Chapter 333 Brother Gu is too much

Chapter 333 Brother Gu is too much

Zhuang Shao nodded repeatedly and apologized sincerely.

"Of course I am sincere. Xi'er, Wei'er, I'm sorry."

Ning Yunxi lowered her head in panic.

"Uncle Shao, your words are too serious. I dare not."

Ning Jiewei smiled fearlessly.

"Well, then I forgive you."

Listening to fourth sister's words, Ning Yunxi held his forehead helplessly.

Fortunately, the older brother was not there, otherwise, he would have been scolded.

The contrast between them was sharp, and Zhuang Shao saw it clearly at a glance, and tried to persuade them softly.

"Xi'er is too formal. It's good for Wei'er to be more relaxed."

Ning Yunxi took it as an order and replied obediently.

"Since Uncle Shao is happy and contented, I should learn well."

Seeing her like this, Zhuang Shao quickly added.

"Don't force yourself, just be comfortable."

Ning Yunxi understood and responded with a smile.

"Yes."

Ning Jiewei spoke up to defend her sister.

"My sister was bound by etiquette, it must be my eldest brother who harmed her. If my stepfather wants to lecture me, he can just go after him. How can he pick on my third sister?"

Zhuang Shao agreed.

"Okay, fine, you're right."

He sat down first, then waved his sleeves to signal.

"Standing is so tiring, let's all sit down."

Watching them take their seats, he responded to them in a friendly manner.

"You have all heard it, so you will naturally know what I want to ask."

Ning Jiewei behaved leisurely, picked up a piece of osmanthus cake and took a bite.

"Yes, we know. Madam Xu is right. I do intend to marry into the Xu family."

Zhuang Shao was surprised to find it was true and then asked questions.

"But why?"

Ning Jiewei turned to her sister and smiled sweetly.

"Of course it's for my third sister. I will persuade Lord Xu to change his mind and return to the right path."

She thought as she spoke, and suddenly her expression became stern and serious, with her eyes looking particularly resolute.

"In other words, I am doing this for the people of the world, for the previous emperors, for King Di Jin, and for the country..."

Ning Yunxi smiled embarrassedly and suppressed her righteousness in time.

"Okay, okay, stop for a moment. Why are there so many excuses?"

Ning Jiewei looked as if it was a matter of course.

"That's right. I am a heroine. How can you not accept it, sister?"

Ning Yunxi had no way to deal with her and nodded in agreement.

"Yes, yes, Fourth Sister is as brave as any man."

Zhuang Shao showed respect and cooperated very well.

"Weier is so righteous, I admire her deeply."

Ning Jiewei raised her eyebrows, with a hint of surprise in her eyes.

"Godfather understands me?"

Zhuang Shao nodded, understanding what he meant.

"I understand, I understand. A handsome man and a beautiful woman, they love each other, right or not?"

Ning Jiewei was a little arrogant and said stubbornly.

"Barely so."

She deliberately changed the address and asked back.

"It's the same for foster father and foster mother, right?"

Zhuang Shao was amused by her.

"What's the point of having a stepmother? Don't joke with me."

Ning Jiewei lowered her brows and looked pitiful.

"Godfather, do you really want to help her come up with ideas to deal with me?"

Zhuang Shao had a warm face and gave kind advice.

"Mr. Xu has a family with both sons and daughters. How can we bear to separate them?"

Ning Yunxi told the truth.

"Uncle Shao, you don't know that Miss Xu and her brother are not related to Master Xu."

Zhuang Shao rejected it without hesitation.

"Man'er is not a person who likes to have affairs. You must have misunderstood."

Ning Yunxi explained patiently.

"Uncle Shao, do you still remember the details of the medical space I discussed with you earlier?"

After just one sentence, Zhuang Shao immediately understood what he meant.

"Have you done a paternity test?"

Ning Yunxi responded solemnly.

"Yes."

Zhuang Shao frowned unconsciously and asked with concern.

"Whose children are they, the siblings?"

Ning Yunxi answered truthfully.

"I'm not sure. I only know that they talked privately, and Miss Xu addressed him as "father". So I guess they might be princesses or princes."

Zhuang Shao was horrified.

"Brother Gu really wants to take advantage of me?!"

Recalling the past, his pupils trembled and he felt so heartbroken that his eyes almost burst into tears.

"No wonder she said that her life was very hard... I originally thought that it was because there were so many beautiful women around Lord Xu, but I didn't expect... I didn't expect..."

The scene emerged in my mind, as if I saw Man'er looking forward to getting married, but being rejected by Brother Gu.

Not only was he unfaithful and ungrateful, but he also wanted her to arrange a miserable marriage to win over powerful officials for him.

He clenched his fists tightly in his sleeves and pounded them on the coffee table. Zhuang Shao stood up, took heavy steps, gnashed his teeth and beating his heart.

"Brother Gu has gone too far! I will go to the palace to settle the score with him!"

Ning Yunxi was startled and quickly stood up and shouted to stop him.

"Uncle Shao, please wait! My uncle's family is in danger. What should I do?"

Zhuang Shao realized it later and stopped, regaining his composure.

"I'm sorry. I'm really angry."

Ning Yunxi walked over quickly and supported his arm.

"I understand. Uncle Shao, please be patient and take a seat."

After helping Uncle Shao sit down, Ning Yunxi turned around and returned to her seat.

"I don't know the past between Uncle Shao and Madam Xu, so I don't know what to do. Can I tell Uncle Shao about it?"

Zhuang Shao's eyes were filled with heartache and he couldn't calm down for a long time.

"Well, I know everything."

Ning Yunxi's mood followed, and the cloud of worry did not dissipate.

"please say."

Zhuang Shao told the story slowly and leisurely.

"When I first met him when I was five years old, I felt like I had known him for a long time."

"She is Lord Leng's only daughter. Brother Gu knows that if he gets close to her, he can control Lord Leng, so he often visits Leng's house. At that time, I didn't know Brother Gu's intention. I just saw that she often visited Gu's house, so I took the opportunity to visit Brother Gu and have fun with her. After a few months of getting along, we got along very well and became each other's best companions."

"Afterwards, the Zhuang clan was convicted and exiled, and I had no choice but to leave her."

"When I was eight years old, Sister Shu rescued me and brought me back to Shengjing. Because I was the son of a criminal, I had to hide in a secret room all day. As I grew older, I recalled what Brother Gu said, and I suddenly realized that he might have some intention of using Man'er."

"I asked Sister Shu to help protect Man'er. Sister Shu was considerate and understood my feelings, so she promised to help the Zhuang family redress their grievances when I was of marriageable age, and to help me become a new official, so as to fulfill my love for her."

"Unexpectedly, when I was 22 years old, Sister Shu received the news and told me that Man'er suddenly announced to the public that she was pregnant. The father of the child was Mr. Xu Mingqian! Sister Shu said that the incident happened suddenly. It was unknown how they got to know each other, and she didn't know when they signed the marriage certificate. She had never even heard of the wedding banquet. They just became husband and wife inexplicably like this."

"I know the Xu clan, the women are beautiful and the men are handsome. I am happy to think that Man'er has found a good man, but I am also disappointed, so I hide in the secret room and don't want to face reality."

"Not long after that, my brother returned to the capital, and Sister Shu introduced us to each other. She said that my brother had been away for many years and had returned with honors. The emperor was so kind as to confer him the title of Earl, and asked where he should live. Sister Shu took the opportunity to suggest the old manor house, so that my brother could stay with me."

"On the second day after my brother returned to Beijing, Man'er came to the Zhuang Mansion on her own initiative. My brother confessed to me that Man'er mistook him for Shao'er and cried for help, asking him to save her. I didn't think much about it, and just thought that Man'er saw him living in the Zhuang Mansion and made a mistake. My brother said that Man'er had been coldly rejected by him, but if I was interested, he could quietly arrange for her to live in the secret room as well."

"I refused. First, I was mediocre and ashamed of myself. I was really not as good as Lord Xu. Second, Man'er and he already had an eldest daughter at the time, and I couldn't separate them. I always thought that couples would not hold grudges overnight, and after Man'er's quarrel, they would reconcile. I was too selfish to force her to stay by my side."