Chapter 500 What's Wrong
Ning Fengzhe returned home and asked Wen Jia, "What is a flower tower?"
Wen Jia was also confused and had no idea what it was. He had never heard of it before.
They inquired from many sources, but the young ones all knew nothing, and the elders were all secretive about it, as if it was extremely difficult to talk about. Some even worse, they taught them that children were not allowed to ask about such things.
So Ning Fengzhe asked an older slave to go out and investigate.
The older slaves seemed to understand what he meant. They either pretended not to understand, just like the elders and the elderly, and dared not speak; or they made all kinds of excuses and refused to obey.
A few days passed like this, and Ning Fengzhe gained nothing. He still didn't understand the meaning of the brothel.
One day, Ning Fengzhe came back from outside, and Wen Jia ran over in a hurry, reporting with great concern.
"Master, something terrible has happened. The master has sent someone to take the third girl away!"
Ning Fengzhe was terrified and asked questions one after another.
"what?"
"Where are you taking him?"
"Xianyiju or Yanxiju?"
Wen Jia felt deeply guilty and cried anxiously.
"I don't know. I just saw them using the excuse that the quilt was dirty and wet, insisting on changing the third young lady's clothes before taking her away."
"The servants sent by the master are all men. They said that the third girl is still young and there is no need to be cautious. They were clumsy and made the third girl cry bitterly. I felt particularly distressed when I saw this."
"Please forgive me, sir. I am useless. I can't protect the third lady, nor can I stop their evil deeds."
Ning Fengzhe simply said something to comfort her.
"It's not your fault, don't blame yourself."
He thought about it for a moment and soon came to a conclusion.
"Father rarely asks about Xi'er's affairs. He suddenly sent someone here. He must have listened to mother's words and deliberately made things difficult for Xi'er."
After analysis, he made a decision immediately.
"I'll go find him."
Unable to wait for the sedan chair to be prepared, Ning Fengzhe ran all the way to Yanxiju.
"Please be blessed, father."
Ning Hanwang expected that he would come, so he sat solemnly drinking tea and was not surprised.
"You're here, sit down."
Ning Fengzhe asked impatiently before sitting down.
"Excuse me, father, where is Xi'er?"
Ning Hanwang knew the reason and did not answer.
"Xi'er, you can either stay in Yanxiju and be raised by me, or you can stay in Xianyiju and be raised by Madam."
"You can only care, but you cannot overstep your authority."
"Don't you understand this rule?"
Ning Fengzhe frowned and refuted with reason.
"I understand, but please understand, Dad. I can't bear to be separated from my sister. I just want to be with her all the time to express our brotherly love."
"Even if father wanted to take her away, he should have told me. He shouldn't have just snatched her away, and he shouldn't have condoned the slaves. They are all men after all. "
Ning Hanwang put down the teacup and said slowly.
"Aren't you a man too?"
Ning Fengzhe was confused by the question.
"That's right, my son. What do you mean, father?"
Ning Hanwang had a stern face, looking majestic and scorching.
"I heard that you personally take care of Xi'er when she changes her clothes."
"You were the one who expressed your feelings first. She doesn't shy away from the difference between men and women."
"I did this just to make you feel where you were wrong."
In an instant, Ning Fengzhe was furious, his rage was brighter than the fire lighting up the sky, and his roar was like the boiling sea and the surging river.
"I have never touched Xi'er's personal belongings. It is totally untrue that I asked her to change her clothes!"
"This is just a rumor, how can father believe it?!"
"Mother, are you talking nonsense?!"
Ning Hanwang loved his wife deeply and did not doubt her.
"It was your mother who told you about it, and she saw it with her own eyes."
"She has always been a kind person and would not lie to me. Since she said she saw it with her own eyes, it must be the truth."
"But you, you have exceeded your authority to raise my father for so many days and kept it a secret from me. You are very likely deceiving my father."
His eyes were deep and his expression was extremely solemn.
"Fengzhe, my father treated you well, how could you bear to treat me like this? You know you are overstepping your authority in raising me. Once this gets out of the family, how will people outside laugh at me?"
"The Ningguo Mansion was set up near the city gate, almost leaving Shengjing. We can almost be called people from the suburbs of Beijing. At this difficult time for the Ning family, I, the head of the family, am actually living worse than my son. In addition, the Mu family dotes on you, which inevitably makes people speculate that the Mu family is in charge of the Ningguo Mansion."
"My lady is virtuous. She gave everything she had to save my reputation and prevent them from making wild guesses. In the end, you ruined it all!"
"You are stubborn and willful, and you act recklessly. How can I put my face aside?"
Ning Fengzhe adjusted his breathing and tried to calm himself down, but after hearing these words, he couldn't help but become angry again.
"In other words, you bully Xi'er just for your own sake?"
Ning Hanwang was immediately furious when he heard his son's words, as if he didn't care about his father's reputation at all.
"I took her in and raised her. I couldn't bear to punish my beloved son, so I bullied her a little to vent my anger. What's wrong with that?!"
The evil ones were indignant, while Ning Fengzhe laughed out of anger.
"Nothing, father is wise, I hope you won't regret it."
Ning Hanwang regained his composure in an instant, with only a hint of sternness remaining on his face.
“I never regret anything I do.”
Ning Fengzhe had a gloomy face, left his seat and bowed respectfully.
"Okay, I'll take my leave."
After leaving Yanxiju, he went straight to the main gate of Ning Mansion, casually left a false destination to the housekeeper, hired a carriage, and went to Tong Mansion in secret to ask for an audience with Tong Xinzhen.
They were not familiar with each other and this was their first formal meeting. Tong Xinzhen did not know the purpose of the meeting, but after some thought, he agreed to meet them.
"Mr. Ning, what can I do for you?"
Ning Fengzhe looked well-behaved and presented the gift with both hands.
"I am here on my mother's orders to present a gift and congratulate Lord Tong on his promotion to the position of Minister of Defense."
Seeing his innocent look, Tong Xinzhen smiled kindly.
"Young Master Ning's reputation for filial piety is well-deserved. At such a young age, he is able to take charge of things on his own and come here to present gifts on behalf of his mother. Such awareness and courage are rare at your age. If I am lucky enough to have a child like you in the future, I will be satisfied with my life's wishes and die without regrets."
His expression changed, and he became a little suspicious.
"Strange, I don't have much contact with the Ning family, why would Madam Ning think of giving me a gift?"
"Does she have anything else for you to say?"
Ning Fengzhe smiled sincerely and delivered the message honestly.
"My mother told me to let you know that I have enclosed a letter with this small gift. I hope Master Tong will be so kind as to read it."
Tong Xinzhen asked a question.
"letter?"
He hesitated for a moment and responded politely.
"Okay, I understand. I'll read it and return the gift another day."
Ning Fengzhe made a quick decision and took his leave.
"Thank you, Master Tong."
After watching Ning Fengzhe leave, Tong Xinzhen opened the gift box and took a look inside the envelope.
I guess the Ning clan is interested in cooperating with the Tong clan?
Just as I was thinking about the political situation, I saw a love poem written on the letter: Looking at the clouds and admiring the moon are lingering in my dreams, the phoenix flute and jade pot are sad and lonely.
Tong Xinzhen was surprised.
"Ok?"
The gift that Luomu received was a pair of short flutes and an ice pot.
Tong Xinzhen was shocked and couldn't believe it.
She actually admires me?
The second Miss Mu, with her charming and seductive personality, had been famous in Shengjing more than ten years ago, attracting many men to fight for her and spend huge sums of money to marry her.
I am of mediocre talent and do not dare to have any delusional thoughts, but that does not mean I have no delusions at all.
Does she really care about me?