Chapter 272 The General is Back

When the news of Wei Zhao's death reached the capital, Xiao Huaiyan's eyes turned red and he beat up the soldiers who were attending the funeral.

In fact, he could not accept this bad news.

But he wanted to save face.

He said that he was crying because Wei Zhao owed him money. It

was unknown whether others believed it or not.

Ning Yunling believed it without a doubt.

For a time, there were many officials and children of noble families who rushed to pay Wei Zhao back.

Xiao Huaiyan felt so uncomfortable that he wanted to die.

But the money... he accepted all the money.

And he spent it all.

Ning Yunling continued to complain.

"I thought you had some conscience when you went to take his coffin to the capital. But you didn't shed a tear when he was buried!"

Xiao Huaiyan:...

That's because he knew that it was not Wei Zhao in the coffin.

When he was in Ze County, he knew it in his heart.

But can he say it?

"I cried as if my parents had died. And you laughed at my ugly crying."

Xiao Huaiyan: "It was really ugly, didn't you know it?"

Ning Yunling was very sad.

"I miss my cousin."

"He's been dead for so long, he must have been reincarnated."

Xiao Huaiyan: "Ning Yunling."

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Xiao Huaiyan: "You're also of marriageable age, right?"

Ning Yunling: "What does it have to do with you?"

Xiao Huaiyan said casually: "Listen to my advice. Get married as soon as possible. You can't say for sure if Wei Zhao will be reincarnated as your son."

This was obviously a joke.

But Ning Yunling only grew taller, not smarter.

He pondered.

"That makes sense."

"But. If he is really reincarnated, should I call him cousin or son?"

Xiao Huaiyan:...

It's really not easy for you to grow up.

He was about to laugh.

But his eyes suddenly turned to downstairs.

A carriage just passed by.

He caught a glimpse of it from the corner of his eye. The driver of the carriage was none other than Shunzi.

Xiao Huaiyan was shocked.

That person, is finally coming back?

How could he care about anything else? He ran downstairs and tried to chase him.

But when he got downstairs, there was no sign of the carriage.

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Going to the Shunguo Mansion in the capital.

The Ning family’s carriage was parked at the door.

Old Madam Ning’s legs were not good, and she was helped down tremblingly.

The one who helped her was the solemn-looking Ning Guohou, the father of Ning Yunling and the brother of Shunguo’s wife Ning Suchan.

The old lady had been pampered for many years, dressed appropriately, without too many accessories, but her nobleness was hard to hide. She looked up at the door plaque of Shunguo Mansion.

The words on it were vigorous and spirited.

The door plaque was refracted by the light, but it was no longer as golden as before. The white

silk in the mansion was not removed.

The door of the Wei family was tightly closed, and the white lanterns were swaying, leaving only desolation.

Old Madam Ning sighed deeply.

Ningguo Hou whispered: "Since Guizhi's accident, my sister has been saddened. The whole mansion refused to see visitors. I only saw her once, and I couldn't see her again after that."

"The other day, I heard from the maidservant beside her that she caught a cold and was sick again."

Old Lady Ning knocked on the ground with her cane: "Your sister has always been the most thoughtful and keeps everything in her heart. Don't you know? Even I, as a mother, can't guess what she is thinking. She lost her husband at an early age. When Fengxing got into trouble, if she hadn't thought of Guizhi, I'm afraid..."

Old Lady Ning still remembers that Ning Suchan almost didn't make it after Shunguo Duke Wei Fengxing got into trouble.

Her daughter has always been dignified and decent.

But that time she cried in her arms.

She stroked Ning Suchan's back: ["It's our parents' fault. When you were rejected by the royal family, no one dared to propose to you. After the son-in-law came, there was nothing wrong with him. He was even a better son-in-law than the other one. We agreed to the marriage without asking for your opinion."

["We know you won't blame us, but we made you a widow at such a young age..."]

Ning Suchan choked up.

["I hesitated about marrying into the Wei family. But I never regretted it."]

"Guizhi's accident, I am extremely sad, not to mention her as a mother?"

Old Lady Ning was upset: "If Yunling hadn't let it slip in front of me, would you still want to hide her previous suicide attempt?"

"What did I tell you before? I told you to take good care of her, take good care of her, and this is how you take care of her?"

Ning Guohou lowered his head again and again after being scolded.

"I was wrong. But I was also thinking of you, mother..." She was

in poor health.

And because Wei Zhao got sick after the accident, how dare they let Old Lady Ning work hard?

"Do you think I'm old and useless?"

Ning Guohou hurriedly said, "I dare not."

Old Lady Ning didn't say anything else, and the two walked up the stairs.

The door of the Wei family was tightly closed.

Ning Guohou raised his hand and knocked on the door knocker.

Soon, the door was gently opened a crack by the people inside.

Before the Wei family's doorkeeper's head came out, the voice came first.

"Our lady refuses to see guests..."

But after seeing people, the voice dissipated in her throat.

The lady spoke, and her family members didn't see her.

But among the people who came today, there was also Old Lady Ning.

Old Lady Ning did not look like she was going to force her way in: "I will not embarrass you servants."

"Go and ask Su Chan if she wants to see me. Her mother is really tired after this trip and wants to ask her daughter for a cup of tea."

The Wei family is a family of scholars and their mansion is very large.

There are servants to take care of it, and the mansion is clean and there is no sign of decay.

The old woman ran all the way there.

When she came back, her forehead was covered with sweat, but she didn't bother to wipe it. She

quickly made a gesture to invite Old Lady Ning.

"My dear old lady, please come in."

As soon as she entered the main courtyard, she heard a suppressed cough inside.

Old Lady Ning's face gradually darkened.

Her steps quickened.

The servants serving in the main courtyard respectfully lifted the curtain. Old

Lady Ning went in, walked around the screen, and saw Ning Su Chan, who was leaning on her trusted old woman on the couch, and was extremely thin.

Her eyes suddenly turned red.

She sat down in front of the bed.

"It's hard for you to see me, your mother."

After a long silence, Ning Suchan's voice was hoarse: "Mother."

Old Madam Ning twisted the quilt for her: "Your body and hair are given by your parents, are you unfilial?"

Ning Suchan's hand was held by her.

It was warm.

"I know you are suffering, but child, people have to look forward."

"You have lost your child, mother understands you. But you should understand mother. Mother can't lose her child too."

Ning Suchan's eyes were wet, but she didn't want to speak.

At this time, a carriage stopped steadily in front of the Shunguo Mansion again.

Wei Zhao's face was pale, and he looked like he was terminally ill.

He was helped down the carriage by Yu Tingwan.

The old woman guarding the door wiped her eyes, and then wiped them again in disbelief.

Looking at the ground, there was Wei Zhao's shadow.

She shouted suddenly.

"The general is back!"

The servants who were sweeping the floor in the yard heard the sound and dropped the broom in their hands.

"The general is not dead. The general is back."

The Wei family, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly exploded.

"Quick! Go and tell the mistress that the general is back."

The news was passed down one by one.

The maid in the main courtyard, after receiving the news, no longer cared about anything else and ran inside.

Forgetting the respect and etiquette, she stumbled when she stepped over the threshold.

With a bang,

she fell to the ground, but she didn't feel any pain.

The voice was particularly loud.

"Madam, our general is back."

Ning Suchan raised her eyes suddenly.