Chapter 502: Trusting a Stranger

Chapter 502: Trusting a Stranger

After bidding farewell to Ning Hanwang, Ning Fengzhe returned to the Ningguo Mansion with a proud look on his face.

As soon as I entered the room, I heard the servant report that the lady had come to see me.

When his mother summoned him, Ning Fengzhe had expected this and was not panicked. He casually removed the gauze, stopped pretending to be injured, and walked into Xianyi Residence.

The Mu clan was powerful, and Tong Xinzhen was willing to protect her. Mu Rong had been a first-rank lady, and her dignity remained unchanged. Therefore, Ning Fengzhe performed the ceremony as usual.

"May mother be blessed with peace and prosperity."

Mu Rong did not allow him to stand up. She angrily grabbed a ball of paper and threw it at him.

"Look at yourself, what good things have you done?!"

Ning Fengzhe lowered his eyes, hiding the contempt in his eyes.

Unexpectedly, I found out that Tong Xinzhen came to return the gift and they had already talked.

Oh, this Tong Xinzhen is so impatient. Before Ning Hanwang had even left, he came rushing over in a hurry, unable to hold back for a moment.

Ning Fengzhe captured the enemy with ease, filling the air with a pool of innocence.

"Mother, what do you mean?"

"What did the child do wrong?"

After asking, he picked up the ball of paper that had fallen on the ground and opened it to take a look.

Sure enough, it was the love letter he wrote imitating his mother's handwriting.

"This poem has strange meanings, and I can't understand it."

"Why is mother angry?"

Mu Rong's pupils were filled with anger, as powerful as thunder.

"You personally delivered something to the Tong Mansion, but you said you couldn't understand it. Who would believe it?"

Ning Fengzhe's face was innocent, as pure as a clear spring, as if the dirt and faults had nothing to do with him.

"I did go to the Tong residence to deliver a gift on behalf of someone. I only saw a gift box, but I didn't know there was a letter in it."

"The box was a bit heavy, and I thought it contained something valuable, but it turned out to be just a letter?"

Mu Rong pounded her fists on the coffee table in anger, creating several loud noises that shocked everyone.

"Giving gifts on behalf of others?"

"Who are you delivering the gift on behalf of? Why did you lie and say you were delivering the gift on my behalf?!"

Ning Fengzhe pretended to be frightened, which made his words more true.

"This is what Aunt Zhou taught me. She said that if we do this, we can make good friends with the governor, and both father and mother will be able to rise to high positions."

Capturing the key point, Mu Rong's anger disappeared and she was stunned with confusion.

"What Aunt Zhou?"

"When did you get an Aunt Zhou?"

Ning Fengzhe was also stunned.

"Mother doesn't recognize her? She said she's an old friend of yours."

Mu Rong was full of doubts.

"what is her name?"

Ning Fengzhe answered frankly, and every word he spoke was true and trustworthy.

"I don't know. She just said her last name was Zhou and asked me to call her Aunt Zhou. She said she and my mother were close friends."

Mu Rong immediately believed it and gave an explanation.

"I don't know anyone named Zhou."

Thinking about her son being deceived, she looked a little anxious.

"Kid, why don't you ask clearly and just listen to others' orders?"

Ning Fengzhe looked like a victim, pitiful and aggrieved.

"She meant well and helped our family, so I thought, she must not be a bad person."

"Please forgive me, mother. I really hope that you and me can rise to the top. I have been thinking about it day and night and dreaming about it."

Mu Rong lost her temper and her tone was full of helplessness.

"At your age, how can you be so utilitarian?"

Ning Fengzhe spoke leisurely, expressing his inner thoughts and clarifying his long-cherished wish.

"My grandmother once said that my father did nothing after inheriting the title, and it was all because of my mother. I thought that if I could really rise to prominence, my grandmother would naturally be willing to shake hands with me and stop being hostile to my mother."

"Mother, you don't know that you guys keep fighting, and grandmother is always forcing me to choose her and give up you. I can see that mother has been swallowing her anger for father's sake, so I will obey her and try my best to be on grandmother's side."

"But trying to please my grandmother will inevitably hurt my mother. My child is in pain all day long and is in a dilemma. Rather than saying that I hope my parents can rise to a higher level, I should speak frankly and sincerely hope that the family will be harmonious."

"I foolishly thought that sending gifts would solve all the problems, and I never thought that my mother would be angry about this..."

At this point, he burst into tears and was speechless.

The reason behind this was actually like this. Mu Rong's expression froze in surprise.

Thinking about the quarrels among the elders, which had caused her son to grow up unhappy, she felt guilty and blamed herself. She could no longer muster up any anger, so she walked over quickly and hugged him tightly.

"Fengzhe, don't cry. It's all your mother's fault. She was impulsive and lost her mind. She was in a hurry to get married and made the wrong choice of Ningguo Mansion."

"Good boy, you have suffered a lot these years."

After comforting her, she explained the reason for her anger.

"Your father was demoted and your mother misunderstood. You deliberately framed her and that's why I got so angry. Thinking about it carefully, I'm really ridiculous. How can you, a child who has not experienced much of the world, understand all this? It was that Zhou who plotted against our Ning Mansion."

"I guess she came here for the master, and it is very likely that she followed the master to Tongrou County."

"Fengzhe, be good. Mother will send someone to investigate right away. Once we catch the person behind this, we will have a way to bring your father back to Beijing."

It only took Mu Rong's people a few days to find out the truth and travel back and forth to Shengjing, which was extremely fast.

Unexpectedly, Ning Hanwang was even faster than lightning and had already welcomed Pan Xiangru to live with him, and they went in and out together, appearing to be inseparable.

When Mu Rong learned the "truth", she smiled bitterly.

The person who pretended to be "Aunt Zhou" was Pan Xiangru.

Ning Hanwang and Pan Xiangru planned this plan together in order to travel together to the land of gentleness and prevent Mu Rong from disturbing them.

When Pan Xiangru became pregnant and gave birth to the child safely, Ning Hanwang made another plan, restored his title, returned to Shengjing, and naturally brought Pan Xiangru back to give her a status.

Shui Zhi conveyed the report without any mistakes or omissions.

"That's what the spies reported."

"When the time comes, everything will be settled, and Madam will have to swallow her pride and agree to let Pan become her concubine."

Mu Rong was exhausted both physically and mentally and could not bear it.

"More than that? I also feel guilty because it was my son who mistakenly trusted a stranger and caused the master to be demoted. I also feel grateful and thank the master for not taking it seriously and forgiving Fengzhe's foolish behavior, and happily welcoming Pan into the mansion."

"Oh, these two people's calculations are really ingenious. I am ashamed to say that I am not as good as them."

As she spoke, her rage grew, and she was so filled with grief and indignation that she suddenly overturned the table.

"You can plot against me, but how dare you plot against my beloved son? Pan, you are going too far!"

Shui Zhi was frightened and didn't dare to lose her composure.

"In my humble opinion, Madam should go to Tongrou County as soon as possible and leave the master by her side."

Mu Rong gnashed her teeth and beated her heart, crying in the corner. Her back looked lonely and her tone was mournful and desolate.

"He insisted on giving up, why should I try to keep him?"

"I can leave and compete with the Pan family, but how can I take care of Fengzhe and Feng'er? How can I serve my parents? How can I help the Mu family when they need me?"

"I can't leave Shengjing."

Shui Zhi bent down and squatted, carefully picking up the broken tea set.

"So, what are you going to do, ma'am?"

Mu Rong was upset and walked towards the desk.

"What else can be done?"

"I will write a letter, and you can deliver it to the Tong Mansion in secret and hand it to the Minister Tong in person. Perhaps he will know what to do."