Chapter 143 My Son
After a while, E'lan came in with a food box and bowed when she entered the door.
"Greetings to the princess."
"Greetings, young master."
After paying his respects, he noticed Ning Fengzhe, who was chained to the wall and unconscious.
She was shocked.
"Young Master, this is..."
Ning Yunxi sat at one side of the dining table and gestured to the food box in her hand.
"Don't worry about him."
"Please bring out all the food."
"Did your mother ask you to come?"
E'lan was stunned for a moment, still looking uneasy, and bowed in response.
"Reporting to the princess, I am here on the orders of the lady."
Having said that, he began to serve the meal, and every move he made was filled with trepidation.
Ning Yunxi smiled easily and started to eat happily.
"My mother is really considerate. How did she know I was hungry?"
As he spoke, he glanced at the food.
"These dishes are my elder brother's favorite. Unfortunately, he is asleep, so I have to taste them for him."
After taking a few bites to fill her stomach, she got down to business.
"Why don't you make a move? It will be too late when I finish eating."
E'lan's body trembled and her pupils shrank in shock.
"What does this mean, Princess?"
"I serve you with no other thoughts."
Ning Yunxi did not put down the chopsticks in her hand.
"You'll only admit it if you catch him red-handed?"
"Before the Tongshitai allowed me to visit, I guess they must have searched me. Of course, they couldn't find the place where my mother had carefully hidden it. So guess, can I find it?"
E-lan was so frightened that she dropped the plate and knelt on the ground.
"Princess, spare my life!"
"I had no intention of harming you, but my words were insignificant and I was unable to persuade you, Madam. Please show some mercy, Princess!"
Ning Yunxi freed one hand and gave a light support.
"Be flat."
"Don't worry, I have no intention of taking your life."
"You can keep the things your mother gave you and use them for self-defense in the future."
"In a moment, you will return to report and tell mother that the deadly thing has been lowered into the water. After it was lowered, you discovered that the one who was punished with the whip was your elder brother, not me. And you heard the guards talking about using the whip, so you hurried back to the mansion and asked mother to rescue him as soon as possible."
"In a hurry, she will definitely not care about you. You take the opportunity to escape from Ning Mansion."
"As for the slave contract, I will write you a letter of recommendation. You go to Lord Xie, the Secretary of Yin, or Lord Teng, the Minister of Yin, and ask them to go to Tinghetai and ask Lord Qin for a favor."
"After that, it's up to you to leave or stay."
E-lan's eyes were filled with tears for a moment, and ripples of emotion arose in her heart. She knelt again and kowtowed repeatedly.
"Thank you so much, Princess!"
"I am willing to follow the princess' lead and remain loyal to her even if I die!"
Ning Yunxi nodded in response, urging softly.
"Okay, got it."
"Go quickly, don't waste time."
After E-lan responded, she left quickly.
Not long after, I heard a commotion outside. It must be Mu Rong coming.
Ning Yunxi casually withdrew the silver needle and smiled at Ning Fengzhe.
"Big brother, listen, mother is coming."
Ning Fengzhe regained consciousness and could hear things, but his body was still numb and he could not move or speak.
It was still early and the people from the Tongshitai had not arrived yet. Mu Rong led the servants in the mansion and forced her way in. She successfully broke through the door of the Tongshitai and went straight to Ning Fengzhe's room.
"Bong-chul!"
Mu Rong suddenly appeared at lightning speed.
Seeing her son chained to the wall, unconscious, her vision became blurred with tears.
She lowered her eyes and glanced at the whip and the bucket; then she side-glanced at Ning Yunxi who was kneeling on the ground and seemed to be crying.
With all these things going on, one can easily imagine what the situation is like.
She walked into the room, went to her son, and burst into tears, holding her head and crying.
"Fong-chul, my son..."
"Mother would rather you leave in anger like Feng'er did, than lose you in this way... It's all my fault, it's all my fault..."
"Feng'er doesn't want me, Wei'er doesn't support me anymore, and now even you want to abandon me... What should I do..."
"My dear son...you can't leave me alone..."
Ning Yunxi slowly stood up, took her in his arms, and asked tentatively.
"Mother, don't be sad."
"I will be filial to you in the future, okay?"
Mu Rong used all her strength to push her to the ground without any mercy.
"Who needs you to be filial?"
"Even if my family is wiped out, I still don't need your false feelings!"
"Fengzhe dotes on you and takes great care of you. Everyone in the world knows this. What qualifications do you have to instigate others to whip my son?"
"We worked so hard to raise you, but in the end we ended up with someone as heartless as you!"
"If you have any grievances, just come to me. Why are you bullying my son?"
Feeling the pain of falling to the ground, Ning Yunxi sat on the ground, smiled bitterly a few times, and gradually began to cry. Only then did she feel some real sorrow in despair.
Ning Fengzhe finally regained consciousness and woke up.
"Mother……"
Mu Rong was so frightened that her tears dried up and she stepped back in panic. She stumbled and fell to the ground.
"You, you, you...how did you survive?"
Seeing that she hadn't reacted yet, Ning Fengzhe reminded her with a distressed look on his face.
"Mother, you have been deceived. She has played a trick on you."
Mu Rong was shocked and couldn't believe it.
"what?"
At this time, Zhuang Wei walked in with a team of secret guards.
"Madam Ning, do you know what the crime is for trespassing into the Tongshitai without permission?"
Mu Rong stood up in a panic and hurriedly straightened her dress.
"Who are you? You are just a copper servant, and you dare to hold me accountable?"
Zhuang Wei showed his token and smiled with confidence.
"Madam Ning, please tell me if I have the right to hold you accountable?"
Mu Rong was shocked again.
"As a copper servant, how dare you call for the token of the copper platform at will?"
Zhuang Wei bowed towards the direction of the imperial palace.
"Thanks to the Holy Spirit, I have been promoted to the position of Minister of Bronze Affairs."
"Lord An has gone out for something. It's still early, and the other lords haven't arrived yet. I will naturally retrieve the token of the Bronze Office. I will also be held accountable for Madam Ning's trespassing into the Bronze Office."
"Come here, take him to the main gate of Tongshitai and make him kneel in front of everyone for two days and two nights. He is not allowed to eat."
"After all, this is a punishment for a lady of the royal family. Send a copper servant to the Yinsitai to inform him. If anyone has any objections, please report it yourself."
The copper servant under him responded and left.
The two hidden guards walked over with strong strides, one on the left and one on the right, holding Mu Rong, and walked straight to the main gate.
Mu Rong shouted in panic, "Son, son, save me. I will be punished by kneeling in front of everyone. I can't afford to lose face like this..."
After everyone left, Ning Yunxi burst into tears.
"Even if my family is completely wiped out, my mother still won't want me?"
"But I really regard her as my biological mother."
"Why doesn't she want me?"
"Why did she torture me to death?"
"Why am I not even worthy of my life in her hands?"
Listening to her crying, Ning Fengzhe felt something strange.
Zhuang Wei came over excitedly and was about to share his joy, but he saw his cousin crying.
Now, he couldn't understand.
I feel confused and helpless.
Shouldn't you be happy after playing tricks on the bad guys?
"Ah... this... why are you... crying?"
"Crying with joy?"