Chapter 125 Sisters

Chapter 125 Sisters

Ning Jiewei came to ask for a meeting and was not stopped at all. Lord Ge, the guard at the door, personally invited her to the front hall.

Mr. Ge, whose given name was Yao, belonged to the Guard of the Supervisory Office and was a fourth-rank official in the capital.

Ning Jiewei should have treated her with courtesy, but she acted completely unruly. She neither greeted her nor said any polite words, acting like the head of the family.

After entering the front hall, he sat in Ning Yunxi's seat, looking down on others.

"Where's the third sister?"

"I can't wait too long. Tell her to come see me right away."

Ge Yao ignored him and walked out directly.

Ning Jiewei was immediately dissatisfied.

"What's your attitude? The people in Yuexi Mansion are really unruly."

"No wonder father would rather humble himself and use some servants than touch the people of Batai. With the slave contract in hand, they are both respectful and dedicated, unlike these rude and rude men. What use are they?"

As they were talking, Qiu Bi walked into the front hall.

Ning Jiewei immediately asked.

"You came just in time."

"Where did Third Sister hide Second Brother? I heard the guard at the door say that he is not in Yuexi Mansion?"

Qiu Bi had known about her character for a long time and was not surprised.

"The Second Young Master's destination is arranged by the Princess, I don't know."

"Please wait for a moment, Fourth Miss. The princess hasn't woken up yet."

Ning Jiewei curled her lips in displeasure.

"Among people of the same generation, how can I wait for her?"

"Also, why do you call yourself that?"

"How dare a mere servant disrespect you?"

Qiu Bi remained patient and corrected with a smile.

"I have entered the Eighth Palace and hold the position of Fourth Rank Secret Attendant. I am under the command of the Princess and am responsible for managing all the trivial matters in Yuexi Mansion."

"According to the rank and status, the noble lady should address me respectfully as Lord Gao."

"The fourth young lady is the concubine of the Duke of Ningguo's mansion, and her status is not as high as that of a noble lady. I did not call myself this official, but only called myself "I", which is already a humble title."

Ning Jiewei walked and sat thinking, trying to understand what he meant.

"I don't even care about the bronze minister, so what is a secret attendant?"

"He is in charge of all trivial matters... He is just a housekeeper. Why should he be called Lord Gao?"

"When did you change your last name to Gao?"

Qiu Bi did not explain too much, but just acted according to the plan.

"I have something else to do. Please wait for a moment, Miss Four. I will come to see you when the princess wakes up."

Ning Jiewei got up and left.

"I'm not waiting. Where is her bedroom? I'll go wake her up."

Qiu Bi pretended to stop her.

"Fourth Miss, wait a minute. Don't be rude."

Ning Jiewei pushed her away easily, walked out of the front hall, and asked a few maids along the way.

"Where is Princess Yuexi's bedroom?"

I searched all the way here and arrived at the bedroom door.

The maid guarding the door stretched out her hand to stop him.

"Young lady, you can't come in. The princess hasn't woken up yet."

After that, Ning Yunxi's lazy voice came from inside: "Who's here?"

The maid replied, "My lady, it is Miss Ning who is here."

Ning Yunxi immediately panicked: "Stop her, don't let her in!"

Hearing this, Ning Jiewei became interested: "Could it be that Third Sister is hiding a man? Is there something that she can't let me see?"

After saying that, Ning Jiewei pushed the maid aside and broke into the room.

Looking around, he found Ning Yunxi.

She took down the scroll hanging on the wall, put it away anxiously, and quickly put it into the secret compartment. Ning Jiewei was curious and suspicious: "What did Third Sister hide? I saw it all, take it out."

Ning Yunxi smiled awkwardly and covered it with her body.

"No."

“It’s just a very ordinary painting.”

Having said that, he thought for a moment and then began to perform with poor acting skills.

"Oh yes, it's my graffiti."

"I didn't draw well, and I was afraid you would laugh at me, so I quickly put it away."

Ning Jiewei became even more suspicious. She took advantage of a gap to open the secret compartment, took out the painting, and unfolded it, thinking she was very nimble.

"Let me see."

"What's the use of taking a look?"

Having said that, he turned and left.

When he saw the portrait of Tong Xinzhen, he was immediately shocked.

"This... is this what you drew?"

"You have never seen him, how can you start painting him?"

"Who is he to you?"

Ning Yunxi swallowed and was slightly stunned.

"How do you know? I haven't seen him?"

"From what you said, you know him?"

Ning Jiewei hesitated to speak.

"Of course I..."

"how about you?"

"do you know him?"

Ning Yunxi sighed, with a hint of sadness in her eyes.

"Now that you've discovered it, I can't hide it any longer."

"You should know that I am not the Ning family's biological daughter, but adopted."

"He is my biological father, his name is Tong Xinzhen."

"Back then, he was the Minister of Defense, a high-ranking official. However, he was framed and charged with a serious crime, and ended up in a miserable way."

"Before my father was convicted, he sent someone to secretly give me up for adoption, so I was able to save my life."

"Please keep this secret for me, Fourth Sister. If you tell others about the identity of the daughter of the Tong family, I will definitely be doomed."

Ning Jiewei was surprised and gradually moved. She carefully put down Tong Xinzhen's portrait and held Ning Yunxi's hand instead.

"Are you really a girl from the Tong family?"

"You are my biological sister!"

Ning Yunxi pretended to be confused and pulled her hand away.

"You...what do you mean?"

"I am a girl from the Tong family. How can I be your biological sister?"

Ning Jiewei's eyes were filled with tears as she cried and laughed.

"Third sister, you don't know that Tong Xinzhen is also my biological father. We are half sisters with the same father."

"Perhaps it's because we both look like our mother, so we don't look much alike, but there's no doubt that we're related by blood."

Ning Yunxi was still puzzled.

"You mean to say that Aunt Pan didn't marry my father, but followed our father?"

Ning Jiewei corrected it immediately.

"I am not Aunt Pan's daughter."

"My biological mother is Mu Rong, who is now our stepmother."

"Back then, my father and mother loved each other, and my mother had planned to marry into the Tong family. However, Fang Renshu spread rumors and framed her, causing my father to lose his trust in the emperor and be convicted and killed."

"Therefore, I can only hide my real name and pretend to be the daughter of Aunt Pan."

Ning Yunxi also corrected it.

"no."

"It was my mother who deliberately framed me, and that's why my father was convicted and died."

"Dad gave almost everything for the Mu clan, helping my aunt, the imperial concubine, to take the high position and preserving the Mu clan's honor and wealth. Who knew that after they gained power, they wanted to wipe out the roots and bring back our father, Duke Ning."

"Fang Renshu is my biological mother. She announced my origins in public. She wanted to use the power of the Fang clan to protect the Tong clan with all her strength. Unfortunately... they didn't even let the Fang clan go!"

Ning Jiewei was shocked and subconsciously tried to defend herself.

"how could be?"

"My mother is not like that!"

"She and Dad are in love, how could she harm him?"

Ning Yunxi acted out the look of being wronged, crying bitterly, unable to control her emotions.

While shaking her head to deny, she began to argue.

"My mother cares so much about respectability, how could she tolerate me marrying a second time?"

"She has been using Dad from the beginning. Otherwise, how could she welcome him back just like that if Dad was convicted and demoted?"

"If it was really my mother who killed my father, how could the Fang family be wiped out? Could it be that she killed her beloved just to die with him?"

Ning Jiewei was filled with astonishment and took two steps back in disbelief.

"really……"

"If she was using Daddy, why would she give birth to me?"