Chapter 876 There Must Be a Misunderstanding
Xu Shuobo panicked and quickly put on his clothes.
"Mother?"
"Mother, please calm down. The truth is not as you see it."
"Aunt Ning and I are innocent."
Upon hearing this, Leng Man became even more furious. She grabbed Ning Jiewei's collar with brute force, pulled her up, and slapped her hard in the face.
"Ning Jiewei, you are shameless. You are sorry for the master and for me!"
Xu Shuobo was quick to grab his mother's wrist.
"Mother, please don't do anything. Aunt Ning is innocent."
Ning Jiewei groped with her hands, looking for her sister, and pretended to touch Xu Shuobo's arm casually.
"Sister, are you here?"
"Don't misunderstand me, sister. I just want to apply medicine to Bo'er."
Feeling the slender jade fingers, Xu Shuobo's heart suddenly ignited with fire.
Leng Man saw through her little trick and roared like thunder.
"Don't pretend with me. Don't think I can't see that you are using a honey trap!"
Ning Jiewei withdrew her hands and untied the scarf by herself.
"How could my sister misunderstand me like this?"
"Bo'er and I are nominally a concubine mother and a legitimate son."
"How can I use the honey trap on him?"
Leng Man was ferocious and pointed his spear at him.
"If you keep pretending to be nice to me, don't blame me for being rude!"
Ning Jiewei stopped talking and burst into tears out of fear.
Xu Shuobo felt distressed when he heard this, so he pushed his mother away and stood in front of Aunt Ning to protect her.
"You hit me, it's motherly love, there's nothing wrong with that; Aunt Ning was kind enough to apply medicine to me, it's wrong, but you want to stigmatize her. How can a mother be so unreasonable?"
Leng Man retorted angrily.
"Hugging and kissing is not decent. Is this how you apply medicine?"
Xu Shuobo was unyielding and refused to give in.
"She fell down, and I helped her up. What's wrong with that? Should I just sit there and watch her fall?"
"How can mother be so inhumane?"
Leng Man became more and more annoyed.
"Why am I so unkind?"
"She was pretending to wrestle, can't you tell?"
Xu Shuobo had a stern expression and answered irrelevant questions.
"Mother is targeting Aunt Ning maliciously. I can see it clearly."
Leng Man was confident.
"How could it be malicious targeting?"
"She did this behind the master's back. Can't I give her any advice?"
Xu Shuobo's words are sonorous and powerful.
"Is this your attitude of persuasion?"
Leng Man accused.
"When you see your mother, you don't show respect. I want to ask you, is this the right attitude for a son?"
Xu Shuobo felt guilty and just gave a perfunctory greeting.
"I wish you all the best, mother."
Seeing that he was not polite, Leng Man was filled with grief and anger, and became even more stupid.
"Get out of the way. I'm going to discipline her today so she knows the consequences and won't dare to do it again!"
Xu Shuobo was resolute and protected the beauty.
"Please forgive me for speaking frankly. Mother has no right to touch Aunt Ning. If you have any objections, you may ask father."
Leng Man was furious.
"Okay! I'll send someone to the Tongshitai to call the master back."
"With such a big incident happening at home, I don't believe he can still tolerate Ning Jiewei's willful behavior!"
She turned and walked out of the room.
"Someone is coming..."
The butler knew that the master was at home, and when the servants passed on the mistress's orders, he naturally conveyed them truthfully.
Not long after, Xu Mingqian arrived at Yiliju.
Xu Shuobo performed the ceremony solemnly, deliberately provoking his mother.
"I am Xu Shuobo, respectfully wishing my father good health."
He emphasized the word "Fu'an" with clear sarcasm. Leng Man was so angry that she gritted her teeth and beat her heart.
Xu Mingqian helped his beloved son up, then turned around and sat in the main seat.
"Flat body, give me a seat."
Leng Man suppressed her anger and responded calmly.
"Master, you came back so quickly. I guess you hate this as much as I do, right?"
Xu Mingqian is fair and just in his approach.
"I took leave in the afternoon and was at home, so I came here quickly."
"What Madam said is just your one-sided statement. I won't be angry for no reason without verification."
Leng Man's face suddenly changed.
"You mean, I'm angry for no reason?"
Xu Mingqian looked serious.
"I didn't mean that. I just knew Madam's temperament and guessed there must be a misunderstanding."
Leng Man frowned and looked extremely serious.
"What do you mean? What's my temperament?"
Xu Shuobo took over and got back to the topic.
"Father is wise. What mother said is indeed a misunderstanding."
"I did nothing wrong, but my mother still beat me. Aunt Ning is considerate and willing to apply medicine on me."
"That's all."
Leng Man refused to be outdone and questioned harshly.
"Why don't you go see a doctor for treatment?"
Xu Shuobo had already thought of his speech and spoke eloquently.
"It is against the rules for the mother to punish the child on her own. Aunt Ning is deeply afraid that this matter will spread and damage the virtue of her sister, so she volunteered to do it herself without asking anyone else."
"Who in our house doesn't know how much Aunt Ning respects my sister? Only mother doesn't appreciate the blessing she has."
Leng Man's anger was evident on her face.
"You said something wrong, so I hit you a few times. What's the problem? Just bear with it. Why should you apply medicine to such a small wound?"
Xu Mingqian found a way to express his views.
"Ma'am, what you said is not correct."
"Bo'er is injured. Why can't he be cured? As a mother, Madam is too strict."
Leng Man patiently explained the situation to him.
"How can the master not distinguish right from wrong?"
"It was Ning Jiewei who played a honey trap. I'm sorry, but if I hadn't shown up in time, she would have succeeded."
"After this happened, you still want to help her?"
"What are you thinking about? How can you tolerate your wife's betrayal?"
Xu Mingqian was indignant and indifferent.
"Didn't Boer say it? It was all a misunderstanding."
"Madam, why are you being so unreasonable?"
"I believe Wei'er, she is not a person who would do anything wrong. I also believe Bo'er, he is well-educated, polite, and filial."
Leng Man couldn't believe it.
"Master is so generous?"
Xu Mingqian refuted without mercy.
"You are too stingy."
"Madam, when you have free time, read more books of sages and learn some good virtues."
"Is it necessary to apply some medicine to make you so angry?"
Leng Man was speechless after being refuted by him and was just angry.
"You and I……"
Ning Jiewei is kind and gentle, and she speaks in a gentle voice.
"Master, please don't scold my sister like this."
"It's not that my sister has a bad character, but she is too concerned. My sister cares about the master's feelings, so she is a little impatient."
Xu Mingqian looked into his wife's eyes with affection, then glanced at his wife and turned away with a cold face.
"Look at Wei'er, she's still speaking well of you at a time like this."
"It is just as Bo'er said. Madam really doesn't know how to appreciate the blessings she has."
Leng Man was full of grievances.
"I saw it with my own eyes. Ning Jiewei's evil deeds are absolutely true."
"Do you have to wait until they actually do something reckless before you believe me, sir?"
Xu Mingqian glanced at her with contempt.
"What kind of reckless actions can a concubine mother and a legitimate son do?"
"Ma'am, what a heart you have."
Leng Man was upset and speechless again.
"you……"
Xu Mingqian gave the final summary.
"Madam, as a mother, if you are competent in taking care of your son, why do you need Wei'er to apply medicine? Everything that happened today was caused by you."
"Take Bo'er back to your residence and take care of him yourself, and that's all."
"From now on, don't bother Wei'er again."
"Go."
Leng Man was annoyed and walked away.
"Humph."
Xu Shuobo bowed to his father and aunt respectfully.
"My child, please leave."