Chapter 386: I started acting so hard that I took it so seriously
"Duke Ningguo just had an accident, and the news of his sudden death has spread like wildfire. This is not normal." Xie Yingmian said, "Although many people saw Duke Ningguo's resurrection, most of them were your family members or colleagues."
"Public opinion is like this: a lot of gossip can melt gold, and accumulated criticism can destroy a person."
"Ordinary people are easily taken advantage of if they don't know the truth. If possible, I hope you can announce the resurrection of Duke Ning as quickly as possible, and it would be best if everyone in the capital knows about it."
"Also, have someone you trust protect Duke Ningguo. Their food, their room, and everything else must be carefully checked. It's best if Duke Ningguo doesn't see anyone else until he's able to get out of bed."
"Even if it's the person closest to you."
Master Ning understood what Xie Yingmian meant as soon as he heard it.
He nodded solemnly.
Now that Duke Ningguo has been resurrected, the funeral naturally cannot continue.
Master Ning sent people to see the guests off, dismantle the mourning hall, and take down the white lanterns.
Soon, the Ningguo Mansion returned to its normal state.
Master Ning sent four Ning family secret guards and four subordinates he had trained himself to take care of the old man, and told them not to get close.
Not even an old lady.
At the same time, Master Ning sent out hundreds of people.
In groups of three.
Two of them were carrying a large basket.
The big basket was filled with copper coins.
Another person was beating drums and gongs while shouting auspicious words such as "Duke Ningguo is blessed with great fortune and has come back to life. The Duke Ningguo's Mansion is celebrating with money."
In less than an hour, the news of Duke Ning's resurrection spread like wildfire.
Curious people came forward to ask.
These people also patiently explained the condition of Duke Ningguo and the causes and consequences of his resurrection.
Soon, almost everyone in the capital knew about the news of Duke Ning's resurrection.
Xie Yingmian and Yu Lingye were walking on the street, and wherever they went, people were discussing the affairs of Duke Ningguo.
Xie Yingmian admired Master Ning's move.
Spend a little money to spread the news to everyone, saving time and effort.
"I have a question," Xie Yingmian asked, "Master Ning and Lady Ningguo are very distant. Do they have a bad relationship as mother and son?"
Yu Lingye said, "Ning Yunhuai is not the biological son of the Ningguo Duke's wife."
"Oh?" Xie Yingmian didn't know these noble secrets. "Is the wife of the Duke of Ningguo a second wife?"
Yu Lingye: "The wife of the Duke of Ning is the cousin of the former wife of the Duke of Ning. The former wife of the Duke of Ning developed a chronic illness after giving birth to Ning Yunhuai. Her health has always been poor. When Ning Yunhuai was five years old, she was terminally ill."
"Ning Yunhuai's maternal family persuaded the ex-wife to persuade Duke Ning to marry her cousin."
"It's common for the original wife's sister to marry in as a successor after the original wife dies."
Xie Yingmian knew something about this.
In this era, most men will marry another woman if their wife dies.
Instead of letting this man marry someone else, it is better to let him marry his own sister who knows him well.
One reason is to consolidate the relationship with both families, and the other is for the children.
"The ex-wife's last words were to beg Duke Ningguo to marry her cousin. Duke Ningguo loved the ex-wife so much that after three years of mourning, he married her cousin, who is now the wife of Duke Ningguo," said Yu Lingye.
"Mrs. Ningguo gave birth to three sons and two daughters. The two daughters are already married, and the three sons have also married. None of them are very successful, and they are far from being as successful as Master Ning."
"Because the title of Duke Ning was to be passed on to Master Ning, his wife was not happy about it and has been fighting for the interests of her eldest son."
Xie Yingmian had already imagined a big drama in his mind.
The Ning family is probably still bustling with activity.
Just as Xie Yingmian guessed, the Ning family has become lively.
Lady Ningguo came to Master Ning's study angrily and asked, "Ning Yunhuai, what do your men mean?"
"I am your mother, your father's first wife. Why don't you let me into the Duke's room?"
Master Ning spoke politely, but his face was extremely cold: "Mother, calm down. This is what father meant."
"Father's condition hasn't recovered yet. The imperial physician said he's in a critical period and can't see anyone, not even mother. I hope mother will understand."
Lady Ningguo said, "Don't use these occasional words to fool me."
"Your father and I are husband and wife. We are one."
"From today on, I will take care of your father. You can have your people withdraw."
Master Ning didn't even raise his eyes: "Mother, please don't embarrass me."
"Father just escaped death and is very weak. He needs someone to take care of him day and night."
"If anything happens to you at your age, serving my father, I won't be able to explain to him."
"Besides, there are so many servants in the Ningguo Mansion, why do you need mother to serve you? You should go back and have a good rest."
Bang!
Lady Ningguo slapped Master Ning in the face: "How dare you curse me!"
"I know you've disliked me for a long time."
"Ning Yunhuai, ask yourself honestly, have I been bad to you all these years? Although I'm not your biological mother, I've always treated you as my own son."
"And you?"
"You disobey me in every way, pretending to obey me but secretly disobeying me. I've loved you for so many years in vain. You're just an ungrateful person who can never be tamed."
Mr. Ning is already an old man over fifty years old.
The eldest son already has a son.
At this age, I was still slapped, and by the person I hated the most.
Master Ning's heart was filled with anger.
He sneered and said, "Look, you've been acting so much that you've taken it seriously."
"Treat him as your own son? Haha."
"Would you send someone to lure your own son into gambling and visiting a brothel?"
"Would you send people everywhere to discredit your own son?"
"You would deliberately interrupt me and obstruct me while I was studying under the pretext of caring about me. You would also deliberately tamper with my weapon while I was practicing martial arts, nearly causing me to be charged with murder?"
"I know exactly what you've done over the years."
"Don't think that I won't do anything to you just because you're my nominal mother. I'm telling you, I'm no longer the eight-year-old child I was back then."
"You can't control me, so don't even think about it."
"That slap just now severed the last bit of affection between you and me. From now on, I will only call you Madam Ning."
Master Ning pointed outside the door and said, "Madam Ning, please go back to your room and rest."
"If Madam Ning doesn't want to rest, fine. I'll start with your favorite eldest son. I'll stop when Madam Ning is willing to have a good rest."
Lady Ningguo was trembling all over.
It's not just anger, it's more fear.
No matter how she provoked him in the past, he would never say such words.
After Duke Ningguo came back to life, he seemed like a different person.
Could it be that he knows everything?
Lady Ningguo clenched her hands tightly.
She thought that Duke Ningguo was definitely dead, and said some things she shouldn't have said in the mourning hall.
If Duke Ning was conscious at the time...
No, impossible!
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