Chapter 536 Brothers Quarrel
While he was thinking, the carriage stopped in front of the main gate of Ningguo Mansion.
With the help of the servants, Ning Hanwang got off the carriage and entered the front yard.
After walking a few steps, he heard a quarrel, as if his two sons were arguing. Ning Hanwang went to look for the sound, wanting to mediate.
"Fengzhe, Feng'er, why are you arguing?"
Ning Xuanfeng was so angry that he ignored etiquette and shouted loudly.
"Father, my brother is too much of a bully. He actually stole my favorite thing!"
"I always let him do whatever he wants. I let him play with any good toys first. But I love the Perilla sachet, and I won't let anyone take it from me. He came to my place and did nothing, but he took a fancy to the sachet and took it for himself without asking me."
"Father, you must make the decision for me."
Ning Fengzhe bowed respectfully.
"Please be blessed, father."
Ning Hanwang helped his eldest son up and asked patiently.
"If you like the Perilla sachet, just let me know and I'll buy it for you. Why would you take your second brother's favorite thing?"
Ning Fengzhe spoke in sweet voices, pitying the innocent, as if he had met with unnecessary misfortune.
"Father, you are wise. I have never taken anything from my second brother. I am truly wronged."
The word "injustice" touched the softest part of Ning Hanwang's heart, causing him to recall the past.
Ning Xuanfeng's rage was so intense that it burned the sky and the earth.
"Father, don't believe in lies."
"I hid in the dark and saw everything he did with my own eyes. How could it be fake?"
I saw it with my own eyes, how could it be false? Good question.
Ning Hanwang's soft heart was touched again, and he couldn't help but think about Concubine Yi's words.
The so-called rumors, what they claim to have seen with their own eyes, aren’t they just false?
After careful consideration, Ning Hanwang leaned down to the same level as his young son and tried to persuade him gently.
"It's just a sachet, why would it cause discord between brothers?"
"If Fengzhe takes it, you should consider it as a gift; if you don't take it, your father will also allow it, and you don't have to apologize to your brother."
"Okay?"
Ning Xuanfeng didn't think for a moment and refused sternly.
"not good."
Then, he explained the reason seriously.
"I made this Perilla scented sachet myself, and it has a special meaning. When I grow up and get married, I will give it to my wife as a keepsake."
"My brother touched the Perilla sachet, which is like bullying my wife. This is intolerable. No one can bully my wife!"
Listening to the innocent words of the child, Ning Hanwang felt helpless, both amused and sad.
"How can such absurdity have such extraordinary significance at such a young age?"
"Is that scented sachet still usable when you get married?"
"Then you can just make her a new one, right?"
Ning Xuanfeng pouted in dissatisfaction as he always felt that his father was making fun of him.
“I can’t make another one.”
Seeing how adorable he was, Ning Han smiled even more kindly.
“Why can’t you do it?”
Ning Xuanfeng was filled with resentment and told the truth.
"To sew the sachet, my hands were pierced with needles and the pain was unbearable; to pick orchids, I was in danger and almost couldn't return home."
"This is the only one in the world, and it carries my selfless dedication. Even if the second sachet is made, it will have a different meaning."
Ning Hanwang held him in his arms and comforted him carefully.
"Okay, okay, Feng'er has worked so hard, your father feels so sorry for you."
Ning Xuanfeng pushed his arms away and acted bossy.
"Since you feel so bad, you should take charge for me and punish my brother and make him hand over the sachet!"
Ning Fengzhe acted as if he was at a loss for words, he wanted to cry but had no tears, he felt confused and helpless.
"I didn't steal it, so how could I take out the sachet and give it to you?"
"You said you wanted to search my body, and I have already granted your wish. Then, you said you wanted to search my residence, and I also followed your wishes. There are no scent bags anywhere near my place, and you still want to accuse me and frame me."
"Second brother, are you looking for the sachet, or are you making things difficult for me?"
Ning Xuanfeng couldn't think of any strategy or plan, his mind was pure, and he let Ning Fengzhe manipulate him without noticing anything.
"Normally, I don't care how you bully me. But if you bully my wife, I will make things difficult for you even if it costs me my life!"
Ning Fengzhe specifically emphasized this question.
"So, you admit to being difficult?"
Ning Hanwang recalled the miserable situation he had experienced when being bullied this year. His expression was exactly the same as that of his eldest son.
Ning Xuanfeng was arrogant.
"Yeah, admit it."
"What can you do?"
Ning Fengzhe used clever words to advance the next step.
"You have sent several people to search my house several times without caring about brotherly love. It is simply unreasonable."
"Why are you staring at me instead of searching for Baopuju? Maybe you just put it somewhere and forgot about it."
Ning Xuanfeng denied his guess in a firm tone.
"impossible."
"I keep the Perilla scented sachet in a brocade box and look at it every day. I never put it anywhere else."
Ning Fengzhe in other words.
"Or was it a servant who put it there randomly?"
Ning Xuanfeng continued to deny.
"I gave the order first, who dares to move?"
Ning Fengzhe defended himself more earnestly and shed tears more sadly, which made him particularly pitiful.
"Perhaps a servant from another courtyard was visiting on some business and accidentally touched it; or perhaps a new servant was unaware of the situation and put it together with the other sachets."
"How can you be sure that I stole it?"
Seeing his eldest son crying, Ning Hanwang's heart was moved with compassion. He immediately walked over and patted his back.
Ning Xuanfeng remained indifferent and said confidently.
“I saw it with my own eyes.”
Ning Fengzhe held back his tears so as not to worry his father, and his filial appearance made him look even more pitiful.
"Are there any other witnesses? What if you are mistaken?"
Ning Hanwang couldn't bear to watch it anymore and spoke out to stop his young son.
"Alright, alright, Feng'er, please be patient."
"Let my father take charge and have people search for Bao Pu's residence everywhere, and we will know the answer."
Baopu Ju is Ning Xuanfeng's residence.
Ning Fengzhe's plan was ingenious, and the Perilla sachet was quickly found by the servants, and was indeed kept in the sachet box of Baopu Ju.
Ning Xuanfeng was shocked and couldn't believe it. He kept looking through the sachet box to confirm it.
"what?"
"Did I really make a mistake?"
Seeing his eldest son being wronged, Ning Hanwang felt heartbroken. He was reluctant to punish his youngest son, so he frowned and warned him.
"Maybe it's just a nap and a dream."
"How can you not distinguish between dreams and reality, and blame your brother recklessly? That's so rude."
Ning Xuanfeng scratched his head, puzzled.
"is it?"
"That dream was too real."
After laying the groundwork, Ning Fengzhe found the right moment and spoke the guiding words.
"My second brother didn't give me any explanation and scolded me angrily."
"Instead of being wronged by you, I might as well take the sachet away so that I don't feel so wronged and uncomfortable."
Being enlightened once again, Ning Han suddenly felt enlightened and his mind became clear.
Yes.
Rather than being wrongly accused, it is better to favor the concubine and kill the wife. At least you will feel better.
Anyway, Yan'er is kind and beautiful, and doting on her is not an insult to the Ning clan.
What's more, she gave birth to a lovely daughter for me, continuing the family line, which is a great achievement.
Our marital conflict has innocently implicated Yan'er and Shan'er. They don't deserve to be alone and miserable, and they deserve my attention.
It seems that it is imperative to surrender to the eldest prince and gain a firm foothold.