father?"

Liu's eyeballs rolled, and she pointed lightly on Ning Ping'er's head, "Only you, a ghost, have so many ideas!"

"A clever plan, even if my father doesn't kill him but drives him out of the house, I still have a way to make him dead. Even if my father wants to go back on his word later, he won't be able to find anyone." Ning Xiang clasped his fists and squeezed the bones in his palms. bang bang.

After setting a poisonous plan, everyone in the room was in high spirits, but Ning Qian'er's brows were full of worry.

In the bamboo propaganda hall, Ning Yuan was sitting in the main hall, using a pair of scissors to carefully trim a vase of freshly planted plum blossoms, while Bai Tan stood beside him, telling him about the changes in the yard.

"It turns out that the servant girls who were serving in the front yard have asked Mother Luo to replace them with new ones according to the young master's instructions. But they are not allowed to intervene in the young master's personal affairs. Only Baimei and I