Chapter 8 It’s all pretending

Chapter 8 It’s all pretending

Ning Fengzhe didn't understand what he meant, so he just followed closely and asked, "Why is mother so frightened?"

Mu Rong hurriedly explained, "If you fall into the trap, you will have to sneak into Xiangzhu Garden to search for the jade seal. At this moment, Xiangzhu Garden is on fire, how can you go there?"

Ning Fengzhe still didn't understand: "Although the child is stupid, he didn't fall into the trap."

Mu Rong was so anxious that she almost cried.

"You have been smart since you were young, so you won't be easily deceived, but your brother..."

Ning Fengzhe's face turned pale.

"Mother, do you mean that Prince Di Jin not only secretly met with me, but also with my second brother?"

The more Ning Fengzhe thought about it, the more panicked he became.

"Given my second brother's eagerness to make achievements and his impatient nature, I'm afraid he is now deeply trapped in Xiangzhu Garden..."

Mu Rong called a large group of servants to go and put out the fire.

"More than that!"

"Since Ning Yunxi had already prepared, I'm afraid your second brother was already deeply involved before the fire at Xiangzhu Garden."

As she expected, after putting out the fire in Xiangzhuyuan, the person carried out by the servants was Mu Rong's second son, Ning Xuanfeng, whom she held in the palm of her hand.

Looking at the miserable condition of her second son, Mu Rong turned her head away, unwilling to face it.

Ning Fengzhe stepped forward to check and sniffed his breath: "Please rest assured, my second brother is still alive. Perhaps he only suffered some minor injuries."

Even so, Mu Rong still found it hard to accept. She covered her face with silk and secretly shed tears out of heartache.

At this time, Ning Yunxi walked out of Xiangzhu Garden.

She was not injured, just some dust on her face and body.

"Mother, big brother, luckily you came in time."

"I don't know why, but Xiangzhuyuan suddenly caught fire. It was so scary..."

Ning Yunxi pretended to sob, and she acted out the role perfectly.

After the performance, I noticed Ning Xuanfeng on the stretcher.

Ning Yunxi pretended to be surprised, with a hint of worry in her eyes.

"What happened to my second brother?"

Before she finished her words, she hurried over and took Ning Xuanfeng's pulse.

Mu Rong was so angry that she couldn't speak.

Ning Fengzhe also understood the situation.

He was good at disguising himself and was just angry inside, but never showed it on his face.

"Xi'er, don't worry, my second brother... should be fine."

"Come here, go to the west courtyard and ask all the doctors to come over and treat my second brother's injury."

The servants left in response.

Ning Yunxi's mouth corners inadvertently curled up into an imperceptible smile.

"I don't want anything to happen to my second brother either, but..."

Ning Fengzhe's eyes dimmed slightly: "But what?"

Ning Yunxi raised her eyebrows in a provocative manner: "Second brother was severely burned. He seems to be conscious, but he is actually unconscious. It is obvious that he is in stupor."

"Stupor..." Mu Rong loved her son so much that she almost lost her composure.

Ning Fengzhe saw this and held his mother down in time.

Immediately afterwards, Mu Yan came with his group according to the original plan.

"I heard that Xiangzhu Garden caught fire."

"Xi'er, are you okay?"

When I asked this question, I saw Ning Xuanfeng lying on a stretcher, his eyes open but not moving at all.

Mu Yan was startled at first, and then looked at Mu Rong.

Then, the two sisters looked at Ning Yunxi at the same time.

When their eyes met, Mu Yan already understood the situation.

"Someone, send Mr. Ning back to his room to wait for the doctor."

After Ning Xuanfeng was sent away, Liu Yan followed her plan, walked out of the crowd, and knelt in front of Mu Yan.

"I have something important to report. Please make your decision, Madam Concubine and Master!"

Ning Hanwang reprimanded her severely: "The Imperial Concubine is of noble status. How can you, a mere concubine, be allowed to speak so much and act so rudely? Leave."

Mu Yan was worried about her nephew's injury while she had to continue acting.

"Since it's an important matter, you can still say it."

Liu Yan kowtowed and bowed solemnly.

"This morning, I saw with my own eyes that the lady was outside the north gate, secretly buying kerosene and flint, and conspiring with others to set fire today."

"My personal maid, Olan, and I are witnesses together."

At this time, the servants found the jade pendant just in time.

Mu Yan took the jade pendant and looked at it: "This seems to be something that my second sister carried with her?"

Liu Yan continued, "This must have been dropped accidentally when the lady was starting the fire. In this case, we have both human and material evidence."

There was a look of contempt in Mu Yan's eyes, showing disdain for her.

"As you said, what is the motive of my second sister?"

"Why did she want to start a fire in Xiangzhuyuan?"

Liu Yan had prepared her words long ago, and she answered naturally: "Reporting to the Imperial Concubine, the fourth daughter of the Ning family, Ning Wanshan, was burned to death last night. As everyone knows, the Madam doted on her very much, and this move was naturally to avenge her."

Mu Yan's eyes were indifferent.

"You are the biological mother of the fourth daughter of Ning, how come the revenge was done by my second sister?"

"Shan'er has been raised by the Madam all along. I have a very weak relationship with her."

Mu Yan turned his head, looked at Ning Hanwang, and asked, "This is a matter within your inner house. What do you think Duke Ning should do about it?"

Ning Han looked around, not knowing what to say: "This..."

Seeing this, Mu Rong also knelt down.

"Don't worry, sir."

"Just as Aunt Liu said, the arson was indeed committed by me."

Ning Yunxi stood behind Mu Rong.

I could only see her back, desolate and helpless, like the autumn wind blowing off the dead leaves, leaving only desolation on the ground.

No one who saw her would think that Mu Rong was the one who instigated the crime, because she appeared to be a person who endured humiliation and took the blame.

On the other hand, Liu Yan was bossy and said, "Since the Madam has admitted it, does the Imperial Concubine still need to protect and favor it?"

Mu Yan's face darkened.

"Second sister, do you know what the punishment is for setting fire to someone?"

"I know it."

At this moment, a burst of crying suddenly rang out.

E'lan showed a look of remorse and fell to the ground crying.

"I helped Concubine Liu to frame someone, but Madam was so understanding. I really can't bear it. Please, Madam, please look into my matter and forgive me!"

"It was Aunt Liu who started the fire."

"The jade pendant was also forged by Madam Liu. If you don't believe it, you can search it. The real jade pendant must still be on the Madam."

"I have the receipts for Madam Liu's secret purchase of kerosene and flint, and the receipt for bribing Madam Jiang."

"Since the Third Miss is fine, I think she already knew about the collusion between Aunt Liu and Madam Jiang."

Ning Yunxi smiled helplessly when she suddenly mentioned it.

Sure enough, those words that Nanny Jiang said were just to use Ning Yunxi's mouth to testify against Liu Yan.

"Xi'er, is that true?"

"Ah."

Ning Yunxi simply responded to Mu Yan's words.

Even without her affirmation, Liu Yan could not escape what happened today.

It just so happened that Ning Yunxi also wanted to get rid of Liu Yan, so that she wouldn't hold on to Ning Wanshan's matter and refuse to let it go.

"Someone, check."

At Mu Yan's command, the truth soon came to light.

The spearhead naturally pointed directly at Liu Yan.

After seeing the result, Liu Yan finally realized what was going on.

"No, something is wrong..."

"Elan has been with me for many years, how could she suddenly betray me?"

"Madam Jiang, are you also pretending to surrender?"

"No matter how you look at it, all of this seems to have been premeditated."

Liu Yan's face gradually turned pale, and her eyes were filled with panic and fear.

Suddenly, it dawned on me.

"It's you!" Liu Yan pointed at Mu Rong, with astonishment in her eyes, like a sudden storm, "They are all yours! It turns out that your usual considerateness, gentleness and modesty are all fake!"