Chapter 494 Asking for Help from Grandmother

Chapter 494 Asking for Help from Grandmother

Ningguo Mansion, Kaifengju.

Zheng Pulian was sewing clothes for her two beloved grandchildren when she suddenly heard a baby crying. Her kind eyes suddenly turned gloomy.

"Which servant's child dares to offend my residence?"

"Come here, investigate and punish him, and serve as a warning to others."

Before the maid could accept the order, Ning Fengzhe's cry for help came first.

"Grandma, something terrible is happening!"

Zheng Pulian was startled, and the embroidery needle penetrated a little deeper into the flesh, leaving a drop of scarlet.

She ignored the pain, put down her embroidery, and ran straight to her beloved grandson.

"My dear grandson, what's wrong with you? Is your injury recurring?"

"It's all my fault that my grandmother was useless and couldn't protect you. I caused you to travel so far to Xingliang and get so badly injured. I feel so sorry for you."

"Someone, please call the doctor."

Ning Fengzhe replied with the same words.

"I'm fine, my sister is crying."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Pulian's worried look suddenly disappeared, and was replaced by a dazed look.

"What sister?"

Without waiting for an answer, she suddenly understood.

"I remember that a while ago, your father said that he wanted to adopt a child."

"Have you found the right person? Let me take a look."

"Yes, the crying sound is loud, it's a healthy child."

"My dear grandson, don't call her. It will hurt your ears. Tell someone to take her away and give her to the maid to raise."

Ning Fengzhe was already jumping up and down in anxiety.

"My sister is hungry, grandma, please feed her quickly."

Zheng Pulian turned a deaf ear to it and her attitude was exactly the same as Mu Rong's.

"I'm busy, how can I take care of her?"

"Grandma has made a new dress for you. Come and take a look at the pattern to see if you like it."

"Someone, take this child away and send him to Xianyi Residence."

Ning Fengzhe was almost furious.

"My mother doesn't want to take care of her. What's the point of sending her to Xianyi Residence?"

"My sister is crying. I am not in the mood to appreciate things. Grandmother, please go and get a foster mother."

Seeing how eagerly her beloved grandson cared for her, Zheng Pulian became anxious as well.

"It's not easy to find a nurse. How can I hire one in such a short time? Give her some water and she will stop crying."

Ning Fengzhe could tell that this was just a way of getting by, but he had no choice but to agree reluctantly.

"Then I'll feed her myself."

Reluctant to tire her grandson, Zheng Pulian immediately made a suggestion.

"How can you take care of a baby when you are so young? I am afraid that you will hurt your sister if you are too busy. Let your grandmother feed her."

After she said that, Ning Fengzhe felt guilty and entrusted her with the task.

"Grandma, you are absolutely right. I, your grandson, would like to express my gratitude and make up for the greetings."

Zheng Pulian smiled kindly, stopped him, and brought her granddaughter over.

"You have such filial piety, and Grandmother will be pleased. You can take a seat without any formalities."

Ning Fengzhe was still worried and sat there anxiously, staring at his sister intently.

"Thank you grandma."

The maid poured a bowl of water and served it with both hands.

Zheng Pulian took the bowl and spoon and fed him a few mouthfuls perfunctorily.

As she said, her sister stopped crying and Ning Fengzhe felt relieved.

After a moment, without any warning, there was a sound of the sister choking on water, and then she started crying again. Ning Fengzhe was shocked and hurriedly left his seat to take his sister back.

"Grandma is being deliberately vague and treating my sister harshly!"

Zheng Pulian felt a little guilty and kept smiling apologetically.

"Don't be upset, my dear grandson. Grandmother is not distracted on purpose. She is just thinking about choosing a pattern for your next dress."

"Even if grandma treats her badly, it's because she cares about you."

Ai Sun's words and actions seemed a little abnormal. She thought about the reasons and tried to comfort him.

"Could it be that you are young and ignorant, and think that this is your biological sister, so you care so much about her? Grandmother taught you carefully that adopted children have no blood relationship with our family."

Ning Fengzhe was filled with grief and indignation, and was furious as thunder and lightning.

"She is my biological sister. Even if you don't recognize her, I do!"

He was extremely cautious and tried to calm his sister down. Finally, he managed to stop her from crying.

"Grandson, please leave."

When he turned around, he bumped into someone. Ning Fengzhe first checked if his sister was okay, then raised his eyes to confirm who was coming.

Seeing that it was Ning Hanwang's sister, Ning Peijun, Ning Fengzhe felt it was inconvenient to kowtow, so they just gave a simple salute.

"I wish you all the best, aunt."

Ning Peiyun helped his beloved nephew up and turned to bow.

"May mother be blessed with peace and prosperity."

Zheng Pulian's eyes softened as she casually said a word of reproach.

"Every time you visit, you don't ask anyone to inform you. Who taught you this rule?"

Ning Peiyun took a seat by herself.

"My child is in a hurry, please don't blame me, mother."

Zheng Pulian doted on her daughter and just laughed it off.

"What's the emergency?"

Ning Peijun answered calmly.

"Now that my concubine has given birth, the master has insisted on finding three foster nurses, and he pays special attention to them."

Ning Fengzhe wanted to leave, but unexpectedly, he heard the word "foster mother" and stopped.

Ning Peiyun talked to herself.

"Mother, please think about it. I am the principal wife and I have given birth to children for the master. I only used two foster mothers back then. Why does she, a concubine who was promoted from a concubine, bypass me and act so presumptuously?"

"But, they are all family members. It would be inappropriate to report them to Yin Sitai. The three foster nurses were quietly invited by the master and have been settled. If I insist on driving them away, I will inevitably have a bad reputation."

"A few days ago, I heard my mother say that she didn't have enough money in her savings to buy the best cloth and gold thread for her beloved grandson. As luck would have it, today, the foster mother incident happened."

"I was thinking that my twins couldn't eat much soup, so I might as well squeeze some out of it and give it to me. I can sell it for a good price and use it to honor my mother."

"That's why I've come to report this. If you have no objection, I'll do it right away."

During the conversation, Zheng Pulian tried hard to wink at her daughter, but unfortunately, her daughter was so absorbed in what she said that she finished the whole string of words in one breath.

As Zheng Pulian expected, her grandson smiled with surprise and made the request.

"Please, aunt, give me some soup. I am willing to buy it."

Ning Peiyun smiled in confusion and responded in a friendly manner.

"Silly nephew, if you buy it, isn't it the same as if your grandmother bought it?"

"Aunt knows that you are also respectful to the elders. Fengzhe is really sensible. At such a young age, he is so filial. How can I, as his aunt, feel?"

She was surprised to find the person in his arms later.

"Whose child is this? How can the mother let Fengzhe hold him? The baby is innocent, what if Fengzhe gets hurt by him?"

"Fengzhe is a meritorious official of Yuesheng. Mother, please do not favor Feng'er and ignore Fengzhe just because he has been away for a few months."

"My mother is so unreasonable. I don't agree with her and I sneer at her."

As she spoke, she stretched out her arms and hands, indicating her beloved nephew.

"Don't worry, Fengzhe. Your aunt will take care of it for you. Come on, let go and let me hold her."

Ning Fengzhe refused to believe it and was unwilling to entrust it.

"My aunt may have misunderstood. She is my third sister."

Ning Peiyun repeated.

"Third sister..."

After thinking about it for a while, she remembered this incident and suddenly understood what her mother meant. Her expression changed and she became less sympathetic.

"Fengzhe, please be patient. I want to tell you that this is not your biological sister, but an outsider..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Ning Fengzhe's angry scolding.

"My sister is my family, and my aunt is an outsider after she gets married!"

Ning Peijun was caught off guard by the change in his nephew's personality. He was confused and stunned.

"What do you mean?"

Judging from her condition, she didn't want to help him, and Ning Fengzhe was furious.

"I don't have any other intentions. I'll take my leave now."