Chapter 6 Two faces and three swords

Chapter 6 Two faces and three swords

Ning Xuanfeng's men quickly surrounded Ning Yunxi, bullying her as before.

Ning Xuanfeng thought Ning Yunxi would be afraid and beg for mercy, and a look of pride appeared on his face, as if he had already won.

"We have been together for many years, and you should know my temper."

"You and I are family. Could it be that I really have bad intentions and deliberately tease you?"

"It's because you caused such a big trouble last night."

"Little did they know that it was because of our Ning Mansion's negligence in discipline. As the elder brother, I naturally have no choice but to take responsibility."

Ning Xuanfeng put on a superior attitude and threatened: "My good intentions are to train your character. So, even if it is a prank, you have to accept it with gratitude!"

Seeing him covered in flour, so much so that his face couldn't be seen, Ning Yunxi sneered coldly: "Go back and wash it."

Ning Xuanfeng couldn't believe how calm she was: "What?"

How...did she change?

Ning Xuanfeng rubbed his eyes, wiped off some flour around his eyes, and looked at her carefully.

Ning Yunxi covered her face with silk and dozed off leisurely before responding slowly.

"As my second brother said, you are the role model of the Ning Mansion, so you should act like a role model."

Ning Yunxi pointed at him from top to bottom.

"This is really inappropriate, isn't it?"

Ning Xuanfeng's eyes were wide open, and he was extremely angry.

"This is all your fault!"

Ning Yunxi reminded slowly: "Didn't Second Brother prepare the flour himself?"

"Since it is a discipline, not a prank, then, second brother, bear it yourself. In this way, you can always remember that 'the purpose of etiquette is harmony'. A family should live in harmony. Trouble arises from within, which is not good for the Ning Mansion. Second brother, what do you think?"

Ning Xuanfeng was even more furious.

"Since ancient times, there has been a strict order of seniority. How can you discipline me?"

Ning Xuanfeng took a quick look and ordered his men, "Ning Yunxi is disrespectful to his brother and arrogant. What are you still standing there for? Beat him up!"

The servants were about to take action when they heard a deep sound coming from not far away.

"stop."

Ning Fengzhe was dressed in a sky-blue brocade robe, and walked elegantly step by step, with a solemn look on his sword-like brows, and he looked intimidating without even being angry.

When Ning Xuanfeng saw him, he was like a mouse seeing a cat. He immediately lowered his eyebrows and nodded: "Brother."

Ning Yunxi bowed as required: "Big brother."

"Yeah." Ning Fengzhe frowned and responded to Ning Xuanfeng, then protected Ning Yunxi, "There are people coming and going outside the door, in front of everyone, what do you want to do by blocking Xi'er here? It's simply nonsense."

Ning Xuanfeng only dared to mutter.

"I always do."

"Third sister deserves to be punished..."

Ning Fengzhe frowned even more tightly: "In the Ningguo Mansion, you have your father to discipline you strictly, and I, your elder brother, to restrain and teach you. When will it be your turn? With such behavior, I think you are disrespectful to your elders and have no rules."

Ning Xuanfeng was scolded so much that he was speechless. He puffed up his cheeks and lowered his head, with a look of dissatisfaction on his face.

Seeing this, Ning Fengzhe turned around and smiled at Ning Yunxi.

"Xi'er has suffered a lot, it's good that she's back."

His eyes were filled with distress and pity, and he acted it out vividly.

Ning Yunxi did not expose it, and smiled back without revealing her feelings: "Thank you, big brother, for showing up in time to rescue me."

Ning Fengzhe was well-dressed and had elegant lips, just like his elegant temperament.

"I am usually very serious and I always neglect to show my affection to you."

"I heard that you suffered a great injustice yesterday, but fortunately, the matter has been resolved."

"So I thought, I can't let you suffer any more injustice. Now that you're back home, I should naturally show more care for you."

As he spoke, Ning Fengzhe glanced at Ning Xuanfeng, with a sudden stern look between his brows.

"You and I are siblings from the same mother. From now on, you are not allowed to bully Xi'er anymore."

Ning Xuanfeng still refused to accept the result: "Oh."

Ning Fengzhe looked back and smiled at Ning Yunxi again.

"Xi'er is magnanimous, so she must have forgiven the past, right?"

"We favor our concubine sister because the powerful and influential people have high hopes for her. Now, there is no Ning Wanshan in the Ning Mansion or in the world. From now on, you are the only jewel in the Ning Mansion's crown."

Ning Yunxi was secretly disdainful, but on the surface she smiled with emotion.

"Big brother, you are too kind."

"I always remember that no matter what happened to other people, my big brother always cared about me."

The term "two-faced" describes people like Ning Fengzhe.

In her previous life, she had never doubted anything until he revealed his true face and happily helped Ning Wanshan to hang up the lights and decorations.

At that moment, Ning Yunxi realized that she had trusted the wrong person.

Compared with Ning Xuanfeng's straightforward bad words and bad deeds, Ning Fengzhe's sweet words and treacherous deeds seem particularly disgusting.

Now, Ning Yunxi was naturally on guard.

Ning Fengzhe didn't seem to notice her strangeness, and smiled sincerely, like a spring breeze blowing on her face: "Brothers always feel guilty when they treat their sisters well. Even if they give more, it's still not enough."

Ning Yunxi no longer paid attention to his acting, lowered her eyebrows and glanced at the jade ring on his right thumb.

"Big brother's jade ring is so exquisitely crafted that it seems to have been made by nature. As I recall, this is a treasure bestowed by the emperor, right?"

Just as she said, Ning Fengzhe is the emperor's man.

Ning Fengzhe's bright eyes inadvertently revealed a hint of deep thought and doubt, and then disappeared without a trace.

"Xi'er has a good memory."

Ning Yunxi's eyes were so deep that they seemed to be able to see through people's hearts.

Ning Fengzhe had a guilty conscience in his eyes, and he changed the subject in time: "The palace just received an order that the emperor needs a female attendant, so he allowed the ladies of the palaces to return home and select noble ladies from their mother's family and relatives to enter the palace. The imperial concubine aunt comes from time to time, do you know what she means?"

Concubine Yi, Mu Yan, is the biological sister of their mother, Mu Rong, and also their aunt.

Ning Yunxi nodded.

"Ah."

Mu Yan intends to have Ning Yunxi enter the palace.

This matter is not as simple as it seems on the surface, there is a deeper meaning behind it.

Moreover, there is another plan.

There is always an inseparable connection between the home and the palace.

Ning Yunxi understood it secretly and didn't say much.

"Then I'll go back to my room and get ready."

Ning Fengzhe nodded and smiled: "Go ahead."

……

On the way back to the room, Ning Yunxi ran into E'lan, who was secretly meeting with a foreign man at the north gate, apparently trading kerosene and flint.

E Lan was Liu Yan's maid and had served her closely for many years.

Liu Yan was a concubine in the Ning Mansion and the biological mother of Ning Wanshan.

Ning Wanshan was burned to death, so Liu Yan naturally had to make some moves.

Ning Yunxi hid his whereabouts and did not make it public.

Returning to Xiangzhu Garden, Ning Yunxi recalled secretly.

It seemed as if E'lan's actions were intended for her to see.

Did Liu Yan do it on purpose, or was there someone else behind this?

"What is the girl thinking about? Why is she so absorbed in it?"

Ning Yunxi's thoughts were interrupted by a question from her personal maid Qiu Bi.

Before Ning Yunxi could answer, she heard news from the palace that the imperial seal was missing.

Qiu Bi covered her mouth in surprise: "The Imperial Seal is lost, it's a big deal, Miss, do you want to help look for it?"

Ning Yunxi's thoughts raced, and she smiled knowingly.

"The person who will find the jade seal has already been chosen. No matter how hard others try, it will be fruitless."

Qiu Bi blinked and said, "I am a stupid servant and I didn't understand what the lady said."

Ning Yunxi continued, "First, the selection of female officials, then the deliberate arson, and then the loss of the imperial seal. The emperor's intentions are self-evident."

Ning Yunxi came up with an idea, walked to the desk, picked up the pen, and started writing on the paper.

"I'll write a letter, please help me deliver it to Prince Dijin's palace."