Chapter 36: Reluctant to Leave Mother

Chapter 36: Reluctant to Leave Mother

Mu Rong felt helpless.

"When did I think of only your brother?"

"Everyone can see that you are my most beloved child."

"Just you,"

"Why do you always underestimate yourself?"

Ning Xuanfeng was still jealous.

"Even that useless Ning Yunxi, my mother was willing to play dumb with her, saying things I couldn't understand."

"Father and my brother, needless to say."

"It's just me. My mother kept everything from me and refused to tell me anything."

"It's a nice name, but I don't understand."

“It’s isolating me.”

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

"you……"

"I really..."

Ning Xuanfeng snorted petulantly and slammed his chopsticks heavily on the table.

"Today I must discuss the pros and cons."

"Mother, just tell me why you want to send snacks to Concubine Xian?"

Mu Rong had no choice but to comply.

"You."

"When will I be able to relax?"

"I can tell you, but you have to keep it in mind,"

"If anything unexpected happens, just pretend you haven't heard these words and don't mention a word to anyone."

"Remember?"

Seeing her so serious, Ning Xuanfeng forgot his anger for a moment and became serious.

He copied Mu Rong's expression according to the model and imitated her exactly.

"Yeah, remember."

Mu Rong then sighed, looking heartbroken again.

"It's all my fault that I didn't pay attention and didn't listen to your brother's advice, which led to the disaster today."

"Your father has unleashed his wrath and wants to punish me."

"So, he put something deadly in the snack."

"He had no intention of harming the virtuous concubine. He just wanted her to notice something was wrong and use it to accuse me."

"If you intend to murder the concubine, it is inevitable that I will do it in the autumn."

"You also know that your aunt, the imperial concubine, doesn't have a very good relationship with her."

"That's why your father chose her."

"That's roughly the situation."

Ning Xuanfeng was stunned.

After a while of reaction, he smiled in disbelief.

"Isn't mother joking too?"

"That's not funny."

"That's not how it works when we're joking around."

"How can you joke about your own life?"

Mu Rong sat upright, not smiling.

"I'm not kidding."

"This is true."

Ning Xuanfeng still couldn't believe it.

"Father wanted to punish you, but he didn't do it. Instead, he prepared some snacks and let you deal with yourself."

"How can such a thing exist in the world?"

"My father has always been a kind and honest person."

"Everyone says he is an honest man who never causes trouble."

"Why did my father become so cunning and treacherous in my mother's mouth?"

Mu Rong looked at her son with reluctance on her face.

"Who in this world doesn't have a little bit of pretense?"

"Not just your father, everyone is like this."

Ning Xuanfeng trembled and shook his head.

"Even if my mother made a mistake, why did it come to this?"

"Father ordered me to kneel for a few days, that's all."

"Why make the situation so serious?"

"Isn't mother really being funny?"

Mu Rong sent someone to invite a doctor over and asked him to check the snacks.

After getting a positive answer, Ning Xuanfeng finally believed it.

Then, Ning Xuanfeng also looked worried.

"Mother, I can't bear to leave you."

"Would you please not enter the palace?"

"I'll help you and return the snacks to your father."

"If my father gets angry again, I will take full responsibility!"

Mu Rong held him back.

"Don't waste your time."

"He has made up his mind, and you can't shake it."

Ning Xuanfeng was so anxious that she almost cried.

"What should I do?"

"When my brother returns to Beijing, if he sees that mother is in trouble, how can I explain it to him?"

Mu Rong comforted her softly.

"Do not worry."

"It's not a big deal."

"Your father won't do it himself, so we will naturally have an opportunity to take advantage of it."

"I will try to delay it first. When your brother returns to Beijing, we can discuss countermeasures and the problem will be solved."

"Fengzhe was recommended by King Dijin, right?"

"It seems that King Di Jin deliberately sent him away."

"Fengzhe is smart and must have thought of this implication."

"I thought to myself, maybe he was looking for a chance to get away, but it wasn't that quick."

"Fortunately, we are not particularly anxious here."

Ning Xuanfeng sobbed and burst into tears.

"Why not?"

"Father has already sent some snacks, and he will definitely urge Mother to come to the palace."

"What if my father loses his patience..."

At this point, he stopped talking and burst into tears.

Mu Rong had no choice but to hold him in her arms, patting his back and comforting him.

"You kid."

"Look, I said I shouldn't tell you."

"Are you scared?"

"Do you want to listen to it again in the future?"

"I usually hide things from you because I feel sorry for you and don't want to scare you."

"When there are scary things like this, I always tell your brother and your third sister."

"Because you are the only child I love most."

Ning Xuanfeng burst into tears.

"Mother, please don't be in trouble!"

"I dont want you to go!"

"what……"

Mu Rong didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

……

Zhaoyi Palace.

Mu Yan paced back and forth anxiously, stopping from time to time to see if her personal maid Xianglu had returned.

"Why haven't you come back yet?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xianglu ran in hurriedly, panting with every step.

"Miss."

Mu Yan walked towards her quickly, his eyes sparkling with worry.

"how?"

"Have you heard about it?"

"Did something happen in Ning Mansion?"

"Are my second sister and nephew safe and sound?"

Xianglu looked sad.

"Ning Mansion is closed to visitors."

"It is said that Lord Ning meant it."

"I haven't even seen Madam Ning."

"I have not heard anything."

"It seems that the queen guessed correctly. Madam Ning and the second young master may have really been in trouble."

When Mu Yan heard this, he became even more anxious.

"Prince Dijin was trying to sow discord, and the emperor believed it and ordered the Zhaoyi Palace to be sealed off, and I was confined to the palace."

"This matter is very strange, so I guess that something has happened in Ning Mansion."

"really,"

"Prince Di Jin and Ning Yunxi attacked my second sister."

"But I cannot leave the palace, Fengzhe has also been sent away by King Dijin, and only Feng'er is left by my second sister's side, and there is no one to discuss countermeasures with."

"Now, what should we do?"

"By the way, has there been any response from Prince Chen's Mansion?"

Xianglu shook her head.

"Since the palace banquet, Your Majesty has written more than a dozen letters, big and small, and I have delivered them all."

“But, there has been no response so far.”

Mu Yan was so angry that she smashed the cup.

"I had already agreed with him to adopt him before the palace banquet."

"How could he be so evasive and go back on his word?"

"It must be Prince Di Jin and Ning Yunxi who are causing trouble again!"

Xianglu comforted her and helped her back to her seat.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. If you get angry and hurt yourself, it will be more trouble than it's worth."

"After the incident at the Zhong Mansion, the Queen ordered people to keep an eye on Lord Qin's every move."

"Just now, there was news from Tinghetai."

"It is said that Lord Qin dug up an old incident and insisted on re-investigating it thoroughly."

"I wonder if that old incident is related to the third girl."

Mu Yan immediately became suspicious.

“Maybe there’s a connection.”

"Tell them to keep watching and report any disturbances to me."

"If we can find Ning Yunxi's weak spot, perhaps Prince Chen will let go."